Leona Gage Miss U S A Husband and Children Rumors
Reports claim Miss U S A Leona Gage may be married with two children stirring a pageant controversy. Her claimed husband Sgt Gene Ennis acknowledged a wife and two kids but said he does not know her current whereabouts. Her mother and a Maryland agency dispute her listed address and residency.
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Long Beach
Calif
Ins
U.S.A
Leona Gage
Air Force
Gene N. Ennis
Walter Biggs
Dallas
Wichita Falls
Tex
Biggs
Maryland Model Agency
Miss Gage
Defense Aims to Disprove Violence and Conspiracy Claims
In Knoxville the Clinton trial defense outlined plans to counter the government case against 11 advocates of all white schools. Chief counsel Dobbs said witnesses would present the other side and emphasize nonviolent intent. Judge Taylor overruled the directed verdict for acquittal but found evidence supporting desegregation charges. Jim Garrison testified a 400-signature petition opposed integration dated August 12, 1956, while Frank Irwin cited police and student absence amid protests and parked cars as factors in Clinton High School desegregation fears.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton
U.S
Robert L. Dobbs
Memphis
U.S. Dist
Jt L. Taylor
Clinton High School
Taylor
Council
Anderson County
Jim Garrison
Irwin
Egyptian plot to assassinate Nasser ends with arrests
MENA confirms 14 men detained on charges of plotting to kill President Nasser and regime members. Salah El Din named ringleader. nine ex-military officers and five civilians arrested in April, awaiting trial in a military court. Plan included invading government offices during a cabinet session and forming a new government.
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Middle East
Nasser
Salah el Din
Farouk
Abdel Fattah Hassan
Derailment Kills 14 In France
A speeding Nice to Paris express derailed at Bollene in southern France killing 14 and injuring about 60. Police identified one victim Pearl Bollier, 64, while others were slowly confirmed. The crash occurred after midnight when the train switched to a secondary track and locals described the injured as desolate.
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Avignon
France
INS
Nice
Miss Florida Contest Sets Stage At Municipal Auditorium
Rain surprises city residents this morning as umbrellas went down. Minnie Mer maid notes the weather will clear tonight for the Miss Florida contestants to shine at the Municipal Auditorium. Sarasota forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thundershowers mainly in the afternoon and early evening, highs around 88, winds light.
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Minnie Mermaid
Municipal Auditorium
W.N.W
Nervous Miss Florida 1957 Leads Pageant Dress Rehearsal
Nervous contestants including Miss Florida 1957 trainee performed a dress rehearsal with 20 rivals at Municipal Auditorium. Judges will form impressions as the pageant opens at 8:00 p.m. Curtain time tonight.
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Municipal Auditorium
Miss Florida Crown Contenders Vie For Pageant Title
Twenty one contestants compete for the Miss Florida crown in a pageant tonight at a hunting deck auditorium. They will perform in swimsuits or gowns and present talents as judges rate talent appearance and personality. Judges include Robert Silver Marion Johnson William Griffith Al Buell and David Cohen. Miss America will be chosen in September with a $5000 scholarship and endorsements.
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Atlantic City
Robert Silver
Florida Junior Chamber of Commerce
Marion Johnson
Coronet Modeling Agency
Miami
William L. Griffith
Eastern Air Lines
al Buell
Sarasota
David Cohen
West Coast Symphony Orchestra
Pageant Schedule for Miss Florida Pageant Tonight and Saturday
The schedule lists events for the Miss Florida Pageant with two performances at Municipal Auditorium tonight and tomorrow. Included are dinner at Morrisons at 6:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. shows with talent and evening gown/swimwear segments. Saturday covers breakfast at New Terrace Hotel and meals at Martines and Sal's with a second 8:00 p.m. performance.
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Morrisons
Florida
Municipal Auditorium
New Terrace
Lancheon
Martines
Sal's
Explosion at 15 000 feet marks air to air atomic test
An Air Defense Command air to air atomic rocket named Genie was launched from a Northrop F89 Scorpion at 7 am over Nevada. The pink doughnut cloud rose above 15 000 feet in a target area 13 miles from News Nob where five ground observers watched without protection. The blast indicated kiloton range and confirms weapons ready for rapid use. five officers from Washington Durango Ridgefield McKeesport Justin monitored effects.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Air Defense Command
Northrop
News Nob
Douglas Aircraft Co
Col. Atkinson
Defense Command
Frank Ball
Washington, D. C
Sydney Bruce
Durango
Colo
Norman Bodinger
Ridgefield
N. J
William Hughes
McKeesport
Donald A. Luttrell
Justin, Tex
Still Theft Brings Suspended Sentence in Bryson City
Willard Lloyd Dorsey, 23, of Bryson City, received a six month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing a moonshine liquor still from the county jail. Police said Dorsey took the still during a visit to a friend and left the building.
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Bryson City
N.C
Willard Lloyd Dorsey
Dorsey
Test on Wedler Inconclusive In Sheppard Slaying Case
Lie detector expert Alex Gregory says Donald Wedler may be telling the truth or his belief of it about the Marilyn Sheppard murder. The Court of Last Resort workers and crime writer Erle Stanley Gardner plan to review Wedler's tests as Cleveland police remain skeptical of any confession.
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Deland
Donald Wedler
Samuel Sheppard
Cleveland
Ohio
Marilyn Sheppard
Marilyn
Sheppard
Knowland Eyes New Concessions on Civil Rights Bill
Senate Republican Leader Knowland said he is consulting with Northern Democrats to craft an amendment to Section 3 of the civil rights bill. He aims to present a proposal at a closed Republican conference as Southern opposition continues. Senator Humphrey supported a repeal of a Reconstruction era law allowing federal troops in civil rights cases, but Dixie leader Senator Russell warned the bill remains a force bill risking federal coercion to force school integration and races.
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Washington
Senate
Knowland
California
Sen
Humphrey
Dminn
Russell
D-Ga
Dixie Forces
Installation Dinner Draws Large Crowd at Sara Sota
A huge crowd filled the Sara sota Merchants Association installation dinner last night. A pictorial treatment of the event is on page 3.
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Sarasota
Liberaces Mother Brutally Beaten in Hollywood Attack
Mrs Frances Liberace 68 mother of pianist Liberace was attacked outside her Sherman Oaks home by two hooded men seeking to provoke a reaction for the entertainer. She sustained bruises contusions and a fractured rib with no robbery or clear motive reported. Liberace and his brother George were performing nearby when the assault occurred and promised a thorough investigation to protect their family.
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Hollywood
Frances Liberace
Liberace
George
Sherman Oaks
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Vikki Sansone
Jerrie White
Ethel Jewel Shivers
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J. H. Atkinson
Alex Gregory
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Wedler
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