Coal Dust Bombs River Ice Gorge At Davenport
Flooding along the Mississippi eased as Army Engineers planned an aggressive coal dust attack on the ice gorge. They switched from charcoal to pulverized coal to hasten melting, with helicopters and planes aiding the effort. Warmer weather reduced the danger but 400 people remained evacuated.
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Davenport
Japan
Mississippi River
Army Engineers
Wun
Corps of Engineers
Bhinket
Rock Island
Wet Snow Hits Big East Cities Across Region
A heavy storm dumped up to a foot of snow from western Maryland to New England causing traffic jams in New York and flight delays at Kennedy and LaGuardia. Pennsylvania saw 4 to 6 inches in Harrisburg and Philadelphia suburbs while western North Carolina to Maryland reported 5 to 6 inch accumulations on eastern Appalachian slopes.
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Maryland
New England
New York City
Kennedy
LaGuardia
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Philadelphia
Appalachians
North Carolina
Nevada
Midwest
Great Lakes
Texas
da- Solas
Bulldozer Discovers Verdun Battle Bodies
Workers uncover six French and three German soldiers in Verdun battlefield graves while bulldozing a parking lot site in Metz France since February 20. Authorities say the bodies likely date to the 1916 Verdun battle where about a million lives were lost.
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Metz
France
Verdun
Oregon men escape from La Paz prison after guard slain
Two Eugene, Oregon men held on contraband charges escaped from La Paz territorial prison by breaking their cell lock and scaling a 30 foot wall. A guard Guadalupe Moreno Amador was beaten to death and a pistol missing. A third prisoner in the cell, Dwaine F. Collins, also escaped. The fugitives had been jailed after a plane stolen from Port land firm was found with guns aboard. Authorities question a fourth man about aiding the break.
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LA Paz
Mex
Oregon
Territorial
John Sahen Andy
Maurice B. Roberts
Dwaine F. Collins
Eugene
Ore
Mexico
American Federal Leasing Corp
Portland
Woman wills $8,000 estate to her dog Bege
Worcester, Mass. Mrs Laura Navarro who died last week left an $8,000 estate in trust for the care of her dog Bege. The will directs the trust fund to provide for the dog’s care and comfort for as long as the owner lives, with attorney Lucian A. Mana i confirming the arrangement. The breed of Bege was not disclosed.
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Worcester
Mass
Laura Navarro
Four gunmen rob rural Georgia store and flee by plane
In Eulonia Georgia four masked gunmen robbed a rural general store and fled toward a small tri cycle plane as State Patrol closed in near the Darien airport. Storekeeper Olney Jenkins fought one robber while three suspects escaped by air. one man was captured, about $300 to $400 missing.
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Eulonia
Georgia
Olney Jenkins
State Patrol
Darien
Jenkins
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