Miss Universe 1953 Armi Kuusela of Finland Crowned
Armi Kuusela, 18, from Helsinki, Finland, won the 1953 Miss Universe title at Municipal Auditorium after a final round among 80 entrants. Runner-up was Elsa Holsman of Hawaii, with Daisy Mavrakis of Greece, Judy Dan of Hong Kong, and Renate Hoy of Germany in the top five. Kuusela earns a seven year Universal-International contract and a world globe trophy.
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Miss Universe
Miss Finland
Armi Kuusela
Helsinki
Press-Telegram
Chuck Sundquish
I Kuusela
Finland
Municipal Auditorium
Piper Laurie
Kinseia
Russia
Elsa Holsman
Honolulu
Hawaii
Daisy Mavraki
Greece
Crete
Judy Dan
Hong Kong
Renate Hoy
Germany
Munich
Universal-International Studio
U.S. A
Jackie Loughery
New York
Miss Hawaii
United States
Kuusela
Mexico
South Africa
Sweden
U.S.A
Uruguay
Parsons
Chuck Tally
Reds Lose Favorite Air Target Ironpants Shreiber
Pearl Harbor June 28 The Reds lose one of their favorite targets in Korea as Lt. Comdr. Robert S. Shreiber nicknamed Ironpants returns to San Diego after seven months aboard the carrier Valley Forge in Korean waters He reports taking 24 of 63 bombing missions with multiple hits and near misses and no wounds The Valley Forge sails home with a crew expected July 3 and Shreiber's wife and three children await him in San Diego.
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Pearl Harbor
Reds
Korea
Shreider
Tronpants
Troupants
San Diego
Valley Forge
Senate approves 1.41 billion war supplement bill
Washington June 28 The Senate approved and sent to the White House a compromise 1,413,000,000 war supplement to cover Korean war costs. The bill allocates 1,128,000,900 for the Army 38 million for the Navy and 235 million for the Air Force to pay service expenses incurred in Korea.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Navy
Federal Error Costs Cotton Farmers Millions in Losses
A House subcommittee blamed an over estimate of the 1951 cotton crop by the Agriculture Department for breaking cotton prices and causing millions in losses to cotton farmers. The report cites about one third of the error from acreage estimates on July 1 and two thirds from failure to reflect weather and promptness in July and August.
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Washington
House
Agriculture Department
Coole Ws. C
Full Agriculture Committee
Rep
Abernethy
D.miss
Cooley
Smallest Known Star Discovered by Astronomers
Scientists W J Luyten and E F Carpenter announced the discovery of Lawton L 586-5, the smallest known star. Located in the winter Milky Way about 25 light years away, it measures roughly 2500 miles across and is one third Earth’s diameter, emitting only 60 000th the sun’s candlepower and visible only with a large telescope.
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Tucson
Ariz
W. J. Luyten
University of Minnesota Observatory
E. F. Carpenter
Th University of Arizona
Lawton
Pilot Dies As Plane Crashes Into Okangan Lake
PENTICTON B C June 28 The pilot of a light civilian aircraft was killed today when his ship plunged into deep Okangan Lake in the interior of British Columbia The name of the pilot was not released.
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Penticton, B. C
Okanagan Lake
British Columbia
Local highlights and parade notes blaze through Southland pages
Florence Chadwick aims at Catalina Channel in work. Long Beach business outlook brighter. Senator Kem vows to back Truman veto on tidelands. Korea veterans GI benefits passed. Steelworkers seek small mills as strike continues. July 4 coverage promises marine world capital status for Long Beach.
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Florence Chadwick
San Diego
Catalina Channel
Long Beach
Sen
Kem
Missouri
Truman
Senate
Steelworkers
Southland Magazine
Los Angeles
Grand Tetons
Compromise Approved by 194-142 Vote
The House approved a 10 month extension of price and wage controls by a 194 to 142 vote, sending the bill to President Truman. Final tally shows 127 Democrats, 66 Republicans, and one independent for. 104 Republicans and 38 Democrats against. The Senate had earlier approved the measure by voice vote.
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Washington
House
Truman
Senate
Senate House
House Committee
Rep
Talle
Iowa
Lattimore Blasts 'Lynch Mob' After Federal Apology
The State Department publicly apologized to Owen Lattimore and revoked the travel ban on him. A false tip prompted customs to stop him from leaving the United States on a trip believed to be for Russia. Lattimore welcomed the apology but urged safeguards against future miscarriages of justice. A Seattle grand jury had indicted Harry A. Jarvinen for providing the baseless tip to the FBI and CIA.
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Washington
State Department
Owen Lattimore
Lattimore
John Hopkins University
United States
Department of State
Seattle
Harry A. Jarvinen
FBE
Central Intelligence Agency
Russia
Kefauver Charges Clash At Republican Nomination Battle
Estes Kefauver accused party leaders of seeking to control the GOP and derail the race at a Golden State convention as rival camps traded charges. David Ingalls and Henry Cabot Lodge blamed Taft and Eisenhower backers for desperate tricks as the Chicago nominating meet nears.
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Associated Press
Estes Kefauver
Kefauver
Golden
Cale
Chicago
David S. Ingalls
Henry Cabot
Lodgee
Massachusetts
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Taft
Lodge
Vermont
U S Deficit Falls Short Of Early 1952 Estimate
Washington June 28 The government will end the 1952 fiscal year with a deficit about 2.5 billion dollars less than forecast, about 3.7 billion dollars in the red. Treasury figures show receipts near the January estimate while outlays exceed Truman’s projection by roughly 156.5 billion, mainly in military and civil spending. Continued on Page A4 Col 6.
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Washington
Treasury
Truman
Doctor Clears Up Mystery of Leg and Hand Found in L A
In Los Angeles on June 28 a doctor explained that a hand and leg found in an incinerator behind a hospital were preserved body parts from a cadaver used in medical research. Police initially suspected homicide until a chemistry check showed formaldehyde and dehydration. Porter's testimony noted a man dropped two parcels into the incinerator and fled.
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Los Angeles
Calvin Nichols
Porter
Methodist Stal
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