Worst U S Flood In 20 Years Leaves Over 200 Dead
The Northeast floods caused massive destruction across eight states after Hurricane Diane. Death toll neared 200 with Connecticut and Pennsylvania reporting many missing and Camp Davis in Pennsylvania hit hard. Federal aid designated for six states.
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Associated Press
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Pennsylvania
Eisenhower
Diane
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Rhode Island
South Carolina
New York
Virginia
World Parliament Congress Set in Helsinki
Parliamentarians from the United States Soviet Union Communist China and 37 other nations will meet in Helsinki Aug 25 31 for the 44th World Congress of the Interparliamentary Union to discuss international tension and global issues. Over 400 lawmakers are expected to attend marking the first participation of the Soviet Union China Liberta and Albania since the union's 1888 founding.
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Helsinki
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Floods Kill Dozens in Pennsylvania Pocono Camp Tragedy
Stroudsburg reports 75 dead from the Brodhead Creek flood. At Davis camp near Analomink, 40 residents feared, 19 bodies found by Navy helicopters and 12 previously recovered. Rescue, relief, and public health efforts face food, water, and communication shortages as sites reopen.
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Analomink
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Davis Camp
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Man Held On Suspicion Of Killing Roommate
SUNLAND California August 21 Police arrested a 91 year old man on suspicion of murder after his roommate 88 was found dead in bed at a sanitarium Detective Sgt C S Stewart said the victim Gustaf Emil Elm was battered with a small kitchen stool A K Baldwin 91 was arrested Stewart said Baldwin claimed Elm bothered his wife then corrected that his wife had died years ago Elm had been admitted to the sanitarium three months ago
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C. S. Stewart
Gustaf Emil Elm
Ethel Allen
A. K. Baldwin
Stewart
Elm
Baldwin
Solons Charge Deception On D-Y Contract
Three senators leading a Dixon Yates probe accuse President Eisenhower officials of deception and contempt of Congress. They say the bid to faultlessly hide facts and bypass Congress undermined Tennessee Valley Authority policy and public power debates.
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Atomic Energy Commission
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60 Foot Plunge Fatal To Harrison Countian
Elmore Helmick of West Milford in Harrison County died in Monongahela National Forest near Richwood when his car plunged 60 feet off an embankment. He was thrown from the vehicle and caught beneath it. Four other family members escaped with minor injuries.
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West Milford
Harrison County
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Death toll in French North Africa rises as battles rage
Casablanca Morocco Aug 21 The weekend toll in the French North African campaign reaches 765 with ongoing battles across Eastern Algeria and Morocco. French forces, paratroopers, tanks and planes clash with Arab rebels around Oued Zem and Khenifra amid rioting and massacres.
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Morocco
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Algeria
Oued Zem
Mohammed Ben Youssef
Mohammed Ben Arata
Seenes
Khenifra
Atlas Mountains
U S Opens Hidden Atomic Reports to Industry
Washington August 21 The United States released about 931 AEC research reports on atomic energy for peaceful uses. Secretary Weeks announced a broader industry role in the atoms program noting the move complements Eisenhower’s initiative and expands public access to industrial nuclear developments. The reports become available via the Commerce Office of Technical Services alongside prior disclosures at the Geneva conference.
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Geneva
Southern Producers Next In Lewis Pay Hike Move
John L. Lewis, UMW president, eyed southern producers after securing a wage deal with northern mines. The pact raises pay by 15 cents now and 10 cents next April, affecting steel industry captive mines. Thurmond warned southern mines could close if the agreement spreads, risking thousands of jobs.
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Walter R. Thurmond
Elary
Southern Coal Predecere Assn
Princess Margaret Asks Blessing On Townsend Marriage
Princess Margaret worshipped at Crathie church with Queen Elizabeth II on her birthday as speculation swirled about a possible marriage to Group Captain Peter Townsend a divorced Battle of Britain hero. The Royal Marriage Act barred such unions until age 25 and Parliament would likely be notified if she wed Townsend.
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Church of England
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Elsa Maxwell Plans Fabulous Yacht Trip to Greece
Rome reports Elsa Maxwell will host a two week yacht voyage for 109 guests including Aly Kahn and Perle Mesta to Greece. The party aims to boost culture and Greek tourism with a stopover at several islands aboard the liner Achilleus departing August 27 from Venice.
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Aly Kahn
Perle Mesta
Greece
Miss Maxwell
Achilleus
Venice
Christiansburg Man Dies From Auto Crash Injuries
Arnold Clarence Vaughan aged 62 of Willis died in Christiansburg hospital from injuries after a car crash ten days earlier. He had been unconscious since the Aug. 11 skid into a tree while traveling south from Christiansburg.
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Christiansburg
Arnold Clarence Vaughan
Inn Christia Hospital
Vaughan
Willis
Pulaski Father Killed In Wreck
A 25-year-old father, James Wesley Dalton of Route One Pulaski, died when a pickup crashed into an embankment and a telephone pole before overturning on Route 611 near Newbern Road. Two others, Charley William Kanode and Thomas Henry Clark, were hospitalized with head injuries and leg injuries respectively. State Trooper N B Henry reported Kanode and Clark identified Dalton as the driver. the truck was owned by Kanode.
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James Wesley Dalton
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Newbern
Charley William Kanode
Thomas Henry Clark
Bassett
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Kanode
Clark
Dalton
Texas Demo Johnson Blasts Republicans For Putting Things Off
Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson contends the Democratic led chamber enacted more bills in less time than the prior Republican session. He cites 1,393 measures reported and 880 laws passed this year versus 969 reported and 515 laws two years earlier, calling the session calm and decisive.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Democratic Policy Committee
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Communists Return Injured U S Flier and Captain
Seoul August reports say the Communists will return Lt Guy H Bumpas of Jackson Mississippi with a cracked skull and the body of Army Captain Charles W Brown of Louisville Kentucky after their plane was shot down near the neutral zone. The exchange follows a three hour Armistice Commission meeting where Maj Gen Harlan Parks condemned the act as murder and pressured for Bumpas release.
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Neutral
Guy H. Bumpas
Jackson
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Military Armistice Commission
Charles W. Brown
Louisville
North Korea
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South Korea
Harlan C. Parks
Parks
Bumpas
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
Jung Kook Rok
State Man Dies from Gun Wounds in West Virginia
A 33-year-old Putnam County man died at Veterans Hospital Huntington from wounds inflicted by his father in law Carl Phelps of Hurricane. The victim Jack B. Apperson of Hurricane was shot last Tuesday after an argument at the Phelps home. Phelps had been arrested for malicious wounding and released on bond, and Sheriff J. Martin Wade will confer with the prosecutor as to further action in light of the death.
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Putnam County
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
J. Martin Wade
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South Charleston
Apperson
Carl Phelps
Hurricane
Wade
Phelps
Phelp
Woman in Spain Claims Biggest Age Record
In Ciudad Real Spain Dora Bernarda Paton del Hoyo who turned 121 yesterday asserts she is the oldest woman in Spain. The claim follows a report of her birth and age details dated in the Aug 21 edition.
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Ciudad Real
Dora Bernarda Paton del Hoyo
Princeton Father and Son Drown in New River Trip
A 28 year old Princeton mechanic Arthur Snider Jr. and his father are presumed drowned after a fishing trip on the New River near Lovern in Summers County. Their bodies were found or reported missing as rescue efforts begin at dawn near Round Bottom just below the Mercer County line.
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Round Bottom
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Mercer County
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Young Snider
Charlie
Stewart Dunadant
Matoaka
Sheriff Dye
Tragedy on Niagara River Ends in double loss
A 21-year-old man was found shot dead by the Niagara River and police believe his 18-year-old sweetheart was killed and drowned. Carl Wolfgang Kohler apparently shot Miss Marie Kiene and killed himself. Authorities searched for Miss Kiene's body as details emerged of a fishing trip from Princeton.
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Niagara River
Buffalo
William J. Tedesco
Saul Carl Wolfgang Kohler
Marie Kiene
Kohler
Bird Island
Drowning Verdict In Beckley Man's Death
A drowning verdict was returned in the death of 25 year old Francis Patrick McCluskey a patient of the Veterans Administration Hospital found in Mason's Creek near Saldiv? Aug 21 He was missing since Friday night and his body was found by children about 1 30 pm Dr Sheldon D Carey Roanoke County medical examiner found no indication of foul play
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Francis Patrick McCluskey
Veterans Administration Hospital
Mason’s Creek
Beckley
W. Va
Sheldon D. Carey
Roanoke County
Snake Handling Cultists Defy Kentucky Police Order
In Harlan Kentucky Rev William Vernon of Keokee Virginia was arrested at a church service after handling four rattlesnakes in a 2000 strong Pentecostal Holiness crowd. He was charged with violating state law on snake handling and released on bond. Police had warned of arrests at today’s meeting to “conquer” the deadly reptile following a fatal bite in Alabama.
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Kentucky
William Vernon
Keokee
Vernon
Harlan County
Pentecostal Holiness Church
Lee
Valentine
Ft. Payne
Ala
Wetzel County Wreck Hospitalizes Three
A head on collision on West Virginia Route 20 near Jacksonburg Wetzel County sent three people to New Martinsville Hospital. Injured were Mrs. Gerald Jones 43 of Fairview Marion County Charles Spencer of Alma Tyler Spencer of Burgettstown Pennsylvania. Mrs Jones husband received cuts but was not hospitalized.
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W. Va
Jacksonburg
Wetzel County
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Fairview
Marion County
Charles Spencer
Alma
Tyler County
John Spencer
Burgettstown
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