Ex-Convict Admits Plot To Kidnap Bing's Wife
Wilburn E. Davison a three time loser told sheriff s officers and reporters he and an accomplice planned to abduct Kathy Grant Crosby wife of Bing Crosby for a $100000 ransom. He said the plan began about three months ago and even involved a possible accomplice in Palm Springs Los Angeles.
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Wilburn E. Davison
Oklahoma
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Savage Battle Rages In Lebanon Capital Beirut
In Beirut clashes pitting 10 government forces against rebels raged all day. Heavy bombardment and tank use were reported as the rebels sought to topple Premier Camille Chamoun while attempting to seize the presidential palace. Sporadic fighting continued into the night with battles in Zarif and around the Basta fortress.
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Lebanon
al Information Agency
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Tripoli
U.S
Ramel
Zarif
Basta
Boy 13-Year-Old Arrested In Car Theft Ring
In Houston a 13-year-old junior high student admitted stealing cars after a stakeout by 12 officers. He confessed he could not resist cars and often rode his bicycle to plots, taking as many as three vehicles in a single afternoon. Juvenile officials probe family influence.
Twins born to Seretse Khama and Ruth William in Bechuanaland
Ruth William, former London typist and wife of Bamangwato chieftain Seretse Khama, has given birth to twins last week. The birth brings the couple’s children to three boys and a girl, in Bechuanaland where Khama is deposed.
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Serowe
Bechuanaland
London
Ruth William
Seretse Khama
Flood Roars Through Indiana Swamping Towns
Severe flooding across north central Indiana leaves 5,000 homeless as the White River nears a 45 year high in Anderson. Gov Handley and Adjutant Gen. McConnell survey damage while the Church of God convention faces disruption. At least 18 deaths were attributed to the week of rain and rising rivers.
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Indiana
Randolph County
White River
Anderson
Harold Handley
Adj
John W. McConnell
Church of God
Great Day For Picnic Weather Forecast
The forecast calls for fair weather with light variable winds today. Temperatures will reach the lower 70s with a low near 50 tonight. Monday is expected to be warmer but with considerable cloudiness accompanying the rise in temperature.
Nepal huntsman kills Abominable Snowman kin in high pass
In northwestern Nepal a bear faced creature with human feet, deemed kin to the Abominable Snowman, was tracked and slain by riflemen led by the Raja of Mustang at 14 000 feet. The being stood about four and a half feet, carried a yak, and fled nearly a mile on two legs. Skull and hide are to be sent to Kathmandu for scientific examination.
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Nepal
Upi
Mustang
Kat‘wanda
Britain Flies Paratroops to Cyprus Amid Quiet Tension
British paratroopers landed on Cyprus as calm returned after five days of Greek and Turkish Cypriot rioting that left 16 dead and many injured. Shops reopened in Nicosia where Greek and Turkish Cypriots are separated by barbed wire and British troops.
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Adams Faces Probe as Hearing Nears
Washington The White House stands by Presidential Assistant Sherman Adams as a congressional subcommittee readies a highly charged hearing into alleged favors to Bernard Goldfine. Chairman Harris says the inquiry aims to develop facts not smear. Adams evades reporters amid rug and coat gifts.
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Adams
Bernard
Goldfine
New England
Washington
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United
Airman’s death-by-flight hoax ends with police arrest
19 year old Airman Donald Keeton flew a death by own action flight across three states evading jet interceptors and a bomber before landing near Tyler Texas. He confessed to the ruse later but claimed he never meant to kill himself. Police handed him to military authorities for questioning. Doris Lynn Bowling declined his marriage proposal and KEton was taken to Hensley Field and Carswell Air Force Base.
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UPI
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Doris Lynn Bowling
Doris Lynn
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Carswell Air Force Base
Fort Worth
Cyprus
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Tyler
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Britain to send 1500 paratroop reinforcements to Cyprus
The War Office announced 1500 more paratroop reinforcements for Cyprus. Earlier in the day 500 paratroopers flew to the rottorn island colony.
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War Office
Britain
Cyprus
Rottorn
Two Sailors Die As Carbon Dioxide Fumes Sicken Crew
Three men were saved after five sailors were trapped in a San Diego Bay destroyer compartment. Two sailors, Richard G. Bishop and Samuel Van Horn, died from carbon dioxide poisoning while others survived after treatment at the Navy Hospital. A board was convened to investigate gas release and a door had been chained shut.
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Cogswell
Richard G. Bishop
Morristown
N.J
Edith Bishop
Samuel van Horn
Winston-Salem
N.C
Elsie M. Harris
Navy Hospital
Patrick C. Grinnell
Port Angeles
Waist
la Virne Berry
Interior Communication Electrician
San Diego Bay
Frank Fenno
Pacific
Fenno
Navy
Plane Wreckage Spotted North of Harman
State police report the wreckage of a light plane has been spotted in woods about seven miles north of Harman in Randolph County. Lt. E L Roush said the report did not indicate if the pilot or others were aboard and a state police unit was dispatched to investigate.
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Elkins
W. Va
UPI
Harman Randolph
E. L. Roush
Around the World With William Saroyan brings Arabs and camels
William Saroyan recalls his first travels and a 1915 Panama Pacific Expo memory in San Francisco. Arabs in robes led camels, Arab musicians sang, and the scene felt like home. He reflects on travel longing, later Fresno fairs, and a pivot to broader journeys concluding with a note about continuing on.
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Honolulu
Brussels
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Fresno
Trade Bill OK Expected by Ike
The White House said President Eisenhower expects the Senate to pass a reciprocal trade extension bill in the form the House passed it. Press Secretary Hagerty said Ike will continue to work for passage of the measure as approved by the House, extending the Trade Act five years and authorizing tariff reductions up to 25 percent in negotiations.
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White House
Eisenhower
Senate
House
James C. Hagerty
William F. Knowland
California
Hagerty
De Gaulle Talks With Soustelle Over Algerian Issue
General Charles de Gaulle met for 90 minutes with Jacques Soustelle, a leading Algerian revolutionary figure. Soustelle, not given a government post, left the premier's residence at ease and said he would explain North African issues to other ministers. Both sides signaled a move toward unity behind de Gaulle’s Algeria policy.
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UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Jacques Soustelle
de Gaulle
Soustelle
Algeria
Algerian Committee of Public Safety
All-Algeria
France
Leon Delbecque
Public Safety Committee
Princess Margaret and Townsend to wed in fall report
The Momento Sera said Princess Margaret and Group Captain Peter Townsend will marry and an official announcement will be made in November quoting unnamed friends. London royal sources doubted the report.
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Momento Sera
Margaret
Peter Townsend
London
Today’s Chuckle Satire On Novel Mistakes
A lighthearted quip argues humorously that repeating errors is dull and a new blunder keeps life lively. The joke pivots on turning a learned lesson into a fresh misstep for comic effect.
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