Air Line Pilots Blame Inadequate Traffic System
The Air Line Pilots Association alleges the see-and-be-seen air traffic control principle caused a Grand Canyon midair collision between a United Airlines and a Trans World Airlines jet on June 30, killing 128. N Sayen cites limited cockpit visibility and cockpit workload as factors, saying pilots may not see nearby aircraft.
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Air Lines
Grand Canyon
United Airlines
Trans-World Airlines
N. Sayen
ALPA
Sagen
Sayen
Grid Penalties Urged by Allen in PCC Review
UCLA Chancellor Raymond B. Allen urged Pacific Coast Conference faculty representatives to review all penalties against athletes before Sept 1. He spoke at the Beverly Hills Realty Board and pressed for action on the athletic code as PCC officials plan an October meeting after a suggested September review.
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Los Angeles
UCLA
Raymond B. Allen
Pacific Coast Conference
Council of Presidents
Dr. Allen
Beverly Hills Realty Board
PCC
Fred D. Fagg Jr
University of Southern California
Oil Fire Burns Two Critically In Santa Fe Springs Field
NORWALK Two workers were seriously injured by an explosion and fire in the Santa Fe Springs oil field yesterday. Firemen said an exhaust spark from a passing automobile ignited natural gas seeping from a new well. Six fire companies battled two hours before capping the well. Harold D. Gregg 36 Anaheim and Lawrence Cortin 31 Long Beach in serious condition at Carobil Hospital. Four other workers suffered minor injuries.
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Santa Fe Springs
Carobil Hospital
Harold D. Gregg
Anaheim
Lawrence Cortin
Long Beach
Baseball Today National League showdown New York at Milwaukee
National League features New York at Milwaukee with Gomez facing Crone in a night game. Only game scheduled.
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National League New York
Milwaukee
Gomez
Crone
Fire Hits Four Stores on Sunset Strip
A daytime blaze damaged four Sunset Strip shops in the 8700 block in Los Angeles. Damage estimated at 250000 dollars. The stores included Papi's French pastry and bakery, a specialty gift shop, the Ettinger publicity office, and Karoly's antique shop. Fire Chief Laurel Talbert directed six companies incontrolling the blaze, which started in an excelsior box at the rear.
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Sunset Strip
Papi
Ettinger
Karoly
Laurel Talbert
Excelsior
FBI Tackles Baffling Baby Kidnapping Case
FBI forces tackle the baffling case of kidnapped Peter Weinberger in Westbury New York. After a seven day waiting period the case could involve cross state evidence. The 5 week old was taken from the Weinberger home in broad daylight and a ransom note demanded $2000 later raised to $5000. Police have no trace of kidnapper or child.
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Westbury
N.Y
FBI
Peter Weinberger
Morris Weinberger
Weinberger
Long Island
FBI Enters Weinberger Kidnapping Case Under Hoover
Director J Edgar Hoover announced the FBI has placed its full resources into the Peter Weinberger kidnapping investigation. The agency has actively joined the case to effect a swift resolution and bring those responsible to justice.
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Washington
FBI
Peter Weinberger
J. Edgar Hoover
Three Fishermen Rescued After Betty G Sinking
Coast Guard reports three fishermen from the Betty G were saved after the vessel sank off the Mexican coast. A search plane located them on a beach near Point San Carlos in Baja California and the Perseus rescued Nels Grofthold of San Diego and two Mexican nationals George Ozawa and Shimiche Morshita. All were in good condition.
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Coast Guard
Point San Carlos
Baja California
Perseus
Nels Grofthold
George Ozawa
Shimiche
Morshita
Paraplegic Driver Kills Pedestrian in Los Angeles
A 58 year old pedestrian was killed instantly when struck by a hand controlled car in Los Angeles. The victim was Larry A. Dykeman of 1457 West 103rd Street. Driver William Floyd Borror, 56, of 958 East 107th Street, uses hand controls since 1929 after poliomyelitis. No citation was issued. Witnesses say Dykeman crossed diagonally from a marked crosswalk. County traffic toll rose to 446 for 1956 at the time.
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CNS
W. Century
Larry A. Dykeman
W. 103Rd
William Floyd Borror
East 107Th St
Borrer
Dykeman
Nation's first all drive-in bank opens in Los Angeles
The California Drive-In Bank on 6861 Santa Monica Blvd. launches as the nation’s first all drive-in bank with no public entrance doors, offering service entirely at the window.
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Los Angeles
CNS
California
Tobacco hater to race smokers up Pike's Peak
Colorado Springs report notes a foot race up Pike's Peak set for August 10 between Dr. Arne L. Suominen a tobacco hater from Delray Beach Fla and cigarette smoker Ron Bierstedt a Colorado College student. Clayton Krewson a radar expert at Kessler Air Force Base in Mississippi also wants to join the race.
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Colo
Pike’s Peak
Arne L. Suominen
Delray Beach
Fla
Ron Bierstedt
Colorado College
Suominen
Kessler Air Force Base
Mississippi
Clayton Krewson
Eisenhower public split over foreign aid cuts signals campaign clash
President Eisenhower confirms re election bid as Democrats react coolly to his criticism of foreign aid cuts. Senate and House Republicans face internal rifts as Sen Bridges reports the president’s irritation with the aid measure. Humphrey urges GOP defections and rebounds on party cohesion amid the campaign season.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Bridges
R-Nh
Sen Humphrey
D-Minn
Humphrey
Sen. Sparkman
Ala
Workers End Cemetery Strike Ended in San Francisco after 64 days
Cemetery workers voted to accept a new contract ending a 64 day strike that halted burials in 11 cemeteries. Workers will return to duty immediately to begin burying 890 bodies in San Francisco and 86 in San Mateo County, with about a month needed to complete all burials. Wages rise 15 cents per hour retroactive to March 1, then 9 cents next year and 6 cents the third year.
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San Francisco
San Mateo County
Weather outlook with clouds and sun on Thursday
Low clouds develop tonight and early Thursday, then sunny Thursday afternoon. Maximum near 60, minimum around 54. Full forecast details appear on Page All.
U S Silent on Russia Plane Charge Amid Air Space Protest
U S officials remained silent on a Russian protest that American military aircraft flew over seven Soviet cities on three days this month. Pentagon had no immediate comment. Zarubin reported July 4 5 and 9 as incursions with planes lingering up to two and a half hours.
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Washington
U.S
Pentagon
Georgi N. Zarubin
Rulers Inspect Quake Damage In Aegean Islands
King Paul and Queen Frederika toured Thira in a jeep to comfort survivors after the Aegean earthquake centered on the island. The death toll rose to 54 as tremors persisted and residents in Emporion Pyrgos Vothon Messania Phyra were visited by the royal party including Princess Sophia. The Athens Observatory logged more than 340 aftershocks since the quake struck a dozen islands and triggered tidal waves at dawn Monday.
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Pyrgos
Vothon
Messania
Phyra
Sophia
Athens Observatory
Which was the good Samaritan in the Washington game chaos
Mr and Mrs Walter Striyker of Falls Church Virginia were struck by a car while en route to an All Star baseball game. A passing bystander offered to buy their game tickets for five dollars each but the Striykers handed over the tickets and were treated for bruises at a hospital.
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Washington
Walter Striyker
Falls Church
Striyker
Mis.s Striyker
Bride Saves Mate From Torch Death in Grand Prairie
In Grand Prairie Texas a 19 year old construction worker Ernest Leroye Strawn was coated in gasoline and flames erupted from a water heater. His bride of four months wrapped him and smothered the fire with a towel and then a bed spread. Both suffered burns and their two room home was destroyed.
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Ernest Leroye Strawn
Ten Thieves Steal $10,000 In Wilshire Fur Furs
Burglars smashed a window at a Los Angeles store at 5379 Wilshire Blvd and stole ten mink coats and two white fox furs valued at 10 000 dollars before fleeing in an automobile. Authorities label it a burglary with no arrests reported.
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Los Angeles
Wilshire Blvd
Ships Collide in Atlantic Sinking Panamanian Vessel Estoril
In dense fog 450 miles east of Boston two freighters collided. The 7,255 ton Estoril sank after the crash, but all 34 crewmen were saved and taken aboard the Italian freighter Dea Mazzella. Estoril was carrying iron ore.
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North Atlantic
Boston
Estoril
Medinah Temple Riders Use Street Sweeper in Shrine Parade
Members of Chicago's Medinah Temple rode 20 black horses in the Shrine parade yesterday and brought their own motor driven street sweeper. Police noted the device operated effectively along the parade route.
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Detroit
Chicago
Medinah Temple
Morgan, Former LA Transit Chief, Dies at 73
Clinton F. Morgan, retired head of the Los Angeles Railway and Los Angeles Motor Coach Co., died yesterday in Crispe Hospital Plainwell Michigan. He was 73 and a summer resident at Gunn Lake. He retired in 1945 after a long career in transit.
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Clinton FE
Morgan
Los Angeles Railway and
Los Angeles Motor Coach Co
Crispe Hospital
Gunn Lake
Deep Slash Debated as Eisenhower Aid Bill Faces Moves
Rep Taber urged a 550 million dollar increase in foreign aid while President Eisenhower warned cuts are too deep. The $5.6 billion aid bill for the next year aims to bolster free world allies against Communism as House Republicans consider a last minute strategy shift. Rep Martin indicated a possible floor move to restore funds. Democratic leaders prefer avoiding an open vote on the measure.
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Ruy
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Bilt
Eisenhower
Rep
Martin
Macs
Senate
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Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller Subpoenaed for July 23
The couple faced subpoenas to testify on a fatal June crash near Miller’s Roxbury home. Attorney Frederick Greenberg said Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller must appear July 23, as Mara Sherbatoff of Paris Match was fatally injured in the accident.
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Conn
Marilyn Monroe
Arthur Miller
Frederick Greenberg
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Greenberg
M Ira Slade
New York
Miller
Roxbury
Mara Sherbatoff
Paris Match
Grace Kelly Dodges Baby Rumors in Paris Shopping Stop
Grace Kelly arrives in Paris on a shopping trip and dodges pregnancy questions. She wears gray silk shanting and says they did not start the rumors. Prince Rainier of Monaco stands by as reporters press for details.
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Grace Kelly
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Maharajah Plans Palace Hotel As Palaces Run Low
The Maharajah of Jaipur says he has four elephants left and will convert one of his five remaining palaces into a family hotel. His income has fallen to 335000 dollars a year since becoming Jaipur governor, forcing staff reductions and the gift of a palace to the government. Jaipur lacks a luxury hotel but hosts a growing tourist trade. The planned palace hotel sits beside an 18 hole golf course and will offer 60 to 70 bedrooms.
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Jaipur
India
Maharajah
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