Young Mother Dies Saving 3 Children in Maine Farm Fire
In Guilford Maine a young mother and three children died when a farmhouse burned after she attempted to reach her offspring in upstairs bedrooms. Neighbors rescued two youngsters. another child escaped. The dead include Mrs Lillian Sprague and her daughter Sandra and niece Carol Ann. The blaze also destroyed outbuildings.
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Lillian Sprague
Sandra
David
Carol Ann
George Sprague Sr
Kingsbury
Elmer Huff
Shevad
Lawrence Priest
Robert Sprague
Thomas
George Jr
George
Huff
Maine
One Hurt In Pasadena Refinery Blast
A small pipeline leak is believed to have sparked an explosion and fire at the Sinclair refinery near Pasadena. A. O. Workman, 35, of Pasadena, suffered third degree burns to hands and neck and was hospitalized in Houston. his condition was not critical.
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Pasadena
Big Sinclair
Here
A. O. Workman
Houston
Formosa says naval war rages near Quemoy
Chinese Nationalist officials reported air and sea attacks sinking over 50 Communist invasion craft near Quemoy in Waitao Bay and along the coast. Navy ships claimed 20 ships sunk and batteries silenced while planes dropped aid missions from Formosa.
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Taipei
Formosa
Quemoy
Waitao Bay
Navy
Air Force
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chushan
Hainan
Washington
Economic Cooperation Administration
ECA
Hong Kong
Guid
Central
Amoy
Wah Kiu Yat Po
GBRA Surplus Reaches 1 570 822 With Soil Fund
The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority reports a surplus of 1 570 822 and a soil conservation fund of 161 679 through August 31. Principal revenue includes 20 833 34 monthly from the Lower Colorado River Authority for the Comal steam plant lease at New Braunfels. The soil program has provided 117 000 in equipment. In the year ending August 31 GBRA work reached 493 farms and ranches and built 415 miles of new terraces while rebuilding 114 miles of old terraces and adding 34 miles of water diversion channels.
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Capitol
Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority
C. H. Cavyness
Lower
Colorado River Authority
Comal
New Braunfels
Guadalupe-Blanco Authority
GBRA
Rent Control and Seen as Jobs Go
Washington May 24. Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods says dismissal notices go out June 6 to the entire federal rent control staff. The agency will shut down 24 days before the June 20 rent law expires unless Congress provides emergency funds.
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INS
Tighe Woods
Woods
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