Rio Grande Valley Hit by Gales and Torrential Rains
Violent weather battered southern Texas for the 11th day with high winds and thunderstorms dropping up to six inches of rain in the Rio Grande Valley. Rivers rose, roads flooded, 68 highways closed, and 11 people perished or were injured as floods threatened Houston and Victoria area communities.
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Dallas
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Houston
Liberty
Weatherford
Dennis
Victoria
Guadalupe River
Victoria Itsel
E. R. Weaver
Sted
Raymondville
Willacy County
Edinburg
Fridalgo County
Rio Grande
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Lareco
Steady Rains Hit City as Flood Watch Expands
Rain fell in Lawton while surrounding areas reported heavier showers across Oklahoma. Towns such as Hollis Ardmore Frederick and Waurika logged over an inch, Lawton measured 0.20 inch by 7 am, and Medicine Park recorded 0.35 inch at noon. Flood warnings lingered as eastern lakes rose and rivers began to crest then fall within about 35 hours.
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Lawton
Lake Lawtonka
Oklahoma
Hollis
Ardmore
Frederick
Waurika
Hobart
Altus
Tishomin
Lawton Lawton
Roy Higdon
Medicine Park
Higdon
George Cox
Meers
Grandmother and Son Rob Staten Island Market
A 56 year old grandmother Edna Mac Donald and her 26 year old son John Maynas, along with Anthony Cirillo, 26, were charged after allegedly robbing Julius Tampleff’s Staten Island supermarket of 13000 dollars and fleeing in his Cadillac. A third man Salvatore Piga, 33, was sought.
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New York
LLP
Edna MacDonald
John A. Maynas
Route 2
Middlebourne
W. Va
Anthony T. Cirillo
Brooklyn
Salvatore Piga
Julius Tampleff
Staten Island
Mrs. MacDonald
Tampleif
Cadille
Sill Troops Skip Exercise at Fort Polk
Fort Sill troops originally slated for Operation Sledgehammer at Fort Polk Louisiana will not take part. The month long exercise now runs through May 24 with tests revised for the second phase of Army maneuvers to assess unit efficiency and readiness under tactical conditions.
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Fort Sill
Fort Polk
Public Information Office
Robert Kren
Pio
598Th Field Artillery
529Th
Fork Polk
Four Die in Sayre Area Car Crash On Route 66
Four persons died when a car crashed and burst into flames two miles west of Sayre Oklahoma on U S 66. The vehicle hit a bridge at 12 13 p m and became engulfed, trapping a couple and their two children.
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Sayre, Okla
U. S. 66
Here
Highway Patrol
Honduras Moves to Expel 50 Nicaraguan Invaders
Tegucigalpa reports Honduran troops have entered disputed border territory after a 50-man Nicaraguan unit invaded Mocoron. Gen Roque Rodrigues warns Honduras is in a state of war as 5,000 regulars and 20,000 reserves mobilize along the frontier toward Cruta, with Nicaragua denying territorial seizures.
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Chicago
The
Chicago Tribune
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Nicaragua
Jules Dubois
Macoron
Gracias A Dios
Roque J. Rodrigues
Dubois
Tribune
Col
Victor Carraccioli
Maj
Robert Galvez
Rodrigues
Mocoron
Cruta
Dubios
Col F
U S Pledges 10 Million Aid to Jordan in Stability Drive
U S government announced it is prepared to provide Jordan with 19 million dollars in economic funds to aid development and political stability. Ambassador Mallory delivered the offer after a meeting with King Hussein. Jordan foreign minister Rifai said Jordan will not invite roving Ambassador Richards to visit. King Hussein had just returned from talks with King Saud in Saudi Arabia.
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Amman
Jordan
U. S
United States
Lester Mallory
Hussein
Mideast
Samir Rifai
James Richards
Richards
Rifai
Middle East
Hing Sand
Suleiman Nabulsi
Saudi Arabia
King Saud
Five Cabinet Members May Quit
Washington reports from GOP circles say five members of President Eisenhower s cabinet may resign soon. Charles E Wilson and George M Humphrey are named along with John Foster Dulles Sinclair Weeks and Arthur E Lummerfield as possible outgoers. Possible replacements for Humphrey include Hubert B Anderson W Randolph Burgess and Lewis W Douglas.
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Washington
Eisenhower
GOP
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
John Foster Dulles
Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Arthur E. Lummerfield
Wilson
Humphrey
Hubert B. Anderson
Texas
Knights to Pick New State Officers at Oklahoma Conclave
The 52nd annual Knights of Columbus Oklahoma state convention concludes with election of a new slate this afternoon at Hotel Laystonian. About 250 Knights and wives attend the conclave which opened Sunday. outgoing state deputy Robert E. Ratigan to preside in the Geronimo room. Father George M Tipton delivers the Sunday banquet address. Most Rev. Eugene J. McGuinness attends as guest for Lawton Council 1287’s 50th anniversary celebration and the 75th anniversary See KNIGHTS, Page 2, Col.
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Knights of Columbus of
Oklahoma
Laystonian
Robert E. Ratigan
Oklahoma City
Geronimo
George M. Tipton
St. Regis College
Denver
Colo
Eugene J. McGuinness
Lawton Council 1287
Knights
Oklahoma City stamps issued for pinball gambling devices
U S internal revenue chief Earl Wiseman said 180 federal stamps have been issued since last July 1 for pinball and gambling devices in Oklahoma. Most stamps went to private clubs and lodges, with Lawton receiving the most permits at 33. Tulsa and Oklahoma counties showed smaller totals. Officials say unlicensed machines were common before recent raids, and the $250 stamp serves as the legal license for each machine offering free games and payoffs over the counter.
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Earl Wiseman
U. S. Internal Revenue Office
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Associated Press
Lawton
Wiseman
Oklahoma County
Tulsa
Weather brief for area forecasts cloudy with rain through Tuesday
The Malay area forecast calls for cloudy skies with occasional rain through Tuesday. Today's high mid 60s, tonight's low 55 to 60, Tuesday's highs in the upper 60s. Sunday high 65 with a morning reading around 60 and precipitation about .40 inches.
Rabies Case Confirmed Sparks Quarantine Extension Talk
City officials announced a new rabies case involving a rabid skunk head found in the 1500 block on Park Easter Sunday. The case may trigger a 30 day extension of the city quarantine, already renewed after the February discovery, with officials citing drought relief and waste control as factors.
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C. R. Ellsworth
Charles H. Miller Jr
Miller
C. F. Verner
State Health Department
Ellsworth
Lama Claims Ability to Capture Yeti Alive
In Kathmandu Nepal the Bodhnath monastery head priest Hig Hali ness Punya Bajra Lama declared he could bring a young yeti alive. He described the creature as eight to ten feet tall with strength equal to ten men and said capturing an adult would be impossible.
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Katmandu
Nepal
Hig Haliness
Punya Bajra
Jame
Bodhnath
Jordan Curfew Eased as Hussein Returns Amid Ramadan Ties
King Hussein returns to Jordan after a surprise visit to Saudi Arabia to assess talks among Egypt and Syria. Curfew lifted for eight hours, streets crowded with shoppers preparing for Eid al Fitr as security clamps down on communists amid regional tensions.
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Amman
Bee
Jordan
Former Sill Man Killed In Brawl
Pfc. William M. Robey, 49, of 815 Gore, was killed in a fight near Heidelberg Germany with a group of U S servicemen. Pfc Joseph Hamilton, 20 Kensett Ark, was seriously injured and listed in good condition at Heidelberg Army hospital. The group involved is being questioned and identities have been confirmed.
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Germany
Heidelberg
U. S. Army
William M. Robey
Gore
U. S
Army
Joseph Hamilton
Kensett
Ark
Heidelberg Army
Robey
Lawton
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