32 Hour Rain Floods Chicago Halting Rail Traffic
A 32 hour downpour crippled Chicago as four railroads halted operations and water flooded Dearborn Station. The flood damaged the Chicago Daily News Building and two large Commonwealth Edison plants cutting city power by a quarter and forcing industrial shutdowns. Suburbs flooded, roads blocked, and hundreds evacuated as trains detraned and residents sought autos or buses.
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Dearborn
Chicago Daily News
Edison Power Generating Sla
Lake Michigan
Peoria
Lockport
Big Texas Co
Big Run
Santa Fe
Racine Avec
Covis County
Presbyterian
Chicago
Burlington
Milwaukeec
Pennsylvania
Gulf, Mobile
Ohio
Santa Fey
Tern Slingis
Chicago and North Western Line
Milwaukee Road
Commonwealth Edison Co
Fordi Motor Co
International Harvester
McCormick Works
City Green
Union Station
Chicago American
Chicago Tribune
Roland Eisenbeis
Cook County
Fog Delays Air and Sea Transport Amid Coastal WOG Incident
Dense fog halted air and ship movements as the freighter Aristotelis grounded off Carebon Point near Malibu. Rescue tugs and local boats struggled to free the ship, finally succeeding at the next high tide. A separate Hollywood freeway fog crash tied to drivers including Meyer Resnikoff caused multiple collisions and injuries.
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Jebena
Cataling Tslarid
Aristotelis
Talibu
San Pedro
Carebon Point
Malibu Pier
Honduras
Kobe
Long Beach
James Fenton
General Steamship Co
Los Angeles Harbor
Pacific Rocket
Hollywood Freeway
Cahuenga Cutoff
Meyer Resnikoff
Candor St
Lakewood
Cahunga
Resnikoff
Stuart Jack Sperber
North Hol- Jewenadd
Jailed Man Tells Murder in Alabama
Los Angeles police say Norris James, 30, a transient, confessed to stabbing Phyllis Dean Carver 27 times in Birmingham in 1949, tying to a murder for which Sanford Ellis Fewell had been convicted and given life. Authorities await Alabama details while Norris remains jailed on murder suspicion.
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Los Angeles
Run — James
Norris
Birmingham
Ala
Carter
Phyllis Dean Carver
Sanford Ellis Fewell
Nortis
Carver
Alabama
1953 Miss New Jersey to Marry in Hollywood
Ruth Hampton former Miss New Jersey 1953 and Jon Palmer obtained a marriage license in Hollywood. They plan to wed Sunday at Palmer family home. Hampton, a former Miss Universe contestant, will retire to become Mrs Palmer. Palmer's father publishes the Hollywood Citizen News.
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Mollewood Wei-actior
Myn
Jon Palmer
Ruth Hampton
Mi Universe
Falmer
Harlan G. Palmer
Miss Hampton
Palme
Long Beach
Palmer
Hollywood Citizen News
Arthritis Conquered by Dr Duncan in Long Beach
A medical notice from Dr Duncan of Long Beach describes a treatment that supposedly normalizes body systems, relieves joints and muscle pain, improves circulation and digestion, increases energy and sleep quality. Initial examination and first treatment listed at $3.00, offices at 2315 East 7th Street.
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Long Beach
Duncan
N. C
7Th St
Long Beach Visited by Dick Nixon
Nixon criticized Adlai Stevenson as offering destructive criticism with no constructive ideas. He cited Eisenhower’s record and warned against an anti Eisenhower Congress. In California to campaign for Knight, Ruckel, and the Republican slate.
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Eader
Stevenson
California
Disenhower
Hollywood Bowl
Mitchell
Steven A. Mitchall
Harry S. Truman
Dean Acheson
Eigenhower
Nixon
Gov. Knight
Sen. Ruckel
Congress
U.S. Sees Subversive Selections and Security Changes
The Civil Service Commission released quarterly summaries on the Eisenhower era security program listing 618 sex perversion allegations and 2,272 felonies and misdemeanors as well as 3,657 other cases. Subversion accounted for 284 suspensions by the Army, 260 by the Air Force, 241 by the Veterans Administration, and 227 by the Navy. In Kansas City the Future Farmers of America hold their 27th national convention with 6,000 to 8,000 youths expected across 48 states and Hawaii.
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Eisenhower Security
Defense Department
Eisenhower
Senate Civil Service Committee
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Hisenhower
National Security Council
Commission
Civil’ Service Commission
Army
Air Force
Veterans Administration
Navy
Future Farmers
K. C
Kansas City
of the
Future Farmers of América
States
Hawaii
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Illinois
Dion
New Jersey
Hollywood
Long Beach Liquidators
Locust & Ocean
U. S
Phone L
American Ave
Newmark
Pti
Secomng
Spreet
Wowlevamd
Tango
Starlite Dance Studios
Stevens
Norwalk
Dorothy Gray
Rey
Tussy
Veal
SALON
Cold Crean
Storcti
Buffums
Geiger Counter
Golger
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