Experts Keep Fye On Wabash Flood Threat
Authorities in Lafayette Indiana monitor a 12 mile long ice jam on the Wabash River threatening massive destruction if it breaks free. Police and engineers keep residents alert as the jam shifts downstream toward Delphi and Lafayette, with possible collapse of bridges and buildings.
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Logansport
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West Terre Haute
Columbus Did Not Discover America Says Moscow Radio
London report cites a Bovis historian who argues Columbus used preexisting maps showing parts of the New World before his 1492 voyage. The Moscow broadcast credits a Alma Ata researcher known as Superny with evidence from Portuguese Spanish and Italian archives suggesting earlier European visits and unknown navigators’ names.
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Canaries
Old World
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Azores
Wife Killed In Crash Four-Day Ordeal Ends
Lonnie Worth, 49, of Robbinsdale Minnesota, survived four days beside his dead wife in their wrecked plane on Lake Leech after a crash 85 miles below the Canadian border. He endured 25 below zero, kept vigil, and reportedly broke his own nose during the ordeal. His wife, 49, died soon after the crash from injuries. Dulles announced a hernia operation today with no immediate cancer recurrence reported. tissue analysis at Walter Reed awaited final results.
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Mian
Pasternak laments bitterly over published poem
Soviet writer Boris Pasternak accuses a British reporter of betraying his trust by publishing a poem he says was intended for a private recipient. He denied the poem reflects his current stance and said he would not cooperate with reporters who hinder his work.
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Paris
London Daily Mail
Anthony Brown
Brown
Mme. Proyart
Two Men Die After Mine Hoist Accident
In Vibernum Missouri a wire splice failed causing a hoist bucket to drop 175 feet into a lead mine shaft. Four men were aboard. two were killed Junior Gillam of Potosi and Don Hall of Fredericktown. The other two survived in grave condition. The bucket, cut from a 14 inch hoist line, released after a 4 inch cable splice failure. The four men were aged 30 to 35 and married. Lou Bennett of Fredericktown lost his right arm. Lloyd Francis of Dillard suffered multiple fractures. Officials noted the incident occurred in a flash as cable fragments rained down on the workers.
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Lloyd Francis
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St. Joseph Lead Co
Ming
Charmaine Augustine Receives Battery Heart Aid
In Cleveland, seven year old Charmaine Augustine needed a battery powered device to assist her heart after surgery to correct a structural defect. The implant helped regulate the heartbeat until surgeons repaired the heart chamber problem. Her heart is now normal and considered her own special Valentine.
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Residents Fight Rabies Outbreak in Texas County
Tyler area residents spread poisoned meat to curb a rabies outbreak feared to be the worst in years. County agricultural agent Ben Browning noted the outbreak recalls a 19th century era when livestock losses and human rabies cases rose. A ninth case involved a rabid fox near Lindale. a medical update described a failed prior heart intervention with a temporary pacemaker, now removed, as doctors deemed the patient’s natural pacemaker sufficient to proceed home.
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Permian High Names Assistant Principal Colgin
John Colgin, 39, elected assistant principal of new Permian High School by the Ector County ISD board. Colgin, in the district since 1951, will start June 1 with salary rising from 7,825 to 8,875, after serving as Dowling Elementary principal. He and his wife live at 1210 Patton with three children. He will join Gail Smith and Dwight Kark in planning for the opening next September.
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Odessa
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University of Texas
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Mehtaty
Cooper Robbins
Melvin Lindsey
Abilene High
Odessa High
Jack Gunlock
Fort Worth Polytechnic
Ector High
Leaders Seek a Formula for German Reunification
Western powers plan to draft within a month a new approach to German reunification aiming to spur serious talks with the Soviet Union. The formula may push free all German elections into the background while pursuing practical steps to bring East and West Germany closer economically and politically.
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Germany
Dulles
Young Car Theft Suspect Held in Dallas Case
A 13 year old youth, described as tall and wiry, was taken into custody by Dallas Juvenile Bureau detective E. Pettigrew after admitting thefts of at least two cars since October. He reportedly rode a bike to car locations, stole vehicles in Dallas and Waco, then abandoned them.
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Waco
Iraq Shows Russian Arms to Rebuild Armed Forces
Beirut reports say Iraq under a Soviet arms deal since the July revolution has received four shipments of tanks and artillery. A saver mission is in Baghdad to train the army on the new equipment. The first shipment arrived November 27 and the fourth was unloaded at Basra January 27.
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Flood Disaster Declared For Indiana Regions
President Eisenhower declared a major disaster area in northeastern Indiana after floods hit the Wabash River region and nearby communities. A federal aid allocation will follow a survey by the Civilian and Defense Mobilization agencies to determine relief funds.
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Eisenhower
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Indiana
Cuihan
Seoul cuts talks as Japan backs repatriation plan
In Tokyo, South Korea called talks ruptured after Japan endorsed a plan to repatriate Korea residents held in Japan to North Korea. Seoul warned of drastic measures to thwart the move, while its defense ministry said naval and air units stood ready though no orders were issued.
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