60 000 Students in Air Raid Drill
More than 60,000 students and teachers in the Long Beach Unified School District filed from classrooms during a district air raid drill. Assistant Superintendent Moore relayed the red alert to principals who notified schools in minutes. Students moved to safety areas and later returned to class as principals praised their calm, drill-like response.
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Harry J. Moore
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Board of Education
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6Th St
Atlantic Ave
22 Killed in Italy Mine Blast Near Spoleto
A coal mine blast at Morgana di Spoleto near Spoleto Italy killed 22 miners and injured 17 as gas sparked an explosion at dawn trapping none of the workers. The incident occurred as the second shift began and the blast tore through tunnels about 65 miles northeast of Rome. A separate accident in Maryland reported a tractor overturn killed Lawrence Winfield Milles as he showed his sons how to do satin work.
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Pia
Morgnana di Spoleto
Rome
Lonaconing
Lawrence Winfield Milles
John L. Miller
Here
Miller
MATS Transport Crashes in Hawaii Likely No Survivors
A United States Navy four engine transport with 66 aboard crashed into a Hawaii mountain near the Lualualei ammunition depot on Oahu early today. The plane carried 57 passengers and a crew of nine all military personnel plus two civilian dependents. The craft departed Hickam Field and turned back due to radio trouble en route to Travis Air Force Base. Rescue crews reached the scene but intense heat halted immediatebody recovery.
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Hawaii
Navy
Loulualei Eval
Oahu
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Roy Essoyan
Essoyan
Chane Vanartord
Hickam Field
San Francisco
7. F. la Spada
Marine
Horolulu
Bie
Joseph T. Price
Marine Security Guard
A Test Cloud Veers Over Las Vegas On Nevada Atom Blast
An atomic device exploded in the Nevada desert today and a radioactive cloud drifted over Las Vegas prompting temporary closures of McCarran Field and flight restrictions. The AEC reported no significant radioactivity rise, though a motel report suggested a tiny increase. Winds carried the cloud toward the city as observers felt a distant shock wave reaching Los Angeles and other towns.
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Nevada Desert
Hime
Wmccartan Field
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Nellis Air Force Base
Nevada
Aton Energy Commission
AEC
Air Force
ABC
Abcs
Snes
Los Angeles
Ike Opposes Meeting With Russians Now
Washington reports Republican leaders say President Eisenhower opposes a top level conference with the Soviet Union for now. They cite need for concrete evidence of Soviet good faith before any meeting with Premier Bulganin and insist no talks until peace is more assured.
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Eisenhower
Wester
Russia
GOP
Sen m Rowland
Rcalif
Bulgarin
Wnll
Paris
West Germany
Knowland
Senate Gop
House Republican
Martin
Mass
Sal Hy Sen. George
D-Ga
Senate Foreignations Committee
Treajornowland
George
Ohio
Columbus
Pennsylvania
East End
Arnold Ray Castle
Victor Lee Sykes
Susan Carroll
Stout
Roberta’ Ann Pugh
Bexley
Panel OKs State Sick Pay Boost in California
The AFL sponsored bill to raise employer financed disability payments in California passed the Assembly Finance and Insurance Committees by voice vote. It would lift weekly caps from 25 to 50 dollars for temporary and from 20 to 50 for permanent disability, with the measure citing cost estimates from 9 to 10 million annually and broad employer support aside from two dissenting representatives.
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Sacramento
California
Assembly
Assembly Finance and Insurance
Knight
AFL
Gilbert Rowland
Federated Employers Assa. Oft
San Francisco
Theo Quiet "Naes
Harold K. Levering
Los Angeles
Local Paper Page Guide Lists Features by Section
The newspaper announces the layout of sections including Beach Combing on B-1, Obituaries on B-2, Classified on B-11 to B-15, Comics on B-8, Sports on A-14 and A-15, and other features across pages A-2, A-13, A-18, B-3, B-6, B-9, B-10, B-4, and B-5 for readers to locate.
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Boyle
Wilson
Noted Oklahoma Doctor Confesses to Family Slayings
McAlester County Attorney James Whyte said Dr Ben T Galbraith confessed to killing his wife and three children and the motive was that he “just wasn’t happy.” The 34 year old physician admitted returning to McAlester from Norman and burning the home after slaying his family. A letter found among the charred ruins provided a key clue.
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Ben T. Galbraith
McAlester
Okla
Frank
Sarah Ann
Galbraith
James Whyte
Dorsor
Tama
Whyte
Gal Mhraith
Ima
Norman
Oklo
Wyle
Johnson accuses collusion over Yalta papers airing
Democratic leader Johnson charges official collusion in releasing the Yalta conference papers. He cites Dulles and the New York Times, says the disclosures reveal nothing new beyond cautious commentary and miscalculations by wartime readers including Eisenhower and MacArthur.
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Senate
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Iccord
Johnson
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New York Times
Dulles Jeter
Europe
Eest
Eisenawer
Douglas Macarthur
Weather Update: Clear Skies and Fog Patches Early Wednesday
Mostly clear conditions prevail with patches of fog near the east early Wednesday. Temperatures show little change across the region as the day progresses with no major swings expected.
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