Texas City Gears For New Floods
Torrential rains push the Wichita Falls river level toward flood stage with 15 feet reported and five inch hourly rise. Evacuations possible as the Sabine and Little Wichita rivers overflow across northeast Texas toward Deweyville and Gladewater.
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Glaoui Kin Held By Sultan Amid Arrest Roundup
In Marrakech the sultan’s government says a foreign plot was thwarted as uniformed units arrest five sons of the late Pasha Thami El Glaoui the wife mother in law and six others tied to the family. The Glaoui heirs had gathered to divide the estate believed to include 17 million dollars in cash.
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Morocco
Mohammed V
National Liberation Army
Pasha Thami el Glaoui
Marakech
Beck Indicted for Tax Evasion by Teamsters Boss
Washington AP Dave Beck Teamsters Union leader indicted for income tax evasion posted 5000 bond pending arraignment May 13. Indictment charges failure to pay 56420 in taxes due 1950. Curran set bond after Beck surrendered, with planned arraignment in Tacoma or Washington.
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Dave Beck
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Beck
U. S. Marshes
Tacoma
Wash
U. S
Radiation Counter Goes Berserk At Local College
San Bernardino Valley Junior College physics instructor Arthur Harmeyer demonstrated a radiation counter to students. Expected around 60 units, the device spiked to 4 500 then surged to 113 411 units. Civil defense chief Capt Alfred L Luce arrived and noted other instruments showed normal readings while the counter appeared wildly inaccurate.
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San Bernardino
Calif
San Bernardino Valley Junior College
Arthur Harmeyer
Harmeyer
Alfred L. Luce
Civil Defense
Churchill Criticizes UN Vote On Egypt Crisis
London Sir Winston Churchill assailed the United Nations for its stance on Britain and France actions in Egypt last fall. He told the Primrose Plenary at Royal Albert Hall that the UN did not aid the free world or peace. Britain and France vetoed US backed anti invasion resolutions in the Security Council and the General Assembly later demanded Britain and France withdraw.
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Winston Churchill
United Nations Today
Egypt
U. N
Free World
Primrose P Wague
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Royal Albert Hall
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France
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U. N. Security Council
Israel
U. N. General Assembly
Dulles
Costello shot in lobby in apparent assassination attempt
Frank Costello, 65, nicked by a near point blank gunshot as he entered his Central Park West apartment lobby. He blamed no one, said he may have been mistaken for another, and was treated for a superficial scalp wound at Roosevelt Hospital.
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New York
Frank Costello
Costello
Central Park West
Roosevelt Hospital
William Kennedy
Estelle
Generoso Pope
Upper
Wisconsin Senate Seat in Jeopardy After McCarthy Death
McCarthy dies in Washington leaving a vacant Wisconsin Senate seat. A special election is possible with a primary to precede it. Gov. Vernon Thomson may call the election in fall. Walter Kohler Glenn Davis and Warren Knowles are among Republicans discussed as contenders. Democrats mentioned include Gaylord Nelson Henry Maier and William Proxmire.
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Carthy
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Warren P. Knowles
New Richmond
Gaylord Nelson
Madison
Henry W. Maier
Milwaukee
William Prexmire
Death Takes McCarthy Senate Won't Be Some
Washington AP reports funeral services for Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy will be held in the Senate Chamber. McCarthy died of acute liver inflammation after a hospital stay, leaving a vacant Wisconsin seat until a fall election. Senate plans point to a Monday service at 11:00 a.m. EDT with Lyndon Johnson involved in arrangements.
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Wisconsin
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Madison
Wis
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McCarthy
Vernon Thomson
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Senate Chamber
William E. Borah
Idaho
Chamber
Claude A. Swanson
Virginia
Sen. McCarthy
McCarthy Funeral Arrangements Planned After Capitol Rites
Mrs. McCarthy, a staff employee and his wife, favors a service before McCarthy’s body is taken to Appleton Wisconsin for burial at St. Mary’s Cemetery. A Roman Catholic mass will be held at St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington before the Capitol rites. A Senate adjournment will follow at noon with a 2 p.m. departure of a senators’ committee for Appleton where the funeral is set for Tuesday noon Appleton time.
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Home Folks Remember Good Joe in Appleton
Appleton residents recall Senator Joseph McCarthy as a friendly neighbor who greeted people on the street calling him a good Joe. News of his death in Washington shocks locals who lament his illness and note he worked hard and left a void in state and nation. Mayor Roemer called McCarthy an outstanding citizen reflecting on his hometown ties.
Eisenhower Expresses Sympathy To McCarthy Widow
President Eisenhower, who had cut ties with Senator McCarthy, issued a statement of regret and sent a personal message to Mrs. McCarthy. The former ally had been shunned at White House functions, and Mrs. McCarthy had recently refused a White House luncheon invitation.
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Eisenhower
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
McCarthy
White House
Bipartisan figure McCarthy traced from Appleton roots to senate
The text details Joseph McCarthy born on a Grande Chute farm, growing up as one of seven children, leaving school at 16 for farm work, then returning to complete high school in a year while working, later entering Marquette University law school and boxing there. It notes his Fox River Valley political rise, his return to Appleton roots, purchase of the family homestead, and surviving relatives including Howard in Washington and two sisters, plus a Chicago-based brother Steve.
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Beck
U. S
Washington
Tacoma
Treanor
Senate
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Rpa
Duff
Arthur Condon
Sen
Joe
McCarthy
Grande Chute
Timothy
Bridget McCarthy
Tierney
Ealy
L. D. Herschberger
Marquette University
Fox River Valley
Appleton
Howard
Roman Kornely
Anna Mae Long
Steve
Chicago
Mocoron town dispute flares in Honduras Nicaragua clashes
Nicaraguan President Somoza claims Mocoron captured by a small force. Honduran officials deny defeat of their air force and report ground clashes. Honduras calls up reservists as OAS agrees to dispatch a fact finding mission to the border region.
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Nicaragua
Luis Somoza
Mocoron
Anastasio Somoza Jr
Central America
Caribbean
Tegucigalpa
Honduran
Washington
Council of Organization of American States
OAS
Generally Fair Weekend Forecast for Miami Valley
A high pressure area dominates, bringing mostly clear, fair, and cool weather through Sunday. Today highs near 65 with tonight and Saturday lows around 40 and possible light frost, then a high near 70 on Saturday. Middletown reported 71 at 5:30 p.m. yesterday and 38 at 6 a.m. today.
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Middletown
Fleet Moves Out of Eastern Mediterranean Amid Jordan Crisis
The Navy said the major 6th Fleet warships are shifting from the Jordan area back toward the Eastern Mediterranean. Officials indicate tension in Jordan and neighboring states has eased, prompting the pullback.
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Navy
Jordan
Mediterranean
Feisty Wife Warns Husband Over Alimony Payments
A humorous quip has a fierce wife telling her lawyer to warn her husband that missing any alimony will prompt repossession. The line playfully highlights ongoing marital tension and financial leverage with a sharp, punchy edge.
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