West Fires Devastate Forests Across Eight States
The Associated Press reports more than 200000 acres burned as fires raged in the West. Five people died including a World War II bomber crew and a water drop pilot. Thousands fought blazes across California Oregon Idaho and Montana with 68 000 acres burned in Los Angeles National Forest and fires threatening Hearst Castle.
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Associated Press
California
Oregon
Idaho
Washington
British Columbia
Angeles National Forest
Creayon
Magic Mountain
San Simeon Castle
William Randolph Hearst
Paso Robles
San Francisco
Montana
Paul Cannon
Montana National Guard
Helena
Lewistown
Idaho City
Payette National Forest
Wallowa-Whitman National Forest
Lome
Right Number Wrong Street in Antenna Mix Up
In Richmond Kentucky a local TV shop said it solved a rooftop antenna theft by sending its crew to move an antenna. They arrived at a house with the correct number but on the wrong street, leaving Jewel Thorpe with a red face.
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Richmond
Jewel Thorpe
Thorpe
Newport Names Park For Eisenhower
In Newport Rhode Island during a warm July afternoon President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his wife Mamie joined about 1000 locals as Henry Wilkinson recalls the Washington Square park being renamed to honor an important man akin to Washington. Eisenhower smiles and thanks the crowd before driving away with Mamie in attendance.
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Newport
R. I
Henry Wilkinson
Rhode Island
Newport County
State House
Mr. Wilkinson
Washington
George Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
The
United States
Malmie
Dulles Arrives To Brief Kennedy On World State
Dulles the CIA chief landed at Hyannis Port to present Sen. John F. Kennedy with a top secret briefing on world affairs from the government view. He spoke briefly of topics of interest to Kennedy and left timing and content open. Eisenhower urged nominees to receive such briefings while Harriman advised a tougher stance toward the Soviets and discussed a possible two billion dollar defense boost.
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G. Milton Kelly
Hyannis Port
Mass
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Sen
John F. Kennedy
Dulles
Sen. Kennedy
Mr. Kennedy
James Brooke
Hyannis
Robert F. Kennedy
Eisenhower
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Governor Nominates Maine Harness Commission Members
Gov Reed yesterday named Harold OD Glidden of Presque Isle to the Maine Harness Commission to succeed Wilfred Caouette of Madison whose term expired June 28. Both are Republicans. The governor also reappointed Dr Delbert M Stewart of South Paris as examiner of insane convicts for Oxford county.
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Augusta
Reed
Harold Od, Glidden
Presque Isle
Maine Harness Tesay Commission
Wilfred Caouette
Madison
Delbert M. Stewart
South
Paris
Oxford County
Soviet Envoy Expelled Over Spying Case
U S officials view the Ezhov expulsion as part of a pattern of Kremlin espionage while denying timing linked to U2 incidents. Petr Y. Ezhov, 39, undertook undercover work including photographing American cities and defense sites. the State Department says he abused diplomatic privileges.
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Washington
U. S S
Sovieet
Kremlin
Petr Y. Ezhov
United States
Ezhov
Moscow
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
State Department
Department
Nixon Rockefeller Agree On GOP Platform Unity Sought
New York Gov. Nelson Rockefeller and Vice President Richard Nixon met secretly and reached agreement on core GOP platform issues including foreign policy defense economy civil rights and education. Rockefeller reiterated he would not be Nixon’s running mate, while both urged a post for national security and domestic problems.
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Nixon- Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Robert McManus
Platfform Committee
Nixon
Washington
McManus
GOP
Lumumba Heads to U S to Seek Aid Amid Congo Turmoil
Premier Patrice Lumumba travels to the United States to seek aid and discuss Congo stability with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold. They will review Katanga secession, Belgian troop withdrawals, and the strength of the UN peace force amid violence near mining centers.
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United Nations, N.Y
Patrice Lumumba
United States
Congo
Lumumba
United Nations
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
U.N
New York
Leopoldville
Soviet Union
East Germany
Katanga
Kitona
Kamina
Former Local Priest Installed As Superior Of Franciscan Order
Rev. Luke Chabot, a former Franciscan priest from St. Francis monastery on the Pool road, was installed as the new superior of the Franciscan Order Mother House on Dorchester Street in Montreal. Attendees included order members from Canada and America, with representation from the Biddeford community. He earlier led the Pittsfield, New York house, developed its dormitory and vacation center, and led devotions at the Shrine of Our Lady of the Smile.
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Luke Chabot
St. Francis Monastery
College
Pool Road
Franciscan Order
Dorchester Street
Montreal
Canada
America
Biddeford Francis
Can
Father Chabot
Pittsfield
N. Y
the Good Shepherd Sisters
Bay View
Maine
Massachusetts
History Of GOP In A Nutshell Snapshot
A compact overview traces the origins of the Republican Party from 1854 with rival claimants in Ripon Wisconsin and Jackson Michigan to its first presidential ticket in 1856 under Fremont and Dayton. It notes Lincoln and Hamlin’s 1869 win, Nast’s 1874 cartoon, and the 1884 emergence of the Grand Old Party nickname from William Gladstone’s era.
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Chicago
Grand Old Party
GOP
Ripon
Wis
Jackson
Mich
Philadelphia
John C. Fremont
William Dayton
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Thomas Nast
Harper's Weekly
Tammany Hall
Ulysses S. Grant
William Gladstone
Nixon Rockefeller unite GOP path clear in New York meeting
Vice President Nixon and Governor Rockefeller reached a compromise on foreign policy and national defense, presenting a united Republican platform position. Rockefeller said the basic positions would form a platform Nixon could rally around, boosting Nixon’s path to the convention and a potential New York victory in November.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nixon
Rockefeller
New York State
Soviet Spy Charges Will Be Exposed At UN As Lie
U S promised to expose as a lie Soviet charges about an RB47 shot down by a Soviet fighter. Lodge urged the UN Security Council to condemn the American raid as a criminal act while Kuznetsov demanded action against such aggressive operations. Witnesses identified the pilots from Kansas and New York and claimed the plane carried a military intelligence mission.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations Security Council
Lodge
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
Soviet Union
Kuznetsov
Coast
John Richard McKone
Tonganoxie
Kan
Freeman B. Olmstead
Elmira
Wing 55
McKone
Olmstead
Card party chat on women’s operations
Socialized medicine theme article notes women gathering at a card party to discuss their operations in a light humorous frame. Published as a feature item in the society column with date and creator credited.
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Gen
Fea. Corp
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