Seven Lives Saved in Gulf Rescue by Longshoreman
A Wilmington longshoreman saved seven lives during a watery rescue off the Louisiana coast near New Orleans as Tropical Storm Arlene stalled offshore. The storm was expected to drift northwest before turning north, with a slow strengthening trend over the next hours.
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Rescue attempt saves harbor cat from ship wreckage
Cecil Brakefield at 1461 Jayview Ave aided loading the Norwegian motor ship Berganger when a cat became trapped between two bales. He freed the animal, which leaped overboard and fell into the harbor. Brakefield dived again and rescued the cat head first.
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Army Secretary Brucker May Face Censure, Pearson Says
Drew Pearson reports on Page A-2 that Secretary of the Army Robert T. Brucker might be dismissed amid political pressure. The column flags fading support within the administration and hints at potential personnel changes impacting defense leadership.
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Across the Nation Mine Caves In Three Trapped
BEAVER DAM Ky A coal mine roof caved in trapping three miners Rescue workers who could talk to the trapped men by telephone reported them unhurt and in good spirits They expected to reach them early today about 15 hours after the cave in Trapped were Don McClernon Jake Lewis and Earl Bennett about 90 feet below the surface some 500 feet from the shaft opening near the working area
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Traylorsville
Gang Host Barbara Johnson City Hospitalized After Collapse
Barbara Joseph, a host to the Apalachin gang land convention, collapsed Friday in Johnson City New York. He was unconscious on admission to Wilson Memorial Hospital where an oxygen tent was used. Attorney Harry Travis said Barbara 53 was listed in serious condition.
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Carbo, Ring Czar, Held as Fugitive
Frankie Carbo, alleged underworld boxing boss, was captured in a New Jersey hideout after fleeing a July 24 indictment in New York County for acting as a boxing managger and matchmaker. He also faced federal tax evasion charges. Detained at Berlin barracks, he reportedly planned to surrender in a few days while investigators cited evidence he intended to flee the country.
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Memorial Day Death Toll Rises Nationwide to 37
Memorial Day weekend forecast in Long Beach shows sun and mild, rain-free weather as national totals reach 37 deaths early in the two day holiday. Officials note 33 traffic deaths in the U S by early today with four drownings. enforcement plans aim to curb incidents. Public events include services at Souls Cemetery and Municipal Auditorium ceremonies by Veterans and Legion posts.
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Estranged Husband Shoots Wife and Kills Himself
In Long Beach a 35 year old man, Clarence Edward Holder, shot his estranged wife Ruth Maxine, 24, three times with a .38 revolver and killed himself as their seven year old son watched in horror. Mrs Holder sustained multiple bullet wounds and was hospitalized in critical condition. Holder’s body was found with the weapon near his head. The couple’s children were taken to Juvenile Bureau as investigators reviewed the domestic dispute that preceded the murder suicide.
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Riot Quelled by Park Teens and Officers
Police and a park special officer broke up a disturbance at Silverado Park after a teen was arrested on a concealed weapons charge at the park clubhouse near 21st Street and Santa Fe Avenue. Two youths were taken into custody as officers removed a troublesome teen and recovered a weapon from the scene.
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WM TUNES IN BALL GAMES ON SLIDE RULE
Fragmentary text presents a quip about baseball and a radio broadcast. A voice asks why the assistant dislikes baseball while noting a humorously chaotic hour-by-hour broadcast. Unclear names, places, or dates.
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U S Says Khrushchev Aggravates Tension With Threats
The United States accused Premier Nikita Khrushchev of aggravating East West tensions during a critical period and said Communist China is expanding influence by subversion and threats of force. State Department spokesman Lincoln White described Khrushchev's campaign as propaganda of threats against Greece and Italy, NATO allies receiving missiles. White asserted Moscow is intensifying propaganda while Western ministers seek a peaceful German settlement at Geneva. He also denied U S involvement in Laos and rejected Peiping claims of U S prompting in the Laos army integration.
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Gas Blast Kills 14 in Coal Mine Merlebach France
An explosion of fire lamp gas in a condemned coal mine shaft in Merlebach France killed 14 miners who were sealing the shaft. Forty-nine or more injured. many burned and overwhelmed by smoke deep below ground in Sainte Fontaine mine where 53 men worked to seal the shaft amid deadly gases.
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Sainte Fontaine
Gromyko Sticks to Position in Berlin Talks
In Geneva Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko refused to withdraw Russia's demand to evacuate Western troops from Berlin. U S officials say the Allies will not surrender war rights in the city as talks continue. The exchanges occurred aloft in flight and again in a Geneva town house, with progress described as limited.
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John Foster Dulles
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Bomb-Proof Underground Plant Near Hualien Completes
A bomb proof underground power station near Hualien 73 miles south of Nationalist China’s capital is completed. The Lungchien Dragon Brook plant has a peak capacity of 48 600 kilowatts.
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