Strong Quake Hits Aleutian Islands Sighted Across Nation
A powerful earthquake rattled the outer Aleutians with seismographs from Sitka to New York registering the tremor at 2:45 a.m. PST. Scientists including Frank Neumann and Charles Richter called it a major aftershock near the Andreanos or Rat Islands, suggesting tidal wave potential but no immediate Pacific-wide tsunami reports.
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Sitka
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Fordham University
New York
Coast and Geodetic Survey Station
Pacific
University of Washington
Seattle
Aleutians
Frank Neumann
Andreanos Islands
Rat Islands
Neumann
California Institute of Technology
Charles Richter
Pasadena
Calif
Atlas Failed Because of Bad Engine Missile blast linked to engine failure
SAN DIEGO Calif The Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile fired Tuesday at Cape Canaveral Fla blew up after an engine failed United Press learned Convair builders said one engine failure caused the blast The missile flew 30 seconds before the mishap and reached about 8000 feet officials noted the failure did not undermine overall performance
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San Diego
Calif
Cape Canaraval
Fla
United Press
Convair
Atlas
Burglars Loot El Grande Market for Change Cash
Frank Gee reported his El Grande Market at 609 North Grande was broken into last night. A scoop shovel was used to reach three cash registers and about 545 dollars in change was stolen, discovered this morning when Gee arrived to open the store.
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el Grande Market
N. Grande
Frank Gee
Gee
Nearly Nude Driver Fined On 3 Counts
Thomas Taylor, 37, was convicted in City Court on three charges after fleeing police on Apr 29. City Magistrate Clague Van Slyke ordered $100 and 5 days for reckless driving, $50 or 10 days for indecent exposure, and $200 or 20 days for escape. Taylor of 21344 E 5th St was halted on East Speedway, jumped from the car nearly nude, and was arrested the next day when he asked for his vehicle at the station.
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Thomas Taylor
Clague van Slyke
Taylor
E. 5Th St
East Speedway
Man Shoots Self In Foot At Naval Reserve Armory
Joseph P. Vitale injured left foot when a shotgun discharged accidentally at the Naval Reserve armory on 1100 S. Alvernon about 7 20 a.m. He was taken to Davis Monthan base hospital. extent of injury not immediately known. Vitale entered with a 22 rifle and a 12 gauge shotgun. the blast tore a hole in his foot and lodged in the floor.
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Joseph P. Vitale
Davis- Monthan
Naval Reserve Armory
S. Alvernon
Vitale
Lloyd Lewis Arraigned In Homicide
Lloyd R Lewis 24 of 3919 E Mabel St was arraigned in Justice Court on negligent homicide in the death of S Sgt Ignacio Leal 27 killed Memorial Day when Lewis car rolled seven times on the Mt Lemmon cutoff A preliminary hearing is set for 10 am June 18 Lewis released on 1000 bond after hospitalization with Wanda Sawyer 36 of 5656 E 30th St escaping critical injuries when the car went out of control at about 105 mph
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Lloyd R. Lewis
Lewis
Wanda E. Sawyer
E. 30Th St
CofC Group Seeks New Bond Election Plan
The Chamber of Commerce committee known as the Community Development and Tax Study Committee will hold a special breakfast Friday at 8 a.m. to push approval of a new bond issue and outline items for inclusion. Robert Addison chairs the meeting called by committee officers. Tucson District 1 School Board votes to canvass results at its June 18 regular session.
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Chamber of Commerce
Robert Addison
Tucson
Hunting Snakes Is Legal Poser In Oklahoma
Oklahoma attorney general debates if snakes require a license for hunting. Walter Hembree of Glenpool was charged by a state game ranger for hunting water moccasins and refuses to pay the fine without trial as officials remain divided on licensing snakes.
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Oklahoma City
Attorney General's Office
Oklahoma
Glenpool
Walter Hembree
Hembree
Work Begins on Woolworth Building Project in Tucson
Demolition of the Ivancovich Building on Congress Street started as Murray J. Schiff Construction Co won a roughly 400000 dollar contract to build a new Woolworth store. The block long project will run from Congress to Pennington with a 30 000 square foot space and 18000 square foot sales floor.
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Ivancovich
Congress Street
Woolworth
Murray J. Shhiff
John Ivancovich
Congress
el Paso
Flagstaff
Stone Avenue
Walgreen's
Ing
Pennington
Ivancovich Bldg
Shooting Tale Proves False in Arizona Case
Sheriff's deputies say the shooting tale told by Jerry H Slankard is false. The 21 year old admitted the leg wound was accidental during questioning after investigators found a .22 pistol with four empty casings and two fresh rounds in his car.
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Sheriff's Deputies
Jerry H. Slankard
Slankard
Stankard
Tucson Medical Center
East Germans bar Bishop Dibelius from Soviet zone
East German authorities refused entry to Evangelical Bishop Otto Dibelius into the Soviet zone of Germany. Church officials said Dibelius has faced Communist pressure for months after signing a pact with Bonn to supply chaplains for the new West German army.
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Berlin
Otto Dibelius
Germany
Dibelius
Bonn
19 Year Old Miner’s Body Recovered in Shale Slide
In Shamokin Pennsylvania the body of 19 year old Frank Punnock was recovered from his father’s independent mining operation. He was buried about 80 feet inside a tunnel after a shale slide that trapped him for almost 38 hours under 50 tons of rubble. He had worked for his father for over a year to save for college.
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Shamokin
Frank Punnock
Army Snafu Requires Separate Laundries
The Army's laundry code system forces GIs to mark clothing with last names and final four digits of serial numbers. Sgts. William R. Wilson and Russell A. Wilson share identical last four digits, necessitating they use separate laundries.
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Ft, Polk
Army
Sgts
William R
Russel A. Wilson
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