Fire Storm ravages Crest Park as 20 homes burn
California blaze near Lake Arrowhead expands to 8,500 acres with 1,500 firefighters, 18 bulldozers, and 60 water tank trucks battling the self generating winds. The fire threatens Cedar Glen and evacuations spread as governors and federal crews assist.
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Lake Arrowhead Mountain
Crest Park
San Bernardino Mountains
U. S. Forestry
Cedar Glen
Elmer Osterman
State Division of Forestry
U. S. Forestry Service
Officer Admits Wrong Calculation In Andrea Doria Case
Third Mate Ernest Carstens-Johaansen testified at a pre trial hearing that he did not record time data for radar readings to calculate the Andrea Doria speed as Stockholm approached in fog. He said he relied on visual estimation despite radar instruction requiring time notation.
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New York
Stockholm
Ernest Carstens-Johaansen
Milwaukee Teen Admits Arson At Holy Redeemer School
Milwaukee police say a 17 year old girl admitted starting two fires at Holy Redeemer Catholic School Milwaukee. She was taken into custody after a fire at the school Sunday.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic School
Strike Outlook: Meat Unions Say Spread Won’t Occur
Two major meat unions said the outlook is that their strike against 39 Swift and Co. plants will not spread to the rest of the meat packing industry.
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Chicago
Swift and Co
Defense Secretary Wilson undergoes prostate surgery
Defense Secretary Charles E. Wilson had surgery this morning to correct a benign prostatic condition. A Defense Department spokesman said the 66 year old was expected to return to his office in about three weeks.
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Washington
Charles E. Wilson
Defense Department
United States Rejects Talks With Red China on Trade
The State Department said the United States will not negotiate a relaxation of trade restrictions with Communist China while Americans remain prisoners. The move signals no talks on increased trade while detainees are held.
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State Department
United States
Red China
U.S
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China
NLRB Orders New Union Election for New York Dock Workers
The National Labor Relations Board ordered a fresh election among 25,000 New York dock workers to determine which of two rival unions will represent them.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
New York
Arab Big Three Back Egypt in Suez Crisis
The Arab Big Three wrapped a three day conference in Saudi Arabia with a communique pledging full support for Egypt amid the Suez Canal crisis.
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Egypt
Big Three
Saudi Arabia
Flossy Hurricane Strikes Gulf, Aims at Gulf Coast
New Orleans reports two deaths as Hurricane Flossy rakes the Gulf, with winds near 100 mph. At least 47 people cling to vessels or rigs as the storm moves east north east toward Alabama and Florida, threatening coastal Louisiana and Mississippi.
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Somoza Left Paralyzed After assassination attempt
Nicaraguan President Anastasio Somoza is now paralyzed on his left side after an assassination attempt. Col. Anastasio Somoza Jr. claims a vast international Communist plot involved neighboring countries. The brothers say 200 opposition politicians have been jailed and identify the suspect as poet Brigberto Lopez Perez, with details of prior contact at a political meeting.
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Somoza
Managua
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United Press
Nicaragua
Col. Somoza
Luis
Congress
Rigoberto Lopez Perez
Lopez Perez
U. S. Plane Crashes On Beach Killing Two
A U S aircraft from the carrier Coral Sea crashed on a Palermo beach in flames before hundreds of sunbathers killing two of three occupants. The survivor was hospitalized in very serious condition at Cofalu. Names not released.
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Italy
U. S
Coral Sea
Here
Cofalu
Rebel Gunmen Wound Seven Algerian Troops
In Algiers rebel gunmen attacked in eight pre-breakfast strikes between 5:50 a.m. and 9 a.m. injuring seven soldiers before disappearing. Only one attacker reportedly missed.
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Algiers
U S Proposes Broad Atom Sharing Under New Agency
United States proposes placing its entire atom sharing program under a projected international atoms for peace agency. U S Ambassador James J Wadsworth opened discussions at an 81 nation conference in New York outlining safeguards against military misuse and the agency s power to supervise bilateral or multilateral arrangements if requested. The move aims to foster a universal, uniform system of atomic safeguards worldwide.
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N. Y
United States
U. S
James J. Wadsworth
Hays Reelected WCTU President in Evanston Today
Mrs. Glen G. Hays of Evanston Illinois was reelected president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union today in Evanston amid continued effort to promote temperance and social reform through the organization.
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Atlanta
Glen G. Hays
Evanston
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Pleasant autumn weather continues through weekend
Pleasant autumn weather prevailed in Keno sha and the state with fair skies and a forecast of warmer conditions tonight and a chance of showers tomorrow. Noon temps were 72 downtown and 74 at American Motors, with yesterday’s high 73 and low 46 and an overnight low of 41. Sunrise and sunset today are 5:40 and 5:45 respectively. Pollen count for the 48 hours ending at 8 am today was 22.
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Kenosha
American Motors
Nehru Heads to Riyadh for Talks with Arab Leaders
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru flew to Riyadh to meet King Saud and Shukri El Kawaty amid Suez crisis tensions. He may not meet Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, whose nationalization of the canal drew criticism from Nehru in a Sunday speech.
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Eisenhower says US gave allies 14.2 billion in aid
President Eisenhower announced the United States provided its free world allies with 14.2 billion dollars in military aid over six years under the mutual security program.
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Washington
Eisenhower
United States
North Shore rail strike postponed after mediation deal
Four unions representing 311 North Shore workers accepted mediation offered by the National Railway Mediation Board to avert a strike due to a 16 percent pay demand. The Chicago North Shore and Milwaukee Railway carries 15 000 suburban passengers daily.
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International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Hotel and Restaurant Employes Union
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Man Found Dead Suspected Murder
Elbert Lewis, 36, Milwaukee, was found shot to death in his car near Tabor City, North Carolina. Coroner Worth Williamson said the shooting appeared to be murder, noting a .32 caliber pistol was found about 300 yards from the automobile.
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Elbert Lewis
Milwaukee
Worth Williamson
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Lewis
Year Ago Today Eisenhower Says He Feels Fit for 66
President Eisenhower marks the first anniversary of his heart attack and reports good health despite ileitis surgery last June. He weighs about 172 pounds now after a diet and will undergo a full physical at Walter Reed around his 66th birthday with results to be released later.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
Peoria
Washington
Howard Snyder
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
UN Security Council to discuss Suez dispute
The UN Security Council will meet to take up the Suez Canal dispute after a British French request. Dulles favors delay for substantive talks until the Suez Canal Users Association forms at an October London conference. Egypt welcomes UN involvement while warning of Arab coordination and possible broader actions.
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United Nations
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UN Security Council
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France
Egypt
Selwyn Lloyd
Christian Pineau
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Council
Emilio Nunez-Portuondo
Cuba
London
Nasser
Russia
United States
Suez Canal Users’ Assn
Police Shootout: Fountain Pen Gun Discharges
Two Chicago patrolmen were shot when a hidden .32 caliber fountain pen gun discharged after police stopped a motorist for speeding. Edward Bredburg’s left hand was pierced while Raymond Maszka was grazed in the stomach. Bredburg said he seized the weapon from J. B. Wash, driver of the car, who lacked a license. Wash and M. B. Jones were jailed.
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Chicago
Edward Bredburg
Raymond Maszka
Bredburg
J. B. Wash
Wash
M. B. Jones
Claim Soldier Went Berserk Jerusalem
UN officials examined border violence after a Jordanian soldier fired on an archaeological party near Ramat Rachel, killing three Israelis and wounding eighteen. Jordan attributed the attack to a madness episode. Israel contested the account and cited indiscriminate fire. A soldier was hospitalized for mental examination.
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Jordan
UN Mixed Armistice Commission
Ramat Rahel
Israel
UN Truce Commission
Freedom Flight Pilots Escape in Czech Plane
Two Czechs Lt. Vladimir Uzral and Ludovic Sebela fled to West Germany in a stolen Communist trainer plane. They landed near Vilshofen after a 120 mile flight, saying they knocked out a guard at Byskov airbase to seize the aircraft.
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Vladimir Uzral
Czechoslovakia
Ludovic Sebela
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Byskov
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