Miss Louisiana Wins Miss USA Title At 18
Earlyne Howell of Louisiana, a Centenary College sophomore with blue eyes and a honey blonde look, won the Miss USA crown. She says marriage can wait seven years, will marry only a good gentleman, and has turned down four proposals. The pageant highlighted Louisiana’s historic top title as judging narrows to semifinals tonight for Miss Universe.
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Hod Shumway
Earlyne Howell
Louisiana
United States of America
Miss Louisiana
Centenary College
Pickney
Tinois
Marcia Validus
Orida
Judith Carlson
Miss Offers
Alabama
Miss Viness
Centenary, College
Shreveport
Worried Dad Shoots Boy and Self in Reno
George G. Parker, 63, clothing-store owner, shot his son Charles, 19, and then killed himself in Reno. Police said a suicide note cited world fears and illness. Charles was in critical condition at Washoe Medical Center. Sylvia Parker, stunned wife, reported hearing two shots.
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Reno
UPI
George G. Parker
Washoe Medical Center
Charles
Parker
Sylvia
Pravda Attacks Religion In Communist Press Shot
The Soviet Pravda editorialized against religion in the lead up to a UN summit, arguing communism cannot be reconciled with faith as it suppresses activity and fosters political passivity, though it concedes some workers remain influenced by religion.
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Moscow
Khrushchev
Pravda
Malibu man attempts suicide by crash and arson
James Sidney McDonald 38 tried to kill himself by driving a sports car into a Coast Highway drug store, then inside to bring walls down and collapse the roof. After cutting himself, a fire started and he reported it. He was booked on suspicion of arson and to be observed in hospital. owners estimated $75,000 damage.
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Malibu
James Sidney McDonald
Sheriff's Office
John Sheeley
McDonald
Coast Hwy, Zeve
Pictures of All U Entries in Press-Telegram Pages F-4 and F-7
The Press Telegram features images of all U contestants in the Miss United States of America and Miss Universe events on pages F-4 and F-7. Readers are invited to weigh the judges' decisions and attempt to pick Miss Universe based on the photos and brief captions.
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Press-Telegram
Drafting reply to Khrushchev summit proposal at UN
President Eisenhower writes to Premier Khrushchev demanding clear ground rules for the UN summit. Senate Republicans, led by Knowland, warn against any Soviet unilateral changes to UN procedures. Humphrey proposes inviting Ben Gurion and Arab representatives to clarify Middle East relations. Continued on Page A-4.
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Hubert KH. Humphrey
Dminn
Ben Gurion
Middle East
Tal
Humphrey
Humphreys
William Macomber
Crisis Ends Near as Murphy Seeks Lebanon Compromise
Beir ut UPI reports Deputy Undersecretary of State Robert Murphy moves toward a solution in Lebanon. He met with leaders from both sides to broker a compromise as Parliament plans July 21 elections to choose a successor to President Camille Chamoun. Opposition papers forecast U.S. forces withdrawing soon amid easing tensions.
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Beirut
UPI
U. S
Robert Murphy
Adel Osseiran
Camille Chamoun
Murphy
L Neaders
Telegraph
U.S
Lebanon
Ide. Hel
Freign
Charles) Malik
Albina
Weather Forecast Summary
Clouds and low ceilings persist with late today and into Friday. Minimal temperature change expected as noon reading hovers near minus seventy three, while extended periods of sun are possible later.
Space cone mouse in Thor Able rocket search continues
The Air Force reported initial attempts to locate a Thor Able rocket nose cone and its tiny “mouse” failed, but the hunt remains active. Officials described the craft rising 600 miles, angling to 6,000 miles toward Ascension Island, while the missile’s performance was deemed satisfactory.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
AR 24Cension Island
Gaule
Wickie
Space
Earth
Ascension II
Beirut Rebels Tighten Grip In Night Visit Report
AP reporter Wilton Wynn describes Lebanese rebels fully controlling their Beirut sector after a continuous night tour. The piece notes ongoing security and shifts in local power during the patrol, with observations filed for Page A-3.
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Beirut
Wilton Wynn
Admiral Quiggle Missing From Liner at Sea
SAN FRANCISCO AP The disappearance of Rear Adm L C Quiggle from the President Cleveland at sea was reported today. He was last seen aboard the liner en route from Honolulu to San Francisco at midnight Tuesday. Quiggle was deputy chief of staff on the Joint Staff of Commander U S Forces in Japan and was bound for San Diego to command Amphibious Group 1 Pacific Fleet. His wife reported the loss and a thorough search found no clues while the ship was about 900 miles off the California coast awaiting arrival in San Francisco. He was born in Grand Island Nebraska and graduated from Annapolis in 1930. He served in World War II aboard the battleship Towa and was aboard it when Roosevelt was taken to Tehran. His home is in Chevy Chase Maryland and his wife is Anne Griffin of Washington D C. They have a son Robert Linne Quiggle.
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Adm
L. C. Quiggle
Clevelland
Quiggle
Honolulu
U. S
Japan
San Diego
Pacific Fleet
American President Lines
Cleveland
California
San Franccisco
Grand Island
Neb
Annapolis
Towa
Atlantic
Pacific
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Tehran
Chevy Chase
Anne Griffin
Washington, D.C
Robert Linne Quiggle
Two Children Found Dead in Abandoned Icebox
Two kids, David 4 and Rhonda 5 Scholl, were found suffocated in an abandoned icebox on a rural farm near Edgerton Wisconsin. They apparently locked themselves inside and had been dead several hours. Their parents Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Scholl raise the farm near the southern Wisconsin community.
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Edgerton
Wis
Upi
David
Rhonda Scholl
Gilbert Scholl
Wisconsin
Four wind up in hospital after private quarrel erupts into motorized warfare
In Indianapolis a family dispute devolved into car chases and crashes near White River. Oscar Holt, 33, beat and stabbed his wife Doris, 39, prompting her to flee as Holt pursued. Richard Hawk, 65, stopped to help, was hit, and his wife and daughter injured. Holt caused further damage to Walter Farrell’s car before being arrested on multiple charges.
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Herbert E. Tolle
Oscar L. Holt
White River
Doris
Holt
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Doe Mickle
Associated Press
Russ Parley
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Eisenhower
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Senate
William F. Knowland
Free Nations
U. N
Knowland
White House
Israel
Terael
Ike
Robert New
Arlington
Geleoram
Long Beach
Calif
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Ben
President Cleveland
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