Floods Press Midwest as River Walls Strain
The Wabash flood wall near Vincennes faced high water as 400 volunteers worked through the night to place sandbags. Across four states thousands fled homes along the Lower Mississippi and Ohio valleys, with Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Arkansas and Tennessee reporting widespread displacement and crop damage. A new fast-moving storm brought winds and snow to the Central Great Plains and upper Midwest, with record cold blizzards in several northern states. The Ohio and Mississippi rivers rose in Cairo and Rossville while levees along the Mississippi were strengthened.
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Havre
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Spokane
Wash
Charles Burgess
Red Cross
Army
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Memphis
Weather Bureau
Stroble Fate Nears Hands Of Jurors
In Los Angeles on January 18 a jury of 10 women and two men prepared to deliberate on 67 year old Fred Stroble accused of torture murder of 6 year old Linda Joyce Gla coft. Prosecutor Alexander argued Stroble sane. defense urged life imprisonment citing lack of premeditation. The defendant confessed to choking and stabbing the child on November 14 but pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Los Angeles
Fred Stroble
Linda Joyce Glacoft
Adolph Alexander
Stroble
John Hill
al Matthews
Fred Henderson
Henderson
Linda Joyce
Smith eyes governor bid amid run off doubt and support
Smith told a group a run-off primary would have given the Democratic nominee a majority choice. He recalled his 1948 defeat and named Gov Dan E Garvey and Richard F Harless as likely rivals while noting letters of support from Lynn Lockhart and Ralph Watkins. He hinted Watkins may not run if he enters the race. Eniwetok atoll, Marshall Islands, was noted as a US Atomic Commission proving ground with a vast lagoon.
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Democratic Party
Smith
Dan E. Garvey
Richard F. Harless
Lynn Lockhart
Springerville
Ralph Watkins
Buckeye
Watkins
Eniwetok
Marshall Islands
United States Atomic Commission
District of Columbia
Slow Selection of Jury in Smithwick Murder Trial
Belton Texas AP juror questioning in the Sam Smithwick murder case crawled along with only four of 34 questioned jurors seated since Monday. Defense claims self defense by Smithwick against W. H. Mason shot last July. Mason, 51, were a veteran newspaperman and radio announcer.
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Belton
Tex
Sam Smithwick
Killeen
Henry Taylor
Temple
Smithwick
Southwick
W. H
Bill) Mason
Alice
James K. Evetts
Mason
Jim Wells
Mild Weather Forecast For Phoenix And Plains Below Zero
The Weather Bureau predicts continued mild temperatures in the Valley of the Sun with a slight warming trend. Phoenix highs near 77 and lows around 41 at Airport Station, with 72 at each station yesterday. In contrast, Glasgow Montana and Bismarck North Dakota report 44 degrees below zero, Bismarck’s high at 11 below.
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Weather Bureau
Phoenix
Airport Station
Arizona
Great Plains
Glasgow
Mont
Bismark
N. D
Usual January Earthquake Felt in Iloilo City
A slight earthquake was recorded in Iloilo City on January 18 without damage. The tremor fuels a local legend of January quakes. the last major event was January 25, 1949, which killed 22 people and caused about $10 million in property damage.
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Iloilo City
P. I
Bus Driver And Wife Injured In Crash Of Motorcycle
A bus driver for Greyhound and his wife were hospitalized after a motorcycle collision at Central Avenue and Lincoln Street. John McClintock, 34, and Mae McClintock, 35, both fair, were admitted to St. Monica’s Hospital. the other driver, Antonio Romero, 1115 South 14th Street, unhurt. Separate incident saw Wanda Fine, 17, taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital after a city bus and a car collided at Third and Monroe streets. Numerous minor injuries reported from several two-car and auto bicycle accidents across the city.
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Lincoln Street
St. Monica's Hospital
John McClintock
South Fourth Avenue
Greyhound Bus Lines
Mae
McClintock
Antonio C. Romero
South 14Th Street
Reynolds Metals Company
Romero
Wanda Fine
North 11Th Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Third
Monroe Streets
Donald McQuesten
North 13Th Street
Miss Fine
St. Mary's High School
Gertrude B. Mahen
North 23Rd Avenue
East Camelback Road
Richard Lee Tripps
East Raymond Street
South Seventh Street
Rose Underhill
East van Buren
Porch Light Spurs Mothers March Fund Drive Totals
Fitzpatrick urged donations to March of Dimes as porch light campaigns signaled a continued drive through January 31. Volunteers report touching stories from Phoenix and Chandler as Lions Club members joined in. Towns including Mesa, Chandler, Glendale, Gilbert, and Goodyear raised substantial sums.
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Fitzpatrick
North Central Avenue
Room
Phoenix
Chandler
Albert Allison
Lions Club
Mesa
Glendale
Gilbert
Wickenburg
Peoria-Marinette
Litchfield Park
Goodyear
Higley and
Queen Creek
Laveen
Pills Anonymous Formed After Drug Dependence
A personal tale details a man who overuses pink pills and other medicines until his life spirals. He joins Pills Anonymous after a night in a restroom with two friends, deciding to seek relief by replacing pills with cherry phosphates and pledging to quit.
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Redewill's
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Biossom
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Coolidge
Casa Grande
West Main Street
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St. & E. van Buren
24Th
van Buren
Ad Ave
Glamoro
E. van Buren
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