Elvis Presley Enlists After Crowd Seeks Draft at Memphis Board
Sleepy eyed Elvis Presley arrived early at the Memphis draft board to begin a two year Army hitch. Police guarded the downtown building as a small crowd of reporters and news crews pressed for word while Presley answered roll call with 11 other inductees amid a steady drizzle.
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Liz to Quit Sickbed to Fly to Todd Rite
HOLLYWOOD Elizabeth Taylor leaves a sickbed tonight for a somber flight to Chicago and the funeral Tuesday of her husband producer Mike Todd. She has been bedridden with a severe illness but will travel with Eddie Fisher and others. Todd’s body is en route to Chicago. cremation plans were discussed but not confirmed. A memorial service will be held at Temple Israel in Chicago with a eulogy by George Jessel.
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Santa Fe
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Two Gunmen Kidnap Manag er of Long Beach Caf
Two gunmen abduct and rob the manager of a Long Beach California cafe. The incident occurred as police investigate and seek suspects. Details are limited in this brief report from The Southland's Finest Evening Newspaper.
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Apple Valley Steak House Looted by Guns in Broad Daylight
Charles Dodd 41 and Stewart Deal 57 were bound and robbed at Apple Valley Steak House after being kidnapped from a home. The suspects forced entry, demanded the safe, took 3500 dollars, and fled as police investigated a complex hotel and mass media crime link. The incident spurred calls for juvenile crime reform and expanded anti loitering laws.
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Senate panel flags 10 million in union funds misused
The bipartisan Senate inquiry reports 10 million dollars misused or stolen by five unions over 15 years, listing Teamsters Bakery Workers United Textile Workers Operating Engineers and Allied Industrial Workers. Senator McNamara disputes the figures as biased, while employers Seymour Sheffer Man alleges labor bussing. Sears Roebuck Whirlpool named as firms cited in the probe.
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The Risen King Hymn Fragment From Joseph’s Garden
Fragment from a page titled Forty Bays continues with a religious verse praising the Risen King. It references Mark 16:5 and describes a lad in white garments emerging after the grave is found empty. The piece ends with praise to the Risen King and notes JULIEN C. HYER as author.
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Julien C. Hyer
FBI Pressures Film Industry to Tone Down Crime Glorification
Hollywood is urged by FBI director J Edgar Hoover to soften crime glamorization in films. A letter to producers cites Eisenhower era law banning use of the FBI name to imply official endorsement and mentions the film Baby Face Nelson starring Mickey Rooney. Hoover condemns Lust and wanton murder as unsuitable for American youth.
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Mickey Rooney
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Weather Outlook For Tonight And Tuesday
Variable high cloudiness and occasional showers are forecast tonight and Tuesday. Temperature is expected to remain steady with very little change.
House Postpones Military Pay Vote
Washington The House today postponed until Tuesday consideration of a 3 663 million dollar bill to raise servicemen pay. Today’s session was devoted to eulogies for Rep. George Long. Managers of the bill said they will try to complete debate and bring it to a vote Tuesday.
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Where to Find It? Tax Cut Pressure Grows
The administration defers action on an early tax cut pending more data from the March economic picture. Notices indicate where to find related sections: Beach Combing, Boyle, bridge, classifieds, death notices, editorials, financials, shipping, sports, theaters, weather, TV radio, vital stats, and other features across page allocations.
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Grief Filled Night as Liz Taylor Speaks on Mike Todd
The star Elizabeth Taylor describes Mike Todd as a secret softie amid her bedside interview after his fatal Hollywood air crash. She recalls his kindness, including funding cancer treatment for a maid’s daughter and ensuring Maude kept her salary, reflecting his generous nature and devotion to loved ones.
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Soviets Reply to New U S Summit Note
The State Department said Russia answered the U S memo seeking whether Moscow wanted a summit as a spectacle or a meaningful meeting. Menshikov questioned if any reply was needed, then White announced Thompson had a Kremlin message being translated in Moscow and not yet received in Washington.
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Security Council to Hear Report on East West Summit
President Eisenhower is to chair a National Security Council meeting at 2 o'clock this afternoon to receive a special report on an undisclosed matter affecting national security. White House press secretary James C. Hagerty said the report bears on a possible East West summit.
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