Triangle shooting affray leaves man near death
Fort Bragg resident Leslie V. Hayter lies in critical condition at Redwood Coast Hospital after three blasts from a 12 gauge shotgun. Fort Bragg police chief Owen Hablutzel says James R. Erskine went to Hayter’s home to confront him over an alleged affair with Erskine’s wife and fired when Hayter approached. Indeterminate charges against Erskine await district attorney consultation. authorities say Hayter is expected to survive.
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Redwood Coast
Leslie V. Hayter
Owen Hablutzel
Fort. Bragg
James R. Erskine
Hayter
Erskine
Hablutzel
Ukiah Spotlight Attends Palace Reception For Father Quinlan
Ukiah residents gathered Sunday afternoon at the Palace Hotel to honor Father Celestine Quinlan on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his service to St. Mary's Church. parishioners and friends praised his long devotion, while the piece notes community respect for the church. The column also honors Fred Figone with Figone Field at the state hospital baseball park in his memory, highlighting his 25 years of service and love of the game.
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Ukiah
Palace
Celestine Quinlan
St. Mary’s Church
Father Quinlan
St. Mary's
Fred Figone
Molester of Women To Have Hearing In Ukiah
Bernard Justin of Ukiah faces a hearing after arrest for molesteing women near the city library. Chief George Smith says this time he will be prosecuted, with two women reporting signed statements. Justin had been released after previous actions and prior hospital confinement at Mendocino State Hospital.
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Bernard Justin
Ukiah
George Smith
Justin
Smith
Mendocino State Hospital
Short Check Writer To Be Returned Here
Ralph E. Abbott, 23, who bought a wrist watch in Caldwell June 15, 1953 with a no-fund check for 61.92, is in safekeeping at Bakersfield and will be returned to Ukiah by Chief George Smith. Abbott, native of Arkansas, was passing through and stopped for a time.
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Ralph E. Abbott
Caldwell Jewelry
Bakersfield
Ukiah
George Smith
Abbott
Arkansas
Churchill urges Red China be excluded from United Nations
London report on Churchill's Commons address outlining Britain's stance after Washington talks with Eisenhower. He insists delaying Red China admission, cites Indochina limits, and notes no Geneva Korea agreement. He cites surprise at American reaction and calls for broader nuclear knowledge exchanges.
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Churchill
China
United Nations
London
Winston Churchill
House of Commons
Britain
Commons
Washington
Eisenhower
Peiping
France
Germany
U. S
Geneva
Korea
Indochina
United States
Engineer Wins Local Ankle Contest In Prank Result
Bedhampton England July 33 year old John Cook an electrical engineer slipped on his wife's nylons and high heel shoes stepped behind a screen and won a local ankle contest He said it was all a put up job and he won by arrangement to cause a bit of fun The judges then awarded first place to the runner up.
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Bedhampton
England
John Cook
Cook
Desautels resigns as Sacramento field manager
In Sacramento Geno Desautels, 46, quits as field manager of the Sacramento Selons of the Pacific Coast League. Tony Freitas is promptly named the new manager. Government: Secretary of State Dulles to Paris for Geneva talks on Indochina. Menides-France and Eden urge his return. A San Francisco note covers a threat to jump from Market Street’s tallest building on July 20, 1954, to wake the city. Oakland: an attorney investigates a report that late Johnny Moulthrop gambled away $140,000 of others’ money in Reno.
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Sacramento
Geno Desautels
Sacramento Selons
Tony Freitas
Washington
Johan Foster Dulles
Paris
Pierre Menides
France
Anthony Eden
Dulles
Europe
Indochina
San Francisco
Market Street
Dohany B
Oakland
Johnny Moulthrop
Reno
Motorcycle Crash Near Ukiah Injures Two
John Bradley and Tom Large of Laytonville were seriously hurt when their motorcycle collided with a jogging truck 1 1/2 miles south of Ukiah Saturday afternoon. The motorcycle attempted to pass as the truck driven by Allen Hamilton of Ukiah began a left turn. Bradley sustained ribs and leg injuries. Large had severe head injuries. Highway Patrolman Stinehoff led the investigation with local officers assisting.
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John Bradley
Tom Large
Laytonville
Ukiah’ General Hospital
Ukiah
Allen Hamilton
Zimmerman
Bradley
Stinehoff
Mattern
Stipp
Police Find Body In Thicket Near East Perkins Bar
The decomposed body of Franklin A. Wages 64 a former county surveyor office employee was found behind Bob's Place on East Perkins Street by officers Saturday. Coroner says no foul play natural death, funeral Wednesday at Eversole Mortuary. Survived by two sisters and two brothers.
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East Perkins Bar
Franklin A. Wages
County Surveyor's Office
Bob's Place
East Perkins Street
Wages
Robert Mattern
Dallas Stipp
B. G. Broaddus
Eversole
Oddfellows Cemetery
Westport
Jennie Wages
San Francisco
Belle Cleveland
Ukiah
George Wages
Sam Wages
Branscomb
Weather Outlook for Northwestern California
Northwestern California fair through Tuesday with morning fog near the coast and warmer interior. Highs reach the mid 90s in Ukiah and mid 80s in Napa and Santa Rosa, with lows around 50s. Northwest winds 12 to 30 mph near the coast, weaker inland. Fort Bragg area sees fair skies and low clouds with light coastal winds.
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California
Coast
Santa Rosa
Napa
Pt. Arena
Fort Braggs
Ground Observer Corps Week Declared in Ukiah
Ukiah Mayor Leonard R. Nix proclaims July 11 to 17, 1954 as Ground Observer Corps Week to honor hundreds of volunteers serving as the first line of defense against hostile aircraft and urging more citizens to join this important civilian air watch program.
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Es Air Force
Republic
United States
Leonard R. Nix
Ukiah
Unlimited Power and Tyranny Grows Where Law Ends
A historical reflection cites William Pitt the Elder's warning that unchecked power corrupts those who wield it and tyranny arises when law ceases to restrain authority. The quote frames a timeless caution about governance and oversight.
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William Pitt the Elder
Coast Fireman Killed by Blast In Own Home
Morton Copland a 43 year old Fort Bragg mechanic and volunteer fireman was killed in an early morning fire at his home 421 North Cory street. An explosion blew out a section of the north wall as the blaze burned in the chimney area and gas fumes likely caused his death. Surviving are his wife Florence and two sons Rob ert and Jerry Allen. Funeral services were held at Cannarr Mortuary with burial in Rose Memorial cemetery. A deputy sheriff in Wayne County was robbed while resting in his yard, wallet containing 35 dollars taken.
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Morton Copland
Fort Bragg
North Cory Street
Copland
Cannarr Mortuary
Father Cyprian O'Leary
Rose Memorial
Florence
Robert
Jerry Allen
Westwood Copland
John Copland
Redwood City
Drowning ruled out in Soper death. Davis held
Earl L. Davis, 35, an unemployed laborer, is jailed on possible murder charges in Byron Soper's death in a Branscomb hobo jungle. Soper was found in a small creek near the snake pit with a head blow, no water in lungs, and witnesses in jail on drunk charges. Deputy Sheriff Newby conducts questioning amid inconsistencies.
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Earl L. Davis
Byron Soper
Branscomb
Charles Moffett
Guy Patton
Ole’ Wold
M. R. Soper
Soper
Davis
Newby
Eden and Mendes-France Reach Indochina Negotiation Agreement
In Geneva French Premier Mendes-France and Foreign Minister Eden agreed on terms for talks with the Communists to end the Indochina War. They vowed no delaying tactics and a cease-fire on terms acceptable to the United States and Western allies, aiming for peace with honor by July 20. The U.S. sent Alexis Johnson to head its delegation amid concerns of a sell-out.
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Geneva
Pierre Mendes-France
Britain
Anthony Eden
Eden
London
Indochina
Mendes-France
United States
John Foster Dulles
Walter Bedell Smith
United
Panmunjom
Czechoslovakia
Alexis Johnson
Unions Resume Negotiations With Lumber Employers
Portland reports unions AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union and CIO International Woodworkers of America resume talks with 508 Pacific Coast employers to end a walkout that began June 21. About 110000 workers have walked off nationwide, seeking a 12 cent hourly wage rise while mills face Canadian competition and talk of data demands. The CIO filed unfair labor practice charges with NLRB offices in San Francisco Portland and Seattle alleging bad faith bargaining and failure to provide necessary data.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Washington
California
AFL Lumber and Sawmill Workers Union
CIO International Woodworkers of America
CIO Union
British Columbia
Hillman Lueddemann
Pope & Talbot
Northwest
CIO
National Labor Relations Board
San Francisco
Seattle
Graveside Services for Prusak Held in Ukiah Valley
Graveside services under Eversole Mortuary will be held Wednesday at 11 for John Prusak of Redwood Valley aged 54 who died Sunday from coronary occlusion. Father Clestine Quinlan of St Mary's Church will officiate. Interment is Ukiah Catholic Cemetery. Prusak lived in the area several years and worked as a laborer.
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Eversole Mortuary
John Prusak
Redwood Valley
Clestine Quinlan
St. Mary's Church
Ukiah Catholic Cemetery
Prusak
Army vows persistent search for officer who leaked to McCarthy
Army Secretary Robert Stevens pledged the search will never end as officials seek who provided Sen. McCarthy with a secret FBI document from Army files. Browell said the Justice Department will see the Army inquiry through before pursuing charges, while other officials noted ongoing reviews of McCarthy hearings and potential perjury evidence.
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Army
Joe Stevens
Washington
Robert T. Stevens
Joseph R. McCarthy
R-Wis
FBI
Stevens
Europe
Atty
Herbert Browner Jr
Justice Department
McCarthy
Army-Mcarthy
Brownell
Army-McCarthy
Browne
Internal Revenue Bureau
Tax Bureau
Russia Warned Of Vastly Strengthened Soviet Forces
Congress heard Gen Alfred Gruenther say Soviet air power has greatly improved and land divisions are more mobile. He warned the Soviet navy has grown, satellite armies are expanding, and East Germany remains tightly controlled. Radford cautioned against delaying the European Defense Community approval.
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Washington
Congress
Russia
Alfred M. Gruenther
Europe
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Gruenther
Adm
Arthur W. Radford
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Eisenhower
Moscow
East Germany
Radford
United States
Livingston ‘T. Merchant
Indochina
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Knight
By_H. M. IVEY
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Mo Chi Minh
Joseph T. Prusak
Irene Young
Gido
Talmage
Poland
United Press
United Stat
Nabs
Pet
Goldsboro
N.C
Ash Whitley
Wayne County
Whitley
John G. Adams
Seventh Army
Charles Brownell
Stephen A. Mitchell
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