Leon Valley Fire Status and County Mutual Aid Debate
The column questions Leon Valley’s claimed fire department status in Precinct 2 while outlining county provisions for rural fire protection. It notes Leon Valley may form its own department with Company 4, led by Sidney Blair, and explains county law, fire equipment ownership, and the mutual aid payments of 225 dollars monthly to handle alarms outside jurisdictions.
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Man and Son Die in Texas Shooting
A man and his son were killed in Houston when a passing pickup truck opened fire on pedestrians. David 4 in. 30. died at the scene. His father Gilbert Icke 3h died in a Houston hospital four hours later. Frank Ramirez, 40, was struck in the right leg by a bullet.
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Gilbert, Icke
Frank Ramirez
Tokyo Student Riot Injures 136
A Tokyo riot by about 15 000 leftist students in downtown Tokyo Sunday sparked protests against the U S Japanese agreement. Police reported 25 arrests and at least 136 injuries, including 125 officers, as demonstrations opened a series of actions.
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Quake Noted Near Alaska
A strong earthquake was recorded Sunday about 4 400 miles northeast of Berkeley in the Arctic Ocean off the Alaskan coast. Dr. Robert Adams of UC Seismographic Station put the magnitude between 3 6 and 6 on the Richter scale.
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Road Toll Still Mounting During Memorial Day Weekend
A United Press summary reports high fatalities on national highways as Memorial Day weekend ends. Traffic deaths total 407 with drownings 49, plane crashes 4, other causes 48, summing to a sorrowful national toll. In Marshall Texas, brothers Elmer Morland, 40, and ? Morland, 28, died from apparent asphyxiation while digging a well north of the city.
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Audie Murphy Missing in Appalachee Plane Mystery
Atlanta Civil Patrol and FAA units search the Appalachians from Atlanta to Virginia for a twin engine Aerocommander missing since Friday with five aboard. Passengers listed include Audie Murphy 46 of Hollywood Connecticut along with Claude Crosby Jack Litteten Raymond Prater and pilot Herman Buller of Crossville Tennessee. The flight reportedly carried no filed plan and was bound for Martinsville Virginia or Martinsburg West Virginia.
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Bodies Linked to Slayings Under Investigation
Receipts found in a victim’s cave are tied to a case involving multiple killings. Authorities describe a man with a violent temper who required restraints at times. Motive remains unclear as the district attorney probes possible links to welfare aid rejection and tensions with non Mexican workers. Corona was moved to Marysville jail for security. His mother and wife are named among visitors. business partner details surface alongside a baffling airline disappearance involving a plane tied to Murphy and associates.
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Texas Legislature Faces Turmoil Over Uncontested Bills
Texas lawmakers battled over the uncontested Senate bills and a crowded calendar. Rep. Mutscher called a move to block bills a temper tantrum while Rep. Moore defended the process as personal privilege speeches filled the House. The Legislature sent bills on county salaries and campus suspensions to the governor, and discussed broader policy items from tax to education.
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Valuable Statue Stolen From Fitchburg Planetarium
A foothigh ancient statue valued at 500000 dollars was stolen from the Fitchburg planetarium. Police disclosed today.
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Fitchburg, Mass
UPS
Three Die in Interstate 10 Crash Near Lake Charles
An AP report from Lake Charles describes a Sunday crash on Interstate 10 that killed Melvin Crosby of Houston and two Louisiana women, Mrs. P. J. St. Romain of Towa and Mrs. E. J. Mallett of Kinder, with six others injured. The cars reportedly burst into flames and the two women burned to death.
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Thai Marshal and Seven Aides Die in Helicopter Crash
Air Marshal Kiat Mangkalapruk and seven Thai air force officials perished when a helicopter crashed on a mountain six miles southwest of Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Four other air force officers survived with injuries as the craft burst into flames, preventing rescue of the remaining seven.
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Farmer’s attempt to name son Canonero denied in Venezuela
Palmira Venezuela UPI reports farmer Celestina de la Cruz Paredes sought to register his newborn as Canonero in honor of the famed horse that won Derby and Preakness. Officials overruled, guiding him to name the child Gustavo after jockey Gustavo Avila who rode Canonero I in both races.
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