Car crash ignites brush fire after collision
A witness described a gas tank rupture during a crash as wreckage burst into flames and started a small brush fire. Details appear on Page A-1 with an AP Wirephoto.
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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1957
Page
6
Fatal snake charmer dies after heat boosts cobras
Montargis France Friday record heat catches snake charmer off guard. Ben, Moroccan snake charmer, revived by heat but died this morning despite anti venom injections. Hospital reports indicate illness linked to current heat wave and Pasteur Institute references.
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Bihay
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Pasteur Institute
Weather forecast by bureaus wrong in hurricane scare
O B Carter sheriff said Cameron Parish residents went to bed Sunday night after weather bureaus predicted no danger. Eleven hours later, Hurricane Audrey arrived unexpectedly with disastrous effects along the Louisiana coast, waking residents who had trusted forecasts.
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