Torrential flood kills 49 in Pachuca Mexico
A 30 minute flash flood in Pachuca Hidalgo killed 49 people and injured 28, eight of them children, as water swept through the town’s markets and streets at 530 PM. Many homes and stores damaged while cars and huts were wrecked. Visitors reported no American fatalities.
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Pachuca
Mexico
District Attorney's Office
Patricio Escobar Garcia
Red Cross
U. S
Mexico City
Striking Berlin Rail Workers Ordered Back
Berlin dispatch reports 14,000 striking railway workers were ordered to return to work by Tuesday or lose unemployment relief. The Western allies pledged to pay strikers in west marks, a core demand, as the dispute unsettles postwar transit.
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Berlin
Rattlesnake Forces Alabama Radio Off Air
In Russellville Alabama on June 25 a rattlesnake crawled into the tun ing unit of station WWWR and shorted a circuit, forcing the broadcast off the air for more than an hour as engineers removed the creature.
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Russellville
Ala
WWWR
Two Children Found Deserted on Island
In QSEAGUSS New York on June 25 AP reports a man identified as Donald Frazier abandoned his two children Peggy about five and her brother about three on a Seneca River island. Deputies say he left after an argument with his wife and later surrendered at his father Joseph Frazier's home near Jack's Reef, about 21 miles from Syracuse. The children were found hungry with only a turtle and sunfish on a plate nearby, and a small cardboard suitcase of clothing.
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Frazier
Seneca River
Syracuse
N. Y
Peggy
Donald Frazier
Sheriff's Deputies
Associated Press
Joseph Frazier
Jack's Reef
Arthur Willis
Onon
Daga County
Willis
Eecey
Keith Wicks
Dently
Wicks
Lone Bandit Robs Anaheim Bil liard Parlor for 640
A bandit robbed the Anaheim Bil iard Parlor at 314 E Anaheim St shortly after 9 am, escaping with about 640 dollars and several checks. Employee Thomas M. King 33 described the thief as a medium-height man wearing a brown sport coat weight about 180 pounds. A customer seated in back room did not notice the holdup. Police issued an all patrol broadcast and launched a manhunt.
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Anaheim
Anaheim St
Thomas M. King
Cherry Ave
King
George Warren
Justice Triumphs Again In Raul Alamitos Ave Purse Snatch
Mrs. Fora Fein of 753 Alamitos Ave. was robbed at 1 30 a m as a blond assailant snatched her purse after a U turn near her home. Officers Miller and Phillips recovered the missing $90 from the billiard and found a fall of the suspect’s trail including glasses, while $3 and other items remained missing.
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Fora Fein
Alambtos Ave
Alamitos Ave
Dyer
Mart
Billfald
Greek King Asks for New Cabinet After Premier's Death
In Athens on June 25 King Paul requested Constantin RealDaris deputy premier to form a new cabinet after Premier Teristokles Sophou died yesterday. RealDaris is to organize a swift government reshuffle to stabilize the state.
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Athens
Greece
Paul
Constantin Realdaris
Teraistokles Sophou
Prospective Bridegroom Pistol Target
Wil iam R. Ervin of San Pedro was shot at while driving on Anaheim Street near Belleport Avenue. A would-be killer in a 1941 car fired four shots, one grazing his wrist and shattering his wristwatch. Ervin, set to wed Gloria Gardena, postponed the ceremony and plans to leave town until the assailant is caught. The attacker’s license plate was hidden under a brown rag.
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Wiliam R. Ervin
Santa Cruz St
San Pedro
Ervin
Anaheim St
Belleport Ave
Erwin
Gloria Gardena
Pacific Ave
Gloria
Harbor City
le Marnage
Giant Huntington Beach oil well fire blocks Highway 101
A blazing Standard Oil oil well at Huntington Beach raged for hours, shutting the coastal Highway 101 and forcing detours while crews fought to smother the flames. Five firefighters suffered minor burns. damage is estimated over 150000. Traffic is redirected inland as cranes move to clear the site.
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Standard Oil’ Co
U.S.’ Hwy. 101
Huntington Beach
Sunset Beach
U. S
Standard Oil Co
Melvin Brown
Bob Williams
W. A. Davis
Westminster
Alec Rez
Santa Ana
Jim Bruce Jr
California Highway
Highway 39
Ocean View Ave
JK. Sargent
Pacific Coast
Spectatora
Young Republican ConclaveUrges New Policy Unit
Salt Lake City June 25. Twenty one Young Republicans called for creation of a 16 member Congressional committee to craft policy for the House and Senate. The platform endorsed the administration arms program North Atlantic Pact and Taft-Hartley revision. Delegates debated a new national chairman with dark horse bids from Byron Connell and John Topeoff as midwestern support shifted while others alleged influence by the national chairman.
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Salt Lake City
House
Senate
Young Republican National Federation
Ralph E. Becker
New York
Byron Connell
Mounds
Dlinola
Dwight Green
John Topeoff
Michigan
Laughlin Waters
California
Philip Willkie
Indiana
Wendell. Willkie
Connell
Topeye
Hugh BD
Scott Jr
Young Federation
Scott
Notorious Swindler Engel Fleeced 50 Women Across Nation
Chicago detectives clamped down on Sigmund Z Engel a 73 year old con man who charmed victims across the country and swindled an estimated 1 million dollars from more than 50 women. He lured Corrigan of New York promising funds for a future marriage and was captured with help from authorities. He had proposed to several women and arranged honeymoons while evading long pursuit by police nationwide.
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Sigmund Z. Engel
Myriam Patricia Maltby
San Francisco
Inter
Sigmund Z Engel
Chicago
San Diego
Mra
Corrigan
New York
Arner
State Forestry
Cleveland
Engel
Filipino Fliers Face Fatal Harm by Huk Guerrillas
Manila police report two people killed in Nueva Ecija as communist led Huk guerrillas allegedly strike June 25. Article notes red led Huk forces and staged incidents amid tensions in the province and surrounding areas.
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Manila
Province
Nueva Ecija
Body of L B Man Found Near Corona
L B Connor a 45 year old Long Beach department store employee was found dead at a Glen Ivy Hot Springs hotel resort near Corona. Police said his face was smashed and the body sent to the Riverside County coroner for an inquest. Officials say he fell from a bulge roof or balcony while seeking air after midnight. He had worked at Buffums department store for 15 years. His wife died about a year ago.
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Corona
Geor. E. Connor
Long Beach
Here
Connor
Riverside County Sheriff's Office
Glenn Ivy Hat Springe
John E. Carr
Buffums’ Department Store
Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Gaytonia Apartments
Quincy J Ave
Streetcar Derby Tears Through Sanitation Line Incident
In Los Angeles on June 25 a W Jefferson Blvd streetcar derailed, leaping 50 feet onto a sidewalk and crashing into a building. Twenty five passengers were shaken. Motorman Gerald Margolin 33 blamed a dropped transmission shaft on tracks. Buildings and $30,000 worth of machinery in Eccles-Ger main machinery shop were damaged. streetcar damage pegged at $10,000.
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Los Angeles
W. Jefferson Blvd
Gerald Margolin
Eccles-Germain
Miners Begin 10 Day Vers ion On Teletype News
Four hundred eighty thousand miners start a ten day version as reported in early teletypes. Details are scattered across pages A-2 and A-3 with various sections noted for book reviews churches classifieds sports theaters and shipping. The note lists where to find each topic within the paper including page indicators.
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Psne
Wenter
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