Two Destroyers Collide In Fog Off Newport Beach
In heavy fog at about 10 am two Navy destroyers, the Ammen and the Collette, collided three miles off the Newport Bay Jetty. Seven crew members were killed and five injured aboard the Ammen, one dead and two injured aboard the Collette, with rescue boats and Coast Guard units aiding. The ships, part of Destroyer Flotilla 3 based at Long Beach, returned to Long Beach as efforts continued and relatives were being notified.
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Collette
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M. E. Dormin
Ammen
Collett
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Orange County Harbor Department
Newport’ Beach
el Toro Marine Air Station
Coast Guard
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County Harbor Department
Albert Berg
Newport Bay
Oe Ca Harbor Department
Newport Beach
Harbor Department
Hoag Memorial Hospital
Haven
Naval Station
Pine Mountain
Kent
Poles Seek Asylum After Quick Shore Escape from Estonia
Ten Poles including a young mother and child slipped ashore from the Russian tourist ship Estonia Monday night. Nine asked for political asylum while a tenth man planned to report to police today. Estonia meanwhile sailed to Gdynia Poland.
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Gdynia
Poland
Night Blaze Destroys Avalon Cruise Ship At Anchorage
Coast Guard probes cause of fire that gutted the 1,985 ton Avalon cruise steamer while anchored off the coast. Fireboats from Los Angeles and Long Beach battled the blaze for over two hours to prevent sinking in the 45 foot channel. The vessel, though charred, did not sink and remains at the anchorage as investigators review routine procedures.
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Avalon
Anchorage
Los Angeles
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Congo withdrawal warning sparks U N staff alert
Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko warned that U N staff and helicopter units must withdraw from the Congo immediately as heavy contention over Polaris missiles deliveries to West Germany prompted a note to Chargé Edward Freers. The State Department condemned Moscow’s push as a dangerous step, with reports of 20 personnel near Leopoldville and U N food deliveries affected.
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U.N
Andret Gromyke
J Edward JT. Freers
Freers
Foreign Office
West Germany
Gromykd
Congo
U N Security Council sends Cuban row to OAS
The United Nations Security Council voted 9 to 0 to refer the Cuba United States dispute to the Organization of American States after sharp exchanges between the United States and the Soviet Union. Cuba protested but said it bows to the majority. the Soviet Union abstained along with Communist Poland.
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U. N. Security Council
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United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
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Raul Roa
Ife
Fidel Castro
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Henry Cabot Lodge
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Sobolev
Castro
Girl Beaten Dies in Tub as Couple Held
In Los Angeles UPI report, Re née McCray aged 2 drowned Monday night in cold water after her mother Bobbie Jean Wilcox 120 allegedly beat her with a rubber hose and an electric cord. Her boyfriend Ernest Holliday 24 admitted spanking the child. Wilcox and Holliday were booked on suspicion of murder. Two other children Randall 5 and Ernestine months were taken to Juvenile Hall.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Renée McCray
Bobbie Jean Wilcox
Ernest Holliday
Wilcox
Randall
Ernestine
Fanfani Quits as Tambroni Resigns for New Government
Rome report says Premier Fernando Tambroni resigns to clear way for a new government backed by four centrist parties free from fascist influence. Communist rioting earlier this month is cited as context for the political reshuffle.
Baby Dies in Fire at L. B. Home
A one-month-old Crystal Wintree died in a rear apartment fire at 13 A Walnut Ave. Her sister Vickie 15 months old suffered facial burns while mother Mary Winfree 23, and Lew Winfree 26, sustained superficial burns during rescue attempts. The fire also killed Charlotte, 5, as victims were taken to St. Mary's Hospital.
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Walnut Ave
Crystal Wintree
Vickie
Mary Winfree
Lew Winfree
St. Mary's Hospital
Charlotte
Hope Dim for Boy Lost in Forest Near Los Angeles
Hope dim for seven year old Bauce Kremen who disappeared six days ago in Angeles National Forest north of the city. More than 300 searchers failed to find him Monday and officials fear he may have fallen over a cliff in Buckhorn Flats.
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Los Angeles
Bauce Kremen
Angeles National’ Forest
Here
Buckhorn Flats
Treasury Boss Attacks Demo Money Goals In Speech
CHICAGO AP Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson condemned Democratic platform aims as risking growth by government expansion. He accused Democrats of seeking lower interest rates and a more responsive Federal Reserve, while Republicans push for faster business expansion. The Dems met in Los Angeles. Republicans plan their convention in the coming week.
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Chicago
Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Anderson
GOP
New York
Nelson
Rockefeller
Treasury
Liner Pilot Wields Ax to Disarm Man
A Trans Australia Airlines Electra with 43 passengers near Brisbane was threatened by an armed passenger who pulled a rifle. First Officer Bennett used a fire hatchet to strike the man, the weapon discharged into the cabin, and passengers helped overpower him. Two sticks of dynamite were found under the seat after the incident.
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Australia
Singapore
Trans-Australia Airlines
Sydney
Shim
T. Bennett
Jon
Bennett
Iron Mine Fire Claims At Least 21 German Miners
A mine fire at Salzgitter, Germany, sent heavy black smoke and killed at least 21 miners. Rescue crews recovered bodies as about 30 more workers remained missing.
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Salzgitter
Germany
Weather Update Near Coast Tonight Through Wednesday
Low clouds linger along the coast tonight into early Wednesday with a bright, sunny Wednesday and little change in temperature. Maximum temperature by noon today reaches 30 with mild coastal conditions.
Where to Find It East Germans threaten separate peace with Russia
A categorized index notes separate peace talks with the Soviet Union by East Germany and mentions a West German parliamentary session in September. It directs readers to pages across the paper for full stories and related features including Beach Combing, Boyle, and various sections.
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West Berlin
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