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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

May 09, 1958

Page

6

Train Collision Near Rio Kills 140 Injures 300

Two crowded rush hour electric commuter trains crashed in rain near Manqueira Station ten miles north of Rio de Janeiro. At least 140 killed, 300 injured as rescue workers battled floodlit wreckage. President Kubitschek toured scene. vast hospital and public appeals.

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Rebel Toll Claimed by French in Algeria

French military command in Algeria reported that 12,641 Algerian rebels had fled and 2,508 were taken prisoner in the first four months of 1958. The claim came Thursday night from Algiers amid ongoing anti colonial operations.

Algiers Algeria

Air Force Officer Killed While Photographing Gambling Scene

Lt Col Wallace Reese, 42, a Perrin Air Force Base medical officer at Sherman Texas, was struck and killed by a car while taking snapshots near a gambling area. The driver, identified as Donald Cenill, 36, faced charges of investigation of drunken driving and manslaughter after the incident.

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