Flood Toll Marks Chaos as Canyon Waves Surge
Rescue crews hunted the Santa Clara river valley after a dam burst sending torrents through the canyon. Witnesses described people swept away and homes damaged as one man cried warnings from a switch station. Police and county officers redirected aid while parolee Willard Huckman faced his prison transfer amid the disaster.
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St. Pravidis
Los Angeles
Santa Clara Valley
Saugus
St. Francis
Williard
Edward Huckman
Sar Quentin’ Penitentiary
Hickman
Marion Parker
Sant Clara River Valley
Relief Work Launched After Catastrophic Flooding In Luna Chourk
A vast flood swept Luna Chourk yesterday with millions of gallons of water inundating sleeping towns. Over 1,000 workers cleared mud as rescuers and Guider units aided recovery. Dozens of bodies were recovered while Santa Paula suffered severe damage and the San Francisco canyon power plant station was destroyed.
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NEA Service
St. Francis
Los Angeles
San Francisquita Canyon
United Prose New
Santa Paula
Debria
el Rio
San Brancisquiro Canyon
Ity
Hia Run
Lib Southern California
Edicon Company
Saugus
Devastation Visible After Flight Over Damaged Valley
Aerial survey shows homes swept from foundations or shattered with bodies visible. Some victims found in trees or floating bodies in water as uneasy calm followed the catastrophe.
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Rinohes
Approval Nor For Legheny Soldiers Warrer Celved
Fragmentary text indicates an approval issue related to Lehigh soldiers or a war-related matter. Readable names or dates are not clear, but mentions a council or authority and a stalled or pending approval process. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
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