Legislature OKs Feather River Funds
SACRAMENTO (UP) The Legislature approved 325,200,000 for the Feather River project as it began a five week recess. The deal ends with bitter notes between northern and southern lawmakers and signals continued battles over water funding when session resumes March 4. Governor Knight praised the vote as vindicating faith in flood control and water development.
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Police Crush 80 000 Riot in Pakistan
In Karachi a mob of more than 80,000 Muslim students protested India's annexation of southern Kashmir. Police used clubs to break up the march, several Nehru effigies were burned, and some foreigners were reportedly manhandled. Pro–partition groups also attacked the Indian high commission offices.
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Montana Suffered Through Freezing Cold Wave
A brutal cold snap gripped the western half of the United States with subzero readings from Montana to Idaho and Lake Michigan. Readings fell to as low as 46 below in parts of Montana and were dropping toward the Ohio Valley as the frigid air moved southeastward, with Helena and Bozeman among the coldest spots.
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Parrot Under Scrutiny Over Naughty Words in Burbank
Police monitor 18 year old parrot Pretty Boy owned by Rey S. Bunnell after neighbors complain the bird is disruptive and arrogant. An officer questioned the bird for 45 minutes on Friday but it spoke not a word. A detective will return for a follow up check.
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Reckless Driving Ends 22 Years of Freedom for Dietsch
Des Moines reports Reckless driving led George Dietsch to 22 years of freedom ending after fingerprints revealed his true identity as John Arthur West. He fled Wisconsin in 1935, changed his name, moved through Iowa and Minnesota, and spent years in farms and mental hospitals before arrest in Fort Dodge and pending return to Wisconsin to face burglary and escape charges.
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Rainy Weekend in Long Beach Marks Storm Anniversary
Rain splattered the Southland with a pre dawn drizzle totaling 0.37 inch in Long Beach, far below last January’s 4.68 inches that triggered evacuations. A new storm from Northern California is forecast to bring intermittent showers tonight into Sunday with cooler temperatures and small craft warnings from San Diego to Pt Conception.
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Nazis wartime espionage decoded in FBI Story installment
A newspaper notice directs readers to today’s pages for the FBI Story installment detailing how Nazi wartime espionage schemes were countered by the FBI. It lists the related sections including Classifieds and various pages for death notices, schools, shipping, sports, theaters, tides and temperatures.
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Four Missing Britons Held by Red Police
Budapest court jailed American photographer Georgette Meyer Chapelle for 50 days for illegal entry and ordered her to leave Hungary by Sunday midnight. Meanwhile four Britons, including a Cripps family relative, faced trial for spying after entering Hungary about 10 days earlier. two missing men, Richard Roraback and Einar Roos, were arrested January 12 aiding refugees, with U.S. and Norwegian demands for their release.
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Oslo
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New Secret Police Purge in Hungary Reported
London wires say a hastily organized secret police force, claimed to number about 10,000, has launched a ruthless purge against government opponents. The move follows rapid political upheaval and signals intensified state repression amid mounting tensions in Hungary.
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Russian Threat to Mideast Cited by House Group
The House Foreign Affairs Committee reported that a heavy concentration of military forces along the southern borders of the Soviet Union poses a constant threat to Middle East nations. The panel supported President Eisenhower's doctrine and warned that Middle East tensions near the Soviet Union enable easy introduction of agents. The committee voted 24 to 2 to authorize troop use if necessary and to authorize 200 million dollars to start a large new economic aid program.
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Foot saved as train bears down in quick rescue
A foot of Harry J. Wood was caught at a grade crossing in New York during an express train approach. Gatekeeper Charles Gluck and bystander John Greene freed him before the train thundered by. No injuries reported. Meanwhile eight air liners were delayed in San Diego after a bomb threat call to Lindbergh Field prompted police searches.
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British React Beside Dulles Gaffe Sparks Headlines
London papers all used Safer Without British as the lead theme after Secretary of State Dulles said he would rather not have a French and British soldier beside him in the Middle East. Editorials mixed resentment and amusement as papers called the remark clumsy and a gaffe while urging patience.
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Weather Outlook: Cloudy Skies With Intermittent Showers
Considerable cloudiness persists with intermittent showers through Sunday. Windy at times and cooler conditions expected, with a unsettled pattern likely to maintain brief shower chances.
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