San Diego brush fire destroys homes in canyon clash
A five alarm wildfire swept the canyon between Hillcrest and University Heights destroying two homes and damaging seven more. The San Diego Fire Department fought the blaze for over two hours, evacuating residents and treating minor injuries while one firefighter was overcome by smoke. Cause under investigation with officials citing possible out-of-control burn along a sewer line.
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Hillcrest
University Heights
al Penrose
Canyon
Ole
Cabrillo
Camino del Rio
Caose
Farlier
Cabrilto Freeway
Beck Recognizes Vote Ban and Appeals
Beck says a federal injunction bars Teamsters convention delegates voting and vows to appeal. He expects a possible election if legal delegates meet, while dispute over seating delegates continues as authorities review credentials. Hoffa supporters react as Letts order prompts careful compliance and potential election questions.
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Beck
U. S
F. Dickinson Letts
Washington, D.C
New York
Rank and File Teamster
Victim Played In Woods as Couple Confess Kidnaping
Everett Washington residents George Edward Collins Jr aged 20 and Katherine Myers aged 21 were charged with first degree kidnapping after their arrest less than 24 hours earlier. The pair, held as kidnappers, allegedly kept a young victim in the woods and fed him spiders. Both defendants were arraigned and refused counsel at first, but a court appointed attorneys and set October 3 for entering pleas.
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Everett
Wash
George Edward Collins Jr
Katherine Myers
Air Crash Kills 5 and Kidnap Trial Details
Five died in an air crash as Collins admitted kidnapping eight year old Lee Crary son of Mr and Mrs Edlewary at_hdlmonds W Monday. Crary escaped Thursday morning and a Myers woman signed a statement Friday implicating herself in the kidnapping plot. Collins described the act as spur of the moment. Young Crazy testified Collins was a nice guy while recounting the woods escape and wildlife watching. Lee, the abducted boy, was found unharmed after a lengthy search aided by a dog tied to a tree. Collin’s whereabouts and the broader story continue on A-7 Col 3.
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Lee Crary
Edlewary
Hdlmonds
Myers
Crazy
Zilen Air Force Cav
Parnambirim
Lee
Wild Bill Hickok
Lea
Bill ‘Hickok
Daylight Saving Time Ends This Night
Daylight Saving Time ends tonight with clocks set back one hour before bed. The official changeover occurs at 2 am Sunday. Be sure to check watches and clocks to reflect Standard Time.
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Pacific Standards
Lawlessness in Local Barroom Referenced in Moonshine Report
A bartender described how rotgut was used to refill well known whisky bottles, a practice tied to selling cheap liquor. A Licensed Beverage Industry report claims 25 percent of U S liquor is moonshine, equating to 76 million gallons yearly and a tax loss of about one billion dollars. The study cites over 25 000 moonshiners arrested last year and links liquor taxes to lawlessness.
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Typhoon Faye Devastates Okinawa. Toll Rising
Typhoon Faye, the fiercest storm in recent Ozinewa history, may have killed at least 66 with reports of over 100 missing. U S Army lists 112 Okinawans injured and 34 Americans. 2,597 Okinawa houses and 86 public buildings destroyed. 3,412 houses and 40 buildings damaged. 29 vessels damaged with 28 missing. three bridges wrecked. communications slowly returning as casualty totals climb.
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Okinawa
Faye
U. S
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U. S. Army
Red China
Ryukxyus
Pilot Down Off Catalina
A Pacific Fleet Air Force spokesman reported a missing Navy pilot from Attack Squadron 226 after bailing out 15 miles south of Catalina Island during a routine flight. Names withheld pending next of kin notification as Coast Guard and Navy units searched the ocean.
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Miramar Naval Air Station
Catalina Island
Navy
Pacific Fleet Air Force
Sone Wiviswains Wee Vee
Causelmanding
Col
William
Kun
Coast Guard
Iunn
School Guard Held in 15000 Thefts
Long Beach guard Arthur Gaulin, 59, was arrested on grand theft and burglary charges in a case within the Whittier Union High School District. Investigators say he confessed to prowling desks at Santa Fe Springs High School and a pattern of thefts spanning six years, including other incidents reported by a teacher who saw a masked figure with a flashlight in Snyder's classroom.
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Long Beach
Whittier Union High
Arthur Lewis Gaulin
Gaulin
Lon
Santa Fe Springs
Theodor Snyder
Snyder
Jana
Shesf
Whittier
D. Masters
Albert Dugas
Khrushchev Opposed War Says Mrs Roosevelt
Mrs Roosevelt cited Khrushchev as opposing war and described the recovery of stolen school property from Gaulin's Covent Street home. Investigators noted the loot ranged from tape recorders to tools valued initially at 15000 dollars with final value to be itemized after recovery.
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Covent St
Moscow
Upi
Franklin
D. Roosevelt
Nikita
Khrush
Ichev
Khrushchev
Yalta
Norwalk
Nine Negroes Enter Central High Without Rifle Escort
Nine Negro students who integrated Central High School in Little Rock on Wednesday entered and left Friday without rifle escort. At weekend departure they walked 150 yards to an Army station wagon under light police presence, with six troopers in two jeeps. They did not attend Friday night football at Quigley Stadium. The crowd for Central versus Istrouma High in Baton Rouge drew about 7,000 near the stadium.
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Ark
Central High School
1St Airborne Division
Lander
Central High
Quigley Stadium
Central
Istrouma High
Beton Rouge
Nea
Missile Fired From Cape Canaveral Test Center
A small missile spurted from the guided missile test center at about 9 40 p m Friday and vanished into a low cloud bank. Officials gave no identification citing their standard policy of not discussing the firing as coverage continued on another page.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Guided Missile Test Center
Berlin reports Soviet credit to Germany tops 300 million rubles
Berlin dispatch says on Friday the Soviet Union granted Germany a credit totaling 300 million rubles, signaling economic aid amid postwar tensions. The announcement highlights Moscow's readiness to support Germany's recovery and stabilize East Europe finances.
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Berlin
Soviet Union
Hast
Germany
Flu Epidemic Forces Mormon Conference Cancellations
The Latter Day Saints church cancels its 128th semi annual general conference and the Relief Society meeting due to the Asian flu epidemic. President David Q. McKay announced the move after discussions with Utah health officials. Attendance had been planned from Utah and Southern California, with trains chartered for Salt Lake City.
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Latter-Day Saints Church
David Q. McKay
Utah
Relief Society
The
Church First Presidency
California
Salt Lake City
Independent Yowah in Mideast column humor
The column on page Ad mocks the Little Rock squabble and mockingly notes Drew Fearson’s take. Norman Vincent Peale’s Confident Living column argues Chinese refugees vote with their feet and reflects a period tone.
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Mideast
United States
Drew Fearson
Norman Vincent Peale
Nehru Dedicates Maithon Dam in India
Prime Minister Nehru Friday night dedicated the Maithon Dam in Maithon, India. The project, costing 38 million daun, underscores postwar infrastructure expansion and regional power generation.
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Maiteon
India
WFI
Nehru
Doar Maithon Dam
Popularity for WM Hard to Come By
A clipped exchange notes uncertain public reaction to warm weather predictions by WM. The anecdote recalls a noisy funeral gathering of men and a wry minister remark about popularity. A reporter writes that onlookers crowd a funeral area for other reasons, including buying a mute.
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