Fire threatens Griffith Park zoo as brush blaze nears
A major brush fire burned within 50 feet of Griffith Park Zoo forcing evacuation of 1,200 visitors. About 200 firefighters, aided by air bombers, saved the zoo and its 1,100 animals as winds shifted. No structures or injuries were reported though golfers fled a nearby course. The blaze covered about 100 acres with smoke visible for miles.
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Los Angeles
UPZ
Griffith Park Zoo
Los Angeles-Hollywood
Zoo
Borate
Wesley Young
Griffith Park Municipal Golf Course
California
Four Russians Arrested in U S Conspiracy Case Revealed
FBI identified Ivan Dmitrievich Beg and wife Alexandria Beg as two of four Russians arrested in New York and Washington. The group, linked to Soviet military intelligence, allegedly conspired to obtain U S defense information on installations, troop movements, shipping and waterfront facilities. The suspects used aliases, and arraignments in New York and Washington were scheduled.
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J. Edgar Hoover
New York
Ivan Dmitrievich Be
Alexandria
Washington
United States
Robert Keistutis Balitch
Joy Ann Baalich
New York City
Gennadiy Sevastyanov
U. S
Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
U.S
Editor recalls lawsuits and free paint scandal from column
A writer reflects on past libel suits and threats while denying any false prints. He recalls 1954 charges involving gifts to a sheriff, a paid political ad, and a letter from Hank Greenspun, noting memories of legal peril and newspaper risks.
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Eddie Clippinger
Hank Greenspun
Kennedy Returns Home After European Tour Triumph
President Kennedy concluded a 10 day European voyage with a Naples audience with Pope Paul VI and Premier Leone. Neapolitan crowds shouted welcome and Kennedy urged NATO unity and an end to self sufficient nationalism among western allies. His Air Force jet departed Naples at 7 54 p m for Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington.
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Naples
Paul VI
Giovanni Leone
Ken-Nee-Day
Ken -Nee- Day
Air Force
United States
Andrews Air Force Base
Washing
Berserk GI slays three and wounds seven in Fairbanks motel
An artilleryman at a Fairbanks motel opened fire during a holdup killing three people and injuring seven. Police named Kenneth H. Schlemann of Ft. Wainwright as the suspect, with a Madeira Minnesota home listed by the Army.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
UPI
Kenneth H. Schlemann
Ft. Wainwright
Schlemann
Madeira
Minn
Pope Kennedy Meet Pope Paul VI in Historic Vatican Encounter
In Rome at the Vatican President Kennedy held a 36 minute historic audience with newly crowned Pope Paul VI. The Pope said he prayed for Kennedy’s efforts to end segregation and recalled a prior meeting. It marked one of the rare crossings of U.S. presidents and a pope during office.
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Vatican City
UPI
Kennedy
Paul VI
United States
U.S
Paul
Vatican
Gaming Officials Eye Plea to Open Reno Hotel
Nevada Gaming Control Board considers ten non restricted licenses including a bid to reopen the Riverside Hotel in Reno. Hughes Porter Corp. would lease the hotel gambling and bars from Raymond Spector, who closed the Riverside last December amid financial trouble. Applicants include Reno figures Auy Streeter Swift Wykoff Hall and Sommers plus Californians Sievers Fraser Ensign and Johnson, with additional names from Reno and Auburn listed.
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Reno Hotel
Carson City
UPI
Nevada Gaming Control Board
Riverside Hotel
Reno
Hughes Porter Corp
New York
Raymond Spector
Spector
San Francisco Psychiatrist Testifies in Bean Murder Trial
A San Francisco psychiatrist told a District Court jury that 18-year-old Thomas Lee Bean has harbored a fantasy of raping and mutilating a woman since childhood. Dr. David Wilson described examinations of Bean over several visits as the defense opens its case.
Plane Wreck Kills Eight Injures Thirty Four
A United Press International reporter said 34 persons were taken to six city hospitals after a twin engine plane crashed on takeoff from Rochester airport. Flight 112 originated in Rochester bound for Newark with a stop at White Plains. The crash occurred four miles southwest of downtown Rochester at the end of runway 19.
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United Press International
Rochester
Newark
N.J
White Plains
N.Y
Night Train Stars Marry Blues Singer Dinah Washington
Dinah Washington 37 and Dick Lane 35 tied the knot yesterday at the Little Church of the West in Las Vegas. It was Washington’s seventh marriage and Lane’s second. A Thunderbird Hotel reception followed before the couple flew to Los Angeles where Washington headlines Basin Street West. Justice of the Peace Tom Purser led the ceremony with Ruth Bowen as matron of honor and Ish Evans as best man. The couple postponed a honeymoon until later in the summer due to Washington’s work schedule.
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Dinah
Dinah Washington
Detroit Lions
Lane
Little Chapel of the West
Las Vegas
Miss Washington
Thunderbird Hotel
Los Angeles
Basin Street West
Justice of the Peace
Tom Purser
Ruth Bowen
Ish Evans
Former Marine Indicted in Medgar Evers Slaying
UPI reports 42 year old ex Marine Ron De La Beckwith was indicted on murder charges for the sniper slaying of civil rights leader Medgar Evers in Jackson Mississippi. District Attorney William L. Wallace said he will seek the death penalty. Beckwith was served with the grand jury action notice yesterday.
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Jackson, Miss
UPI
Byron de la Beckwith
Medgar Evers
William L. Waller
Beckwith
Use of Jolly Dollies as Lobbyists Reported
The Department of Justice launched an investigation into claims lobbyists employed call girls as table companions to influence lawmakers on a night harness racing bill. Deputy Director George H. Brereton ordered the criminal identification unit to pursue leads in Sacramento where the alleged activity occurred.
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Sacramento
UPS
Department of Justice
Department
George H. Brereton
Criminal Identification and Investigation Bureau
San Francisco
Brereton
Ate
Stanley Mosk
Weather Summary Card for Today
Clear conditions with gentle morning winds and south east afternoon winds 15 to 25 mph. High near 100 degrees, low around 73. Tuesday’s high about 102 and low 72. Noontime humidity near 5 percent. Sunrise at 5 28, sunset at 8 04.
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