British Plane With Secret Equipment Feared Down
A four engine Avro Tudor freighter carrying secret gear to Australia vanished over eastern Turkey near the Russian border. Britain asks Moscow for clarification after the Soviets deny knowledge of the incident. A Cyprus search directs RAF efforts with the possibility the plane was forced down on Soviet territory.
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London
Australia
Soviet Union
Britain
Turkey
Foreign Office
Moscow
Patrick Reilly
Russia
Foreign’ Office
Nicosia
Cyprus
Royal Air Force
Drownings and Rescues in Puget Sound Boat Tragedy
Seven adults and five children aboard a Tacoma to Seattle family outing drowned when their 43 foot boat capsized off the Seattle shore en route to Puget Sound. Five others were rescued as Coast Guard and small boats aided survivors amid frigid waves. Bodies recovered include Fritz Tayet and several relatives. Reuben Torgerson remains missing.
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Puget Sound
Rolf Johnson
Rodney Tayet
Seattle
Tacoma
Wash
Marine Reserve
Walter Johnson
Coast Guard
Johnson
Rolf
Janet
Fritz Tayet
Mason Junior High School
Tayet
Jenna Lynn Tayet
Lois Ann Johnson
Johnson’s
Reuben Torgerson
Mrs. Johnson
Four rescued after cave in at Stevenson sawdust pit
Four rescued in Stevenson Washington after a cave in buried three adults and a 12 year old girl. Two passersby dug them out and rushed to Vancouver hospital in fair condition. Victims named John Kuhnke 73 grandfather David Schlenz 42 step father Jim Portland 12 and Gloria 10 sister of Vancouver.
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Vancouver
John Kuhnke
David Schlenz
Jim Portland
Gloria
Surfer's escape attempt ends in rooftop rescue at San Quentin
Elzia Edward Mead, 62, tuberculosis patient and seventh-time prisoner, climbed to the San Quentin hospital roof after plying a bedsheet rope and then called for help at 3:30 a.m. Guards lifted him to safety as notes show his long history of escapes dating back to 1916 and 1922. Mead was serving 15 years to life for a Los Angeles robbery, admitted July 1958.
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San Quentin
U-Elzia
Edward Mead
Mead
Elmer Howell
San. Quentin
Missouri
Oklahoma
Michigan
Folsom
California
San Quentino
Los Angeles
Radar to Show Third Dimension
Washington FAA announced a contract for radar that indicates altitude, location, and direction. The $1,700,000 development award goes to W L Maxson Corp of New York City for the project.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
FAA
W. L. Maxson Corp
New York City
Brown seeks higher unemployment aid and workers' benefits
A series of accidents off the Southland coast left one man dead, another missing and presumed drowned, four others unharmed, and one survivor rushed to hospital after a cruiser overturned. Gov. Brown proposed raising weekly unemployment benefits from 40 to 55 dollars, boosting workmen’s compensation to 65 dollars, extending benefit periods, and increasing burial and death benefits, funded by employers.
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Southland
Art Coope
Spring St
Compton
Rocky Point
Palos Verdes
Thomas G. Denman
Holly Lyon
Sacramento
Gov. Brown
Advo- Iichael Dykaten
Ted Northrop
Grasebeck
Inada Hills
Agislature
Brown
Legisla
How Old Did You Say You Are Mister
WM spots a wrinkled man in the front ranks of a beauty contest and chats about vitality. The man boasts heavy drinking late nights smoking and irregular meals. When asked his age he replies twenty eight.
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Jay
Prince Charles Brings Surprise Visit to Irish Guards
A 10-year-old Prince Charles walked into Windsor Castle’s Irish Guards guardroom off duty and carved his initials on the wall with a small knife. Guardsmen, startled, scrambled to resume their ramrod stance as the future king asked a few questions before departing.
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London
UPI
Windsor Castle
Prince Charles
Irish Guards
Castle
Prince of Wales
Charles
Independent Panama Names Rebel Leader In British Dancer Husband
Three captive rebels identify the husband of a British ballerina as their chief, according to Page A-5 summaries. Authorities caution on verifying the claim amid ongoing investigations.
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Panama
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F. W. Dodge Corp
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Alfonso Moreno Jr
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