Ends Built Rotten Rock Rinker Admits
In Angeles on March 23 the first native report on the Saint Francis dam disaster was presented to District of Asa Keyes. A coroner's jury viewed the wreckage at San Squito canyon. Norman, assistant engineer, admitted the ends of the dam rested on “rotten rock.” The six centric findings list 278 missing and 173 dead, with a toll of 451 later recorded.
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Inquest Probes Dam Failure At Santa Clara Valley
Jurors toured the ruined canyon and the former dam site and found the york side wall and dam end could be crushed with small hammers. No excavation signs remained and the concrete abutments were gone. The force of the flood had stripped rock and concrete clean from the site. Jurors will reconvene Monday to resume evidence as relief efforts begin in the Santa Clara river valley with the Los Angeles city council authorizing rehabilitation of damaged ranches and orchards.
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Great Reservoir
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Compensation Refusal Leaves Widow Without Benefits
Connecticut Workmen's Compensation Act does not cover firms with only two workers, a finding shows. Laura Faveay of Bridgeport, widow of John A. Faresu, failed to collect death benefits after a tree accident in Easton on March 15. Employer Joseph Simon of Rockhouse district Easton had one other worker. Benjamin Kann of Stamford received 3164.84 plus medical expenses from F S Dawiness Sons Inc of Stamford. J Stanley Schultheins of 39 Ann Street, NY contractors Levering and Garrigues, denied claim after arm injury between a boom and a column kept him from work for one week. employer paid during the period.
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Charles E. Wiliamson
Laura Faveay
Bridgeport
John A. Faresu
Easton
Joseph Simon
Rockhouse
Faveau
Benjamin Kann
Stamford
F. S. Dawiess and Sons, Inc
J. Stanley Schultheins
Ann Street
Levering and Garrigues
New York
Byrd backs overland flights plan for aviation progress
New York March 23 Commander Richard E Byrd endorses the National Aeronautical Association overland flight plan to save lives and spur aviation. He suggests a substantial prize for a nonstop round trip New York to the West Coast and back to divert focus from trans Atlantic effort. Byrd also outlines cameras for the pole expedition and a lower altitude flight to capture a wide south plateau strip.
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Associated Press
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
National Aeronautical Association
West Coast
trans-Atlantic
Byrd
South Pole
Expectant Mother Delivers Twins After Airlift to Norfolk Hospital
Mrs Courtney Barnett, wife of a coast guard at Hatteras, arrived by naval hospital plane from a North Carolina coast spot to give birth at Norfolk on March 23. She delivered twin boys weighing five and eight pounds. Both mother and newborns are reported doing nicely.
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Naval Hospital
North Carolina
Courtney Barnett
Children May Marry But Are Barred From Movies
In Quebec on March 23 a 12 year old girl and a 1 year old boy could legally wed by one statute, yet neither attended a movie show with parents due to a new law. The provision, passed by the provincial legislature, bans children at movies though legitimate theatre remains allowed.
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Quebec
Leo
Railroad Probe Next Week Into Stamford Freight Wreck
Railroad officials will review the Glenbrook wreck near Stamford caused by a telescoping freight collision on the New Haven system. Engineer Frank Colligan and Fireman Johnson jumped from the cab and survived unhurt as power lines sparked fires and delayed eight trains. Bailey predicted damages at 20 000 to 25 000 dollars with extensive car and merchandise loss but stated overall damage might not be severe. Normal service resumed after repairs and track clearance.
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Stamford
H. E. Baileuperintendent
New York
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Frank Colligan
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New Haven
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Traius
Lee
John Flick
Amsterdam Avenue
Vilsety
Darien Speeder Overhauled by Cop
Darien resident George Bergschneider was clocked speeding at 62 mph while fleeing Bernard Hagen, a local motorcycle cop, who arrested him for driving while intoxicated after a police surgeon examination. The incident occurred as Bergschneider was brought to Darien center from Noroton Heights.
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George Bergschneider
Darien
Bernard Hagen
Hagen
Hagen Etick Bergschneider
Noraton Eon
Dariev
Hin Bergschneider
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