Rain Forecast Raises Flood Threat for Pierre
Pierre, South Dakota faces rising Missouri River flood risk as rain adds to snowmelt runoff. Officials expect water levels near seven feet above flood stage, with forecasts suggesting 23 to 24 feet in the worst conditions in 71 years and about 20 blocks could flood. Nearby Bismarck Mandan areas remain inundated, with 1,000 homeless after the river crest. Red River at Fargo also looms, while the Big Sioux at Sioux Falls continues to drop after diking breaches.
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Pierre
S. C
Missouri
Bismarck
N. C
Mandan
South Dakota
Linton
Nath Dakota
Red River
R. W. Schultz
Fargo
Price Conscious Trends and Curious Snapshots
The note pack surveys shoppers and oddities from 1950s life. It cites tie sales and spend, rules on alcoholic ice cream, a real estate ad with humorous misprints, a proposed NY tax on broadcast sponsors, and light personal queries about shaving habits and shoe order. It hints at public welfare permit requests in Lynn Massachusetts and marital humor about hats and bills.
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Boston Herald
New York State
New York City
Fifth Avenue
Andrew Carnegie
Washington, D. C
Ray Everett
Lynn
Mass
Board of Public Welfare
New CERTA VIN Medicine Promises Gas Relief in High Point
Advertisement proclaims CERTA-VIN from Mann's Drug Store to ease stomach gas from undigested food and aid digestion. It claims to supply vitamin B-1 and minerals to enrich blood and curb indigestion, with a large bottle priced at $1.65.
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High Point
Certa-Vin
Mann's Drug Store
Legion Meets Tonight for Nominating Officers
American Legion 40 and 8 members are slated to meet this evening at 7 at the Rainbow Supper Club for the nominating of officers, announced by John H. Banks.
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American Legion 40 and 8
Rainbow Supper Club
John H. Banks
Ad phrases spark editor’s note on taxes and appetites
A fragment comments on taxation and advertising language. It praises a California advertiser who proposed replacing phrases like mouth watering goodness with sharper terms such as drool producing delectability and sic ker-starting savor. The tone blends critique and humor.
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California
Justice Frankfurter Rebukes Press Over Stroble Case
Supreme Court justice Felix Frankfurter criticized sensational crime coverage in the Stroble murder case. Justices Douglas and Black dissented as Stroble, an elderly Los Angeles man, faces execution after a 6 to 3 ruling upholding his conviction. The opinion questions press influence on justice and cites past warnings about prejudging trials.
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Washington
Felix Frankfurter
Fred Stroble
Los Angeles
Frankfurter
William O. Douglas
Hugo L. Black
Stroble
Linda Joyce San
California Supreme Court
Robert H. Jackson
Jackson
Specialist Urges Joint Action to curb Occupational Cancer
Dr. John G. Downing of Boston dermatologist argues in the American Medical Association Journal that industry labor and medicine must unite to prevent occupational cancer. He notes the disease is rare but real and cites Atomic Energy Commission records showing benefits when hazards are reviewed and prevention methods adopted for workers.
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Chicago
American Medical Association Journal
John G. Downing
Boston
U. S. Atomic En Commission
Six Pilots Fly Both Oceans In Jet Planes
Six pilots from Lockbourne Air Force Base were the first to fly both Atlantic and Pacific oceans in jet aircraft. They completed the feat last weekend by flying RB-45 four jet bombers across the Atlantic in a mass reconnaissance mission. The pilots include Maj. L H Carrington Austin Texas Maj. A D Simmons Timmonsville South Carolina R L Strong Cheona Illinois Capt. Loines San Antonio Texas Ardoin Lake Charles Louisiana Capt. C R Honaker Quincy Michigan Their England to Ohio flight from Sculthorpe to Lockbourne took under 10 hours flying time.
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Columbus
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Atlantic
Pacific
Maj
L .H. Carrington
Austin
Tex
A.D. Simmons
Timmonsville
S.C
X. R.L. Strong
Cheona, Ili
Loines
San Antonio
Ardoin
Lake Charles
CR. Honaker
Quincy, MI
Daley reports marriage license returned with declaration
Cook County Clerk Richard J. Daley says a woman returned her marriage license bearing a statement that the marriage did not and will not take place. This unusual notice highlights a possible annulment or change of plans affecting a pending wedding in Chicago.
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Chicago
Cook County
Richard J. Daley
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Timken Det Ax
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Vanadium Som Motor
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Glidden
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Warner
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Pullman
Sculthorpe
England
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Guilford
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Kivett Drive
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Paramount
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Rockwell
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