Springville Flood Rages Through Tulare County Causing Heavy Damage
Severe floods from the Tulare County Tule and Kern rivers inundated Springville and nearby towns after days of heavy rain. Nine houses were swept away along the Tule River, residents evacuated, and water service disrupted. Porterville faced threatened dam overflow and power plant losses. Kernville suffered a destroyed bridge and extensive property damage.
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Tulare County
State Division of Forestry
Springville
Porterville
Kernville
Kern County
Kern River
Kernmville
State Fis Hatchery
Lost and found notice for pointer dog
Classified notice lists a white and black pointer dog lost or found with a contact number 447 4617. It appears brief and incomplete but indicates a pet recovery listing in a local paper.
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Ver & White
Are Americans being told of events leading to war with Japan
The article excerpt discusses secret German notes warning of a possible Anglo Saxon and Japan conflict and recalls Admiral Kimmel’s 1941 alert before Pearl Harbor. It argues for closer coordination between public opinion and diplomacy and asks if the American people are informed about events that could trigger a disastrous war.
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United States
Japan
Berlin
Husband Kimmel
Pacific Flight
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Storms Hit Most Of Nation With Snow And Floods
Storms drenched the nation from California to Colorado and Idaho with knee deep snows and heavy rains causing mud slides and floods. An Arctic blast drove temperatures below zero on the northern plains as a warm eastern front persisted. In Colorado new snowfall trapped travelers at Wolf Creek Pass and Rabbit Ears Pass while two deer hunters stranded near Grand Junction were rescued in good condition.
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Colorado Rockies
California
Colorado
Idaho
Arizona
Canada
Wolf Creek Pass
Rabbit Ears Pass
Denver
Grand Junction
Cole
Historic Paintings Slashed at U.S. Capitol
A man identified as George Palakian slashed four historic paintings in the Capitol near the House galleries. He was arrested on destruction of government property after a workman spotted him cutting a painting with scissors. The damaged works include Christy’s Signing of the Constitution and portraits of Henry Clay Carroll and Bedford.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Capitol
George Palakian
Capitol Police
James M. Powell
Palakian
Market St
Paterson
N.J
Powell
Capitol
Congress
Henry, Clay,ontaine
Gunning Bedford, Jr
Philadelphia
Charles Carroll
Carrollton
Carroll
Maryland
George Stewart
Howard Chandler Christy
John Neagle
Chester Harding
Charles
Thomas Seckford
Takoma Park
Seekford
Buddy
Volunteer Military System Proposed
A Chicago conference on the draft debated a voluntary service, with officials saying costs would be prohibitive without at least $5 billion more yearly. Senator Edward Kennedy promoted a lottery, while advocates argued for higher pay and housing to attract volunteers, and economists weighed cost and political risks.
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Chicago
VPS
Defense Department
National Conference On
Harold Wool
Kennedy
Chapman
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
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Pat Clark
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Fremont
Kaweah
Three Rivers
UPI Telephoto
Susan Wallace
North Hempsteead
N.Y
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Saigon
Pfc. Wallace
25Th Infantry Division
Chu Chi
United Press International
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Wallace
UPI Saigon
UPL
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Convention Center Drive
Paradise Road
Flamingo
Audrey Reed
Rancho
Charleston
Alta
Decatur
Peomral
Dal Collins
Scott Smith
Russ Cantor's Stringettes
Versailles
Eddie Fisher
Riviera Hotel
Willson Peale
Bedford
Wright
Foster
North
Bruce K. Chapman
Seattle, Wash
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Dmass
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Ford Foundation
Johnson
National Advisory Commission On Selective Service
Wool
Dany
Ming’s Oriental Shops
Fremont Strip
Samara Square
James E. Wood, Inc
Sahara
Scott
Alwan
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