War-Ready Troops Down to 105000
Denver patrolman Joseph Finson tailed a Washington woman after she rammed a parked car. Mrs Cherie Roddey, 25, a private nurse, argued with Municipal Judge Albert Cohen over her anger at her husband. She was fined 100 dollars, half suspended. The article notes Eisenhower era reductions to four army divisions by 1955 58 and Marine Corps cuts to 175 000 by 1959, with global U S military commitments remaining high.
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Denver
Joseph Finson
Washington
Kennedy
Anacs
Cherie Roddey
Albert Cohen
U. S
Ambush case shocks suburban family in Van Nuys
In a suburban Van Nuys home a 15 year old boy ambushed his father Harry J. Wiggins 42 and stepmother Florence 36 wounding them and later surrendered at juvenile hall. The father expressed disbelief while the mother recovered in hospital. The boy told police he had been under pressure from his family and planned the attack after a string of incidents at home.
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Los Angeles
Iglitle Terry
Hany J. Wiggins
Queen of Angeles Hospital
Terry
Wiggins
Anther
Florence
United
van Nuys
Kennedy
United States
Robert
S. McNamara
Pentagon
Juvenile Hall
Terey
Dad
Poulson Denies Rumor on Cancey and Poulgani’s Son
In a tense press conference Mayor Poulson denies rumors involving Cancey and Poulgani’s son. He cites a lack of credible voices, defends actions, and questions timing while noting his family’s privacy and recent home concerns. Wiggins appears emotionally strained during remarks.
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Poulgani
Ewenan
Imimor
Poutsait
Stouse
Poulson
Elment
License plate plea and humor amid prison prank
A Utah prison shop prank led to a note claiming John Turner, the prison warden, held workers against their will while producing license plates. Turner dismissed it as an inmate prank. In Memphian notes, a police reward letter praised an arrest, and a Philadelphia burglary report noted two opera dogs, Fafner and Isolde, failing as watchdogs after jewelry theft.
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Salt Lake City
Lynn Roberts
Utah Automobile Association
John Turner
Utah
Philadelphia
Fafner and
Isolde
Rosenkavalier
Hugh McCauley Miller Jr
Academy of Music
Algerians Open Peace Talks with De Gaulle Bid
Algerian nationalists announced acceptance of French President de Gaulle s offer for direct peace talks to end the long war. They join with Tunisia and Morocco in a loose federation while seeking independence, with Paris seeking conditions for self determination and possible self rule through elections.
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Rabat
Morocco
Charles de Gaulle
France
Tunisia
Algeria
Paris
Ferhat
Abbas
Hassan I
Habib Bourguiba
Bourguiba
de Gaulle
Louis Terrenoire
al Feria
Mystery plane lands on Echo Lake course fairway
In Westfield New Jersey a single engine Bellanca landed on the 11th hole fairway at Echo Lake Country Club during thick fog. Four men emerged from the cockpit and told golf pro Sam Grassi they were forced down by weather. They planned to return for the plane later and headed to Trenton by train without identifying themselves.
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Westfield
N. J
UPI
Echo Lake Country Club
Sam Grassi
Trenton
Off-Color Benefit Evokes Mixed Feeling in Watsonville
City Manager C. W. Masonheimer criticized a belated Fourth of July salute and praised the turnout of about 200 men for a benefit show to erase Watsonville's deficit. He called for a police probe into reports of gambling, drinking, and three dancers in high heels and earrings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watsonville
Calif
C. W. Masonheimer
Masonheimer
Press-Qeleoram Case Filed at Long Beach Office
A damaged OCR fragment reports a case filed at the Long Beach office, mentioning parties and dates in a garbled form. The text references Reniner AGT Buran of Chevistion and a daily publication schedule around Pine Ave, but details are unclear.
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Qeleoram
Xecono Crace Matter
Pos Gifice
Long Beach
Chevistion
Financing Arranged for Odessa Petrochemical Venture
Rexalt Drug and Chemical Co. arranged to place 35 million dollars with a group of insurance companies to help finance its participation with El Paso Natural Gas Co. in a petrochemical venture at Odessa Texas.
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New York
Rexalt Drug & Chemical Co
el Paso Natural Gas Co
Odessa
Tex
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