Floods plague parts of nation and toll rises
Floods sweep Minnesota and parts of North Dakota and Oklahoma forcing families from homes. Four drowned near Hastings as a rescue boat capsized while aiding youths. two teens Anton Lynn and Wayne Frendrick perished with the Lovejoys. Mississippi crest projected near 15.5 feet at St Paul by midweek.
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Minnesota
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Mississippi River
Hastings
Minn
Anton Lynn
Wayne Frendrich
Francis Lovejoy
Jeanette Kaiser
Lovejoys
Minneola
Crow Rivers
Mississippi
St. Paul
Crow
Dayton
Heftiest 1957 Atomic Test Shocks Nevada Site
The Atomic Energy Commission detonated its fifth and largest 1957 test at the Nevada proving ground. The blast cracked a control blockhouse wall, ripped a door, and startled witnesses 45 miles away while being heard 300 miles distant in Reno. The test showcased civilian shelter concepts, protective clothing, and food radiation effects for summer experiments.
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Angels’ Peak
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Reno
Nev
ROK Reports Red MIG Violation Near Korean Truce Line
South Korean authorities claim about 19 Russian built MIG fighters crossed the truce line and flew over Chorwon and Kumhwa between 9 and 10 am before retreating to North Korea. US Fifth Air Force said no report of a violation. defense ministry urged more detail before any official statement.
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Seoul
ROK Defense Ministry
5Th Air Force
U. S
Fadar
Drowning Victims Audrey Eudey and James Hudson Recovered
Bodies of 19 year old Audrey Eudey and 24 year old James Frank Hudson were recovered early this morning from Baylor Lake after a 24 hour search. The two had drowned Saturday night when their homemade rowboat capsized near the lake’s south end. Rescue efforts involved skin divers from Amarillo and Houston area crews, with up to 300 people and 35 to 40 boats, as winds and heavy mesquite growth hampered efforts. The bodies were found in the same lake area as searches concentrated, marking Baylor Lake’s first deaths since its 1949 construction.
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Audrey Eudey
Robert Eudley
James Frank
Pete) Hudson
Elmer
Baylor Lake
Childress
Amarillo
Butley
Hudson
New Lake
Miss Butley
Frank Brow
Houston
Mes
Wichita Falls
Commies vow to fight to defend Korean armistice
Tokyo reports a Communist radio blitz pledging to defend the Korean armistice against U S moves to match a Soviet buildup in North Korea. Red leaders claim the United States aims at South Korea, South Vietnam, and Taiwan as fronts against Red China and warn of consequences if the pact is revised. U S plans to modernize South Korea’s defense include expected deployment of F100 jets from Japan to Korea, signaling a broader jet and bomber fleet.
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Tokyo
U. S
Peiping
Red
China
Korea
United States
South Korea
South Viet Nam
Taiwan
Formosa
Peiping “People's Daily
Asia
North Korea
Kim Ki Soo
Red Korea
Democratic Youth League
Air Force
Japan
Governor Urges Safe Fourth Traffic Campaign in Texas
Governor Price Daniel urged Texas groups to promote traffic safety ahead of the July 4 holiday. Speaking from Williamsburg during a national governors conference, he cited DPS forecasts of about 10 deaths and over 300 injuries in Texas during a 24 hour period and called for statewide and local participation.
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Austin
Price Daniel
Texas
Daniel
Williamsburg
Department of Public Safety
Virginia Governor Attacks Federal School Aid Plan
Virginia Governor Thomas B. Stanley, at the 49th governors conference in Williamsburg, denounced Eisenhower's federal school aid proposal as unwarranted. He opened discussions on 12 month schooling, use of existing buildings, and state efforts to encourage school construction through federal aid if needed.
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Williamsburg
Thomas B. Stanley
Virginia
Eisenhower
Stanley
Cost Of Living Set To Hit New All Time High Tuesday
The May consumer price index is expected to rise for the ninth straight month, likely lifting living costs to a new peak. Officials anticipate pay raises of 3 to 4 cents an hour for 800,000 workers under escalator clauses, with possible boosts for 100,000 more.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Fire damages chair in Hilburn home. postmaster rescued
Postmaster J A Hibburn of 600 Avenue B Northwest was rescued from a smoke filled bedroom when a chair caught fire around eight o clock Sunday night. Fireman Alvis Maddox found him semi conscious but he was not hospitalized. Only damage was to the chair and smoke damage to the room.
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J. A. Hibburn
Avenue B
Northwest
Alvis Maddox
Hilburn
Court Allows Tidelands Oil Suit Interventions
The Supreme Court granted Alabama Florida Mississippi and Texas permission to join the federal tidelands oil lawsuit against Louisiana. The case was continued to next term and all interested states have 60 days to intervene. Chief Justice Warren and Justice Clark did not participate.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Alabama
Florida
Mississippi
Texas
Tidelands
Louisiana
Sarl Warren
Tom Clark
Bref
Justice Department
Gulf of Mexico
United States
Army Colonel Faces Court Martial Over Missile Memos
Col. John C. Nickerson goes before a general court martial charged with releasing secret data on missiles. The trial opens Tuesday amid pretrial briefing with censor controls and security to shield classified material, defense argues espionage and lying charges are unlikely.
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Huntsbile
Ala
Col
John C. Nickerson
Nickerson
Army
Defense Department
Air Force
Ray H. Jenkins
Solon Urges U S Troop Pullout From Countries Lacking Interest
Rep. Noah M Mason called Sunday night for removing American troops from nations where U S interests are absent. He condemned the decision to let GI William S Girard stand trial in Japan for the death of a Japanese woman at a firing range near Tokyo. A Japanese journalist noted widespread anger over the case amid fans of U S westerns. Girard faces accusations of firing an empty cartridge from a grenade launcher that struck Mrs Naka Sakai in the back while she collected spent shells.
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Washington
Noah M. Mason
R-I1
U. S
Japan
William S. Girard
Tokyo
Girard
Naka Sakai
Violent Death Toll Rises in Texas With Crashes and Drownings
United Press reports at least 19 killed in Texas over a violent weekend. Head on crashes near Paris and Ennis claimed several lives, with drownings in Lake Baylor and other incidents raising the toll. Names include James Frank Hudson, Audrey Eutley, and others across Childress, San Antonio, Lockney, Paducah, and Fort Worth areas.
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Parisaturday
Ennis
James Frank Hudson
Audrey Eutley
Lake Baylor
Childress
Lawrence Milburn Auld
Lockney
Tex
Haralgay Ausbie
Roxton
Paducah
Jean Auld
Auld
Ausbie
Wayne Simpson
Irving Coy Childs
Fort Worth
Ernest Bridges
Arling
Soviet Destroyers and Tanker Move Through Suez
Soviet destroyers and an auxiliary tanker transited from the Mediterranean into the Red Sea via the Suez Canal amid NATO exercises nearby. The flotilla, part of a six-ship group, drew attention from Allied officials as the Mikhail Kutuzov and escorts neared the Straits of Gibraltar.
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Suez
Egypt
Suez Canal
Red Sea
Canal
Mediterranean
Port Said
Sian
Dardanelles
Valletta
Malta
Mikhail Kutuzov
Straits of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
NATO
Canal Authority
Sheriff Department Aids in Fugitive Capture Near Buck Creek
Deputies from the Sheriff’s department joined a search for a man wanted by the Wellington sheriff. The pursuit traced the fugitive to the Buck Creek area between Childress and Wellington. Aerial patrol helped locate the man, who was apprehended and returned to Wellington. The reason for the warrant remained unclear.
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Sheriff's Department
Wellington
Buck Creek
Childress
Gaylon Smith
Airliner Crashes in Canada and U.S. Kill Dozens
A Pacific Western Airlines DC3 crash near Port Hardy B C kills fourteen with four survivors including stewardess Pat Wilson. In Minnesota a North Central Airlines DC3 wheels up lands safely after a malfunction with nine Navy personnel unharmed. Nearby a farm crash in Kentucky kills three Illinois men.
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Dgert Harty
Pacific Western Airlines
Pat Wilson
Vancouver
Illinois
Hardinsburg
Pekin
Tfl
Harold E
Mrs Nannie Fgerton Kitchen Dies Pioneer Resident
Final services for Mrs. Nannie Fgerton Kitchen were held at 10 a m today at First Baptist Church led by Rev Ira L Parrack and Rev Edgar H Graham. A longtime county Baptist, she died Saturday afternoon after a lengthy illness. Pallbearers included Carl Hudson Ebb Chesnut Ed Inman Bill H Newberry Clyde Sherwood and J B Johnson. Interment followed at Childress Cemetery under Newberry Funeral Home guidance.
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Nannie Fgerton Kitchen
Pioneer Childress
First Baptist Church
Ira l L. Parrack
Edgar H. Graham
Kitchen
Carl Hudson
Ebb Chesnut
Ed Inman
Bill H. Newberry
Clyde Sherwood
J. B. Johnson
Childress Cemetery
Newberry
Violent Texas Weather Alley Damages and Destroys
A severe Texas weather outbreak Sunday produced tornadoes, hail, and high winds. One man died and 21 were injured as storms battered a wide area from Fort Stockton to Gruver. Mexican workers were hurt by baseball sized hail. a Fort Worth man drowned after a boat capsize near Lake Worth.
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United Press
Texas
Panhandle
South Plains
Fort Stockton
Waxahtachie
Gruver
Texas Panhandle
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