Fires threaten Bel Air and Topanga as Santa Monica blazes expand
In Los Angeles authorities report 4 days of fires in the Santa Monica mountains with 14 150 acres burned and 456 homes destroyed mainly in Bel Air. No deaths, at least 150 firefighters injured, 94 percent of endangered homes saved. losses estimated up to 24 million in insured damage.
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Santa Monica
Bel-Air
Topanga Canyon
Bel- Air-Brentwood
Pacific Palisades
Maureen O'Hara
Richard Boone
Mandeville Canyon
Charles Maher
Bel- Air
One Million Sewer Bonds Sold At 2.96 Percent
Cedar Rapids sells one million general obligation sewer bonds at an effective rate of 2.9609 percent with First National Bank of Chicago as successful bidder. Nine firms bid sealed offers at Thursday’s council meeting. Proceeds fund Indian Creek sewer, Prairie Creek interceptor near Hawkeye Downs, and J Street SW extension to Lincolnway Village.
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Cedar Rapids News
First National Bank of Chicago
Indian Creek
Prairie Creek
Hawkeye Downs
J Street SW
Lincolnway Village
Sheriff Convicted in Denver Area Burglary Conspiracy
Adams county Sheriff Robert Roberts was convicted of burglary and conspiracy in a Denver area scandal. Prosecutors described him as a key figure in police burglaries. He faces one to ten years on each charge in state prison. Adams County borders the Denver metro.
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Brighton
Colo
Robert Roberts
Adams County
Denver
X-15 Achieves 4070 MPH Speed Record
At Edwards Air Base California Air Force Major Robert White piloted the X-15 rocket plane to a new speed record of 4070 miles per hour. The flight reached six times the speed of sound, marking a historic milestone in high altitude aerospace research.
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Edwards Air Base
Calif
Air Force
Robert White
Iowa Wesleyan President J R Chadwick Dies in New York
Dr John Raymond Chadwick 65 president of Iowa Wesleyan College Mt Pleasant died after being stricken on a New York City street. Autopsy planned. He led campus expansion including Adam Trieschmann Hall of Science and John Wesley Holland Student Union. Survived by wife Mary Ruth Utley Chadwick. Funeral arrangements in Mt Pleasant. Memorial fund requested by Mrs Chadwick.
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New York
John Raymond Chadwick
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
New York City
Chadwick
Iowa Wesleyan
WiSprenhapwick Coasin
Minnesota
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Adam Trieschmann
Wesleyan
John Wesley ‘Holland
Sheaffer Trieschmann
Mary Ruth Utley
Crane
Girl Four Enters Courtroom as Mistrial Declared
A mistrial was declared after plaintiffs in an auto accident damage suit sought jury sympathy with a four year old girl. Defendants Roy L Fullerton and Dorothy M Fullerton of Linn County moved for retrial, claiming prejudice and the case was continued for complete retrial.
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Tama
Roy L
Dorothy M. Fullerton
Linn County
Melvin Sauer
Dwarne Sauer
Dwane Sauer
Theft of $700 in cash from cufflink box
Edward McDowell reports $700 in twenty dollar bills missing from a cufflink box in a bedroom dresser drawer. He and his wife left home at 5 pm and returned about 9 pm to find two bills on the floor. the cufflink box was empty and a rear door was left unlocked. Detectives believe the thief entered through that unlocked door.
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Cedar Rapids
Edward McDowell
Dave
McDowell
Kennedy Names the Head of New World Contacts
President Kennedy announces former President Dwight D. Eisenhower will head a new organization to foster people to people contacts. Eisenhower accepts as first chairman of the board of trustees while Kennedy serves as honorary chairman. The announcement follows Kennedy’s briefing at a news conference in Washington.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Gen. Eisenhower
Scarbeck Sentenced to 30 Years for Spying
Ir vin Scarbeck, 41, former American diplomat, was sentenced in Washington to 30 years in prison for passing U S secrets to Polish Communist agents. Judge Leonard Walsh imposed consecutive 10 year terms on three counts, with no parole eligibility until 10 years served.
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Washington
Irvin Scarbeck
U. S
Leonard Walsh
Scarbeck
Pupil Plea Wins Gl s Discharge
In Schenectady AP report Airman Joseph Turk, 26, a clerk typist with the 109th air transport group, is discharged to return to teaching Russian in Columbus Indiana after pupils appealed to President Kennedy. Pentagon and White House confirmed the release amid questions at a news conference.
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Schenectady
Joseph Turk
Indiana
Columbus
Ind
Kennedy
Turk
109Th Air Transport Group
Scotia
Here
Air Force
Washington
White House
Defense Department
Life saved by traffic ticket and enlistment
Clifton New Jersey airmen credit survivals to a traffic ticket and a draft delay. Joseph Niland, 23, would have been on a plane that crashed near Richmond, but the army told him to clear the ticket first. Edward Klehr avoided the draft by enlisting in the Air Force and heading to basic in Texas.
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Clifton
N. J
Air Force
Joseph Niland
Richmond
Army
Edward Klehr
Texas
Kennedy to Address NAM in New York on December 6
The White House announced that President Kennedy will address the National Association of Manufacturers in New York on December 6. The appearance gestures toward industry policy as he travels.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
National Assn. of Manufacturers
New York
IRS says embezzler Geiger earned 125000 yearly income
The IRS argues Burnice J Geiger and her late husband defrauded the U S and owe 476696 in back income tax and 238348 in fraud penalties for 1954 to 1959. They claim embezzled funds totaling over 2 million produced at least 125000 yearly income to 1959. Hearing will be in Des Moines.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Burnice J. Geiger
Iowa
Crane C. Hauser
IRS
Geiger
Wallace
Sheldon
Supreme Court
Burnice I. Geiger
Sheldon National Bank
Des Moines
74 Youths Enroute to Army Camp
The Civil Aeronautics Board opened an inquiry into a charter airliner crash that killed 77, including 74 army recruits en route to a training camp. The Constellation belonging to Imperial Airlines failed on approach near Byrd airport, Richmond, while bound for Fort Jackson South Carolina. An FBI disaster squad aided in body identifications as relatives mourned.
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Richmond
UPT
Civil Aeronautics Board
Imperial Airlines
Miami Springs
Fla
Federal Aviation Agency
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Maryland
FBI
Byrd Airport
Washington
Miami
Fort Jackson
Columbia
S. C
Wilkes-Barre
Newark
N. J
Baltimore
Byrdfield
CABA
Wheeling
Ill
Regina
Teterboro
Regina Cargo Airlines, Inc
Centralia
Wash
Chuckle Scientists Debate Split Atom Wise Crack
Lighthearted column notes ongoing debate among scientists about the wisdom of splitting the atom as a humorous analogy. The piece treats scientific bravado with a wink and reflects on early Atomic Age jokes and public curiosity.
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