Southwest in Grip of Dust and Drouth Threaten Ranchers
Dust storms and deep drifts sweep four southeastern Colorado counties Browning ranchers seek disaster relief as temperatures soar across the southwest. A May drought hot spell lurches into the upper Midwest with expected heat and deadly heat-related fatalities. Weather officials note tornado funnels and scattered storms but little rainfall as heat records fall in Texas Oklahoma and desert states.
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Cau Mires
Sathwest
Drouthestricke
Catfleien
Colorado
U. S. Weather Bureau
Upper Midwest
Southwest
Fexas
Oklahoma
Drautt
Taft Benson
Washington
Frias
W. KK. Burchfield
Denver
Boca
Bent
Las Animas
Prowers
Dan Thornton
Burchfield
Dallas
Pampa
Topeka
Kan
Gace
Okla
Scotts Bluff
Neb
Texas
Olahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Ollahony
Dodge City
Nan
Fellston
Mich
Desert
Gila Bend
Neeilles
el Centro
Yuma
Tucson
Childress
Amarillo
Fort Worth
Rail Crossing Mishap Kills One Burns Two
An XAT AC truck driver died and two trainmen were severely burned when a southbound passenger train struck a truck carrying a 50 gallon drum of gasoline 43 miles south of here Monday. Engineer George A. Hill, 41, Fontana, and Fireman H. W. Johnson, 29, Los Angeles, survived with good condition. Rudy Perez, 41, Brawley, was killed.
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XAT AC
Here
George A. Hill
Fontana
H. W. Johnson
Los Angeles
Rudy Perez
Brawley
Orphan Helped to Freedom by East Berlin Kindness
An 11 year old Peter von Dsikowitzky fled Schwerin 120 miles to Berlin border where a Communist official and Police aided his crossing into West Berlin. In the city he found help from several strangers and reached his aunt Tatjana von Dsikowitzky, who vowed to raise him despite poverty and hardship.
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Berlin
Hottorn
Pettory
Schwerin
Peter
Frontier
Strassenvertrauensmann
Tatjana von Dsikowitzky
West Berlin
Peter von Dsikowitzky
Scherwin
Upper
Soviet Zone
Germany
Redio
Insurance Man Elected by Head Association
An insurance man has been elected president of the Marine Underwriters of Southern California a head association announced today. Also installed were Henry M. Sanguinetti of The Travelers as vice president Douglas L. Cowan of the Marine Office of America as secretary and Henry F. Dunbar of Founders as treasurer.
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Warm i
Devs
Cavemens Fund Group
Marine Underwriters of
Southern California
Henry M. Sanguinetti
the Travelers
Douglas L. Cowan
Marine Office of America
Henry F. Dunbar
Founders
Kaiser Son Clash With Quiz Solons
Henry Kaiser and Edgar Kaiser clashed with Senate Armed Services committee probes over warplane costs. Senator Bridges pressed for truth as Kaiser accused subcommittee questions of unfairness while denying overpricing on Fairchild C 119 cargo planes.
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Washington
Henry
Senate Armed Services
Kaiser Motors
Edgar
James Anton
Subcommittee
Anton
Fether
Kaiser
Fairchild Airplane and Engine Corp
Fairchild
Sen. Bridges
Henry Nasser
Bridges
Christy in Old Bailey Trial Faces Possible Slayings Toll
John R. Christie, 54, denies murder by insanity in London’s Old Bailey as his defense suggests he may have killed more than seven women. The wartime officer admitted strangling or gassing six other young women in sex orgies starting in 1943 while he served as a special policeman.
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London
John R. Christie
Old Bailey Court
Derek Curtis-Bannett
Christie
Ethel
Soviets Open Wide Regions of European and Asiatic Russia
The Soviet government opens large areas of European and Asiatic Russia to unrestricted travel for foreigners. The first visitor is Mrs Perle Mesta, wife of the U.S. ambassador, as Washington notes no immediate U.S. follow up. The measure eases entries to many restricted zones though border areas and some monastic lands remain off limits.
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Russia
Thomas A. Whitney
Moscow
Perlei Mesta
Truman
Washington
New York City
NATO
New Order
Fisas
European
Sibor
U. S
Othe
Ialy
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Calif
Tuan
Long Beach
Aliene Williams
Marine Stadium
Martha Ann Williams
Marsha Mann
Billy Olsen
Bobbie Mann
Mrs. Williams
Russ Young
Roger van Hock
Barry Madena
Marla Metzgar
Vickie van Hook
Drouth
Tolstoy Muigen
Yasnaya Polyana
Fof Tula
Soviet Union
Finland
Turkey
Iran
Afghanistan
Volga River
Taspian Sea
Astrakhan
Trans-Siberian Railway
Viadivestok
Jacqueline Jrs
Connie LO Heelers
Jacquelines
Marquise
Walker's
Pine
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