Two Huge Oregon Fires Burn 12000 Acres
Two large range and grazing fires scorched about 12 000 acres in Eastern Oregon after breaking out Sunday afternoon. The larger blaze blackened 8000 acres northeast of Holdman in Junis per Canyon Country, marching eight miles along the Columbia River from about 3:00 p.m. Sunday. A second fire, reported still out of control Sunday night, flared at 2:45 p.m. and burned about 4000 acres on the west end of the Army Bombing Range at Boardman.
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Brakes Fail as Freight Rams Train Near Charlestown WV
A 144 car freight train rammed the halted George Washington passenger train on the Chesapeake and Ohio line near Oak Hill West Virginia. Engineer Honaker said the brakes failed as seven cars derailed and about 100 feet of track was ripped up. Four crewmen and six passengers were hospitalized. none seriously hurt.
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Ohio
West Virginia
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Train Crash Kills At Least 10 In Orizaba Region
A runaway electric train smashed into a crowded Maltrata Point station near Orizaba Mexico killing at least ten and injuring about twenty with twenty five missing. The train reportedly lost brakes after a power glitch and sped three miles out of control as passengers fled and attempted to dump sand on the tracks.
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Maltrata Point
Verascruz
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Kadar Leaves Budapest for Week Visit to Bulgaria
Hungarian Communist Party chief Janos Kadar departed Budapest by air for a week long official visit to Bulgaria. He was greeted at Sofia airport by Bulgarian officials and will meet with party and government leaders during the trip.
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Bulgaria
Budapest
Communist Party
Janos Kadar
Levant Rehired on TV Show After Sponsor Incident
Oscar Levant returns tonight to the local TV program after being fired Saturday for antagonizing a sponsor. The pianist wit was rehired less than 24 hours later once the show’s Monday to Friday night slot was spared.
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Hollywood
Oscar Levant
20-Pound Wonder Fish With Legs Spotted Off Welsh Coast
Fishermen Trevor and David hooked a four foot long, 20 pound fish with two short leg like fins and tiny webbed feet in Cardigan Bay Wales. They kept it alive and sought local expert Evan Hughes at Abersoch to identify the creature amid intrigue around a broadcast studio controversy involving Levant.
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Cardigan Bay
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al Flana
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Racing Chief Dies in Illinois Harness Board Chair Lost in Tractor Crash
Ewart Jordan aged 43, chairman of the Illinois State Harness Racing Commission, died Sunday in a tractor accident in Rockford, Illinois, authorities said. The longtime official led state harness racing oversight and was a key figure in regional racing circles.
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Ewart Jordan
Illinois State Harness Racing Commission
The Neglected Art of Being Different
In July Reader's Digest an author urges individuals to embrace uniqueness across science entertainment business and more. The issue promises 25 curiosity arousing articles and urges readers to buy at newsstands now.
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