Midwest Hit By Twisters And Floods
Storms lashed the Midwest with twisters and heavy rain, buckling roads and flooding fields across Missouri and Illinois. Tornado sightings were reported near Jefferson City Farmington and Kansas City along with a funnel through St Louis County. Severe downpours flooded valleys and cropland while cities faced travel disruption and officials issued warnings.
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Unitet Press Internatives
Radoes
Midwest
Farratland
New England
Jefferson City
Farmington
Kansas City
Wayne
Ind
St. Louis County
Cuba seizes Esso and Shell refineries in Havana
Cuban authorities seized the Esso Standard Oil and Shell refineries in Havana after American owners refused to refine Russian crude. Premier Fidel Castro added the Texaco refinery into state control, leaving Cuba reliant on Soviet supplies and threatening an economic crisis. Analysts noted the move consolidates state control of Cuban oil assets, with total Esso property value quoted around eighty million dollars.
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Havana
UPI
Cuba
Esso Standard Oil
Shell
Ise
Cura
Fidel Castro
Texaco
Esso
25Anilliondollar Shell
Castro
Winston C. Barnes
Take
New York Bus Pilots End Walkout
New York bus drivers ended a four day walkout that disrupted transportation for half a million riders daily. Drivers returned to garages and took back control of their routes, ending a sudden strike that began Monday night.
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New York
House votes to override Eisenhower veto on federal pay raise
The House approved a 7 percent pay increase for 114 million federal workers by a 349 to 69 vote, sending the bill to the Senate where Lyndon Johnson aims to accelerate action. Johnson won a four hour limit on debate and expressed confidence the Senate will also vote to override. Eisenhower denounced the measure as indefensible and overdue.
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Washington
House
Eisenhower
Tha
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Seizure of Long Beach S and L Urged Return to Deposed Managers
Washington lawmakers fault federal seizure of Long Beach Federal Savings and Loan Assn as arbitrary and unlawful and urged restoration to the deposed management. A 17-5 committee vote backed findings after a three week inquiry noting no emergency in the firm’s affairs and criticizing the Fed Home Loan Bank.
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Eff
Washington
House
Long Beach
House approves sugar quota bill for Cuba
The House passed a bill authorizing President Eisenhower to set the U S sugar quota for Cuba and sent it to the Senate urging prompt action.
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House
Eisenhower
U. S
Senate
Windstorm Flattens Hangars In Iowa Airport
A windstorm at Corn ing Iowa collapsed nine airport hangars and damaged ten planes while wrecking the airport office building but spared four men inside. Heavy rain and hail hit multiple states including Kansas and Missouri with storms spreading to New England and the Rockies. Locally, rainfall was reported in Missouri towns and Cap Hatteras North Carolina with strong storm activity across the region.
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Corning
Iowa
Hiswatha
Kan
St. Joseph Mo
Rockies
Kansas
Ohio Valley
Central Atlantic Seaboard
Florida
St. Louis
Columbia
Kirksville
Caps Hatteras
N.C
Weather Update: Clear Tonight and Sunny Saturday
A brief forecast notes clear conditions tonight with sun on Saturday. Continued warm temperatures are expected. the maximum near noon today is reported as 0.
Gettys Grand Bonanza Gala Ends With Empty Caviar
About 2,000 guests attended J Paul Getty hosted party at Tudor house Botain Sutton Place mansion to launch his new home and introduce his friend’s 18 year old debutante. Cost exceeded 30000 dollars while Getty’s investments netted roughly 57000 dollars profit. Guests arrived from New York Los Angeles San Francisco Paris Rome Bern Madrid. caviar turkey and duck ran out, leading to hot dogs as finale amid lights out at 3 am.
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Guildford
England
J. Paul Getty
Getty
Botain
Sutton Place
Ian Constable-Maxwell
Tudor House
Henry VIII
Grand Central Station
New York
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Paris
Rome
Bern
Madrid
Honeymooners Rescued After Desert Misread From Air
Berkeley newlyweds Donald Palmer and Evelyn Palmer 23 and 21 escaped death in Black Rock Desert north of Reno after Air Force Captain Philip Maggert altered course. Lost 24 hours in 100 plus degree heat, they reached safety following a second helicopter check. They had started toward Pyramid Lake in a sports car. a stuck vehicle forced them to walk to an abandoned shack before resuming search.
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Philip E. Maggart
Donald Palmer
Evelyn
Berkeley
Stead
Nev
Air Force Base Hospital
Thuessa Iy
Maggart
Palmers
Reno
Calif
Air Force
Donald
Evelyn Palmer
Black ‘Rock
Philip &. Maggert
New, Air Force Base
Stead Hospital
Pyramid Lake
Palmer
Death Toll Seen on Holiday as Millions Travel
United Press reports a July fourth weekend forecast of up to 370 traffic deaths and 170 to 180 drownings. Government officials urge caution as 73 million vehicles are expected to travel 7.2 billion miles, with past weekends showing high fatalities and injuries.
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United Press
Jte Beelart
National Safety Council
Eisenhower duo head to Gettysburg for July weekend
President and Mrs Eisenhower leave Washington to celebrate their 44th wedding anniversary with a family farm visit at Gettysburg Pennsylvania, marking a patriotic holiday leisure trip.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Snowstorm Closes Norwegian Peaks in Early Summer
On the first day of summer in Norway a rare snowstorm swept central regions. Roeros mountains saw fresh accumulations while Gudbrandsdal valley reported snow. Mountain districts at 3,006 feet elevation experienced frost and disrupted normal commerce as stores remained open.
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USSO
Norway
Roeros
Gudbrandsdal
Titan Fired Explodes Above Pad At Cape Canaveral
The first operational Titan intercontinental range missile exploded shortly after lifting from its launch pad. The range safety officer destroyed it after a malfunction. No immediate injuries were reported among the reinforced crew in a nearby block house. The 98 foot missile swerved left, ignited, and crashed in the launch area as black smoke rose.
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Cape. Canaveral
Fla
Air Force
Jaurich
Train Auto Crash Kills 4 Teenagers in Kansas
Four teenagers died after a Union Pacific train collided with an automobile carrying ten children in Hays Kansas. An additional six occupants were hospitalized. Edith Ann Sack seventeen died later. Colin Parker fourteen Lois Klaus fifteen and Steve Burkhart thirty-two died from injuries. others survived or remained hospitalized.
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Hays, Kan
Union Pacific
Hays
Edith Ann Sack
Colin Parker
Tom Parker
Lois Klaus
Nick J. Klaus
Steve ‘Burkhart
Led Burkhart
Stevenson Won't Object to Nomination at Dem Convention
Adlai Stevenson said he would not object to having his name placed in nomination for the Democratic presidential race as the convention nears. Newsmen pressed him at a Washington fundraiser, and he stated, on the basis of his experience, that he did not object. In Los Angeles, Lyndon B. Johnson attacked maneuvering and tactics by opponents, defending Senate leadership and recess decisions. National Democratic Chair Paul Butler denounced charges of rigging the convention in Kennedy's favor.
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Josef Mrot-Mroz
Salem
Mass
Washington
Mrot-Mroz
Mich-Mrez
Poznan
Adlet Stevenson
Pame
Stevenson
Sen
Lyndon B. Johnson
Dtex
Senate
National Democratic
Paul Butler
Los Angeles
John F. Kennedy
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