Driver Escapes Truck Explodes In Propane Yard Fire
A truck driver fled as propane from a leaky valve ignited in a Van Nuys storage yard. Firemen said 200 tanks fed the blaze, two storage tanks were involved, flames leapt high, and the driver, Bob Vannatta, 40, escaped unharmed. Seventy fire companies contained the fire from spreading to nearby structures. The cause of the propane leak was not determined, with cigarette as a possible trigger.
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van Nuys
Calif
San Fernando Valley
Bob
Vannatta
Labor Boss Seeks Ban On Witness
Federal Judge Burnita S. Matthews weighs ruling to bar John Dye Cheasty the New York lawyer and key government witness in Jimmy Hoffa bribery conspiracy trial. Williams contests Cheasty testimony over wiretap use and lawyer client relationship while prosecutors say Hoffa conspired with Hyman Fischbach to defraud Congress and the Rackets Committee.
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Washington
Jimmy Hoffa
Burnita S. Matthews
John Dye Cheasty
New York
Hoffa
Senate
Cheasty
Detroit
Edward Bennett Williams
Williams
Senate Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
FBI
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Edward P. Troxell
Hyman I. Fischbach
Congress
Rackets Committee
Tito Accuses Foreign Communists of Insincerity
Belgrade reports President Tito charging certain foreign communists with insincere friendship aimed at undermining Yugoslavia. He did not name the Soviet Union but implied Russia as the target of the anti Yugoslav campaign.
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Belgrade
Tito
Soviet Union
Typhoon Virginia Dumps Fury on Formosa Coast
Typhoon Virginia, part of its fury released over the past 24 hours, struck the southeast coast of Formosa. No immediate damage reports. In Manila the weather bureau said the storm likely caused heavy damage in the Batanes Islands.
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Taipel
Virginia
Formosa
Manila
Weather Bureau
Batanes Islands
California Health Probes Flu Outbreak Ties
California health officials investigate influenza outbreaks affecting about 900 people in Davis and San Diego. Officials note the three day flu among Davis teenage girls may relate to a broader virus epidemic in the Orient, while San Diego Naval Training Center cases taper. About 80 of 391 Girls State delegates remain hospitalized on the UC campus.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Department of Health
Davis
San Diego
Malcolm H. Merrill
Public Healt
Orient
Merrill
A. C. Hollister
Bureau of Acute Communicable Diseases
San Diego Naval Training Center
Navy
Health Department
University of California
Utah State athlete Silvester damages Dayton meters
Ww L Jay Silvester a Utah State athlete returned from the National AAU meet in Dayton and punched parking meters on Third Street. Police charged him with malicious destruction and jailed him briefly before a teammate post a $50 bond. Nine meters were damaged with $90 repair costs.
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Dayton
Ohio
L. Jay Silvester
Utah
Third
Silvester
Nationalist China names new chief of staff in major shakeup
Gen. Wang Shu-ming, a top air force veteran, becomes chief of Nationalist China's general staff as Quemoy defenders face heavy shelling from Red China. The defense report cites bombardments, civilian casualties, and property loss amid ongoing cross-strait tensions.
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Taipei
Formosa
Wang Shu-ming
China
Red China
Quemoy Islands
Quemoy
Little Quemoy
Fair and Mild Tomorrow Weather Outlook
The Miami Valley sees cool conditions tonight with 57 degrees low and a warm trend into Wednesday. Today’s official forecast calls for partly cloudy weather and a high near 80. Mondays high reached 68 at 6 pm with a 59 low overnight. Rain yesterday totaled 0.47 inches.
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Miami Valley
Governors Cold Reception to Ike Talk on State Control
President Eisenhower faced a cool reception at the Governors Conference as he urged shifting some programs back to state control and offered a possible federal tax cut. Democratic governors criticized the plan while Republican leaders backed a federal state task force to study reviving state control. Eisenhower pressed for cost comparisons, realigned tax policies, and a unified effort with Congress and state legislatures.
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Jack Bell
Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Washington
Orville L. Freeman
Minnesota
Theodore R. McKeldin
Maryland
Congress
Missing Bay Boy Tracked By 200-Strong Humboldt Posse
A 28 month old boy Michael Payne missing since 1 p.m. yesterday near Cramer Humboldt County. A 200 person posse scoured woods 15 miles north of Eureka with Sheriff Al Nichols directing. Russ Cone from Los Gatos aided by two bloodhounds.
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Eureka
Calif
Here
Michael Payne
Michael
al Payne
Cramer
Humboldt County
al Nichols
Russ Cone
Los Gatos
San Jose
Voter Bar May Lead To Boycott In Tuskegee
In Tuskegee Alabama a new law excluding Negro voters from the city sparks threats of a mass boycott of white merchants. Negro leaders say patronage has already fallen and a Negro church mass meeting is planned to discuss the issue.
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Tuskegee
Ala
William P. Mitchell
Tuskegee Veterans Administration Hospital
Mitchell
Phil Lightfoot
Sam Englehardt
Montgomery
James E. Foljsom
Englehardt
Alabama Assn
Citizens’ Councils
Tuskegee Institute
Charles G. Gomillion
Tuskegee Civic Assn
Stonignt
Gomillion
Auburn
Opelika
Federal regulators demand bank condition reports
The comptroller of the currency orders all national banks to report their condition as of June 6. The Federal Reserve Board requests similar reports from state member banks. The FDIC asks insured banks not covered by the other two calls to submit statements.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Comptroller’s
The
Reserve Board
Cushioned by Wires: Accountant Survives 15th Floor Plunge
A 51 year old accountant, Joseph J. Klein, plunged from the 15th floor of a Wall Street area skyscraper last night and survived after crashing through a skylight on a second floor. He was in critical condition at Beekman Downtown Hospital with rib and elbow fractures. Police suspect wires along the skylight cushioned the fall. his wallet and other belongings remained on his desk. His wife Betty visited the hospital.
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New York
Financial District
Joseph J. Klein
Wall Street
Klein
Beekman-Downtown Hospital
Betty
Actress Gia Scala Passes Final Citizenship Test in LA
Actress Gia Scala leaves the naturalization office in Los Angeles after completing her final U.S. citizenship exam. Born in Liverpool 21 years ago she moved to the United States in 1951 under a British quota and spent much of her early life in Italy with her parents.
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Gia Scala
Naturalization Office
Los Angeles
U.S
Liverpool
England
United States
Italy
Gia
Army Colonel Pleads Guilty in 15 Disobedience Charges
Army Col. John C Nickerson Jr pleads guilty to 15 counts of disobeying orders related to handling secret information. The guilty plea comes after espionage charges were dropped at the start of his court martial, limiting review of the missile program and potential sentences.
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Huntsville
Ala
Army
John C. Nickerson Jr
Nickerson
Robert K. Bell
Secretary of Defense
Charles E.wilson
Wilson
Air Force
Nick
Incompatible Pair Face Marriage Strain Over Income
A lighthearted note says if he has income and she is potable, incompatibility will not wreck their marriage. The line playfully links money and drinkability to domestic harmony.
Gromyko Accuses U S of Using Cold War Talks as Arms Screen
In Moscow Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko charged the United States with using disarmament talks as a screen to intensify the arms race. He cited Gen Lauris Norstad’s testimony on NATO’s air destruction threat and urged Washington to curb aggressive statements or face scrutiny of U S aims in talks. He spoke at a first news conference since 1953.
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Moscow
Andrei Gromyko
United States
London
Gromyko
U. S
Lauris Norstad
NATO
Europe
Norstad
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Russia
West
Foreign Ministry
Boy Caught After Wild Road Chase
A 16 year old escapee from the Boys Industrial School was captured after a wild chase from Lancaster toward Columbus. Deputies, city and state police fired 13 shots, a Reynoldsburg cruiser overturned, and the suspect was finally halted at U.S. 33 and Refugee Road and turned over to Lancaster police.
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Columbus
Ohio
Lancaster
Boys
Fairfield County Sheriffs’ Deputies
Dwaine Allen
Kenton
Ohio Highway Patrol
U.S. 33
Canal Winchester
Allen
Highway Patrol
Sheriffs
Refugee Road
Jackie Cooper Denies 145 mph Speeding in Desert
Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper, stopped near Mojave, denies running two highway patrol cars off the road at 145 mph in a German sports car. He says he may have reached about 100 mph on an open stretch while returning to Hollywood with his son from a fishing trip near Bishop. He was cited for reckless driving and speeding and faces Mojave District Court before July.
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Hollywood
Jackie Cooper
Desert
Mojave
Cooper
John
Bishop
Highway Patrol
Mojave District Court
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