Tragic Collision Tops Desert Sky as DC7, F100F Fail
A United Airlines DC7 and an F100F from Nellis Air Force Base collided at 21,000 feet over the desert southwest of Las Vegas. All 47 aboard were killed, including 37 passengers and five airline employees. The transport, en route from Los Angeles to New York via Denver and Washington, disintegrated in flames after the crash.
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State School Experiments Hit in Probe
Sacramento AP report on a Senate Education Committee rebuking progressive teaching methods and experiments with students. It questions time for core subjects, urges school visits, and warns about group reliance in class.
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Ex President Hoover Improves After Gall Bladder Operation
In New York Herbert Hoover 83 the former president showed improvement after gall bladder surgery. He sat up read newspapers and chatted for 45 minutes with his two sons on Sunday while receiving intravenous nourishment.
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Motorist Crushed Under Crashing Car at Muir Beach
John R. Polglaze, 24, of San Francisco, was crushed to death when his car rolled about 200 feet down a steep hillside above Muir Beach Sunday night. The vehicle apparently broke loose on State Highway 1 and tumbled, ejecting the driver before coming to rest over his body. Parents reside in Janesville, Wisconsin.
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Nun Attacker Returns to New Jersey Heat Lingers in Southland
A heat wave grips the Southland with four more days of high temperatures. In Trenton a man accused of shooting nuns is held for an extradition hearing after a violent standoff at St. Joachim's. Lifeguards report dozens of rescues on Southern California beaches while heat records topple across cities like Los Angeles, Palm Springs, and San Bernardino.
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Knight Cancels Trip Over Budget Fight in Sacramento
Gov. Knight called off a planned Washington trip to stay in Sacramento during the state budget battle. He was set to testify before the House Banking and Currency Committee on unemployment Thursday.
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Refuses Twice To Be Saved Copter Rescues Youth On River Crag
A 14 year old boy, Roderick John Henderson Jr. of Arlington Virginia, was stranded overnight on a rocky Potomac River crag near Bethesda Maryland. An Army helicopter rescued him but he refused to be moved twice, talking with two rescuers. He was taken to Suburban Hospital for a checkup. Police searched for two missing companions as crowds watched along the riverbanks.
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Traffic Jam Saves Visitor Due on Plane
A visitor to Long Beach narrowly escaped a deadly crash after a traffic jam delayed her departure from Artesia Boulevard to the International Airport. Mrs. Zila Osborn Horn of Huron South Dakota, guest of Mrs. Otho Laton, arrived two minutes late as her United Airlines flight collided with a fighter jet near Las Vegas. Another woman aboard reportedly forgot something and left the plane, then returned to find it had departed.
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U S Backing in UN on Russ Bombs Charge
The United States has secured broad Security Council support against Soviet claims that U S bombers armed with hydrogen bombs threaten World War III by flying toward Russia. The council met at 3 p m to hear Gromyko’s charges, with U S envoy Lodge Jr backed by the Strategic Air Command and Defense and State Departments preparing a detailed rebuttal.
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Vanguard Rocket Cleared for Firing Near Cape Canaveral
Vanguard rocket stood in its service tower ready for firing this week with a fourth 3.8 satellite in its nose. Representative Patrick J. Hillings reported Thursday as the targeted firing day, though weather or mechanical trouble could delay the launch amid past Navy space vehicle delays. A nearby Thor explosion occurred Saturday after countdown reached zero.
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Weather Update Signals Slightly Cooler Tuesday
Continued heat gives way to a cooler Tuesday with no rain in sight. Sparse readable text notes a shift in conditions and hints at a dry pattern returning.
Two-Round Brawl Ends With Fatal Domestic Case
In Pomona a 19-year-old Italian bride Elna Orsell was found dead after a dispute with Henry Orsell. Police said Orsell claimed self defense and led officers through a bloodied home scene. He and four others were jailed on disorderly conduct or related charges after a chaotic chase and car crash outside a Lime Avenue auto agency.
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Panel OKs 2 Curbs on Tribunal
The Senate Judiciary Committee approved two proposals by 9 to 6 votes to curb the powers of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts. A third plan to overturn the loyalty security program for federal workers was defeated 5 to 9. The committee actions, announced by Chairman Eastland after closed doors, signaled progress on Jenner's bill to limit the high court on appeals in attorney admission cases and an amendment by Butler to block appeals by witnesses before congressional committees.
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Gamey Stew: Gamecocks Seized and Cooked After Raid
In Grand Rapids Michigan sheriff raid freed 24 humans and 47 gamecocks from pits. The humans were fined 25 to 75 dollars. the birds, after a week, were eaten by Kent County jail inmates following directive from Sheriff Arnold Pigorish and his wife, the jail cook, who stewed them for an hour.
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L A Police Arrest 244 in Dope Raids
Los Angeles police tracked narcotics activity over the weekend and arrested 244 people. The county grand jury returned 127 secret indictments against alleged narcotics violators based on a three month investigation. Captain William Madden directed the raids and said most arrests involved users or petty dealers, not big-time traffickers, with 108 officers participating and more raids planned.
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