Five Drowned in Texas Floods
Flash floods swept across Texas causing widespread evacuations and five drowning deaths as storms, floods, and tornado warnings pressed the state. Drowned victims include Handello Gonzales and Bonita Gonzales, with Pedro Gonzales possibly related. San Antonio faced rising creeks and evacuations amid deteriorating flood conditions. Local relief and National Guard deployment were discussed as communities sought safety.
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Grande
Explosion injures sixteen at Indiana university chemistry demo
A Wednesday night chemistry demonstration at Indiana University in Bloomington exploded, injuring sixteen. Fourteen high school students, 11 students from Bedford High School, and three others were hospitalized for cuts from a shattered stone table top. Professor Charien Rohrer was injured but not hospitalized. The demo used liquid aluminum dust and had no fire. Students were from nearby high schools. the exhibit was sponsored by the Southern Indiana section of the American Chemical Society.
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Wills Coombs
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American Chemical Society
Arrival Delay Forces Mayflower to Reroute
Weather delays described as unfavorable winds push the Mayflower to abandon the original North Atlantic route Totlowel by the Pilgrims in 1520 and take a southerly path. Article references page Ae16 and includes SYD HARKIN quote about culture and purpose on page A6.
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Syd Harkin
Railroads Protest Airport Subsidies and Terminal Costs
Railroads argue government subsidies favor commercial airlines at Washington D C. They cite a $36 million airport cost to taxpayers with no taxes paid on the facility and an airline terminal subsidy. They compare this to the Washington Union Terminal built for $22 million from railroad funds and borrowing, noting $3.5 million in property taxes paid over 15 years. The piece references Idlewild in New York.
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Washington, D.C
Duticita
Washington Union Terminal
New York
Idlewild
Report U S Missile Tops 9000 Miles Per Hour
A U S Air Force test launch from Patrick Air Force Base Florida reportedly reached 9240 miles per hour, claimed as the fastest ever. The Pentagon had not confirmed the report. The previously highest recorded speed was about 8000 mph.
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Partick Air Force Base
Florida
Weidnenstag
Lockheert
Inisel
Pentagon
Police officer scandal nets the Golf squad car tale
William Carr, a part time policeman, quarreled with Golf officials over a city squad car with shot brakes. He allegedly kept large sums from a mattress payout, sharing funds among relatives and buying gifts for his wife. Carr and his wife spent Christmas on the road with the car, while authorities question his finances and motives.
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Golf
William Carr
Herman Tavernier
Carr
New York
Taverniera
Tugboat Sinks During Tow in Montreal Harbor
In Montreal harbor the tug John Pratt capsized while towing the Swedish freighter Nyland. The tow rope snapped and the vessel sank. Four crew members died including captain Zatique Bibeault and cook Jeanne Lamy. Three deck hands swam to shore. another crewman was rescued by boat.
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Ine
John Pratt
Nyland
Zatique Bibeault
Jeanne Lamy
Jean Matte Morin
Laurent LaForest
Trio Stages Las Vegas Elopement Crime Spree
A three week Long Beach crime spree ends with the arrest of Eldon Dean Leeper Burton Leeper and Charles E Butler. They confess robberies beatings and a shooting including Mrs Dorothy Carlson a tavern keeper at 4663 Long Beach Blvd. Carlson was robbed of 600 and wounded during a break in. The trio planned an elopement to Las Vegas amid the spree.
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Nevada
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Inot
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BA Ormameeny
Dorothy ¥. Carlson
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Mra
Carson
Carlson
Wall of conflicting affidavits plagues Senate inquiry
In Washington the Senate Rackets Committee heard contradictory stories from Kathleen Weeks Weeks and Margis Childress about affidavits accusing Portland racketeer Jim Elkins. Deputy George Minnelly attacked Weeks and blamed Oregon deputy attorney general Arthur Kaplan for pressuring witnesses. The hearings connected to Teamsters corruption probes in Seattle and Portland with numerous indictments and ongoing grand jury actions.
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Senate
Kathleen Lucile Cooper
Portland
James B
Jim
George Minlelly
Minlelly
Margis Childress
Weeks
McClellan
D-Ark
Jlars
Elina
High
Teamsters Union
Seattle
Wash
Elkina
Miniclly
Mra
Childress
Siorica
Oregon
Arthur Kaplan
Minnelly
Kaplan
Weeka
Elkins
Terry D
Schrunk
Sec Dulles to Attend NATO Talk in Bonn Germany
Secretary of State John Foster Dulles plans to travel to Bonn, Germany, for the NATO Council meeting May 2 to 4. Allies discuss Soviet threats, Britain's defense cuts, disarmament talks, the Middle East, and the Hungarian refugee issue, with a review of six months of alliance expansion efforts.
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NATO
Washington
Johny Foster
Germany
Soviet Union
Trea
Council of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Bonn
NATO Council
Britsain
Middle East
NATO Alliance
Anaheim police begin rabies shots after death in county case
A Anaheim police officer started rabies treatment and four other officers plus two hospital nurses may be required to begin shots after a patient who was subdued died April 11 from rabies. The county health officer said this is the first human rabies death in Orange County in over 30 years.
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Anaheim
Edward Lee Mussell
Orange County
George Platfoot
Russell
Russell Wald
Anaheln
Anaheim Community Hospital
Clyde Pennington
Norbert de Cock
de Cock
Pennington
Altees
Pressures Rise for Summit Meet in Nuclear Peace Drive
London reports rising pressure for a four powers summit on halting the nuclear arms race and steering the world toward peace. Soviet Premier Bulganin's letter to Prime Minister Macmillan signals potential talks with Eisenhower Mollet and Churchill amid mixed views on motives and seriousness.
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Ruspanin
Macmillian
Bulganin
Mac Milan
Eisenhower
Mollet
Alson
Hrittary
Moscow
British Commonwealth
Nthuen- Nal Groupe
Macmillan
Ayter
Wineston Churchill
Police Doubt Black Dahlia Confession Revealed
LA police doubt a warehouseman’s claim about a confession in the Elizabeth Short murder case. Edward Angele, 41, is in custody for suspicion of the 1947 mutilation slaying after alleging a false confession for shelter and meals. The report ties a historic case to a modern suspect while detailing wartime carrier news and Jordanian political turmoil.
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Los Angeles
Mack Padilla
Edward Angele
Wan Ars
Elizabeth Short
Quakes Rock Cairo and Eastern Mediterranean
Two earthquakes struck Egypt and the eastern Mediterranean Wednesday night. The first quake affected Cairo and Cyprus, while a later tremor shook buildings in Cairo for more than a minute.
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Cairo
Egypt
Mediterranean
Cyprus
Talking Heads and Sunlit Sagas of WM's Spouse
A quirky column notes WM's optimistic forecast with a humorous hoie and jokes about an amateur philosopher. It remarks on a yearly two week retreat called Enzhat weeksy where a husband does what his wife wants. It also hints at traffic jams and a family size package joke.
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