Douglas Gels Order for 15 More C133s
Douglas Aircraft Co Long Beach division announced a 15 unit order for upgraded C133B transports, christened "The Cargomaster." The expanded cargo capacity and new Pratt & Whitney engines will boost missile carrying and long range capability, with production extending into 1961 and employment near 18,700.
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Douglas Gels
Air Force
Douglas Aircraft Co
Long Beach
K. G. Farrar
Douglas
Knight Rebuffs Knowland Truce Offer in California Campaign
Gov. Goodwin Knight rejects Sen. William Knowland’s indirect truce proposal and vows to run his own separate campaign for the U S Senate. Knowland, who overtook Knight as Republican gubernatorial nominee, says Republicans must close ranks and back the ticket while Knight notes their policy clash on right to work and continues his statewide bid.
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Sacramento
Goodwin Knight
California
Knowland
Knight
Washington
U. S. Senate
Eisenhower urges new federal aviation agency
President Eisenhower asked Congress to create a federal aviation agency to prevent mid air collisions. The White House cited abolishing the Civil Aeronautics Administration and folding its duties into the new agency. Senate hearings on a Monroney bill pursue similar unification of civil and military air traffic control. The president noted recent fatal mid air crashes that highlighted the need for safer air traffic management within human limits.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Federal Aviation Agency
Senate
Mike) Monroney
D.okla
White House
Civil Aeronautics Administration
May industrial production upturn signals recovery
The Federal Reserve Board reported that May marked the first upturn in U S industrial production since last June, with economic activity firming after eight months of decline.
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The
Federal Reserve Board Today
Senate OKs Federal Pay Boost and Farm Bill
The Senate approved a 10 percent federal pay raise retroactive to January 1 for civil service workers including Congress and federal courts. The White House in a companion farm bill approved a 21 to 10 vote, creating 599 super grade jobs and raising pay for scientists and engineers. The legislation, costing about 542 million dollars annually, aims to overhaul federal farm programs and support wage gains despite unemployment trends and fluctuating wholesale prices.
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No Diploma for Trujillo at Fort Leavenworth
UBD Lt Gen Rafael Trujillo Jr son of the Dominican dictator is denied a diploma from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth Kansas. Rep Charles Brownson says he did not complete the course and will receive only a certificate of attendance. Brownson questioned the leave for a minor operation and Hollywood rest with gifts to Kim Novak and Zsa Zsa Gabor.
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Washington
UBD
Rafael Trujillo Jr
U.S. Army Staff School
Charles B. Brownson
R-Ind
Army
Command and General Staff College
Ft Leavenworth
Kan
Brownson
Trujillo
Hollywood
Calif
Kim Novak
Zsa Zsa Gabor
J. H. Michaelis
Army Legislative Liaison
Michaelis
Long Beach shipyard gains six million in anti subsidence funds
Washington reports that the Long Beach naval shipyard will receive six million dollars, with a 54.4 million increase tied to a military construction bill. An amendment by Rep. Craig Hosmer and approval by Rep. Carl Vinson conditions spending on Navy action against subsidence, including unitization and repressurization agreements, while permitting immediate construction of a protective dike.
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acTelegram
Washington
Long Beach Naval Shipyard
House
Armed Services Committee
Navy
Craig Hosmer
Long Beach
Carl Vinson
D-Va
Secretary of Navy
Congress
Weather forecast shows variable clouds into night and Saturday
The forecast calls for variable cloudiness tonight and early Saturday but mostly clear Saturday afternoon. Temperatures are expected to be little changed on Saturday.
Industrial activity and retail sales show modest gains
Industrial production employment and incomes edged up while retail sales were maintained, reflecting cautious but steady economic momentum in the latest sector readings.
Young Texas airman disappears after brief East Texas landing
Donald Keeton, 19, an airman engaged to a childhood sweetheart, landed briefly near Greggton, Texas, then took off southwest and vanished. Authorities tracked possible route toward Dallas while the missing man faced a selfdestructive flight, life story framed by an engagement breakup and a confused exchange for fuel.
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Donald Keeton
Texas
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Here
Gregeton
Earl Cleveland
Premier Oil Refining Co
Keeton
Gregg County
Cleveland
Associated Press
Wreggton
Dallas
Doris Lynn Bowling
Youth Shot Trying to Flee Police
Lomita youth Daniel J. Brown eighteen was wounded by police gunfire after a high speed chase in Torrance. Officers Don Hertel and Tom Wooldridge said Brown ignored warnings to halt and ran as they attempted to cuff him following a crash and pursuit along Pacific Coast Highway. Brown and companion Neil Schurman were said to have been drinking. eight white tablets found in the car. Brown hospitalized at Harbor General, listed in serious but expected to live condition.
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Lomita
Daniel J. Brown
Oak St
Don Hertel
Tom Wooldridge
Brown
Pacific Coast Hwy
Crenshaw Blvd
Neil B.schurman
W. 262Nd St. Lomita
Schurman
Harbor General Hospital
Clyde
Wolfe
Newton
Air Force
Willard Pattison
Girl 17 Kills Her Father as He Sleeps
Jo Ann Taylor, 17, a high school valedictorian and popular student, admitted shooting her father Joseph M. Taylor, 42, four times as he slept Thursday night. Coroner Harry Stewart said the motive related to reported drunkenness and abuse of her mother. Taylor faces second degree murder charges.
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Harry Stewart
Jo Ann Taylor
Joseph M. Taylor
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Taylor
Jo Ann
Mugsy the theater-loving dog barred from cinema
A boxer named Mugsy, owned by Charles Watney of Hampstead, was refused entry at a local cinema for lacking a ticket. The usheress alerted manager Eric Edwards, who confirmed the dog’s identity tag and called Watney to remove Mugsy. Watney apologized, noting Mugsy enjoys the theater and even sneaked into a ballet show. Nearby, James Maher received a notice that Susan Maher, five, must be enrolled in public school, though Susan is a cat, prompting Maher to joke that someone is pulling the council’s leg.
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UFI
Mugsy
Charles Watney
Hampstead
Eric Edwards
Edwards
Southwark
James Maher
London County Council
Susan Maher
Maher
Susan
Three Sleeping Tots Die in Blast Fire
In rural Mount Pleasant Michigan three small children died when a gas furnace explosion started a house fire where they were sleeping. Victims were Glenn McQueen seven Sharon McQueen three and Charles McQueen three. Local authorities investigated the blaze and reported the fatalities.
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Mich
UPI
Glenn McQueen
Sharon
Charles
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