Poison drums disposal stirs federal interest in San Diego
In San Diego a disposal issue involving 120 drums of methyl para thion a deadly wartime poison drew federal attention. The War Department developed it in WWI and it was not used. The ICC blocked truck and rail transport due to substandard labeling as inspectors from ICC and the Bureau of Explosives reviewed unloading from the Dutch freighter Appingedyk bound for Mexicali.
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San Diego III
Dean Falmer
War Department
Palmer
Ier Appingedyk
Mexicali
Mexico
U.S. Interstate Commerce Commission
Dinteldyk
Los Angeles
ICC
Robert Lisle
Federal Bureau of Explosives
Hope Hops Plane for Denmark
Bob Hope left Moscow after a televised show drew cautious glances from Soviet officials. He flew to Copenhagen then New York, as the first U.S. entertainer to film there. Equipment and film were processed in Moscow. parts may be edited for Soviet press. The comedy touched on Sputnik pride, provoking a stern Soviet remark on treason.
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Moscow
Bob Hope
Copenhagen
New York
U.S
Hope
Soviet Union
Two Coast Guardsmen Cited for Heroism in Hawaii Wave
In Honolulu, two Coast Guard men were honored for rescuing a sailor from drowning during Hawaii's tidal wave last year. Seaman Joseph W. Stancil of Spartanburg South Carolina received the silver lifesaving medal, the treasury department’s second highest award. Chief Boatswain's Mate wand D. Armstrong of Spokane Washington earned the Coast Guard commandant's citation.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Joseph W. Stancil
J. C. Stancil
Spartanburg
S.C
Treasury Department
Wand D. Armstrong
E. V. Armstrong
Spokane
Wash
Coast Guard
Spy Denied Parole by U S Board
Da vid Greenglass, chief government witness in the 1951 Rosenberg trial, has had a parole bid denied by the Federal Parole Board. He is serving a 15 year term at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Pennsylvania. His second application follows an earlier denial in April 1956. no comment was given.
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Federal Parole Board
David Greenglass
Greenglass
Lewisburg
Parole Board
Ethel
Julius Rosenberg
Russia
Rosenberg
Living Cost In Area At New High
Living costs in the area reached a new high with meats and fruits and vegetables rising 1.3 percent for the month and about 10 percent higher than last year. Beverages and apparel also climbed, while eggs softened prices. Nationally the index rose 0.2 percent to 122.5 percent of the 1947-49 average, with food up 2.4 percent year over year. A new high is marked by recurring increases in essentials such as housing, transportation, and services, with durable goods lagging behind the downturn. The New Hire in living costs means pay raises for about 100,000 workers in assorted air, craft, metal work and local transit, tied to government indices.
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Martin
Hughes
Andi
Fairchild
Ware
Death Toll Mounts in Howling Storm
Death toll rises across states as a brutal storm blankets the East with hurricane force winds. Pennsylv ania leads with 17 dead, Maryland and New Jersey report multiple fatalities, while New York and nearby areas endure heavy snows and widespread transport disruptions. President Eisenhower cancels West Point visit as crews battle drifts and stranded residents.
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New Jersey
Virginia
New York
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
Ts, Military Academy
West Point
Morgantown
Lawrence, A Pioneer, Honored
Lawrence born August 8, 1903, in Aus plans to advance hydrogen research. Dr. Lawrence, a pioneer in tritium isolation, married Mary Blumer in 1932 and raised four daughters and two sons including Erick, Margaret, Mary, and Robert with Barbara and Susan in Berkeley, California.
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Aus
Carl Gustavus Lawrence
Gunda Jacobson Lawrence
University of South Dakota
University of Minnesota
Mary Bluemer
George Blumer
Yale Medical School
Erick
California
Navy
Margaret
Stanford
Mary
Geneva
Switzerland
Reeds College
Portland
Ore
Robert
Berkeley Hig School
Barbara
Susan
Berkeley Grammar School
Man tells of killing find body in Fontana incident
LAS VEGAS Nevada UPI reports a man walked into the Clark County sheriff's office and said he shot and killed his girlfriend in Fontana California. In Fontana police checked the apartment of Ralph Romeo and found the body of Bonnie Ross about 35. She had been shot over the left eye. Romeo 29 a chef backed for investigation of murder after a Wednesday night tour with Miss Ross. They went to his apartment, found a .38 revolver, and played Russian Roulette. The gun discharged. Romeo drove to Los Angeles then Bakersfield and boarded a bus for Las Vegas. He telephoned his brother urging surrender.
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Las Vegas
Nev
UPA
Clark County Sheriff's Office
Fontana
Calif
California
Ralph Romeo
Bonnie Ross
Romeo
Ross
Los Angeles
Barkersfield
Assembly Unit Subsidence Bill Proposes Repressurization Plan
The measure outlines supervisor deemed feasible repressurization as a compulsory option, funds studies with $250,000 first year from the State Investment Fund, repaid with increased production, and allows nonparticipation protections. It routes to Assembly, Senate Natural Resources, then full Senate for approval.
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Philip Brady
John Spence Jr
J Sam E. Vickers
Harbor Petroleum
Frank Hardesty
Full Assembly
Senate Natural ‘Resources Committee
Senate
MOM
Jiate
Marine sergeant recalled for murder case in Japan
FF-8 U S Marine sergeant Richard L Covington from North Carolina is being recalled to Japan for questioning in a murder case. Yasuko Wakatsuchi, 19, was found strangled at her home. The report notes an assemble line about Long Beach city charter amendments and oil field policies.
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Japan
U.S
North ‘Carolina
A.mmurder
Navy
Schid- Richard L Covington
Winston v. Salem
N.C
Yasuko Wakatsuchi
Klockstein
Assembly
Long Beach
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