Texas and Louisiana Battle Floods and Storms
A midwest storm line and floods hit Texas and Louisiana as a tornado cut a 70 mile path through Michigan and Ontario. Nine deaths in Ohio and Michigan regions, 27 000 evacuated in Louisiana and Texas, high winds across Illinois Indiana and Iowa.
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Polish Flier Says Russians Fly MIG-15 in Korea
Lt. Francisek Jarecki, Polish flyer who fled the Iron Curtain, asserts Russian pilots fly MIG-15 jets in Korean combat. He claims a squadron commander once said he fought in Korea. Jarecki, 21, is touring the U.S. under the Polish American Congress. He says the MIG-15 could be outsped by sound but Russians hide a better fighter. He escaped after flying a MIG to freedom last March, landing in Denmark.
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Weather forecast for Southern California coastal and valleys
Mostly clear weather through Saturday for Southern California coastal areas and intermediate valleys. May 22, 1953 forecast includes a high of 75 and a low of 6. note from a year ago cites highs of 85 and lows of 49. Jimmy Cub notes broad unanimity of Redlands growth and daily city-wide activity with construction sounds in hills and canyons.
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Russia At Most 100 Atomic Bombs Says Expert
A West German government bulletin cites a military expert claiming the Soviet Union has produced at most 100 atomic bombs. It contrasts U S production, notes Moscow’s lag in atomic propulsion, and details peacetime force strengths, mobilization, and division counts for NATO versus the Soviet bloc, with neutral nations Sweden and Switzerland included in potential war mobilization.
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Merriam Requires Oxygen Tent As Condition Remains Critical
Former California governor Frank Merriam, 87, remains in critical condition after a May 19 auto accident. Hospital attendants at St Marys report he continues to require intermittent use of an oxygen tent.
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Baseball Scores In American League and National League
Philadelphia defeats Boston 7 to 2 after nine innings with Kellner Murray Parnell Kinder and White contributing. Brooklyn holds off New York 7 to 1 as Erskine Milken and Cam panella Hearn and Westrum secure the win.
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Tidelands Bill Signed Into Law by Eisenhower
President Eisenhower signed the controversial tidelands bill into law at a White House ceremony. The measure grants coastal states title to offshore lands within historic boundaries while clarifying that lands beyond those boundaries should be administered by the federal government. Opponents vow court challenges, and the decision preserves federal ownership of continental shelf resources beyond state limits.
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Gunmen Hold Up New Mexico Bank In Daylight Raid
FBI launched a five state dragnet for three youths suspected of robbing the Nara Visa bank in NARA, New Mexico, of 1011 dollars in a bold daylight attack. It was the bank’s third robbery in a year and the sixth since its founding in 1907. investigators believed one robber may be hidden in rugged northeast New Mexico.
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Critics press on anonymous Air Force budget statement
Washington based turmoil grows as Senate subcommittee chair Homer Ferguson demands that Defense personnel reveal authorship of an Air Force budget note. Rep. Samuel Yorty says the memo shows security traded for political promises and warns of weaker wings and a hit to the aircraft industry. Congressional protests persist over Eisenhower cuts as UN probes move toward a prisoner of war stalemate resolution in Korea. The administration faces party split on excess profits tax extension and Taft-Hartley reform moves.
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Operation on Siamese Twins in Boston
Margaret and Mary Gibb, 41 year old Siamese twins, arrived at New England Deaconess Hospital for an abdominal operation on Margaret to be performed today or tomorrow. Both will be anesthetized with two operating tables joined. The sisters, once circus performers, are believed to be the only American born twins to reach their age joined at the base of the spine sharing a common circulatory system.
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Warren blasts liquor and racing interests as sacred cows
Governor Earl Warren attacked California liquor and racing interests for decades of special treatment. He said profits at large tracks are enormous and scandalous, denying state and local taxpayers their fair share. He backed a bill shifting taxes toward liquor and racing revenue and criticized the Senate committee for killing an anti draw poker bill amid Gardena gang violence concerns.
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Senate Pay, Session Length Proposed Constitutional Amendment
SACRAMENTO Senator F Presley Abshire proposes a constitutional amendment to extend the Legislature’s session from 120 to 150 days and raise lawmakers pay from 300 to 500 dollars a month. The push aims to broaden legislative time and compensate more for service.
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Senate passes bill renaming Roosevelt Memorial Association
Washington report states the Senate approved and sent to the House legislation to rename the Roosevelt Memorial Association the Theodore Roosevelt Association to avoid obvious confusion.
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Ike Tells Spelling Champ Syzygy Gave Him Trouble
President Eisenhower told 13 year old Elizabeth Hess the word syzygy stumped him in a White House visit after she won the 1953 National Spelling Bee. Hess said the president defined the term as related to the moon’s orbit and described him as friendly. Hess won 1953 top prize and appeared on a New York television show. Raymond Sokolov of Detroit took second with 300 dollars after losing on a word linked to a sperm whale.
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General Motors Agreement Ends Auto Strike Tide
General Motors and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a pact to preserve long term contracts, setting wage and benefit increases and shifting to a new cost of living escalator system. Despite the agreement, about 126,000 auto workers remained idle nationwide with ongoing grievances in Detroit area plants. The settlement affects GM plants in Danville Illinois and Defiance Ohio, with other automakers including Ford and Chrysler impacted by broader labor disputes.
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Bowron Declares He Was Insulted in Hearing
Los Angeles Mayor Fletcher Bowron said he and his appearance were insulted during questioning by the House government operations subcommittee investigating public housing. He called the hearing shoddy raw and rigged and criticized chairman Clare Moffman for outrageous conduct after leaving the room. Bowron noted his rejection of politics and insisted testimony focus on the City Housing Authority.
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Opposition To Deluz Dam Halted
Washington Navy officials abandoned formal opposition to the Deluz dam on the Santa Margarita river in California for joint Navy and civilian use. Rep. John P. Savoir said a bill to authorize construction of the 23 million dam would be introduced soon. The agreement may settle a dispute between the Navy and water users in the Fallbrook area as the government sues residents over Santa Margarita river water rights. Reps. James B. Utt and Clair Engle attended the conference along with Rep. Savoir.
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Ridgway Warns Allies on Defense Burden and Unity
General Matthew Ridgway urged Western nations to bear heavier costs for defense as NATO forces face manpower and ammunition shortages. He warned delayed action could cost liberties and outlined the need to balance security with business interests while Russia expands armaments. The remarks came during a nationwide radio address before his upcoming move to Army chief of staff.
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Arthur Godfrey Watches TV While Recuperating
Boston AP Arthur Godfrey watched television while recuperating from a hip operation performed a week ago, the hospital reported today. A morning bulletin released by Phillips House of Massachusetts General Hospital said the TV and radio star continues to improve.
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Eisenhower Convenes Unity Talks on Russia Peace Seekers
The United States plans a three power unity conference with Britain and France next month to align views on world issues and avoid a premature Big Four meeting with the Soviet Union. Dulles says no high level talks with Moscow while the Soviet bloc promotes aggression in Korea Laos and Indo China and European occupation of Austria continues. Moscow dispatches express cautious optimism about a future Big Four meeting but doubt it will occur soon.
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West Coast cost of living nudges higher in April
The Department of Labor reports a slight rise in living costs for moderate income families on the West Coast. San Francisco shows April food up, Los Angeles sees medical and food increases, Seattle little changed, and year over year costs down about 3.5 percent overall with San Francisco and Los Angeles up about 14 percent versus mid June 1950.
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