Battle Quebec Fire Forces 500 Evacuations Near Gagnon
Dying winds and light rain aided hundreds of firefighters as a forest blaze near Gagnon Quebec drove about 500 people including women children and hospital cases from the mining town. More than 400 evacuees were moved to Montreal by 26 aircraft while 90 were flown to Septiles. Winds eased but could shift again threatening the town. Firefighters halted the blaze after scorching an 80 mile radius and coming within 100 feet of the town.
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Gagnon
Quebec
Montreal
Septiles
St. Lawrence
U. S. Steel Corp
Jabour & Mile
Bus-Truck Crash Kills 4 in Wyoming
Four women dead and twenty or more injured when a Greyhound double-decker rammed a parked trailer truck at night on a four-lane highway near Evanston. Bus driver Henry Everts of Bountiful Utah in serious condition. several passengers hospitalized. Rescue crews used torches to free victims as investigators probe cause.
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Evanston
Wyo
Greyhound
Loraine Murdock
Salt Lake City
Mae Nelita “Roholt
Minneapolis
Julia Kavas
Chicago
Corrine George
Cincinnati
Ghia
Evanston Hospital
Gilbert Bills
Henry Everts
Bountiful
Utah
Ogden
Highway Patrol
L. E. Wold
Interstate Motor Lines
Jeff Wallace Matthews
Here
James Buckley
Fillmore
Weather update with clouds and sun break Wednesday
Low clouds persist tonight and into early Wednesday with a shift to mostly sunny skies by Wednesday afternoon. Temperature holds with little change. maximum near 69 degrees by noon today.
Lost Boy Sought in Mountain Wilds Near Downieville
In a Sierra wilderness search resumed for 5 year old Paul Allum who vanished Sunday from his parents Citrus Heights camp. Bloodhounds, helicopters and a large ground party participate in the effort led by FIA authorities with the child missing in rugged terrain.
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Downieville
FIA
Paul Allum
Sierra
Nelson Allum
Citrus Heights
High Courts Ruling Limits Gulf Lands Ownership to Three Miles
The Supreme Court held that Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama own submerged gulf lands only three miles from shore while Texas and Florida own rights to about 10.45 miles. The seven member court split left precise state divisions unclear as Chief Justice Warren and Justice Clark abstained. The decision could unlock about 300 million dollars in current revenues and future leases, with Interior Department leases from Louisiana already in escrow. Justice Harlan wrote the majority opinion. Justice Black dissented on Florida.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Florida
High Court
Warren
Clark
California
Justice Department
Interior Department
iOnty
Harlan
Justice Black
Eisenhower lauds SEATO pact against Reds
President Eisenhower praises the SEATO defense treaty for curbing communist influence in Asia. The report notes the praise appears in a broad list of page references across the edition, withRelated columns by Hal Boyle and other section placements.
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Eisenhower
Seato Defense Pact
Three Democratic Presidential Hopefuls Rally in California
Three top Democratic contenders arrive in Los Angeles to court voters ahead of the state’s nominating process. Kennedy Johnson and Symington slam the Eisenhower administration while addressing a Beverly Hills dinner honoring Gov. Brown. A rival Republican event is planned with a get out the vote message.
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Los Angeles
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Lynton
Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Eisenhower
Symington
Kennedy
Gay, Brown
Beverly Hilton
Beverly Hills
Crash Kills Five Near Pottstown
A Memorial Day crash near Pottstown killed five men, including two brothers and a bride-to-be. Ronald Leidy 21 of Philadelphia and Harry Kennedy 20 died, along with Joseph Kennedy 38. Henry Casey 54 of Glendora New Jersey died later in Memorial Hospital. Viola Adams fiancé of Casey, from Gloucester New Jersey, also perished.
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Pottstown
Pal
Ronald Leidy
Philadelphia
Harry Kennedy
Joseph
Henry Casey
Glendora
N. J
Memorial Hospital
Viola Adams
Gloucester
Battle at Jazz Concert Turns London Park Into Riot
London teenagers sparked an hour long riot at a Chris Barber jazz concert in a east end park. Seven policemen were injured as crowds clashed with officers and chairs and bottles were wielded. Sixteen youths were arrested for insulting behavior obstructing police or assault as police reinforcements flooded the scene.
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London
Chris Barber
East End
Fulbright Attacks U2 Spy Plane Decision
Senator J William Fulbright criticized Eisenhowers decision to take responsibility for the U2 spy plane incident After top secret testimony by Allen Dulles Fulbright blamed questionable decisions by State Department and White House He suggested Dulles might have accepted personal responsibility and spoke after a hearing as the Col 2 continuation note indicated.
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Washington
J. William Fulbright
R-Ark
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Allen W. Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Fulbright
Jon
State Department
White House
Dulles
U.S
Willling
Overdue single engine flight from Santa Fe to Long Beach
Ward Mathis of Long Beach, California, piloted a four place Howard craft with one passenger aboard during a Monday flight from Santa Fe. Civil Air Patrol reported fuel sufficient for about 54 hours as turbulent weather and storms closed northern New Mexico skies. CAP and Air Force stood by to begin an air search with search plans based on mountainous terrain west of Santa Fe.
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Santa FE. N. M
UPI
Santa Fe
Long Beach
Calif
Ward Mathis
Monogram St
Albuquerque
Civil Air Patrol
Mathis
CAP
New Mexico
Air Force
Holiday Results and Drownings Summary
The brief notes list holiday results, drownings, and miscellaneous figures with totals. Key items mention the death toll and separate drowning counts alongside miscellaneous data, reflecting a compact roundup from the Associated Press.
Police Hater Dies After High-Speed Ridge Route Crash
A gunman with a record of brutality toward police wounded a highway patrolman on U S 99 in a high-speed chase that ended when the suspect's car crashed into the patrol car, killing the gunman. The gun carried by Robert Clarke 22 matched a weapon taken from Montebello officer Joe Grundy after a prior holdup. Clarke’s car ran off the road struck a tree and overturned. the officer survived. Police noted Clarke had a long criminal history and was estranged from his wife. The incident occurred amid holiday traffic death tallies and nationwide crash reports.
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Bakersfield
Highsway
Robert Clarke
Joe Grundy
Montebello
Los Angeles
Clarke
Live Oak
W. el Rancho Dr
Whittier
Beyjerly
Jack Rummel
David Asrey
U.S. 99
Rummel
Asrey
Clarke Has Holiday
Live Oak. Cos
Grundy
Caribbean Area Quake Reported
Quivering seismic needles suggested a quake in the Caribbean area today but no land mass showed damage. Tremors were not felt in Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands to the east.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
Exen
Caribbean
The
Virgin
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