Dark Horse Wims Island Ski Race Ends in Fog Chaos
The 38 mile Grand National Water Ski Race to Catalina faced fog, losing top contenders at San Clemente and a rescue effort as a skier vanished. Rory Dandi ker, 15, finished in 1 hour 39 minutes 25 seconds behind flat-bottom class winners. Mike Ludwig aided by radio during the dangerous return leg.
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Harbor City
Don Jasiewico
Gene Sprinkler
Ludwig
Catalina
Catelina
San Clementa Island
Rory Dendiiker
Bonfair Avr
Lakewood
Stearns Fether
Bob Reen
Pacdime
Peterson
San Clemente
Athena Ave
Uys
Marbor City
Don Jasie
Man, 79, Dies in Pool. Son Discovers Body
Samuel Kolsky, 79, was found floating face down in his home pool at 1051 Amelia Dr Sunday morning. His son William, who lived with him, reported the Pajamas-clad body to police. It was taken to Sea side Hospital and then to Sheelare-MecPFadyen Mortuary for services set Tuesday at Hollywood Cemetery with Groman Mortuary directing.
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Amelia Dr
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William
Seaside Hospital
Sheelare-Mecpfadyen
Henry
Ats Ym
Hollywood
Groman
Air Force Capt. George French Spy Case Linked to Poker Debts
New York Daily Mirror reports Air Force Capt. George French, convicted of spying for the Russians, was deeply in debt from poker losses. His wife and stepmother cited thousands in gambling debts as the likely motive for offering U.S. secrets for 27500 and arranging a meeting at the Hotel New Yorker.
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Air Force
George French
New York Daily Mirror
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Funny Money and the National Debt Debate
The piece discusses the 7 billion dollar annual interest cost on the national debt and debates on money creation by Federal Reserve banks. It notes limits, mentions Senator Long of Louisiana, and references past economic ideas and the move off the gold standard. The piece cautions that simply creating more money is not a simple fix and hints at ongoing discussions in Washington.
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Senator Long
Louisieng
Federal Reserve Banks
Germany
Fire Death Autopsy Ordered in Santa Ana
An autopsy was ordered into the death of Fred Hale, 60, found wrapped in a blanket amid the smoldering ruins of his Harbor Boulevard home. The house burned the prior evening, destroying all possessions. neighbors said the elderly man had been despondent while searching through the rubble.
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Santa Ana
Fred Hale
Harbor Blvd
Hale
Central High integration crisis drives National Guard threat
Little Rock authorities prepared to guard Central High as tensions rose over integration plans. Police and barricades were set, with state police summoned then stood down after officials halted the request. Four Negro students weighed attending as federal injunction loomed.
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Weather and caution in a quirky diary note
A fragmented weather diary voice parodies daily mood with cloudy skies and 80 degree sun. The speaker muses on risk and tasting judgment, alluding to a Las Vegas chorus girl incident in a cryptic, hazy style.
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Las Vegas
Two Fatal Electric Shocks Reported At Separate Locations
A mother of seven, Emmaline Kay Kendall, 32, was electrocuted in her Atascadero home when her table lamp wiring entangled her. In Huntington, water skier James Morris was electrocuted after contacting a metal bar tied to a power line damaged in a storm.
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Emmaline Kay
Kendall
William
Joe Andre
Huntington
W. Va
James E. Morris
Independent columnists reveal wartime plot and secrecy
The eon Independent reports that Britain feared a German World War II plan to kidnap the king. Ray Tucker argues Pentagon secrecy obscures Russian arms gains. details appear in columns on pages A-8 and A-6.
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Great Britain
Ray Tucker
Pentagon
Russia
Customs Judge Dies in Baltimore at 68
William Cole Jr. 68, longtime judge of the U S Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and former Maryland congressman, died at University Hospital after a long illness.
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William’ . Cole Jr
U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Maryland
University Hospital
Pamir Sinking Spars Lifeboats Sighted by US Air Force
US Air Force planes in the mid Atlantic report spotting two lifeboats and a raft from the German four masted barque Pamir, with about 30 crew and cargo of barley, sinking after Hurricane Carrie. A raft bore the registration Lusbeck, the ship’s home port. The Pamir's captain is Capt. Johann Diebitsch, and 86 Germans plus cadets are listed aboard. Rescue planes continue search from the Azores as relatives hope for survivors.
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Azores
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West Gereman
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Germany
Diebitsch
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Water Bombs Help Quell 800 Acre Highway Blaze
Fire fighters contained an 800 acre brush fire along Highway 99 Ridge Route near Los Angeles aided by waterbombing from tanks. Over 250 men fought wind driven flames as the blaze neared the highway, yet no structures burned. Traffic was diverted while crews from multiple agencies battled the fire amid cool ground conditions.
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Los Angeles
Syria Sees Secret Arms Deal With Soviets at Latakia
Observers in Jerusalem say Soviet warships at Latakia may be unloading heavy gear for Syria. A curfew on civilian traffic was imposed last night from main Synantities to Latakia after the Zhdanov and Svoboda docked Saturday.
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Soviet Union
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Israel
Latakia
Lartakia
Zhdanov
Svoboda
Massive 730 Acre Fire Near Mias Can Yon Above Banning
A 730 acre blaze near Mias Can Yon above Banning was controlled before dawn Sunday with 400 firefighters on duty. One two story home burned on Saturday as a new fire near the Angeles National Forest produced a towering ash plume misread as a wildfire by a Forest Service helicopter which later attributed the smoke to a distant wind event.
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Banning
Angeles National Forest
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