Exploding Fish Outbreak Expands in California Sloughs
In Yolo County sloughs near sugar beet fields fish poisoned by Endrin explode in air. Most victims are carp and trash fish, with striped bass and sunfish also affected. Authorities warn farmers against releasing pesticide contaminated irrigation water and seek a safer substitute from UC Berkeley.
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Sacramento
UPS
University of California
Fish and Game
Yolo County
Hanks Ranch
Elkhorn Ferry
Fish and Game Department
University of California Extension Service At
Berkeley
Ing Firm
Woodland
Tule Canal
Deseret Ranch
Conway Ranch
Murder Feared In LA Woman Disappearance
In Los Angeles a British born widow Elizabeth Simmons may have been kidnaped or murdered. A forged signature allowed withdrawal of 15600 dollars and jewelry from her safe deposit box on July 24, the day after she vanished. Neighbors reported she last entered a car near her home after renting the box following a burglary.
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Elizabeth Simmons
Mrs. Simmons
Los Angeles
Simmons
Juliet Chan
Mississippi Primary Focused on Governor Choice and Segregation
Mississippi voters head to the polls for the Democratic primary to pick a governor amid a national scene of resistance to integration. Front runners Coleman Johnson and Sullivan race to the runoff while addressing Kennedy ties, segregation, and a plan for a tranquil approach to race issues.
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Ross Barnett
J. P. Coleman
Barnett
John F. Kennedy
Paul B. Johnson
James H. Meredith
University of Mississippi
Charles L. Sullivan
Mississippi
Robert Mason
Coleman
Johnson
Kennedy
Sullivan
Meredith
Ole Miss
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NCAAP
German Cop Shoots American Soldier in Berlin
West Berlin police shot an American soldier Thursday night as he fled after attacking a woman. He was hit in the upper leg but not seriously hurt. U S military police took him into custody while investigators probe the woman's claim of indecent assault. The soldier's name was not disclosed.
Mystery Stripper Leaves Trail Across Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire police hunted a mysterious stripper who dropped garments along three miles of road starting at Ivinghoe Beacon. Clues included a white linen coat and dress, a black shoe, red nylon panties, a brassiere, garter belt, blue scarf, and hose, with the trail ending as the disrober vanished in one shoe.
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Aylesbury
England
Buckinghamshire
Ivinghoe Beacon
Editor fills in as news reader in BBC broadcast
In London the BBC interrupted a halted newscaster with the remark that the regular reader was unavailable and the editor was doing his best. This humorous aside from the announcer reflects a rare on air substitution in the British Broadcasting Corp. schedule.
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London
UPI
British Broadcasting Corp
Buddhist Leaders Charged With Viet Hamstringing Crisis Deepens
Saigon vice president Nguyen Ngoc Tho said Buddhist leaders hamstring government efforts to resolve a three month religious political crisis. He blamed Buddhist leaders for refusing talks and demanded government accountability for last May shooting of eight demonstrators in the provincial capital.
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Day
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Tho
South Viet Nam
Saigon
Diem
Windows from Falls of Scotland sail to museum
Three stained glass windows from the Falls of Scotland, a Matson sailing ship, were sent to the San Francisco Maritime Museum for display during refurbishment in Honolulu. The ship, once part of Matson’s fleet since 1901, is being restored in Hawaii after near scrapping, with Hawaii residents raising over $25,000.
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San Francisco
Falls of Scotland
San Francisco Maritime Museum
Matson Steamship Company
Matson
Honolulu
Hawaii
Seattle
Fred K. Klebigst
San Pedro
Calif
Margaret Harting
E. J. Kleth
Auckland
N.Z
Glen
Hawai
Food Freezer Fraud Arrests In California Case
State Atty. Gen. Mosk and Tulare County D.A. Ballantyne announced the arrest of Quality Enterprises Inc. officers Glenn D. Chansler and Nathan Fox of El Monte on grand theft and conspiracy charges. The case spans 15 counties and alleges a high pressure sales operation promising large food savings while selling at above-retail prices.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Stanley Mosk
Tulare County
Jay Ballantyne
Califor
Quality Enterprises Inc
el Monte
Glenn D. Chansler
Nathan Fox
Visalia
Mosk and Ballantyne
California
Ex Senator Green Returns Home From Hospital
Theodore Francis Green, 95, oldest person to serve in Congress, left Jane Brown Hospital for convalescence at Hau Lieutenant Chaffee Nursing Home East Providence after a stroke sequence. He rose at 6 am and had a hearty breakfast before returning home in Providence. Green began his Senate service in 1936 as a New Deal Democrat and faced prior hospitalizations for heart ailment and a broken wrist.
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Providence
R. I
UPI
Theodore Francis Green
Congress
Green
Jane Brown Hospital
Hauiie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home
East Providence
Senate
Ren
Peen
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Michael Mahoney
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Silver Strand State Park
Coronado
Mahoney
Experi
UPI Telephoto
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Mis
Sissippi
Tion
Gation
S&h Green
Terra Linda
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Lamp Incl
Tropicana Ave
Nellis Blvd
Moricane
Boulder Highway
Paradise Road
Comitee
Museu
Tain
Mosk
Nursing Home
Reasonable
Garden Center
Friends OF Youth
F.O.Y. Camp
Lee's Canyon
Dr. Montgom
Ery’s
Charleston
J. J. LeVoin
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