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Long Beach Press Telegram

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 25, 1953

Page

5

Heat Wave Rages Across Southwest as Drought Spreads

Severe drought grips Texas Oklahoma Arkansas and Louisiana with crops scorched and cattle starving. Temperatures exceed 100 in multiple states, Amarillo records 108, while cooler air moves east triggering showers in the Mississippi Valley and central plains. A rural Kansas tornado causes minor damage amid dust storms.

Plains Midwest Southwest Texas Oklahoma Arkansas Louisiana Colorado Kansas New Mexico Arizona California Nevada Amarillo Mississippi Valley Central Plains Kingham Kan Miami Gulf Coast Pacific Northwest Rockies Great Plains Central Plateau

Attorney Elected State VFW Chief

Gordon EH Winton a 39 year old Merced attorney was elected department commander of the Daily Veterans of Foreign Wars at the state VFWs 38th annual encampment closing session. Anthony R. Nagy a 44 year old Los Angeles Purple Heart veteran was

Wakland Gordon EH Winton Merced Dailf Veterans of Foreign Wars VFW Anthony R. Nagy Los Angeles Purple Heart

RCA Reopens Fight for TV Color System

RCA and NBC revived efforts to win FCC approval for a compatible color television system that can be received in color or black and white on existing sets. They filed a 697 page petition arguing it protects current TV investments, contrasting CBS’s approved color system that requires new equipment.

Washington Radio Corporation of America National Broadcasting Co Federal Communications Commission RCA NBC FCC Columbia Broadcasting System CBS Commission

ROK Navy Officers Headed to Rotterdam to Pick Up Ship

Eleven ROK navy officers and 32 seamen passed through Hong Kong today en route to Rotterdam. They are believed to pick up a ship at the Dutch port.

ROK Hong Kong South Korea Rotterdam Netherlands

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