Fire Blazes Threaten Banning Homes Indian School
A brush fire swept into Banning threatening a residential area and the St Boni Indian School. At least two homes burned, with 300 acres involved in 30 minutes as firefighters evacuated the Indian school and surrounding houses. Simultaneously a mountain fire near Mt. San Gorgonio damaged the watershed, with 300 workers battling it.
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Banning
St Bonifare
Paul Revere
Mt. San Gorgonio
Slaughterhouse Canyon
Mill Creek Canyon
California
Feather River
Forest Service
Willows
Mendocino National Forest
Pillsbury Basin
Link Peckinpah
Quincy
Feather River Canyon
Ridgway Assures Japan on Free Society Path
Tokyo Sept 15 Gen Matthew Ridgway told the Japanese people they were traveling the road of free peoples, saying they had built the first foundations for a new democratic and free society. He warned the alternative is communism and destruction or enslavement.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
San Francisco
Seven Die as Bus Dives Off Precipice
A packed bus plunged 400 feet off a cliff 125 miles north of Manila on Saturday killing seven and injuring 21 passengers. The bus conductor survived, having been forced to ride on top and leaping free as the vehicle went over the cliff.
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Manila
P T Shows Fall Fashions Today
Big sleeves and high collars define this year’s fall styles in Long Beach stores. Puffy sleeves, dainty blouses, and padded suits headline the season, with two silhouettes shaping the look. Section D of the Press Telegram’s annual fall fashion edition previews photos, stories, and advertising.
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Milady
Long Beach
Telegram
NATO urged to speed up arms for Eisenhower forces
Ottawa Sept 15 AP Secretary of State Acheson pressed NATO to speed delivery of arms for Eisenhower's forces in a secret session. He spoke bluntly on urgent needs and Carter and allies discussed Greece and Turkey joining the defense alliance. A committee report will outline Eisenhower's requirements, urging faster delivery while avoiding moves that could block any Russia settlement.
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Ottawa
Eisenhower
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Council
Dean Acheson
Acheson
NATO
Ignation Council
Herbert Morrison
Robert. Schuman
Council
Washington
U.S
Greece
Turkey
Defense Alliance
Mediterranean
Dwight D. Eisenhower
William Elliott
Britain
Paul Ely
France
Adm
Geraud Wright
United States
Morrison
Russia
Cool and hazy afternoon forecast by weather bureau
The Weather Bureau predicts cool and hazy skies this afternoon with temperatures in the low 70s. Forecasters note morning fog eased traffic and hampered travel but expect improving conditions as the day progresses.
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Bureau
U.S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Fair Wind Copter Rescues Two at Sea
A small rubber raft with two men drifted two miles at sea on an ebb tide when a helicopter pilot Thomas J. Hynes maneuvered rotors to push them toward safety. Coast Guard rescue dropped a rope to hoist Robert J. Albers aboard while swimmer helped Jack O’Neil reach the beach. Neither man was hurt.
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San Francisco
Coast Guard
Thomas J. Hynes
Robert J. Albers
Hynes
Jack O’neil
British King Home for Medical Care
King George VI flew from Scotland to London for treatment of a lung condition after an influenza illness. He cut short Balmoral vacation on doctors orders, traveling alone by special Viking plane to undergo further X ray tests and care. The royal family remained in Scotland as Buckingham Palace insists the king's condition is not serious.
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London
George VI
Scotland
Balmoral Castle
Aberdeen
Buckingham Palace
Disaster at Flagler air show claims twenty lives
A low wing monoplane crashed into a crowd of about one thousand at Flagler Colorado killing twenty and wounding at least seventeen others. Lt Norman L Jones of Lowry Air Force Base was piloting the aircraft which disintegrated on impact. Emergency crews rushed to transport the injured as witnesses described a scene of chaos with families awaiting aid and hospitals crowded.
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Flagler
Colo
Colorado
Ed Ward
Dinan
Denver Fest
Wiliam J. Barker
Flagler Hospital
Barker
Norman L. Jones
Lowry Air Force Base
Denver
Charley Keller
Burlington
Goodland
Kan
Lowry Air Forces Base
Caribbean
Lo Denver
Ralph Clatt
113 year old Califormia resident to celebrate birthday
Clarksbury reports Joaquin S. King born September 16, 1838 in the Azores will reach age 113 tomorrow marking a possible record as California's oldest resident. He was born twelve years before California statehood and now resides in Clarksbury.
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Clarksbury
Iry Jan
California
Joaquin S. King
Azores
Local Front News Briefs and Page References
A compact digest lists upcoming Senate tideleads measures Tuesday and other items on Page B-1. It notes state college classes set to begin September 26 on Page B-1 and record elementary and high school registrations at 43 203 on Page 8-1.
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Senate
Pace
State College
Repares
Felons Escape Canyon County Jail in Idaho Robbery Strike
Eleven federal prisoners escaped from Canyon County jail in Caldwell Idaho as they were en route from Leavenworth to McNeil Island. The escape occurred through the top of cells and a ventilator causing a statewide manhunt. One escapee was captured and authorities tracked possible suspects on a eastbound freight gondola near Mountain Home. Identified escapees include Ermoy Al Cobb Fred B Graig Albert W Livesay Francis T Grills Dale Lee Morrow Earl James Bracken Robert Marshal Bisbrow James H Cesena Richard T Fisher Clinton C Ballou and Edward Phillips McNamara.
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Caldwell
Idaho
Canyon County
Mountain Home
Canyon County Sheriff's Office
Leavenworth
Kan
Federal Penitentiary
McNeil Island Federal Prison
Washington
Sheriff’s Office
Ermoy al Cobb
Fred B. Graig
Albert W. Livesay
Francis T. Grills
Dale Lee Morrow
Earl James
Charity Leaders Guilty of Fraud Conviction in Detroit
Morri son T Wade and his wife Bessie Lou were found guilty by a jury of turning their charity agency, the Society of Good Neighbors, into a 750000 dollar fraud. They face up to 30 years in prison and fines up to 3000 dollars with sentencing set for October 23. The trial spanned 104 days, and the pair were convicted of conspiring to cheat donors and obtain funds by false pretenses.
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Detroit
Morrison T. Wade
Bessie
Lou
Wades
James R. Breakey Jr
Society of Good Neighbors
Sugar Engineer Kidnapped for Ransom in Philippines
Manila reports that 66-year-old American engineer Henry W. Corp, of Providence Rhode Island, kidnapped Thursday by Communist Hukband appears alive in a Zambales mountain hideout. A Pampanga sugar mill spokesman said negotiations for his release may begin later today after Corp disappeared near Del Carmen, about 40 miles northwest of Manila, as 30 Huks were sighted nearby.
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Manila
Pampanga
Zambales
Henry W. Corp
Providence
R. I
Corp
del Carmen
Barbara Payton Flies Fire Escape to See Franchot Tone
Hollywood reports Barbara Payton climbed a fire escape to visit Franchot Tone in California Hospital despite doctors orders. Tone, who suffered a beating from Tom Neal, was in the hospital with a nurse present during parts of the visit. Detained by reporters and detectives outside, Payton declined to discuss the encounter.
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Barbara
Tone
Payton
Franchot Tone
Los Angeles
Miss Payton
Jerey Bialac
Associated Press
Hollywood
Barbara Payton
Tom Neal
Jerry Bialac
California Hospital
Lee E. Siegel
Kenneth N. Chantry
Chantry
Detroit Bread Shortage Threat Looms Monday
Detroit faces a potential bread shortage as eight major bakeries plan to shut down over a labor dispute at Wonder Bread Bakery. The plant has been closed since Friday after 230 bakers and inside workers walked out, with notices sent to other bakeries telling staff not to report for work. Michael Schuller, president of the AFL local 396, notes the master contract with the Detroit Bakery Employes' Labor Council.
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Detroit
Wonder
Bread
Michael Schuller
AFL
Wich
Truman Sails Williamsburg on Potomac River Cruise
President Truman sailed in sunny weather on the Potomac River aboard the yacht Williamsburg. He was accompanied by his daughter Margaret and a few friends during the outing in Washington.
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Washington
Truman
Williamsburg
Margaret
Man posing as GI in Korea trouble with FBI
New Orleans counted a youth named Roy Augustine who posed as a one eyed soldier and fought in Korea. He wore a service uniform illegally and was arraigned on charges after FBI arrest at Camp Leroy Johnson. Augustine, twice wounded, was booted from the service and released on $300 bond.
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FBI
Korea
New .Orleans
U. S
R. H. Carter Jr
Roy Augustine
Augustine
California
An Sulfit
Camp Leroy Johnson
U N Big Guns Stop Central Front Rush
U N forces halt central Korean offensive after heavy Allied artillery fire. North Korean attacks north of Inje are repelled with about 3000 enemy troops pushing briefly as bugles and whistles signaled assaults. Allied divisions and allied units push north along the eastern front toward Parallel 38.
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U.N. Big Guns
Central Front
U. 8
Eighth Army
Korea
Central Korea
Bares
Humawa
Iron Triangle
Parallel 38
RED Regiment
Stan Carter
Inje
Carter
U.N. Chiefs Hope Reds Quit Stalling
Tokyo dispatch reports Gen. Ridgway’s headquarters hoping the next Communist note will resume or end truce talks. A United Nations bulletin cites Kaeson strafing as causing confusion in Communist headquarters and suggests Reds may reopen negotiations or save face by accepting an apology.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
United Nations
Voice of
U.N. Command
UNC
U.N
Red
U. N
Communist Radio Today
Kaesong
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Barbara Scales
James KR. Bacon
Bill Becker
Siegel
Tane
John Randolph
Don Page
U.N. Chiefs
Hope Reds
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