Woman drives car through canyon in reckless dash to death
Betty Bingham, 23, of China, slashed wrists then sped through Santa Ana Canyon at up to 90 mph seeking fatal injuries. Pursued by multiple agencies for 20 miles, she ignored sirens and oncoming traffic until stopped near Emerald Bay by Tustin Laguna Beach and other police units.
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Long Beach Apartment Manager Fatally Shoots Wife and Self
A 54-year-old Long Beach apartment manager allegedly beat his wife then killed her with a gunshot before turning the weapon on himself. The bodies were found in No 103 at 825 West Broadway. A .25 caliber cartridge and an automatic pistol were found near Morrison and a .22 caliber slug near the wife. Detectives said no notes or signs of a struggle were present.
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Nice Paris Express Death Toll Rises to Nineteen
Avignon officials report the Nice Paris Express derailment death toll at 19 with 13 survivors in serious condition. Additional victims and details were continued on page A-3.
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Girl's Battered Body Found in Riverside Motel
Police search for a German war bride mother of five year old Heirdren Salberg Nicholson whose nude, bruised body was found jammed in a motel closet. Suspect father figures include husband of suspect Felicitas Nicholson and an unnamed Santa Ana salesman, with ongoing inquiries into a second man believed traveling with the mother. Housekeepers recall visible abuse, and authorities say the mother may have been fleeing with another man.
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Eisenhower warns against foreign trial ban legislation
President Eisenhower told House leader Martin that any bill barring foreign court trials for GIs would threaten security, alienate allies, and aid foes of democracy. The House narrowly defeated Bow's resolution seeking advisory status for foreign jurisdiction, emphasizing continued alliances and global openness over Fortress America isolation.
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Plasterers and Contractors Agree on Pay Pact
A joint announcement reports a pay pact between the severe plasterers union locals of Orange and Los Angeles Counties and Site Contracting Plasterers Asst. The agreement includes a 15 cent hourly rise for journeyman plasterers from Aug 1, 1957, a 10 cent pension payment from May 1, 1958, plus a 5 cent health and welfare contribution later. It runs to May 30, 1959 with no additional wage increases beyond provisions. Also noted is a Southern California court ruling in the plumbing dispute as the industry faces strike threats and legal action. Judge Arnold Praeger denied the injunction sought by the Plumbing, Heating and Piping Employers Council of Southern California to bar 1,000 nonmember firms from signing union contracts during the dispute.
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Half Million Blaze Destroys Seven Stores at Plaza Center
A half million dollar fire early today destroyed seven stores at the Plaza Shopping Center on Spring Street near Palo Verde. Investigators traced the blaze to Boyes Palm Store and it spread to Color Thrift Shop Chasin's Men's Store Plaza Bootery Plaza Bakery Plaza Dry Cleaning and Laundry plus McMahan's Furniture Store. Firefighters from the Long Beach Fire Department, under Battalion Chief A E Mans, contained the blaze with minor injuries to Chief Mans and Assistant Chief Marmon when a window shattered. Smoke damaged a nearby market stock.
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Weather forecast predicts low clouds morning and sunny day
The outlook calls for low clouds in the early hours with mostly sunny skies thereafter. Temperatures remain largely unchanged across the day.
U S Spy Nabbed by Czech Sentries
Vienna dispatch says a man named Antonin Herian, described as a spy for the American intelligence service, was arrested by Czech sentries while attempting to cross from Austria into Czechoslovakia. The radio report says he trained as an agent in West Germany and aimed to recruit relatives to obtain military data.
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Floods Evacuate 70,000 in Central Java
Jakarta reports floods sweeping vast areas of corn, tobacco, pepper and nut plantations in east and central Java. Weeklong rains caused rivers to overflow, with more than 70,000 people evacuated from 33 villages. a nationwide appeal is mobilized to aid flood victims.
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Miss Universe Title Goes to Gladys Zender of Peru
A dark haired eighteen year old Peruvian beauty, Gladys Zender, was crowned Miss Universe on Friday night her first trip abroad. The 1956 winner received the red satin cape from Carol Morris of Tauranga who presented the emblematic crown. Zender is the first Latin American to win the title, marking a historic milestone for the pageant.
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Latin American contestants in Miss Zender pageant finals
The finals featured Latin American entrants with Terezinha Goncalves Moranga of Brazil runner-up and Marie Rosa Gemio of Cuba fourth amid cheers from about 4,000 at Municipal Auditorium. Gert Daub of Germany placed fifth. Sonia Hamilton of England earned third. Miss United States was absent after Mary Leona Ennis of Maryland disclosed marriage, replacing by Charlotte Sheffield of Utah. Monica Lames of Argentina ranked sixteenth in semis.
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Navy transport plane vanishes with 12 aboard in Italy
A U S Navy PV2 transport plane with 12 men disappeared Friday after departing Casablanca for Treviso Airport near Venice. Weather delayed rescue efforts as Italian planes searched the crash area in north Italy and awaiting weather to resume operations with additional Allied aircraft on standby.
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