Volcano ash cloaks vast Alaska region in ash and smoke
Alaska residents watched Mt Katmai area erupt again in a second blast within 24 hours. A 35,000 foot mushroom cloud and a 25 mile ash umbrella spread over 100 miles as pilots and observers described an awe inspiring scene. King Salmon received ash while winds carried debris away from populated areas.
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Kodiak
Alaska
Alaska Peninsula
Mt. Katmai National Monument
King Salmon
James Mt. Katmai
Mt. Katmai
Mt. Trident
Mt. Mageik
Navy
Dave Schirmer
Pacific Northern Airlines
Anchorage
Naknek
F. C. Brinks
Walter Welch
KENT
Ray Petersen
Northern Consolidated Airlines
Dynamite Blast Kills One in Plains Fire Fight
A warehouse fire in Plains Texas escalated when two hundred pounds of dynamite exploded as volunteer firefighters battled the flames. One man, George McNab, 35, died in Denver City Hospital from severe burns and shock. Twenty one others were injured, with ten still hospitalized and two in critical condition. The blast shattered windows, knocked down pedestrians, and damaged nearby homes and the courthouse block. Officials cite prior warning to firefighters about the dynamite, with some reports they proceeded anyway.
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Brownfield
Denver City
iPlains
Weather Note Predicts Heat Wave in Long Beach
The Weatherman forecasts scorching heat, comparing it to Marilyn Monroe's calendar era. The forecast calls for a high near 84 degrees with light winds from the desert, warning of a hot spell today in Long Beach.
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Mother Goose
Weatherman
Marilyn Monroe
Paracle
Long Beach
Caster
Mau Mau Terror Bands Stay 17
In Nairobi Kenya seven teen natives were killed Monday as marauding Mau Mau terrorists attacked in widely separated areas. Two attacks targeted white residents. a European farmer's wife repelled 18 attackers, and in a Nairobi suburb 12 armed Mau Maus assaulted a house and looted it before fleeing. Two suspects were later captured.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Communist Hypocrisy Pickets at the White House
The L A C reports a protest march before the White House by a crowd from New York tied to the Daily Worker. They claim to urge mercy for the Rosenbergs while criticizing religious appeals, labeling the trip and stance as hypocritical.
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White House
Hesenbergs
New York
the Daily Worker
Washington
Eisenhower
Pius XI
Breaks Jail Shoots Rival in Garden City
A large multi-state manhunt seeks Guy Long Jr. after he escaped Finney County jail for the second time in nine weeks and shot a man in his wife's apartment. Victim Victory Allen Harrell, 32, is in precarious condition from a bullet wound. Long, with an extensive police record, is wanted for jail break forgery auto thefts and the Sunday shooting.
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Garden City
Kan
Guy Long Jr
Finney County
George Hamm
Long
Victory Allen Harrell
Mercy Killer Freed Placed On Probation
SANTA MONICA Mrs Elizabeth Wescott Fraps 44 admitted giving sleeping pills in the mercy killing of her mentally retarded 11 year old daughter Joanne. Superior Judge Orlando H Rhodes suspended ongoing proceedings and placed her on five years probation allow ing her to live with her husband Joseph Fraps 44 superintendent at Portsmouth Ohio atomic energy plant. She must continue medical and psychiatric treatment for probation and the court warned against condoning the offense. Fraps has not fully recovered from a chest wound self inflicted. Letters from 12 states and three foreign countries urged clemency.
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Santa Monica
Elizabeth Wescott Fraps
Joanne
Orlando H. Rhodes
Portsmouth, C
Escapes With $40 From Long Beach Blvd Store
A young gunman robbed Patsy Campobasso at 6950 Long Beach Blvd store till and escaped with $40. Police reported the Monday night incident.
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Patsy Campobasso
Long Beach Blvd
Negligence Charged to Shipmaster in Grounding Case
Coast Guard charges negligence against USS Fairhope skipper Capt. Harold T. Hallman after a grounding off San Benito Island. Inquiry notes possible compass tampering tied to steward Jan. 29 disappearance. Hallman cites a warped mind aboard and references a maniac as potential culprit. Grand jury to hear related murder probe as hearings continue.
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Fairhope
Coast Guard
Harold T. Hallman
Marine Board of Investigation
Civil Service
Hallman
San Pedro
San Benito Island
Mexican
Coast’ Guard
Staward
Carl Thurmond
Driver pounds out revenge
Milwaukee Wisconsin police freed 28 year old Paul J Atkinson on a 500 bond after he used a hammer to smash a parked car he believed belonged to someone else He struck the vehicle 28 times cracking the windshield all side windows smashing tail lights and puncturing rear tires
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Milwaukee
Wis
Paul J. Atkinson
Atkinson
Plaza drives to close off ditch at Lakewood plaza
Lakewood Plaza Citizens Improvement Assn. urged county officials to fence the Palo Verde crossing of the Los Cerritos Drainage Channel following the drowning of 3-year-old William Hughes Bright. The group adopted a resolution urging immediate fencing and a pedestrian crossing by the Palo Verde bridge and asked for an investigation into why this crossing was left unfenced.
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Lakewood Plaza
Citizens Improvement Assn
Milton Kantor
Ome Ave
Palo Verde Ave
Los Cerritos
William Hughes Bright
Herbert C. Legg
Palo Verde
Lakewood
New Orleans Jazz Celebrates Mardi Gras Start
Nearly one million revelers filled New Orleans as Mardi Gras began with Jazz bands and clubs operating late into Wednesday. About 300,000 visitors and 700,000 residents contributed to a carnival atmosphere, spending heavily on drinks and amusements across the city.
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New Orleans
Sluas Woman in Heist Try
A 20 year old man entered Kay's Novelty Shop at 827 W Seaside Blvd posing as a film buyer. He struck Clara B. Sarrach on the head then chased her behind the counter and hit her again. The intruder fled empty handed after failing to knock her out. She received eight stitches at Seaside Hospital.
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Clara B. Sarrach
Kay
Seaside Blvd
Seaside
Interlopers Over Japan Fired First
Two Russian built IA-11 fighters opened fire on American Thunderjets over Hokkaido, triggering a 10 minute air battle three miles inside Japan. Lt Lacombe said the greenish black planes fired head on while Navy jets replied with 300 rounds. The chase ended with the intruders retreating toward Soviet territory. one plane damaged, fate unclear.
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Tokyo
Hokkaido
U. S
Far East
Iwo
Air Force
USAF
Benedict A. Lacombe
Pineville
Lacombe
Bank Bandits Get $10,000 in Raid at Sweetwater
Masked robbers robbed the Sweetwater Bank in Alabama, taking $10,000 and kidnapping a woman customer, Mrs. Placidia M. Bates of College Park, Georgia. They released her 22 miles away near another town, then headed toward the Mississippi border, leaving $20,000 unpaid in the vault.
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Sweetwater. Alay
Biow
Sweetwater
Alabama
Placidia M. Bates
College Park
Mississippi
Beggar 12 Year Old Supports Large Family by Begging
A 12 year old boy named Peter told police he has supported his father, his father's mistress, and five siblings for two years by begging. He said he earns 31 to 20 dollars nightly, sometimes 50, and helps buy food, pay light bills, and installment payments on his father's 1952 car. Investigators consider neglect charges. records show the father cashed $5000 in war bonds from 1949 and lives with another woman, claiming $300 monthly income. The boy uses a crutch, and an artificial leg may affect his work.
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San
Calvin Dodd
The
Children’s Service
Dodd
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Pete
Fete
Barnes
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Mau Mau
L.A.C
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John Carre Jr
Los Angeles
Baker Electric
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Mr. Carma
Charles
Mac) Kendall
Catalina
New Mexico
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Mac
Matt Walsh
Plaza
Gene Claypool
Legg
Claypool
Japan
Beggar
Dad
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