Rainmaking bill eyed for quick Senate action
Washington A Senate subcommittee is expected to approve a rainmaking experimental research bill next Tuesday and send it to the Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Sen Frances Case cites bipartisan support and says the NSF would administer the program, replacing the current weather control advisory committee.
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Senate Appropriations Committee
House
Winds Flip Steeplejack In Washington
A 66-year-old steeplejack dangled head down from an 80-foot smokestack for 90 minutes as winds overturned him. Rescuers cut his ropes. he plans to return to work soon and dreams of retirement on a farm with a shotgun and coon dog.
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Painter
Mike Brummett
Suits Filed Over Grand Canyon Air Crash Deaths
Damage claims totaling 5.14 million dollars were filed by relatives of four people killed in the June 30 1956 Grand Canyon airliner collision. Graces Kehl of Detroit seeks three million based on her husband Ford executive Donald M Kehl earnings. Kubinec of Oakland seeks 1.25 million, Shirley estate 300 thousand, and Kovack of Long Beach seeks 90 thousand for sister Dee Darinka Kovack.
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Grand Canyon
Grace E. Kehl
Detroit
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Donald M. Kehl
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United Air Lines
Donald M. Kubinec
Oakland
Robert S. Shirley
Millie Kovack
Long Beach
Dee Darinka Kovack
Hal March Returns To Movie Business As Star
Hal March, a veteran actor, returns to the movie business as a star after a director evaluation. Don McGuire, a one-time director, offered him a Studio One project, suggesting March’s new star status in Hollywood.
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Bhej
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Survivors Seek Safety After Audrey Floods In Southwest Louisiana
Survivors crowded McNeese State arena in Lake Charles seeking refuge from Hurricane Audrey. Many from Cameron Parish watched for missing relatives as Army helicopters landed with fresh survivors. A separate report details a California pursuit ending with a deputy shot, while Red Cross recounts five births in Cameron amid the disaster.
Eisenhower Counters Hurricane Toll As Audrey Deaths Rise
President Eisenhower said at Gettysburg that about 211 people were killed in Hurricane Audrey and that the disaster’s damage is worse than earlier estimates. He urged federal aid for Louisiana and Texas, thanked agencies assisting recovery, and appealed for American Red Cross contributions to aid rehabilitation efforts.
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Val Peterson
Prac
Audrey Leaves 167 Dead Many More Missing
Southwest Civil Defense reported 150 to 167 deaths in Louisiana from Hurricane Audrey with 200 to 300 missing and 61 bodies recovered. Texas losses totaled at least six million dollars. Cameron and Lake Charles were hardest hit as Fourth Army organized search and recovery, using helicopters and equipment to locate victims and preserve bodies.
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White House
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Texas Department of Public Safety
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Calcasieu River
Deputy Sheriff Outwits His Captor in Chaotic Chase
A Fresno deputy pursued gangster Goldman across California, leading to a dramatic arrest after a zigzag drive from Madera to Martinez. Goldman wrested a gun, shot the deputy in the stomach, and was captured as police closed in with 23 cars in pursuit. The case unfolds amid a broader pattern of TV fame and film roles for March as fresh publicity winds swirl around Hollywood figures.
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Prac
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India
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Pittsburg
Weather notes for San Bernardino Valley on June 29 1957
Noon reading shows high 72 and low 58 with noontime sun after morning clouds. One year earlier the high reached 95 and the low 63 with similar sky. conditions in the valley suggest clouds overnight and morning fog giving way to sun by afternoon Sunday.
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San Bernardino Valley
Twining to be Honored at Peacetime Aerial Review
Washington reports a large Air Force aerial review at Andrews with Gen. Nathan F. Twining to receive an Oak Leaf Cluster on a Distinguished Service Medal as his four year term as chief of staff ends. The display includes 272 aircraft from Jenny biplanes to jets and several missile exhibits, followed by a flight toward Baltimore and Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Lost Girl Found Alive In Yosemite Park
Four year old Shirley Ann Miller missing since Wednesday night in Yosemite National Park was found alive by a search party led by park rangers. She was taken to Lewis Memorial Hospital for a routine exam and to be reunited with her parents Mr and Mrs Glenn Miller and her sister Carlos of Reseda California. Ranger Nels Murdock directed a 125 man search party and said the girl was found in the Bridalveil area near the campgrounds where she disappeared. The weather was warm and the terrain not rugged, aiding the search.
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Renewed Threat to Block Israeli Ships at Suez and Aqaba
Beir ut report notes Egypt and Saudi Arabia renew threats to bar Israeli shipping from the Suez Canal and the Gulf of Aqaba. Egypt cites three new Soviet submarines and hints UN support may back a ban. Aly Sabri warns of consequences if Israel seeks foreign aid, referencing the prior Anglo French Israeli invasion.
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Jets Collide Over Italian Coast in NATO Search
In Naples Italy a US Air Force jet and an Italian fighter collided and crashed into the sea off Sorrento. NATO Southern Europe command said an intensive search found no wreckage or pilots. The American pilot’s name was withheld.
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Plane crash near Stark Ranch kills two airmen from Edwards AFB
A rented civilian light plane crashed during takeoff at Stark Ranch north of Lancaster on Friday night. Airman 2nd class William M Anderson of Lumberton Mississippi and Airman 2nd class James W Owens of Frankfort Kansas died. Anderson owned the plane.
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Floods Ravage Midwest as Heavy Rains Drench Region
In Indiana and Illinois torrential rains from Audrey’s storm center flood vast areas. Wabash River nears flood stage, bridges fail, towns isolated, and up to 10 inches of rain reported. Indiana National Guard coordinates flood operations while Red Cross seeks volunteers to stack sandbags. Five dead in Indiana and three in Illinois, with others feared drowned.
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Illinois
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Red Cross
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Ilinois
Dulles Rules Out Red China Recognition
Washington report notes Secretary of State John Foster Dulles refused any diplomatic recognition trade or cultural ties with Red China. He warned relations with Peiping would resume only after Communism falls, labeling communism a passing phase and urging continued pressure.
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Dulles
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Eisenhower signs bills to extend draft and armed strength
President Eisenhower signed legislation to continue higher troop ceilings for 23 months and to extend the doctor draft on a restricted basis. Laws preserve the existing cap around 2,005,000 men while current strength stands near 2.8 million, and require incentivized service by physicians and dentists to staff the troops and partly their families.
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Eisenhower
Chinese hen praised for high egg output by peasants
London dispatch reports the Chinese Communists hailed a Mongolia cooperative hen that lays three eggs every two days since February. The broadcast claims the eggs are larger than usual and notes the hen is owned by an agricultural cooperative in Mongolia.
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Peiping
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