Giant Rescue Effort as Floods Ravage Northeast
Rescue crews evacuated civilians as rivers swelled threatening towns from Stroudsburg Pennsylvania to Waterbury Connecticut. Helicopters dropped supplies while dams burst and bridges disappeared triggering states of emergency in Pennsylvania Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut with thousands homeless and cities without water electricity or gas.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Bailey Ridges
Marion
Army
Navy
Coast Gun
Stroudsburg
Waterbury
Conn
Naugatuck
Francis T. Scully
Pocono Mountains
Dela| ‘E
Easton
Sammy Lee Seeks Garden Grove Home After Army Service
Army major Dr. Sammy Lee plans to retire in November and practice war medicine in Garden Grove after finding a home there. He was previously refused home purchases in Garden Grove and Anaheim due to his Oriental heritage. Lee, Olympic diving champion and Sullivan Award recipient, emphasizes serving the people and pursuing suitable office space in a new Garden Grove medical center.
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Garden Grove
Andy
Fort
Sammy Lee
J. C
Bud) Reed
America
Anaheim
Korea
Fresno
Occidental College
USC
Heli
Sullivan
Asia
Eisenhower
White House
George F.cowers
The
Press -Telegram
Fort Carson
Orange County Hospital
Delay Peeping Tom Death Trial to Sept
Santa Ana Newport Beach slaying case titled Peeping Tom was postponed until Sept 2 at request of defense. Robert H. LaVerne 33 a San Gabriel plastering contractor faces a manslaughter charge in the July 23 death of Irving Richard Perrett a Claremont Men’s College student. LaVerne allegedly said Perrett was peeping into LaVerne apartment window as Mrs LaVerne dressed in a bathing suit prepared lunch for a fishing trip.
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Santa Ana
Newport Beach
Sense
Robert H. LaVerne
San Gabriel
Irving Richard Perrett
Claremont Men's College
LaVerne
Perret
Schmidt May Reconcile With Twice-Wed Wife
In California, 23 year old logger Schmidt hinted at possible reconciliation with his wife Una and custody bid while filing divorce papers in Red Bluff. He spoke from a Sierra Nevada resort with his mother in law present and said he may pursue custody of their son Danny Jr. if feasible. Una’s attorney indicated she would resist giving up custody and declined further comment.
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Child's Meadows
Calif
Daniel C. Schmidt
Schmidt
Walter Ferguson
Sacramento
Howard Welch
Welch
Esort
Sierra Nevada
Waller Ferguson
Red Bluff
Portland
Ore
Wells Peters
Una
Tehama County
Pane
Danny Jr
Nevada City
Harold Berliner
Una Schmidt-Fine
Alice E. Davis
W. J. Ferguson
Teachers Group Hit at AFL Meet
San Diego reports the 53rd state convention of the California State Federation of Labor labeled the California State Federation of Teachers policy as historic a declaration of war on the California Teachers Association. The policy urged expanded civilian defense programs and stated a belief in free public vaccine for all. The convention also increased J. Haggerty’s salary from 18000 to 25000 and approved a pension plan.
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San Diego
California State Federation of Labor
Unio
Henry L. Clarke
California State Federation of Teachers
Cali [Fornia ‘Teachers Assn
Philadelphia
Camden
N. J
J. Blooming
Haggerty
Sociery
Rhode Island
Rain Rotary
Blackstone
Horseshoe Dam
Woonsocket
Pawtucket
New
Three States Eligible for Federal Disaster Aid
President Eisenhower designated South Carolina Connecticut and Pennsylvania hurricane flood regions as major disaster areas eligible for federal aid. Rhode Island has also requested aid which may be acted on later today. No federal funds were made available immediately for the three states.
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Cnsikhr
Colo
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
Flood cuts off camp cabins as 31 vanish in flood
A flood dumped debris on a one and a half acre camp five miles north of Stroudsburg. Rescue units worked as roads and bridges failed. Between 35 and 40 people from New Jersey and New York were missing, mainly women and children, with 14 cabins at Camp Davis owned by Rev. Leon Davis. Aerial surveys showed little hope of finding survivors.
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Delaware and Neversink
Stroudsburg
Landis
State
Jersey City
Rutherford
West Paterson
West Caldwell
WN. J
Staten Island
Leon d. Davis
New York
Steaand
Camp Davis
Stricker Pocono Mountain
Delaware River
East Stroudsburg
Stroudsburgs
Ex POW Gallagher to Appeal Life Sentence in Court Martial
James C. Gallagher, 23, condemned to life with hard labor for unpremeditated murder of two POWs in Korea, plus other charges. He vows a lengthy appeal up to the Supreme Court if reviews fail, says mercy and threats have harmed his family, and notes eligible parole after 10 years.
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New York
James C. Gallagher
U.S. Supreme Court
Gallagher
Hard Lahor
1St Army
Judge Advocate General's
Offce
Washington
Supreme Court
1St Army Legs
Jailer Blushes at Escape from New Prince George Jail
Prince George's new 500000 jail saw its first four inmates escape days after opening. Warden W S Trant said the jail has kinks to iron out as the four were recaptured 20 miles east near a CN railway watertower while planning to jump a freight east. They escaped through a little-used door from the cell block.
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Prince George
B. C
W. S. Trant
Here
Canadian National Railway
San Pedro Woman Injured in Traffic Collision
Mary Derpich, 65, of 758 5th JLt. San Pedro, was injured when a car she rode in collided with another on Pacific Coast Hwy at Atlantic. Driver Joe Harich, 18, of China, and Earl Fisette, 19, of 1415 Roycroft Ave, faced charges. Harich cited for failing to yield the right of way. Fisette uninjured.
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San Pedro
Mary Derpich
Jlt
Pacific Coast Hwy
Atlantic
Joe E. Harich
China
Earl L. Fisette
Royscroft Ave
Fisette
Harich
Lt Erwin Acquitted of POW Charge at Fort Lewis
Lt Jefferson D Erwin was acquitted of collaborating with the enemy as a prisoner of war in Korea after a two hour and 15 minute nine officer trial board at Fort Lewis Washington The 33 year old Blanchard Oklahoma career soldier showed relief and gratitude to military justice, while his defense counsel Lt Col Leslie E Dixon warned the ruling would temper future such prosecutions and deter new charges.
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FT. Lewis
Wash
Jefferson D. Erwin
Korea
Blancherd
Okla
Erwin
Leslie E. Dixon
Baton Rouge
Ft Ord
Calif
Father of 4, Officer Die in Gun Fight
Detroit police shot and killed by a shotgun wielding suspect in a 15 minute West Side rooming house gun battle. Patrolman George Krueger, 29, shot in the chest, and Ellis Bailey, 33, Indiana construction worker, died amid tear gas and police fire. Bailey had come to Detroit to confront his wife, Linda Bailey, 21, after a drunken dispute.
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LFI
West Side
George Krueger
Ellis Bailey
Indiana
Krueger
Bailey
Charles Perry
Shelbyville
Ind
Linda
Perry
Shelby=ville
Lorene Jones
Ives
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