Screech of Lovesick Owls Disturbs Sleep in Wilminton
Mrs Renner endures nightly owl screeches from a nearby cottage on Broad N in Wilminton. She seeks help from shelter, police, and Fish and Game with no relief. After moving to her daughter's home for a week, she returns to 905 Broad N as the nocturnal chorus continues and a family of owls settles in.
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Confidential magazine drugs sex scandal grand jury record
Los Angeles report details grand jury hearings into Confidential magazine with Francesca de Scaffa named as a Venezuela born star earning between thirty thousand and forty thousand dollars over two years for tips and storage. The indictments cover eleven people including publishers and managers tied to Tollywood circulation.
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Confidential
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Michael Tobias
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Helen Studin
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Confiden
Toddler Suffers Tragic Death in Backyard Dust Hole
Ronnie Del Johnson, 11 months, fell into a 40 inch deep dust hole in the Johnsons’ yard while playing alone. A frantic search followed. he was found unresponsive about 20 minutes later in a post hole on neighbor James O’Neil’s property. Candis Johnson, 7, had waited for school, then saw the incident unfold. Authorities notified. details pending.
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Hale On
Jatmes O'Neil
U.S
Washington
Lana
Jadjustmenta
U. S
Karl Rankin
Wild Rankin
Gunfire at Alabama construction site leaves two dead
Gunfire erupted at a Gulf States Coast Cotton Producers project near Gunterville Alabama at about 7 am Monday. Two workers died and several others were wounded as both pickets and strikebreakers fired rifles pistols and shotguns. Sheriff L P Dickson said the scene involved union organizers and nonunion labor, with workers moving to a fence line and others continuing work amid the armed clash.
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Tennessee River
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Atlanta
Cotton Producers Assn
United Mint Workers
Dist. 50
L. P. Dickson
Crearms
Jonny le
Ten Inch Rain Floods Southwest Texas Drowning Boy
Torrential rains drenched south and southwest Texas and the South Plains with up to ten and a half inches. A seven year old boy drowned near Sabinal in Uvalde County as creeks burst their banks. Levees broke near Dallas driving evacuations and causing millions in damage. A possible tornado was sighted near Brownfield. Labor Secretary Mitchell urged quick passage of sweeping union welfare and pension fund reform with penalties for embezzlement and false reporting.
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James Mitchell
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Linkage Bill Changes Asked
Los Angeles City Council moves to withdraw opposition to Assembly bill 4163 that would set up a subsidence abatement assessment district The measure would tax landowners in the Long Beach and Los Angeles harbor areas to fund subsidence relief and harbor protection Council members debate amendments that would trim the Willington area and shift relief burdens Officials cited oil company responsibility for subsidence and urged state support to address the Long Beach problem
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Longmington
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Vermillion
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Waltmington
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San Antonio hit by flash floods evacuations amid heavy rain
In a booming military city, over 400 residents faced flash floods after 4.11 inches of rain. National Guardsmen and local authorities led evacuations in a large housing area of the old Spanish city. A drowning victim was Syring, son of Raymond Syring, near Kemily, fifty miles east of San Antonio.
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Rioting Chinese Mob Roils Taipei After Soldier Self Defense Verdict
In Formosa, a Chinese mob attacked the American embassy in Taipei following the exoneration of an American soldier who shot a prowler near his family's home in self defense. The protest grew into a riot as anger over the verdict spilled into streets and clashes with officials occurred. The Chiang Kai-shek government responded quickly as the incident continued.
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School Tax Rate May Rise to 2.92 in Long Beach
Arthur A Knoll, business manager for the Long Beach Unified School District, said Monday a preliminary estimate shows the operating tax rate could climb from 2.02 to 2.92 next year. The higher figure rests on assumed increases in teacher salaries, personal property valuations, public utility valuations, and real estate values.
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Senate committee votes to increase disability benefits
Officials disclose riots organized by internal political elements aiming to seize power and strike into the U.S. embassy area. A bill would expand tax and benefits, provoking tensions as rioters attacked the code room and embassy, with investigations into deaths and delayed actions by authorities.
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Atomic Test This Morning At Nevada Site
The Nevada test site plans a morning detonation of a 10 kiloton device atop a 500 foot tower after 12 delays. Weather winds favor detonation, with a 3 am forecast following evaluations by weather specialists. Sir Keith Jopson, 60, Britain's ambassador to Uruguay, died of a heart attack in Montevideo on Monday.
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R. Keith Jopson
Britain
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Three Acquitted in Montest Trial Scandal
In Venice on Monday, all three defendants in the Montes trial were acquitted. The verdict absolves two Roman socialites and the former city police chief of involvement in the death of socialite Wilma Montest.
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Bipartisan plan to restore defense funding in House
In Washington, a bipartisan drive by Democrats and Republicans to restore about 300 million dollars to Dwight Eisenhower's trimmed defense budget began in the House. The House Appropriations Committee cut 2.45 billion from Army Navy and Air Force requests, with leadership signaling possible restoration of 12 percent of the total and even up to 25 percent of the 1.2 billion dollars cited by Eisenhower as vulnerable. Representatives Vinson Sikes and Martin voiced concerns that the cuts were too deep and urged amendments this week.
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Governor signals openness to special session on water crisis
The governor announced on Monday he would be receptive to requests from legislative leaders for a special session to address interwater problems. The statement appeared on page A-6. In Philadelphia police believe Father Divine, a Negro cult leader, may be dead, though a spokesman at his headquarters denied the report on page A-3.
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