Flash Flood Sweeps Northwest Arkansas City
A flash flood in Russellville Arkansas forced over twenty residents from homes with some evacuated by motor boat. One man Paul Zander 47 of Little Rock was rescued from a tree after being swept off a highway. Water reached two to six feet in parts of the city as steady rain for 24 hours caused creeks to spill over and flood damage to businesses and cars. Rainfall unofficially reported around nine inches, official gauge at 3.91 inches by 5 pm yesterday.
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Arkansas
Paul Zander
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Egyptian trial hears confession withdrawn in Nasser plot
Abdel Hamid Islambouli, an Egyptian defendant in a case charging 12 others with conspiring to assassinate President Nasser, withdraws a confession as he testifies under army intelligence pressure. A worker named Rodney was kidnapped and another man fell 35 feet to his death at a Kansas City plant.
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Cairoim
Egypt
Set
Clinton
Rodney
Verona
Kansas City
Ministry of National Guidance
Islambouli
DeMille Celebrates 76th Birthday Hints at Bible Film
Cecil B. DeMille marked his 76th birthday by saying he hopes to make another film based on the Bible. His Ten Commandments remains his most successful, with trade papers reporting a gross near 23 million dollars. He noted, after 44 years in Hollywood, he wishes there had been many more films.
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Cecil B. DeMille
Hollywood
DeMille
Boy 13 Admits Playmate Death in Oregon
Klamath Falls sheriff says 13 year old Bernie B Kurtz confessed to killing his 12 year old playmate Johnny Morris after burglarizing a home with him. They took eight guns and a pickup to the Big Mountain area. Johnny’s body was found in a burned log after he disappeared during a hunting trip.
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Klamath Falls
Ore
Bernie B. Kurtz
Murr
Britton
Johnny Morris
Henley
Oregon
Bernie
Johnny
English shilling found near Ignace by railroad worker
An 1826 English shilling was found by Mike Shuska, a railroad employee, at Ignace Ontario, about 147 miles west of Old Fort William, while preparing a seed bed for planting.
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Ont
Mike Shuska
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Senate Approves Military Construction totaling 1.445 Billion
The Senate authorized military construction projects totaling 1,445,285,000 for the current fiscal year, with funds to be appropriated later. The measure shows a 412,000 rise in new authorizations versus the House bill. Differences will require compromise before final passage. Senator Stennis and Symington urged more spending on offensive weapons and questioned Nike missile expenditures.
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Washington
Senate
House
Symington
Stennis
Nike
U.S
Subcommittee
Wreck Kills Hays Woman West of McPherson
Mrs Jacob Burgardt 49 of Hays died Monday when a car driven by her son overturned in a ditch four miles west of McPherson on US 56. Her husband 58 was hospitalized in serious condition. Daughter Mary Ann 15 suffered cuts and shock while trapped an hour. Son Edward 31 and grandson Jeffrey were only slightly injured.
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Mcpherson
Jacob Burgard
Hays
U.S
Burgardt
Mary Ann Burgardt
Edward V. Burgardt
Wichita
Jeffrey
Edward Burgardt
Highway Patrol
Ship With Stricken Passengers in New York
A liner carrying many influenza cases docked in New York today. About 20 percent of its 647 foreign students aboard the Arosa Sky reported illness. On arrival 22 were in the ship hospital and 28 confined to cabins. The health agencies boarded the vessel to determine transfer plans and possible Asiatic origin.
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New York
Arosa
Archaeologist Geelty Card Unclear Intervention In Dated Text
An archaeologist named Geelty is mentioned in a fragmentary report with scattered names and dates. The OCR text is garbled, but hints at a study site, a dated event, and a suspended sentence related to a possible investigation or legal action.
Widow of Passenger Sues Pilot Widow in Court
A district court case charges the widow of a plane passenger with suing the widow of the pilot. The filing names the parties and references the aviation incident context, with the case proceeding in the Asher district jurisdiction.
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Msas FT
Asher
Maher
Sabi
Fragmentary report of a crash near Aferm and Paser
A damaged OCR item describes a crash near Aferm and Paser with unclear details. It mentions two men involved and alleges actions or events surrounding the incident but lacks coherent names or outcomes.
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Shock
Paser
Aferm
Inter
Pisenee
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