Fireball Flashes Across Long Beach Sky
Long Beach area residents reported seeing a blue to yellow fireball lasting about three seconds at 9 25 pm with witnesses from Lakewood noting a whitish yellow falling star. Civil Aeronautics at Municipal Airport tower confirmed a large whitish yellow object in a brief plunge traveling east to west. The same hour a DCS aircraft with new wingtip warning lights flashed brilliantly, visible up to 90 miles away, CAA said.
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Long Beach Area
Lakewood
Civil Aeronautics
Municipal Airport
CAA
City moves to repressurize oil area off Seal Beach
City Council took initial steps Tuesday to repressurize the Belmont Shore Naples oil region to curb subsidence. It approved Monterey Oil Co plan for a water injection well, with two conditions on data sharing and no damage to property. Washington actions included Rep Hosmer’s appearance before the House Armed Services Committee seeking more shipyard subsidence funds.
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Seal Beach
Belmont Shore
Naples
Naval Shipyard
Washington
Long Beach
Rep. t/Crain Hosmer
House Armed Services Committee
Seal’ Beach
Monterey Oil Co
Board of Harbor Commissioners
Hosmer
Dulles Denounces Kidnappers As Nine U.S. Officers Held
Berlin dispatch says East Germany disavows spying charges against nine U.S. army helicopter men stranded after a storm. Defense Ministry cites air space violation as the only charge and disciplines an editor who hinted they might be spies. Secretary of State Dulles warned of action to win their release but not recognition. Russians seek to press Washington using the case.
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Berlin
Red
East Germany
Defense Ministry
Volksarmee
Dulles
Washington
United States
Amercan
National Retail May Sales and VW Story Highlight Pages
May retail activity held steady amid persistent heavy rains seen in April. A feature on a vast underground VW appears on page B-4, while page A-8 reports the first detailed account of a centralized Air Force command post for Central Europe.
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Air Force Command
Europe
South Carolina senator shot during vote count in Bennettsville
In Bennettsville a state senator was shot three times while awaiting tabulation results. Henry Rogers, Marlboro County Court clerk, was identified as the assailant and was quickly apprehended. Wallace led in early returns as motive remained unclear amid a tight primary scene.
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Bennettsville
UPI
Sinda
A Val
Ute
South Carolina
Henry Rogers
Wallace
William Allen Rogers
Marlboro County
El Dorado Tornado Rips 150 Homes in Kansas
A tornado along El Dorado’s southwest edge killed 10 people and injured 49 as it demolished or damaged about 150 houses. The storm blacked out the city, broke main power lines and phone circuits, and forced hospitals to operate by flashlight. National Guard and city crews aided search and relief efforts.
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EL Dorado
Kan
Mugaway Reicuimian
Ken Mowat
Wichita
Itanley Dial
Bob Lemon
National Guard
el Dorado Augusta
Ciuch
Kansas
Flint Hills
Jin
Boeing Airplane Co
McConnell Air Jrorce
St. Joseph Hospital
Jin Wighita
Lakewood man dies after failed hang attempt
Kenneth Owen Prouty forty one, of 5903 Woodruff Ave Lakewood, tried to hang himself in a garage on Tuesday. He slipped free of the noose and was fatally injured when his head hit the concrete floor. He died at an Artesia hospital from a skull fracture.
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Kenneth Owen
Prouty
Woodruff Ave
Lakewood
Sheriff's Deputies
Artesia
Industrialist Paid Adams Hotel Bills for Aide
Boston industrialist Bernard Goldfine funded hotel bills totaling nearly 2000 dollars for Sherman Adams, President Eisenhower's aide, over four years. Hearings cited Adams and his wife as guests at the Sheraton Plaza Boston, rooms billed to Goldfine. Probers note possible favorable treatment by the SEC and FTC and discuss Goldfine's companies. Robb dismissed the claims as a smear while stressing Adams and Goldfine were longtime friends.
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Washington
Boston
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
Bernard Goldfine
House
Commerce’ Subcommittee
Adams
Sheraton Plaza
Hote
Goldfine
Francis X. McLaughlin
Subcommittee
Oren Harris
Dark
Robert W. Lishman
Iwo
Securities and Exchange Commission
Federal Trade Commission
Robb
SEC
FTC
Kobb
Legs
Lebanon Mills
New Hampshire
Lishman
McLaughlin
John Fox
Delanet
Boston Fest
Air Force eyes moon missions in late summer plan
Washington UP I Lt Gen Samuel E Anderson says rockets to the moon are planned for August September and October as planning dates. ARPA chief Roy Johnson says no definite decision yet and Anderson notes ARPA funds lunar projects. Anderson says no hit the moon goal and no retirement plans.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Samuel E. Anderson
Milwaukee
Defense Department
Anderson
Pentagon
Moon
Thor
Earth
Advanced’ Research Projects Agency
ARPA
Roy W.johnson
Ander
Johnson
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