O’Connor dies in 12 car crash at Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis AP reports Fat O Connor, 23, Irish-born North Vernon rider, died on lap one of the 42nd 500 mile race after a 12 car crash. Jimmy Bryan led early, with Ed Elisian, Bob Veith, Paul Russo among those in the pileup. Unser was injured but survived.
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O'Connor
Indianapolis
Jimmy Bryan
America
Pat O'Connor
George Amick
Venice
Cali
Johnny Boyd
Fresno
Tony Bettenhousen
Jim Rathman
Bryan
San Hanks
Fat O'Connor
Wilbur Shaw
North Vernon
Ind
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Dick Rashmann
Miami
Ed Ellision
Bob Veith
Paul Russo
Paul Goldsmith
al Bisch
Len Sutton
Mike Magill
Shorty Templeman
Johnnie Parsons
Jerry Unser
Unser
Long Beach
Calif
De Gaulle on cusp of premiership amid political talks
Socialist leaders Guy Mollet Maurice Dalxonne and Vincent Auriol met with President Rene Coty as General de Gaulle faced push to be invested premier. Daladier signaled possible Sunday or Monday investiture while Communists boycott the gathering, calling it a sham.
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Paris
Guy Mollet
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Mollet
Rene Coty
Coty
Seine
National Assembly
France
Assembly
Thousands in Paris Hail Gen De Gaulle
Parisians greeted General Charles de Gaulle with a wild demonstration in central Paris. A horned motorcade moved from Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe as crowds celebrated amid political maneuvering and the prospect of his new administration.
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Paris
Gen. de Gaulle
Gen
Charles de Gaulle
alliCe Vy
Place de la Concorde
Arc de Triomphe
del Gaile
Jeader Guy Mollet
Car Carnage Over Holiday Rises Slowly
Traffic deaths rose as Memorial Day weekend began with a three day observance. Early tallies totaled 40 deaths, five drownings and six other fatalities. Two deaths on the Pennsylvania Turnpike marked the first Memorial Day toll there since 1955. Two Indianapolis entrants to the 500 had crashes near Killeg, one driver running a red light. both injured and holding race tickets. Safety experts warned about 350 highway deaths expected during the 78 hour period.
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Associated Press
Big Tall Road
Indianapolis
Killeg
Indiana
Weather Outlook for Saturday Provides Sunshine and Fog
Considerable sunshine and little temperature change expected Saturday. Fog and low clouds anticipated late tonight and early Saturday morning, reducing visibility briefly.
Air Force denies buzzing of United Airlines DC-7
Acting Secretary Malcolm A. McIntyre rejected claims that Maj. Bu gene Mathis buzzed a United Airlines DC-7 carrying 57 passengers near Salina Kansas. He said Mathis was following authorized patterns and air rules, and that United’s report was unfounded. Senator William F. Knowland aboard the DC-7 said he dozed during the incident.
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Washington
Air Force
Salina
Kan
Malcolm A. McIntyre
United Air Juies
W. K Wolfe
McIntyre
Maj
Gene Mathis
Mathis
Civil Aeronautics
DCY
William F. Knowland
Knowland
San Francisco
United Air ‘Lines
Fire sweeps wing of Federal Prison in Seagoville Texas
A major fire engulfed a wing of the Federal Correctional Institution in Seagoville Texas starting in the furniture refinishing shop and quickly getting out of control. Officials sought help from Dallas as crews fought to contain the blaze. Seagoville lies about 18 miles southeast of Dallas.
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Seagoville
Tex
Federal Correctional Institution
Federal Prison
Dallas
Two Unknowns Begin Final Journey to Honor War Dead
In Washington two World War II and Korea Unknowns began their final journey to the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington. The caissons carried bronze caskets from the Capitol as Vice President Nixon and hundreds of officials observed a solemn procession with five services and a missing buddy formation. About 28,000 people paid respects during two days of public mourning as the caskets were lifted to the Capitol dome.
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Washington
Korea
Capitol
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac River
Nixon
Supreme Court
Washington Monument
Lincoln
Catafalque
Douglas DC-8 Maiden Flight Opens Jet Age Era
About 50 000 spectators watched Douglas DC-8 first flight from Municipal Airport at 10 11 a m. The jetliner flew to Edwards AFB for flight tests, landing at 12 16 p m after a test pattern at 31 000 feet. Crew was led by A G Heimerdinger with Magruder Patten and Rizer.
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DCS
Edwards Afb
Palmdale- Lancaster
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Edwards
Douglas
Lakewood Blvd
Carson St
A. m
A. G. Heimerdinger
William M. Magruder
Paul H. Patten
Bob Rizer
Donald Douglas Jr
Douglas Aircraft Co
Douglas Engineers
Heimerdinger
DCC
Pay Talks Go On No GM Pact
Detroit reports GM and United Auto Workers fail to reach a wage pact by midnight. GM to operate without a contract beginning Memorial Day at Atlanta plants as 300,000 UAW workers lose cost of living and productivity raises under the expired three-year agreement. Non union staff receive scheduled increases. UAW eyes Ford and Chrysler negotiations before their contracts end.
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Detroit
General Motors
United Auto Workers Union
Atlanta, Ga
Aee
UAW
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Atlante
Ford
Chrysler
Soldier Electrocuted After Traffic Crash Aid
Army man William Howard Britt, 31, died near Oklo Washington when a high voltage line fallen from a wrecked car touched him as he helped four injured men. The crash occurred near the road to Nat, en route to Ft Monmouth.
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Army
Oklo
William Howard Britt
Ft. Monmouth
Nat
Submarine Stickleback Sunk After Collision Off Hawaii
U. S. submarine Stickleback sinks following a ram by a destroyer escort in maneuvers off Hawaii. All 74 men and 8 officers are rescued. The item appears on Page A-4 with related notices across the edition.
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U. S
Stickleback
Hawaii
Eleven Hurt in Collision on Freeway
Eleven persons injured in a head on crash of two autos on the Santa Ana Freeway south of Magnolia Avenue. One of the injured, Eva Diaz, 3, in serious condition at Orange County Hospital. Other victims taken to Corona County Hospital include Claude Sullivan, 45, and his five children Carol 14 Joann 11 Coline 9 Pegay 6 and Rose Ann 5. Diaz family from Los Angeles. Sullivans from Orange County.
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Fullerton
Santa Ana
Magnolia Ave
Orange County Hospital
Eva Diaz
Grange County Hospital
Claude Sullivan
Sullivan
Carol
Joann
Coline
Pegay
Rose Ann
Hilano
Hemila’ Diaz
Concepcion
Hemila Esperza
Sullivans
O Range
Los Angeles
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Templeman
Firestone Tire & Rubber Co
Monza
Italy
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Robert FE. Lee
Carreap
Clyde
New York
Sue Pluhar
United DC7
Strategic Air Command
Blaze
Federal
Elion G.fa
Warren Rogers
Mighty Craft
Bob Whearley
Hal Boyle
Wilson
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