Rains flood Dallas area as Trinity River climbs
Flooding worsens across Dallas Fort Worth region with three to five inches of rain triggering rising water in homes and streets. Trinity River crested near 41.7 feet earlier and remains high, as residents seek refuge and officials admit pedestrians into flooded zones.
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Mail Service Cuts Threaten If Budget Demands Fail
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield warned Congress of possible widespread postal shutdowns and service cuts unless subsidies and dividends are increased. The Senate and House trimmed $58 million from the Defense Department budget as part of an economy push to show they mean business.
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Film Starlet Denies Plans To Wed Elvis
Jer Yvonne Limesarvs, a 20 year old actress seen with Elvis Presley in Lay ing You, denies reports she will wed Presley in Mexico this week. A Mexico City paper sparked the rumor, dismissed by Presley’s spokesman as untrue. She calls the idea a secret and says they are just friends, dating since last February.
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Barefoot Bandit Robs Sally Rand at Gayety Theater
A barefoot intruder entered Sally Rand's dressing room at the Gayety burlesque theater in Baltimore and demanded $80 with a fire ax. Rand reported a slight laceration from the attack and was treated at a nearby hospital. Authorities described the bandit as shoeless, wearing khaki pants and a tee shirt. A cap and handkerchief were found at the side exit.
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New Chattanooga Elevator Opens At Milling Co Facility
Mimball Milling Co. opened a new grain elevator and feed store in Chattanooga. The electric facility has storage capacity of 75,000 bushels. Construction began January 1 and will finish before the harvest season, said manager Woodrow Patton.
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Elevator Upgrade Opens at Kimball Plant With New Conveyors
The Kimball facility inaugurates an overhead conveyor system and double dump facilities replacing the smaller elevator it had operated for years. Executives attending the opening include Clarence Taylor of Fort Worth Texas and J C Sickle of Chicago Illinois.
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Pro-French Arab Leader Murdered in Paris
Emir Ali Chekkal a 60 year old vice president of the Algerian Assembly was assassinated near a Paris stadium as he left a match. The killing came amid rising rebel attacks in Algeria and added pressure on French politics as Rene Pleven pursues a new premier. A jobless Algerian plumber slipped past Chekkal’s guard and fired a pistol shot into his back. Coty’s limousine had just passed the spot.
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Paris Subways To Run On Rubber Tired Cars
All central Paris subways will switch to rubber tired cars for silent running by the end of 1957, marking a major update to urban transit. The change aims to reduce noise and improve passenger comfort across the network.
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Convict Sends Message To Son Via Rubber Ball
A Eastern State Penitentiary inmate used a rubber ball tossed over the wall to reach his 16 month old son. Marie Ann Mazur found the pink sphere bearing a note asking to give the message to Jeffrey Curry Jr. and to contact Louise at 1700 W Master St. The ball also carried the thoughts of the lonely man and was linked to Jeffrey Curry Sr. 21, jailed for burglary since February.
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Capital Boy Runs Shot By Policeman
Oklahoma City report says a 16 year old boy was shot in the leg by a police officer after failing to halt and allegedly striking him in the eye as he fled during an attempted arrest. Police officer Bob Perdue identified the wounded youth as Bobi Tayes.
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