Death toll in hurricane ranges to 500 in estimate
As rescue efforts press on, officials cite up to 500 dead with 350 already counted. Carpenters race to forge coffins for mass graves while isolated communities bury relatives due to transport shortages. Creole looting controls planned as crews clear Cameron coast and search for wrecked vehicles.
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National Guard and
Civil Defense Agency
Lake Charles
Cameron
Crovie
Louisiana
New Orleans
Eisenhower
Henry Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Sam Mazilly
Batista Rally in Rebel City Draws Small Crowd
In Santiago de Cuba a pro government rally backed by Fi del Castro opponents failed to attract expected crowds. About 5,000 attendees came from Havana and nearby areas, with heavy security and sporadic gunfire as 70,000 had been forecast.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Fulgencio
Batista
Fidel Castro
Caspedes Park
Havana
Cuba
Policeman Slain by Fellow Officer in Houston
Houston police officer Carroll Eugene Posey, 26, died after being shot in a beer tavern. Homicide Lt. B. Porter said the shot came from a .45 caliber pistol. Sergeant Navin L. Bullock, 31, a patrol division sergeant, was charged with murder and claimed the shooting was an accident.
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Houston Upi
Houston
Carroll Eugene Posey
Navin L. Bullock
B. Porter
Bullock
Survivor recounts survival during devastating hurricane
A survivor recalls a nightmarish bid for safety as floodwaters flooded a home, forcing a makeshift raft from latticework and a coffee table. The recount covers waves, debris, a perilous drift, and a dramatic rescue by motorboat near Creole, ending with relocation to Lake Charles and a reinforced faith.
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Mother
Louise
Ihitchen
Dorothy
Louisville
Crepie
Lake Charles
Father Shoots 2 Children While Testing New Rifle
Delos seven and Sharon ten were riding with their mother in a car at a county gravel pit when a new rifle discharged. The bolt jammed and fired, the bullet entering a rear door and striking Delos in the chest then his sister. Coroner ruled accidental death.
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Selliss Duesler
Delos
Sharon
Fulton County
Gloversville
Duesler
Frank Calder
Adenauer backs disarmament zone in Europe
West Germany's Chancellor Konrad Adenauer declared support for a controlled disarmament zone in Europe including German territory. He denied blocking London talks and said Bonn backs U S proposals, stressing readiness to cooperate on atomic and conventional weapon controls. He spoke to 30,000 at a campaign launch for the Christian Democratic party ahead of the September 15 general election.
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Dortmund
Germany
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Europe
London
Christian Democratic
Washington
U. S
Dulles
Adenauer
Bonn
United States
West European Union
Minister Thought Drowned Returns after Two Months Missing
A wounded pause of relief followed the return of minister Daughters who vanished after a lake incident near Coeur d Alene. He spoke obliquely about the two months since his disappearance saying memories came in bits and pieces. He recalled no boat capsize and offered simple notes on his post disappearance journey and church path.
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Fasco
Associated Press
Coeur ‘Alene
Gaughters
Coeur d'Alene
Doerfer to Take FCC Post Today
President Eisenhower will name John Doerfer to chair the Federal Communications Commission. Doerfer, a 1953 FCC member and former Wisconsin Public Service Commission chairman, will assume the post immediately at age 52, succeeding George C. McConnaughey.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John
Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
Commission
George C. McConnaughey
Wisconsin Public Service Commission
FCC
Texans on West Coast goodwill tour sans hats and spurs
A bus with 41 Texans toured the West as part of a 21 day goodwill trip for 21 girls and 16 boys from Sepalusit Tex junior high. They visited Marineland Hollywood Moulin Rouge Disneyland Knott's Berry Farm and planned Las Vegas and more with chaperones Mrs Emma Bolling Principal Joe Airola and driver H A McCord.
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Los Angeles
Lone Star State
West
Emma Bolli
Spefusit
Tex
Bolling
Joe Airola
H. A. McCord
Marineland of the Pacific
Moulen Rouge
Hollywood
Disneyland
Knott's
Berry Farm
Las Vegas
New
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Joe Flanagan
Grand Chenier
Lake Charles Sun Ray
God
Byfield
Andrew Daughters
Samovar Vodka
Grein
Schentey Dist
My.c
Tay Wall
Gardiegs Maaring
Piva
Leng Benen
Chinaware
Earn Community SA
Compton Paramountcy
Compton
Wdrusey
Baker's
General Electric
Baker's Sis Orice
American Ave
Long Beach Harbor
Anaheim Blvd
Wilmington
Texans
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