Knight Vows State Water Development at Red Bluff
Gov. Knight pledged his administration to optimum development of California water resources as ground-breaking ceremonies were held for the Red Bluff diversion dam, the first unit of the Sacramento Valley canals project worth 60 million dollars. U.S. senators Knowland and Kuchel urged focus on state needs, with Rep. Clair Engle and LA Mayor Morris Poulson also speaking.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
B.calif
Clair Engle
Msorris Poulson
Los Angeles
U.S
State Bankers Unit Elects Local Man
Albert Reinhardt a Long Beach building contractor was elected second vice president of the California State Builders Exchange at its 29th annual Yosemite convention. Flames roared in Hollywood early today after a gas main explosion near the Robinson Hotel and Ocean Boulevard, sending a 40 foot spurt and causing windows to break. Firefighters sprayed water to save adjacent buildings as police investigated the cause of the gas line failure during trench work for a Metropolitan Water District conduit. Florence Williams, 52, of Compton was among those mentioned in the chaotic scene.
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Trapped in Fiery Crash Six Die in Ohio Car Crash
Six residents of Ashtabula died in a fiery Rt 20 crash near North Madison as a Loggins car was rammed from behind by a speeding Geneva vehicle. Willard Loggins 22 and his wife Juanita 19 perished. passengers included Alice Dyer 57 Robbie J McGinty 21 and her children Ronnie 19 months Vanessa 6 months. Robert Siler 19 survived after freeing himself. The gas tank exploded hindering rescuers.
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Hearst Aid Dies. Black O. Hunter to Lead U N Panel
Maj. Gen. Black O. Hunter, 73, longtime senior U N secretary to the late publisher William Randolph Hearst, died after a two week illness. He will take command of the U S 1st Corps. The announcement followed Hearst’s death in Los Angeles.
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