Neighborhood resilience shines in hopeful hometown tales
Five year old Nicky Barry finally talks after a long riddle of a growth on his larynx prompts hope and prayers from his mother Joyce Barry and Marymount Hospital nurses in Cleveland. Barnum Medlock, 62, of Montgomery Alabama, loses both legs in a freight accident but remains lucid and optimistic about retirement to fish. Flint Michigan sees 5000 volunteers rally to rebuild 186 homes after a devastating June tornado, with Mayor Donald W Reigle calling it perhaps the nation's largest building bee as retailers offer generous discounts.
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Marymount Hospital
Cleveland
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Doeters
Barnum E. Medlock
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Als
Alabama
Medlock
Frends
Flint
Mich
Donald W. Reigle
California Here I Come No Joke Says Migrants Head West
Dr H L HittLSU sociologist told the Gerontological Society in San Francisco that more than half of elderly migrants are moving to California. He said migrants mainly come from the Midwest plains and the Northeast with Florida and Texas as next choices. California officials urged seniors to stay put. In San Francisco Dr Edward L Bortz warned longevity claims while joking about 800 years, noting human nature resists self-improvement.
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Louisiana State University
Gerontological Society
San Francisco
California
Midwest
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Northeast
Florida
Texas
Edward L. Bortz
Philadelphia
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American Medical Association
Reds Discard One Too Many Garments
POWs on the way to Freedom Village discarded almost all clothing except hats prompting a Polish Czech officer delegation and two women interpreters to arrive. Newark’s Robert D. Falminio, 18, freed from captivity, recounted being questioned by a Chinese girl about American women’s dress. Milwaukee’s Ph Charles Schommer, 19, described a Chinese interviewer noting Marilyn Monroe with a grinning reaction.
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Robert D. Falminio
Newark
N. J
United States
Charles ¥. Schommer
Milwaukee
Marilyn Monroe
Schommer
Trial Witness Testifies In Monahan Murder Case
In Los Angeles the star witness, deep sea diver John True, described the night of Mrs Mabel Monahan's murder in her Burbank home. He testified the attackers, Barbara Graham, John Santo, and Emmett Perkins, tied a pillowcase over her head and pistol whipped her, while True attempted to intervene.
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Los Angeles
Mabel Monahan
John True
Mrs. Monahan
Barbara Graham
John A. Santo
Emmett Perkins
True
Rio Grande Crest Breaks Records After Heavy Rains
The Rio Grande, once dry, surged to 144000 gallons a second as rainfall in northern Mexico and southern Texas caused the river to crest. The Rio Alamo tributary entered two Mexican towns, Cerraldo and General Trevino, with no casualties reported. Mexican officials cited minor damage at Cerraldo.
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Texas
Rio Grande
Charles Gilmer
International Boundary and Water Commission
Rio Alamo
Cerraldo
General Trevino
Mexico
Gilmer
Towed nurse cop ties knot after stray feet tale
Pasadena police officer Peter Ellena aged 23, who developed flat feet after two days on a beat, will marry Gail Ledwidge, 19, a nurse from the chiropodist’s office, on October 19. The couple first met when he limped in for medical help for his fallen arches.
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Pasadena
Peter Ellena
Gail Ledwidge
Assembly gains advisory role in voting procedure
He stated that the Security Council concentrates power with its veto while the Assembly's voting process grants only an advisory role to that body.
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