Spurt in Water Consumption Blamed for State Shortages
State official Sidney A. Frellsen links higher per capita use, population rise, and false economy in facilities to water shortages. He notes aging systems designed for 50 gallon daily use now face near 100 gallons with air conditioning and more lawns. Agencies face expansions, but some towns lag behind while bonds face public resistance.
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ST. Paul
Sidney A. Frellsen
State Division of Waters
Frellsen
Worthington
Edith Becomes Fifth Atlantic Hurricane As Forecasts Grow
Edith, spotted near Bermuda by a Air Force plane, has winds around 80 mph and is expected to grow in size and intensity. Forecasters say more observations are needed to determine its path and speed as it forms in the eastern Atlantic. A weak easterly wave near Cuba shows no tropical development.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Connie
Diane
Edith
Air Force
Bermuda
Weather Bureau
Puerto Rico
Cecil Gentry
Gulf of Mexico
Havana
Key West
French Quarrel Over Blame for Bloodshed
French Premier Edgar Faure met with four leaders of Morocco’s outlawed Istiqlal party in Aix les Bains as talks to end North African bloodshed proceed. The nationalist faction pressed for a regency acceptable to Ben Youssef and inclusion in a Moroccan government. A political showdown loomed as conservatives demanded Assembly recall to debate the crisis.
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Joseph E. Dynan
Aix Les Bains
France
Edgar Faure
Morocco
North African
Istiqlal (Independence) Party
Mohammed Ben
Mohammed Ben Moulay Arafa
Faure
Istiqlal
Ben Moulay Arafa
Ben Youssef
Paris
National Assembly
Schmidt Una Reunited After Separation in Oregon
Airman Daniel Schmidt and wife Una, who had claimed divorce and another marriage, were reunited in Oregon. Neighbors report a joyful reconciliation, with the couple seeking privacy at a beach resort after his release from a Chinese prison last month.
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Portland
Ore
Daniel Schmidt
Una
Oregon
Schmidt
California
Robert Thomas
Ray Peters
Alford Fine
Red Bluff
Calif
Tehama
Alice E. Davis
Austin area receives beneficial rainfall easing drought
Rain fell across the Austin area easing a two month drought. Up to noon rainfall reached one fifth of an inch, adding to Tuesday night’s half inch. Water restrictions remained as utilities officials expect better supply while fires and gardens respond to the moisture.
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Austin
William Dunlap
Austin Utilities Board
Utilities Board
John Tobar
Grandfather Slays Grandchild With Hammer in Texas City
A 78 year old man was charged with murder after beating his 99 year old granddaughter Frances Jean Wallace to death with a hammer while she colored. He said she was making too much noise and had been singing and hollering while he tried to sleep. The child was struck about 20 times. Parents were at work. Relatives noted the grandfather had recent mental distress and had attempted suicide.
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Texas City
Tex
Robert Wallace
Asst. Dist. Atty. A. A
Glenn W. Wallace
Roof Collapse During Cairo Wedding Tragedy
A four story building in Cairo collapsed during a rooftop wedding, injuring at least 50 people with 38 in serious condition. Police and emergency crews evacuated guests and searched for more victims as rescuers worked through the rubble.
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Cairo
Egypt
Bride Wears Her Only Dress in Flood Ruined Wedding
In Southbridge Massachusetts a flood wrecked plans for Shirley Male and Normand St Germaine. The bride wore the sole dress not lost to the flood while the groom, in National Guard fatigues, served in candlelit ceremony at Sacred Heart church. Only a few could reach the damaged town church.
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Southbridge
Mass
National Guard
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
Shirley Malé
Normand St. Germaine
Mose LeDoux
Highway Patrol at Top Strength for Labor Day
Minnesota Highway Patrol reaches an all time high of 255 officers for Labor Day weekend with 42 new hires. Chief Paul R. Martz says intensified presence and unmarked cars aim to curb violator driven accidents and boost safety on state highways. License suspensions rise in seven months though revocations dip slightly by Aug. 1.
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St, Paul
Minnesota Highway Patrol
Paul R. Martz
Martz
Highway Department
U S and Reds Fail to Agree on Release Formula
In Geneva U S ambassador U Alexis Johnson and Chinese envoy Wang Pingnan met for two hours and five minutes but failed to reach a formula to free 41 Americans detained on the Chinese mainland. A next meeting was set for Saturday and spokesmen gave no further comment.
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Geneva
United States
China
U. Alexis Johnson
U. S
Prague
Wang Pingnan
Red China
Warsaw
Palace of Nations
Body Identified After Lake Recovery in Detroit Lakes
A body pulled from Little Detroit Lake was identified as 65 year old Sophie Williams of Detroit Lakes. Her sister Leo Marks confirms the identification. Officials say Williams likely suffered a heart attack and fell from a boat into the water.
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Detroit Lakes
Minn
Little Detroit Lake
Sophie Williams
Williams
Leo Marks
Red Cross Rises Flood Relief Goal Amid Northeast Disaster
Washington boosts flood relief after 702 homes demolished and 10,562 families left homeless. Eisenhower orders an emergency plan using existing funds with a possible 100 million dollar price tag and seeks reimbursement from Congress next year. Eight million Red Cross appeal target set as death toll marks 176 with ongoing search in Connecticut and Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
James C. Hagerty
White House
The
Red Cross
E. Roland Harriman
National Red Cross
Hartford
Conn
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Longshoremen End Walkout On Hudson Piers
Longshoremen returned to work ending a three day wildcat strike at Hudson River piers. ILA leader warned a portwide stoppage may come in two weeks as a fueled conflict with the bi state Waterfront Commission lingers. The unauthorized walkout started after permit cancellations tied to a long criminal record. About four to six thousand dockers participated, affecting fourteen vessels.
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New York
Hudson River
International Longshoremen
Assa
New York-New Jersey Waterfront Commission
ILA
Bistate Commission
Cutter polio vaccine incident faults testing weaknesses
The Public Health Service report cites fundamental weaknesses in Cutter vaccine safety testing. New production and testing standards now provide adequate safeguards to prevent live virus from entering vaccines. The four month investigation notes live virus caused polio in some children, with unclear reasons for its presence, and lists failure to inactivate or detect live virus as factors.
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Washington
Public Health Service
PHS
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Riceville
Iowa
Ramsey
Austin Country Club
U.S
Railroad Air Line
Erie Railroad
Delaware
Port Jervis
N. Y
Highway Patrol
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St. Germaine
Miss Malo
Father LeDoux
Aleid Brousseau
New Delhi
India
Vernon Smith
E. Winona
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