Typhoon Wanda Kills 2161 in China Heavy losses reported
Reports from Red China describe Typhoon Wanda as one of the century's worst, with 2161 known dead and about 2161 injured as floods threaten the Hai River basin. Chekiang near Shanghai bore the brunt with winds up to 150 mph, leaving millions homeless nationwide.
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Hong Kong
Red China
Wanda
Communist New China News Agency
Peiping
Hai
China
Chekiang Province
Shanghai
Chekiang
Peiping Radio
Port Said Devastation Hits Homes and Population
Port Said reports 38,000 homes destroyed in the province and more than a million people left homeless. The scale indicates widespread disaster impact as authorities assess housing loss and displacement across the region.
Tornado Hits Martin South Dakota Damages Hospital
MARTIN S D A A tornado struck the town of about 1 000 injuring several people. The hospital roof was torn off and many windows broken as patients were evacuated. A large frame dance hall at the fair grounds and a trailer camp suffered damage with no fatalities reported. Telephone service was cut briefly. An employee of Northern Bell Telephone Co. said minor injuries occurred among residents.
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Martin
S.D
South Dakota
Northern Bell Telephone Co
Telephone Company
Kansas Democrats Bid To Win Control In Legislature
Topeka voters head to the primary as Democrats seek their strongest bid in years to win control of the Kansas Legislature. Republicans face renomination challenges in both House and Senate with several incumbents contested and write ins looming in select districts.
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Kansas
Topeka
GOP
Senate
House
Paul Wunsch
Kingman
Unclear Sentences About Work, Art, and Agriculture
Passage notes that eighty five percent of airline stewardesses resign to marry. It mentions an abstract wire sculpture titled The Sun in the Metropolitan Museum of Art made from 22 carat gold wire valued around ten thousand dollars. It also reports aged rubber trees in Malaya being induced to produce latex through hormonal treatment.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
Malaya
British Communist Party reports 1,004 new members in Q2 1956
In London the Communist party announced a second quarter gain of 1,004 members, lifting its total to 34,117. In Nice France U S Ambassador Clare Boothe Luce visited financier Joseph P Kennedy aboard Stavros Niarchos yacht, with Henry Luce to join soon. A private plane crash near Temuco Chile killed a Franciscan priest and three others. In Karachi Pakistan signed a law to take 46.4 million dollars of U S surplus agricultural goods including wheat rice cotton tobacco and milk products.
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London
Britain
Communist Party
Nice
France
U. S
Italy
Clare Boothe Luce
Joseph P. Kennedy
Karachi
Pakistan
New Books At City Library
Carnegie Free library lists The Prophet and the King by Shirley Watkins as a vivid historical novel. The Rosemary Tree by Elizabeth Goudge follows John Wentworth and family in a tale of faith and change. Fun and Games by Margaret E Mulac offers hundreds of activities for all ages. The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham provides guidance on investing for security and growth.
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Carnegie Free Library
Shirley Watkins
David
Goliah
Endor
Elizabeth Goudge
Pilgrim’s Inn
Gentian Hill
John Wentworth
Belmaray
Daphne
Pat
Margary
Winkle
Margaret E. Mulac
Mulac
Benjamin Graham
Veterans Can Be Naturalized Without Speaking Rules
U S naturalization rules may be waived for certain veterans of the armed forces. An average freight train today carries 66 cars, reflecting modern rail logistics. In 1926 the timespan cited was 46 years, indicating historical context for the veteran status provision.
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U. S
Subscribers List Adds New and Renewal Names
The Ottawa Herald lists new and renewal subscribers including Baldwin Tommy Curtis Roy Travis Earl Turner Gannett Ray Osler Rt 1 Ottawa Ivan McFadden James Rybolt Rt 3 Ottawa Nettie Pearson Rt 4 Ottawa Ted Barnhart Pa oma W L Beebe Pomona J A Barbee Princeton Leslie Bryan J P McCauliffe Rantoul M A Schmoe Wellsville Velmar Christie Glenn C. Scott M C Smith and Ray Stevenson Williamsburg J W Wren Invest in U S Savings Bonds.
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Ottawa Herald
Baldwin
Tommy Curtis
Roy Travis
Earl Turner
Garnett
Ray Osler
Rt. 1
Ottawa
Ivan McFadden
James Rybolt
Rt. 3
Nettie Pearson
Ted Barn
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Pratt
Wilfrid Cavaness
Chanute
C. R. Mong
Fredonia
Cavaness
Neosho
Erie
E. Bert Collard
John Murray
Leavenworth County
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Associated Press
Santiago
Chilea
Temuco
O. D. Webb
Douglas County
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Cape Cod
Walnut
Shopen Realty Auction CO
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de Luxe
Carl Reed
Hel Hill
Hillcrest
Colee By
Bob Hope
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Marie Windsor
John Archer
Patric Knowles
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