Jets Collide During Memorial Day Air Salute
In Minneapolis during a Memorial Day aerial salute two jets tangled and crashed. Cmdr Newell Olson was killed when his parachute failed to deploy. Lt John Forsmark survived after bailing out. 11 others injured including nine residents and two firefighters.
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Pay As You See TV Might Bring Giants Dodgers Games
Mark Sullivan of Pacific Telephone confirms preliminary talks with Skiatron Corp on pay per view telecasts of Giants and Dodgers games if moved to the West Coast. PT&T would supply transmission, not the game rights or service agreements.
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Mark Sullivan
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co
Skiatron Corp
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Dodgers
West Coast
Skiatron
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Sunny Southern California forecast through Saturday
The Weather Bureau predicts no precipitation and above normal temperatures across Southern California. Friday through Saturday bring sunny to partly cloudy skies, with warmer coastal conditions and highs near 80 in coastal valleys and mid 80s in intermediate valleys. Desert highs reach the 95 to 103 range, with gradual warming into Sunday.
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Santa Monica
U.S. Weather Bureau
California
State Legislature Spends Big as Governor Signals Veto Risk
SACRAMENTO UP The state Legislature moved rapidly to approve additional money bills after Gov. Knight signed the record 1.91 billion dollar budget. A 26.7 million dollar package aimed at boosting old age pensions to 100 dollars a month, with state and federal shares outlined, plus 32.7 million for a Feather River flood dam and 2 million for northern county water project surveys, highlighted the high spending spree amid veto threats.
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Goodwin J. Knight
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Oroville
Ed C. Johnson
Marysville
California
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Crash Victim Survives 20 Days On Mountain
RAWLINS Wy A 45yearold plane crash survivor living beside her dead husband and son on a remote mountain top was found in good condition after 20 days. The incident unfolded amid a broader news roundup including a public school aid measure, and a cancer quack crackdown bill advancing in the state senate.
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Senate
Richard J. Dolwig
Atherton
Traffic Death Toll Decreasing Amid Rising Miles
Rescue teams recovered Le Masurier’s body from a crash site at dawn after a missing couple vanished May 11 en route from Salt Lake City to Rapid City. Doctors said the woman survived exposure with surprisingly good condition.
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Water Fund Proposal In Narrow Escape
Sacramento AP reports a proposed state water fund survived a narrow escape from the Lower House Ways and Means Committee but faces hurdles. Assemblyman Bruce F. Allen seeks a 115 million dollar fund replenished yearly by 28 million from tax receipts tide lands oil and other appropriations, contingent on a constitutional amendment. Opposition notes the measure likely needs an extraordinary session. A separate measure on water pricing was killed after lacking votes. The Senate advanced a 34.7 million dollar river bill for dam and studies in northern counties amid cross-state funding conflicts.
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Khrushchev Says USSR Made H Bomb Too Large To Test
Khrushchev told Polish reporters that Russia has an H bomb so large it cannot be tested without risking neighboring countries. A source said he did not specify size or type nor mention melting the Polar ice cap. He noted they wanted to test a bomb but held back due to potential harm to neighbors.
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Khrushchev
Money Order Plan Illegal in California Savings Associations
Attorney General Edmund G. Brown ruled that state licensed savings and loan associations may not issue or sell money orders for public currency or bank deposits. They may sell money orders only from American Express or similarly licensed banks. The ruling follows a request from the Savings and Loan Commissioner Milton O. Shaw for guidance on the legality of such practice.
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Edmund G. Brown
Savings and Loan Associations
American Express Company
Savings and Loan
Milton O. Shaw
Man Cooked to Death by Radar Beam Exposure
Los Angeles report from California Medicine details an electronics technician who died after a one minute radar beam exposure at 49 feet. The article notes other treated victims, possible spleen injuries, and broader warnings for military, manufacturing, and civilian radar users.
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Los Angeles
Sandia Air Force Base
N.M
California Medicine
Joh T. McLaughlin
Glendale
Calif
British Move to Trade with Red China Sparks Aid Debate
Washington—Sen. Charles E. Potter said congressional approval of Eisenhower's foreign aid program may be affected by Britain's decision to expand trade with Red China. Potter called the action regrettable though unsurprising amid rising pressures for such trade. Senator Knowland opposed trade with Red China. Senator Humphrey noted potential links to disarmament talks and warned Britain has faced financial pressure.
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Calif
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Dminn
Foreign Relations Committee
Tainted Cheese Triggers Mass Food Poisoning at Picnic
At a Serbian Orthodox Monastery near Libertyville Illinois a goat milk cheese linked to an outbreak sickened at least 63 people. Victims from three states were treated in Libertyville Waukegan Highland Park and Wheeling after a Memorial Day picnic served lamb pork and cheese. Authorities say the Greek goat milk eta cheese caused the illness and samples were sent to Chicago labs.
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Sailor Killed in Auto Crash Near San Bernardino
SAN BERNARDINO. Robert E. Roy, 22, a sailor from Yuma aboard the USS Kearsarge, died of head and chest injuries after a two car crash Thursday night. Three others were seriously hurt. fellow crewmen William Berthelson and Dennis R. Palmer were hospitalized in San Antonio. The second driver, Asa Lee Lytle, 34, and his wife Geraldine, 31, also suffered injuries and were hospitalized.
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Woman Trapped With 1000 Chickens After Poultry Market Lock-In
New York police freed Frances DeSantis a 65 year old woman who became locked inside a poultry market for hours after the proprietor closed and left, leaving her with about 1000 clucking chickens for company. She confessed she never wants to see chickens again and planned to make spaghetti at home.
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Francis DeSantis
Britain to Double Trade With Red China
Britain will ease trade restrictions and double Red China trade within a year, economists predict. U S critics say the move harms security interests while some NATO partners may follow. Non-strategic goods trade stood at about 10 million dollars last year, with limited exporter urgency.
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Arthur Miller found guilty of contempt of Congress
Washington AP Arthur Miller was found guilty of contempt of Congress by Federal District Judge Charles F. McLaughlin in a 15 page decision. The juryless trial ended May 23 with Miller refusing to name attendees of a 1947 Communist writers meeting citing conscience. He could face up to 1000 dollars fine and a year in jail. Bond remains at 1000 dollars until sentencing.
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House Committee On Un-American Activities
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Memorial Day traffic toll falls short of forecast
UPI tally shows 93 traffic deaths during the holiday period, below the National Safety Council's 120 forecast. Total holiday toll reached 146 with 16 plane wreck victims and 32 drownings. Illinois led with 11 traffic deaths, while Pennsylvania and California each logged 10.
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Safety Council
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Dearborn
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California
Shippenville
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University of Illinois
Champaign County
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Quake Recorded at Berkeley Seismo Graph
A strong earthquake centered in Chile or Argentina was recorded on the University of California seismo graph here at 7 28 p m PDT Thursday.
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Chile
Argentina
University of California
Test Postponed At Nevada Proving Grounds
Adverse weather forces postponement of the second nuclear test in the Atomic Energy Commission spring summer series at the Nevada Proving Grounds Las Vegas. Authorities cited equipment safety and weather conditions delaying scheduled experiments and data collection.
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Ridgeley Reaches British Amateur Final in One-Sided Triumph
U S Air Force sergeant Ridgeley from Haverford Pennsylvania defeated Arthur Walker of South Africa 13 and 32 to reach Saturday's 366 hole final at FORMBY England. Ridgeley, 43, led 10 up after 18 holes and won four of the six holes in the after noon to seal the win. He will meet Reid Jack of Scotland, the other semifinal winner 3 and 2 over Allan Russell.
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Harold Ridgeley
United States Air Force
Haverford
Arthur Walker
South Africa
Ridgeley
U.S
Reid Jack
Alan Russell
Scotland
Royal Visit Discussed Between Queen and PM
LONDON UP Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met Queen Elizabeth Thursday night in a regular call and it was believed the government would soon decide whether she would accept an invitation to visit the United States.
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United States
Rioting in Italy as Anti-Fascist Protests Clash in Turin
In Turin on Thursday night leftwing demonstrators clashed with police at a Neo-Fascist rally. Police reported minor injuries to several officers and rioters, and about 30 demonstrators were detained amid the unrest.
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