Dozen Fires Aided by Heat and Wind
A fast moving brush fire burned 640 acres on the Hellman Ranch north of Seal Beach burning away barley fields and threatening 56 oil wells. Fifteen to seventeen volunteers fought flames with 16 rigs, saving wells and five ranch houses. Two Westminster firefighters were injured and ranch foreman’s wife sustained minor burns. A second major fire burned over 200 acres along U S 99 near Castiac in Angeles National Forest, fanned by winds up to 25 mph. Fire crews from multiple agencies worked the scene including a Forestry Service helicopter and county crews. No evacuations were ordered.
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Hellman Ranch
Seal Beach
Naval
California
Bay Blvd
OYL
Los Alamitos
Hubert Tyler
Westminster
Mel Ingram
Tyler
Max Peet
Jack Dunham
Los Cerritos
U.S. Forestry Service
U.S. 99
Castiac
Angeles National Forest
Forestry Service
Los Angeles County Fire Department
Train Crash Kills One and Brush Fire Outbreaks
A train crash killed one person and a major brush fire in La Tuna Canyon near Sunland burned 156 acres before Los Angeles City and County fire crews halted it. Over 15 other fires erupted in Orange County but were contained with no major damage or injuries. Firefighters also fought fires in Compton Norwalk Downey Bellflower corridor and a Reseda brush blaze, all quickly controlled. A Sunday picnic area fire north of Santa Paula burned 390 acres before being contained Monday. a careless camper was blamed.
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Los Angeles
la Tyna Canyon
Sunland
Hames
Orange County
Glasgow
Scotland
Compton
Reseda
San Fernando Valley
Santa Paula
Deed Backfires On Girl After Mouse Bite
Susan Gaines a 13 year old Girl Scout in Mill Valley rescued a field mouse from a cat and was bitten on the finger by the mouse. A doctor gave a tetanus shot and the mouse must be impounded for two weeks to check for rabies. The Marin County SPCA shelter in San Rafael will house the mouse and Susan may owe a board bill of seven cents per day.
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Mill Valley
Susan
Gaines
Susen
Marin County Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
San Rafael
Heatwave Grips Southland With Record Highs
Weather records show Santa Ana reaching 102 as downtown Los Angeles pavement buckled in two spots and Long Beach hit 92 amid a heat wave. Forecasters warned temperatures would ease slightly but coastal fog could form Wednesday morning.
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Los Angeles
Newport Beach
San
Campion Blvd
Bell Pedro
Flower
Weather Bureau
Long Beach
Power Shortages Hit Sizzling East
Severe heat blanketed the eastern half of the nation causing power shortages in New York and Chicago. Brownouts were voluntary. Weekend storms drenched Minnesota South Dakota Kansas and Nebraska leaving at least four dead. A Milwaukee Road train derailed in western Minnesota injuring three crew members and eight passengers. Rockefeller Center experienced a night time lighting brown out and elevator cuts as outages spread through offices and homes. Temperature ranged from 25 to 90s with tens of thousands affected by outages and air conditioning demand.
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New York
Chicago
Minnesota
South Dakota
Kansas
Nebraska
Milwaukee Road
Rockefeller Center
Kedison
Midcenti Co
Bryce Canyon
Utah
Midwest
Mercury
York City
Gunmen kill Frank Scalise near Bronx grocery store
New York Frank Scalise 55 associate of gambler Frank Costello was shot to death as he left a Bronx grocery. Two gunmen fired at least five shots from a black sedan. Deputy Chief Byrnes said Scalise faced probes in three murders but had no known link to the Costello matter.
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New York
Frank Scalise
Frank Costello
Bronx
Polo
Scalise
Asst. Dist
Albert Blinder
Blinder
Charles
Lucky) Luciano
Italy
Edward W. Byrnes
Costello
Human dignity and sincerity in daily life
A reader prompted a column on human dignity stressing sincerity. The piece cites Dr. William C Menninger listing key traits to avoid sham and pretense, noting most people rarely show complete candor. The excerpt ends with a continuation reference.
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William C. Menninger
Band Leader Ina Ray Hutton’s Estranged Husband Sues
Independent band leader Ina Ray Hutton faces a legal action as her estranged husband sues for $250 weekly separate maintenance. The brief notes the suits and related pages about Congress debates on regulating professional sports. Page references appear as B-5 and C-1.
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Ina Ray Hutton
Maintenamee
Congress
Budget Calls for Tax Hike In City Budget Proposal
City Manager Sam E. Vickers unveils a tentative next year budget totaling 25.89 million for non harbor and utility uses, with a tax rate rise from 24 to nearly 40 cents per 100 assessed valuation and a total assessed value increase to 560.08 million. The plan adds 46.0 million to assessed valuation amid county reassessment, boosting the current 1.35 rate toward 1.48782 if no general raise is enacted, and establishes a 564.5 thousand reserve.
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Sam E. Vickers
Vickers
Deserted office overheated by cookie note mystery
A Las Vegas tale centers on a man who, after a hot day, finds a cryptic almond pastry slip reading Help! I'm trapped in numerous and various women in a Chinese cookie factory. The note lists first names Dana Mickey Jane Barbara from Las Vegas, Nev.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Dana
Mickey
Jane
Barbara
Terry Moore Seeks Divorce Naming Five Women
Santa Monica AP Actress Terry Moore files for divorce from Eugene Charles McGrath alleging mental cruelty and illicit relations with other women. She cites gambling and humiliation since their Las Vegas 1956 marriage, with separation dated June 5.
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Santa Monica
Terry Moore
Hollywood
Eugene Charles McGrath
Ean
North Hollywood
McGrath
Las Vegas
Nev
Miss Moore
Havel
Mamie Eisenhower undergoes second Walter Reed checkup
Mrs. Mamie Eisenhower entered Walter Reed Army Hospital for a routine second head to toe medical examination within four months. The White House said she would remain several days and noted she was last at Walter Reed in February. Her physician said she preferred taking it easy, with no serious illness indicated.
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Washington
Mamie Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hisenhower
Walter Reed
Hagerty
Supreme Court frees five California Communists in Smith Act case
The Supreme Court ordered freedom for five of 14 California Communist leaders convicted under the Smith Act and granted new trials to the remaining nine. The court ruled that preaching abstractly the overthrow of the government is not a crime under the 1940 act and faulted the judge for improper jury instructions. Justice Harlan led the 6-1 decision freeing five, with Black and Douglas concurring that all 14 should be freed.
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California
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Frank Spector
Rose Chernin Kusnitz
Dorothy Healey Connelly
Henry Steinberg
Frank Carlson
Philip Connelly
Ben Dobbs
Washington
U. S
William C. Mathes
Justice Harlan
Black
Douglas
Clark
Court of Appeals For
Ninth District
District Court
Miller seeks new plea after court overturns Watkins ruling
Washington AP reports playwright Arthur Miller plans to ask the judge who convicted him of congressional contempt to reverse the verdict based on a Supreme Court decision in a similar case. The high court overturned John T. Watkins's contempt finding for refusing to name former Communist associates to the House on American Activities Committee.
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Washington
Arthur Miller
Supreme Court
Illinois
John T. Watkins
House Committee
Miller
Watkins
Joseph L. Rauh
Charles F. McLaughlin
Marilyn Monroe
United Auto Workers
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Yeace
High Court
Calif
Reds
George Weeks
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Air
Terre Moore
Arsocistiva
Terry
Mamie
U.S
Monroe
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