North Central storms bring heavy snow and flood risk
The North Central states faced a new March storm with heavy snowfall across Minnesota the Dakotas and northern Iowa. The Weather Bureau warned that a 1 to 4 foot snowpack could trigger severe flooding if melted rapidly. Temperatures varied from 11 below in Havre Montana to near 80 in the Gulf region.
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Associated Press
North Central States
Great Lakes
Rockies
Minnesota
Dakotas
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Huron
S.D
Watertown
Pierre
Mobridge
South Dakota
Mississippi Valley
North Central
Mercury
Gulf Region
Gulf of Mexico
Missouri
Havre
Mont
Bozeman
Lewistown
Montana
Four NC Men Accused in Illicit Whisky Ring
Federal agents target a Wilkes county ring shipping moonshine to Michigan. Four North Carolina men Hutchinson Sidden James and Brooks, all from Trap Hill and Sparta, face hearings. four more arrested in Michigan. Undercover operation by Treasury agent Rodemyer spanned five months.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina
Michigan
Tar
U. S. Middle District Court
Frank Hutchinson
James Clifton Sidden
William Lynn James
Trap Hill
Wilkes County
Alexander Andrew Brooks
Sparta
Hutchinson
Ca‘tleman
Siwmi
Lemona
Robert D. Rodemyer
Detroit
Treasury Department
Rodemeyer
U. S
Elderly Couple Wed in Quiet Double Ring Ceremony
Rev. Frank L. Briggs 85 and Mrs. Helen Bromley 82 wed at Bethany Congregational in Attleboro. The ceremony drew over 200 attendees despite plans for a quiet wedding. Mrs. Briggs, a retired teacher, wore powder blue with a lace top. her daughter was maid of honor. Martin Briggs was best man.
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Attleboro, Mass
Frank L. Briggs
Helen Bromley
Briggs
Betheny Congregational Church
Rev. Briggs
Pawtucket, R. J
Milton Krantz
Jupiter, Fla
Martin Briggs
Chinese Artist Arrested Over Anti-Red Painting
Hong Kong reports artist Li Tse-Hua was ordered detained by the public security ministry after officials found Chinese characters and images within a painting that criticized the Communist party and praised Chiang Kai-Shek. The artwork titled You Chase I Pursue appeared on a propaganda magazine cover before the alleged message was detected.
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Hong Kong
Sing Tao
Peking
Li Tse-Hua
Public Security Ministry
China Youth
Ministry of Public Security
Communist Party
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Tze-Tung
Lenin
Princess Victoria, Princess Royal, Dies at 67 in Leeds
The Princess Royal, aunt of Queen Elizabeth and longtime charity worker, died at Harewood House after a heart attack. Born Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary in 1897 she married the Earl of Harewood in 1922. Her eldest son, the 7th Earl, is noted as an arts patron and Edinburgh Festival director.
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Leeds
England
Elizabeth
Britain
Harewood House
Yorkshire
George V
London
Earl of Harewood
Red Cross
Girl Scouts
Princess Victoria Alexandra
Alice Mary
6Th Earl of Harewood
Earl
Ousted Premier Backers Revolt Reaches Thakhek City
Reports from Vientiane say supporters of ousted Deputy Premier Phoumi Nosavan seized Thakhek near the Thailand border in a small revolt. Traffic was blocked and Laos denied crossing into Thailand as rumors spread of Phoumi’s return from exile in Thailand.
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Vientiane
Laos
Phoumi Nosavan
Thakhek
Thailand
Here
Mekong
Phoumi
Eighty Cuban Refugees Arrive at Key West
Eighty Cuban refugees arrived near Key West on two 23 foot boats and were processed Sunday. The group included 47 women and children and 33 men. two children were reported to have measles. They were spotted by the freighter Texaco Kansas and towed in by Coast Guard boats.
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Miami
Fla
Key West
Texaco Kansas
Coast Guard
Clifton Forge Rails Cleared After Tank Car Blast
Fire and an explosion in a carbon bisulfide tank car at the Chesapeake and Ohio yard in Clifton Forge Va cleared Sunday. Two firemen were hospitalized from inhaling fumes. Drs from FMC Corp of South Charleston W Va were en route to examine the men William Haskins and Mike Proffitt. The damaged car and unburned chemical were loaded for shipment back to the plant.
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Clifton Forge
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
FMC Corp
South Charleston
W.va
William Haskins
Mike Proffitt
Safety For Witness To Death Sparks Civil Rights Plea
In Selma and across Alabama a call for protection of a Negro murder witness follows three killings in six weeks. Hosea Williams asks Gov. Wallace to shield Leroy Moton as Liuzzo’s death prompts church desegregation efforts and new demonstrations. Mississippi churches face arson and firebombs amid ongoing racial tensions.
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Selma
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery
Lowndes County
Viola Gregg Liuzzo
Detroit
George C. Wallace
Georgia
Johnson
Washington
Mississippi
Meridian
Father-Owned Bear Kills London Boy
Christopher Shean aged 20 months was mauled to death by a Himalayan mountain bear kept by his father in the backyard of their suburban London home. The body was found near the bear’s cage with clothing remains inside it. Frank Sheen shot the bear after the attack. the animal had been bought from a circus around the time of the boy’s birth.
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London
Christopher Shean
Frank Sheen
Gunman Captured In Taxi Minus Driver After Stickup
Scuba diver Roy Hunt 23 from the Show-Me Diving Club disappeared in an abandoned mine while helping police recover a car linked to a Navy 18 hit-and-run that killed 13-year-old Benjamin Carl in Webb City. Hunt and two divers descended again at 12:20 p.m. to attach a cable. Mills and Campbell surfaced on schedule, but Hunt remained underwater with air to run out at 2:30 p.m. Searchers believe he was trapped by an underwater cavern.
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Webb City
Roy Hunt
Hunt
of Waters
Joplin
Benjamin Carl
Navy
Charles Mills
Gary Campbell
Mills
Campbell
Man Kills Wife Son And Self Huntsville Tragedy
Coroner reports Joseph C. Delashmitt Jr. 32 killed his wife 31 and their 6 year old son then wounded their 3 year old daughter before turning the gun on himself. All four were shot in the head at a Huntsville home. The family died or were hospitalized within minutes.
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Huntsville
Ala
Joseph C. Delashmitt Jr
A. G. Osborne
Delashmitt
Union Leaders Weigh New Offer in Glass Industry Strike
In Atlantic City union leaders caucused to consider a 3 year contract offer from Glass Container Manufacturers Institute after a day of joint talks with federal mediators. The 11 day walkout by 4 plants could end within 24 hours if accepted.
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Atlantic City, NJ
Glass Bottle Blowers Association
Glass Container Manufacturers Institute
Searchers Fail To Find Body In Tug River Latest Widespread Sweep
A day long Tug River search around Welch failed to locate Charles Rushblock of Hemp Hill who disappeared last Thursday after wading into the swollen river. Sheriff Bob Martin led the effort as waters receded after heavy rainfall. A witness described Rushbrook removing his shoes and shirt before entering the current at about 6 30 am. Clothing recovered and identified by his wife.
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Tug River
Welch
Charles Rushbrook
Hemphill
Bob Martin
Evelyn Rose
Rushbrook
Katherine Rushbrook
Man Commutes To Robberies In Driverless Taxi
Louis Bach 23 of Springfield Massachusetts was captured after a taxi he robbed veered toward crowds in midtown Manhattan. He admitted robbing two banks and several taxi drivers before police halted the driverless car and restrained him without injuries.
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New York
New York City
Louis Bach
Clinton
Springfield
Mass
Manhattan
Theater District
Bach
William Mosley
Hartigan
U S Fleet Halts Greek Freighter Carrying Missiles
NICOSIA AP The Greek Cypriot paper Tharros reports units of the U S 6th Fleet turned back a Greek freighter carrying Soviet anti aircraft missiles from Egypt to Cyprus.
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Nicosia
Tharros
U.S
6Th Fleet
Egypt
Cyprus
Cross Circulation Used In Leukemia Case Share Blood To Aid
A 16 year old girl with leukemia died from infection after four and a half months sharing blood with a 1 year old boy. The pair exchanged blood for two to three hours daily to supply kidneys and white cells, in a trial cited by Dr James Burnell. The approach prolonged some lives and yielded insights, but no cures, suggesting early use and potential for enabling organ transplants rather than treating acute leukemia.
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New Orleans
James Burnell
University of Washington
American Cancer Society
Burnell
Chile quake floods dam valley killing hundreds
A 230 foot dam broke after a central Chilean earthquake, drowning 350 to 400 people in a water and mud flood near La Calera. At least 20 others were killed and 155 injured in Valparaiso region towns, with extensive damage across Llay Llay San Felipe Los Andes La Ligua Cabildo and Ilapel.
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Santiago
Chile
el Cobre
la Calera
Eduard Simian
Aconcagua
Valparaiso
Coquimgo
Llay-Llay
San Felipe
Los Andes
la Liqua
Cabildo
Ilapel
Valpariaso
Pacific Coast
Interior Ministry
Llay-Liay
Quillota
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Imperial Wizard
Klan
Congress
Birmingham
Mosley
44Th Street
8Th Avenue
Nicholas Telesca
John Hartigan
Jams
Central
Church of Los Carmelitos
University of Chile
Seismological Institute
Abby
Princeton
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