Idaho Dikes Hold Against Rising Kootenai River
Bonners Ferry Idaho reports the Kootenai River dropping about a half foot overnight while dikes hold. The river at 33.35 feet, down a foot in 24 hours, with cool, windy, rainy conditions and snowmelt forecast to slow. Weatherman Robert McComb says major elements are in our favor but more snow could bring trouble later.
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Kootenai River
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Robert McComb
House Ways and Means reverses on doctor security
The House Ways and Means Committee reversed to keep doctors out of Social Security and to bar municipal firemen and policemen from joining. The panel backed broader coverage provisions including higher wage bases, increased benefits, and extended eligibility as it prepared to draft the bill per Eisenhower proposals.
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Ohio
American Medical Assn
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Sleep Walker Acquits Man in Wife Slaying
A San Diego judge acquitted James Patterson Twomey, 46, of murdering his wife Margaret, 47, saying psychiatrists convinced him Twomey was sleepwalking during the fatal shooting on April 20 as she slept. The trial, held without a jury before Superior Judge John A. Hewicker, concluded Twomey acted in a nightmare.
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John A. Hewicker
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Five Orange County Blazes Extinguished
Five orange county blazes were extinguished by volunteers across Costa Mesa and surrounding areas on Monday. alarms sounded from 8:09 a.m. at a hilltop cafe to 2:16 p.m. at 428 Victoria Street and 4:30 p.m. at 17th Street and Coast Highway. Westminster and Newport Beach crews also responded to multiple calls, including 4:18 p.m. at Trask Avenue and 4:45 p.m. near Harbor Boulevard.
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Victoria St
17Th St
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Westminster
Trask Ave
Newhone
Harbor Blvd
Wife pens four notes then vanishes after suicidal intent
Covina Calif. authorities issued an all points bulletin for Dolly Crezee, 27, who wrote four notes indicating she planned self harm. She is separated from her husband Curtis by two weeks, and deputies search for the missing woman.
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Covina
Bank robbers receive maximum sentences in federal case
Two men Jarry T. Ashcraft and George Chandler pleaded guilty to armed bank robbery and were given the maximum 25 years each by U S District Judge Ben Harrison in Los Angeles. The judge criticized the California Adult Authority for lenient sentences. Both had been previously sentenced to five years to life on state bank robbery charges after a gun battle in the March robbery. The adult authority sets state terms. both defendants were tried in federal court and pled guilty in both courts.
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California Adult Authority
Jarry T., Ashcraft
George Arthur Chandler
U. S. Dist
Ben Harrison
Tito
Belgrade
Yugoslavia
Ore Melgrade
Yukosavic'a
Ashcraft
Chandler
Air Route Planned Manila to Europe Service Soon
Air France aims to inaugurate weekly Manila Europe passenger and cargo service soon, a company representative said today. The plan envisions regular flights linking Manila with Europe, expanding postwar air trade and travel options.
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