Fires Sweep 10,000 Acres in California
San Francisco AP reports fires fueled by hot winds and record heat scorched over 10,000 acres across northern and central California. Six firefighters were injured as more than 600 men fought a dozen blazes, with three new fires reported Monday. One 500 acre blaze near San Andreas inches toward Alteville, while a 2,500 acre burn is tied to East Bay Municipal Utility District land.
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San Francisco
California
Sterling Dangaard
Sacramento
Dangaard
San Andreas
Calaveras County
Alteville
East Bay
Fiddletown
Amacor
Eureka
Russell Myers
Oakland
Orinda
Geyser Rock
Lake Sonoma County
Oak Knoll Naval Hospital
Oakland Hills
Milton van Sant
Caltech Reports Very Light Quake in L A
A small tremor struck Los Angeles at 5:42 a.m., reportedly felt by a few residents. Caltech seismologists confirmed it as another aftershock of the July 21 Tehachapi quake.
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Caltech
L.A
California Institute of Technology
Tehachapi
Second Tropic Storm Born in Atlantic
Miami ap reports the season's second tropical hurricane Baker building to 135 mph winds, centered about 1100 miles east southeast of Miami. Forecasters say it should stay on a northwest path for several days away from land, with a plane flight confirming hurricane-force winds and a broad outer wind field.
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Miami
Fia
Atlantic
Grady Norton
Miami Weather Bureau
Morton
Baker
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Hess
Hawe
Ex Santa Ana man killed in Beverly Hills gem heist shootout
Harold Lewis twenty five from Santa Monica robbing widow Mrs Robbins of ten thousand dollars in money and jewelry. He was killed by Beverly Hills officer Rollin R. Hepler after a running gun battle. Hepler was wounded in the arm but survived.
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Santa Anan
Beverly Hills
Santa Ana
Polles
Harold Lewis
Beverly Wills Hospital
Santa Monica
Rollin R. Hepler
Venice
Hepler
Nathaniel Robbins
Lewis
Paymaster of Franco's War Ministry Missing in Madrid
Madrid police searched for Capt. Julian Rodriguez Pastrana chief pay master of Franco's War ministry after he failed to return from a five day leave on August 27. An investigation showed he prepared a passport and travel documents for an extended trip to an unknown destination with at least four million pesetas unaccounted.
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Madrid
Julian Rodriguez Pastrana
Francisco Franco
War Ministry
Army
Storm Wrecks Atom Bombers at Carswell AFB Texas
A freak storm at Carswell Air Force Base in Fort Worth Texas sent an 8 36 aircraft, described as an atom bomb carrier, about a quarter mile down an embankment breaking a wing and tail section. Officers inspect the broken tail as wreckage remains.
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Carswell Air Force Base
Ft. Worth
Texas
Eisenhower Attacks Top-Bottom Mess On Southern Swing
President hopeful Eisenhower denounces the Truman administration as a top to bottom mess. He accuses Democratic leaders of incompetence and corruption and pledges a wholesale cleanout of Washington bosses during a two day tour through Atlanta Jacksonville and Miami with stops in Tampa Birmingham and Little Rock.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Idlewild International
New York
Eastern Airlines
Denver Records Cold Morning as Autumn Nears
Denver temperature fell to a record low for September with 40 degrees, while Fraser logged 19 degrees the nation’s coldest on the map. The previous September low in Denver was 44 degrees set in 1934, signaling an early approach of autumn.
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Denver
Fraser
Rockies
Mountain-Girt Fraser
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather outlook: Mostly clear with early fog patches
Forecast calls for mostly clear skies with patchy fog in the early morning hours. Conditions remain light and dry, with no significant precipitation expected.
Miracle of Modern Surgery Ears Made of Knee Cartilage
A report to the International College of Surgeons describes creating artificial ears from knee cartilage. The process uses a curved cartilage graft covered with skin to form a natural looking ear, grafted onto the head for the missing ear.
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Chicago
International College of Surgeons
Acci
Leslie H. Backus
University of Buffalo Medical School
Truman Says Eisenhower Used By Republicans In Foreign Policy
President Truman on the presidential train at Parkersburg West Virginia charged that General Eisenhower is being used by selfish Republicans to gain votes with risky foreign policy. He accused a mastermind behind the policy, likely John Foster Dulles, of guiding Republican leaders in a hypocritical stance. The remarks were delivered on the rear platform en route to Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Parkersburg
W. Va
Eisenhower
John Dulles
John Foster Dulles
Blast at North Philadelphia chemical plant injures at least 31
A chemical plant blast in North Philadelphia at the Sloane Blabon facility injured at least 31 people with several in critical condition. A second explosion followed as firefighters battled a blaze, and one section of the building was reported blown out by the blast damage.
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Philadelphia
Sloane- Blabon Corp
Beach Combing and More Across the Paper
A summary of sections and page locations spanning Beach Combing on B-1 and Boyle on page a3, Bridge on B-2, Glassified Ads on B-14 pages 3-7, Comics on B-6, Editorial A-B, Financials B-4 and B-5, Regional Politics B-7, Crawsword B-7, Obituaries B-7, Radio TV A210, Shipping 8-5, Sports A-10 to A-13, Theaters A-6, Tides Weather B-5, and Women's Activities B-2 and B-3.
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Boyle
Crawsword
B 36 Disaster Strikes Carswell Texas Air Base
A fierce storm at Carswell Air Force Base Texas wrecked a B 36 bomber and damaged several others. One civilian died and ten others were injured as winds toppled planes and damaged buildings at Convair and the base. Authorities report about 25 percent damage to aircraft and widespread wreckage across the facility.
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Port Worth
Texas
Carswell Air Fas
Consolidated Vultee Aircraft
Carswell
Convair
W. C. Connor
Burton Wilder
Samuel E. Anderson
Eighth Air Force
America
Air Force
Lockheed Given Walkout Notice
A spokesman for Local 727 of the International Association of Machinists said the union mailed a five day strike notice to Lockheed Aircraft Co President Robert Cross. Negotiations in Washington since last Wednesday produced no progress, with the two cent an hour wage offer unchanged. Tob McNett, business representative, planned to arrive in Los Angeles to prepare for a possible strike as other negotiators stayed in Washington in last-ditch talks.
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Los Angeles
International Association of Machinists
Lockheed Aircraft Co
Robert Cross
Washington
Tob McNett
Audit Shows Shortages Suspect Charged in Long Beach Firm
Former manager Stephen O Moore of Trust Finance Co Long Beach faces 15 counts misappropriation over 50 000 plus 10 counts grand theft and falsifying corporate records. Bail set at 10 000 with sentence pending after arraignment before Municipal Judge Charles D Wallace.
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Long Beach
Stephen
O. Moore
Moore
Charles D. Wallace
Shursda
Moores
Trust Finance
American Ave
Dep
Dist
Atty
Joe B. McClure
Moorel
Pittsburg
Calif
McClure
M. EF. Risvold
Risvold
Moore Becaime
Baby Killed at Paramount House by Electricity
Judy Katherles Martin age sixteen months died in the family home at 11 20 am after playing with an exposed electric drop cord that was secretly hidden by Harold Woodson Martin of Downey Avenue Norwalk deputies reported the child slipped the bare wires into her mouth. The drop cord was hidden by the father and the cause is listed as electrocution. The child left behind three sisters Marilyn Linda Dorothy and a brother Ronald. Fire department resuscitation efforts failed and funeral arrangements will be announced.
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Paramount
Judy Katherles Martin
Harold Woodson Martin
Downey Ave
Norwalk
Marilyn
Linda
Dorothy
Ronald
Paramount Fire Department
Marilyn Monroe Photo Prompted Army Ban Stirs Hurt
Marilyn Monroe said she was hurt after the U S Army barred publication of a glamour photo taken in Atlantic City with four servicewomen as part of a recruitment drive. The Army objected, deeming the image potentially misleading about life in uniform.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Marilyn Monroe
U. S. Army
Army
Armed Services
Monroe
Athletic City
United Press
Tam
440 Pay With Lives in, Holiday Traffic
Labor Day weekend traffic deaths nationwide were down from last year’s record with 6574 total accidental deaths across all causes. Traffic fatalities stood at 440, 21 below the 461 figure for 1981. drownings, plane deaths and other mishaps added dozens more. California led with 45 traffic deaths, Michigan 29, New York 23, Indiana and Georgia 22 each. Weather and rain-drenched highways influenced outcomes as people planned back-to-school activities and rain dampened gatherings.
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United Press
Safety Council
Ned C. Dearborn
Chicago
California
Michigan
New York
Indiana
Georgia
The
Investment in Penny: Crew of USS Misspilon Gives $600
The USS Misspilon crew, home from ten months in Korean waters, pooled $600 for Penny Nelson, a three year old polio victim in Community Hospital. Captain Munson led the presentation as Edward Parry handed the check to Penny’s mother, Marine pilot Mrs. Forest A. Nelson.
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Penny
Misspilon
Fleet Oiler
Forest A. Nelson
Community Hospital
la. Nelson
Marine Piiot
Korea
Munson
Edward Parry
Parry
Nelson
Little Jon
Long Beach Blvd
Nixon seeks message to polio daughter Penny from imprisoned pilot
Senator Richard Nixon’s Washington office asked Defense Secretary Lovett to help relay a message to Lt. Forest A. Nelson, a war prisoner held by Chinese Communists. Penny Nixon, 3, is at the family home, and her mother says a word from her father would greatly comfort her.
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Sen
Nixon
Penny
Richard Nixon
Washington
Defense
Robert A. Lovett
Forest A. Nelson
Nelson
Korea
Red prisoner believed aboard Misspilion in Berkeley harbor
A report notes a Red prisoner believed aboard the Misspilion after it pulled into Berth 88 in San Francisco Bay near 11 a.m. Captain Henry G. Munson welcomed aboard visitors of the officers, with Aug. 5 Korea action referenced.
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Korea
San Fedro
Henry G. Munson
Three Killed When Car Hits Truck on Ridge Route
GORMAN California three persons died and a fourth injured when a car collided with a truck on the Ridge Route Monday night. Victims were Randy Lee 33, her year old son Gregory and Codell Cotton all of San Francisco. John L Cotton 29, brother of Miss Cotton, was slightly injured. Truck driver unharmed.
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Gorman
Here
Randy Lee
Gregory
Codell Cotton
San Francisco
John L. Cotton
Miss Cotton
Russian Soldier Flees to British Zone Seeks Asylum
A Russian soldier escaped to the British zone in Graz Austria and asked for asylum. He reported fleeing westward at night to avoid being sent to Siberia and to escape danger. Local police said he arrived today and is under inquiry.
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Graz
Austria
Siberia
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