Formosa Quiet After Riot as 23000 Troops Enforce Calm
In Taipei troops backed by 23000 Chinese Nationalist soldiers restored calm after rioting that damaged the U S Embassy and other facilities. Eleven Americans reported hurt. assessments of risk and travel restrictions advised. U S authorities and Chiang Kai-shek government met to address the incident and the July acquittal of an American soldier sparked the unrest.
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Taipei
Formosa
U.S
U. S
Robert Reynolds
Cobora
Rain Haunts Area Wheat Harvest Prospects
Heavy spring rains in southwest Oklahoma fade early optimism for wheat yields across Kiowa, Cotton counties. Flooding and standing water threaten bottomland crops while upland fields may dominate production. harvest likely to lag, with projected yields far below regional norms. Bil Revo’s 50-bushel load in Walters stands as a lone near-term outlier amid widespread damage.
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Tom Shatrrock
Oklahoma
Kiowa
Cotton
Bil Revo
Temple
Walters
Tom Morris
Morris
Haitian Civil War Erupts in Port au Prince
A civil war erupts as mobs seize army HQ attempts and Canture fights back supported by soldiers across five provinces. Police, air force, coast guard, and firefighters back Armand’s bid while Canture appeals for calm and accuses Sen. Louis Drioic of steering the nation toward war.
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Pierre Aravind
Army
Brug
Lean Cantivee
Nears Republic
Air Force
Coast Geuard
Armand
Canture
Dessaiines Babricks
Au Prince
Sen
Louis Drioic
Iaili
Caddo Girl Missing. Hope Fades After Six Days
ANADARKO Okla May 23 Hope of finding eight year old Juanita Murphy who apparently fell into the wooded Washita River last Sunday was fading today as the search continued for the sixth day. Sheriff Ray J arson traced the girl to the river edge by footprints and she is presumed to have drowned.
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Anadarko
Okla
Juanita Murphy
Washita River
Caddo County
Ray Jarson
John Murphy
Carnegie
Torrential rain floods Lake Lawtonka boosting levels
Torrential downpours in the Lake Lawtonka watershed Friday evening added about 1.95 billion gallons, raising storage to 13.95 billion gallons and lifting the lake to the old spillway level of 1335 feet ASL. The city paid Irving Pl Kise cloud-seeding firm $6,000 under a contract that also pays $5,000 if the level hits 1335 feet.
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Lawtonka
Irving PL Kise Cloud-Sertling
Tawlonke
Lake Lawtonka
Tornado death toll rises as clean-up begins in Southwest
Deaths reach four as storms and heavy rain unleash widespread flooding across Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas. Evacuations mounted with 2000 to 4000 people moved from Fort Worth Dallas Weatherford Abilene and surrounding areas while rail and highway disruptions continued. A deadly tornado near Lawton Oklahoma left four dead and multiple injuries as crews worked to clear debris and protect residents amid rising creeks and swollen rivers.
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Oklahomins
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Akuaboraa
Oklahomna
Weather Bureau
Southeastern
Soul
Ark
Anacarka
Anadarka
Randietl
Lawton
William Overton
Ath Ashe
Midwest
Hill 44
Patmare County
Charles Dickens
Appelur
Alex
Soldier Creek
Ale
Dallas
Texas
Arkansas
Karl; Worth
Highway Patrol
Jack Sutherland
Civil Defense
Trinity
Fort Worth
Sundown Acres
Colmin Country
Chile
Trinity Park
Rockland Hills
Riverside Drive
East Fort Worth
Dido
Trinity River
White Rock Creek
Weatherford
Wees
Dennis
Brazos River
Texas and Pacific
Eagle
Bennet
Abilene
East Cache Creek
SH 7
Jefferson County
Cache
Beaver
Comanche County
FL AL Mussen
Cache Creek
Fort Sill
Waurika Sees Fresh Flood Crest and Warnings
Flooding threats persist as Lake Lawtonka rises above spillway while Beaver Creek swells south of Waurika. Crest expected Sunday morning near 13.1 feet, with potential evacuations and warnings from Sheriff Phelps and traffic updates at SH 53 bridge near Walters and Comanche. Some Hastings residences reported inundation as rivers surge.
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Lake Lawtonka
Waurika
Lawtonka
Beaver Creek
Lawton
Cow Creek
R. W. Phelps
Phelps
Wes Miller
Walters
Comanche
Hastings
Roy
Luckiest Man Trapped by Tornado Survives Lake Rescue
Cecil Labude of Lawlor narrowly survived when a tornado lifted his car and plunged it into a pond a mile south of Swallow App e station. His car surfaced unharmed except for shattered windows as bystanders aided his escape. Neighboring driver Winkelman crediting storm guards for saving his life, sought shelter while the cyclone passed.
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George Arthur Ashline
Nellie
Liam HL Overton
Alma
Ashlines
Overtons
Overton
Memorial Hospital
Clarence Penland
Rt. 1
Geronitio
Lawton-Walters
Emerson and Appe
Colton County
Twisters
Bob Swallow
Anco
Bob Lee
Cohen
Walt Winteruead
Cecil Lablde
Lawlor
Cecil
Comanche County
Labude
Montgomery Ward
Pablde
Chattanooga
Faxon
Swallow Apee
Lawton
Laboude
Ami
Winkelman
M. L. Cook
Tomkins Salvage
Cecil Labude
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Maui
May
Avenr Civil
Todine
Llitl
Hitler
Pur Au Prise
Loti
Bain Mm
Weil
Neas
Risual
Waitt
Coast
Porl
Prince
Atrberry
Moffett
Oklahoma-Arkansas
Wiler
Ranger
Tex
Liban
National
Lake
Lasyton
Col
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