Reluctant globe trotter inherits travel fund in England
A 74 year old widow from South Africa, Mrs Adelaide Young, arrived in England to spend 6 000 pounds of a legacy left by Francis Melville for travel within ten years. If she fails, the funds go to South Africa's Nationalist Party. Her plan includes tours of England and Scotland and travels to Europe, Australia, and possibly the United States.
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Southampton
England
South Africa
Adelaide Young
Johannesburg
Francis Melville
Scotland
Europe
Australia
United States
Three Million Pesos For Hijackers
Lawman Harry Jennings faces a tricky case as a U S Marshal seeks to seize six thousand pounds of whale meat destined for Michigan mink farmers and linked to a 3 million peso ransom. Federal actions center on confiscation of meat deemed unfit under the Food and Drug Act and the broader Havana Castro era currency issues.
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Lawman
Grand Rapids
Mich
U.S
Harry Jennings
Ister
Fidel Castro
Havana
Jennings
Western Michigan
Mexico
National Foods Co
New Era
Japan
Two Space Monks to Meet Press
Two space monks plan a joint press appearance to discuss Mercury Astronauts and space research. The article notes experiments aboard included corn, yeast, mustard seed, fruit fly larvae, human blood, bread mold spores, and sea urchin eggs and sperm to study radiation and weightlessness effects.
Big Four End Sky High Conclave on Berlin
The Big Four ministers led by Herter Gromyko Lloyd and Couve de Margille flew to Geneva in a DC6 at 15,000 feet stopping 74 minutes in Stephenville for refueling. They rested and resumed toward Geneva after attending Dulles funeral with Mrs Herter aboard the second plane.
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Berlin
Stephenville
Néfth
Herter
Gromyko
Lloyd and
Couve de Margille
Alr A Ial i
Geneva
T Hat
Francis Salveron
Philippines
Big Four
Salveron
Ieromyko
Silvéron
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Teamster O'Rourke, 44 Others Indicted
John J. O'Rourke, 59, head of a New York Local of the Teamsters Union, and dozens of other officials were indicted by a grand jury probing the national union. O'Rourke was freed on $25,000 bail after a few hours in jail, then went to Garden City Hotel to await county court proceedings.
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Mineola
N. Y
Teamsters Union
John J. O'Rourke
Althe Union
Grand
New York
Long Island
O'Rourke
Garden City
Here
New York City
Nassau County
Suffolk County
Joseph Degrandis
Teamsters
Manhattan
Ernest R. Zundel
Local 3266
Drowns After Returning For Final Dip At Flooded Pit
Robert M. Hirsch drowns in a flooded grave pit at Cicero after swimming Thursday with companions. Cuban and Nassau County officers seek three missing crew from the grounded Greek freighter Aghios Spyridon off Puerto Esperanza Cuba. Indictments of 15 Nassau County officials and Teamsters figures include conspiracy coercion extortion and related charges.
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Cicero
N. Y
Robert M. Hirsch
Robert
Puerto
Fsperanza
Cuba
UPI
Aghios Spyridon
Thej
Boil
Manuel Levine
O’rourke
State Rejects Elk Hunt Pleas in California
The State Fish and Game Commission rejected elk hunt requests for Humboldt and Inyo counties. It will advertise to landowners or zoos that would cover relocation costs after trapping. Commissioner Elser urged moving elk to suitable areas, while 2% favored ads in four cities to dispose of the herd without killing them. William Warne, the new fish and game director, said he wants to trim the herd not destroy it.
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Fish and Game Department
Humboldt
Inyo
William Elser
San Diego
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sacramento
William E. Warne
Boeing 707 sets new intercontinental distance mark
A Boeing 707 intercontinental jet flew 4,576 miles Seattle to Frobisher Bay and about 5,800 miles to Rome, setting an FAA distance record for nonstop tests. The Rome landing came in 1 hour 6 minutes from Rome time. Forty aboard included Boeing president William M. Allen. The flight followed a great circle route over Canada, Greenland and Iceland, surpassing the prior 4,225 miles.
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Rome
Federal Aviation Agency
Seattle
Frobisher
Wash
Bay
Baffin Island
Moscow
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Boeing Airplane Co
William M. Allen
Great Circle
Canada
Greenland
Iceland
Fragmented OCR Notice From Local Post Office
An obscured OCR fragment mentions postal and classification terms with unclear names. It references a post office in a coastal place and hints at classification and delivery notes. The readable parts point to mail handling and official receipt without clear dates or entities.
Treasury to Seek Debt Ceiling Hike
Washington reports Treasury officials plan to ask Congress soon to raise the national debt ceiling to around 290 to 295 billion dollars to cover anticipated borrowing this summer. The move follows a 288 billion dollar temporary limit, with the regular ceiling at 283 billion, and officials note the wartime cap was closer to 300 billion while deficits accumulate.
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Treasury
Washington
Airliner Fire Before Explosion Near Baltimore
Airliner that exploded east of Baltimore was on fire before disintegration. Dr. Russell S. Fisher reported carbon monoxide was detected in victims and officials say debt levels may force borrowing. six million dollars is viewed as a possible temporary limit. The plane carried 27 passengers and four crew. it disintegrated at about 14,000 feet, 15 miles east of Baltimore. President Eisenhower had earlier referenced fiscal limits in January.
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Baltimore
Russell S. Fisher
Eisenhower
Copters and Amphibs Demonstrate New Landing Tactics
Navy drills at Camp Pendleton showcase vertical envelopment with 1000 Marines heli lifted from USS Princeton and 3000 pounds of gear loaded aboard Sikorsky helicopters. Observers noted amphibious craft and bedge tracked landing vehicle enabling rapid inland seizure behind enemy lines, linking with Marine forces and providing close air support.
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Camp Pendleton
Mora
1St Marine Division
United States
Tri
Guadalcanal
Long Beach
31 Marine Air Wing
El.toro
Trucker testifies union forced sale of business amid threats
Los Angeles hearing hears Sam Lugash recounts pressure from the Teamsters Union that led to the sale of his small trucking business in October 1957. He alleges picketing, secondary boycott and violence including tire slashing and a driver beaten by a union agent. The driver fled the county.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Teamster
Teamsters
Sam Lugash
Lugash
Teamsters Union
Phil M. Landrum
D-Ga
Pensioners Offered Free Optical Exams and Glasses
California old age pensioners may receive free optical exams and glasses by visiting Dr. J. M. Soss at 37 Pine Avenue. No appointment needed. Bring ID and social worker’s name. staff will contact the worker and handle forms. Open Fridays evenings and Saturdays with offices in Wilmington and Torrance.
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Optometrist
Soss Optometrists
Long Beach
Pine Avenue
Wilmington
Torrance
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