Flood Deaths Rise Across East as Diane Ties Waters
Flood waters inundate Pennsylvania Virginia Vermont Rhode Island and Massachusetts with 24 deaths reported. Torrential rainfall from Hurricane Diane causes widespread damage as forecasters monitor a distant potential storm area.
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Bright Spot of School Lessons in Language Exchange
A father asks his son Henry about school progress. The boy replies he has learned to say thank you in French, prompting the father to remark that this is more than he learned in English. The exchange highlights early language education and parental pride.
Military Code Goes Into Effect Across All U S Units
Secretary of Defense Wilson orders the new code of military conduct posted everywhere and directs training to resist capture. He urges civilian and religious groups to aid education and that all servicemen be grounded in the code’s salient features. The plan aims to strengthen moral character and counter Communist coercion.
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U N Meets To Demand Return Of Downed Pilots
The U N Command calls an urgent M A C meeting to demand the return of the pilot and passenger from a U S training plane shot down by Communist forces. The meeting is set for 10 a m Saturday with no immediate reply and no information on their fate.
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Identification Made Washington Airmen Missing After Downing
The Air Force named two men aboard an unarmed U S plane shot down in Korea. Pilot Second Lt. Guy H. Bumpass Jr and Army Capt Charles W Brown observer aboard trainer plane, both listed missing and possibly captive. The craft was hit by heavy antiaircraft fire near the demilitarized zone.
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Express Wreck Near Marked Tree Ark Blocks Rail Line
The Kansas City Florida Special Express train was badly wrecked at 8 a.m. today near Marked Tree. Passenger cars overturned and ambulances were summoned from nearby towns. All communications out of the city were destroyed or tied up. The train was en route to Memphis about 60 miles southeast.
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Senator Switch to Sarasota County In Reapportionment
Marion County Republican Rep. Bryant says the reapportionment fight hinges on moving a Hernando Citrus senator to Sarasota to create a larger county seat. He argues the dispute is not regional but about district integrity and constitutional procedure, urging honesty and clarity in the process.
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Cop Killer Begs For His Life
Chicago closed a major manhunt as ex convict Richard Carpenter, 26, was captured after a 72 hour spree that left one cop dead and another critically wounded. Detectives Elwood Zuley and John Kennedy pulled him from a doorway and into custody near the Biltmore Theater after a late gun duel with Patrolman Clarence Kerr.
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Farmers To Moscow Return After 32 Day Soviet Swing
Twelve American farmers returned to Moscow after a 32 day tour through the Soviet Union. They reported drought concerns and dust bowls at home but saw promising huge future grain crops from vast cultivation schemes. They observed virgin lands in northern Siberia and southern Kazakhstan under cultivation.
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Public Relations Man Cites Amendments in Refusal to Testify
Ivan Black a 53 year old former Broadway press agent and now a public relations consultant invoked the First Fifth Sixth Tenth and Fourteenth Amendments to avoid answering questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee probing Communist influence in entertainment. He carried a copy of the Constitution and said he was once known as the No 1 Starmaker for publicizing theatrical figures. The committee heard 23 witnesses in four days. Prosecutors noted other witnesses declined comment citing constitutional rights and noted committee chairman Francis E Walter defended the inquiry and tied it to investigating un American elements. Elizabeth Iley a former Russian spy ring courier was hired as a consultant by the committee with a monthly salary of 500 dollars. House hearings were adjourned with plans to resume in Washington in about a month.
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Simpson Hearing Postponed In UF Player Assault Case
The hearing of an assault and battery case against University of Florida football player Jackie Simpson was postponed for one week. The case stems from an incident involving Simpson during his college tenure.
Reds Deny Huge Army Controversy Over Soviet Strength
Soviet spokesman dismissed the British estimate that the Soviet Union and satellites total six million armed forces. Izvestia quoted by Moscow radio noted Britain could not judge effects of a 640,000 man reduction. London said Red forces total about 4.75 million with 1.25 million in satellites.
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Train Derailment in Russell injures 30 in washout
A Chicago to Boston Lake Shore Limited derailment near Russell Massachusetts injures about 30 passengers, none seriously. Two diesels and four cars leave the tracks after a washout at 18 mph. three hospitalized and to be discharged today. A baggage car falls into the Westfield River. one diesel rolls 30 feet, another half way down.
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President Ike Lets Reporters Peek At Vacation Life At Colorado Ranch
President Eisenhower invited reporters from Washington and the Denver Summer White House to his Rocky Mountain retreat to glimpse a relaxed presidential routine. He spends time with grandson David, riding, painting, fishing, and shooting, while daily life on the ranch unfolds under constant press briefing. The visit ends with a planned drive back to Denver Sunday afternoon.
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No Hint Of Storm Looms In Atlantic Area
Forecasters tracked a region about 2,500 miles east-southeast of Miami but found no sign of a new storm. Chief forecaster Gordon Dunn said no development is expected for the next few days,as the usual tropical convergence lies farther north than usual.
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Training Underway in New Reserve Force Plan
The Army began one phase of a revised reserve training program in Washington and announced further steps forthcoming including enlistment of men aged 17 to 18% years for six months. The plan aims to build a ready reserve to 2,900,000 from 800,000 over several years to supplement reduced regular forces.
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Floods Cut Swath of Death Across Nine States
Rain swollen rivers and creeks burst their banks flooding nine states and the District of Columbia. Deaths rose to 22 with dozens missing. floods isolated towns, stranded trains, and cut power as helicopters and boats rescued hundreds including 650 youths from island camps on the Delaware.
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Mild coastal winds forecast for Sarasota and Florida
Weather notes predict partly cloudy skies with scattered afternoon showers across Sarasota and the state. Highs reach the upper 80s to mid 90s, with gentle to moderate southwest winds along the coast and a few afternoon thundershowers inland. Marine East Gulf winds stay gentle through Saturday, with fair conditions and nearshore showers.
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