Deluge From Dust Bowl Flood Wreaks Havoc Across Four States
Flooding rivers surge through towns and farms in four states causing heavy damage. The disaster leaves at least five dead and one missing. four Kingsville Texas youths die when lightning strikes. A Colorado woman drowns and an 18 year old goes missing after a car plunge. Thousands evacuated or isolated as rains continue, with Texas Oklahoma and New Mexico hardest hit. Residents begin cleanup as waters recede in Trinidad La Junta.
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Kingsville
Tex
Colorado
Gouth
Trinidad
Texas
New Mexico
Resi
la Junta
Oklahoma
Living Costs Drop Pushes Allen Bill to Full Assembly
In Sacramento Long Beach failed to block the Allen Bill as Ways and Means approved moving about 160 million dollars in titles and oil money to the state. The measure heads to the Assembly floor, amid city efforts to refer it to an interim committee for further study. Also, April living costs eased to 114.2, the lowest in nearly two years, with lower automobile prices and rent contributing to the drop.
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Long Beach
Allen
Tideland Oil ‘Srab
Assembly
Insu
Gaffney
Hegland
Hansen
Henderson
Masterson
Schrade
Weinberger
Collier
Coolidge
Emvin
Klockstein
Lanterman
Lyon
McMillan
Porter
Shell
Bruce Caldecott
Casey
Lowrey
Gerald Desmond
Yayat
Washington
Aryness Joy Wickens
Labor Statistics
Labor Department
Court Upholds Youth's Rejection of Bequest
New York Yale senior Suter wins legal right to refuse 540,000 left by his father after giving away 36 000 from the trust on his 21st birthday. Surrogate Collins notes the decision rests on legality, not motive, and cites Lucretius on how gifts can be poison to some. Trustees had opposed the renunciation but Collins says the gift cannot be forced into him. The youth would have inherited portions at ages 30 35 and 40.
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New York
Yale University
William T. Collings
Buegene F. Suler Jr
American Friends Service Committee
Socialist Party
U.S. Grant School For
Yale
Collins
Suter
Tie
Lucretius
Collius
Remaineder
Rev Bob Rich ards climb from rough element to champion
Long Beach pole vaulter Rev Bob Richards, Olympic champion, speaks on his rise from a tough Champlain Illinois upbringing to international fame. The Press Telegram begins a three part series Tuesday detailing his transformation and dedication. A Sunday feature previews the novel Not as a Stranger.
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Long Beach
Bob Richards
Champaign
Press-Telegram
Incense and Roses Spark Fire at Gardenia Home
A box of rose petals drying for perfume overheated near a heater at Floyd and Irene Youngker’s 6766 Gardenia Ave. causing a small blaze that damaged a chair and rug in the living room. The smoke woke the occupants early today.
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Floyd
Irene Youngker
Gardenia Ave
Bank Robbers Steal 90 000 From Jacksonville Bank
Four armed men robbed the First National Bank of Jacksonville in Alabama after abducting a bank official from his home. They bound employees, moved cash to a car, and fled, leaving an elderly signaler unhurt. The loot range was reported around 85 to 90 thousand dollars, insured, with no injuries. Police set roadblocks as the car was found abandoned near Germania Springs. The case involved Jesse Wood and Dan Gray, with Wood’s family held briefly during the crime.
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Jacksonville
Ala
First National Bank of
Jesse N. Wood
Dan W. Gray
Wood
Germania Springs
Iis
Pene
Elaine Tee
Highway Patrol
Birmingham
Berlin Tax Blockade Resisted by Soviet Ambassador
West Berlin faces continued pressure from East German tolls as Soviet Ambassador Pushkin rejects Western plan to form expert committee. He says only direct talks with East Germany can settle the tax dispute, while Western envoys offer a $1,190,000 yearly aid to maintain East German roads.
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Berlin
West Berlin
West
G. M. Pushkin
al- Ued
Moscow
Pushkin
Germany
West Germany
Eisenhower Heads to Gettysburg Farm Weekend Trip
President Eisenhower departed Washington at 12 43 p m for a weekend at his Gettysburg Pennsylvania farm. Mrs Eisenhower followed in another car hours earlier. Her mother Mrs John S Dead had been at the farm all week. The president is expected to return Sunday.
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Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Washington
Women's National Press Club
Lyndon Johnson
John S. Dead
U S Experts Study Salk Vaccine Dosage
Washington AP a group of medical and scientific experts met at NIH to study Salk vaccine dosages and whether to suspend inoculations during polio season. Intracutaneous or subcutaneous injection methods were evaluated. Dr Jonas Salk, present, preferred muscular injection but others considered dose reduction to stretch supplies. Uncertainty over vaccine availability expected to extend into next week. The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis said vaccine should be available by June.
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Washington
National Institutes of Health
NIH
Public Health Service
Jonas
E. Salk
Ann Arbor
Mich
The
Health Service
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Prison Sentence for Pvt Marchuk Who Shared Secrets
Pvt William T Marchuk of Norristown Pa held captive in Russia six years was sentenced by an Army court martial to 12 years in prison for giving U S military secrets to the Soviet Union. The court also imposed a dishonorable discharge and forfeiture of pay.
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Berlin
William T. Marchuk
Norristown
Russia
U. S
Soviet Union
Marchuk
East Berlin
Deense
Army
West Berlin
Mar'chuk
Weather outlook: low clouds and fog into Saturday
Considerable low clouds and fog linger tonight into Saturday morning. A hazy afternoon sun is expected on Saturday with cooler conditions.
Where to Find It in the Newspaper
A brief reader guide lists sections and page references for feature pages including Bridge on A-15, Classified B-6 to B-15, Comics A-12, Editorial A-14, Financial B-3, Obituaries B-2, Shipping B-6, Sports A-16 to A-19, Tides Temperatures B-6, Wilson A-15, and Women B-4, B-5, with Your World A-2.
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Boyle
Wilson
West Coast truck strike shuts down major lines
Los Angeles AP reports a West Coast trucking shutdown after AFL Teamsters strike led state motor transit associations to order member firms to halt operations. The action spans California, Washington, Oregon, Utah, Idaho and parts of New Mexico, affecting 100,000 Teamster members including 28,000 drivers. Perishables and frozen foods movements face disruption as carriers prepare alternative handling and distribution.
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Los Angeles
West
AFL
California Trucking Assn
Washington
Oregon
Utah
Idaho
New Mexico
Consolidated Freightways, Inc
Ines
California
Angler Dies After Heart Attack Aboard Boat
Andrew Jackson Barnes 84 of Garden Grove died from a heart attack after boarding a yellow tail sportfishing boat at 3 am. His companion Harold McGuire, also of Garden Grove, said a last joke before Barnes collapsed. He died at County Hospital. Deputy Coroner Jesse Casnale listed the cause as a heart attack.
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San
Assembly OKs 750000 for Tin Can Beach purchase
An Assembly committee Thursday night approved a 750000 appropriation for state purchase of Bolsa Chica Beach, also called Tin Can Beach, in Orange County. The plan covers a three mile strip between Sunset and Huntington Beach, to be cleaned and improved. The Bolsa Chica Gun Club and Bolsa Land and Water Co. hold stock in the property, and the vote came from the Conservation and Public Works Committee.
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Orange County
Huntington Beach State Beach
Sunset Beach
Huntington Beach
California
Pase
Bolsa Chica Gun Club
Bolsa Land and Water Co
Assembly Conservation and Public Works Committee
Woman gives birth to eighth child alone in Florida home
Titusville report says Mrs. Ellerbe W. Carter Sr. gave birth to her eighth baby without a doctor, while finishing chores and relaxing with a whisky drink. Her husband was at work, a maid assisted briefly, and a family friend witnessed the birth and postnatal routine.
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Titusville
Fla
Ellerbe W. Carter
Carter
Gen
Elerbe Carter Sr
Ruthie Lee
Carter Baa
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