Haywardite Jailed On Slaying Attempt
A 25 year old Hayward man, George Larsen, was arrested in Oakland on attempted murder charges after reporting he tried to strangle his wife at the V Club across from the Oakland Police Station. He claimed jealousy and said he smashed furniture and a mirror before attacking his wife.
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Hayward
Oakland
George Larsen
Larchmont St
Jefferson Sts
Larsen
Barbara
Jack Good
Hundreds Battle Wild Forest Fire in California
In Stanislaus National Forest a massive blaze grew to about 18 million acres as hundreds of firefighters battled with bulldozers and backfires. The fire threatened San Simeon and Hearst Castle with crews gaining control in San Luis Obispo County as winds and humidity shaped the spread and wildlife fled.
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Sonora
Adi
Stanislaus National Forest
San Luis
Obispa
Hearst Castle
San Simeon
Forestry Service
Prayer for Today for Christian Youth Assemblies
A brief prayer asks God to bless Christian youth gathering in assemblies and camps across the land with rich worship experiences and joyful fellowship in Christ, concluding with Amen.
Governors Call Open Veep Race At GOP Convention
Seven Republican governors urged an open contest for the GOP vice presidential nomination at Chicago’s International Amphitheatre. They warned Nixon could direct the ticket and that the convention might tilt toward a running mate he favors. Stratton of Illinois spoke for the group after a meeting, with Handley, Smylie, Haitfield, Aronson, Boggs, and Del Sesto in attendance.
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Richard M. Nixon
William G. Stratton Ofllinois
Chicago
International Amphitheatre
Stratton
Harald W. Handley
Indiana
Robert E. Smylie
Idaho
Mark Haitfiell
Oregon
Hugo Aronson
Montana
J. Caleb Boggs
Delaware
Christooter del Sesto
Riade Island
Dewey Denies Arranging Meeting Between Officials
A spokesman for former New York Gov. Thomas E. Dewey denied arranging the meeting last weekend between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller. The report appeared in a story from Story Desk in Pollstown, attributed to Roger S. Firestone.
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Chicago
New York
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Richard M
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Pollstown
Mercury
Roger S. Firestone
Firestone Tire & Richer Co
Republicans Hit Back At Demos at Chicago Convention
The Republican convention opened with sharp attacks on Democrats over the civil rights plank. Nixon favored a strong floor fight to push for a robust civil rights stance while moderates clashed with liberals. Nixon's arrival drew cheers as party leaders warned that Democratic promises would raise federal costs, with Lodge and Rockefeller figures among VP contenders.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Washington
Thcia
Julie
California
Wixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Platform Committee
William G
Thriston B. Marton
Kentucky
Morton
Violent Riot Strikes Bulawayo Rhodesia
Mass rioting by African mobs in Bulawayo escalated into attacks on saps beer halls and cars in black townships. Police with British troop support restored order as thousands protested Sunday night and workers quit en masse. Sir Edgar Whitehead pledged firm action to protect white residents amid Federation tensions.
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Bulawayo
Southern Rhodesia
API
Bulaw
South
Rhodesia
Edgar Whitehead Vane
Congo
Union of South Africa
Salisbury
Federation
Northern Rhodesia
Nyasaland
Soliday Night Toe
Lumumba Seeks Belgian Pullout in Congo at UN
Congo Prime Minister Patrice Lumumba held a second meeting with UN Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold in New York and urged immediate withdrawal of Belgian troops. He backed ending all foreign domination in Africa as the UN airlift of troops into the Congo increased to about 7,500 forces deployed.
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United Nations
N.Y
APY
Patrice
Lumumba
Congo
Dag? Hammarskjold
U. Nu
Hammarskjold
Jaimumba
Ther
Africa
Nathan Branes
Liberia
Forcs
GOP Defense Plank Gains Ike Backing At Convention
President Eisenhower approves the GOP platform defense plank praised by the White House. Rockefeller criticizes it as inadequate while declaring a need for higher military spending. Ike plans to address Chicago convention as Rockefeller weighs a floor fight. He tours a Polaris submarine during the day.
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Newport
Eisenhower
Republican Platform Committee
White House
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Platform Committee
Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Hagerty
Ienty Cabot Lodge
U. S
United Nations
Kilty
Ft. Adams
National Security Council
Patrick Henry
George Washington
Cape Canaverial
Boy Rescued After Creek Drowning Attempt Near Niles Canyon
Six year old Oakland boy nearly drowned at a popular Fremont creek park. Craig Donham was pulled from four feet of water after friends and his mother noticed he was missing. Simon Trujillo rendered mouth to mouth resuscitation until fire department crews arrived. He survived and was treated at Washington Township Hospital and later Children's Hospital, Oakland.
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Fremont
Oakland
Niles Canyon Park
Craig Donham
Simon Trujillo
Craig
LaVerne Bonham
Donham
Wiliam, Worchester
Midway
Cecil Luttrall
36Th Ave
Trujillo
Lire Department
Niley Station
Washington Township Hospital
Childrens Hospital
U S Accuses Soviets of Deliberate RB47 Downing
United States at the United Nations charged Soviet fighter planes deliberately forced an RB47 off course and shot it down in international waters. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge called the act criminal piracy and urged an impartial fact finding mission or submission to the International Court of Justice.
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Kentucky
Henry Cabot Lodge
United Nations
N.Y
United States
Soviet Union
Council
International Court of Justice
Von
Embassy Sends Body of Pilot Shot Down Plane
The US Embassy in Moscow sent home the body of the pilot of the REIT formenaissance plane, shot down by the Soviet Union on July 1, after a prayer and a brief military farewell.
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Moscow
Reit Formenaissance
Soviet Union
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Bernard Underwood
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GOP Convention
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Ann Landers
Dorothy Dix
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Niles Canyon
U.S
Large
First Western
Bank of America
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