Airman Freed After Haircut Dispute Over Order
Tokyo AP A U S Air Force commander vacated a four month hard labor sentence and $200 fine for airman Donald Wheeler of Cortez Colorado after finding legal errors in the summary court martial. Wheeler had refused a white sidewall haircut claiming he only challenged it and would resist again. The unit was disbanded and future haircuts require no such order. Wheeler’s base commander Col Charles W Johnstone said Wheeler has shown attitude change and there will be no new trial.
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Tokyo
Donald Wheeler
Cortez, Cole
Far East Command
Wheeler
Charles W. Johnstone
Reno
Nev
T Pave
Joonstone
Jll
Triple slayings haunt Hobbs and Cantrell case
In Hobbs New Mexico two women and a truck driver were found dead after a roadside shooting spree. Authorities questioned two suspects while offering rewards and tracing a San Diego man. In Huntington West Virginia Mayor Eugene Willis survived a shooting scene with ongoing threats amid a wider city crime context.
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Hobes
N. M
New Mexico
Hobbs
J.D. Cantrell
Carlsbad
Dorothy Fern Gibson
Barbara Ann Lemmons
Cantrell
U. S. Hwy
Ed West
Albuquerque
Hobbs News-Sun
Carlsbad Current Argus
Kwew of
Webbs
Eddy County
Harisi] Martin
Jack Smith
San Diego
Martin
Huntington
W. Va
Eugene Willis
Pay Raised 3 Cents by Douglas Co
Douglas Aircraft Co Inc grants cost of living wage increases totaling three cents per hour for 15 500 employees at Long Beach plant effective Aug 5 lifting average hourly pay to 2 53 This is the third raise this year based on BLS statistics. Nearly 50 000 Douglas workers at El Segundo Santa Monica Oklahoma and North Carolina get similar boosts. Other Southern California plants North American Hughes Aircraft Kaiser Steel also grant about two cent hourly hikes.
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Douglas Aircraft Co., Inc
Long Beach
Douglas
National Bureau of Labor Statistics
Muay
el Seguido
Santa Monica
Oklahoma
North Carolina
North American
Tughes Aircraft
Ixaiser Steel
California
Two Earth Tremors Off Aleutians Detected
Fordham University seismograph recorded two earthquakes near the Aleutian Islands early today. Seismologist Rev. Joseph Lynch noted shocks at 3:53 am and 4:02 am, with no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
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New York
Aleutian Islands
Fordham University
Joseph Lynch
Fordham Seismaogist
What Young People Think survey cited in the paper
The article notes a survey in What Young People Think showing teens value love over money in marriage. It references page placements across the edition including Page B-7 and Page A-Ly, with various sections such as Editorial and Sports noted in the header list.
Police Hit Dead End on Killings
Police reported no solid clue to the killings of two officers after a traffic stop. Capt. Lee Maxwell said a confession by William S. Allen, a 25-year-old inmate, was false and did not fit the crime. Assistant Chief Vern Woods warned a bare possibility remains he could be involved.
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Moving Car Inc
Quta Motile
City Hall
Willis
Wallis
Hercll H. Garten
Wsaz-Am-Tv
Tta
Lee Maxwell
California
New Mexico
William S. Allen
Chicago
Oakland
Milton G. Curtis
Richard A. Phillips
Allen
Eh Segundo
Vern Woods
Woods
W. R. Tiernan
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
Burned by Wrecked Truck Blast at New Haven
In New Haven hundreds watched rescuers free a trucker's helper from a crashed rig. A gas tank exploded, burning at least 67 onlookers and rescuers. Wilfred Godfrey, 35, of Hartford, saved by a firefighter, remained in critical condition with extensive burns. Driver Underwood Woodford, 58, of Hartford, escaped with minor injuries. Cause under investigation. tank puncture and possible engine short circuit cited.
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New Haven
Wilfred Godfrey
Hartford
Godfrey
Underwood Woodford
Martford
Low Mileage Sow Leaves Trail of Dollar Bills
Tulsa trooper investigates when a car six miles east of Tulsa dumps dollar bills. Mary Tramer of Pryor says she found a two year old son crossing a dollar bill from the car window. Trooper Henry helps recover nine dollars from the estimated ten tossed out and pushes the car to start.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Fred Henry
Mary Tramer
Pryor
Henry
Tramel
Plane Lands Safely at Mojave Base After Hole Blows Out
A passenger died when a hole ripped through a Western Airlines Convair 249 at 10 000 feet over the Mojave Desert. Investigators suspect a self-inflicted gunshot widened the fuselage, causing the 4 by 7 foot opening. The plane landed safely. 12 passengers and 3 crew were unharmed. The missing man was S F Binstock, 62, of North Hollywood, a retired jeweler from the San Fernando Valley. He had bought a round trip policy for 125 000 with his wife as beneficiary. The incident prompted search efforts and a review of cockpit and washroom positions aboard the Las Vegas to Los Angeles flight.
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Los Angeles
Mojave Desert
San Fernando Valley
Las Vegas
Western Airlines
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Tunisia Bey Out in Birth of Republic
The Constituent Assembly deposed Bey Sidi Mohamed Al Lamin and proclaimed Tunisia a republic with Habib Bourguiba as president. Bourguiba announced the change at the throne room of the former Bardo Palace as armed police ringed the area and deputies cheered.
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Tunisia Bey
Tunis
Tunisia
Constituent Assembly
Sidi Mohamed al Lamin
Wid
Habib Bourgibia
Bourgivie
Fie
Et ‘Bardo
Bourguiba
Republic
Couple drift 66 hours in small boat on Lake Ontario
James M. Cook and his wife Helen, both from Belleville Ontario, drifted 66 hours in a 14 foot outboard after foul weather. They survived by drinking lake water and sheltering with blankets. They were rescued near Locus Point and hospitalized for exposure.
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Locus Point
N.Y
James M. Cook
Helen
Lake Ontario
Presque
Belleville
Cook
Brighton Bay
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Donald Rait Jr
Pittsburgh
Donald Rait Sr
Lakewood
Ohio
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At-T
West Virginia
Onio
Armey
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Gene
Swillis
Mayor Willis
Guoman
Douglas Co
Aleutians
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Pege Ad
Mary Trevino
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Westers
Instock
Jong
Ano
Binstock
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Apter II
Jim
Kent
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