Northern California storm shuts seven trains severing 1370 passengers
A fierce Northern California storm halted seven trains carrying 1370 passengers and knocked out communications. Five people died, four in a wind driven house collapse, as floods followed in river valleys. Snow blocked highways and rail lines from Eureka to the Sacramento Valley, with some routes reopening late Sunday.
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San Francisco
California
Oregon
Southern Pacific
Dunsmuir
Redding
Gerber
Sps
Shastaight
SP Cascade
Kiarmath
Klamath Falls
Ore
Siskiyou Mountains
U. S
U.S
Nevada
Denver Summit
Nevada Line
Carson City
Eureka
F. F. Flaherty
Associated Press
Convict Stabs Guard and Escapes From Jail
In Somerset County a dangerous convict named Russell Ford, 33, stabbed a guard with barber shears and fled the jail. He was sighted by state police troopers entering a wooded area three miles northwest of Somerville about 20 hours later.
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Somerville
N. Joel
Somerset County
Russell Ford
Here
Rain and showers dampen Southern California weekend weather
intermittent rain over Southern California Sunday caused light showers through the evening with temperatures from 47 to 58 degrees in Los Angeles and 57 in Long Beach. Streets were slick but no major flooding. a single serious accident was reported as rain possibly contributed. Snow was forecast above 5000 feet in the mountains. some streets could be icy. A crowd attended the Messiah at the Municipal Auditorium amid the drizzle.
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Slim
Soutern California
Marine Farm
Polite
Hartt
Santa Barbara
State Highway Patrol
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Cost of living measured by work hours across eras
The article compares buying power by hours worked rather than prices, noting $1.91 today equals $1.00 from 12 years ago. Using average hourly pay and the BLS cost of living, it analyzes 1914 1929 1939 and 1952 benchmarks, showing that purchasing a dozen eggs required 22 minutes of work in 1952.
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En Hour
Prisoners Hold Trio Of Guards Near New Mexico Prison
Eight to nine inmates seized control of cellblock No 2 at Santa Felon prison, holding three guards hostage. Guards report riot conditions as 60 to 650 inmates normally reside in the facility. State police, led by Joe Roach, rushed to restore order while Gov Mechem traveled to Phoenix.
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Santa Felon
Wau
New Mexico
Ate Felice
Joe Black
Black
Edwin L. Mechem
Phoenix
Ariz
Joe Roach
Plane spans Pacific before it takes off
Northwest Airlines Stratocrui ser landed at Seattle Sunday a minute before it took off from Tokyo on a trans-Pacific flight. The record breaking trip lasted 16 hours and 59 minutes. The time difference between Tokyo and the U S west coast was 17 hours, tailwinds aided the flight.
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Tokyo
Northwest
Seattle
Wash
U.S. West Coast
Cabinet Aides Meet the for Parley at Sea
President elect Eisenhower arrived off Wake Island aboard the cruiser Helena and was joined by John Foster Dulles George M Humphrey and Gov Douglas McKay to begin talks on U S foreign policy in the Orient The group planned conferences at Pearl Harbor and aboard the Helena during the 3300 mile voyage from Guam to Pearl Harbor Two other cabinet designees and top military leaders joined later including Gen Lucius Clay and Joseph W Dodge aboard the ship En route to Hawaii the party prepared for key discussions on Korea and security matters.
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Helena
Hawaii
Eisenhower
Wake Island
John Foster Dulles
U.S
Orient
Bulles
George M. Humphrey
Treasury
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Interior Department
Pearl Harbor
Guam
Inauguration Of Ike To Be Bigger And Better
Washington insiders predict Ike's inauguration will be the largest and most costly in history. Joseph C. McGarraghy, chair of the 1953 inaugural committee, says costs will top around one million dollars, not including the Capitol ceremony. Private sponsors will cover additional expenses through festival ticket sales.
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Ike
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Joseph C. McGarraghy
McGarraghy
Truman
Revolt in China Mines Reported
Wah Kiu Yat Pe reports that over 1000 coal miners in central Kwangsi Province rose against Communist wage policies. Miners disarmed a guarding platoon at Hopshan mines, abducted key Communist personnel, and fled to guerrilla hideouts.
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Hong Kong
Wah Kiu Yat Pe
Kwangsi
Red China
Hopshan
Yanks Card Count Lesson From 45th Division
A Southen soldier in the 45th Division learns English counting from American buddies. He recites a sequence: one through ten followed by card ranks jack and queen, ending with king. The scene reflects cross training and camaraderie amid Korea operations.
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45Th Division
Korea
Four Children Die in Arkansas Fire
Four children aged from 9 months to 4 years died in a house fire near Little Rock Arkansas. Deputy Sheriff John Hardin identified the victims as Bob, Tommie Lee, Jean, and Billie Jean Carter in a Sunday tragedy that leveled their family home and left responders seeking cause and safety lessons.
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Little Rock
Ark
John Hardin
Bob
Tommie Lée
Jean
Billie Jean Carter
State Dept Aide Arrested While Carrying Secret Papers
Washington authorities report State Department official Foy David Kohler and his wife were arrested after a car crash in Arlington Virginia. Kohler, 44, a policy planning staff member and former Voice of America chief, faced drunk charges and bail was set at 8.75 dollars. Investigators seek to determine the confidentiality level of the papers found in his briefcase and whether any secrets were involved.
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Washington
State Department
High Department
Foy David Kohler
Department
Voice of America
Arlington
Iva
Kehlers
Arlington County
Kohler
Color Blind Thief Hunted in Minnesota
St Paul police pursue a color marked theft of a 1938 Ford sedan from Mr and Mrs William Ross. Description lists mismatched colors: white body with light brown doors black hood and top red wheel one green another blue and a fourth forgotten by the owners.
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ST. Paul, Minn
William Ross
Warren to Name Young Senator from California
Governor Earl Warren announced in Tucson that he will not appoint himself to fill Senator Nixon's soon vacant seat. He said the successor will come from the southern section of the state and that he intends to choose a comparatively young man who can gain Senate seniority, around January 1 when Nixon becomes vice president.
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Ariz
California
Earl Warren
U.S. Senate
Richard Nixon
Sen. Nixon
Warren
Senate
Bevan Attacks Vienna Peace Congress As Communist Plot
Aneurin Bevan, on a visit to Nuneaton, denounces the upcoming Vienna peace congress as a Communist stooge affair and a distraction from Western working class realities. He notes the Prague purge trials, where 11 Red leaders were hanged and three more sentenced, as context for his critique.
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Nuneaton
Eng
tPl
Aneurin Bevan
Vienna
Bevan
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Red Learers
Shark Attack Kills 17‑Year‑Old Off Monterey Bay
In Monterey Bay at Lover's Point a 17 year old swimmer was fatally mauled by an estimated 11 foot shark while 50 feet from shore. Fellow teen Brookner Brady Jr., 15, and four Peninsula Skin Diving Club members attempted rescue as the shark struck again. The victim, Berry Wilson, died from blood loss before reaching shore. witnesses say this marked a rare coastal attack in Northern California.
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Pacific Grove
Monterey Bay
Berry Wilson
Hopkins Marine Laboratory
Stanford University
Wilson
Brookner W. Brady Jr
Fort Ord
Lover's Point
Brady
Peninsula Skin Diving Club
Brads
California
Bandit Steals $75 From Anaheim Liquor Store
A young bandit described as Nicellookine robbed the liquor store at 215 W Anaheim St Sunday afternoon, flashing a revolver and taking all cash from the register before fleeing on foot. Owner Jack Driskel, 53, said he complied with demands and the bandit demanded the back room be opened.
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Anaheim St
Jack Driskel
L. A. Woman, 103, In Mishap Here
Mrs. Tatzumbie Dulpey, 103, of Los Angeles, was treated at Seaside Hospital Sunday after a fall on American Ave at Pacific Coast Highway caused a forehead cut when her glasses broke. She received first aid and X rays, then was sent home.
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Seaside Hospital
Tatzumbie Dulpey
Los Angeles
American Ave
Pacific Coast
Dupey
Woman 90 to be baptized at Bethesda Church Ipswich
Katie Berritt, 90, will be baptized by total immersion at Bethesda Baptist Church in Ipswich next Sunday. She has pondered the step since age 18 and a warmed baptismal pool will ensure the ceremony does not chill her.
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Ipswich
Eng
Katie Berritt
Bethseda Baptist Church
Tve
Virginia Trucker Loses $1508 In Ocean
A Roanoke Virginia trucker, unable to swim, dropped his wallet with 1508 dollars into the Atlantic near St Simons Island on Sunday. He spent the night on the beach with his wife and 10 year old son hoping the Biliran might wash up.
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ST. Simons Island
Virginia
Atlantic Ocean
W. E. Conner
Roanoke
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