Forest Fire Rages North of Los Angeles Amid Gale Winds
Devastating desert winds driven by a desert gale whipped into Los Angeles and sparked a forest fire in Angeles National Forest. Authorities estimate up to 25,000 acres may burn, with about 18,000 already scorched. The blaze, started by a campfire, advanced 22 miles as 100 mph gusts aided its spread. Monrovia and Duarte areas face danger. officials warn a watershed area is at risk.
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Los Angeles
Forest Service
Angeles National Foress
California
Crystal Lake
Azusa
Pave Waile
Angeles Forest Fire
Monrovia
San Gabriel Mountain
Keith Klinger
Ansa
Duarte
East Pasadena
Sierra Madre
Klinger
Snow Flurries and Icy Highways Reported Across Texas
A storm system produced icy roads in Texas with at least one death attributed to accidents. South of the plains it rained, and up to four inches of rain fell near Alice in South Texas. The Panhandle area saw five inches of depth along affected regions. Small craft advisories were issued from Brownsville, Texas to Morgan City, Louisiana as gulf winds intensified.
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California
Texas
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Kansas
Plains
Alice
Texas Panhandle
Message From Indian Girl May Save Missionary Life
Kansas City radio broadcast from an Indian girl plea to save missionary Nate Saint held captive by the Auca Indians in Ecuador. Dr. Winifred Tidmarsh and Maj. Everett Beall coordinated the effort to drop a taped appeal and broadcast it to tribes via loudspeaker to seek mercy and a possible rescue.
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Ecuador
Kansas City
Dan Burns
Paul Carpenter
Winifred Widmarsh
Auca
Messagela
Miss Saint
Nate Saint
Winifred
Cording
Hamra
Tidmarsh
Quito
Everett Beall
Army
Robert G. Schneider
Lin
Guistics Iststitute
Jané
Burns
Rachel Saint
Arkansas
Imay
Schneider
Gein weeps and prays as court weighs fate
Waushara County judge hears Gein speak softly and sob while his lawyers and district attorney discuss sanity. The 51 year old admits killing two women and admits grave robbing. Pastor Engelman describes Gein prayerful moments in jail and seeking forgiveness. The case hinges on a sanity test as Gein faces murder and mutilation charges.
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Wautoma
Wis
Edward
Gein
Worden
Hogan
Waushara
Kenneth Engelman
Fitéll
Wauloma Methodist Jdegree
Boundichurch
Geinaver
Willia Feare
Earl Eileen al
Maliatery
Wisconsin
Circuit
Pastor Engelman
Central State
Pital
Bernie Worden
Plainfield
Mary Hogan
Nat Seeely
Cole
Rewards For Poisoner Seen In Hagerstown Washington County
Three rewards totaling 200 dollars were announced for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the poisoner responsible for the deaths of dogs in Hagerstown and Washington County. Mrs. Jane Ruth heads the Mason and Dixon Kennel Club which put up 100 dollars. Dog World magazine adds 50 dollars. Margaret Stickell of the Washington County TCA will match, creating a 200 dollar pool. Two men were also convicted on game law violations in separate hearings, with fines and penalties totaling over 70 dollars. The article notes the difficulty in valuing pets and mentions a related Hollywood baby news item.
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Jons
Hagerstown
Washington County
Jane Ruth
Mason and Dixon Kennel Club
Dog World” Magazine
Margaret Stickell
T.C.A
Red Men's Club
Claude J. Cline
Ruth
Antietam Street
St. Paul's
Washington County Liquors
Allen
All Clubs PLC
Allies Seek Power For Wea pons
London reports say NATO seeks an aggression thermometer to grant its American commander expanded authority to deploy atomic and hydrogen weapons against Soviet aggression. Diplomats note a system of aggression grades to guide future responses, with mid December discussions ahead in Paris.
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London
Atlantic
NATO
Atlantic Alliance
Alliance
Paris
United States
Britain
West
Red
Europe
Turkey
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Park Service Decision Shapes Canal Rights Stand
The National Park Service declined to grant easements for a filtration plant on the Potomac at Watts Branch Montgomery County, confirming the Hagerstown Chamber of Commerce Canal Committee stance against converting the canal right of way to recreational use under Park Service supervision. Washington Suburban Sanitation Commission sought two 60 inch pipelines under the canal. authorities said they may withhold easements across canal property.
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National Park Service
Montgomery County
Hagerstawy Chamber] of Commerce
Frank Wachter
Wachter
Po‘tomac
Washington
Watt
Potomac
E. T. Scoven
London
Yugoslavia
Warner
Moscow
Peiping Radio
Communist Party
Mental Patient Sought For Slayings Discloses Identity
In Bakersfield California authorities linked a 36 year old man Wetzel to a double slaying in North Carolina. Fingerprints on a stolen car matched FBI records after Wetzel identified himself, triggering a nationwide manhunt for the escapeefrom a Mississippi asylum. The Dutch Kitchen liquor license transfer was applied for by a local corporation, Dutch Kitchen Inc., indicating acquisition of the building housing the restaurant.
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Bakersfield
Calif
Mississippi
Wetzel
Pelle
Frank Edward Wett
Zel
North Carolina
FBI
Watzel
Sou
Washington Street
Eral
James Kaliop
Tne
Caralina
H. Marcellus Swain
Fred. 4. Stahl
U.S
Snow Weekend Forecast Near Here and Bridge Bid Opened
Weather forecasts hint at possible snow Sunday while bids for a new security road bridge were opened yesterday. Six bids ranged from $9,000 to $13,750 with officials planning an award by the mayor and council.
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Security Road
Weather Bureau
Mary
Police To Question In Attack Case
A 54 year old truck driver held in Martinsburg on four charges of rape will be questioned by Hagerstown police in connection with the assault on a 16 year old Hagerstown girl last Thursday. Weather: cold enough for snow with a leaden sky. Maryland forecast shows below normal temperatures and possible snow later in the week. The case involves possible links between the two incidents as investigation continues.
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Martinsburg
Hagerstown
Weather Bureau
Maryland
Mons
West
Claude B. McDill
Hughes
Arkansas
Winchester
Blair Overton
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Reds
Guage
Summer Institute of Linguistics
Carpenter
Corky
Reader's Index
Daly Preyer
Sam Dawser
Macy Haworth
James Marien Mercer
Tobrishe Ie
Sorkety
Paul Ottinger
James R. Daughenbaugh
Ha Rerstown
William S. Mumma
West Church Street
Cline
Margaret Stickel
8.P.C.A
Hollywood
Jeanne Crain
Tor
Paul Brinkman
Queen of Angels Hospital
Jocal
Park Service
C.& C. Canal
Dutch Kitchen
McDill
Amis
New York State
Hovemier Age
Dicemsen
Bereen
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