Rail Car Plunges in Gorge on Mt Washington Cog Railway
A passenger car derailed on the Mt Washington cog railway, plunging into a gorge after the engine shook loose on a steep 37 percent grade. Rescue crews worked six hours to bring injured riders down while officials reported no evidence of passenger overload. Names of the injured and unidentified victims are listed from several states, including Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
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Mt. Washington Cog Railway
Presidential Range
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Inspector Quizzed on Evidence Delay in Kirschke Case
Testimony shows four more witnesses explain delay in handling evidence. Inspector McIntire admitted opening drawers with bare hands and keeping a note found the night bodies were discovered. Prosecutor Harris argued possession of firearms mattered while Ramsey pressed how the note and blood types were obtained.
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Kirschke
Douglas
Marine Corps
Asst
Albert W. Harris
Ramsey
McIntire
McInttire
MeIntire
Jack Kirschke
Two Negroes Shot Dead After Windsor Hills Chase
Police say two armed Black men fled in a stolen white convertible after a service station hold up. A shotgun emerging from the car prompted officers to fire, killing the passenger and driver in a crash near a Windsor Hills residence. The second story notes Allitalia pilots strike grounding flights.
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Los Angeles
Windsor Hills
John A. Johnson
John Janowicz
William Hayward
Janowice
Neil Murrin
Janowicz
Charles Willig
Johnson
Beulah Aims at Texas Coastline Watch Extended
Beulah moved toward the west northwest at 12 mph off the south Texas coast from Brownsville to Port Arthur. The weather service warned of possible upgrade from hurricane watch to hurricane warning as planes dropped leaflets and officials ordered small craft to port and tourists off beaches. Center winds reached 115 mph with 50 mile hurricane force winds extending outward and gales reaching 250 miles north.
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Brownsville
Mexican
Port Arthur
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
South
Texas
Western
Gulf
South Texas
St. Joseph
Mustang
Parke Islands
Beulah
Fury in the Fen as Angler Tangles With 3 Hunters
A catfish fisher man tangled with three rabbit hunters Sunday near Anaheim Street and a slough. Police say the trio chased by motorcycle caused wrecks, one car rolled off a bank and three motorcycles were damaged. The three men were jailed on auto theft suspicions, bailed at 1100 dollars each, and set to face Los Angeles Municipal Court in San Pedro on Sept 22. Suspects are Doc Dewayne Jones, Bill Ray Porter, and Paul Dean Hackworth, all in their early twenties.
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Glen G. Tapley
Anaheim Street
Janes W. Chason
Dollores
Chason
San Pedro
Los Angeles Municipal Court
Doc Dewayne Jones
St. Carson
Bill Ray Porter
St. Lomita
Paul Dean Hackworth
Carson
Jets Near China Targeted in Major Vietnam Conflict
U S jets reached closer than ever to China with 109 missions. Air Force pilots bombed a missile site near Hanoi and damaged rail lines to the capital. Navy jets hit Hai Phong rail yards and a key road bridge near the port. Marines launched a large amphibious assault on Viet Cong sanctuaries as air and sea attacks expanded. Two Americans and a Vietnamese worker were killed at Nha Trang by a Viet Cong bomb. Pilots reported MiGs failed to hit targets. a Ky Cung River bridge reportedly collapsed after bombing.
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Hanoi
China
U.S. Navy
Hai- Phong
North Vietnam
U.S. Air Force
Navy
South Vietnam
U.S. Army
Nha Trang
Sai- Fon
Couch
U.S
Simonet
Wayne Smith
Supermarket of Values Promises Savings in Classifieds
A playful classified note touts a ready made “supermarket of values” offering easy time and money saving shopping. The message urges readers to turn back now, framing the opportunity as a tempting but cautionary path.
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Bertrand Croteau
Thornton
Mass
L.A
Hayward
Rome
API
Alltala
Tyne AR
Sbullock
Psa
MRIS
Ray Lakewood
Thurs
Clark Ave
Lakewood
Maxwell
Book Center
Long Beach
Peopl
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