Noted Actor Von Stroheim Dies of Cancer Near Paris
Erich von Stroheim, famed Prussian officer portrayals and director, died of cancer at his Meur eps chateau near Paris after six months of illness. Austrian-born, he served in the U.S. Army, acted in WWI and WWII eras, earned the Legion of Honor, and recently worked in European films while drafting a novel and a biography. In France for eight years, he had starred in Sunset Boulevard and other productions.
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Meurepas
Paris
France
Gloria Swanson
Vow Strohfim
French Foreign Legion
Austria
Royal Military Academy
United States
U. 3
Dosa
D. W. Griffirs
America
Pantuauniganerge
Long Beach Vote Set On 3 Issues And Council Seats
Voters will choose among three local issues and nominate 18 candidates for nine City Council seats in a Tuesday election. Turnout is expected under 10 percent of the 156,218 registered voters, with district voting July 2 and city-wide results on June 4. Water fluoridation is the leading issue with a proposal to raise fluoride to 4 parts per million if Prop 3 passes.
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Long Beach
Margaret Heartwell
No. 3
American Medical Assn
American Denter Assn
Medical and Dental ‘Societina
N. Wiltse
Los Angeles County Medical Assn
Britannica
Viet Nam Leaders Visit Torrance Refinery Tour
President Ngo Dinh Diem and Vietnamese officials are scheduled to visit the General Petroleum refinery in Santa Fe Springs on Saturday for about an hour starting at 7:30 am local time. They will be guests of GP president Robert Minckler during the tour.
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Torrance
Ngo Dinh Diem
Republic of
Viet Nam
Senta Fe Springs
Southeast Asia
General Petroleum Corp
Robert Minckler
Nevada Test Site Opens After Labor Dispute Resolution
Energy Commission scientists and newsmen gather in Las Vegas as the first 1957 nuclear test series proceeds after a labor dispute delayed the launch. Picket lines were removed and construction workers return to the test site.
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Las Vegas
Atomic
Energy Commission
Land Newsrich
AEC
Where to Find It Ike and Monty Battle Lee and Meade
Two veterans Ike and Monty clash over Civil War strategy by generals Lee and Meade in a feature note. The item points readers to related coverage across multiple sections and pages, including pages B-7 and B-9 for comics, Crosswords, and obituaries. It mentions sports and theaters pages C-1 and C3 and vital statistics on C-8.
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Ike
Monty
Lee
Meade
Gettysburg
Hal Boyle
Bnstoriai
Wuson
Levee Flood Kills Four in Lampasas Texas
A flash flood swept Lampasas Texas killing at least four people and leaving five missing. The Red Cross reported 750 homeless as 45 stores were wiped out and 150 homes damaged. Water rose six feet through Sulphur Creek as levees broke after up to seven inches of rain.
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Stanley Walker
New York Herald-Tribune
Doolittle
Walker
Lampasas
Red Cross
Joe H. Bozarth
Texas
Fort Worth
Braie
Plane in Trouble Over Atlantic Safe Landing in Bermuda
The Coast Guard reported a commercial airliner with 104 aboard developing engine trouble over the Atlantic diverted to Bermuda and landed safely. The DC Clipper, en route from San Juan Puerto Rico to Idlewild New York, one prop out of commission, and airline ownership not disclosed.
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Wuhfulk
Coast Guard
Atlantic
Bermuda
San Juan
Puerto Rico
New York
Johnson demands clear Ike spending stance on TV appeal
Senate Democratic leader Lyndon B. Johnson urged President Eisenhower to declare openly whether the nation seeks an economy or spending policy. He accused the administration of mixed messages as Eisenhower prepared a television radio address defending a 71.8 billion dollar budget.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Johnson
Senate
Sherman Adams
Adams
Rep
Keating
R-Ivy
Isenhower
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Tie
College Boys Take Mermaid for Ride
Four college students abducted Julie Reading a 24 year old Beverly Hills mermaid after she finished at Marineland Stadium. The group carried her to their station wagon and demanded a payoff from Marineland, but deputies intervened. No charges pressed after a warning, and the mermaid complained of being soaked.
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Palos Verdes
Julie Reading
Beverly Hills
Marineland Stadium
Julie
Ark
Marindam
Fasadena City College
Maringland
W. F. Monahan
Monahan
Askle
Waters. Sane
Marineland
Mermaid Julie
U S Protest Over Russian Travel Blocks to Yank Citizens
The United States protested to Russia about road blocks and police actions restricting American travel within the Soviet Union. A formal note was handed to the Soviet Foreign Ministry in Moscow and released in Washington. The U S note contrasted Soviet limits with American travel rights for Soviet personnel in the United States and questioned steps to align with 1953 files.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Soviet Foreign Ministry
Moscow
Nete
U.S
Beck Beers Take Case Ties to Alaska I
The Post-Dispatch reports Dave Beck, Teamsters president, received 5 cents on each Budweiser case sold in Alaska for years. Investigators traced payments from Seattle distributor K&L Beverage Co to Beck’s accounts, with Senate hearings in Washington expected this week. Anheuser-Busch officials testified the brewer favored West Coast distribution and Beck aided a brewery strike. Witnesses include Roy Fruchaut of Grichaut Trailer Co and A M Burke of Occidental Insurance. Beck lent 10 million to Fruchaut Foundation, repaid with interest, and later sought a 200,000 loan to Beck personally from Brown Equipment Co.
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St, Louis
Post ‘Dispatch
Dave Beck
Teamsterz Union
Alaska
Dave Heck Ar
K& L Beverage Co
Seattle
Anheuser-Busch Inc
Beck
Senate Baskets Committee
Washington
Post-Dispatch
Anheuser-Busch
Senate Committee
Eider Beck
Senate
Roy Fruenauf
Grichaut Trailer Co
Detroit
A. M. Burke
Occidental Insurance Co
Los Angeles
Fruchaut Foundation
Fruchaut
Brown Equipment Co
Weather report with partial cloudy skies through Tuesday
Cloudy conditions persist through Tuesday with a chance of early morning sprinkles. Sunny afternoons are expected with little overall temperature change.
North Carolina quake rattles dozens of counties area wide
An earthquake shook homes across more than six western North Carolina counties. Residents reported windows rattling chinware dancing on shelves and distant rumbling sounds as the tremor unsettled communities and frightened residents.
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Hilkore
USA
North Carolina
Hollywood actress mourns death of Spanish racing star
Linda Christian confirms the death of Marquis Alfonzo de Portago in a Milan hotel room after the Mille Miglia crash near Mantua. The Marquesa de Portago arrives in Paris to arrange burial as autopsy and funeral details unfold.
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Italy
Antonio
Andrea
Paris
New York
Brescia
de Portago
Linda Christian
de Portego
Milan
Alfonzo de Portago
Hollywood
Fiatel
Rome
Chis ‘Fiers
Mantua
Newbrit
Carol
de 'Portago
Josef Goettgens
Florence
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