Texas Tank Blast Douses Shamrock. 15 Dead, 31 Hurt
A 20 000 barrel pentane tank at Shamrock Oil and Gas farm exploded sending a fireball miles high. Fifteen workers died instantly and 31 were injured as flames spread to three other tanks. Shamrock officials and volunteers battled the blaze amid collapsing structures and drifting smoke.
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Moore County News
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Girl Killed, 18 Hurt in Mount Hood Hiking Accident
A teen climbing party fell into a 40 foot crevasse on Mount Hood. One teen died Lynn Kaufman 16 of Larchmont N Y and 18 were injured many critically. Rescue crews rushed injured to Timberline Lodge as planes dropped blood plasma and medics supplies.
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Plan to set up international board for Suez role
American support was asked today for a plan to create an international board with Russia to control the Suez Canal and guarantee freedom of passage for ships of all nations. The proposal, aimed at countering Egyptian President Nasser's canal seizure, was presented to policy makers of the three Western powers in London during a crisis meeting.
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Deathbed Clings as 109-Year-Old Woolson Fights
Albert Woolson 109, last surviving Grand Army of the Republic veteran, remains critically ill in St Luke's Hospital Duluth. He has shown no response since a coma began early Saturday while daughters kept overnight vigil. He has been hospitalized since last Memorial Day and was in an oxygen tent for several days.
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Weather Outlook With Coastal Fog Forecast Tomorrow
Mostly sunny today and tomorrow with local fog and low clouds near the coast. Night and morning hours carry the fog as temperatures rise to a high around 92 and dip to 61 at night. Full report appears on Page A-LI. sports, TV and radio sections listed on A8-A9.
Nurse 19 Slain on Lookout Mountain Bus
A 19-year-old nurse Mildred Higgins was shot to death on a Lookout Mountain bus in Chattanooga. Police hold the bus driver’s wife, 40-year-old Lillian M. Turner, as a murder suspect after the shooting. Five other passengers escaped unharmed.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
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New LA Teachers Group Names Dale Head of Association
Ker mit Dale of Van Nuys becomes chairman of the Affiliated Teacher Organizations of Los Angeles. Dale will replace Mrs. Ruby S. Cruickshank at the start of the fall term.
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CNS
Kermit Dale
van Nuys
Dale
Ruby S. Cruickshank
M Keon Defense Loses Motion for Dismissal
In Parris Island the McKeon court martial defense loses a bid for a directed verdict of not guilty. Navy Capt. Klein denies the motion as Maj. Sevier accuses McKeon of willful neglect by leading non swimmers into a tidal creek under darkness.
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Parris Island
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Matthew C. McKeon
Navy
Irving N. Klein
Charles B. Sevier
Jacksonville
Ill
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Steelworkers Await Due to Resume Jobs
The nation awaits a signal to end a 30 day steel strike. 650000 workers could return as a 3 year pact with 12 major firms covers major economic issues. Non economic issues such as working conditions and plant safety remain to be resolved. Alcoa and Reynolds push aluminum talks to avert a near term strike.
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United Steelworkers Union
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Aluminum Co. of America
Reynolds Metals Co
Baer Molestation Case Near Jury in Van Nuys
In Van Nuys actor Buddy Baer 41 faces four counts with final arguments under way. Two counts of child molestation and one count of vagrancy lewd were dropped, leaving two child molestation counts pending as the jury nears deliberation in Municipal Judge Kenneth Holaday’s court.
Chicago Polio Cases Mount Amid Health Drive
Chicago reports sixty three new polio cases and two deaths as the Board of Health orders a house-to-house campaign to urge Salk vaccine inoculations. Local officials warn of rising spread and stress public immunity efforts.
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Chicago Board of Health
Britains 24 Hour Windstorm Kills Thirteen
A severe summer storm swept Britain for 24 hours causing at least 13 deaths. Six boats capsized with six drowning on land from falling trees. Winds hit 90 mph with heavy rain, damaging crops and causing landslides and floods. Ship traffic halted and many yachts missing in the English Channel.
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Liner Andrea Doria Logs Saved After Sinking
The logs of the liner Andrea Doria were saved after the ship sank off Nantucket. The logs are vital hourly records of the ship's course communications and navigational conditions for investigators.
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Andrea Doria
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Rooney's Cabin Cruiser Sinks During Trial Run
Actor Mickey Rooney and three companions were towed ashore after his 22 foot cabin cruiser began sinking during a trial run off Malibu. The craft remained unchristened as water entered the vessel about 200 yards offshore.
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Mickey Rooney
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Baseball Today Major league games and probable pitchers
Major league schedule includes American League matchups Boston at Detroit Burnette and Da Baitrowre against Sullivan Moore 7 8. New York at Cleveland Pt 4. National League Milwaukee at Brooklyn Buh t 13 4 against Craig 10 5. Chicago at Philadelphia two games Hacker 2 8 and Valinti netti 5 1 vs Roberts 10 11 and Had dix 3. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Acker 1 2 vs Pepper 1 0. Only games scheduled.
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Navy denies 6th Fleet evacuation alert in Mediterranean
The State Department and the Navy denied reports that the U S 6th Fleet was alerted for a possible evacuation of Americans from the Mediterranean amid the Suez Canal crisis. A Page 1 New York Herald Tribune story claimed the fleet was on stand by to protect American nationals in Egypt.
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Less Than One Club Bid Shocks Bridge Tourney
In New York during the American Contract Bridge League national summer tournament a dealer dropped his cards and an out of turn bid led to a historic call. The next player bid one club after mishearing pass, and the referee ruled the exclamation oops as a bid of less than one club, allowing play to continue.
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America
Stassen Holds Private Talks With Eisenhower At Gettysburg
Harold Stassen met privately with President Eisenhower at the president’s Gettysburg farm. He declined to confirm whether the talks touched on replacing Vice President Nixon and announced only that he would remain on the team. Stassen said he still backs Herter for running mate.
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Elderly man dies after bath accident in Los Angeles
George Smith 84 slipped in a bath at 939 N Oxford Ave and cut himself on a broken bottle, severing an artery and bleeding to death. His daughter Mrs Lucille Work and her husband Robert discovered the body as they watched television in the living room. Police reported the death as accidental.
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CNS
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Oxford Ave
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Pot and punchlines in a Boyle mailbag column
HAL BOYLE notes quirky mail items and trivia from readers. He jokes about a nonfattening ice cream patent and asks why deer tears were valued medievally. He also mentions vending machines serving a full meal and weather forecast math, dental decay comparisons, and house painting by wives.
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Nixon Denies Stassen Hurt GOP Cause
Vice President Nixon dismissed Harold Stassen’s bid to nominate Christian Herter as vice president as not harming the GOP. He noted broad support since Stassen’s move and pledged to accept the delegates’ decision at the national convention. Nixon spoke to Vermont Republicans led by Gov. Johnson and urged that peace and prosperity mark the party’s case.
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Nixon
Harold ‘Stassen
iChristian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Stassen
Crews Stop Dangerous Canyon Fire in San Bernardino Mountains
Fire crews contained what was called the most potentially dangerous blaze of the year in Waterman Canyon eight miles north of San Bernardino. The 150 acre fire prompted 230 firefighters to build fire breaks and backfires with 15 pumping units and five bulldozers. No injuries or property damage reported.
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Electric rate rises eyed to lift average bills seven percent
Los Angeles officials urged the city council to approve increases that would raise the average domestic power bill by about 7.3 percent. The proposal outlines higher charges across utility rates affecting customers citywide.
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