Tragic avalanche kills seven teens near Mt Temple
Five Philadelphia and St Louis teens died in a Banff snow avalanche as they attempted Mt Temple summit in the Canadian Rockies. Two Philadelphia boys remained missing, others injured or accounted for. Camp leaders and rescue teams faced a grim search in bitter weather near Morraine Lake as authorities noted only one death was instant.
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Banff, Alta
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Mt. Temple
Canadian Rockies
Wilderness Club of
Banff
Banff Park
Richard
James Balls
Willianse
William Watts
Luther Sedden
Miles Marble
David Chapin
Banff Hospital
Frederick Ballard
Kerry Clatienburg
Peter Smith
Tony Woendfield
O. D. Dickenson
W. H. Geser
Phia
Dickenson
W. H. Ooser
Canada
Morraine Lake
Ooser
Woodfield
Inry
Fyvant Woodfield
Oeser
Red
James Balis
X Mark
Balis
Chestnut
Mark Jr
Sine Hill Academy
Hiker Beats Minister and Flees With Auto
A Protestant minister from Norwalk was robbed by a hitchhiker after picking up a teen near Valley View and Manchester in Los Angeles County. The assailant beat the minister with a blackjack, took $15, forced him from the car, and fled toward Santa Ana, leaving the vehicle behind. The minister was hospitalized at Orange County General.
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Nta Ana
Metropolitan State Tal
Norwalk
Orange County General Hospital
Valley View
Manchester
Garrett
Mr. Garrett
Santa Ana
Ist
Tustin Sts
Eisenhower Says Dixon-Yates Pact Was Good Fair Agreement
President Eisenhower, after canceling the Dixon-Yates power contract, met with Edgar Dixon of Middle South Utilities and Mississippi Valley Generating Co to discuss the matter. He described the agreement as good and fair, praising the cooperative spirit of the principals and noting changes in government leadership as part of ongoing actions. The White House confirmed the meeting occurred after it ended, and Dixon was urged by Eisenhower to ensure public interest remains protected while moving forward with related staffing shifts.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Dixon-Yates
White House
Edgar Dixon
Dixon
Assista White Howse Press
Secrata
Fine Spirit
Nomi
Reuben B. Robertson Jr
Hamilton
Ohio
Memphis
Robertson
Robert ‘Snyder
Merce
Government U
Eisenhower Promises Frequent Geneva Progress Reports
President Eisenhower pledged Congress frequent progress reports during the Big Four conference in Geneva and said an appraisal of accomplishments would follow. He spoke at a Waite House meeting with 27 lawmakers, who also agreed the White House would issue a statement.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Geneva
Congress
White House
Murray Snyder
United States
Snyder
Sheppard Denied New Trial by Ohio Court
In Cleveland the Court of Appeals rejected defense claims of 37 errors in the 10 week trial that ended last December 81 and upheld the second degree murder conviction of osteopath Samuel A. Sheppard. He has maintained innocence since July 4, 1954, when his wife Martyn was killed. A second motion for a new trial may be ruled next week before a potential move to Ohio State Penitentiary for life.
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Cleveland
Samuel A. Sheppard
Martyn
Bay Village
Sheppard
Sheppars
Court of Appeals
Cuyahoga County
Ohia
Coed Wounded In Class as Police Probe Follows Shot
Juanita Watson, 23, Morgan Co Jege, was shot in the back while seated in a social studies workshop classroom. She remained in good condition at Provident Hospital Monday night. Police pursued theories including a stray bullet from someone faking target practice as investigators collect evidence and seek motives. The bullet from a .22 caliber rifle fractured a rib.
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Juanita Watson
Provident Hospital
Miss Watson
Social Studies Workshop
Two Gunmen Hold Up iBank in Moore Oklahoma
Two unidentified gunmen robbed the First National Bank at Moore Oklahoma, held up five employees and two customers, and escaped with an undetermined amount of cash. Bank vice president KK Griffith said the pair were in the bank about five minutes and did not threaten violence.
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Mau Kia
First National Bank
KK. Griffith
Spreckels Couple Weds Quietly in Nevada Ceremony
Gable and Nay Williams Spreckels married in a double-ring ceremony at the Douglas County home of Justice G. Walter Fisher. The pair, amid years of tabloid history, tied the knot in Minden Nevada. Attendance included St Helena and Los Angeles residents. Gable’s five marriages and Williams’s three are noted along with prior spouses and J Marshall Beale history.
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Minden
Nev
Clark Gable
Willams Spreckels
California
Adolph Spreckels II
Douglas County
Mohnay
G. Walter Fisher
Gable
Miss Williams
Albert Menascoa
St. Helena
Calif
Elizabeth Nessar
Los Angeles
Josephine Dillon
Holywood
Ria Langihara
Carole Lombard
Sylvia Ashley
Douglas Fairbanks Sr
Gad
Rand
Martin de Alzaga Unzué
Sprecixels
San Francisco
Spreckels
Adolon Jit
Joan
Assaulted Body Of Kidnapped Girl Found Near Sioux City
Police in Sioux City Iowa and Nebraska joined the case after the raped body of Dorma Ske Davis, 2, daughter of Mr and Mrs James Davis, was found near the Nebraska line. Detectives say motives remain unclear and call on an outraged citizenry for tips as fears run high and doors tighten across the community.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dorma Ske Davis
James Davis
Nebraska
FBI
Tous Warnscadt
Sidnager
Davis Duplex
Wannstadt
FET
Miss Uruguay and Miss Ecuador arrive for Miss Universe 1955
Two of the world's most beautiful women entered Long Beach as early arrivals for the Miss Universe Pageant. Miss Uruguay Inge Hoffmann from Montevideo arrived unannounced at Lockheed Air Terminal after travel from the Biltmore Los Angeles. Miss Ecuador Senor Carache of Guayaquil spoke limited English and used Spanish in interviews while greeting reporters.
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Long Beach
Uruguay
Ecuador
Inge Hoffmann
Biltmore
Los Angeles
Senor Carache
Guayaquil
Laefayette Hotel
Aliss
Monteviden
Lockheed Air Terminal
Burbank
Oscar Meinhardt
Los Angeles Internatonal
California fireball may be meteorite over Sierra Nevada
California authorities weighed reports of a burning ball seen across central skies Monday night. Civil Defense observers and the Sacramento Air Defense Filter Center tracked sighting from 8 30 p m to near 10 p m with possible crash east of To nopah Nevada and flight path over the Sierra Nevada at 40 000 feet.
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Sacramento
California
Sacramento Air Defense Filter Center
Civil Defense
Tm Oakland
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Tonopah
Nev
Rens
Sacramental Municipal
Sierra Nevada
Filter Center
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L A Suspect Booked in Neighbor Slaying
Los Angeles police booked Lawrence Merton, 44, on suspicion of murder in the fatal stabbing of a neighbor during a quarrel. Vernon manufacturer Gilbert Almquist, 60, was hospitalized in critical condition after a separate fire at his home.
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Los Angeles
Lawrence Merton
Leo Leioney
Vernon
Gulaevain
Merton
Gilbert Almquist
The
Almquist Tool and Supply Co
St. Luke's Hospital
Pasadena
Weather: Fog and low clouds fade to partial clearing
Late night and early morning dense fog and low clouds reduce visibility, with only a partial clearing in the afternoon. Little temperature change expected across the period.
President Cancels Weekly Press Meet in Washington
President Eisenhower cancelled his regular Wednesday news conference in Washington due to preparations for the Big Four conference in Geneva next week. The change reflects the administrative focus on the upcoming summit and related diplomatic engagement.
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Washington
Enhower
Geneva
Where to Find It Beach Combing and More
A listing page outlines sections and page references for a newspaper issue. It directs readers to Beach Combing on B-1, Boyle on A-L1, Bridge on A-11, Classified B-10 to B-15, Comics B-8, Crossword A-L1, Editorial 4-10, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-2, Radio TV B-9, Shipping Table B-10, Sports A-12 and A-13, Theaters B-6, Tides Temperatures B-2 Wilson A-11, Women B-4 B-5, and Your World A-2.
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Wilson
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