Inferno on Nob Hill Destroys Building in San Francisco
A three story Nob Hill building at 140 Willard Street caught fire early today after a second floor alarm. Flames gutted the structure, forced 73 people from their homes, and caused about 75000 in damage. Fire chief William Murray said 160 firefighters contained the blaze in 45 minutes. One man, William Yim, 40, suffered a neck laceration from glass as he fled with his infant daughter. another, Dave Wong, 29, was struck by debris while descending a fire escape.
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New Nation Invites UN Intervention Over Boundary Row
Eneri and the United States remain deadlocked over a boundary dispute tied to a ranch near Wallen Tex. A US representative crossed the border but could not reach Eneii leader Irene Cliett to deliver papers and seek recognition. The area is claimed by heirs of George Scott. Cliett says Scott was a family friend. Neighbors report tense events as a two-tent capital hosts small aid and barbecued food amid the dispute. Angeline Cliett left college to join the situation.
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Wallen Tex
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Ellis G. Biofard
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Jeader
Irene ‘Cliett
Lraco
Pearl
Packwards
Binford
Lucy Mayberry
Cliett
Angeline
Sam Houston State College
Huntsville
Tex
Math Science Bill Defeated
SACRAMENTO UP The Assembly Education Committee killed a 1958 measure requiring science and mathematics teaching in California grade and high schools. Assemblyman Don and D Doyle R Lafayette said only parents supported the bill. The committee referred it for interim study expected to report in 1959. Doyle aimed to curb education system ills and return to basic courses, denying it was an administration bill.
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California
Doyle
Son Jailed for Parakeets Theft in Alnwick
ALNWICK England UP John Swordy a 24 year old laborer was jailed a year for stealing his mother's pet parakeets and selling them for 8.40 dollars in money.
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Assembly Set to Vote on Budget in Sacramento Friction over Feather River Project
The Assembly prepared to pass a 2.03 billion dollar state budget including 54.5 million for Feather River Project work. GOP leaders warned of tough votes as Southern California lawmakers opposed FRP funding and sought to strip water projects, signaling tense paths to Senate action and possible constitutional changes for southern water rights.
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PRP
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Rex Cunningham
Ventura
John E. Collier
Charles A Conrad
Los Angeles
Jack Beaver
Eugene G. Nis
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Fire Destroys Gein Farm Home in Plainfield Wisconsin
Fire destroyed the unoccupied Plainfield farm home of confessed killer Ed Gein after a neighbor noticed flames at 1 a m. Firefighters arrived too late to save the structure. Local clergy protested a planned Palm Sunday auction of the Gein property amid public sentiment against exploiting Gein’s crimes. Fire chief Frank Worden, directing the effort, is the son of the late Bernice Worden, a known Gein victim.
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Milton Johnson
Cole Frank Worden
Bernice Worden
Treasure Map In Typewriter Found Wrong Treasure Map
Fresno police and reporters hunted for a buried $50,000 treasure after a note in a typewriter platen warned of a theft and a map locating the cache near a highway bend. The crude map proved inaccurate, failing to match 1929 highway layouts or any reported robbery or victim.
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Fresno
Daniel Machon
Western Union
Philadelphia
Tommy J
Southern Pacific
Bid to Boost Fraud Case Seeks 110 Million Damages
San Francisco report says a federal motion to amend the Miller and Six fraud suit to raise damages by 10 million brings the total sought to 110 million. The amended complaint alleges fraudulent transfers of oil field lands in Kern Tulare and San Joaquin counties involving Magee Brennan MacDonald and Standard Oil. Judge Oliver J. Carter will hear the motion on April 17.
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California
Henry Miller
West
Trlee
Harr’ H. Magee
Oakland
J.W. Brennan
Standard’ OW Company
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MacDonald
Superior Oil Company
John Lockley
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Trico
Léon V. Smith
Los Angeles
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Brennan
Oliver J. Carter
Overeating Peril Highlighted by Professor Levine
Rio de Janeiro report notes Cor nell University professor Samuel Z. Levine told a nutrition symposium that 20 percent of Americans suffer from overeating. He warned hypertension circulatory ailments and heart disease are the price Americans pay for this habit.
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Samuel Z. Levine
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