Bull causes Santa Fe derailment near Ardmore
Eight people were injured when a red and white Hereford bull wandered onto the tracks three miles north of Ardmore, derailing a Texas Chief streamliner en route from Galveston to Oklahoma City. The crash damaged a switch, ripped up rails, and sent several cars off the rails. 44 Ardmore Boy Scouts aboard the train transferred to a bus for Winfield.
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Ardmore
Okla
Tgr
Santa Fe
Texas
Elect
Galveston
Oklahoma
City
Ben Franklin
Enoch Waterson
Highway Patrol
Waterson
California
Winfield
Kan
Purcell, Pie
Massive forest fire roars through Los Padres canyon
A fast spreading blaze in Los Padres National Forest burned 48,000 acres in under 24 hours. 600 firefighters and 300 soldiers battled Tepusauet Canyon flames near Santa Maria, evacuating ranch buildings while downtown areas remained safe. The fire started from power lines at Bills Rice Ranch on Friday afternoon.
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Santa Maria
Los Padres National Forest
U. S. Forest Service
Tepusauet Canyon
Here
Camp San Luis Obispo
Soledad Prison
Angeles National Forest
Los Angeles
Castaic
California
Donald Havelick
Citade
Dwarte
Cecil Gehr
City Hosts Beauties at Dinner and Parade Events
Representatives from around the world visit for the Miss Universe Pageant staged in Alamitos Avenue and Ocean Boulevard with 25 foreign contestants and 43 U S entrants. Miss South Carolina and Miss Myrtle Beach are among two delegates. Finalists to be chosen Tuesday with the coronation Friday night.
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Alamitos Aves
Ocean Blvd
Rainbow Pier
Universal-International
Stu- Los
United States
South Carolina
End in Sight in Shipyard Labor Tie up
Settlement of a coastwide shipyard tie up appeared near after a tentative accord between management and AFL machinists. The agreement calls for a three count hourly raise and health welfare funding with tools or pay, while machinists ratify after ballots in Portland Seattle and San Francisco. A separate six week Northern California construction strike talks resume amid a standstill with a 15 cent wage demand and 10 cent offer.
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San Francisco
AFL
Pacific Coast
Portland
Seattle
AFL International Association of Machinists
California
Associated General ,Contractors and
AFL Laborers’ Union
Arthur C. Viat
Tom Nicolopulous
Pipe Puffers Aim for 1953 Southern California Title
Seventy five contestants including several women will gather at Alhambra City Park to puff three point three grams of tobacco in a pipe smoking contest. The last remaining entrants wins the 1953 title as Alhambra's Hi-Neighbor Week finale features James Rogers as chairman and defending World champion. Mrs. Mikele Shook of El Monte is among the favorites seeking the women's world crown.
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Alhambra
Alhambra City Park
Southern California
James Rogers
Mikele Shook
el Monte
Air crashes kill and injure crews in separate incidents
A Navy Beechcraft trainer crashed near Oil City Pennsylvania killing the two Navy fliers aboard. An Air Force F-945 jet interceptor missing after a scramble during Western defense maneuvers, after intercepting an aircraft, was heard from last near San Pablo Bay with no further contact.
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Big Ogeechee
Little Ogeechee Rivers
George J. Gassaway
Henrietta
Olda
Robert W. Stoddard
Decatur
Leonard’. Fiser
Marengo
Iowa
Courtney Q. Furnberg
Fargo
N. D
Walter S. Olsen
Santa Barbara
Calif
Howard K. Ahigzim
Vermillion
3. D
Ralph R. Baurichter
Clarksville
Ark
Oil City
Floyd Bennett Field
Naval
Air Force
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
San Pablo Bay
Suit Filed to Attach Lena Horne's Salary in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS Fl singer Lena Horne's $12,500 weekly salary faced a $5,000 attachment in district court. The Southern Nevada Credit Co, in an assignment from Chicago attorney Lewis Kutner, filed the action to satisfy a judgment obtained May 11 in Chicago. Miss Horne is performing at a nightclub there.
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Las Vegas
Lena
Horne
Southern Nevada Credit Co
Chicago
Lewis Kutner
Miss Horne
ROK Chief and U S Reach Brief Mutual Understanding
Rhee told reporters Washington likely knows of his friendly understandings and said a final decision will come from the United States. Observers tied his remarks to a mutual security pact with the United States awaiting Congressional consent. Sessions lasted 27 minutes in the morning and 23 minutes in the afternoon.
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Rhee
Washington
United States
Robertson
Congress
Felons Set Oregon Pen Shop Afire
Prison rioters ignite the tailor shop and commissary at an Oregon pen after gas was used during a sit down strike. Guards evacuate inmates in small groups, while convicts loot and destroy food stocks and related buildings including the dining room and hospital.
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Gladden
Conwich
Westinghouse Unionists Win Hourly Pay Boost
Pittsburgh report states Westinghouse Electric Corp grants a three cent hourly wage increase to up to 20000 employees represented by Independent TM United Electrical Radio and Machine Workers United. Announcement made Friday. subject to ratification by August 10 at the UE locals nationwide.
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Pittsburgh
Westinghouse
Corp
United! Electrical
Radlio
Unio
Taft Makes Postoperative Progress in New Hospital Room
President Taft shows improvement after exploratory operation in New York. The hospital briefing reports steady signs of recovery, with doctors cautious about remaining conditions but optimistic about his overall progress and clearance for limited activity.
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Taft
New York
Senat
Thieves Ransack Auto on Downtown Street
Barbara Shotliff of 743 West 27th Street reported a theft from her auto on a downtown street. Clothing, jewelry, and cash totaling $130 were taken, with the incident described to police as a vehicle burglary in San Pedro.
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San Pedro
Barbara Shotliff
Arson Fire Ravages Fresno Buildings Across City
A major string of arson fires devastated the Brix Apartments across Fresno city hall, with flames reaching the First Christian Church basement and several hotels. Mayor Duon appealed for help as units from the San Joaquin Valley were diverted, while Ralph Williams led a Mid-Valley Fire District team to quell the blazes and prevent further spread at Gottschalk Department Store and the fine arts gallery.
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Brix Apartments
Fresno
Duon
San Joaquin Valley
Brix
First Christian Church
Ralph Williams
Mid-Valey Fire District
Gottschalk
Fine Arts Gallery
Navigators strike disrupts TWA overseas flights
A four-navigator walkout at Idlewild Airport disrupted Trans World Airlines overseas service. The union chief urged return to work but there was no reply. The protest over removing navigators from the Rome Paris route began Friday, canceling two flights and indefinitely postponing two more.
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Trans World Airlines
Idlewild
Paris
TWA
Jack Dragna Jailed on Deportation Warrant
Los Angeles underworld figure Jack Dragna, 62, jailed on a deportation warrant after losing an appeal challenging an order to deport him to Sicily. Dragna reportedly re entered the United States illegally in 1932 at San Ysidro and was turned over to immigration authorities Friday night for removal to Los Angeles.
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Las Vaastal
Jack
Dragna
Los Angeles
Sicily
United States
San Ysidro
Calif
Romania Reds Further Ease Farm Demands
Bucharest confirms a relaxation of farm debt rules as the Romanian Council of Ministers annuls all remaining vegetable produce debts owed by collective farms, joint village associations and individuals under compulsory quotas. The move, cited by radio, stems from natural calamities and other factors beyond farmers' control.
Martial Law to End in East Berlin Tonight
Soviet Major General P T Dibrova announced martial law in East Berlin since June 17 would end at midnight after 25 days of rule. Over 4000 Germans arrested, one worker executed, and the border reopened as protests continue in the Soviet sector. Magdeburg Halle Erfurt still under martial law, while East Berlin faces ongoing discontent and trials. Allied officials note aim to reduce direct Soviet police presence as Moscow power struggles unfold.
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Berlin
P. T. Dibrova
East Berlin
Dibrova
Magdeburg
Halle
Erfurt
Moscow
Lavrenty Berijn
Malenkov
Beria
Three Boys and Cottage Mother Die in Azusa Crash
A collision near Arrow Highway Azusa killed cottage mother Margaret Whitcomb, 55, and three students Jack Bliss 11 Larry Beaver 12 Willard Brownbridge 11 at Lark Ellen Home for Boys. Three more students and two others were injured. Showalter and Miss Mary Shellman were in the other car. The crash occurred at Citrus Ave as Showalter’s car struck the school vehicle broadside.
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AZUSA
Ee & Home For Boys
Arrow
Duane Miller
Robert Donaldson
Robert L. Showalter
Mary Shellman
el Monte
California
Showalter
Citrus Ave
Timber's role in early and modern road bridges
The article traces lumber's impact on bridge building from the first New World wooden crossings in 1620 to 1635 in America. It notes a 270 foot Maine bridge in 1761 and explains how treated timbers, laminated lumber and timber joints replaced nails and bolts, keeping wood bridges vital today.
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New World
Bermuda
America
Maine
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