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Newspaper
Independent
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1958
Page
3
Dallas AP reports streams in southwest Texas rose rapidly after cloudburst rains up to 20 inches caused flash floods. Highways blocked and hundreds were marooned while two tornado funnels were seen near Dallas but did not apparently touch down. Bandera County saw Bandera cut off by floodwaters with more than 20 inches in 24 hours.
The Army plans to draft 10,000 men in August, matching June and July totals. The draft, part of the Korean War effort, raises the cumulative number drafted to 2,352,430 since the war began, with a plan to cut the yearly figure from 100,000 to 70,000 beginning July 1. Local floods near Sabinal and Utopia disrupted life after an 11 inch rainfall, with 127 Girl Scouts and 266 Boy Scouts evacuated. Helicopter food drops from San Antonio bases were arranged as rescue teams worked to reopen washed out telephone lines.
A tunnel at the atomic test site near Las Vegas collapsed Tuesday, killing 45 year old Dennis B. Goins and injuring 46 year old Raymond Roberts. Both men from Las Vegas, six other workers were unhurt. The AEC identified them as crew members installing air conditioning equipment in the tunnel. The tunnel lay 500 feet from the entrance. purpose not disclosed.
A gunman robbed the main branch of First National Bank of San Jose Tuesday afternoon taking about $4,500. It was the third holdup there this year, with prior steals of $5,800 on May 3 and $6,300 in February. The wearer, hatless in a brown sport coat, passed a note saying Have gun Will shoot. He fled into a store and vanished.
Gov. Harold Handley urged a federal disaster declaration for all Indiana after eight days of Wabash River flooding. Crests threatened 1500 acres of Hoosier farmland, while 40 percent of Terre Haute’s area faced risk as guards patrolled for looters and sandbag crews worked around the clock.
Kenneth H. Leitch, California state selective service director, on Tuesday announced the August draft quota will range from 675 to 700 men. The figure matches the quotas for June and July.
A 72-year-old man identified as Kerr was found floating offshore near the foot of Kerr’s sister in Omaha. Police report he was last seen alive at 9 45 p m Monday and had 30 in cash and a wristwatch stopped at 1 55 p m. The body, clothed, was taken to Sheelar Mee mortuary pending examination.
An advertisement for a Huntington hotel on Long Beach Boulevard lists two lobbies and private oaths, with new wall-to-wall carpeting, writing desks, telephones, and daily maid service. Rates are $25.50 per person per week, including choices of steak, turkey, Virginia ham, and daily meals. Breakfast and regular dinners priced separately, phone AB 8253.
New Delhi reports four sunstroke deaths as India endures a crushing heat wave with temperatures reaching 120 degrees. Bihar records 280 fatalities as weather experts warn of no early relief nationwide.
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