Rockefeller Will Probate Reveals 150 Million Estate
The will of John D. Rockefeller Jr. filed in Surrogates Court dated January 8 1958 with three codicils, shows an estimated estate of 150 million dollars. He died May 11 in Tucson Arizona age 78. The residue goes to widow Martha Baird Rockefeller and Rockefeller Brothers Fund plus gifts to charity and real estate bequests to his six children including Nelson A Rockefeller.
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Duelists Wanted in London Advert by Times
A Wednesday Times of London ad seeks pistols only dueling experts with practical experience. No theorists, age no bar. UPI reports: the ad calls for skilled duelists to apply despite the outdated nature of the request.
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San Luis Water Plan Advances to White House
Congress approves a 29 million dollar San Luis reclamation bill authorizing a joint federal state operation on California irrigation lands. The measure, revised by the House, passed the Senate last year and now goes to President Eisenhower for signature with terms defining federal state partnership and potential land limits.
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Victim Loses Lion Head Injury Suit in Scotland
In Edinburgh a court rejected Mrs Rolande Neff's damages claim after she alleged ambush by a lionskin rug at the Golden Lion Hotel. The 52 year old French woman said she fractured a shoulder after tripping on the rug's nine inch head during a vacation visit. She sought 5600 dollars from hotel owners. Defense witnesses argued the head should have been obvious.
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Soldier claims dynamite left at Nashville hotel
Pfc. Wayne I. Erickson, 18, of Seattle Washington, told police on Thursday that he left two pounds of high explosives at a Nashville hotel desk last May 7 to use in blasting out stumps. He said he intended to take the explosives home to Seattle if needed. Erickson was stationed at Ft Campbell Kentucky and was then a UPI report from Nashville.
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