Explosion on carrier Franklin D Roosevelt kills two sailors
The aircraft carrier Franklin D Roosevelt limped into Jacksonville after an explosion in the pump room. Two sailors were killed and 34 wounded, with 29 others suffering heat exhaustion or related injuries. Captain Hopkins praised crew heroism as a board of inquiry began assessing damage while the ship prepared for possible repairs and a later Mediterranean assignment.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Franklin D. Roosevelt
T. W. Hopkins
U. S. Navy
Bnkheads
Hopkins
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Stearn
Bobby E. Hyder
Spartanburg
S. C
Sidney R. Wall
Norwood
S.C
Jacksonville Naval Air Station
Hopper Infestation Ravages Sacramento Valley Crops
A horde of grasshoppers swept the Sacramento Valley causing severe crop damage across Butte Tehama and Yuba counties. Agriculture agent Fred Platt warned losses could reach ten million dollars if unchecked. Cattlemen have already had to buy feed as the outbreak surpasses one million dollars in damage.
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Sacramento Valley
Butte County
Fred Platt
Butte
Tehama
Yuba
Franciosa Gets Jail for Attack in Hollywood
Actor Anthony Franciosa was sentenced to 10 days in jail for assaulting newspaper photographer Bill Walker. Judge Mark Brandler called the act vicious and premeditated, suspending a 90 day term and fining Franciosa $250 plus costs for the photographer’s damaged camera. The incident occurred at a courthouse where Franciosa and Shelly Winters were attempting to bid on a house amid their engagement.
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Shelley Winters
Anthony Franciosa
Los Angeles Municipal Court
Franciosa
Hollywood
Mark Brandler
Shelly Winters
Bill F Walker
Brandler
Walker
Miss Winters
Iets Press
Jana Walker
RIGHTS BILL FUROR LOOMS AS SENATE EYES LYNCHING MOVE
A disputed Senate rule sparks protest as Southern leaders oppose bypassing the Judiciary Committee to place the House-passed civil rights bill on the legislative calendar. Sen Russell and Southern colleagues warn of a "legislative lynching" if the move proceeds, with potential to let any senator trigger a vote at any time.
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Washington
Senate
Sen
Russell
D-Ga
California
Congress
Comsiary Committee
Cal
Iff Sndar
Eisenhower
Morse D-Ore
Knowland
House
Twin Gives Own Kidney to Brother
Leonard Masden, 19, of Shepherdsville Kentucky, donated a kidney to his twin brother Leon in a transplant at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital Boston. The report will follow after 72 hours, as the procedure used to remove diseased kidneys from Leon will proceed in later operations. The case drew legal and medical attention after a Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling authorized the operation, with commentary on the emotional impact and ongoing civil rights parliamentary maneuvering in Congress.
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Boston
Leonard Masden
Shepherdsville, Ky
Leon
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Justic
Edward A. ‘Counihan Jr
Couathan
Leonard
FBI Joins Melchior Holdup Inquiry in Hollywood
FBI joins Los Angeles police in investigating the gunpoint robbery of opera singer Lauritz Melchior. Three men robbed his Hills home, fleeing with an estimated 130000 dollars in cash and furs. A spray plane covered a 600 acre area as authorities pursued leads across counties.
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Hollywood
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Los Angeles
Lauritz Melc Ichior
Grasshoppers
Melchior
Sacramento
Winel
FBI Mengers
Oroville
Platt
Man Falls 68 Feet From Water Tower During Fight
Construction worker Paul E. Sharp of Amarillo Texas plunged 68 feet from a water tower during a clash between Latin and Anglo youths. Sharp survived the fall. another youth was killed and others were injured in the gunfire at the scene near Buckley Illinois.
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Buckley
Paul E. Sharp
Amarillo
Tex
Uplawa Gang
Blooming! N
Ill
Sharp
Holyouth
Pital
Disc Jockey Alex Cooper Dies Amid Flood Losses
Alex Cooper aged 37 and a prominent KLAC radio host died of lung cancer after a six week hospital stay. Reports say floods feared worse than 1951 and 1954 struck several provinces, with China broadcasting details via Radio Peiping. Cooper, beloved by teenage listeners, had moved to KLAC in Los Angeles after a six year stint at KXMLA in Pasadena.
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Los Angeles
Tokyo
Angeles
China
Alex Cooper
Cooper
Time Today
Radio
Peiping Sthis Weck
Copper
Klac Inj
KXMLA
Pasadena
Egypt Subs Draw Israel Warning
Egypt warned by government broadcast against using three Soviet submarines to blockade the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel fears the subs would seal off Eilat and cut Israeli shipping, as Cairo confirms the submarines joined Egyptian waters amid regional tensions. Commentary in Al Ahram questions reinforcing Egypt’s defenses against Israeli threats to Aqaba Gulf and the Suez Canal.
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Jerusalem
Israel
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Soviet Union
Eilat
Gulf
Saudi Arabia
Jordan
U. S
Mediterranean
Middle East
Cairo
Aqaba Gulf
al Ahram
Suez +Canal
State Will Advise Peach Curtailment
The State Agriculture Department approved on Wednesday the destruction of 16 percent of California 1957 cling peach crop to counteract an anticipated heavy surplus.
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Sacramento
State Agriculture Department
California
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Solon
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Flaggie Masden
Vice
FBI
Red China
Peach
Miracle
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Pacific
Long Beach
Lakewood Center
Avondala Mills
Columbia Downtown
Columbia Lakewood
Levy Hrack
Enkewood Center
Lakewood
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