Guatemala Bound Ammo Seized In Hamburg Shipment
An official US spokesman announced eight tons of 30 mm ammunition destined for Guatemala were seized at Hamburg by allied security agents. The Coburg steamer sailed, no Germans involved, and German customs hold the cargo with no clearance expected. The note follows Guatemala receiving nearly 2000 tons of weapons from Czechoslovakia, valued at $10 million, provoking US protest over regional security and the Panama Canal.
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Coburg
Hamburg
Guatemala
Czechoslovakia
United States
Panama Canal
Worst Heat Wave Of Season Bakes Most of the U S
The nation faced a severe heat wave with highs in the 90s and a Chicago record of 95.1 as cool air delayed relief. A tornado struck near Trenton Nebraska menacing the stock car crowd, while storms and heavy rains caused drownings and property damage from Indiana to California.
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United Press
Rockies
Midwest
Trenton
Neb
Grandstand
Leonard Olson
Newton
Colorado
Chicago
Lake Superior
Atlantic City
California
Oregon
Wyoming Mountains
Scholarships Awarded to Hayward High Students
Hayward high school's Boys' league awarded scholarships to Joan Mice and Keith Yetti ck. Yetti ck won a $50 prize for leading roles in student government including league president and assembly speaker. Moe served as editor of the Hay press and publicity manager. Both plan premedical study at Stanford after enrollment.
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Joan Mice
Keith Yettick
Hayward High School
Boys' League
Yettick
Representative Assembly
Moe
Hay“press
Vearpoox
Student Control
Stanford
Ex Lifeguard Recalls 10 Mile Swim to Catalina
Los Angeles report on a 43 year old movie stunt man who survived a 10 mile fight through heavy seas and current to reach Catalina Island after his craft sank. He and two companions separated during the ordeal as Coast Guard dispatched a search for the missing Hugo Walters and Don McGuire.
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Los Angeles
Catalina Island
Stader
Walters
Paul Stader
McGuire
Catalina
Emerald Bay
Col
Janced
Am Pee Ae
Coast Guard
Catalina Channel
Hugo Walters
Exlifeguard
Don McGuire
Holywood
Sid
Fluoridation Resolution Mailed to East Bay Officials
Copies of a resolution urging fluoridation of East Bay Municipal Utility District water are mailed to Alameda and Contra Costa county officials. The measure, drafted by the Alameda and Contra Costa Counties Optometric Association, targets mayors water boards supervisors health officers and newsrooms. The secretary treasurer said fluoridation can cut dental decay by up to 65 percent.
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Oakland
East Bay
Alameda
Contra Costa County
Contra Costa Counties
Optometric Association
Offiginls
Allan B. Colt
Republicans Boost Wyoming as Hunt Leaves Senate Race
The Wyoming Democrat Lester Hunt withdrew from re election on doctor’s orders boosting Republican hopes in a battleground state. The GOP seeks to convert nominal control into actual Senate power while Morse in Oregon may back Democrats. Johnson’s exit in Colorado complicates but does not erase Democratic prospects.
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Washington
Lester C. Hunt
Wyoming
House of Representatives
Senate
Wayne L. Morse
Ore
GOP
Hunt
Edwin C. Johnson
D. Colo
Vategetter
Johnson
Colorado
Sir Winston Receives Knightly Insignia at Windsor
London reports Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill was invested as a Knight of the Garter in a Windsor Castle ceremony. The event, first held by a young Queen Elizabeth II, elevated Churchill as junior member among 29 current members of the oldest royal order.
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London
Sir Winstap
Eloabeth I
Castle Noble Order
Garter
Windsor Castle
Britain
Ling Order of Chivalry
Order
Edward III
Churchill
Iizabeth
Edward
Countess of Salisbury
St. George's
Fengpel
Earl of Halifax
Chencellor
Duke of Windsor
Earl
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Terre Haute
Ind
Wyoming Solon
Sir Winston
Cut Fire District
Hopkins
Ashland
Halcyon
Foothill Manor
San Leandro
Henry L. Hopkins
Fire Commission
Hal Weiner
Hesperian Gardens
Cays
Lester L. Olivera
Long Beach
East Bay Producers’ Milk Council
Paty Ce
Hayward
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