U S Captures Its First Olympic Gold Medal
In Rome at the 11th Games Gary Tobian won the men's 3 meter springboard diving title, defeating teammate Sam Hall as Juate Botella of Mexico took third. The U S also faced a protest over the disputed 100 meter free swim and amid widespread sentiment of anti American feeling across the American quarters.
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United National Swimming Federation
States
Gary Toblan
Deuce
Glendale
Calif
United States
Tobian
Facred
Sam Hall
Dayton
Ohio
Mexico
Juate Botella
Melbourne
U.S
International Olympic Committee
Max Ritter
Inter
Brother Persuades Killer to Surrender
Clace the Leon Raby, 27, one of the FBMs ten most wanted, surrendered to a Knox County sheriff after his brother Frank talked with him for hours in the woods. Raby faced charges for killing a deputy sheriff, kidnapping three people, and a robbery-related killing in Andersonville, following a July 7 courthouse escape and August 1 sighting.
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Tenn
UPI
Clace
Leon Raby
Fbms
Raby
Knoxunty
Heiskel
Yenn
Frank
Clar Tence
Sheris
Union County
Billy McCoy
Andersonville
Boy Plays With Bullet Hit in Chest
Eleven year old Robert A Houlberg of Morris Way was playing with a blank 22 caliber cartridge when he struck it with a hammer in his yard. He was rushed to Washington Township Hospital where doctors removed a brass shell fragment mistaken for a bullet. Police search for a sniper were ongoing as investigations continued.
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Fremont
Robert A. Houlberg
Morris’ Way
Washington Township
Robert
Deen
Man Loses Eye In Auto Crash in Livermore
A 23 year old Livermore man James A. Bledsoe of 2268 Metina Street lost his right eye after his car ran through two barricades on Stanley Boulevard, burst into flames, and plunged into the Arroyo Mecho. He was reported in good condition at Levine Hospital Hayward with injuries including possible facial fractures and concussion.
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Livermore
Stanley Blvd
Arroyo Mecho
James A. Bledsoe
Metina St
Levine Hospital
Hayward
Congo Forces Forge Nearer Katanga Line
AP reports Congolese forces loyal to Premier Patrice Lumumba moved within 20 miles of Katanga as Tshombe rushes troops north to defend the secessionist province. Lumumba’s forces, including Kasai units, landed at Lulapourg and advanced toward Rakwanga while Katanga claims to defend rail routes and border towns.
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Katanga
Elisabethville
the Congo
Patrice Lumumba
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
Kasai
Lupula
Sai
Lumuntha
Lulapourg
Soos
Rakwanga
Mineral
Albert Kalonji
Lumumba
Laputa
Muent Ditu
Luputa
Mayene Diti
Baluba
Kalanga
Sasai
Kalonji
Bakwanga
Balloon Crushes Stockton Home As Mother And Six Children Escape
A 300 foot diameter weather balloon collapsed onto the roof and porch of Mr and Mrs Petero in Stockton, crushing the kitchen and porch but injuring none of their six children ages 4 to 14. The balloon, released from Vernalis Air Force Base 27 miles away, drifted down to the house. The instrument capsule landed in a field half a mile away as neighbors watched. The Petersos had just left for work and the children were roused by a loud overhead noise before the structure gave way.
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jBen Petero
Petero
Petern
Vernalis
Air Force Base
jPetero
Dale
Wayne
Eddie
Jackie
Logan
Darlene
Plane plunges into sea. 63 dead in Air France crash
A four engine Air France Super Constellation vanished after circling for landing off Dakar. All 63 aboard were killed or presumed dead as naval units found the fuselage resting in 60 feet of water. Initial reports note some bodies recovered and no survivors eight hours after the crash on the Paris to Abidjan route.
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Dakar
Senegal
Air France
Dakar-Yott
Atlantic
Paris
Abidjan
West Africa
Ivory Coast
Medical Bill for Aged Gains Federal Grants Support
Washington AP report notes a disputed bill to raise federal grants for states to cover medical costs for needy persons over 63. President Eisenhower supports the measure as part of broader welfare programs debated on the Senate floor.
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Washington
Senate Today
Eisen
Derailed Cars Halts Four Mainline Tracks in Utica
Fourteen cars of a 107 car New York Central freight train from Chicago to New York derailed today in Utica blocking all four mainline tracks. No injuries reported. Train service disruption ongoing as track crews assess the derailment.
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Utica, NY
New York Central
Chicago
New York
Violence erupts in Jacksonville as white NAACP member beaten
Riots and vandalism spill from weekend clashes leaving Richard Frank Parker of Tallahassee injured in a municipal court anteroom after a judge sentenced 57 Negroes and 7 whites in the unrest. Authorities imposed emergency measures as more than 100 people faced charges. the NAACP canceled demonstrations and a broader crackdown followed with police dispersing rioters and maintaining order.
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Jacksonville
Fla
NAACP
Richard Frank Parker
Tallahassee
John Santora
Parker
Santora
National Guard
Win
Whick
Prt
Haydon Burns
Pretty Penny In Race for Fair Crown
The 1960 California State Fair queen race narrows to Penny Lovelock of Castro Valley among 11 finalists. Finalist list includes Judy Sayer Santa Clara County Joane Westermark Miss San Francisco Judy A Price San Bernardino and others as judging determined the Maid of California contenders before the fair opens.
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Sacramento
Penny Lovelock
Briddon Ave
Castro Valley
Judy Sayer
Santa Clara County
Joane Westermark
San Francisco
Judy A. Price
San Bernardino
Patty Lemke
Beverly Gunkel
Placer
Cindy Gillette
Orange
Kathy Kersh
Los Angeles
Diana Beauregard
Inyo
Mono-Alpine
Margie M. Fah
Contra Costa
Kathy Hoht Amaldor
Nudists Robbed While Sunning at Cull Canyon
Four nudists at the Sequoian Nudist Camp reported to Alameda Court Sheriff’s Dept that their car was entered yesterday afternoon at 10200 Cull Canyon Rd. A married couple and two male companions left clothes, and wallets were taken along with $10 from a woman’s purse.
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Alameda Court
Prayer for Today
A devotional prayer asks God to guide the day and mold the speaker’s wishes to align with divine will. It requests discernment to distinguish great from small, good from evil, throughout the day's journey.
Transit Plans Sent to Cities For Inspection
A trimmed-down plan for a fivecounty rapid transit system was mailed to county and city officials for recommendations. The 100 mile 908 million dollar project would use aluminum or stainless steel trains along Peninsula East Bay and Marin routes to San Francisco. Officials have 50 days to study the plan and six months to study the final plan before bond proposals to voters.
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East Bay
Marin
San Francisco
John M. Peirce
San Francisco Bay Area
Boards of Supervisors
Alameda Contra Costa
San Mateo
Oakland
Golden Gate Bridge
Peninsula Line
Daly City
South San Francisco
San Brio
Millbrae
Lafayette
Walnut Creek
Pleasant Hill
Concord
Berkeley
Richmond
College Avenue
Grove Street
Sacramento Street
Fairmont Avenue
Cutting Boulevard
Sausalito
Mill Valley
Corte Madera
San Rafael
Santa Venetia
Ignacio
Jordan Premier Majali Assassinated in Amman Bomb Blast
London dispatch reports Premier Hazza Majali of Jordan, 44, was killed by a bomb in his office with ten dead and thirty injured, an explosion tied to alleged plots against the king. Amman radio announced the death on orders of King Hussein amid earlier security raids and a Baghdad Pact dispute. Majali had served briefly as premier in 1935 and 1959 and held various cabinet posts.
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Hazza Majali
Jordan
Amman
Majali
Tussein
Nasser Ben Jamil
Hussein
United Arab Republic
Lebanon
Ibrahim Hashem
Baghdad
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Nasser
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