Fewer fatalities seen as CHP hails jail law for drunk drivers
California Highway Patrol praised a new law mandating jail for repeat drunken driving offenses, saying the five day minimum for second or later offenses will deter potential offenders. Gov Knight signed the measure, effective Sept 11, amid debate on penalties and enforcement.
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Louis Francis
San Mateo
Senate
Subidence District Reduction Debated in Los Angeles Council
The Los Angeles Council debates trimming the subsidence district to exclude Wilmington townlet in the final draft. Officials expect a committee reference if the change isn’t made, while critics warn against taxing Los Angeles residents to fund subsidence relief for Long Beach Harbor.
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Wilmington
Vickers
Lakewood to Aid L B Fight Over Subsidence
Lakewood officials mull joining Long Beach in subsidence battle. Mayor Angelo Tacoboni plans a resolution for Tuesday’s City Council meeting seeking state and federal help to curb subsidence. He cites Long Beach shipyards as key to Lakewood’s economy and urges nearby towns to consider similar action.
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Angelo M. Tacoboni
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Compton
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Southhland
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Higher Education Need Urges College Support
A call urges support for colleges and universities to meet rising demand as applications grow. It stresses funding for facilities and competitive faculty salaries to ensure quality education for youths, inviting readers to request a booklet from Higher Education, Box 24, Times Square Station, New York.
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Times Square Station
New York
Bowling Green Student Shot in Rioting After Party
A Bowling Green State University student, Everett Miler, 20, was shot and in serious condition at Wood County Memorial Hospital amid a riot-day incident near the campus. Deputies said the shooting and rioting were not yet directly connected as investigations continue.
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Ohio
Bowling Green State Univrsity
Woods County
Nationalist Troops Move to Restore Order in Formosa
A riot at the U S embassy in Peiping's Formosa region escalated after a Chinese mob attacked the U S embassy and surrounding facilities. Nationalist troops with armored cars entered Taipei to disperse rioters as police sustained injuries and the embassy staff reorganized at new military headquarters.
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Tornadoes and floods sweep mid continent and plains
Tornadoes battered Texas Oklahoma Colorado Wyoming and Missouri with injuries and damage to hundreds of homes and farms as radar aided warnings saved lives. In Lawton a man died of a heart attack while seeking shelter. Oton and Joplin areas reported extensive destruction from funnel clouds. Forecasts warned more storms in the Little River floodplain near Kennett while broader conditions promised improving weather from the Atlantic to the Great Lakes and clear Pacific skies.
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Tom C. Smith
Tohoka
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Yoder
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Kennett
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Dean Appointed Despite Legion Controversy at JCLA
Dr Toward E Wilson was approved as permanent dean of the JCLA school of education in Los Angeles. Former Harvard professor faced American Legion questions over UNESCO ties and alleged leftist contacts. Regents confirmed him after he signed a loyalty oath stating no Communist ties.
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Toward E. Wilson
Jcla School of Education
Harvard
American Legion
Unesco
Wilson
Jon
Australia pardons three Japanese WWII naval prisoners
The foreign ministry announced Australia has pardoned three Japanese navy prisoners sentenced to life, to be released from Sugamo Prison Monday along with four other Japanese who were pardoned earlier.
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Foreign Ministry
Australia
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Knife Attack Shocks Rome Library
In downtown Rome a Tlalken youth stabbed an assistant librarian at the L. S. Information Service library before fleeing. The wounded worker, identified as Mrs. Eviga Govoni, 53, had been employed there for several years. No motive was found.
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Dr Nina Price honored for 74 years service in Stroudsburg
Northeastern Pennsylvania’s Stroudsburg community feted Dr Nina Price as she neared four score years in practice. The backwoods physician, known for charging little and serving all, was lauded by medical groups, clubs, and longtime patients at a large hotel ballroom, with family planning a celebratory dinner after the public tribute.
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Approves Proposals to Slash Arms and Open Skies Plan Debated
Governor Stassen will define a path toward arms limitation after receiving instructions from Eisenhower. Dulles notes the open skies plan need not cover all nations now, with Soviet acceptance uncertain and a test phase proposed in Siberia Alaska Canada Arctic zones.
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British jet crew eyes record cross-polar flight
A London-bound Canberra twin jet bomber, commanded by Lt. William Lengesen, completed a Tokyo to Fairbanks leg in seven hours and seven minutes, refueled, and prepared for a nonstop flight to London as part of a bid to set a round-trip record.
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Tokyo
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Beck Jr and Two Others Receive Subpoenas
In Seattle two more men tied to Dave Beck and the Teamsters faced subpoenas from the Senate Rackets Investigating Committee. Beck Jr and Norman Gessert were located. Gessert invoked the Fifth Amendment. Fred Verschuren Sr remains hospitalized. Joseph E. McEvoy, married to Beck Sr’s niece, accepted service. The panel seeks testimony on fronting for Beck in various business and real estate dealings. Senator McClellan urged immediate contact with the committee.
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Senate
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Marshal’s Office
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Western Conferences
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Wash
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Bar Patron and Officer Shot by Three Bandits
Off duty Chicago policeman William Derrig and bar patron were critically wounded during a West Side tavern robbery attempt. Derrig fired his service revolver, striking one youth. another suspect, Donald Ware, 21, was hospitalized with a chest wound and denied involvement. Suspect Callinan identified a youth at Cook County Hospital as the shooter.
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Convicts to Face Murder Charges After Escape
In a dramatic extradition move Gov. Knight signed papers allowing Colorado authorities to transfer Abt Kostal and Arthur Watson from Folsom to face murder charges for the December 9 Wheatridge shooting of Raymond Isley. Kostal recaptured January 2, Watson December 20 after escaping in November. Witnesses in a Denver lineup linked Kostal to the fatal shot. Kostal had earlier staged a second escape in Los Angeles County.
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Barney O'Kane
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