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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1958
Page
3
Continued from page ad details a crash observed by Bill Hopwood with observers noting a smoke column in a valley beneath 9,300 foot peaks. Witnesses describe limited visibility due to low clouds and describe wreckage including outer wings and tail remaining.
Columnist and screenwriter Colin Cohn, who worked for several major papers and film projects, died in a New Mexico crash era. Elizabeth Taylor, Todd’s wife, collapsed upon news, cared for by Debbie Reynolds, as her children were sheltered with Reynolds’ family.
The Atomic Energy Commission said Russia conducted two nuclear tests, one small-yield shot Thursday at Siberian testing grounds and a larger device Friday north of the Arctic Circle. These tests follow three others reported last week as part of a continuing series.
State police reported a three-car collision near the Wheatland interchange in SEARON PA killing four youths and injuring two critically. The Farrell youths were racing in one car, and a vehicle carrying Klumph Gorichky and Chuback turned left from Route 18 into the Wheatland interchanges. The lead car burst into flames after impact.
A 12,000 gallon main tank at Vancouver Aquarium burst Friday night, flooding the floor as fish flopped in a few inches of water. Caretaker Eric Carr saved many, while North Korea demanded return of the DC3 and a plan to replace the damaged glass panel, with talks stalled.
A former freelance photographer, Matthew O Hara, 52, was arrested for phoning two newspapers to warn of a bomb on the 14,000 ton Panamanian liner Ancon. Police traced the call to Manhattan. Customs and Coast Guard searched the ship at Gravesend Bay. no bomb was found.
A fire swept through a small frame cottage near Gasport New York early today trapping a mother and five of her children in a single bedroom of the three room dwelling. The tragedy occurred in western New York as firefighters battled the blaze and neighbors aided in the effort. Police and fire officials investigated the cause while mourners gathered at the scene.
Gen George H Decker commander of US forces in Korea visited Nationalist Quemoy near Red China shortly after Communist shells hit Little Quemoy and Tatan in a 12 minute predawn barrage There were no reported casualties The rest of the text references a separate house fire with family details and is not part of the military report.
Flooding and a massive snowstorm crippled the East as millions faced heat and power outages and transit paralysis. An army of repair crews worked to restore communications while emergency declarations spread across Pennsylvania and New Jersey. A refugee train sought safety in Pennsylvania as 74 mph winds battered the coast and a fishing vessel battled high seas off Massachusetts. President Eisenhower canceled a West Point trip and prepared to visit Augusta, while Dag Hammarskjold postponed a Moscow flight. Bell telephone damage reached about 1.5 million dollars before calmer weather returned.
Cairo officials report a village fire in Damat Delta caused by pigeons with flaming feathers spreading flames from an oven. At least 26 villagers died and hundreds of huts were damaged as eleven people were seriously burned. The blaze rapidly engulfed the settlement.
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