Forest Fire Kills Two near Yosemite and Destroys Town
A forest fire raging near Yosemite National Park killed two people, burned two towns, and forced hundreds to flee. The blaze consumed about 25,000 acres, destroying Nipinnawasseen and Ahwanee, with 12 homes left in Ahwanee and at least 50 homes burned overall. A couple from Ahwanee, George Kipp and Etta, died in a car attempt to escape. two grandsons and a man were missing. Fire front stretched five miles toward Oakhurst, which was reportedly saved but at risk. A second 25,000 acre fire northwest of Madera County was brought under control.
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Madera
Calif
Yosemite National Park
Nipinnawasseen
Ahwahnee
George Kipp
Etta
Robert Voss
State Division of Forestry
U.S
Oakhurst
Wos
Forestry Division
Fresno
Madera County
Doctor Tells Of Plane Disaster
Dr Raymond Pogge of Lincoln Nebraska aboard United Air Lines DC8 reports circling Denver a hydraulic fluid loss and a crash that killed at least 17 and injured 44. He recalls a noon Denver luncheon appointment and a bus like jolt as the plane landed and failed to slow.
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Raymond Pogge
Lincoln
Neb
United Air Lines
Denver
Los Angeles
Colo
Omaha
Stapleton Airfield
Allie Feldman
Plane crash rescue details reported by survivor
A passenger recalls a midair engine explosion followed by another blast, the plane stopping abruptly. Flight attendants guided evacuations as exits opened. Passengers jumped, a chute deployed, and a woman with a baby suffered severe burns. The speaker helped the baby, sought first aid, then was transported to a hospital by ambulance. Pogge kept a Denver luncheon.
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Pogge
Denver
GOP Leaders Planning Foreign Policy Manifesto
Washington AP Senate Republicans weigh a broad foreign policy manifesto to address Berlin Cuba and other frictions. Dirksen aims for a party conference within two to three weeks to draft a preliminary statement aligned with past platform calls for firmness abroad. Javits backs a broader party process similar to the 1944 Mackinac Island meeting.
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Washington
Senate
Berlin
Cuba
Dirksen
Ilinois
Senate Gop
Everett M.terview
Formosa Straits
Lebanon
Senate Republicans
GOP House
Mackinac Island
Mich
Arthur Vandenberg
Michigan
Hold Paulen Rites Thursday
Fredonia Kansas AP reports funeral services for former Kansas Gov Ben S Paulen will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Ben S Paulen elementary school in Fredonia where the school is named for him. The Rev Thomas Walsh will officiate with burial at Fredonia Cemetery under Masonic rites. Paulen, who died Tuesday in Fredonia hospital, had entered the hospital July 6 with a heart ailment.
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Fredonia
Kan
Kansas
Ben S. Paulen
Fredonia Hospital
Thomas Walsh
Fredonia Methodist Church
Paulen
Crosstown bicycle trek seeks California from Caldwell
Don Wallace a 19 year old transcontinental cyclist plans a Topeka stopover then California bound after leaving Caldwell New Jersey. He pedaled with companion Jed Hannan 17 until Odessa Missouri when Wallace left him behind saying he is too slow.
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Don
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Bhngton
Acard Haydn
Tuterpe
Vie
Na Aenea
Au Tea Fighters
Sam
Gillette
Auto Service Dept
Sam Mott
Mgr
Super Rayon Construction
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