Flood Invades New K C Areas in Kansas City Fire
Flood waters roared through Kansas City Missouri west side after 18 hours of destruction. Fire Chief Harvey Baldwin fought a blazing threat near Thompson Hayward Chemical Co as guards cleared homes and a 12 square block district. Dikes were raised to save midtown industry while power lines and Union Station power plant failed. Officials pegged damages at up to 1 billion dollars as thousands evacuated and volunteers rushed to shore up levees.
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Harvey Baldwin
Thompson- Hayward Chemical Co
Baldwin
Skidmore Oil Company
Kansas
L. P. Cookingham
Cookingham
New Holland Machine Co
Spoony Vacuum
Cabine Sheet Metal Co
Last Chance Tavern
Shirk Roefing Co
Phillips Petroleum
Shutte Lumber Co
Red Cross
Kansas-Missouri
Lewis A. Pick
U. S. Engineers
Union Station
Kansas Cities
Lawrence
Topeka
Opeka
Opekea
Junction City
Fort Riley
Republican River
Camp Forsyth
U. S. Army
Officer Candidate School
Ottawa
Marais Des
Quartet to Raft 1300 Miles for Living in Small Groups
Four young volunteers set sail on a 12 by 20 foot raft named Lethargia from New Kensington to New Orleans to study social dynamics in confined living. Led by Mary Ellen McGrady, the group includes Milton Borden Don Brown and Gerry Garcia. Each member contributed $50. local merchants supplied raft materials.
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New Orleans
Allegheny River
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Mississippi
Mary Ellen McGrady
Ann Arbor
Mich
University of Michigan
Milton Borden
New Hedford
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Don Brown
Detroit
Geraldine Frederica
Gerry) Garcia
Boston
Mary Eilen
Grady
Miss Garcia
Communists Bow to Allied Demands in Korea talks
Gen. Ridgway and U N cease-fire delegates faced a Pyongyang broadcast from Tokyo as Communists agreed to a neutral zone at Kaesong and to no hostilities in the area during negotiations. The talks halted briefly over news reporters but a compromise was reached to include them in the delegation. River floods in Beloit and Salina affected thousands, with evacuations and city isolation as crews worked to restore services.
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Korea
Kaesong
Otr
Ridgway
U. N
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U. S
Pyongyang
Tokyo
Peiping
Red
Kidnapped Beauty Found Murdered Near Desert Gully
Betty Jean Hansen, 19, kidnapped from a Bellflower area bungalow by Kristy Kristy, was found dead in a gully off U S Highway 6. Children locating the decomposed body near underbrush, with a gold wrist watch bearing her name and a cigarette lighter marked W K as possible clues. Police say death cause to be determined by laboratory tests. temps in the semidessert region have surged past 100 degrees.
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Betty Jean
R. L. Hill
Lauren Ave
Bellflower
Robert Hughes
Kristy
Betty Jean Hansen
Las Vegas
Frank
Uetty
Jean
Fran
Frank Kristy
Betty Dean
Kansas
Newhall
San Quentin
Union Row Delays Lurline Sailing
SAN FRANCISCO July 14 More than 700 vacationers face a possible Lurline sailing delay as a bitter union dispute blocks the Matson liner for Honolulu. Police guarded the pier while CIO National Maritime Union picketed and AFL sailors refused to cross, threatening a coastwide tieup if seven stewards are rehired.
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San Francisco
Interunion
Honolulu
Matson Line
Lurline
CIO National Maritime Union
Matson
AFL
NMU
Hulbert Warner
Marine Cooks and Stewards Union
The
Marine
Crockett
Warner
MCS
CIO Sailors’ Union
Los Angeles
CIO
Oil field stocks fall as foreign holdings rise in period
Domestic crude eased to 151, foreign stocks up to 1,230,000 barrels with overall crude in the United States totaling 245,815,000 barrels. California alone held 30,462,000 barrels as Oklahoma wells added output. A Tehran oil note warned Iran’s situation could jeopardize global petroleum supplies.
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Bureau of Mines
California
Nudist Fashion Show Promises Quick Change Styles
MAYS LANDENG N J July 14 A nudist group will stage a fashion show today. Clothes to be modeled are designed for quick removal once inside a nudist camp. The event is part of the Eastern Sun bathing Association annual convention held here.
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Mays Landeng
N. J
Eastern Sunbathing Association
Butter Egg Poultry Prices In Wholesale Market Report
Federal market news outlines wholesale grain and dairy meat prices with Grade AA and Grade A listings and notes on broilers fryers caponettes hens and rabbits. Figures appear mixed with percent changes and varied carton sizes amid retail expectations and producer notes.
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Federal Stats Market
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Oklahoma
Truman
J. Ed Warren
Independent Petroleum Association of America
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Pacific Coast
Los Angeles County
Belmont
Oye
Jergins
American Petroleum Institute
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Chino
Turnbull
Anaheim
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Ventura Ave
Cuyama
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Morales
Russell Ranch
Taylor Canyon
Wilmington
Huntington Beach
Midway-Sun- Set
Coalinga Nose
South
Tony Blik
Broadway
Redwood
Dooley
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Knott's Berry Farm
Long Beach
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Orange & Green Bus For
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Dears
Featherette
Sana Ana
Kimberly
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