Weather Stirs Severe Flood Threat Across South Texas
Violent weather battered south Texas with heavy rains and high winds for the 11th day, flooding at least nine major rivers. The Trinity River rose toward Houston area, while the Brazos threatened broader inundation. Evacuations near Victoria and widespread road closures followed as a tornado watch remained unconfirmed and minor injuries occurred near Edinburg.
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Dallas
South
Texas
Rio Grande Valley
Trinity River
Houston
Liberty
Weatherford
Dennis
Victoria
Guadalupe
E. R. Weaver
Raymondville
Willacy County
Edinburg
Hidalgo County
McCarthy Ailing in Bethesda Hospital
Senator Len McCarthy of Wisconsin is in serious condition at Bethesda Naval Hospital after being admitted with acute hepatitis. A hospital spokesman said his liver inflammation prompted the admission on Sunday and his condition remains serious.
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Washington
Senate Leaders, Nixon at Odds on the Budget Size
Senate leaders Johnson and Knowland report no easing in drive for economy as voters urge restraint on Eisenhower spending. Johnson backs careful review of State Dept funds while Knowland signals no blanket restorations. Nixon touts a sound, necessary budget and large tax cuts in Chamber of Commerce address.
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Senate
Nixon
Washington
Eisenhower
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Knowland
House
Twal
Congress
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Morro Bay shark attack victim missing as guardsmen search
Coast Guard crews search Morro Bay for 25 year old Pete Savino after he was pulled under by a shark while swimming with Denis Hogan. Hogan, a 22 year old California Polytechnic Institute student, reached shore but Savino disappeared amid a turbulent water and strong tide. The bay cutter and patrols scoured the area into the night without locating the missing student.
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San Luis Obispo
Coast Guard
Morro Bay
Pete Savino
Dominic Savino
Brooklyn
N. Y
Denis Hogan
California Polytechnic Institute
Savino
Hogan
Sacramento man charged in three girls kidnapping rape case
William Gene Van Meter, a 29 year old machinist, faces 13 counts including kidnapping and rape of three girls near Nimbus Lake. He was arrested after a five mile chase. the victims were found crying and distressed, later maltreated examinations confirmed molestation. Deputy sheriff Harold DeCoe cited Roseville broadcast leads in tracking him.
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Sacramento
UPA
Husky
Kenneth Wells
Wells
William Gene van Meter
van Meter
Harold DeCoe
Nimbus Lake
Decoe
Neac
Orangevale
van’ Meter
Jay Carper
State Equor Central
Roseville
Where to Find It President Eisenhower Funds Restored
The article lists sections and pages across the newspaper, naming Eisenhower and the restoration of 47 million dollars cut from the State Department budget by House economizers, with references to pages for various sections and features. It presents a navigation guide rather than a full narrative.
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Eisenhower
State Department
House
Two Boys Die As Rescue Try Fails in San Bernardino
San Bernardino officials report two 11 year old Billie Joe Jordan and Floyd Jordan drowned while attempting to rescue a cousin Earl Lee Mouton 11 in a pond at a gravel pit. Floyd slipped into nine feet of water and divers recovered the bodies as police seek steps to prevent future tragedies.
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San Bernardino GA
San Bernardino
Raymond H. Gregory
Billie Joe Jordan
Floyd
John L. Jordan Sr
Los Angeles
Earl Lee Mouton
Mouton
Billie Joe
Eden Resting in Boston Before Secret Trip
Eden rested and read in his room at New England Baptist Hospital today before leaving for an undisclosed destination near Boston. Eden, host for a week, convalesces after an operation performed on the thirteenth of January. no former diplomat identified.
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Boston
Anthony
Eden
New England Baptist’ Hospital
Hussein Saud Meet on Crisis in Mideast
London reports a high level meeting between Hussein and Saud addressing the Jordan crisis. Moscow Radio quoted the Soviet Foreign Ministry warning Western powers against interference in Jordan and signaling concern over regional tensions.
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Hussein
Saud
Mideast
London
Russia
Jordan
Moscow
Missing Yacht Sails to Newport
An overdue yacht named the Thespian with models and photographers aboard sailed quietly into Newport Beach. Skipper John Calvert, his wife Ann Cornell, and about 20 others were on board as authorities noted the craft was three hours overdue. The voyage appears to be part of Calvert plans for globe circling TV adventure shows.
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Newport Beach
Egypt
Syria
Aspir
Riyadhaay
Hussein Re
Soviet Union
International ‘Commission
Amman
Falcon
John Calvert
Ann Cornell
Callvert
Raymond Steverson
Garden Grove
Coast Guard
Calvert
Freed Stone Back Denies Spy Charge After Israeli Jail
Miss Mary Frances Hagan a Huntington West Virginia native returned to New York after eight months in an Israeli prison on espionage for Syria. She said she is innocent and would take no recourse against Israel. Hagan arrived at Idlewild Airport via Rome and Paris after the release.
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New York
UPA
Syria
Mary Frances Hagan
Huntington
Idlewid
Israel
Weather warms beaches draw crowds and may showers
A fragmentary weather note reports warm conditions at beaches with low 80s Sunday and near normal temperatures later. Estimates mention crowds of about 75,000 at beaches, with scattered showers possible and clouds forecast. Thursday high around 85, about 13 degrees above normal.
Mother and son die in Norwalk crash
A Whittier mother Eva Ritchie Shields aged 59 and her 15 year old son Johnnie died in a head on collision on Telegraph Avenue near Pioneer Boulevard Norwalk California. Claudia Frances Leesone 35 of Whittier lost control of a new car with power steering and struck Shields’s vehicle. Leesone’s car carried her daughter Gleneen and salesman Francis Collet 35 of El Monte. Leesone Shields and Collet were injured, Shields’ car reportedly had 47 miles on the odometer and speedometer jammed at 70 mph.
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Norwalk
Telegraph
Pioneer Blvd
Eva ‘Ritchie Shields
Shoemaker Ave
Whittier
Johnnie
Harry Dean
Claudia” Frances Leesone
Close St
Gleneen
Francis Collet
el Monte
Cardiff Hospital
Leesone
Collet
Food Strike At Irish Refugee Camp Busks U S Admission Delays
Hungarian refugees at Knockalisheet camp in Limerick staged a hunger strike to protest delays in admission to the United States and Canada. Mothers refused to feed their children as cries rose from the 100 plus youngsters. Breakfasts were served, but many refused to eat while Red Cross officials expressed concern over the suffering.
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Limerick
Ireland
Knockalisheeti
United States
Canada
Red Cross
Edmund Murphy
Earthquake Shakes Santiago District At Night
An earthquake struck the Santiago district and surrounding area at 10 30 Sim day night. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
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Santiago
Chile
Cp-An
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