Boy Trapped in Dry Well After 18 Hours Rescue Hope Fades
Land marks a dramatic rescue effort in Manorville as 10-year-old Benjamin Hooper remains buried in a dry well. Firemen, police, and workers from Brookhaven National Laboratory tunnel toward the boy, installing culvert sections to prevent cave-ins while sand and possible obstacles slow progress. Oxygen pumping continues amid uncertainty as residents watch from the Long Island village.
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Manorville
N. Y
Benjamin Hooper
Long Island
Benjamin Hooper Jr
Eaily
Golanteer Sremen
N.Y
Floods Rise Across Kansas Oklahoma Texas Face Flood Threats
Severe rains up to 11 inches trigger flash floods in Oklahoma with 21 inches in Healdton and five feet of floodwater in towns. Cimarron and Arkansas rivers threaten Kansas and Texas relief edges. Deaths rise to 28 across three states as floods stretch main highways and bridges. Weather officials warn of ongoing river flooding from Little Arkansas River watershed toward Wichita.
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Okdahoma
South
North Central
Kansas
Texas
Heeldton
Oklahoma
Dover
Dowwne
Guthris
Coyle
Per|hing
Ripley
Marford
Keystone
Tulsa
Cimarron
Arkansas
Silverton
Tex
Amarillo
West Texas
Hoods Inklahoma
Weather Bureau
Little Arkansas River
Sedgwick
Wichita
Gessert invokes Fifth Amendment in Teamsters probe
Norman Gessert, cousin of Dave Beck’s wife, repeatedly refused to answer whether he earned over 100000 from the Teamsters Union, invoking the Fifth Amendment 40 times in 10 minutes during Senate rackets committee questioning. Kennedy said Gessert received more than 50000 in salary and expenses from 1934 to 1957, plus about 51000 in profits via the Union Merchandising Co, which supplied Teamsters locals and furnishings to the union store.
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Washington
Norman Gessert
Teamsters
Dave Beck
Teamsters Union
Gessert
Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
Kennedy
Beck
Retail Clerks ‘Union
Seattle
Klerks
Teamesters
Gossert
Union Merchandising Co
Weo E
Fight Man Jumps Into Train Path in Los Angeles Tragedy
Los Angeles events report Billy Stanley known as Fight-Man jumped in front of a slow freight train near Union Station. Peacock's manager Joe Staxing 45 decapitated. Felice listed death as self inflicted. Ralph Snyder cab driver confirms Stanley was taken from Wilshire district by train then walked into the locomotive. Norma Clarke door witness says Stanley spoke of sufficiency and handed her an envelope. Investigators note Stanley linked to governor's California fight game probe and possible front for Babe McCoy who denied involvement. Stanley, once a boxer, trained with Slapsy Maxey Rosenbloom and Lou Salica.
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Los Angeles
Billy
Sweetpea
Peacock
Joe Staxing
Felice
Ralph Snyder
Stanley
Joseph 5
Quatie
Wilshire
Union Station
Snyder
Norma Clarke
Miss Clarke
California
Babe McCoy
Olympic Auditorium
McCoy
Joe
Maxey Rosenbloom
Lou
Salica
Two Men Survive after Powder Explodes Car on Freeway
NORWALK motorists escape death when a station wagon on the Santa Ana Freeway north of Carmenita Avenue bursts into flames. Police say 42 pounds of black gunpowder in the rear ignited from a cigarette spark, driver Elmer F. Herman, 40, Pasadena, says the powder was for muzzle loading rifles and he forgot to remove it.
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Norwalk
Santa Ana
Carmenita Ave
Elmer Francis Herman
Pasadena
Highway Patrol
Ave
Sand Leaves Iraq After Six Day Visit
A six day visit ended with a blast in Baghdad during the Saudi king and King Faisal exchange. Passenger Mark Hammer of Monrovia, 35, suffered injuries as windows shattered and debris flew through the wagon roof. 18 pounds of powder were found in three cans. authorities ensured no explosion occurred. County firemen responded to extinguish flames and aid the scene.
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Herman
Mark Hammer
Monrovia
Baghdad
Iraq
Faisal
Scott to Return to Face Extradition in California
A Detroit man Scott agreed in Wayne County Court to return to California to face charges of murdering his wife and stealing part of her fortune. He appeared with attorney Gabriel Cohn and waived extradition, despite a 20 day grace period and a May 28 return deadline.
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Detroit
L. Ewing
Scott
Silverton
Tex
Cali
Alifornia
Gabriel Cohn
Wayne County
Mitts N. Culehan
Los Angeles
G. Mennen Williams
Culehan
Tides and Temperatures Highlight Coast Weather
Weather notes cover coastal tides and temperatures for the period, with brief forecasts and regional conditions. Data from the B-S and A-14 pages summarize expected sea levels and daily highs and lows for beachgoers and mariners.
Peaceful Atom Radiation Seen as Greater Threat
Brookhaven and Johns Hopkins scientists warn that radiation from peaceful atomic development may pose a larger risk to humanity than nuclear test fallout. Isotopes from weapons explosions and medical uses could cause cancer, leukemia, and life shortening. calls grow for a system tracking individual radiation exposure.
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Brookhaven
Geil
Bentley Glass
Johns
Glass
Hopkins University
Los Alamos
Y. M
Atomic Laboratory
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Package Bomb Kills Wife of Governor in France
The wife of the prefect of the Lower Rhine Department was killed when she unwrapped a package addressed to her husband. The wooden box of Havana cigars exploded as she raised the cover, killing her instantly. Her husband André Tremeaud, a former prefect of Algiers, is linked to the incident.
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Lukasdourg
France
Lower Rhine Department
André ‘Tremeaud
Algiers
Algeria
Tremeaud
Weather: Fog and Iun Clouds Tonight Then Sunny Saturday
Fog and low clouds roll in tonight with Iun clouds noted, followed by sunny skies Saturday morning and afternoon. Temperatures show little change, with no major cooling or warming expected through the period.
Atomic Test Site Sees Front-Loaded Wind Conditions
At Nevada test site Prospects improve for Saturday blast after two 24 hour delays. Nevada Test Organization states wind is expected to shift favorably for safe detonation of a small nuclear device at 5 05 am. Conditions anticipated to be the best in around five days.
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Atomic Test Site
Nev
Wpu
Nevada Test Organization
Woman Refuses to Cover Pond After Child Drowns
In Port Worth Texas a 15 month old boy Stevie Grant died eight weeks after being submerged in a fish pond behind his home. Neighbors found him with a cocker spaniel barking nearby and a grandmother performing artificial respiration before an emergency operation revived him briefly. The boy died Thursday night. The landlord Mrs Grady Leath refused to cover the pond citing tenants and dogs as factors, saying she rents to others who have children and dogs and that maintaining the pool gate is not her responsibility. She recalled prior tenants and noted she once removed a cover to fix a warped door. The tragedy sparked debate over pond safety and premises responsibility.
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Port Worth
Tex
Stevie Grant
Stevie
Ginger
Grady Leath
Sal
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Hal Boyle
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