7000 Acre Blaze Threatens Homes Near Vacaville
A large vegetation fire near Vacaville spread across seven sites in Mix Canyon and Mt Vara, driven by arson allegations. Ninety to hundred forestry workers and local volunteers fought hand in hand with bulldozers to build backfires through the night. At least 10 families were evacuated as the blaze menaced homes eight miles northwest of town. no structures were destroyed by 2 a.m. authorities reported.
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Train Derailment Tragedy in Jamaica Kills 171
Kingston Jamaica government reports 171 dead and 700 injured after Kendal excursion train derailment. Many in critical condition as hospitals flood with casualties. Mandeville hospital packed, graves prepared through heavy rain by kerosene light.
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Jamaica
INS
Kendal
Mandeville
Santa Rita tryout for top grad inmate
All alumnus of the nation's top prisons will try out Alameda County's Santa Rita prison for six months. Benjamin Harrison Thompson, a graduate of eight prisons from Leavenworth to Folsom, was sentenced today by Judge Gerald P. Connitt to six months for stealing two fifths of bourbon here Aug. 30. The 43-year-old professional convict lists his home address as Folsom Prison. He left there July 23.
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Ashland Annexation Questions To Be Answered Tonight
San Leandro officials prepare to answer 37 questions on Ashland annexation as 200 residents’ inquiries guide the proposed move. The area spans about 27,000 people with an assessed value around 13 million dollars. Wesley McClure and staff compiled the responses for the city council briefing.
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Ashland
Arre
Wesley McClure
Slaying Over a Dollar Confession by Laborer Griffen
Stockton report: Homer Griffen, 30, a Sacramento farm laborer, confessed to stabbing ferdinand Williams, 35, in an argument over a one dollar loan. Police arrested Griffen after a witness tip led to the arrest.
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Stockton
Homer Griffen
Sacramento
Ferdinand Williams
Griffen
New Racial Storm In Souths Schools
Atlanta dispatch reports growing racial tension as public schools begin integrating in the South. Arkansas Governor Faubus defies a federal order and blocks Little Rock Central High with National Guard troops. National attention centers on Sturgis Kentucky where a dynamite blast and a hanging effigy target a Negro area amid the wider move to integrate classrooms across North Carolina Tennessee and beyond.
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Southland
Arkansas
Orval E. Faubus
Little Rock
Herbert Brownell
National Guard
Kentucky
Central High
Faubus
North Carolina
Charlotte
Greensboro
Win Iston-Salems
Nashville
Tenn
Maryland
Missouri
Oklahoma
Sturgis
Maureen O'Hara Takes Stand in Confidential Trial
Actress Maureen O'Hara testified in the criminal libel obscenity case against Confidential Magazine. She arrived with her brother Charles FitzSimons and denied the article claiming she cuddled a Latin lover at Grauman's Chinese Theater.
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Confidential
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Charles FitzSimons
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William Rizzi
Maurean O'Hara
Ritzi
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Ireland
Use of Guard To Ban Pupils Ignites Probe
President Eisenhower directed the Justice Department to investigate Little Rock Ark where school integration has been halted and the National Guard was called out by the governor. Brownell was ordered to determine what happened and discuss with the judge who overruled attempts to delay integration.
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Eisenhower
Justice Department
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National Guard
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Little Rock
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Fisenhower
Slved
Hayward Trustees Seek Delay of School Plan Vote
Hayward elementary school trustees formally requested postponement of an election on a nine district unification plan. The board adopted the move at a special meeting and will send it to the Committee on School District Rationalization. A county group meets Thursday evening to decide on the trustees plea, citing risk to state funds for a new high school and need for further study.
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Winton ‘Ave
Soviet Warns Over Barents Kara Seas Tests
Moscow warns foreign ships and planes to avoid the Barents and Kara Seas and the Arctic Ocean area from September 10 to unspecified date. Sa weapons tests would be conducted, with access restricted in northern waters.
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Soviet Union
Barents
Kara Seas
Eisenhower Signs Bill Limiting Open FBI Files
President Eisenhower signed a compromise bill limiting disclosure of FBI information to persons on trial for federal crimes. The measure closes a loophole feared to let many suspects escape prosecution and may affect key cases pending Congress action. The rules bar defense access to non testimonial statements and give courts power to exclude non directly related information.
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Eisenhower
FBI
Trist
Congress
Hints Okay On Rights Bill
President Eisenhower dismissed Democratic claims that Congress cut his budget by 5 billion dollars and read a list of eight tasks left undone by lawmakers. He said he would sign the Civil Rights bill, praised it as expressing American sentiment, and criticized foreign aid cuts as a risk to national security. He answered questions on Congress, missiles, inflation, and the Soviet ICBM claim before leaving for Newport, Rhode Island.
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Eisenhower
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Fisenhower
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Soviet Union
San Francisco Public Schools Face Space Shortage
San Francisco officials warn of overcrowding as fall term approaches with several hundred high school students at risk of being left with insufficient space. Nine high schools are over capacity while five run below capacity, prompting concerns over classroom availability and enrollment management.
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San Francisco
Russians Claim Jet Buzzed Soviet Warship Near Syria
Moscow dispatches report that a U S S R cruiser in the Mediterranean was buzzed by a jet fighter in the straits linking the Baltic and English channels. The claim cites Russian correspondents aboard the Zhda Istankabul and ties to a Middle East visit.
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Turkey
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Loy
Henderson
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429 Killed in Traffic Over Labor Day Weekend
Labor Day traffic toll rose to 429 with 92 drownings and 83 other accidents, bringing total holiday deaths to 604 for the four day period ending Monday. National Safety Council president Ned H. Dearborn expressed deep disappointment at the higher than expected toll.
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National Safety Corneil
Jay
Three Lives Lost In Area Road Accidents Over Labor Day Weekend
Three people died in Southern Alameda County traffic crashes during the 96 hour Labor Day weekend police and California Highway Patrol report. Helen Benson, 41, of San Leandro died when a car driven by Robert L Carroll crossed the divider and struck her and her husband Gordon Benson in a five car smashup near East Shore Freeway First Ave overpass. Hugh Curley, 63, of San Leandro was fatally struck by Norman Swain at Davis Street and Kelly Ave. Walter Treuel, 95, of San Leandro died after being struck near his home on Thornton Avenue by a car driven by Agyd Raher. Benson and Curley are named in the report with other injured victims.
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California Highway Patrol
Cune
Ura Ait
Helen Benson
Anzé Way
San Léandro
Hos- Aeband
Eastshore
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Bridey
Hugh Curley
Kelly Ave
Davis Bt
Walter Treuel
Cabral Dr
Cascade St
Hayward
Benson
Carroll
Robert L.gordon
Elgin St
San Lorenzo
Curley
Norman R
Swain
Whaleng Ave
Treuel
Fairmont ‘Hospital
Thornton Ave
Agyd L.raher
Campbell
Malaya declares new surrender terms for remaining communists
Kuala Lumpur Malaya government announces new surrender terms for the last 1860 communist terrorists. It says 12,000,000 leaflets outlining terms will be dropped soon in jungle areas where communists have hid from a military drive. King Abdul Rahman warns that those who reject terms will be exterminated.
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Malaya
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Iommunists
Abdul Rahman
Two Salesmen Get Sentenced in City Case
Edward J. White and another man from Lindsay and Hayward were sentenced for manufacturing and selling water softeners claimed to cure diseases. The men faced charges of fraud and deceit tied to the alleged curative powers of their products, with prosecutors highlighting false representations.
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Edward J. White
Lindsay
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