One Dies Four Injured in Chairlift Collapse
A chairlift accident on Rowe Mountain in Gilford New Hampshire killed William M. Kirby a Salem Massachusetts resident aged 30. Four others were injured including Catherine O Neill a nine year old girl taken to Laconia Hospital for emergency surgery. The Belknap Recreation Center manager Fritz Baer said the lift dropped from an undetermined cause and the cable was not snapped.
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William M. Kirby
Salem
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Catherine O'Neill
Laconia Hospital
Fritz Baer
Belknap Recreation Center
Baer
Arcadia Lineman Electrocuted in Los Angeles Incident
Roy F. Huffman aged 49 a lineman for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power was electrocuted when he touched a 220 volt line near Castelar and Alpine streets. He was dead on arrival at Georgia Street Receiving Hospital and is survived by his wife Ethel.
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Los Angeles
CNL
Roy F. Huffman
Department of Water and Power
Castelar
Alpine Sts
Huffman
Rodell Pl
Arcadia
Georgia Street
Ethel
House Passes Housing Bill in Oversight Omnibus
The House approved an omnibus housing bill calling for 35,000 public housing units over two years by voice vote and sent it to the Senate. A standing vote of 115 to 24 favored this bill over a rival measure proposing 60,000 public housing units annually.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
Weather Forecast With Sunshine Across The Week
Variable high cloudiness with mostly sunny days through today and Thursday. Maximum 77, minimum 62. Full weather report on Page A-7.
Knife-Tossing Blonde Puts Bite on Law
In North Hollywood Officer Virgil Jones was bitten during a scuffle with Georgia Lee Margent a 25 year old nursery worker arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after she threatened officers with a butcher knife at 14514 Weddington Street The incident began as a disturbing the peace call to her home around 3 am as she chased officers to their radio car and threw the knife before fleeing outcome pending booking at Lincoln Heights jail.
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North Hollywood
CNS
Virgil Jones
Jones
Georgia Lee Margent
Lincoln Heights
Los Angeles
William Shockdale
Miss Jones
Weddington St. i
Statement Due in Knight Case
Sacramento. The office of State Treasurer Charles G. Johnson said he would release a statement at 4 p.m. on the eve of a committee hearing to investigate his charges against Gov. Goodwin J. Knight. Johnson gave no clue about the contents. He accused Knight in June of promising banks large deposits of state funds for campaign aid. Knight denied the charges and urged a legislative inquiry into them and treasury conduct, which opens tomorrow.
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Charles G. Johnson
Goodwin J. Knight
Johnson
Knight
State Treasury
Obituary: Col. R. Chavannes Dies at 92
Vevey Switzerland report of the death of Col. R. Chavannes aged 92 who led Swiss Army transport services during the First World War. He died yesterday in Vevey.
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Vevey
Switzerland
Col. R. Chavannes
Second Marine Missing After Catalina Plane Crash
A Marine flier was rescued near Catalina Island after his Skyraider bomber crashed. MSgt George Vance Mikkelsen 38 of the crew was picked up 32 miles west of the island and evacuated to base. The second man, a lieutenant, remains missing as Coast Guard planes and boats search the area.
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Catalina Island
Coast Guard
Rodeleo
San Diego
Msgt
George Vance
Mikkelsen
el Toro Marine Base
Cain Resigns from Subversive Activities Control Board
President Eisenhower accepts the resignation of Harry P. Cain from the Subversive Activities Control Board effective Aug 9, the end of Cain three year term. The White House released Cain July 17 letter and hopes a successor is named soon.
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Washington
Harry P. Cain
Subversive Activities Control Board
Cain
White House
Eisenhower
Stassen to Move Herter Name At Republican Convention
Presidential disarmament aide Harold E. Stassen says he will nominate Gov. Christian A. Herter of Massachusetts for the Republican Vice Presidential slot. He adds the drive to dump Nixon is not dead and accuses Leonard Hall of forcing Nixon on delegates. Herter says Nixon is pleased to be renominated and notes he and Nixon are longtime friends. STASSEN: Turn to Page 5.
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Center
Richard Harkness
Ray Scherer
Nomi
Nation
Christian A. Herter
Nixon
Massachusetts
Ment
Herter
Republican Party
Stassen
Boston
WBZ
Party Committee
Leonard Hall
San Francisco
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
James D. Hagerty
Hall
Dick Nixon
Hostess Denies Stabbing Guest in Cocktail Party Incident
A blonde former French marquise Irene de la Begassiere, 40, appeared in the police lineup and denied stabbing cocktail party guest William Grey, 26, at her apartment. Grey was stabbed with an antique gold letter opener and admitted to Roosevelt Hospital in fair condition.
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New York
Irene de la Begassiere
William Grey
Monsieur
Grey
Roosevelt Hospital
Explosion Destroys Outhouse at Ralph's Lake Resort
Ralph Casagno, 66, resort owner at Ralph's Lake in Saugus, said a powerful blast shattered his outhouse at 4 a.m. He rushed outside to assess the scene as deputies investigated the incident.
Progress Reported in Steel Strike Negotiations
Negotiators for steel companies and unions met for two hours in New York and Pittsburgh and signaled ongoing progress toward ending the 25 day strike. A three year no strike pact with a roughly 20 cent yearly package plus escalator for living costs is discussed, with weekend premiums rising each year. The union seeks about 28 cents more per hour in the first year for its 650000 workers, who earn around 2.46 dollars hourly.
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New York
Steel
Pittsburgh
Opposition Filed to Oil Gas Suit in California
California Attorney General Edmund G Brown filed an opposition in Sacramento to a Los Angeles suit challenging Proposition 4 the oil and gas conservation measure. The move argues the initiative is constitutional and aims to defend the proposition in the state supreme court proceedings.
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San Francisco
Edmund G Brown
Los Angeles
State Supreme Court
Brown
Sacramento
Second 508th unit arrives from Japan for Fort Campbell transfer
The second and final contingent of the 508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team, 1,234 officers and enlisted men, arrived in San Francisco aboard the U.S.S. Gen. A. E. Anderson en route to Fort Campbell Kentucky to join the new 101st Screaming Eagles Airborne Division.
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508Th Airborne
Japan
Fort Campbell
U.S.S
A. E. Anderson
101St “Screaming Eagles
Crowds Watch Crucifixion Exhibit Before It Is Stopped
A 28 year old actor known as Tagare drew about 5 000 spectators in Reynosa at the Plaza del Toros del Rey nosa where he was nailed to a cross. Mayor Dr Jesus Ramon Castinera ordered the exhibition halted and Tagare was removed. He left for his home in southern Mexico after refusing to eat or drink as the 72 hour period ended.
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Tagare
Plaza del Toros del Reynosa
Jesus Christ
Tagore
Jesus Ramon Castinera
McKeon Hid Vodka Bottle Trial Told
In a court martial at Parris Island Marine Sgt. McKeon faced claims he tried to hide a vodka bottle after a deadly night march by Platoon 71. PFC Magruder testified he saw the bottle behind a toilet and the corporal recovered it.
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S.C
Matthew C. McKeon
PFC
Fred A. Magruder
Mckeon
Worcester
Mass
Magruder
Sgt. McKeon
Arnold J. Lyons
Pittsburgh
Congress Cites Arthur Miller for Contempt
The House of Representatives cited Pulitzer Prize winner Arthur Miller for contempt of Congress in Washington. Miller faces legal action over his congressional testimony and related inquiries.
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Congress
Arthur Miller
Washington
The
House Today
Beaufort Architect Henry Stephens Dies at 83
Beaufort North Carolina records show Henry Stephens age 83 a nationally famous architect died here yesterday. The obituary notes his prominence in architectural circles and local impact on Beaufort projects.
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Beaufort
N. C
Burett Henry Stephens
Baseball Today highlights major league matchups and pitchers
Baseball Today lists American and National League games with key pitchers like Pascual Fitzgerald Moore Ditmar Ford Haddix Hager Hack er Friend Newcombe and matchups across Detroit Boston Kansas City New York Chicago St Louis Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn and Jersey City with line scores and game notes.
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Triandos
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McCall
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St. Lews
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Bark
We. Haddix
Pittsburgh
Hacker
Friend
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Brooklyn
Jersey
Fading Calm Evades Jordan Front as Cross Border Fire Escalates
Jordan reports five soldiers wounded as Israeli and Jordanian forces exchange fire along the demarcation line west of Jerusalem. U.N. observers rush to the area amid ongoing shelling and casualties, with no confirmed Israeli losses. Premier Ben-Gurion raised alarms to the U.N. chief, Hammarskjold, during his visit.
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Jordan
Amman
Israel
Jerusalem
United Nations
Ers
Mevasseret Yerushalayim
FE. L. M. Burns
Palestine
Mt. Scopus
David Ben-Gurion
Dag Hammarskjold
Hammarskjold
Geneva
Los Angeles Rodeo Style Chase Ends After Nine Bullets
A steer at a packing company dock broke loose and charged through the industrial district as 400 pounds of animal chaos. Police, aided by twelve radio cars, cornered the runaway in a vacant lot after a two hour pursuit, with Officers R. W. Smith and George Serenbetz firing nine bullets to stop it.
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Arizona
Ling
R. W. Smith
George Serenbetz
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