Rivers Up Cities Set For Floods
East and southeast Texas face major flood threats as rain swollen rivers race toward the Gulf. The Weather Bureau forecasts five more days of heavy rain. hundreds evacuate. Disaster designations open SBA loans at 3 percent. Sabine and Colorado basins loom largest.
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Dallas
Texas
Gulf
The
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Small Business Administration
Tarrant
Bell
Corvell
Williams
McLennan
Smith and Gregg
Sabine River
Louisiana
Shreveport
Sabine
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Brazos
Trinity
Wharton
Bay City
Gulf Coast
Liberty
Dow Chemical Co
Freeport
Shreveport Weather Bureau
Gladewater
Logansport
Weather forecast for May in the Miami Valley
The weatherman forecasts sunny mild conditions for May 1 with a high around 75 and a low near 50 as a high pressure system settles over the Miami Valley. Expect fair weather today and tonight with a slight cooling tonight. Wednesday also looks sunny and mild with a 75 degree high. A 30 day outlook calls for near normal rainfall and temperatures throughout May.
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Weatheman
Miami Valley
Nicaraguan Banier War Feared in Central America
Tension rose as Honduras accused Nicaragua of sending 50 soldiers into the Honduran frontier province of Gracias a Dios. The clash alleged near Mocoron, a 1,000 person Indian village, led Honduras to file aggression charges with the OAS. Nicaragua denied clashes while Gen Somoza said troops moved toward the border to avoid a “surprise.” ODECA officials met Honduran and Nicaraguan leaders in Tegucigalpa and Managua to ease tensions.
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Guatemala
Honduras
Eegua
Washington
Gracias A Dios
Mocoron
Tegucigalpa
Managua
Anastasio Somoza Jr
Nicaragua
Quint Plans Fall Wedding in Montreal Herald Interview
Cecile Dionne the first of the Dionne quins to become engaged says she will marry radio technician Philippe Langlois after she graduates from nursing school in August. The couple plans a fall wedding and a Europe honeymoon, with parental approval noted.
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Montreal
Cecile Dionne
Falls
Europe
Cecile
Montreal Herald
Philippe Langlois
Special Treatment for Outsiders Claims by Beverly Hills Psychiatrist
Dr Theodore Rothman told the California Medical Assn that a strange mental quirk keeps many people from forming close bonds. He said successful doctors artists writers and executives may feel like outsiders and turn to alcohol drugs or sex to break the barrier. He proposed a treatment using a barbiturate and methamphetamine to temporarily open the mind followed by psychotherapeutic work. He cited 31 patients and said about half showed substantial improvement while tranquilizers alone are ineffective.
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Rennie Taylor
Los Angeles
Beverly ‘Sills
Theodore Rothman
California Medical Assn
Rothman
Mallard lays eggs in sailor’s bunk aboard Merrimac
Port Washington story about Robert McAll, master of the sloop Merrimac, facing a dozen mallard eggs laid in his forward bunk. Previous nests on deck rope coils were disposed of, but Mama Mallard keeps returning. McAll must seek a practical solution as hatching may begin any day.
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Port Washington
N.Y
Robert McAll
Merrimac
McAll
Mama Mallard
Mallard
Bribes Denied Navy Funds Layed Used In Payoffs
Senate hearing reveals Bettendorf testified he paid about 4000 to Teamsters official McHugh to secure union permission for deliveries to Tobyhanna depot with Navy knowledge. He claimed $18,591.30 from Navy supported “off" payments, while Kennedy pressed that the term bribe fits the act. McHugh and Malloy face federal charges over a $4,200 payment from Bettendorf.
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Washington
Teamsters Union
Navy
Senate
San A New Tack
Earl P. Bettendorf
Ashdown
Ark
Sandston
Senate Rackets Investigating Committee
McClellan
D-Ark
Bettendorf
Joseph McHugh
Sen. Kennedy
D-Mass
McHugh
Robert Malloy
Union
Scranton
Ike Flies To Capital After Georgia Stay
President Eisenhower packs his golf clubs and flies to Washington to press his legislative program amid tough international issues. White House secretary Hagerty warns of difficult days ahead as Eisenhower focuses on building a strong Western Europe alliance upon return to the capital.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Washington
Congress
Georgia Sun
White House
James C. Hagerty
Europe
Day Talks With Pope In Private Vatican Meeting
U N secretary general Dag Hammarskjold met Pope Pius XII in the Vatican for about forty minutes in the pope's private study. No details were released on the topics discussed.
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Vatican City
W—U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Pius XII
Jordan Accepts U S Aid Offer While Guarding Independence
Jordan's new government signaled it would accept a 10 million dollar U S aid package if it does not bind Jordan to the Eisenhower Doctrine. Talks are under way with U S officials as Jordan seeks to bolster its fragile economy once dependent on Saudi Arabia Egypt and Syria. Foreign Minister Samir Rifai said aid would be welcome unconditionally and must not compromise Jordan's sovereignty. The United States noted the aid comes from regular funds, not anti Communism allocations. Jordan seeks unity with Egypt and Syria while resisting Soviet influence and keeping a policy of Arab nationalism.
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Amman
Jordan
U.S
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Syria
Sop Warne
Washington
State Department
Lincoln White
White
Samir Rifai
Rifai
Hussein
U. S
Harold S. Nelson
Saud
Cairo
U S Sailors Visit Sydney for Coral Sea Week
Four thousand American sailors arrive in Sydney for Coral Sea week celebrations marking the largest U S invasion since World War II. Reports note the visitors have at least 200000 dollars to spend during their seven days in the dollar short country.
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Sydney
Australia
Man calls hospital over missing wife joke
A caller asks a mental hospital if any man has escaped. A doctor replies no. The caller explains he wonders because somebody has run off with his wife, delivering a grim punchline in a lighthearted title.
Marines Go Ashore In Lebanon on Mount McKinley
Marines of the U S 6th Fleet landed in Beirut harbor aboard the Mount McKinley for a liberty party amid tensions over Jordan and Lebanon. The six transports carried 1800 Marines while ships conducted air defense maneuvers over the horizon. A two gun saluted Lebanon and President Chamoun as Cmdr John Jones stated readiness to shoot if needed. The mission is described as indefinite with possible various outcomes. Beirut welcomed the visit as a friendly, payday aboard ship bringing trade to the city.
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U.S.S
Mount Mckinley
Beirut
U.S. 6Th Fleet
Middle East
6Th Marines
2Nd Battalion
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Cmdr
John Jones
Chatsworth
Myreed
Jordan
Hussein
Charles Brown
U.S. State Department
Bevan Questions U S Middle East Policy
London leftist Aneurin Bevan said the United States cannot keep peace in the Middle East any better than Britain did. He criticized the Eisenhower doctrine, saying it cedes discipline to the United Nations and favors the United States.
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London
Aneurin Bevan
United States
Britain
Middle East
India
Bevan
United Nations
Aerialist Emily Greenweld Triumphs In Comeback
Emily Greenweld returns to the Shrine Circus in Omaha after a 40 foot fall that caused multiple pelvic fractures a crushed left hip and a smashed wrist. She spent 13 weeks hospitalized then trained in Cedar Rapids, reaching peak form for the comeback in the same arena.
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Emily Greenwald
Omaha
Emily Greenweld
Emily
Shrine
Albert
Cedar Rapids
Jupiter missile 600 mile test flight marks first full missile
Army's Jupiter, fully assembled with a dummy warhead, fired 600 miles last weekend with satisfactory accuracy. Secretary Wilson witnessed the launch at Redstone Arsenal, the first complete ballistic missile test of this range, amid interservice rivalry and scrutiny of Army missile roles.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Wilson
Army
Redstone
Ala
Wilson
Florida
Air Force
Thugs Shot As Holdup Is Foiled Heightened chase ends in creek battle near Springtown
Texas lawmen including Ranger Jay Banks and Parker County officials stopped two armed bandits near Walnut Creek five miles from a highway. Norris and Humphrey, both 35, were killed after attempting to kidnap a Carswell Air Force Base employee and a child, with about 255000 dollars in payroll cited as the target. Humphrey had a long forgery record.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Here
Gene Paul Norris
Oklahoma
Texas
William Carl Humphrey
Walnut Creek
Springtown
Parker County
Jay Banks
Norris
Humphrey
Carswell Air Force Base
Banks
Cato Hightower
Harlon Wright
Johnny Klevenhagen
O. R. Brown
Lake Worth
Sanks
FBI
Belton
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