Eight Die In California Car Crashes On Route 66 Arizona
Two head on collisions on U S Highway 66 near Winslow killed eight people, seven from California. In the Tash Fork crash six perished in one car with four Sacramento residents among the dead, while another collision east of Winslow claimed two more, including a Ventura man. Fred Goldtooth of Stlieman and Oscar Schaeffer of Los Angeles died, with Schaeffer later reported at Williams hospital. Victims included Vernon Richins, Montie Richins, Orville Whitehead, and Oliver Elfingsworth of Sacramento, plus Freddie Morgan of Ventura and Frederick Sewell of Ventura. Oliver Ellingsworth was injured.
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Oliver Elfingsworth
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Frederick Sewell
Smash-Up Kills Six in Montana Near Fort Benton
Six people including a Fort Benton teacher H Mern Parson and five teens Cleo Crans 18 Jerome Nagengast 17 Alderine LaBarr 16 Mark Paul 18 perished in a head on crash with a Great Northern Transport truck on a U S Highway about 20 miles from Great Falls at 7 20 am. The victims were scattered along the highway and the driver J A Henen 29 sustained minor injuries. The car was overtaking another vehicle when the collision occurred.
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Mark Paul
H. Mern Parson
J. A. Henen
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Gunmen Rob Oakland Tavern for 3200 Dollars
Two armed men robbed an Oakland tavern of 3200 dollars then escaped quickly. Police described the pair as smooth workers who entered, ordered drinks, and forced bartender George Deponte, 36, to wash a glass, break it to hinder fingerprints, and empty the cash drawer before fleeing.
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Bee Drops Clue To His Future in Congress Hope
Hayward Area Assemblyman Carlos Bee, a Democrat, told visiting Winton School eighth graders in Sacramento that he hopes one day to be a member of the U S Congress. The exchange occurred as students asked about his political ambitions.
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Mysterious illness strikes Molitor family headlined deaths
In Milwaukee, four siblings in the Molitor family died in a span spanning 1948 to yesterday. Rose Molitor, 16, died at a requiem mass with doctors citing an apparent heart attack. Earlier, siblings Tom, Rita, and Frederick died from unclear causes despite autopsies not revealing heart disease. The parents Norbert and Mrs Molitor remain, as investigators seek answers.
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Professor lashes coed objectives in universities
Professor G I Clapton of Leeds University told a Blackpool audience that many coeds waste time in universities through aimless philandering. He said women’s presence is not entirely to the good and warned against wasting time in corners that yield only superficial experience.
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Eisenhower Motorcade Row Prompted Police Defense
Washington dispatch reports White House press secretary Hagerty defending Eisenhower after Montgomery County police said no improper acts by the President or Secret Service cars were observed. The incident involved reporters flagged for speeding as the motorcade neared Gettysburg, with officials disputing the officers’ account.
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Hyde Street Cable Readied for Resumption of Service
San Francisco officials tested the refurbished Hyde Street line and praised its condition after a recent repaint. A new $100,000 turntable at Hyde Street’s foot was examined as the line prepares to resume operation on April 7 with municipal oversight.
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Bandits Seek Ransom for Captive Woman
The Czech government expelled Israeli diplomat Moshe Shatz for spying and collecting information for money. He was identified as a secretary archivist at the Israeli legation, arrested March 27, with a large number of persons under arrest, and ordered to leave Czechoslovakia.
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Hopes Rise on Wife's Rescue in Iran
Tehran reports say authorities negotiate with a bandit envoy over the kidnapping of Mrs. Anne Carroll, while gendarmes close in on a group of tribal women believed to hold her near Baluchistan close to the Pakistan border. American officials and the U S Embassy indicate steps toward a rescue as a doctor and nurse are rushed to the area.
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Iran
First Suez convoy sails from Port Said amid cheers
The first convoy since five months clears Port Said and heads into the Mediterranean with nine ships flying foreign flags led by the 5,600 ton Krasnodar followed by the 2,000 ton Eleftheria. Egyptian President Nasser vows to block Israeli ships through the canal and Gulf of Aqaba despite reopening to traffic.
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Cypriot Archbishop Makarios to be picked up by Greek ship
Greek Premier Constantine Karamanlis announced the nearest Greek ship would go to the Seychelles to pick up Archbishop Makarios, recently released from exile, and he would be ferried to the nearest airport then fly to Athens. Moscow radio hailed the release as a victory for Cypriot patriots.
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Worker Loots San Francisco Home for the Aged
An employee at the Laguna hands home for the aged in San Francisco was arrested for stealing items not bolted down. Inspector George Murray said police found supplies and furnishings worth thousands of dollars at Nathaniel Dolan's Redwood City residence. Dolan, 61, admitted the thefts saying he could not resist the temptation. He had been employed at the home for years.
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Grand Jury Eyes Russell City Welfare and Relocation
Alameda County's new Grand Jury shows interest in Russell City. Two members asked City Manager S. D. Smith for an update on slum housing near Hayward Airport. Smith again urged relocation and industrial development, noting past talks and ongoing contacts with city leaders.
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Texan Faces Guillotine in Martinet Murder Case
A 1 year old Texan, Salom, is charged with murdering his 19 year old wife in a Fort de France hotel room. Detectives say he strangled her, threw her from a third floor window to stage a fall, and confessed after marking on her throat were found. He allegedly planned the death over a heated argument and faces trial at the July session of Martinique criminal court.
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Ike Keeps Off Golf Course As Wind Rises
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania President Eisenhower skipped a golf round due to a chill wind. He inspected farm acreage and livestock on the day, while a Tokyo bank robber targeted a nearby orphanage, stealing $23 then returning $8.20 and apologizing.
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Paris Riot Erupts on Champs Elysées Over Officer Capture
Paris police faced hundreds of youths clashing with clubs in a demonstration on the Champs Elysées. The crowd demanded the release of a French officer reportedly captured by Moroccan dissidents.
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Mother and son survive West Texas blizzard ordeal
Mrs Malcolm Durham and her three year old Gordon endured a 24 hour bus stall as a Great Plains blizzard trapped 27 passengers near Vega Texas. With wind chilled air and scarce food, drivers kept heat running while snowplows and a rescue party freed them. They reached safety by train days later and family reunions followed.
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Salk Vaccine Supplies Dwindle Across States
Surgeon General LeRoy E. Burney warned that Salk Polio vaccine stocks in 48 states fell to 3.2 million doses this week while manufacturers expect 35 to 40 million more doses by July. About 4 million doses were released into the supply pipeline as experts from the AMA and the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis met to plan strategies to smooth demand and ease shortages.
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Airline official dies in San Francisco hotel
Western Airlines representative Jerry Sechser, 35, of Portland, died in his hotel room in San Francisco. A company spokesman cited a heart attack as the likely cause while Sechser was there to attend a sales meeting as WAL district salesman.
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