Cop in Quebec City Kills Three Kids Then Falls In
In Quebec City police chief Roland Masse aged 42 killed his two children Richard four and Micheline eight by throwing them into the St Lawrence River then saved Lisette twelve before leaping in with her. Bystanders tried to save them as Masse’s spirits had been low for two months and he had taken the children for a drive in a police cruiser before the tragedy.
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Quebec City
Que
St. Lawrence
Roland Masse
Richard
Micheline
Lisette
Garkness
Convict Killed In Prison Riot At Buena Vista
Gov Steve MelNichols arrived at Buena Vista state reformatory to probe last night’s riot that killed one inmate and wounded four others. Two guards were beaten. cellblock damage included fires, torn bunks, and smashed windows. Inmate Evaristo Gomez, 38, Denver police figure, died in the incident. several inmates and guards were hospitalized, others released after treatment.
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Buena Vista
Steve MelNichols
State Reformatory
Jerry Troxel
Richard Benjamine
Robert Allinger
Gene Loux
Harvey Williams
Sam Montgomery
Nation Faces Phone Strike Threat Across Major Cities
Negotiations neared a last minute crisis to avert a strike by 23 000 telephone installers nationwide. More than 20 installers walked off in Rawsonville Ann Arbor and Detroit Michigan Bell said. CWA spokesman Joseph Dunne warned the union is close to strike against Western Electric if progress stalls.
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New York
Rawsonville
Ann Arbor
Detroit
Michigan
Bell Telephone Co
Joseph Dunne
Communications Workers of America
Western Electric Co
Delay on Unification Of Schools Shapes Up
Hayward Elementary School District trustees seek up to a year delay in unifying nine districts. A formal recommendation to delay and pose nine questions will be adopted Tuesday, opposing immediate action on three unified districts. Objections: loss of funds for Cherryland High School and inadequate study of proposals. County data deemed out of date. election risk cited. Superintendent says funding for Cherryland could take a year. bids planned this winter. state requirements add six months. Trustees' recommendation to county committee Sept. 5. questions on page 20.
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Hayward Elementary School
Cherryland High School
County Committee
L. R. Ramm
Hayward Union High School Dist
Chersyland
Ramm
Hayward
Hayward Trusiees
Plane Crashes Near Bovina After Refueling Exercise
A B-50 tanker crashed during practice refueling 12 miles northwest of Bovina, Texas, and all six crew members aboard survived after bailing out. A rural mail carrier Mrs. Pete Davies and her two sons reported witnessing the incident as the jet nearly struck her car and skidded into a field near Dean McCallum's farm.
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Bovina
Tex
Pete Davies
Bovine
Dean McCallum
Farmer
Egg prices rise as flu vaccine production grows
Vineland report notes farmers claim Asian flu vaccine needs fertilized eggs, pushing wholesale egg prices up. Prices on Philadelphia and New York markets rose from 32 cents a dozen two months ago to 48 cents by late July and 57 cents currently.
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Vineland
Philadelphia
New York
Sea Story
Wisconsin Senate upset shocks Eisenhower era GOP tone
President Eisenhower and Meade Alcorn admitted the GOP took a bad licking in Wisconsin where Democrat William Proxmire defeated former Governor Walter Kohler to win the Senate seat vacated by death. The result, seen as a repudiation of the Eisenhower administration, spurred calls to unite the party for upcoming elections.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
GOP
Meade Alcorn
Wisconsin
U.S
Athy Sturve
William Proximire
Walter J. Kohler
White House
James C. Hagerty
Proxmure
Senate
Joseph IR. McCarthy
Alcorn
J.butlere
Kohler
Proxmire
Eisenhower Defends Western Disarmament Plan at London Talks
President Eisenhower said the Western powers would press their disarmament program at the London Conference despite a sharp Soviet rebuke and a boast about ICBM capability. He warned Russia against rejecting the proposals without study, calling such an attitude dangerous to humanity.
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Washington
Ins
Eisenhower
London
Soviet Union
Russia
Palo Alto Atom Smasher in Use
Lockheed announced a powerful new atom smasher is in operation at its Palo Alto nuclear laboratory, potentially opening the way for nuclear power propulsion of future missiles.
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Sunnyvale
Lockheed
Palo Alto
Final Rights Bill Protests Seen Futile
Southern senators offered final protests against the compromise civil rights bill as Democratic control of the Senate seemed assured after Wisconsin’s upset election and Republican gains. The speeches aimed to delay adjournment, while a filibuster was not attempted. Conferees spent two hours resolving a $300 million House Senate foreign aid gap, with the session ending unproductively.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Wisconsin
House
Blowtorch Blast Kills Worker in San Francisco Yard
David Brice, 29, was killed instantly in a blowtorch mishap at Consolidated Iron and Metal Co. when a flame neared a five gallon kerosene tank. Grover Flunder, 33, was treated for shock after flying debris struck him. Gerald Foucht, 39, reported Brice planned to melt lead before the explosion shook the yard.
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San Francisco
David Brice
Consolidated Iron and Metal Co
Grover Flunder
Gerald Foucht
Hillsborough
Brice
Defeat Told In Auto Smog Fight
Three auto industry representatives told the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors that no device yet controls motor vehicle smog emissions. More than 100 experts have spent $3 million over three years, yet progress remains limited.
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Los Angeles
Insi
Automobile Industry
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
City Beautification Coordinator Job Open in Los Angeles
Los Angeles offers a beautification coordinator post with a salary starting at 8124 dollars annually. The role partners with local civic groups to plan and execute city beautification projects across the area.
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Los Angeles
INI
Prico
Stray Feet Trigger Hayward San Leandro Police Actions
In a sequence of Alameda County incidents two bare cold feet appeared in a San Filingo car prompting police alerts as a girl runaway from San Leandro was found by neighbors and later stopped by Donn Parker’s family. A Newark rider Gary Gonsalves was cited for a near collision injuring Roddy Sammon in San Jose area. Manuel Marciel reports a tomato theft attempt at Hayward Airport ended with suspect fleeing and abandon of produce.
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Alameda County
Michael E. San Filingo
Belmar St
Hayward
San Leandro
San Filippo
Patolman Jasper Thomas
Donn E. Parker
San Filippos
Parkers
Manuel Marciel
Seven Hills Rd
Castro Valley
Marciel
Retired Man Appeals to City for Wife Aid
Des Moines report: William Sheppard, a retired Jacksonville businessman, asks the city council for help finding a wife. He quips that “the woods are full of them” and that to start the process you simply shake the hushies.
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Des Moines
INS
William Sheppard
Jacksonville, Fla
Pilot Killed In Jet Dive Crash Near Merced
A Castle Air Force Base pilot 1st St. Louis 8. Mosher 27 living in Atwater Calif with widow and two daughters was killed when his F 86 D Sabre dived 7000 feet and crashed 20 miles east during a routine flight executing an 180 degree turn. Officials investigating the crash noted the fatal accident occurred yesterday.
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Castle Air Force Base
St. Louis
Mosher
Atwatter
Calif
Factory Explosion Kills Four in Wales
A blast at an explosive factory near Meriogenth Wales killed four people, including three women and one man, and injured at least 12 workers. The explosion occurred in a cartridge shed, with authorities confirming the casualty figures.
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Wales
Meriogneth
Wates
Potiie
Deaf Michigan Man to Receive New Induction Exam
DETROIT INS A 22 year old deaf Michigan man Gerald K Hanson approved for induction will get a new medical examination Friday. The move follows discovery of a 1 A classification and induction order. Hanson works as a printer for a Fowlerville weekly. His employer says he could not hear a cannon at 10 feet. Colonel Arthur A Holmes Michigan selective service director says an error likely occurred in the classification.
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Detroit
INS
Michigan
Armed Services
Michigan Selective Service
Gerald K. Hanson
Fowlerville
Mich
Hanson
Richard Runicki
Arthur A. Holmes
Knight Opens State Fair With Queen Crowning
SACRAMENTO UP Jean Marie Miller a 16 year old brunette from Los Alamitos was named Maid of California today by Gov Knight at the opening ceremonies of the California State Fair and Exposition. Miss Miller representing Orange County was chosen from 11 finalists after the field was narrowed from 46 entries. She will reign over the 12 day Fair which opened for the 104th time today and is expected to draw more than 850 000 visitors. Her vital statistics are 35 22 35. The junior’s condition is good and she plans a modeling career. The fair runs to Sept 8. A separate report from SAN LEANDRO described an explosion as an 15 year old boy was injured while dismantling a matching device at home. The boy was hospitalized.
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Sacramento
Jean Marié Miller
Los Alamitos
Califfornia
Goodwin J. Knight
Miller
Orange County
Wallace D'Ansters
Eden Hospital
Astoria
Oregon
DiAndreo
San Leandro
Holdup Killer's Aide Surrenders in San Francisco
Joseph M. Parks, 44, an aide to an Oakland holdup gang, surrendered to San Francisco police after a last week incident that left a druggist Chester Gustafson 27, and another bandit dead. Parks said he joined to commit shoplifting believing no weapon was involved. George Jaber 29, labeled a murderer, exchanged shots with Gustafson.
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San Francisco
Vonvier
Oakland
Joseph M. Parks
Parks
Chester Gustafson
San Leandro
George Jaber
More to Ban Open Burning in Bay Area
Bay Area cities that once opposed a ban on open burning now back the measure to curb smog. Oakland Richmond Berkeley El Cerrito say they will enforce regulations when effective Oct 1. Contra Costa County including Martinez will join. Albany and Alameda request more study time.
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San Francisco
Bay Area
Oakland
Richmond
Berkeley
EL Cerrito
Air ‘Pollution Control District
Contra Costa County
Martinez
Thomas McMorrow
Albany
Alameda
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