400 Travelers Stranded in Vega Texas After Blizzard
More than 400 travelers from numerous states spent the weekend in Vega Texas after being rescued from cars and buses trapped by a blizzard on Highway 66. Rescue crews and local volunteers from Vega provided shelter, food, blankets, and warm clothes in the town's courthouse, school cafeteria, Legion Hall, and homes. A Rock Island train crew aided evacuations. a baby was cared for by Vega residents. Local officials praised the town’s hospitality and logistics, while travelers recalled the severity of the storm and near-miss rescues from stalled vehicles.
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Tex
Legion Hall
West Texas
Rock ‘Island
Morris Dunkelberger
Armastrong
Iowa
Texas
Towa
Paul Eddy
Elmira
Ohio
Vega Dotters
Sublette men stranded in grain elevator eight to twelve feet deep
Stranded since Saturday in a grain elevator at Sublette Kansas are Orville Taylor Norman Schaffer and the Koehn and Wyatt party. They hacked a way out barely reaching the surface as eight to twelve foot drifts blocked escape. They used heated dog food and wheat to survive while rescuers planned a sled rescue but instead helped repair damaged lines.
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Sublette
Kan
Orville Taylor
Norman Schaffer
Dodge City
Dale Koehn
Cimarron, Kan
Willam Wyatt
Koehn
Wyatt
Taylor and Schaffe
Kochns
Boss Pays Quiet Bonus to Wisbech Bulb Co Employees
George B. Kanes, managing director, rewards 36 workers at Wisbech Bulb Co with a $2.80 weekly bonus each for not talking on the job. The plan aims to preserve peace and quiet in the office.
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Wisbech
George B. Kanes
Wisbech Bulb Co
Hines
Army Pulls 11 000 Men From Japan
Vice Minister of Defense Kenichi Masuhara told the Diet that the U S Army has withdrawn eleven thousand soldiers from Japan over the past year in a move aligning with U S postwar reductions and Tokyo defense reporting.
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Japan
Tokyo
Quake Area Senses Relief As Aftershocks Subside
San Francisco reports the San Andreas fault area settling after Friday's quake with 12 aftershocks, minor damage along highways, and scattered landslides threatening roads. Officials say main tensions eased, highway reopenings began, and area homes face limited destruction. In Trinidad, Colorado, a quake-related fire killed two siblings, while repair plans and temporary housing proposals emerged.
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San Andreas
Henge
Ohn S. Weber
Santa Clara Univer
Lie Schains
Herold Spears
Gov. Knight
Asi
Charles W. Meyers
D-San
Louis Francis
Westlake Palisades
Orand
Saly' Erpereenir
TD Nohadnere
John Doelger
Trinidad
Colo
David Garcia
Matilda Saiz
Harold Stites
Daly City
Mauritius Stamp Breaks Auction Record In London Sale
An unused Mauritius penny stamp from 1847 sold for 4 50 pounds at a London auction, the highest price ever for a single stamp. English collectors Harry Nissan and W. S. Lea purchased it, noting the stamp’s crude primitive artwork and limited print run of 200 to 400 pieces made for Lady Gooonn on Mauritius.
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Mauritius
Harry Nissan
W. 5. Lea
Barmers
Enor
Queen Victoria
Goon
Indian Ocean
Pastor Refuses Girl’s Smallpox Vaccination Belief
The Rev William R Covington of the Church of God says his 10 year old daughter Vinnie has not attended school since February 1 because officials refuse to let her return without inoculation. He says he trusts God and has never allowed medicines in his life. State law requires smallpox vaccinations and the case is being handled by Child Welfare Department with a meeting arranged with Union County Judge Tom Richards.
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Develbe
Sullivan
Covengton
William R. Covingland
Tan
Vinnie
Child Welfare Dept
Union County
Tom ‘S
Richards
Covingtons J
Riots erupt in Nicosia on Greek Independence Day
Thousands of Greek Cypriots stage demonstrations in Nicosia calling for union with Greece and Makarios return from exile. Minor clashes occur after a church service as PERA calls a one day strike. a message from Bishop Antaios is read in jail mentioning Makarios and Britain’s offer to restore him if anti-British violence ends.
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Cyprus
Greece
Makarios
Dem
PERA
BQRA
Greces
Turkey
Antaiios of
Kilum
Seychelles Islands
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