Bloodshed in Casablanca as Moroccan rioting erupts
Rioting rages in Casablanca outskirts injuring and killing Moroccans and French police as authorities mark the anniversary of Sultan Ben Youssef's ouster. Reports cite at least six dead in Casablanca and more across Morocco amid French troop deployments and curfews.
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Casablanca
Morocco
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Sultan Mohammed Ben Youssef
Khenifra
Ben Youssef
Madagascar
Sultan Ben Moulay Arafa
Floods across seven states cause billions in damage
The Associated Press reports catastrophic flash floods across seven states with 104 dead and thousands displaced. Pennsylvania suffered 51 deaths and at least 70 missing as rivers rose, dams failed, and towns lost power and water. Aerial and ground rescue operations, Army aid, and Red Cross relief rolled in to Hartford and Trenton as crews battled wreckage and evacuations.
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Associated Press
New York
New England
Delaware
Floods devastate Northeastern states with casualties and damage
In Pennsylvania at least 51 killed and 70 missing as Delaware River floods towns including Scranton Tamaqua and Stroudsburg. Over 2,000 homeless in Stroudsburg. many utilities down and roads closed. Connecticut declares 14 health hazard areas amid polluted water and disease risk. deaths and missing near 30. Massachusetts reports heavy damage across southern cities and loss near 40 million dollars.
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Rice City
Uxbridge
Mass
Blackstone
Wornsocket
R. I
Trenton
New Jersey
Seymour
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Scranton
Tamaqua
Stroudsburg
Pocono Mountain
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Naugatuck River
Litchfield-Torrington
Putnam
Massachusetts
Springfield
Chicopee
Holyoke
Worcester
Boston
Margaret Birthday Sparks Wedding Hope in Scotland
Crowds gathered at Balmoral for Margaret birthday eve as speculation swirled over a possible engagement to Peter Townsend. Reporters trace Townsend’s movements in Belgium where he serves as air attache as British watchers weigh a potential renunciation of royal rights.
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Ballatfr
Scotland
Margaret
Peter Townsend
Britain
Townsend
Belgium
Mariaerke
Charles
Hugh
John de Laszlo
England
Balmoral
Queen Elizabeth II
Duke of Edinburgh
Kefauver Attacks New Military Conduct Code
Senator Kefauver criticized the newly proclaimed military conduct code as lacking substance. He urged Secretary Wilson to study treatment of returned prisoners of war and their needs, arguing humane considerations must guide discipline during war. He also warned political criticism may influence servicemen toward defections.
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Kefauver
Washington
Sen
D-Tenn
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Pentagon
United States
Welcome Home Pro Ther Susan Breece and Peter
Susan Breece greeted her 8 year old brother Peter as he stepped from a bus returning from 14 summer camp where he has been convalescing from polio. They are the children of Mr and Mrs Louis Breece of St Louis. Susan’s left arm was broken in a fall the day Peter left for camp.
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Prother
Susan Breece
Peter
Louis Breece
St. Louis
Susan
More Heat and Drought Foreseen in September Stretches
Residents faced another hot dry spell as a weekend loomed, with Austin thermometer at 88 degrees before 10 am then 85 later. The note recalls Aug 20 1928 when a tornado ravaged the area, a reminder it has been worse in history.
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Bee Mercury
Austin
C47 Not Hit by Red Fire
The U S air force said a C47 search plane hit by an exploding shell was not subjected to enemy fire and was likely struck accidentally by Allied artillery. The transport hunted a training plane shot down over Communist territory, killing Lt. Guy H. Bumpass and Capt. Charles W. Brown. The UN command would press for the fliers' return at the Military Armistice Commission meeting. Capt. John W. Ingraham and Lt. Charles Ruble spoke with reporters after the incident.
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Seoul
U. S
Military Armistice Commission
Air Force
Aerch
Storz Brewing Pays High Price at Boone 4-H Sale
The Storz Brewing Co of Omaha paid 76 cents a pound for the reserve grand champion baby beef, owned by Bill Snider, during the Boone County Fair 4-H livestock sale setting a record price.
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Boone
Iowa
Boone County Fair
Storz Brewing Co
Omaha
Bill Snider
Freeman Blasts Auto Makers Over Decorated Death Traps
Gov Freeman told the Minnesota Safety Council that modern cars are “beautifully decorated death traps” and urged safer features. He said the state will push for driver training, enforcement at danger spots, and studies on mandatory safety features for cars sold in Minnesota.
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Freeman
Duluth. Minn
Gov. Freeman
Minnesota Safety Council
Minneapolis Family Buys Florida Hotel
The 350 room Hillsboro Hotel in Tampa was sold for 1 055 000 dollars to the Levy family of Minneapolis led by Morris Levy Sr. The purchase includes his sons Daniel Morris Jr and I Harrison. The Levys also operate the Dyckman Hotel in Minneapolis.
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Tampa
Fla
Hillsboro
Levy
Minneapolis
Morris Levy Sr
Daniel
Morris Jr
I. Harrison
Levys
Tragic end linked to burned out traffic light in Baltimore
In Baltimore at Milton Ave and Orleans St the burned out red signal on U S 40 intersection contributed to a fatal crash after midnight March 17 1951. Louis Nezbed and wife Otila were injured as a truck and car collided. Baltimore city liability and a 21000 dollar jury award were disputed by the Maryland Court of Appeals. a public fund aided the family but Louis 71 later died by hanging in the garage after years of injury and loss.
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Milton Ave
Orleans St
Baltimore
Louis Nezbed
Otila
Nezbeds
Louis
Maryland Court of Appeals At
Annapolis
Nezbed
Jack Benny Ends Radio Career to Focus on TV
After 23 years on air comedian Jack Benny will quit weekly radio to concentrate on television. He may have old radio shows rebroadcast this fall if CBS reaches a sponsor deal. Benny will appear in a filmed show every other week and possibly one hour TV programs as actor or host for revues.
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Hollywood .P
Jack Benny
CBS
Price Benny
Truck Auto in Fatal Crash Near Cromwell Minnesota
A rural Little Falls man was killed when his car and a truck tractor sideswiped on Highway 210 three miles east of Cromwell. Herman Harold Hanson, 34, Route 1, Little Falls, was pinned in wreckage after the impact that sheared off one side of his car. The state's traffic toll rises to 343 versus 380 a year ago.
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Cromwell
Minn
Little Falls
Highway 210
Here
Herman Harold Hanson
Box 133
Hanson
Cement fall fatality at New Hampton plant
Gerald McCain 34 an employee of Booth and Olson Inc. died from injuries after a load of cement fell on him last Friday in New Hampton Iowa. The accident occurred at the plant where he was working. authorities investigated the incident and safety officials will review procedures.
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New Hampton
Iowa
Gerald McCain
Booth and Olson Inc
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