Victory in Iowa gives GOP a congressional gain
Unofficial returns show Republican Kyl defeating Democrat C Edwin Gilmour in Iowa 4th District. Kyl led in 12 of 14 counties, carrying rural areas while Gilmour carried Industrial Wapello County. Kyl pledged to consult farm leaders on a new agricultural program replacing Benson policies.
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Grinnell College
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Finch and Tregoff jury seating blocked in trial
Attorneys block jury formation in Los Angeles. Finch accused of slaying his wife and Carole Tregoff while the defense challenges jurors. Prosecution says 47 prospects refused to serve, with 51 questioned and 18 on for cause. Miss Tregoff may testify if the state proves a case.
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Cooper
Floods Hit Washington Rivers Maroon Homes and Roads
Western Washington endures flood conditions as rains surge rivers above flood stage. National Guard heads to Snoqualmie Pass with a 155mm cannon to widen the channel for the south fork Snoqualmie River. Snoqualmie Pass remains open one way. US 10 damaged last month. Flooding repeats last month’s devastation with deaths and farmland inundation.
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Fiery Wreck Closes Freeway Injures Two Sailors
Two sailors from the USS Thetis Hay, Larry Coulter and Thomas Fender, were seriously injured when a southbound car on the Long Beach Freeway crashed just south of Del Amo Blvd. The vehicle overturned, flames engulfed the scene, and the highway was shut for about an hour while responders treated the wounded and rerouted traffic. Lieutenant Fred Stevenson credited quick-thinking truckers with aiding safety.
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Bellflower attendant robbed of 4018 at service station
A 20 year old Bellflower attendant was robbed by a bandit at a station on Alondra Avenue. The thief tied the clerk in a back room after demanding money, then fled after the clerk cried out for help. Police pursue clues as jurors face delays in a murder trial tied to Finch and Cooper.
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United Mine Workers President Lewis retires after 40 years
The article reports John Lewis ending a four-decade tenure as president of the United Mine Workers Union. Police investigate a puzzling series of enigmatic phone messages about spacemen, a mystery highlighted on Page A-4.
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Downey Woman, 76, Surnek by Car Dies
Delia Fisher, 76, of 9060 Gardendale in Downey, died from injuries suffered Tuesday night after being struck by a car driven by Charles Diriann, 64, of 4634 Rackett Ave, Lakewood, at the Lakewood Boulevard Gardendale intersection.
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41 Lowest of Year Here
The 41 degree temperature reported by Tong Beach Airport for Tuesday was the lowest reading of the year for the city, a Weather Bureau spokesman said. The reading was at 6 am.
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Jet sets world altitude record to 103 595 feet
Los Angeles The Air Force reported Captain Joe B. Jordan flew the F-104 Starfighter to 103 595 feet near Edwards Air Force Base surpassing the previous mark by 4 835.5 feet. The event, verified by cameras, will be forwarded for Federation Aeronautique Internationale confirmation.
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International Aviation Group
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President I Relaxes on Worship and a Garage Explosion
A garage explosion injured two youths, Harold Spaulding and Jim Avram, both Marshall Junior High students, as they mixed potassium chlorate and powdered charcoal. Spaulding, 14, suffered second and third degree burns and was hospitalized, while Avram, 15, was less severely burned and released to his parents. Authorities recovered two bottles containing chemicals from a nearby yard and will have them analyzed by a city chemist. President Eisenhower relaxed at sea during a visit to Greece, receiving a mighty ovation from the Greek Parliament in Athens and a flotilla of cheering crowds before departing for the Des Moines in Phaleron Bay.
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Osler Ave
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Parapet St
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Mediterranean
Jalas
Athens
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Kimy Tresday
Guy N. Cherry
Oxholm St
Don Farabee
USC to Get Appropriate Formation
A Weather Foreman notes Don Clarix quit as USC football coach and a new formation by John McKay is promised. The apprentice quips about the Trojans adopting a “lonesome coach” scheme, contrasting with the Army’s end formation.
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USC
John McKay
Trojans
Army
Reactor Pact Signs for Nuclear Reactor Gift to Tokyo University
The Epis copal Church signed a contract for a $366,000 nuclear reactor to be given to St Pauls University in Tokyo. The agreement was announced in New York on Tuesday, detailing delivery and funding arrangements.
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Episcopal Church
United Sites
St Paul's University
Tokyo
Eisenhower's 1960 Tour Boosts GOP Confidence Abroad
Presidential party aboard the USS Des Moines amid a three continent swing reports the campaign impact could seal the 1960 election for Republicans. Ike pauses in Athens for a three day Mediterranean cruise and plans a visit to Tunisia's Habib Bourguiba before heading to France for a Western summit.
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