Two Americans Among Five Arrested in Britain for Espionage
London police said five people were arrested on espionage charges connected to Portland naval base. Henry F. Houghton, 55, and Ethel E. Gee, 46, were charged with conspiring to violate the Official Secrets Act and were to be brought to Bow Street Court for a hearing. Other details remain unclear.
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London
UPS
Scotland Yard
Portland Naval Base
USS. Navy
Henry F. Houghton
Pale
Werel
Ethel E. Gee
Bow Street Court
Yard
Portland
Britain
State Medical Aid for Aged Pushed
The Brown administration plans a new medical assistance bill to cover aged citizens unable to afford major illness. The measure, framed by the Division of Medical Care, would leverage federal funds and require no state legislative appropriation this year. Critics warn it could exclude wealthier seniors and create a costly adminstrative apparatus if federal action falls through.
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Sacramento
Brown
Carl E. H. Mulder
Assemblyman
Phillip Burton
D-San Fran
Cisco
Assemon
Burton
County Treasuries
Washngton
Mulder
Congress
California
Tanks crash into two homes near Farmers Branch
Two homes suffered damage when fuel tanks burst in a blast seen as artillery like. No injuries reported as debris damaged property, with residents describing a loud shock and large yard craters along with flying debris.
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Gil Bryan
Farmers Branch
D. Kleinman
De Gaulle wins landslide for Algerian peace plan
In Paris a 75.25 percent referendum mandate backed Charles de Gaulle’s plan to end the Algerian war and grant self determination. Violence flared in Algeria with at least 36 dead during three days of voting. In Philadelphia, Eastern State Penitentiary inmates seized control for hours before police reclaimed the jail.
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Paris
API
Charles de Gaulle
Algeria
France
Jacques Soustelle
Philadelphia
UPI
Two Stores Robbed in San Pedro Overnight
San Pedro police said two local businesses were robbed by gunmen Sunday night. At Market Place, 518 S Gaffey St, a thief hid until closing and forced a worker to open the safe, taking $5,000 and leaving a knotted paper sack saying Thank you. Grogan's Liquor Store at 1300 W Pacific Coast Hwy was robbed of $100 Saturday. a bandit was thought wounded leaving. One clerk commented Crazy as the thieves fled with $12 from Creech's purse.
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San Pedro
Harbor Division
Market Place
S. Gaffey St
Grogan
Pacific Coast
Iiay
Clark John Creech
Creech
Boy Survives 11 Hours in Virginia City Mine Shaft
Fifteen year old Ladry Dacek endured nearly eleven harrowing hours trapped by a caved in air shaft at the Comstock silver lode. Rescued by off duty Carson City police officer Walt German, the boy clung to a rock shelf as rockfall and a broken rope nearly doomed him. Strong crowds gathered as bulldozers cleared access for rescue teams and the boy recovered in Reno hospital with unknown injuries.
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Virginia City
Nev
UPI
Ladry Dacek
Comstock Silver Lode
Larry
Walt German
Carson City
German
Mark Twain
Reno
Fred Veldero
Howard Carlson
Sparks
Dad Hart Driving Boy's Kart Accident at Paramount High
Downey resident John W. Long, 52, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon while testing a kart part in the parking lot of Paramount High School. He was treated at St Aelen's Hospital, Bellflower, then moved to Log An 2¢les General with a fractured hip and head cuts after crashing into a post on Downey Avenue. The incident occurred as Long tested the kart with his son John, 16, observing.
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Downey
Paramount High School
John W. Long
Deming St
St. Aelen’s Hospital
Bellflower
Long
John
Manhole Hoist Turns Into Hula Hoop Rescue
Chicago scene as Clinton Weaver, 59, 6 feet tall and 185 pounds, climbs into a 14 inch manhole when water failed. He becomes wedged at hip level as neighbors call for help. Firefighters lift him free after breaking the sidewalk and rim is removed. He is in good condition at hospital.
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Chicago
Clinton Weaver
Weaver
Fire Department
Sky Pilot Too Close To Ground
A shaken weatherman rushes into his office after an improvised forecast of fair and warm. He recalls a wild ride with Preacher Brown and Speedy, the driver claiming the Lord rode with them. The weatherman finally tells the driver the Lord and he will exit at the next corner.
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SKY Pilot
WM No
Preacher Brown
Speedy
Preacher
Lord
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