Flooded Texas Areas Face Disease Threat
Flooded Texas towns face disease risk as waters recede. In Corpus Christi area boil water advised. thousands remain in emergency shelters. Typhoid inoculations underway and residents warned to treat water as contaminated. Uvalde and Gulf Coast counties reported heavy rains, flooded streets, closed roads, and mud cleanup.
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Texas
South Texas
Gulf Coast
Corp Christi
Wetsie
Bret Tay
Viare
Trobstown
Linton
Uvalde
Santonia
Avalde
John Nance Garner
Leona
Avalee
Harlingen
Ilouston
California blood banks set record in defense effort
John P Upton of the California Medical Association says the state has contributed a record 500000 units of blood to the defense effort since September 1950. He notes California banks produced whole blood plasma stockpiling and gamma globulin for polio. Irwin Memorial Blood Bank in San Francisco led with 163253 units in three years.
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San Franciso
ISP
John PR. Upton
California
Upton
California Medical Association
Blood Bank Commission
Mondey
Van 11
Civilia
Korea
Irwin Memorial Blood Bank
San Franco
Defense
Rhee Won't Lift Martial Law Despite Cabinet Push
President Syngman Rhee said the time is not ripe to lift martial law in South Korea. He will study the proposal further as peace has not yet come despite the armistice, with the cabinet urging action.
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Seoul
Syngeman Rhee
South Korea
Rhee
Auto Fails to Stop for Train in St Louis County
A car sped past blinking signals and was struck by a freight train near St Louis County, killing six occupants aged 11 to 20 and injuring one survivor. The engineer reported the vehicle was at high speed and attempted to swerve. The Missouri Highway Patrol cited a 105 foot skid mark.
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St, Louis
St. Lou County Crossing
Woody Dauernheim
Dauerheim
Missouri Highway Patrol
Gary A. Kossmehl
St. Louis County
Henry
A. Ruiz
Kossmehl
Charles K. Kline
Charles S. Reid
William 4. Combs
Patricia A. Jenicek
Carol S. Holder Ja
St. Louis
Soldier returns from Korea POW mystery widows child born
Walter Dixon, a 23 year old Galena Park soldier listed as killed in action in 1951, is reportedly alive as a prisoner of war. His wife Agnes Dixon of La Grange has a 1 year old son by her second husband William Sasser. Dixon’s sister Lester Storey says Agnes learned of remarriage and birth in letters, while Dixon may not be aware. A Truman signed death certificate and another from Missouri are kept among mementos.
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Galena Park
Texas
Walter
Dixon
Sis
Truman
Fanmunjom
Galena Pars
Agnes Dixon
la Grange
William
Sasser
Agnes
Waller
Storey
Pfe. Dixon
United States
West
Korea
Missouri
Communists Hold 60 Yank Prisoners as Hostages
PANMUNJOM Korea Americans returning to freedom accused the Communists of detaining at least 60 men in barbed wire cages as hostages for 14 Red rioters in Allied hands. The liberated prisoners described the men near Baesong as patriots resisting indoctrination. They say the hostages won’t be freed until the UN hands over the 14 Communist ringleaders of the 1952 Kose Island riots. Peiping radio listed the names the Communists want returned. The UN told the Joint Military Armistice Commission it will return all prisoners in operation big switch, including convicted criminals.
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Panmunjom
Korea
Freedom
Bardea
Baesong
United Nations
Kose Island
Peiping Radio
Voice of Red China
Commmunists
Pak Sang Hyon
Mark W. Clark
Joint Military Armistice Commission
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Syngmar
Marttal Snerl
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W.C. Abrams Pharmacy
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Atlantic Ave
Broadway
Butler Bros
Lakewind Blvd
Chucks Shine Parlor
Anaheim St
the Coffee Pot Sundries
10Th St
Columbia Stationers
3Rd St. Cooks Drugs
Senta Fe Ave
Dodds & Sawtelle
FIELD
Finer Frararny
American Ave
Frank's Pharmacy
Santa Fe Ave
Harvey Freeman & Son
Gage Pharmacy
Gavins Drug
Long Beach Blvd
Harry T. Goldstein
Sr. Grogs
Healy Pharmacy
Cherry Ave
Nikita
Perma Dri
Jo& Ms Market
Magnolia Ave
Downsons Market
Olive
Hill St
LOS Altos Pharmacy
Ballstowar Blvd
Magnolia Pharmacy
Mgwer
Evelid
Terry O'Connell
Grange Park Market
Owe
Pins Ave
Paigley's
S & 10 Dept. Stars
East Spring Ryekers Drugs
Pine Ave
Robinson Printing & Star
Sth St
Sam‘s Liquor
Peorgie Afessel
Abc-Tv
Santa FE Drug
Santa Fe
Lakewood Bivd
Lakewood Center J
Semipper Poly
Schinnerer's
Seaside Hospital
Chestnut Ave
Wallies
East 4Th St
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Galif
Richard
Rexall
Norwalk Blvd
Bellflower, Calif
Victory Drug
Bellflower
San Pedro, Calif
Alma Pharmacy
Alma St
K. Drug Co
Pacific Ave
Thomas Parker
Bescen
Seal Beach, Calif
Seal Beach
Dee Ac CO
Gilbey
WB Aehbey
Cireinnau
Columbia
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Millikan
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