Berlin Talks Rejected NATO Berlin Bid on East‑West Issue
In Paris the foreign ministers of the Atlantic Pact nations rejected Soviet pressure on Berlin but kept open high level discussions with the Soviet Union on East‑West problems. Dulles said Khrushchev won’t risk war over Berlin. NATO nations united in rejecting the Soviet ultimatum. A West German spokesman reported full NATO agreement.
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Rrussia
Berlin
Soviet Union
West Berlin
U.S
Dullés
Khrushchev
Dulles
Khyushchev
Alitlee
Felix von Eckhardt
NATO
Blaze near Freeway threatens homes in Los Angeles
Firemen battled a brush fire that blackened about 15 acres east of the Santa Monica Freeway near Pacific Landing. The blaze, started by friction from a belt, burned for several hours as Chief L B Colson Jr and six fire companies fought it off. An observer described a giant orange flame ball rising and the derrick catching fire before the flames subsided.
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Willow St. J
Lewis Ave
Los Angeles
Ups
Santa Fe
Pasa
Cross Timbers
Pacific Landing
Thor missile to ignite from Vandenberg base soon
A 10,000 mile per hour Thor missile awaits launch from Vandenberg Air Force Base. The test marks a new California base for launching and tracking missiles with plans to send satellites into polar orbit. Projects include Sentry and Minsie Man with lunar probes and eventual manned spaceflight.
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Calif
Pacific Ocean
Air Force
California
Los Angeles
Earth
Olien
Vandenberg
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Canaveral
Sentry
Defense Department
Mars
Venus
Bizarre Annulment Case Spawns Missing Nurse Probe
Santa Barbara and Ventura authorities chase a missing nurse amid a staged marriage annulment. Olga Kupczyk, 30, and Frank Duncan, 29, were alleged married in a scheme. Elizabeth Duncan, 54, is jailed on forgery and perjury charges. Two men, Augustine Galdanado and Luis Moya, face kidnapping and paralegal charges. FBI assisting in a complex fraud case spanning counties.
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Elizabeth Duncan
Santa, Barbara
Ventura
Olga Kupczyk
Vancouver
B.C
Frank Duncan
Santa Barbara
Ventura Superior Court
Reso
Olga
Frank
Duncan
Lions Roam Umialis Hillside Golf Course
In Rhodesia at the Umialis Hillside course a family of lions has been seen near the greens. Players were warned to keep drives straight as the lions generally stay in the rough, with a lioness reported topping the sixth fairway on Monday.
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Sauisbary
Rhodesia
Umialis
Jealous husband kills German student at Berkeley lab
BERKELEY AP A jealous husband shot German student Wolfgang Ludwig Marx 26 in the University of California physics laboratory early today, believing Marx was his wife's lover. Husbands' statements describe a premeditated attack after an affair, with shell-findings and a dramatic confrontation in Room 316, ending in Marx's death and the suspect Hampton surrendering.
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Marx
BGT
Rudden
Anthony Santana
Santana
George ‘T. Martin
Jim
Tack
Bill
Weather Brief Mostly Clear Through Wednesday
The forecast calls for mostly clear skies through Wednesday with variable high clouds. Temperatures show little change across the period.
Fire Dept Closes 33 New York Schools
The New York fire department ordered the closure of 33 city schools as part of a continuing campaign against fire hazards. Officials said the action aims to reduce risks in crowded buildings and improve safety standards across the district.
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N.Y
New York
Boy Confesses Massacre Suspect Faces Juvenile Hearing
In San Diego AP report, 16 year old Carl Eder confesses to slayings of Lois Pendergast and her four children. Police questioned him after he was located in a coastal beach area north of the city. He was ordered back into sheriff's custody for a brief arraignment before Municipal Judge Fenton Garfield to determine if the case should be tried as adult or juvenile.
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Thamas Pendergast
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Fenton Garfield
New York
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BR Beach Community
Lois Pendergast
Reco
Carl A. Eder
el Cajon
Tragic Christmas Letter Plea From Chicago Child
A child writes to Santa asking for presents not for himself but for his brother who was burned at school and “with Jesus in heven.” Post office workers found the unsigned note while handling letters in the Yuletide flood, illustrating a haunting family tragedy.
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Heven
Extradition Fight Won by Bonelli Extradition Fight Won by Bonelli
Mexico City judge rules William G. Bonelli should not be extradited to California over bribery charges. The judge cites Mexico’s statute of limitations as a shield, blocking Riverside County charges tied to alleged bribes of 8000 and 2000 dollars to influence liquor licenses.
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Mepxico City
William G. Bonelli
California
Miguel Lavalle Fuente
Mexico
Bronelli
Hiversite
Calif
Brand
Bonelli
Board of Equalization
Peal
Riverside County
Dewey Metzdorf
Ge Strebe
90 Mile Front Brush Blaze Erupts In California
California's worst brush fire of the year roared to life on three fronts threatening 62 homes in Trabuco Canyon. Santa Ana winds loom as 2,000 firefighters battle Upper Te joche Canyon Stewart Ranch and Ortega Highway outbreaks across three counties, with 44,860 acres burned and 19 homes lost. Military units aided, dozens of bulldozers and water tankers deployed, and air tankers dropped fire suppressant as efforts aimed to containment by Wednesday morning.
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Bob Whearley
California
Trabuco Canyon
Santa Ana
Names
Teohoce Canyon
Orange County
Bell Canyon
Stewart Ranch
Take Elsinore
Riverside County
Canyor
San Miles Canyon
Camp Pendleton
Ortega Highway
San Juan
Lion Canyon
Dior Johnson
Witty Division
Trabuco ‘Oaks
Long Beach
Johnson
Cleveland
Sterpi
Malibu
James
Stewart Hanch
San Juan Capistrano
Ft. Macdthur
el Toro Marine Air Station
French Claim 577 Rebels Killed or Captured in Algeria
French military headquarters in Algiers claimed that 577 Algerian rebels were killed or captured in the past eight days. The report said Algerians deserted the rebel ranks, and no French casualties were announced.
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Algiers
Eisenhower to skip Wednesday press conference
Washington reports President Eisenhower will not hold a news conference Wednesday. White House press secretary Anne Wheaton said he is passing up the session due to a heavy schedule of engagements.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Asi
Anne Wheaton
California Boy Wins Ten Hundred Dollars in One Day Spree
A 10-year-old California boy named Phil Bertetta wins a $1,000 contest prize to spend in a single day. He buys a gasoline powered model airplane, toy trains, a space helmet, car kits, two television sets, and donates to church and family. He spends with care, including $50 to his pastor and gifts for relatives, ending with multiple checks and savings bonds.
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Phil
Andrew McConnell
American Trust Co
Philip Bertetta
Internal Revenue Tra Lst
Sam
Com’pany
Havely
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