Crash Kills 5 Members of Family in California
Five members of a Fort Worth family die in a head on collision with a lumber truck on Highway 101 near San Jose. The victims, from Texas, were en route to Camp Stoneman for a soldier's embarkation. The truck driver, Charles White of Santa Rosa, was uninjured.
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San Jose
Calif
Fort Worth
Texas
San Josee
Camp Stoneman
Melvin Griffin
Irma Griffin
George A. Griffin
Doris Laverne Cummings Griffin
Mike Cummings
Charles C. White
Santa Rosa
Salinas
White
Griffin
Forced Labor New Penalty In Red China
Hong Kong dispatch reports Shanghai papers say the Communist regime shifts from executions to mass hard labor for counter revolutionaries. On August 10 the Liberation Daily says 1,000 were arrested and sentenced to hard labor. Observers call the move leniency, while noting labor needs rise due to land reform resistance, railroad work, and flood prevention programs.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
Liberation Daily
Red China
Floods Wreck 50 Churches in Kansas and Missouri
A survey by the National Council of Churches reports floods left 50 church congregations without places of worship in Kansas and Missouri. Many others are severely damaged with property losses already over 1.5 million dollars and possibly reaching 2 million. Dr Wynn C Fairfield with Church World Service travels to Kansas City to assess emergency needs.
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New York
Kansas
Missouri
National Council of Churches of Christ
U.S.A
Wynn C. Fairfield
Council
Church World Service
Kansas City
Forest Fire Rages in Los Padres Native Forest
More than 500 men battled a wind driven forest fire in Los Padres National Forest near San Luis Obispo California. The flames had razed about 8500 acres and crossed a back firing effort from the previous day. Helicopters aided crews but rough terrain slowed progress. Forest Supervisor L A Rickel said over 10 miles of fire line remained to be completed.
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San Luis Obespo
Calif
Los Padres National Forest
Forestry Service
L. A. Rickel
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Sears Street
Biltwell
Sears Adams
Second St
Phoenix
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