Ex-con gunman slain after hotel lobby shootout
Everett Sparks 30 of Forest Grove Oregon opened fire in the lobby of the Sherman Lincoln Hotel Indianapolis after his forged check was challenged. He wounded a policeman and a 19 year old girl before bolting to the 12th floor where police eventualy killed him. Two police officers and a bystander were injured. Sparks lay dead in a pool of blood beside two pistols. A woman and two others, including Travis Gatewood, were later detained.
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Maude Loretta Booth
Des Moines
Indianapolis
Ind
Everett Sparks
Sparks
Forest Grove
Ore
Sheraton-Lincoln
Flu Strikes 100 Army Reservists at Camp Roberts
About 100 Southland army reservists at Camp Roberts in the 63rd Infantry Division were ill with a mild flu outbreak. Five cases were from Long Beach area. eight hospitalized and 51 confined to barracks. Names of local stricken listed. Reservists not fully recovered stay under medical care until well. Two weeks prior, 2,500 reservists left for Camp Roberts near Paso Robles and are expected to return.
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Southland
Camp Roberts
63Rd Infantry
Long Beach
James F. Holloway
Gerald Smock
W. St
Wilmington
Donald Horvath
Smith St
Melvin L. Heywood
Elene Lane
Sant' Clemente
Charles Fopjoy
Studebaker Rd
Dale No
Camp Roberts Loo
Paso Robles
Gunman Robs El Monte Bank of 5000, Police Say
In El Monte a gunman robbed Valley Savings and Loan Association of about 5000 late Thursday, police reported. The incident prompted an investigation by local authorities and no injuries were immediately reported.
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el Monte
Valley Savings and Loan Association
Man Confesses Fire Set Behind Estranged Wife Hope
Chicago police say 31 year old Richard Walters admitted starting a fire in his mother in law's garage to gain his estranged wife Joan's attention after a year apart. He was questioned after authorities confirmed the blaze.
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Chicago
Richard Walters
Joan
Walters
Hadl
City studies water injection to halt subsidence
petroleum engineers have been hired to study subsidence and plan water injection to stop earth sinking. preliminary reports are due for the Assembly Interim Committee hearing in October, but the full study will take longer to determine where and how much water to inject.
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Assembly
Point of No Return Four Climbers Stranded on Eiger Wall
Four European climbers two Germans and two Austrians are stranded on the perilous north wall of the Eiger in Grindelwald Switzerland since Monday. Guides fear they cannot retreat down the overhang and may be forced off a 3,000 foot drop unless rescued. Swiss authorities have not released the climbers names. Hermann Geiger risked a flight to observe and received a distress signal as they waved a red cloth.
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Grindelwald
Switzerland
Eiger
Alps
Herman Geiger
Two Polish Submarines Off Scottish Coast Reported
Two unidentified submarines surfaced off Scotland, reportedly Polish, prompting admiralty to confirm only that two subs were seen near Aberdeenshire coast. A spokesman noted no clear destination and offered asylum terms if they enter a British port.
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London
Scotland
United Kingdom
Admiralty
Scottish
Bom
Tab Hunter fights subpoena in Confidential Magazine case
Hollywood tabloid scene as Tab Hunter seeks delay to avoid testifying as a defense witness. Judge Walker granted postponed motion while attorneys contest relevance to Confidential and its alleged Hollywood spy network. Subpoenaed celebs include Rory Calhoun and Dean Martin as witness intrigues mount. Ronnie Quillan, a key prosecution witness, reportedly in protective hiding as court proceedings stall on calendar congestion.
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Hollywood
Tab Hunter
Herbert V. Walker
Gilbert DB. Setom
Hollywood Research Inc
Hunter
Walker
Arthur
J. Crowley
Rory Calhoun
Dean Martin
Martin
Beverly Halls
Fred Ctash
Ronnie Quillan
William L. Rizzi
Miss Quillan
Confidential
Movieland
Ritzitt
Segregationists Appeal to Pope in Race Policy Clash
The Association of Catholic Laymen in New Orleans appeals to Pope Pius XI to halt racial integration in the church, bypassing Archbishop Joseph F. Rummel. The letter asks the papacy to condemn integration as morally wrong and urges deferral of action until a papal decision arrives, noting segregation in other regions. Archbishop Rummel plans a later statement.
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New Orleans
Association of Catholi
Pius XI
Rome
Joseph FE. Rummel
New Oreans
Rummel
Papacy
Pius
Wright Certain AF Chapel Will Be Monstrosity
Modernistic architect Frank Lloyd Wright said the Air Force Academy chapel will be a monstrosity and that its 12 spires will clash with the academy buildings. He questioned the need to see the plans amid ongoing House controversy this week.
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Wright
Spring Green
Wis
Frank
Lilové Wright
Air Force Academy
House of Representatives
Federal Reserve Board Hikes Discount Rate in Four District Banks
The Federal Reserve authorized four district banks Philadelphia Chicago Minneapolis and Kansas City to raise their discount rate to the highest level in 23 years. Critics led by Rep Patman and Sen Kerr denounced the move as tight money and warned of higher living costs and profits for lenders.
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Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve District
Acmittel
Stratton
Wright Patman
D-Tex
Joint
Senate House Banking Committee
Robert S. Kerr
D-Ok
Senate Finance Committee
Ike
Philadelphia
Chicago
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Reserve System
Storm Bertha To Reach Hurricane Force In Gulf
Tropical storm Bertha was expected to become hurricane force today as it neared the Louisiana coast. Cameron sheriff O. B. Carter urged residents to retreat in an orderly fashion, with 3 to 6 foot tides and gales feared along the coast near Grand Isle.
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Bertha
Cameron
Louisiana
O. B. Carter
Gulf of Mexico
Grand Isle
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau
Houma
Here
Lomsigna
Mississippi River
Vermilion Bay
Audrey
Civil Defense Headquarters
17 Die in Japan Flood Disaster
In central Japan torrential rains swept Nagoya area Thursday killing seventeen people and injuring thirty three while leaving over twenty thousand homeless. Railways were washed out in places and train service disrupted.
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Japan
Nagoya
Refugee Influx from East Germany Rises Noted in July
In a taped interview, Dio refused to identify his voice amid questions about a July refugee surge. A West German ministry report shows 24,280 refugees fled East Germany in July, up from 18,459 in June, reflecting a 31.5 percent rise.
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Dio
East Germany
Dia
Katush
Sweat It Out For 644 Hours In Pacific Air Escape
Sixty seven people rode a crippled military transport across 1000 miles of ocean to Hawaii after No. 1 engine failed and No. 2 was damaged. Pilot Maj. Samuel Tyson led 57 passengers and 109 crew in a perilous 644 hour flight, praying all the way as the jet skimmed the waves off Oahu. Despite two dead engines and heavy turbulence, the crew kept the plane aloft and landed at Hilo with high praise for Tyson and the crew.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Viki Grote
Pacific
Trevis Air Force Base
California
Maj
Samuel Tyson
Council Bluffs
Veteras
Tyson
Transport Command
Hawaii Island
Hickman
Coast Guard
Pacific Ocean
Hickmen
Air Force Base
Oahu
Scandal diet leaves WM puny in bright weather
In sunny meters headquarters the WM adopts a confident stance claiming a rival tried to trip him. He jokes about a confidential trial while the assistant asks if he was caught, noting he stepped on stairs and gained weight instead.
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Meterology Headquarters
Iowa great-grandmother sails with French groom for America
A vivid brief notes an elderly Iowa great-grandmother and her 74-year-old French husband preparing to sail to the United States. The clipping also mentions New Mexico rancher John Prather in ongoing land disputes with the U.S. Army, tied to unrelated page references.
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America
New Mexico
John Prather
Hes
U5. Army
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