Military Pay Boost Gains in Congress
The House Armed Services Committee approved a bill to raise base pay for nearly all career servicemen and authorize special pay for certain military skills. The measure calls for higher pay in upper ranks to encourage long careers, with potential raises up to 150 dollars monthly for some, and a projected 662 million dollar cost for the next fiscal year. The bill advances after committee approval with hearings before the House Rules Committee.
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Washington
House Armed Services Committee
House Rules Committee
House
Armed Services
Rnvernment
Ralph R. Cordiner
General Electric Co
Defense Department
Christ and Communion Observed in Forty Days
Fragmentary OCR describes a religious observance centered on Jesus sharing bread and wine in remembrance. Mentions a fervent prayer and the sacramental act linking believers to Christ. Likely notes a sermon or devotional by JULIEN C HYER.
New York Fire Toll Rises After Downtown Loft Blaze
A downtown New York loft fire killed 24 with 18 women garment workers among the dead. Officials cited delays in sounding the alarm and traffic for firetrucks as major factors, while panic caused dozens to jump or be trapped. One man and woman survived. 15 injured. An inquiry is ordered. state safety and labor departments to cooperate with city officials.
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Lower Broadway
New York
Edward F. Cavanaugh Y Jr
Cavanaugh
Albany
Averell Harriman
State Department of Labor
Division of Safety
Edna Murray
Monorth Underwear Corp
Broadway
Plane search crash kills two CAP members near Cucamonga Peak
A Civil Air Patrol single engine plane searching for a missing aircraft crashed into Cucamonga Peak at the 5300 foot level on Wednesday, killing pilot Vern Macdonald, 40, and observer James Barker, 38, both of Van Nuys. They were searching for Mr and Mrs James Hill of Ontario whose light plane vanished in a rainstorm on a flight from Palm Springs to Ontario.
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Fontanapt
Civil Air Patrol
Cucamongal
CAP
Vern Macdonald
James Barker
van Nuys
James Hill
Ontario
Palm Springs
Rocket Bases a Necessity in West Germany
Chancellor Adenauer said West Germany must equip itself with atomic weapons and allow rocket bases if NATO deems it necessary for Western defense. He warned that refusing NATO advice would mean withdrawal from the alliance, while stressing continued participation if defending the free world against Soviet threats. The opposition Labor Party calls for renouncing atomic arms and barring U.S. missiles.
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Bonn
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
NATO
Adenauer
Free World
Labor Party
Adenquer
Gunman nabbed after Torrance hostage case
Rhonie David Rhonemus, 20, an armed jail escapee linked to attempted murder, kidnapping, robbery and burglaries, was captured after a Chicago robbery. He had escaped San Luis Obispo County Jail on Feb 10 and was identified in the Torrance case where he and accomplice Bart Blackburn held Lola Garrett and her two sons for over a day. Police recovered him after a pedestrian alerted officers, ending a rash of car thefts and robberies tied to the duo.
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Torrance
Chicago
Rhonie David Rhonemus
FBI
San Luis Obispo County
Nell
Rhonemus
Bart Fames ‘Blackburn
Ray
Thomas Garrett
Garrett Brothers
Rey
Hermosa Beach
Garrett
Lola Garrett
Mary
Robert Ficken
Oakland
Blackburen
East Oakland
Oaklang
San Luis Obispo
Paso Robles
Alameda County
Classifieds Format and Telegraph Voicemail Note
The snippet shows the Press-Telegram classifieds header with price and contact lines for the daily edition. It lacks a readable event or person to summarize into a concrete news item.
Rain Storm Winter Deals East Moves Into Crippling Farewell
A storm advances eastward bringing heavy rain and winter weather across the region. Officials warn of slick roads and potential power outages as communities brace for disruptions and travelers plan extra precautions.
California Storm Drenches Coast to Mountain Areas
Intense Pacific storm hits northern and central California then tracks south, bringing heavy rain. Long Beach sees showers by afternoon. 1 to 2 inches expected there, 2 to 5 inches in mountains. Small craft warnings issued from Pt Conception to Long Beach. Heaviest rain tonight, showers to linger Friday. Gale winds uproot trees and tear roofs. Fresno reports possible tornado. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds roof blown off.
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Pacific
California
Long Beach
U. S. Weather Bureau
Pt. Conception
Long *Beach
Fresno
Santa Clara County
Fairgrounds
San Francisco
Chauffeur Driven Youth Robs Bank
An armed youth in a hired car robbed Leeyés Bank in Cranbrook, England, taking 2,274 pounds before a pursuing police forced the chauffeur to stop and a passenger named Martin Seerhy, 17, was arrested for robbery with violence. The money was recovered.
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Bank
Cranbrook
England
Habib
ar-Bourguiba
Martin Seerhy
Weather Update Rain Begin Tonight With Showers Friday
Rain begins tonight with showers continuing Friday. A cooler windier day Friday with a 70 percent chance of rain. The forecast calls for lingering rain tonight and into Friday across the region.
Thugs Flee As Confused Patrolman Intervenes
Private patrolman James B. Storie tried to stop a drug store hold up at Lynton Drugs on Atlantic Boulevard. A gunman demanded cash from owner Max Merrick, then fled after Storie fired his weapon. One bandit allegedly dropped a pistol and fled with two accomplices through the back door.
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Storie
Ant Nee
Han Eoll
Robin's Leg Blue for Milady is New in Hosiery
New York shoppers notice a hosiery shift this Easter with brighter hues. The National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers cites robin blues pinks and greens replacing traditional flesh tones.
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Robin
Milady
New York
National Assn
Youth Near Death in Poison Prank In California
In Los Angeles Cedars of Lebanon Hospital nurses monitor 19 year old Michael Dean Ralles after he drank two swigs of carbon tetrachloride from a mislabeled bottle at an Army reserve meeting in Inglewood. The poison was allegedly put in by reservist Robert Alexander 19 of Lennox as a prank. Alexander is jailed on suspicion of administering poison. Ralles’ doctors fear kidney or liver damage. he remains conscious and under tests with a dialysis machine ready if needed. Husting Jr. 19 and another man were present when the incident occurred and also drank from the bottle but spit it out.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Dexters
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Army
Michael Dean Sralles
Army Reserve
Inglewood
Robert Harold Alex Lander
Lennox
Alexander
Ralles
Louis George Husting Jr
Busting
Girl Killed by Auto Marks Town's First Traffic Death
A four year old girl, Susan Thornton, was struck and killed by an automobile Wednesday as she crossed U S Route 67 in front of her home in Greenfield Illinois. The child, daughter of Rev Samuel Thornton pastor of the Greenfield Presbyterian Church, died in the town's 74 year history.
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Greenfield
Illinois
Susan Thornton
Samuel Thornton
Greenfield , Presbyterian Church
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