Death Claims Famed Novelist Gertrude Atherton
SAN FRANCISCO June 15 Death claims famed novelist Gertrude Atherton at Stanford Hospital where she had been admitted May 27 after a light stroll She defied era by living in the present and avoiding polite ladylike fiction Her first book The Doors of Womanhood appeared in 1890 Her greatest controversy followed Black Oxen 1928 about rejuvenation treatments She had turned ninety and said she would write no more prior to death
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Bill to promote Gen Groves to lieutenant general retired
The House passed a bill authorizing General Leslie R. Groves to retire at lieutenant general rank with major general retired pay. Groves led the Manhattan Project district during World War II and directed atomic bomb development. The measure then goes to the Senate for action.
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Flood Recedes but Levee Dangers Persist Across Columbia
PORTLAND Ore June 13 Flood waters from the Rockies to the Pacific receded at all river gauges today but Hood River Valley remains above flood stage for three weeks. Weakened levees risk collapse after 25 days of pounding. Forty one dead are confirmed in the region's worst disaster across the 1000 mile river valley. About 60 000 are homeless in U S and Canadian flood zones. Damage runs into multimillions.
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Railways to use gum to prevent accidents in Japan
Tokyo officials plan to hand out chewing gum to railway engineers after a survey linked 70 percent of recent rail accidents to sleepiness. The program aims to keep engineers awake during long shifts with written orders advising chewing gum for one to two hours.
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Red Rider Dropped From Senate Bill Fighting Fund Names
The House agreed to drop a provision prohibiting use of treasury post office funds to pay salaries of a union that opposed the measure. The move followed debate over the Treasury Post Office appropriation and non Communist provisions related to the Taft Hartley act.
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