Death toll 105 in flood swept six state region
AP reports widespread flood devastation across nine states with 105 dead and 70 missing in Pennsylvania alone as Delaware River floodwaters sweep towns such as Scranton Tamaqua and Stroudsburg. New Jersey Rhode Island and Massachusetts also suffer casualties and massive property damage.
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Associated Press
Toods
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Scranton
Tamaqua
Stroudsburg
Pocono Mountain
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Naugatuck River
Litchfield-Torrington
Putnam
Massachusetts
Magnesium Fire Terrifies Putnam Residents Amid Floods
Ten thousand residents in Putnam Connecticut endured a night of terror as hundreds of barrels of exploding magnesium floated on flood waters through the business district. Shocks of blazing metal lit the sky up to 250 feet high and started fires in homes and factories while civil defense said there were no casualties. The blaze erupted at Metal Sellers Corp where a magnesium plant flooded and released an estimated 200 tons of magnesium, wiping out hundreds of homes and businesses as the river floodwaters swamped the area.
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Putnam. Conn
Connecticut
Metal Sellers Corp
Tong
Rice City
Uxbridge
Mass
Blackstone
Woonsocket
R.L
Trenton
New Jersey
Statehouse
Seymour
Schoeppel Sees Safe Outcome in Oil Commission Probe
Former Interstate Oil Compact Commission chairman Senator Schaeppel expresses confidence any impartial probe will show the body as constructive. He notes the commission provided a forum for technical discussion and aided member states in conservation while operating as advisory. The extension of the compact to 1959 includes annual attorney general reports on compliance with Article 5.
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Washington
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
I “Ij
Sen. Schorppél
R-Kas
Congress
Eisenhower
Schoeppel
Russell Brown
Independent Petroleum Assn. of America
IPAA
Brown
Federal Power Commission
Commission
Oklahoma City
William G. Stratton
Ilinois
Earl Foster
Kansas
Neptagha
Oklahoma
Colorado
Port Jervis Union Gazette Survives Floods With Six-Page Edition
Port Jervis New York reporters and press crew braved flood waters to publish the 105 year old Union Gazette. Editors moved operations to higher ground at the Tri-State Associated Telephone Corp. offices while copy boys hauled stories through the water. Despite soaked newsprint, the paper produced a six page edition with an advance four page insert on time.
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Port Jervis
Two Runaway Boys Return From Kansas City Trip
Two 14-year-olds from Lawrence ran away Thursday night with a dog named Queenie, rode a freight to Kansas City, then returned home after 24 hours. They obtained $2.40 from Sidney Gonce’s father, were detained by police, fed, and later reunited with their families at Raw View Detention Home. Both said they do not want to leave home again despite no prior adventures.
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Lawrence
Kansas City
Robert Eugene Ray
Mo. St
Sidney Harrison Gonce
Sidney
Oregon
Queenie
Raw View
Gonce
Farmer and Wife Killed By Collision Near Hays
An Ellis County farm couple Mr and Mrs A J Seitz were killed when their car crossed U S Highway 40 from a side road near Yoce mento seven miles west of Hays. Driver Dechant was injured. Seitz aged 64 and his wife 61 lived on Rt 2 Hays.
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Hays
Ellis County
A. J. Seitz
Vice Defhant
Seitz
Yocemento
Dechant
Rt. 2
LaCrosse OKs Bonds for Pool and Park Upgrades
Voters in LaCrosse Kansas approved two bond issues totaling 78,000 in a special election. The 75,000 for a new swimming pool passed 385 to 104 while the 3,000 for park improvements carried 373 to 4098.
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Lacrosse, Kas
Catastrophic Northeast Floods Leave Death Toll in Billions
Disaster rips across seven states as floods from record rainfall flood homes and roads. Delaware River and dams burst, with 105 known dead and hundreds missing or displaced. Red Cross and military rush aid including cots blankets sandbags and generators to multiple cities. Communications crippled and many towns without power or water.
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Welaware
New York
New England
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Virginia
Rhode Island
Red Cross
Armed Forces
Army
Trenton
N.J
Hartford
Conn
Arlington
Mass
Terrington
Camden
N. J
Stroudsburg
Russia Informs U S of Plan to Free 3 Yanks
The State Department said the Soviet Foreign Office named three Americans held in the USSR. Frederick Charles Hopkins could not be identified from records. Wilfred C. Cramish and Murray Fields are listed as missing from military units in Europe. The department is urgent to confirm Baumeister Jr and whether he is alive or held in Russia.
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Frederick
Charles Hopkins
State Department
Wilfred C. Cramish
U.S
Mary Cramish
Amesbury
Mars
Vienna
Austria
Murray Fields
Germany
Herman Bailes
Bayside
N.Y
William G. Baumeister Jr
Pant Minn
Burns
Karl Heinz Sehliech
Baumeister
Russia
Lehlond
Barmeister
Soviet Union
Face Splatters Gets a New Name in Idaho
In Idaho Falls a drinking fountain at the Airport backs its old splashy reputation by waking drinkers with a sudden jet that splatters faces. Authorities add a four color warning sign. Old Faithful nearby in Yellowstone is 70 miles away. The fountain now bears the label Old Faceful.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Old Faithful
Yui
Rainfall Needed as Drought Hits County Crops
In Lawrence and surrounding areas drought stretches into a third week with less than an inch of rainfall. Farmers report alfalfa and corn hurt, soybeans and sorghums faring better, and spraying keeps grasshoppers under control. Meantime, fields remain fallow and planting new alfalfa is postponed until rain arrives.
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Lawrence
Nis
Wertzberger
Gay Margaret Faces Romantic Secrets Amid Royal Speculation
Crowned by Balmoral crowds the day before her 21st birthday Margaret leaves for Crathie church fundraisers at Abergeldie Castle. Rumors center on her potential marriage to Capt Townsend, amid global interest and Queen Elizabeth driving separately with secrecy in play.
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Hallater
Scotland
Margarret
Peter Townsend
Elizabeth
Margaret
Balmoral
MMO
Church of England
Mariaerke
Switch Onto Siding Triggers Fatal Arkansas Train Wreck
A Kansas City to Florida special derailed near Marked Tree Arkansas when it switched to a siding. Five people died including a mother and her baby, with at least 11 injured. Railway official said a radar pin may have caused the switch to open. The daycoach bore the heaviest losses with most casualties aboard.
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Ark
Kansas City
Florida
Arkansas
P. Rainey
Frisen
Ben 3
Putter
Patricia Jane Crawford
Buena Crawford
Kas
William Richards
Negro Trainchef
Grandview
Bonner Springs
Edith Randall Rinker
Maron, Ga
Bible camp to open Monday at Bethany College
Luther League youths from Augustana churches in the Kansas Conference will begin a week long Bible camp on the Bethany College campus in Lindsborg. Rev Ray FL Molander of Willom will direct the program.
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Lindsborg
Luther
President Eisenhower Enjoys Grandson David’s Quiet Golf Moments
President Eisenhower relaxed at the Rocky Mountain ranch while watching his seven year old grandson David perform in golf, fishing, and horseback riding. David used junior clubs and drew praise for his casting lesson and horseback work, drawing a crowd of reporters and photographers.
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David
Rocky Mountain Ranch
Eisenhower
Coadge
Bobby Jones
Possible Wage Hike For Soft Coal Industry
Washington reports a two stage wage raise for soft coal miners possibly setting a pattern for the industry. An 18.25 daily wage would rise to 19.45 by Sept 1 and 20.25 by April with time and a half for Saturdays and double pay Sundays and a second week off with 140 dollars. John L Lewis heads a wage policy panel and private talks with Harry M Moses signaled an agreement.
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Washington
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis
Harry M. Moses
Assn
Moses
Steel
Southern
Charleston
W Va
Gagette
Sand
Pay Hike Accord Reached
The Wester Electric Co. and 13 000 CIO communications workers reached a one year pact giving general wage increases of seven to 12 cents an hour. The agreement covers in house employees in Bell Telephone central office equipment in 44 states and raises the average hourly wage from about two dollars in the old contract.
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New York
Wester Electric Co
CIO
SA Company
Bell Telephone
Weather Outlook for Kansas This Weekend
Mostly fair conditions prevail this afternoon through Sunday. Lows near 60s in western areas and around 70s east tonight. Daytime highs reach the upper 80s to around 90s statewide with the north seeing 90s in spots.
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Kansas
West
Tower
SPs Stuck With False Alarm in Dallas Pickup
Navy shore patrolmen mistook a Marine deserter visit as a planned offense in south Dallas. After two hours of watching from hiding, they abandoned the stakeout, only to find themselves blamed when the patrol wagon door erupted with shouting and stray grass debriefing the front seat.
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Dallas
Texaho
Navy
Joey
Marine Corps
Sps
Cottonwood 4-H Tops at 25th Douglas County Fair
The Cottonwood 4-H Club was named best participating group as about 1500 attended the fair’s final events. Jayhawk 4-H Club and Worden Workers followed in the club competition with trophies and reverse results caused by earlier tally errors.
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Douglas County
Mary Miller
Jefty
Mary K. Husted
Jayhawk Club
Don Funk
Meadowlark Lefti
Marvin Hubbard
Lone Star
Journal-World Pheras
Cottonwood Club
Paula Glover
County Hare
Cottonwood
Kroger Grocery Co
Jayhawk
Worden Workers
India
Meadowlark
Terry
Jerry Tietjens
Julie Rae Samson
Joyce Leonhard
Jay Newland
Jolly Juniors
Chuck Broadwell
Cottawood
Teresa Ross
Belleview
Betty, Schehrer
Darrel Dean Burd
Glenn Springs
Richard Davenport
Lone ‘Star
Marvin Pine
Jack,Prim
Worden
Tommy Walburn
Clinton
Ralph Leary
Allan Robb
Roger Pine
Dale Wulfkuble
Stull
Busy Beavers
Ronnie Stauffer
Gloria Ous
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Oil Commission
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Prem
Camp Davis
Brodheads Creek
Topeka
G. Is
Mehyin HL Wertzberger
Gay Margaret
Fraser
Cole
Andy Hess
Midalene
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