North California storms drive evacuations and floods
Wet weather battered Northern California as rain blizzards and floods forced about 5000 residents to flee. Bay area creeks overflowed with San Francisco Bay scenes and three feet of water flooding Pleasant Hill and Walnut Creek while rails and bridges were damaged near Martinez and Palo Alto. Levees failed along the Stanislaus and Napa rivers as shelters opened in Fremont and Washington Union High School.
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Coast price fixing probed by West Coast dealers
The Justice Department disclosed a grand jury probe into alleged price fixing by West Coast automobile dealers, centered in the Oakland San Francisco area, with expectations the inquiry will spread nationwide as regionally based complaints rise.
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Justice Department
Oakland-San Francisco
Asst. Atty
Victor Hansen
Away
Washington, D. C
Hansen
Husband Held in Brutal Murder at Seal Beach
The body of 36 year old Cypress mother of five, Mrs Alvin Hendershot, was found near Seal Beach after being beaten and dumped into the water. Her husband Park Hendershot, 40, was held for questioning after fleeing a missing person report at Norwalk Sheriff's Station as Orange and Los Angeles County detectives investigate strange aspects of the case.
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Frank
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Rain Forecast and Disaster Declarations Across California
A late storm weakened into a forecast for an inch of rain in the Long Beach area around noon today as Northern California endured high winds. Governor Knight declared disaster status for Southern California and remaining state areas. Police investigated a slaying in Seal Beach, with a woman found dead from a brain hemorrhage after a chin blow and a suspected ring as a clue. Debris and cliff slides threatened Pacific Palisades with evacuations affecting 285 residents. a highway engineer was killed in a slide, and state officials urged further emergency declarations as crews work to clear debris.
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Bay 1
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Palisades
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State Division of Highways
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Coast Hwy
Pali
Glang’ Via de Las Olas
Robert E. McClure
Santa Monica
Knight
Tornadoes strike Wichita Falls. one dead, many injured
Three tornadoes ripped through Wichita Falls Texas and suburbs killing one dairy farmer Wiley Paylor 56 in his living room. J. J. Jay and George Ogle were missing. 13 injured and 175 homes and businesses damaged. Officials questioned the tornado count while storms spread across North Texas.
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Texas
Wiley
Weather Bureau
Ed Rendezvous Story Tops Peabody Television Honors
Three young men See Food Section CaPp T Kangaroo Bob Hope and Dinah Shore share top television honors as the Peabody Awards are presented in a gala spread. The piece notes death rendezvous for life and flags the feature on page a2.
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Dinah Shore
Clodburst Incident Sparks Office Confusion
WM limped back into the office wiping dirt from his attire. He muttered that a clod burst caused the mess. An assistant asked for details as the man blamed a previous misstep and a misfired prank for the shower of dirt.
Ike Seeks Record Defense Boost For Missiles and H Bombers
President Eisenhower asked Congress for an extra 1.456 billion dollars for missiles H bombers Polaris submarines and space research in the new budget year. The request would push defense spending above 40 billion and likely wipe out the 500 million budget surplus. The largest item is 518.4 million for Air Force planes and missiles raising total Air Force weapon costs to 6.4072 billion. The Defense Department said 400 to 450 million would buy 39 B52 bombers and 28 jet tankers for a 12th SAC heavy bomber wing.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Defense Department
Strategic Air Command
Newsman Stricken in San Leandro at 41
Glenn W. Stackhouse veteran news man war correspondent and night manager for United Press San Francisco bureau died early Wednesday of a heart attack He was 41 and longtime resident of San Leandro California
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Glenn W. Stackhouse
San Francisco
United Press
Three Twins Born On April Fool's Day At St Marys
Nursery at St Marys Long Beach Hospital welcomed three pairs of twins on April 1. Mothers Mrs Harry L Brooks, Mrs Forest L Templeton, and Mrs Rollin J Kennard delivered two girls, two girls, and two boys respectively, with weights ranging from 4 pounds 4 ounces to 8 pounds. Attendants note husbands were surprised by the news.
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Harry L. Brooks
Studebaker Rd
Forest L. Templeton
Constitution Lane
Lomina Ave
Brooks
Kennard
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