Bank Robber Captured After Los Angeles Bank Heist
Police captured Tilton after a blue station wagon used in the theft was found near 99 Willow Street. He confessed to robbing two banks to fund unemployment. A live bullet remained in the gun found with him, and a brown shirt and cap were worn during the holdup. Mrs Mayer said she would not aid robbers again.
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Tilton
Isadore A. Mitchell
Los Angeles
10Th
Cherry Ave
Willow St
Ted Sizemore
San Francisco
Sizemore
Bank of America
California
Combat Command Set Up for Formosa Operations
The United States restructures Formosa defense with Nike-Hercules missiles and an on-the-spot operations command. An advance party from the 2nd Missile Battalion arrived from Fort Bliss, Tex., to establish missile sites while combat aircraft may pursue across the mainlands. Lt. Col. Greenberg commands the battalion. Captain Pagel leads the advance party. The defense doctrine allows hot pursuit over the mainland if necessary, amid ongoing shelling of Quemoy with 1,250 shells reported. President Eisenhower named John A. McCone and Robert M. McKinney as U.S. representatives to the IAEA general conference.
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U. S
Formosa
U. S. Formosa
Army
Defense Command
Tist Artillery Regiment
Ft. Bliss
Tex
Defense Department
Washington
Pacific
Bernard F. Greenberg
Wilmington
Del
Herbert B. Pagel
St.Paul, Minn
Department
Adm
Ralphs. Clarke
Tth
Quemoy
Taipei
George Johnston
Springdale
Quemoys
Defense Ministry
Newport
Ril UP
Eisenhower
John A. McCone
Robert M. McKinney
U.S
International Atomic
Nergy Agerey
Faubus Tells Schools Plan
The article reports political leaders and figures discussing school integration amid a crisis. It notes comments from Martin Luther King Jr. and a Miami attorney planning appeals to courts. The Florida Board rejected 14 Negro applications as part of the broader fight over desegregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Mition
Court, of Appeals
Ami
Heror
Cwcuit
Tallahassee
New York City
G. E. Graves
NAACP
Martin Taither King
Miami
Chis Reacher
Montgomery
Ala
Florida
Eisenhower
Polish Team Trainer Sentenced as Spy
POLAND'S BERNARD ZGOL, a soccer team trainer, was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of being an American spy. PAP reported that he contacted two U.S. intelligence agents during a 1997 trip to West Germany, then sent espionage reports back to the agents after returning home and received radio instructions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
UPI
PAP
Bernard Zgol
West Germany
Zgol
Widow With Eight Held in Sock Theft
Ophelia Barker Gammon, a widow with eight children from Pelham North Carolina, was arrested in Danville Virginia on theft charges after allegedly stealing eight pairs of children's socks from a local store. She says she took the socks due to poverty and unable to pay a $150 bond.
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Danville
UPI
Ophelia Barker Gammon
Pelham
N.C
Gammon
Welfare Department
Vermouth Bet Proves Fatal In Rouen Cafe Incident
In Rouen France drill operator Andre Poultier wagered friends that he could drink 39 glasses of vermouth in ten minutes. He won the bet but collapsed and died shortly after finishing the challenge.
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Rouen
France
UPI
Andre Poultier
Cyprus diplomat in dangerous condition after shooting
Vice Consul John Wentworth was wounded by a gunman in Nicosia as he stood behind his home with his 3 year old daughter nearby. He sustained three bullet wounds and was taken to the British Military Hospital where his condition later improved to slightly better after an operation. Police and troops searched for the assailant while two other near simultaneous shootings wounded a British airman and two Turkish Cypriot policemen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicosia
Cyprus
U. 5
John Page Wentworth
Wentworth
Caroline
Aine
Jicosia
Pensioners Get Glasses With Simplified Help
seniors can obtain fitted glasses through reduced down payments and monthly plans. Dr J M Soss, optometrist, offers complete optical service with examination lens grinding and fitting. offices in Long Beach Wilmington and Tor, open Fridays Saturdays. assistance may come via public assistance programs and social workers.
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California
Jay Vt
Loss
Dr. L
M. Soss
Avenue
Uni
Soss
J. M
Op! Beach
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L.B. Bank
Clifford Tilton
Combat Command
Faubus
CONDI
Niles Air Conditioning
Rose St
Hellflower
Lakewood, Blvd
Clark
Artesia Blvd
Ocean
Ister
Mercury
St.louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
American Airlines
American
St. Louis
Newmark
Atere of
Long Beach
4Th and Pine
Meee
Priscilla
St. Fl
Orlon
Campus Shop
Dorothy Gray
Notions St
Reckwear
Wan
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