3 TOWNS READY TO FLEE TO HILLS IF DAM BURSTS
A 100 year old dam threatens three New England communities as a hurricane like storm strikes. Evacuation sirens sound for Greenville Wilton and Milford residents while Army engineers assess the Souhegan river dam risk and Winsted Waterbury area flooding. Deaths rise to 14 across CT MA ME PA NJ amid widespread damage.
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Greenville
N.H
New England
Happy Holly
Wilton
Milford
Joseph Boisse
Souhegan
Nautatuck
Connecticut
Winsted-Waterbury
Sheler
Winsted
Army
Winested-Waterbury
Diane
New York
Massachusetts
Maine
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Blanford
Matfurata Pass
Roerkshire Ee
Our City column on smog letter from Norris Poulson excerpt
The Our City column references Norris Poulson Los Angeles mayor and a long running smog letter, noting county supervisors inaction since 1954. The Western Oil & Gas Assn challenges the mayor’s stance while refineries are blamed as major smog sources.
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Norris Poulson
Los Angeles
Western Oil & Gas Assn
Fred
Misfit Bank Robber Shot by FBI in Taos Standoff
A young bank robber was slain by FBI agent Clarence Crandall in Taos New Mexico after reaching for a revolver following a surrender directive. He left a note calling his life a failure and carried $4105 from the First State Bank till vault in a paper sack. The dead man’s identity was not confirmed, with authorities examining a body and clues from the scene relied upon by investigators.
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Taos
N.M
FBI
Authoritie
Clarence Crandall
Santa Fe Fbie
Crandall
First State Bank of Taos
Six Die as Greyhound Hits Stalled Truck in Michigan City
A Greyhound double decker bus struck a stalled trailer truck on Route 20 near Michigan City Indiana killing six and injuring 21. Rescue crews spent two hours freeing trapped passengers as investigators noted the rear of the trailer crushed the tower deck. Driver Harry Williams 43 Oak Lawn Ill said he waved a flare and dodged debris after the collision.
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Michigan City
Ind
Greyhound
Chicago
New York
Here
Harry Williams
Oak Lawn
Williams
Altadena Boy Hurt After Arroyo Seco Canyon Fall
A 10 year old Altadena boy was cut and bruised after slipping down a 0 foot bank in Arroyo Seco Canyon. Mary Goldsmith of 985 Shelley St was admitted to Muntington Memorial Hospital after Forest Ranger Bill Longacre and local youths assisted her rescue from Brown Canyon barrier near the Arroyo debris basin.
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Altadena
Arroyo Anyon
Mary Goldsmith
Shelley St
Muntington Memorial Hospital
Bill Longacre
Longacre
Arroyo Seva
Goldsmith
Brown Canyon
Arroyo Debris Basin
Bey
Arreyo Seco’s
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Denver
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Humphrey
Hum
Unifax
Eddie Fisher
Betty Sue Scott
Marshall
Kansas City
Betty Sue
Our City
Hurton
Hache
Arroyo Seco Canyon
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