Floods Strike In Four States
Floodwaters from heavy rains force thousands from homes across Kentucky Tennessee Virginia and West Virginia with damages in the millions. At least three drownings reported as several communities become isolated. Hazard Kentucky and Cumberland rivers flood area worst hit with losses exceeding five million dollars.
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Tennessee
Virginia
West Virginia
Red Cross
Cumberland
Mississippi Valley
Texas
Gulf
Florida
General Flack vows to fight anyone calling guardsmen draft dodgers
In Pittsburgh General Henry K. Flack, head of Pennsylvania National Guard, defended National Guard enlistments amid Wilson's remarks on a draft dodger issue. He challenged critics to say the accusation to his face and promised to respond physically.
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Pittsburgh
Henry K. Flack
Pennsylvania
National Guard
107Th Field Artillery
Flack
Wilson
Washington
Gen. Flack
Congress Adapts To Hydrogen Age Ahead of Crisis
Congress grants President Eisenhower standby approval to use American armed forces in the Middle East if Communist attack occurs, a move aimed at quick action in emergencies. The measure raises questions about democratic control versus rapid executive power and how to deter or respond to hydrogen bomb threats. University Hall at Brown University is noted as a Revolutionary War barracks for American and French troops.
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Washington
Congress
Leisenhower
Middle East
Russia
United States
Eisenhower
Cattle Loan Replaces Money in Rhodesia Bank Deal
In Northern Rhodesia a farmer borrows 50 head of cattle from a bank instead of cash. He repays five years later with the cattle loaned back plus five head as interest, totaling 55 head returned. The arrangement shows cattle serving as both loan asset and interest in a local banking experiment.
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Northern Rhodesia
Africa
Bank Robber Escape Attempt Tangles Fed Flight
Frances Barchard 19 and Mar Feeney 41 were among three federal prisoners seized after a failed escape on a flight from Minneapolis to Baltimore. Louis Arquilla 26 and a companion were subdued with a blackjack as guards retook control near 17 000 feet over Michigan. The group remained in custody awaiting arraignment in Baltimore.
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The
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Wash
U. S
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Minnesota
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Arquilla
National Bank
Aidhn
City
Robert Allen
FBI
Louis R. Arquilla
Minneapolis
Detroit
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