Californian Leads In Decathlon At Rome Olympics
UPI reports Kingsburg California native Rater Johnson led after three decathlon events with a shot put mark and a total score of 2.83 points. C K Yang Formosa was second with 2.76 and Kuznetsov Russia third with 2.460. Lee Calhoun dominated the noon hurdles, Wilma Rudolph won the women's 20 meter sprint, boosting the U S to 17 and 38 golds. Nina Panomareva set a discus Olympic record at 180 feet 9.5 inches, Earlene Brown placed sixth.
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Russia
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U.S
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Nina Panomareva
Earlene Brown
Los Angeles
Highway Toll Keeps Pace With Labor Day Mark
Amid heavy westbound traffic on Labor Day, tolls rise as motorists head home. The National Safety Council warns drivers to slow down and plan extra travel time. As of noon ED T, 327 highway deaths plus 20 boating, 52 drownings, and 55 miscellaneous deaths bring the total to 454, nearing the record 461 set in 1951.
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National Safety Council
Varios
Associated Press
Fishermen survive 22hour Gulf raft ordeal off Carrabelle
Seven Georgia anglers endured heat cold and fear of sharks for 22 hours clinging to a life raft after their chartered boat sank six miles east of Dog Island in the Gulf of Mexico. Rescued by the boat Sandy near Carrabelle on the Florida coast, they were brought in Sunday night.
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Florida
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Shells Point
Thomas G. Boges
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Atlanta
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William Crum
Yosemite Forest Fire Threatens 300 Acres Near Mt Gibson
An AP report describes two men fighting a wildfire in Yosemite National Park. The blaze, sparked by lightning on Sunday, burned about 300 acres near Mt Gibson, four miles northeast of Fletcher Reservoir and roughly 20 miles from Yosemite Valley. Authorities battle the fire in a remote park area.
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Injun Kids Enter Dunn High Defying Court Order
Two of seven Indian children seeking admission to Dunn High School entered the campus in defiance of a court order. Juanita Chance and Ima Jean Chance, 15 and 18, walked onto the grounds and sat with white students before the 8:13 bell. They had applied for transfer to the Dunn school this summer along with Huie Maynard, 15, but were rejected.
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Daylight Burglar Strikes Castro Valley Market
A daytime burglary at FX supermarket on Castro Valley Boulevard yielded about $430 in merchandise. Deputies say the thief entered during business hours, escaped through a back door near the parking lot, and fled with cartons of cigarettes and coffee. No suspects named.
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Alameda
Sheriff's
Death Nips Polls Victory Ex Gov Long Dies in Louisiana
Former Louisiana governor Karmer Ge Lang died at 65 in Alexandria after a long illness and hospital stay. Once a political lightning rod and kin of U S Senator Russell Long, Lang had faded from power after failed bids and a tumultuous later career including time in a mental hospital and a cross country tour. His death followed reports of heart trouble and a recent hospitalization amid nomination efforts in a Democratic primary.
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Mighty Storm May Miss US
Mighty Hurricane Donna curved northward bypassing San Juan and slowing its forward move. Forecaster Gordon Dunn predicted Puerto Rico would escape heavy damage and indicated a favorable chance the storm would miss the mainland.
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Miami Weather Bureau
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Ex-Trooper and Attorney Nab Four Counterfeiters
Former state trooper Lester Burns tracked down four men in Kentucky after they passed counterfeit bills totaling over fourteen thousand dollars. The suspects Ray Napier, Poersh Napier, George Swanson, and Bur dette Copps were apprehended following Burns and state police roadblocks.
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Lester Burnside
State ‘Police Academy
Burns
Kentucky
Sam King
Ray and
Poersh
Ing Napier
Richmond
George Swanson
Burdette Copps
Chicago
Prayer for Today Blessing Our Work for Thea and Thos
A devotional prayer asks Thea to bless our hands at work and to let the service become a blessing to Thy people everywhere. The speaker seeks joy in serving Thea and their brother, Amen.
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Amen
Fremont Store Loses 10000 To Mean Thug
A bandit disguised in a sharp suit restrained clerk Kadinit Roberts at the Fremont Market on 169% Thortdan Ave. He forced cash and checks from a paper bag after locking the safe, then fled with about 30 to 40 dollars in small bills. Roberts was treated for a scalp wound at Washington Township Hospital. Police describe the suspect as 35, about 160 pounds, wearing a pin stripe suit and brimmed hat. The store loss includes cash and checks totaling around 10000.
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Ile
Washington Township
Leaky Gas Tank Sparks Large Fire in San Lorenzo
A leaky auto gas tank ignited early yesterday, destroying a Ray Bush residence and its car. Firefighters battled the blaze as flames spread, with damage estimated around $50,000 including the house and contents. No injuries reported.
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Palma Ceia attack suspect named by Hayward police
Hayward police conducted an early lineup identifying Theolore Orcutt of 27 A Street as the prowler terrorizing Palma Ceia and nearby Palma Dela Village. Orcutt denied the accusations. police pursue the burglary and weapon charges as residents recall assaults and confrontations with a large dark man in the area.
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