Weather Drives Tragedy As July Heat Surges Across Nation
A weather front spurs deadly accidents and floods as winds reach 70 mph and heat peaks. In Wisconsin a family boat capsize kills four. Montanas Plentywood flood traps a mother and son. Michigan endures tornado-linked damage while Illinois and Arizona post extreme temperatures. Forecasters warn no relief before July 4. Local prayers for rain surface amid drought relief efforts.
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Leland
Plentywood
Mont
Box Elder Creek
Don Logan
Alvin
Michigan
Wisconsin
Ohio
Kentucky
Midwest
Chicago
Tucson
Ariz
Mercury
Milwaukee
Wis
Springfield
Oklahoma
West Texas
Abilene
Texas
Clara Hornback
Olney
Senate Votes to End Mutual Security Aid Plan
The Senate voted to end the Mutual Security Administration on July 1, 1955, with funding shifted a year later. The amendment passed by voice vote with no objection, backed by acting Republican Leader Knowland. Democratic senators Mansfield and George urged a cutoff, and George, ranking minority member, said he would not support any program for mutual security.
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Mutual Security Administration
Knowland
R.-Calif
Mansfieldt
Mont
George Ga
George
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
U.S
Pastor's Wife Admits Trying to Kill Tots
Betty Louise Griffith 27 broke down under questioning and admitted bludgeoning her daughters Kathy 3 and Genevieve 2 almost to death. She said she aimed to get rid of the children and is jailed on suspicion of assault with intent to commit murder. The girls remained in critical condition at Chula Vista Hospital.
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San Diego
Palm City
Monay
A. B. Mason
Betty Louise Griffith
Kathy
Genevieve
Chula Vista Hospital
Eisenhower signs emergency housing and defense bills
President Eisenhower signed two emergency bills to extend housing loan guarantees and defense related programs past their expirations. The measure allows 5 percent down payments on certain government insured homes, boosts mortgage insurance authority, and renews key VA and military housing supports while preserving scarce material priorities and the V loan program. A separate note mentions a separate heated crime confession not suitable for dignified context.
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Shington
Hiserhower
White House
Eisenhower
Federal Housing Administration
Veterans Administration
I V.A
Small Defense Plants Administration
Senate
Market Prof to Analyze Local Sales at Long Beach Ad Club
Dr. Richard R. Mead a USC marketing professor will speak to the Long Beach Ad Club at noon Thursday in the Lafayette Hotel. He will present maps and studies on population distribution, income, age, and home ownership to help local merchants apply findings to marketing.
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Richard R. Mead
Marketing Authority
University of Southern California School of Commerce
Long Beach
University of Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Wharton School
Greyhound ‘Bus Corp
Democrats Threaten Blank California Check on Farm Aid
Washington critics clash over President Eisenhower request for blanket authority to use government held farm surpluses to fight famines abroad. Senators Humphrey Gore Knowland Russell spar over plans tied to foreign aid. Brannan plan referenced. debate centers on authority and limits amid partisan rhetoric. In California, state spending soars to nearly 4 million daily for next year, with a total budget around 1.39 billion dollars, boosted by highway funds and school subsidies, risking a general fund deficit.
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California
U.S
WASHINGTON_U
Eisenhower
Sen
Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Bubr
Russell D.-Ga
Knowland
Congress
Russell
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles F. Brannan
Brannan
Gore D.tenn
Gore
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Sacramento
Union
Department of Finance
Warren
Light in Sky Baffles AF Base Pilots
A bright red light moved slowly over Sacramento late Tuesday night then exploded. McClellan Air Force Base dispatched 10p planes, reporting the object obviously was not a plane. Civil Aeronautics Administration duty officer Andrew Schmitt watched it move north to south for about five minutes before it burst in flame.
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Sacramento
McClellan Air Force Base
Sheriff's Office
Andrew Schmitt
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Shark bites off hand of Balboa fisherman
In Balboa Canal Zone a 19-year-old fisherman, Jose Gonzales Jr., was attacked by a shark about 60 miles off Balboa while scooping bait from a net. His right hand was severed at the wrist and he received blood transfusions and plasma at Gorgas Hospital after being evacuated by a U S Air Force crash boat. The tuna clipper Gem of the Sea, owned by M E Simas of San Diego, returned to fishing grounds as rescue efforts moved to hospital care.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Jose Gonzales Jr
Gorgas Hospital
A. U. 8 S. Air Force
Long Beach
Calif
Gem of the Sea
Gonzales
Fighter-Bomber Chief Receives Legion of Merit
Col. Vicloy Ware ford of Chickasha Oklahoma former commander of the 58th Fighter Bomber Wing departed for the U S with the Legion of Merit the second highest decoration. The award honors his near fearless leadership and aggressive actions in directing his unit on critical targets. Ware ford completed 100 missions in an F 84 Thunderjet.
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UPI
Vicloy Wareford
Chickasha
Oklo
58Th
Legion of Merit
Ciation
Wareford
Siries
Watford
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Tots
Brandan
Sen. Knowland
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