Mafia linked trio due before Senate Rackets panel
John Vitale Frank Zita and Michael Genovese appeared before the Senate Rackets Committee as delegates from the 1957 Apalachin convention. Zita declined to answer about mob control of taverns and juke boxes while Genovese balked at questions on numbers rackets. Weather and flood notes accompany report.
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Pittsburgh
Floods Force Hundreds to Free Homes
Floodwaters and ice jams threaten northern Indiana and northern Ohio cities. Fremont’s business district flooded for a second time this month, Sandusky River iced up north and south, 1000 residents evacuated, 200 to 500 more homeless from January flood. Ohio National Guard attempted ice cutting but failed. Crests at Findlay and Tiffin suggested easing, statewide Ohio less critical than earlier flood. In Indiana the worst floods in 48 years prompted evacuations and flood sales notices.
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It Sen Richard Richards proposes water bill to Gov Brown
The item outlines that Senator Richard Richards of Los Angeles presented to Governor Brown a proposed addition to the state water program. The note directs readers to related pages and sections for further context, including editorials, sports, and various features across the newspaper.
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Doomed Swiss Alpine Village Faces Massive Avalanche
In Herbriggen Switzerland a giant mountain slide looms over the 250 resident village. Pilot Hermann Geiger reports no movement after a night of cold holding the mass in ice. Geologists expect the slide to bury the hamlet before spring as residents evacuate and rescue belongings.
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James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Weather Update Showers Then Clearing With Cool Winds
Showers today and early tonight with a windy and cool spell. Partly cloudy conditions expected Thursday. By noon today the high reaches 83 degrees.
Sweater Tale Draws Family to America from Jordan
Ibrahim Badra and his wife with three children arrive in New York aboard Giulio Cesare after a 41 year old sweater knit by a Belmont Massachusetts girl helped secure their move to the United States. The yarn links to WWI and Red Cross aid, celebrated by sponsors Mrs. Marguerite Beveridge and Rev. James Beveridge.
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Amman
Jordan
Giulio Cesare
America
France
Ibrahim Badra
Rose Badra
Badra
Marguerite Todd Beveridge
James Beveridge
First Baptist “Church
Belmont
Mass
Beveridge
Mystery Tremor Shakes Flagstaff Arizona Morning
An unexplained tremor rattled Flagstaff and nearby areas about 18 hours after a Texas Panhandle quake. Residents reported swaying, iced windshields, and a vacuum like sensation lasting about five seconds. No seismic or weather triggers were identified by California Tech seismographs or Flagstaff Weather Bureau.
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Cranston Delays Action on Bonelli Pension Claim
Sacramento reports Controller Alan Cranston will not act on William G. Bonelli’s $445 monthly state pension until the Attorney General Stanley Mosk issues a ruling. Legislative Counsel Ralph Kleps had urged eligibility but Cranston awaits Mosk’s decision.
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William G. Bonelli
Ralph Kleps
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Bonelli
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Broker Shoots Wife Then Kills Himself in Oakland
Oakland police said insurance broker Harold Stribling fatally shot himself after wounding his wife on Tuesday. Inspector Lee Lamp reported Stribling likely shot his wife first, then turned the gun on himself, hoping she was dead or mortally wounded. She was hospitalized at Peralta in serious condition.
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Scientists Send Up Unmanned Balloon From Brownwood
A group of scientists launched a large unmanned balloon from Brownwood to reach about 125,000 feet. The mission aims to study the upper atmosphere and record cosmic ray intensity using a plastic bag envelope, parachute, and onboard instruments.
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