Air Race Grandmas Pile Up In Field In Texas
Ruth Nitzen an Inglewood grandmother flying solo in the all woman Transcontinental Air Race forced down in a grain field east of Spur Texas. Her Cessna 140 had motor trouble and she was unhurt but out of the race. The 2,800 mile event began in California with 46 planes still active at Springfield Massachusetts.
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Ruth Witzen
Inglewood
Spur
Texas
Nitzen
Long Beach
Springfield
Mass
Texas Panhandle
Arizona
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Tucson
Ariz
Midland
Cox Municipal
Vandalia
Ohio
Ing
Isabelle McCrae
Lemon Grove
Calif
Dayton
Gladys Muter
Chicago
McCrae
Betty McNeil
la Mesa
Yachts Sail for Hawaii Open Independence Day Festivities
A fleet of 53 yachts sails noon from Sans Pedro and Los Angeles Coliseum for the Rose Bowl race to Honolulu with Nightly race updates on KNX. Fireworks at Rainbow Pier in Long Beach cap the holiday observance at 9 PM. The Morning Star competes as a 56-foot ketch, with favorites Staghound Skylark and Marie Amelie.
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Rainbow Pier
Long Beach
Bremerton
Roy (Dutch) Wier
Marine Stadium
Los Angeles Coliseum
Paso- Pedro
Rose Bowl
Honolulu
Santa Monica
Huntington Beach
Orange World County
KNX
Dave Vaile
Morning Star
Michard S. Rheem
Etch Staghound
Newport Harbor
Santa Barbara
Pilot Kills Escaped Venomous Snake Aboard Transatlantic Flight
An American Pan American pilot Capt. Cameron Walker fought and killed a deadly rattlesnake that escaped in the forward section of a Stratocruiser from New York to Duesseldorf. RSPCA officials spoke of 26 loaded snakes and crate damage requiring re-crating and passenger safety measures.
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London
Royal Society For Prevention of Cruelty
New York
RSPCA
British Isles
Pan American World Airways
Cameron Walker
Duesseldorf
Germany
Walker
Pan American
Shannon Airport
Ireland
Royal Society
Red Chiang Craft Tangle in Air Battle
Four Communist MIGs attacked six Nationalist Thunderjets north of Matsu Island in the Formosa Strait. One MIG was heavily damaged but fled as the dogfight lasted about ten minutes. All Nationalist planes returned safely. no Nationalist losses reported. The clash followed a week after a Nationalist trainer was downed and a Catalina damaged nearby.
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Taipei
Matsu Island
Formosa
Shuangfeng Island
Formosa Strait
Matsu
Red
China Coast
Firecracker Accident Hurts Detroit Girl
A mother unintentionally injured her 18 month old daughter by tossing a lit firecracker that exploded in the child's face. Police report Mrs. Gwendalyn Foreman of Detroit discarded the firecracker as the family visited friends. Sharon Foreman suffered serious eye injuries.
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Sabouss
Mick
Gwendalyn Foreman
Detroit
Sharon
United States Celebrates 179th Independence Anniversary
In Philadelphia Independence Hall commemorations marked the 179th anniversary with ceremonies attended by thousands. The event recalled the Declaration and Bill of Rights, featuring speeches and prayers for continued freedom. Former Vice President Alben Barkley delivered the principal address. A presidential message from President Eisenhower was read.
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Philadelphia
United States
Independence Hall
Independence Mall
Alben Barkley
D-Ky
Hisenhower
U S Toll Hits 504 at Early Hour Today
The United States toll of highway deaths rose to 504 by late morning as Independence Day weekend traffic escalated. California led with 32 fatalities by 8 am, fueling calls by Ned Dearborn of the National Safety Council for a nation wide halt to reckless driving and a united effort to reduce road carnage.
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National Safety Council
California
California Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Ned Dearborn
Poe Hihway Toll S
Associated Press i
Long Beach Press Jeharam front page teaser item
The Long Beach Press Jeharam issue presents a dated newspaper front with the volume, issue number and price, indicating a multi-page daily layout. The readable line conveys publication branding and circulation details for the historic edition.
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Long Beach Press
Jeharam
Bear and Tot Victim Hunted Deep in Wilds
In Libby Montana a 2 year old girl Ida May Curtis disappeared from a picnic shelter after a bear reportedly emerged. More than 250 armed men scoured Kootenai Forest with bloodstains found in the tent. The search follows a prior bear attack near Glacier National Park.
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Libby, Mont
Kootenai Forest
Parthynister Montana
Northwest Country
Libby
Montana-Idaho
Lincoln County
Ole Fagerberg
Ida May Curtis
Mortimer E. Curtis
Deer Lodge
Mont
Fagerberg
Curtis
Edward Stark
St. Paul
Minn
Glacier National Park
Stark
Ike Spends Quiet Fourth at Maryland Retreat
President Eisenhower spent a quiet Fourth of July at his Maryland mountainside retreat. He practiced putting on a polo golf green at his lodge before visiting the Gettysburg farm home with Mrs. Eisenhower. They planned to return to Washington tonight.
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Davas
Eisenhower
Maryland Mountains
Catoctins
Gettystore
Washington
Weather outlook with morning clouds and sunny afternoon
Night and morning low clouds give way to mostly sunny skies in the afternoon. Temperatures rise slightly as the day warms, bringing a modest warm-up overall.
Foot Bridge Disaster Kills Two in Cherokee River
A suspension foot bridge on the Cherokee Indian Reservation near Cherokee North Carolina collapsed Sunday sending more than 50 people into the Oconaluftee River. Two women died en route to hospital and 18 of 40 injuries were hospitalized. The 150 foot bridge carried visitors to a trading post and school buses.
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Cherokee
N. C
Oconaluftee
Henry T.haile Jr
Daisy
Tenn
Lawrence Rainwater
Atlanta
Richard D. Butts
Osley Bird Saunooke
Saunocke
Great Smoky Mountains
Russia unveils new supersonic jet fighters in Moscow show
Spectacular Air Force Day near Moscow displays a range of war and transport craft. 48 new supersonic single jet fighters led a列 parade as 100,000 Muscovites cheered at Tushino airfield. Also shown were a new twin jet transport, 50 twin jet fighters, multiple bombers and helicopters, plus a radio controlled glider and parachute drop.
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Moscow
Russia
Tushino
Steek
Huge Dope Ring Smashed In Formosa Probe
Formosa Nationalist police said they smashed a gang using parcel post to smuggle narcotics from Hong Kong. Forty two arrested and six sought. among those implicated were Chinese maritime customs inspectors at Taipei General Post Office. Narcotics worth about 1.3 million dollars seized as the squad headed by Chief Inspector Liang Hs lin was replaced.
Hand Grenade Found in Manila Grandstand Parade
A live hand grenade wrapped in a newspaper was found today in the Manila grandstand during the July 4 parade celebrating the ninth anniversary of Philippine independence. Police believe it was placed as a prank by a prankster. the device was discovered hours before officials and diplomats arrived.
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Manila
Mixed-Up Argentina 1 Midst of Winter
The first real cold wave of the winter gripped Argentina as a Antarctic air mass moved northward. Cristo Redentor recorded five degrees, the coldest of the year, with below freezing temperatures also in Buenos Aires.
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Argentina
Antarctic
Cristo Redentor
Buenos Aires
Solons Praise Johnson but He Remains Seriously Ill
Washington AP reports Senate Democratic Leader Lyndon B. Johnson survived a serious heart attack and remained in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. A noon bulletin said he was comfortable, in a cheerful mood, and his condition stabilized. Senators from both parties expressed regrets as Clements filled in as acting majority leader. Observers expect Johnson's absence to have limited impact on legislative progress aims for adjournment by month end.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Congress
Johnson
Beethesda
Eisenhower
Sen
Clements
D-Ky
House Rayburn
House
Time Place Set to Free 3 Turncoats
NEW DELHI India The Indian Red Cross announced three former American prisoners of war who had lived in Red China will arrive in Hong Kong on Saturday July 9. Ex captives Lewis W Griggs Otho Bell and William A Cowart will be escorted to the Hong Kong frontier and turned over to a British Red Cross representative. The report notes they were previously reported in Peiping for alleged rowdyism. Two Belgian prisoners were also due to return home, according to the same notice.
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New Delhi
India
VPI
Red China
Hong Kong
Indian Red Cross
Red Cross
Lewis W. Griggs
Jacksonville
Tex
Otho Bell
Olympia
Wash
William A. Cowart
Dalton
Peiping
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
A brief directory style item lists where to find sections in the newspaper. It mentions Beach Combing on B-1 and Boyle on Page Awa, plus guides to Bridge, Classifieds, Comics, Crossword, Editorial, Obituaries, Radio and TV, Shipping Table, Sports, Theaters, Tides, Temper Wilson, Women, and Your World across pages A-2 to B-9.
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Boyle
Awa
Temper Wilson
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Ruth Nitzen
Hawaii
L.B. Pier
Chiang
S Uupine
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Beast
Ike
Clifford Hart
Oscoda
Mich
Dead Lake
Perham
William Shaw
Frank Shaw
Iowa
Wesley Springston
Ravenswood Hospital
Russ
Solons
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