Rains and floods claim 280 lives in southern Japan
A violent storm on Kyushu Island dumped 29 inches of rain in 24 hours leaving at least 280 dead and over 281 missing. Reports from Isa haya and Omura described city flooding, washed out railways, and thousands of homes destroyed. Rescue efforts included 19 Japanese navy and coast guard vessels and American aircraft support.
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Tokyo
Japan
Kyushu
Isahaya
Nagasaki
Omura
Yasujiro Tachikawa
Yoko Komori
Japanese Navy
Coast Guard
U.S. Navy
U.S. Air Force
Rainfall Makes Wheat Crop Questionable
Kansas faces the 1957 winter wheat harvest with heavy rains delaying gathering and lowering estimates. Officials expect statewide output near 94 million bushels with spotty yields and modest protein. Nebraska shows optimism from March moisture, while Oklahoma suffers from spring rains.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Northwest
Elmer W. Reed
The
Kansas Milling Co
Wichita
A. V. Nordquist
Desert search for clues in airliner mystery near Victorville
Investigators comb the Mojave Desert for fragments of a Western Airlines Convair after a jagged cabin hole left the aircraft at 10 000 feet. Missing is S F Binstock a 62 year old jeweler from North Hollywood insured for 125000. The search focuses on Ord Mountains area while FBI and other agencies probe possible explosive decompression or structural failure.
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Victorville
Calif
Mojave
S. F. Binstock
North Hollywood
Los Angeles
Las Vegas
Nev
Binstock
Western Airlines
Convair
California Desert
George Air Force Base
FBI
Civil Aeronautics Board
Ord Mountains
Here
Air Force
84th Division Restricted to Post at Camp McCoy
Brig. Gen. Edward Carmichael ordered the Wisconsin 84th Infantry Reserve Division restricted to the post tonight after a reservist was killed in an auto accident. Trainees may not leave until 7 a.m. Saturday, except in hardship cases. The division marked Governor Vernon Thomson with the honorary Railsplitter title during today’s ceremonies.
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Camp Mccoy
Edward Carmichael
Wisconsin
Vernon Thomson
Railsplitter
Amend Bill Or Face Filibuster Warns Russell
Senator Russell warned Southern senators would filibuster unless a jury trial amendment is added to the civil rights bill. Eisenhower objected to jury trial changes, while Knowland and Dirksen framed GOP strategy. The House bill now relies on injunctions to enforce voting rights.
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Russell
Washington
Sen
D-Ga
Eisenhower
Young
GOP
Sens
Knowland
O'Mahoney
D-Wye
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Dixie
Dga
Rcalif
Senate
White House
Five Men Convicted in Turnpike Swindle Case
Harrisburg Pennsylvania five men were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission in a long running scheme involving drilling holes to fill old mine voids. Convictions include former Turnpike Chairman Thomas J. Evans and others tied to the Mann Mine firm. Acquittals were recorded for four defendants.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
George M. Leader
Turnpike Commission
Thomas J. Evans
Coaldale
Charles W. Stickler Jr
Reading
Dauphin County
Harvey Pennell
Williamsport
Evans
Turnpike
James F. Torrance
Stickler
Clayton A. Landsidle
Mann- Mine Research and Development Co
Paul J. McNeill
Commission
Gov. Leader
Pennsylvania
Mann-Mine
Luzerne
Lackawanna
State Mines Department
Homer L. Kreider
E. J. Donnelly
J. E. Greiner Co
Baltimore
G. Joseph Hubert
Greiner
John D. Paul
Theodore S. Paul
Pauls
H. G. Stutzman
Manu-Mine
Dist. Atty
Huette F. Dowling
Vincent G. Panati
Explosive double suicide shocks North Side Pittsburgh
An explosives expert and his estranged wife killed themselves in a parked car in the North Side. An 8 year old girl died from the blast and seven others were injured. The couple had met for a reconciliation when the explosion occurred.
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Pittsburgh
North Side
Midtown
Arthur DePew
Elaine
Linda Kraus
Linda
Joan
Frank Panza
DePew
Lawrence Maloney
House Kills Measure By Five Votes In School Aid Fight
The White House said President Eisenhower was greatly disappointed the House did not pass a $1.2 billion school aid bill. The defeat by five votes followed bipartisan criticism and mixed Republican support, with Eisenhower expressing disappointment and noting he would sign if Congress approved it.
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White House
Washington
Eisenhower
House
Anne Wheaton
Kelley
Rep
Frelinghuysen
Rep. McConnell
R-Pa
Congress
James C. Hagerty
Racketeer John Dio and two union leaders guilty of shakedown
Johnny Dio and two union officials were found guilty in a $30,000 labor peace conspiracy after 23 hours of deliberation. Samuel Goldstein and Max Chester faced related charges as the verdicts carry prison terms up to four years. Sentencing was set for Sept. 5.
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New York
Johnny Dio
Dio
Samuel Goldstein
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
Max Chester
Retail Clerks International Assn
Victor Riesel
Goldstein
Chester
E Tia
Manhattan
Citywide Plan Aims to Ease La Crosse Traffic
The La Crosse Common Council initiated two major traffic realignment programs. The first directs the city engineer to obtain cost estimates for a citywide traffic survey to supplement the existing one way street and intersection study and firm recommendations. The second involves the Lang drive to George street extension relocating the highway at West avenue and La Crosse street. The Lang drive bridge is currently under repair with progress noted in preliminary project phases.
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la Crosse
Common Council
Lang drive-George Street
West Avenue
la Crosse Street
Lang Drive
City engineers outline Lang Drive expansion as second cross town arterial
La Crosse city engineer Zenno Gorder described a long studied plan to extend Lang drive to George street and connect with Highway 53, link Lang drive with West avenue, repair the La Crosse River bridge with a straight approach, and add an overhead crossing of rail lines. The plan would create a West avenue Lang drive corridor serving as a second arterial to relieve Rose street, with right of way acquired and construction estimates in place. The proposal, with high priority, includes integrating the Lang drive extension into the interstate system and improving fire safety and overall traffic flow. See GORDER Page 5.
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Lang Drive
Zenno Gorder
la Crosse
Gorder
George Street
St. Andrew Street
West Avenue
la Crosse Street
la Crosse River
Milwaukee Road
Rose Street
Businessmen’s Club
City Moves to Get Cost Estimate for Supplementary Study
City Alder men urged City Engineer Zenno A. Gorder to hire De Leuw Cather and Co to cost a broader traffic study for the rest of the city. A public hearing on one way streets drew protest from residents in the affected area.
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Zenno A. Gorder
de Leuw, Cather
Oneway
Mayor Shot Down In Blaze Of Gunfire
Garden City mayor James Tierney was shot six times in city hall during a city planning commission recess. Lester Ellerhorst, contractor and opponent in the 1946 race, was held without charge amid fears of violence. Tierney survived with low odds and witnesses reported a tense, crowded scene outside City Hall.
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Detroit
Garden City
James Tierney
Russell L. Swarthout
Tierney
Arthur Nagle
Lester Ellerhorst
Gypsum Constructors, Inc
Nagle
City Planning Commission
Ellerhorst
Asst
John Mowatt
RAF Raids Rebel Posts In Oman For Third Day
British reports say RAF Venom fighter-bombers attacked rebel forts at Tanuf near Nizwa for a third straight day. The raids targeted Izki and Nizwa after a 48 hour warning. London denied civilian casualties and said actions were at the Sultan of Muscat and Oman's request.
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London
Royal Air Force
Oman
Tanuf
Nizwa
Britain
RAF
Arabian Peninsula
Muscat
Izki
Selwyn Lloyd
Parliament
Lloyd
U. S
John Hay Whitney
Foreign Office
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Chikara Imasato
Hell
Zkkeer
Stanton Samuelson
D. D. Pittman
Bugs Bunny
la Crosse Tribune
California
Las
D. T. Renta
Pentagon
Rep. Kelley
D-Pa
John Dio
U.S. Senate Rackets Committee
General Sessions
John A. Mullen
Lang
George
Main
King Streets
Front Street
Losey Boulevard
Arthur Gavshon
Cairo
Imam Ghaleb bin Ali
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