Dulles retirement marks long CIA career and WWII spy feats
Allen W. Dulles, 68, retiring as CIA chief after serving since Feb. 26, 1953, pencils a career from a diplomat in Europe at 23 to wartime OSS chief in Switzerland. He helped shape Allied intelligence networks, earned the Medal for Merit and Presidential Citation, and faced both praise and controversy for U S spy operations.
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Office of Strategic Services
Pentagon Confirms Walker Joined Birch Society
The Army disclosed Maj. Gen. Edwin A. Walker was a Birch Society member while denying direct links to his anti-Communist indoctrination program. An 80-page report found he made derogatory statements about Tru man Acheson Roosevelt and three newsmen and violated laws by steering troops toward a conservative vote in 1960.
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Polar bear Ivan wins brutal Griffith Park Zoo bout
At Los Angeles Griffith Park Zoo Ivan a 900 pound polar bear defeated Bourneven about 500 pounds in a bloody main event that led to the zoo’s closure Police and zoo staff tranquilized Ivan after he maimed his mate Miss Dewline last Saturday The fight ended without major injuries to Bourneven though he lay still for half an hour and later staggered to a pool Authorities planned separation of the two bears for a rest period
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Griffith Park Zoo
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Miss Dewline
Five Navy Reservists Feared Dead In Florida Bomber Crash
A Navy P2V bomber crashed during final summer training near Lake George, northeast Florida. Five reservists are presumed dead, six crew members survived. Recovered bodies included two individuals two hours after the crash. Survivors listed include Lt. Cmdr. Thomas C. Thompson from Napoleon Ohio and Lt. Charles Fisher of Philadelphia. The aircraft originated from Willow Grove Naval Reserve Station, with Squadron 931 aboard.
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UPID
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York
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Silver Creek
N.Y
Virgil T. Kraking
Sanborn
Naval Reserve Station
Willow Grove
Renfroe Turner
Fleet Air Wing 11
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Death penalty for kidnapping unsettles Singapore and Malaya
Singapore and Malaya have enacted a death penalty for convicted kidnappers amid rising kidnaping cases. In 1960 about 20 major kidnapings targeted Chinese millionaires, with many more suspected. Opponents fear harsher penalties won't curb abductions and may increase killings.
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Singapore
UPS
Malaya
Language barrier cuts into American travel plans abroad
The piece notes that despite rising overseas travel due to cheaper fares, many Americans avoid Europe because of language fears. It highlights recordings by Air France and Carlton to ease French and Italian learning and promotes Pickwick’s Instant French and Italian for Children as quick ways to grasp basic phrases for travel.
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UPI
Air France
Carlton Records
France
Pickwick
Italy
Armed Services
Grand Jury To Probe Old Arizona Savings
In Phoenix a grand jury will meet next week to examine Arizona Savings & Loan Association operations prior to its 1959 closure. The panel will assess potential indictments of firm officers or employees in Maricopa County only, with 35 to 45 witnesses anticipated.
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Arizona
Phoenix
UPI
Arizona Savings & Loan Association
Maricopa County
R.C. Stanford Jr
Charles Owan
Attorney General’s Office
Ronan
Salome Prepares for Dick Wick Hall Celebration
The 16th annual Dick Wick Hall barbecue and dance will be held Saturday in Salome. The event honors Dick Wick Hall, founder of the highway community in 1903 known for his humorous writings about the area.
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Salome
UPI
Dick Wick Hall
Vote Scheduled On New Carrier Contract In Phoenix
Teamsters Local 104 members from 11 Western states will vote in Phoenix on Saturday and Sunday on the new carrier contract, after negotiations in San Francisco produced an agreement between union leaders and management.
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Teamsters
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