Heavy Rains Hit Southeast and Midwest States
The Associated Press reports heavy rains across the Southeast and Midwest on Saturday. A tropical disturbance in the Gulf of Mexico south of Mobile caused the Southeast downpours. Tallahassee recorded almost 2 inches in six hours, totaling nearly 4 inches over two days, while Cross City saw 1 more inch raising its 24 hour total to 4.28 inches. The Weather Bureau noted funnel clouds in Missouri and 2 inches of rain in Farmington, with showers spanning from the Central Plains to the Mid-Atlantic and along the Texas coast.
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Gulf of Mexico
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Ala
Tallahassee
Fla
Cross City
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Farmington
Central Plains
Mid-Atlantic States
Texas
Helicopter Raid Reported At Watermelon Patch In Brawley
In Brawley California on June 8 farmer W J Fifield told sheriff deputies a helicopter landed in his watermelon patch. The pilot exited seized two or three melons and flew away, marking a modern twist on a old theft prank.
Newfoundland hunting season nets 3 667 caribou and 150 bagged
Figures show 3 667 caribou and 150 bagged by hunters in Newfoundland's 1955 season with no reports yet from all 6 000 hunters. Others urged to file returns regardless of kills.
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ST. John's
Newfoundland
Liberal Loyal Democrats Open Fund Drive in Texas
In Austin today the liberal loyal Democrats for Texas formed headquarters and began fundraising. Houston attorney Chris Dixie was named finance director as 27 of 42 board members set plans for state quotas and statewide organization. They approved joining the Dollars for Democrats drive and distributing a pamphlet outlining DOT goals. Frankie Randolph of Houston chaired the meeting.
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Democrats For Texas
Houston
Chris Dixie
Texas
National Democratic Executive Committee
DOT
R. D
Frankie) Randolph
National Democratic
Austria Houses 12,000 Refugees
Vienna June 8 AP Some 12,000 Hungarian refugees will still be in Austria at year end, a Ministry of Interior spokesman said. Karl Grubhofer, secretary of State at the ministry, said there are also 110,000 displaced persons who were in Austria before the Hungarian uprising began last October.
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Austria
Ministry of Interior
Karl Grubhofer
Texas bids listed for Winkler-Ector road project
The Texas Highway Department announced bids due June 18-19 for a 300 mile road and bridge program costing about 13 million dollars. The package covers 158 miles of farm-to-market work and 142 miles of state and U.S. highways across multiple counties including Collin, Hunt, Cameron, Matagorda, Brazoria, Nueces, Bexar, Jefferson, and others, detailing grading, structures, bases, and asphalt paving on various routes.
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Texas Highway Department
F Or
U.S
McLennan County
U.S. 31
Elm Mott
Jim Wells
State
Winkler and
Ector
Kermit
Collin and Hunt
Farmersville
Merit
Cameron County
14Th Street
Brownsville
Port Brownsville
Collin County
Hunt County Inc
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Rock and
Buck Creek
Matagorda
Brazoria
Markham
Tres Palacios Creek
Caney and
Gainesmore
Cedar Lake Creek
Bexar County
Pearsall Road
U.S. 90
Jefferson County
Pleasure Pier
Port Arthur
Sabine Lake
Nueces County
Missouri Pacific
Calallen
U.S. 77
Smith and Wood Counties
Tyler
Rogers Creek
Hawkins
Live Oak Counties
Live Oak
Jim Weir
Nacogdoches
U.S. 59
North
Bremond Street
Jack and
Palo Pinto
Graham says church or psychiatrist is choice
Evangelist Billy Graham tells Madison Square Garden audience that pastors must win converts or psychiatry will. He cites mass telecasts and mail responses, notes Bibleism and three elements of conversion while reporting Thursday night totals and attendee origins.
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Graham
New York
Billy Graham
Madison Square Garden
Christ
Lake Texoma Drops Slowly From Record High Levels
Durant Oklahoma June UP Army engineers report Lake Texoma remains the world's largest man made body of water as it slowly falls from record highs. The lake stood at 641.73 feet and is expected to return to about 640 feet by Monday. Denison Dam spillway has seen water gushing for nearly two weeks with discharge around 75 000 cubic feet per second now, up from 50 000 cubic feet per second today while inflow declined from 65 009 cubic feet per second Friday.
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Durant
Okla
Texoma
U.S. Army
Denison Dam
Dallas May Get On Channel 13
Officials of the AEFF announced plans to place Channel W3 on Dallas area sets within 40 miles by mid next school year. AEFF president said the foundation hopes to have the station operating by February 1, 1958.
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Dallas
Arta Educational Tele Vision Foundation
AEFF
Canericht Foundation
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