Mine Disaster Kills 11 in West Virginia Coal Mine
At least 11 miners died and 14 were saved after a blast at a West Virginia coal mine. Rescue teams reached bodies by 4 am and located eight more later. the blast trapped workers in two sections including a joy loading area. Survivors described a violent concussion. The mine will remain closed pending federal and state inspections. Names and residences of the 11 victims were listed, with dozens of dependents awaiting updates.
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West
William Fullarton
Pocahontas Fuel Co
Fullarton
Blaze Strikes MacArthur Hotel in San Pedro Fire
A morning blaze at the MacArthur Hotel 421 W 2nd St San Pedro damages the two story frame building. Five fire companies install to extinguish the flames with aid from Los Angeles standbys. no injuries reported. Twenty minutes later a second blaze hits a home at 736 Summerland Ave causing nominal damage.
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San Pedro
Los Angeles
MacArthur Hotel
2Nd St
Summerland Ave
Dunes Hotel Sold at Sheriff Auction in Las Vegas
The Dunes Hotel on the Las Vegas Strip sold for 115 018 at a Clark County sheriff's auction. The sale was disclosed in District Court during a dispute between owners Joe Sullivan and T Gottesman and creditors Bruce and Lawrence McNeill. The McNeills bought the property last November and face ongoing litigation over claims on the properties. The hotel is being managed by M and R I Corp, a separate operator group.
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Las Vegas
New
Dunes
Las Vega Strip
Clark County Sheriff's
District
Joe Sullivan
Providence, & T
al Gottesman
Miami, Fla
Bruce
Lawrence McNeill
McNeils
Sullivan and Gottes
Givian
M & Ri Corp
Publisher Edward W Camp Dies in Marion Indiana
Edward W Camp 65 vice president and general manager of Chron ele Publishing Co died Friday The firm publishes the Marion Chronicle afternoon and the Marion Leader Tribune morning editions in Marion Indiana.
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Marion, Ind
Edward W. Camp
Chronele Publishing Co
Marion Chronicle
Marion Leader‘Tribune
West Eyes Russ Offer to Asians and Afro-Asian Set
Western observers report in Cairo that the Soviet Union pressures Afro-Asian nations with aid offers to reduce reliance on the West. Delegates quote Artyamanyan promising unconditional aid "brother to brother" while criticizing U S aid tied to military pacts and burdens.
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West Eyes
Russ
Artyamanyan
U. S
Middle East
Asia
Youth Slays Mom in Fit of Temper
Jes sup, a youth, admitted firing a caliber rifle at his mother after an argument over his girl friends. He described holding the gun to her head and shooting twice, then calling his girlfriend to say he had killed her. Police noted he cleaned up and walked the streets before surrendering, breaking down as questioned.
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Jessup
Jury Orders Execution of Hub Slayer
A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has ordered death in the San Quentin gas chamber for Earl F. Matlock, 36, for the strangulation murder of money lender Mex Shayne, with sentencing set for January 6 after arguments for a new trial. Shayne, 45, was found strangled in his car in East Los Angeles on September 29.
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Los Angeles
San Quentin
Earl F. Matlock
Mex Shayne
Leroy Dawson
Shayne
Trail of Kidnappings Left After 2 Killings
Police traced a car used in a kidnaping spree after two men shot up a restaurant, killing the proprietor and a guitarist and wounding a pianist. Doris Mattingly and Army Pfe. Lee Monteith were abducted. they released a woman in Richmond, Virginia, while Monteith was left in a car trunk near Alberta, Virginia. The fugitives fled toward South Carolina, where a third kidnapped person was released unharmed. FBI named Henry Clayton Overston and Wayne Carpenter as suspects, charged with kidnapping unlawful flight to avoid prosecution for murder and auto theft. Overton led a long crime trail through Virginia and near Overton’s assault and larceny accusations.
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Loris Mattingly
Washington, D.C
Ricnmond
Army Pfc
Larry Monteith
Washington
Qverton
Tives
Doris Mattingly
Army Pfe
Lee Monteith
Monteith
Jnder
Richmond
Moriteith
Alberta
Asonia G. Allman
South Carolina
FBI
Henry Clayton Overs ‘Ton
Wayne Carpenter
Overton
30 Children Periled by Meningitis in Iowa School
In FRANKVILLE Iowa physicians fought a meningitis scare after Dale Snyder 11 contracted the disease at Bloomfield No 5 School. All party attendees were advised to take preventive steps and the boy was rushed to a Rochester Minnesota hospital. Officials said Snyder was not the carrier and another attendee must have infected him, but the source remains unidentified.
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Frankville
Iowa
Les
Bloomfield No. 5 School
Here
Dale Snyder
Rochester
Minn
Ruth Buddenberr
Snyder
Perso
Orphanage Bus Fire on Route 77 in Denver
A chartered bus carrying 70 children and seven adults caught fire late Friday in Denver during a tour of Christmas displays. Passengers evacuated safely as spectators watched. Lou Kisseleff halted his bus near the City and County Building and ordered everyone off just before the danger escalated. The orphans from Queen of Heaven Orphanage were part of the escorted group.
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Denver
Lou Kisseleff
Queen of Heaven
Indonesia Eyes Arms From Reds
In a open letter former Vice President Hatta criticized officials for mismanaging the anti Dutch campaign and warned of famine threats. Pia reported acute food shortages in central Java as the cabinet discussed barter trade to ease food distribution. Foreign Minister Subandrio said Indonesia would seek arms from communist nations and send missions to Poland Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia. He noted a policy to buy from both western and eastern countries.
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Jakarta
Indonesia
Mohammed Hatta
Hatta
Bungling
Pia
Java
Subandrio
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Weel New Guinea
West Irian
West Irien
Pentagon Holds Up Second Nuclear Carrier Project
Informants say the Defense Department shifted Navy plans from building a conventional carrier to nuclear powered designs. Budget decisions for fiscal 1959 reportedly pulled hull funds to speed submarine construction, risking the Navy’s program continuity and delaying the second carrier’s hull work. The first atom carrier cost an estimated 315 million dollars, excluding aircraft, helicopters, and weapons.
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Washington
Navy
Desien
Hull
Gun Held by Boy Falls Kills Buddy
LENNOX James Fill aged 13 died after a shotgun dropped by a friend discharged. Fill, visiting a house in View Park, was shot in the chest and died hours later in hospital. The shooter said he took the gun from a closet to show Fill. Deputies reported the incident and noted the gun’s discharge caused the fatal wound.
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Lennox
James Fill
Fill
View Park
Datrell
Divian
Dan
Sheriff’s
Indonesia
United
Washington
America
Subandrio
Fill Box
John T. Fill
Protraency Surnam
Bullet hits boy at funeral rite in Barstow
A 22 caliber bullet struck 12 year old altar boy John Yslas in the jaw during a graveside service in Barstow. The wound was not serious. Sheriff’s deputies described the shooting as accidental as teens earlier fired in Cheraw, South Carolina.
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Barstow
Cheraw
S.C
Overton Land Carpenter
George P. Kaldes
Kenneth Fisher
Bernard J. Mainer
Bandits in Colombia Kill 17 in Rural Raids
Readings from CALI report 17 persons killed by roving armed bandits in Tolima and Valle del Cauca provinces. Six murdered and two wounded Thursday night at a tavern in Calcedonia. Deputies say a shotgun with five shells remains in evidence. Police note a string of bandit attacks in provincial areas.
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Cali
Columbia
Ptrb
Calcedonia
Valle del Cauca
Sve
Tolima
Hollywood wig shop robbed of hairpieces by firerproof block
A 20s woman tossed a concrete block through the window of Thaesol the wig shop at 6671 Sunset Blvd. She grabbed several valuabled hairpieces including a pink long wig and a lace front, then fled. Mrs Virginia By and Mrs Grace Spedding reported the incident.
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CNS
Thaesol
Hollywood
Virginia
Rosewood Ave
Sunset Blvd
Grace Spedding
Oil Man 88 Dies in Denver Cont oi co founder
Edward T. Wilson Sr. longtime president of Continental Oil Co from 1912 to 1933 died Friday in Denver. He led the firm through early expansion and retired in 1933 leaving a lasting impact on the industry.
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Denver
Edward T. Wilson, Sr
The
Continental Oi Co
Printing Held Rail Row Issue on Santa Fe Strike
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers demands printing the final labor agreement in a union shop, a key difference cited by Santa Fe officials. About 2,000 copies would be printed at company expense. Guy L. Brown says the strike aims to fix antiquated conditions. 630 engineers set to strike January 4 on Coast Lines.
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Chicago
Brotherhood“ of Locomotive Engineers
Santa Fe Railway
Santa Fe
Rod. Shelton
Los Angles
Coast Lines
Shelton
Guy L. Brown
The
Brotherhood
Cleveland
Santa’ Fe
Brown
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