Two Pl ane and Missile Plants Struck and Threats Rise
In Los Angeles today strikes hit Convair's Pomona plant and Rheem Manufacturing Downey plant. Threats target Rohr Aircraft at Chula Vista Riverside Lockheed Aircraft Service plant Ontario and Douglas Aircraft missile plant at Edwards.
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Knowland backs Nixon as leading Republican contender
Senator Knowland praised Vice President Nixon at a Washington news conference calling him the only major Republican candidate. He noted Nixon as the leading contender and declined to tie any trip or future benefits to the 1960 presidential run. Knowland plans California campaign stops before the primary. Pickets continue at the Downey plant with a light deputy presence as union members await company talks.
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Boy Falls Four Floors at Hotel in Washington
An 18 year old high school senior, Philip Johnson of Florence Wisconsin, fell from his hotel room at the Ebbitt Hotel in downtown Washington to a concrete sidewalk beneath. He was found on the sidewalk by two Georgetown residents and transported to Casualty Hospital in critical condition. The incident occurred early this morning as he shared a room with three classmates and slept on a cot near an open window. He and another student, Richard Haferkorn, were staying while sightseeing.
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Ex-Model Convicted of Slaying Husband
In Woodbury New Jersey a 69 year old Edinburgh born mother of a Scottish born woman testified at trial that the pistol went off during a quarrel and she did not think it was loaded. The former model was found guilty of second degree murder in the fatal shooting of her husband Charles Wells. Detectives and the defendant testified about the events of a quarrel in their Pitman home during a wedding anniversary. The verdict was read by the jury with the defendant in county jail on $40 000 bail and facing up to 50 years in prison.
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Four Students Injured as Home Made Rocket Explodes
Four students at Handley High School in Fort Worth Texas were injured when a homemade rocket exploded during a school project. None were seriously hurt. The incident at the scene involved David Townsend 15 and two unidentified teenage sons of Mrs Wells the students were treated by a doctor on site. The defense cited family background while authorities investigated the blast at the school.
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Construction contract awards rise in New York week
New York week ended Monday saw Pi-Heavy construction contracts total 588.1 million dollars up from 435.3 million the prior week. Engineering News Record and Construction Daily reported the figures today.
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1919 Model T Ford coupe advertised by bank
The Dry Dock Savings Bank in New York offered a 1919 Model T Ford coupe as a novelty sales pitch. The ad boasted the car’s headroom and nostalgia with electric starter optional, while other items like telescopes appeared in the promotion. A buyer quickly spent 350 dollars on the soup.
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Plan for Big Pulp Mill in Edmont on Set for Inquiry
Forests Minister Willmore announces preliminary talks on a proposed 15 million pulp mill to be located 100 miles northwest of Edmont on a site in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. The bank has received about 50 inquiries, with many from people who own cars. The bank’s Miss Sally Dominick coordinates its ad program and circulates details to inquirers. The ads have advertised ship models, telescopes, fencing lessons, and Mexican burros for sale.
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