Do It Yourself Missile: Jimmy Blackmon’s Rocket Grounded
Charlotte, AP Civil and military officials warn 17 year old Jimmy Blackmon’s six foot liquid oxygen rocket built in his basement could become an unguided missile. The CAA urges not to fire it in Mecklenburg County as it might strike an aircraft. Army officers seek a safe firing site, possibly at a military base. Jimmy says he never considered a hit on the way up.
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L A Trash Contractor Murdered in Downtown Los Angeles
Police investigate the stabbing death of 62 year old Hamayag Saroyan a State Rubbish Co. contractor who was ambushed while inspecting a downtown collection stop on Main Street a witness said a man emerged from a parking lot and stabbed him in the chest and abdomen before he collapsed in a nearby restaurant his daughter Margaret Bertoni said he had been warned of trouble at a Main Street stop and left home.
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South
Walter W. Williams
Franklin
Tex
Yeggs Hit L B Market With $3200 Burglary
Long Beach detectives say two safes at McDaniel's Market were cracked after closing time. The theft yielded about 3200 in cash and checks, marking the largest safe burglary in years. Thieves used a four foot crowbar and a welding torch, leaving the tool behind and hiding inside earlier.
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Long Beach
McDaniel’s Market
Las Coyotes
Treasury Plans 3 Billion Dollar Tax Anticipation Bonds
The Treasury announced plans to borrow three billion dollars via tax anticipation certificates dated August 15 and maturing next March. Interest will be 2.4 percent, lower than last fall’s 2.4 percent rate, as part of a routine cash-need measure to tide over tax collections. The issue follows prior 2.4 billion in October and aligns with rising interest rates.
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Dulles to Speak on Suez Crisis TV Radio Broadcast
Secretary of State Dulles will address the Suez crisis after London talks with Britain and France via TV and radio. The White House notes a 15 minute speech introduced by President Eisenhower from the White House. Channel listings and KNX and KABC radio coverage are provided.
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Channel 4
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KABC
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Safecrack Fire Damages Ventura County Store
Firefighters from Santa Susana and San Luis Obispo counties battled a three hour blaze near the Los Angeles Ventura line that blackened sixty acres of brush and damaged a manager’s office. A safe and a bookkeeper’s office near the store were breached using a crowbar and heavy tools, with a pair of white canvas gloves and welding goggles found among the ruined contents.
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Queen Declares Great Emergence in Britain Over Suez Crisis
London AP report states Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed a state of great emergency, calling reserves to the colors for possible use in the Suez Canal crisis. The royal proclamation, published in the London Gazette, cites demands on military forces to protect Commonwealth and Empire interests. Prime Minister Eden foreshadowed the move in Parliament amid Suez tensions.
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Typhoon Amy Forms 600 Miles Off Guam
Typhoon Amy formed today about 600 miles north north west of Guam. A United States Air Force reconnaissance plane reported winds near the center at 90 mph. The storm was moving west at roughly 10 mph and was not expected to affect Guam.
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Rescue Copter Snatches Bather From New Quay
Pt James Chatwin, 38, waded out for a sea swim while his wife slept. A beach attendant called RAF St Mawgan after mistaking him for a man in distress. The helicopter lifted him from the water and flew him to the hospital. Chatwin joked, insisting he was not drowning. He is a Royal Life-Saving Society medallist since age 11. The incident ended with Chatwin completing his swim.
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England
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St. Maegan
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Royal Life-Saving Society
Flight Change in Flight Plan Ends in Baby Birth Aboard
On a Houston to Boston nonstop, Mrs Jean McGill 33 gave birth aboard an Eastern Air Lines jet after a flight halt at Lovell Field Chattanooga. A boy 6 pounds 1 ounce and a girl 6 pounds 11 ounces were born during the stop as pilot Captain H E James arranged ambulance and boiling water. Both mother and twins were reported fine in a hospital. Mrs McGill is wife of Captain Douglas McGill Sr a Boston physician now on Army duty.
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Bells toll in Tribute to Woolson in Duluth
Nearly 100 Duluth churches will toll for three minutes at 2 pm Monday to honor Albert Woolson the last Union Army veteran who died at 109. Mayor Lambert urged silent prayer for Woolson and the ideals he defended as flags flew at half staff and state capitols followed suit.
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Board Deliberates Decision on M Keon at Parris Island
Sgt Matthew C McKeon faced a court martial board of six Marines and a Navy doctor at 12 37 today as the 19 day trial drew toward a close. The defense drew seven generals including Commandant Randolph McC Pate and Lt Gen Lewis B Puller, a veteran hero, from retirement.
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Matthew C. McKeon
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Randolph McC. Pate
Lewis B
Chesty) Puller
Yacht in Tow Off Avalon Four Saved
McKeon 3S charged with voluntary manslaughter and other offenses following a night march that led to Ribbon Creek drowning six recruits. Prosecution says BeKeos acted as private yacht captain when the Janet II was towed off Catalina Island. four aboard saved after distress call. Names of skipper and passengers not immediately released.
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Ribbon Creek
Catalina Island
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Hoover
Janet
Weather Update Night Clouds and Clearing Saturday
Night and morning low clouds give way to mostly clear skies through Saturday. Slight warming trend noted with Saturday becoming warmer. Continuous dry conditions expected with light winds and no precipitation anticipated.
Five Killed in Head-on Mountain Collision
Five persons died in a head on crash on a winding highway west of Klamath Falls Oregon Thursday night. The deceased: Sam Mallon 56 a Central Point grocer and his wife Verbie Grise and her husband also from Central Point, and Charles Elwell Klaus 55 of Portland. Klaus was alone in his car. The Mallon party consisted of Mallon and his wife.
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Sam Mallon
Central Point
Verbie Grise
Charles Elwell Klaus
Portland
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Mallon
Man jailed on drunk charge after calling from a fire hydrant
William Sisk, 60, was jailed Thursday night on a drunkenness charge after attempting to call the operator from a fire hydrant in Whiskeytown Shasta County. Policeman Joe Kohn and Earl Lincecum reported he shouted at the hydrant unable to reach the telephone operator.
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Whiskeytown
Shasta County
William Sisk
Joe Kohn
Earl Lincecum
Prosperity Forecast Sees Recovery After Dip
Washington commerce secretary Weeks revised his outlook to expect healthy prosperity into 1937 with a bright year ahead. He cited a strong summer and fall, a steel wage rise that may spark inflation if sustained, and a small rise in employment to a new high. National output rose 1.4 percent in April-June and July employment was about 300,000 higher than June.
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Weeks
Commerce Secretary
President Shukri Kuwatly Resignation Rumor Circulates
In Damascus rumors spread that President Shukri Kuwatly resigned Thursday night amid internal dispute. Kuwatly, elected August 18, 1955, reportedly handed his resignation to Speaker Nazim El Kudsi. Officials could not confirm the claim.
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