Kansas City Faces Worst Flood in 50 Years
Kansas City and Kansas suffered ruinous floodwaters as the Kansas River breached levees at Argentine and Armourdale, threatening the central industrial district and a meat packing center. At least 12 dead, 60 000+ evacuated, with planes and helicopters delivering aid to stranded communities.
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Kansas City
Kan
Kansas
Boulevard Avenue
Aative Central
Great Central
Missouri
Mel Kinley
Jay Dillingham
Livestock Exchange
1Th Street
Ming
Armourdale
Pho U
Air Fore
Pssrum
Iul
Hayward Day at Alameda County Fair Lights Up Pleasanton
Pleasanton Alameda county fair marks Hayward Day as it closes the most successful run in its history. Attendance is expected to top 349000 with 8000+ entries and a record 209000 in the first nine days. Highlights include a 1506000 livestock parade 4 H and Nature Farmer shows a large pigeon poultry and rabbit display and a busy horse racing program with mutuel handle likely over three hundred thousand.
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Pleasanton
Alameda County
Hayward
California
press-Uine
Beally Weston
Villager May Be On Train Stranded In Kansas Flood Area
Andréw Holey a San Lorenzo resident may be among passengers stranded on Santa Fe trains in a Kansas flood area at Emporia. His wife says he left Oakland for Omaha Monday and wired from Emporia that his trip was delayed. Public officials are checking trains eastward to confirm if he is among those stranded.
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Andréw
Andy) F Holey
Media
San Lorenzo
Santa Fe
Embola
Kansas
Hofer
Oakland
Omaha
Neb
Emporia
San Peaneisco
Los Angeles
Olnts
Draft evading preacher gets prison sentence
Vallejo California reports student preacher Robert Leo Shelton aged 22 with Jehovah's Witnesses was sentenced to three years in prison for draft evasion. He refused even non-combatant service.
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Vallejo
Calif
Jehovah's Witnesses
Robert Leo Shelton
Riots Injure Sixteen in Cicero Anti Negro Disorder
Suburban Cicero scene erupts as 6 000 crowd clashes with authorities. Guildsmen with fixed bayonets quell demonstrators who attack a moving family in a near burned apartment. At least 35 to 40 taken into custody as guardsmen deploy tear gas and fire hoses.
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Chicago
Cleera
Cicero City
Clifford Hodgin
Peorla
Cicero
Wodern
Richard
Red Cross Mobile Blood Drive Wednesday at Veteran Memorial
Hayward readers are urged to donate at the Red Cross Mobile Blood Unit Wednesday from noon to 6 pm at the Veterans Memorial building. Open to volunteers aged 14 to 60 in good health weighing at least 115 pounds, with appointments to minimize waiting. Call Lucerne 16262 or Lock Haven 8-0685. coordinator Mrs Norathy Warod at LU 2-3377 for arrangements.
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Margaret Thornton
Norathy Warod
Red Cross Blood
al LU
Warren OKs Special Money Bills and Vetoes Six
Governor Earl Warren announced the state would end the fiscal year with about 15.1 million dollars in excess revenue, signing or to sign 39 special money bills and vetoing six others. He cited a 65.8 million dollars in additional revenues for the year and approved 33 bills totaling 13.5 million for schools, 5.46 million for child care, and 1 million for wildlife, among others.
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Sacramento
Earl Warron
Warren
Renanal
Sac- Tamenth
Senate
Putgh Creak
Kings and
Tiare County
Bay Area Transit
California Poly
Kelloggard Voorhis
San Dieu State College
Southern California Sehont
Deal
Old Capitol
Af Geneeia
Superior Court
Valley Fire Chief Resigns Quietly in Castro Valley
Castro Valley fire district awaits board action after Chief Charles Mellerig resigns citing belief a full time chief is needed and a study of other communities. Board members Morris and Selmeczki are absent, keeping decision pending.
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Castro Valley
Charles Mellerig
District Board of Fire Commissioners
A. B. Morris
Pete Selmeczki
Molicrin
McNevio
Miller Plans Quitting CV Defense Post
Castro Valley plan to elect a new head for the Cast Valley Civil Defense council has been announced by Douglas Miller who says he will step down after a year of work. A July 24 meeting will choose his successor and ensure a smooth program for local emergencies and mutual aid with neighboring areas.
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Castro Valley
Douglas Miller
Cast Valley Civil Defense Council
Anotha
Mite
Council
Miller
Paul Rhindes
Auriforium
Rhates
Secon
Final Stocks Rise as Market Posts Best Gain in Week
New York stocks rallied with the market posting its sharpest one day advance in a week and setting volume records. The market climbed in seven of the last nine sessions, trading well above levels from June 29 when the industrial average signaled a shift. Late gains came as Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. championed a United States multi group air force plan, noting the air force would grow from 95 groups to 58 percent higher in a single group expansion.
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New York
Industria
Henry Cabot Lode, Jr
United States
New Bail Order Frees Civil Rights Congress Leaders
Federal judge Sylvester J Ryan reinstated bail for 15 Civil Rights Congress leaders held oncharges of conspiring to overthrow the government. The order followed a U S Court of Appeals directive. 14 of the 17 defendants remained in custody briefly before release.
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H.D. Quigg
New York
Sylvester
J. Ryan
U. S. Court of Appeals
Civil Rights Congress
Corrie
Jule 20
Ryan
Civil Rights Congress Ball Fund
Ces
Seurned Hand
U.S. Court of Appeals
U. S
Shudge Ryko
U.S
Communist Party
Kame
Judge Hand
Four Die in Lassen Park Road Crash Near Shingletown
Four people killed and two injured in a Sacramento area crash on Lassen Park highway near Shingletown. Victims include Mrs Adna Peter 53 and Mary South 30 of Shingletown and two children Ida Caren 5 and a 2 year old boy. A seventh person was critically injured, Mrs Jessie Mel Cormick, with another son Patrick 7 in serious condition. Highway Patrolman Jack Carl Jay reported the car driven by Mrs Smith passed another vehicle driven by her husband James Smith. alcohol may have been a factor.
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Redding
Calif. Usal
Lassen Park
Shinglesown
Here
Adna MM
Peter
Sacramento
Merycedes South
Ida Caren
Jessie M
MelCormick
Shingletown
Smith
Patrick
Jack Carl
Jay
James
Grayden McCarmiels
Reds Offer to Resume Talks on Their Own Terms
U S allied powers move to bolster Pacific security with treaties and troop arrangements to deter Communist expansion. Washington backs a Japanese peace treaty, long U.S. stay in Japan, Formosa defense, Philippines presence, Okinawa buildup, UN trusteeships, and aid to Southeast Asia while pressuring allies to join. Independent nations near China remain cautious as U.S. influence grows.
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Washington
Pacific
Asia
United States
New Zealand
Australia
State
Atlantic
U. S
Japan
Gene Mo Chiang Kai-Shek
Formosa
Philippines
Daidia
Pakistan
China
Ridgway Demands Neutral Zone to Restart Talks
Gen Ridgway rejected a Red offer to resume talks on their terms and pressed for a 7 mile wide neutral zone around Kaesong free of armed troops or the talks to move. He broadcast a new demand and warned that extension of talks hinges on safe access for UN correspondents. The UN commander awaits a Red reply amid dim prospects for resumption.
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Kaesong
Korea
United Nations
Kaesangt
ENVN
Matthew B. Ridgway
Kaesang
Ridaway
Kit di Sang
Peng Teh-Husi
Gleet Command
Ridgway
Heds
Nam 11
Adm
C. Turner Day
Ioy
Hed
Piiday
Joy
Nam
Seoul
Kaesung
Riseway Chananderdt
Dinner reservations urged for Sequoyah club installation
Ions put murm reservations for tomorrow night’s Installation at Sequoyah country club. Resti Zahallos, chairman, urged all members to call him for late reservations. Ceremonies will follow dinner with dancing scheduled later in the evening.
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Murm
Sequoyah Country Club
Resti Zahallos
Iater
Cee
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Lion's Club
Maxine Linnell
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Cssiro Gardens
Jeno Valente
A.W. Shiells Heal
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Bonnie Engblom
Crescent Jewelers
Louise Saunders
Clore Building Supply
Bebbia Cullar
Sylvia's Beauty Salon
Lucille Marshall
Betty’s Style Shop
Jean Conrad
Vennc Turner
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