Amputee driver chronicles six block flood escape
H E Dulute an amputee driver recounts floating six blocks in his car as a Baldwin Hills reservoir broke. He, wife Rosanna, and sister were evacuated by helicopters and later saved by LAPD Officer R J Holoubek who pulled them from the vehicle as water rose around La Brea and Rodeo. Their home and belongings were lost.
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H. E. Dulute
Associated Press
Long Beach
Calif
Independent, Press-Telegram
Baldwin Hills
Rosanna
Baldwin Hills Reservoir
Orise Giguere
la Brea Avenue
Rodeo Road
R. J. Holoubek
Los Angeles Police Department
Holoubek
Topanga Canyon
Dam Collapse At Baldwin Hills Reservoir Kills Three
Three hundred million gallons flooded Baldwin Hills after a dam breach wrecked 64 homes and damaged 82. Investigators seek cause amid theories from leaks in the asphalt interior to tremors and oil drilling effects while SBA disaster declarations open long term loans to victims. Insurance coverage stands at 14.8 million, with payment debated if the failure is an act of God.
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Baldwin Hills
Small Business Administration
Max K. Socha
Water Works
Department
Socha
Department of Water and Power
Funeral services for Sharah Lynn Newbold
Funeral services for four month old Sharah Lynn Newbold daughter of Mr and Mrs William Newbold will be at 10 a m Tuesday at Mitchell Funeral Home Marion Rev C R Walker officiating Burial will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery Friends may call at the funeral home The baby died of pneumonia on arrival at Marion Memorial Hospital She was born in Marion July 18 She leaves her parents a brother and two sisters William Donna Anthony Jura grandparents Mrs Naylor Jeffrey Herrin and Charles Newbold Whiting Ind and great grandparent Marion
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Sharah Lynn Newbold
William Newbold
Harper St
Marion
Mitchell Funeral
C. R. Walker
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Marion Memorial Hospital
William
Donna
Anthony
Jura
Naylor Jeffrey
Herrin
Charles Newbold
Whiting
Ind
Naylor
Jef Clain
Kenya Gains Independence on Schedule in December 1963
Kenya, then a British East Africa colony, is set for independence in December 1963. The name Kenya derives from the Bantu term Kilinyaa meaning the white mountain, in reference to Mount Kenya.
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Kenya
White Mountain
Tin Miners Still Balk in Bolivia Hostage Crisis
Communist led tin miners in Catavi hold 19 hostages including four Americans awaiting an explanation of a release deal negotiated by Vice President Juan Lechin. Some miners criticize the accord while sources say Lechin can win the rank and file support for freeing the hostages.
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la Paz
Bolivia
Juan Lechin
Lechin
Catavi
Giant City School Christmas Program Tonight
Giant City Consolidated School will present its Christmas program at 7 30 p m tonight. Each grade performs a short skit and the mixed chorus will sing in the event aimed at holiday cheer.
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Giant City Consolidated School
Supreme Court overturns segregationist convictions
The Supreme Court overturned contempt convictions of Edward R. Fields and Robert Lyons of the National States Rights party for distributing handbills and holding a rally in Fairfield Alabama. The NAACP joined the case in principle to avoid weakening its own activities. The unsigned order cited the Thompson case, which voided an arrest for lack of evidence.
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Supreme Court
National States Rights Party
Alabama
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Sam Thompson
Louisville
Thompson
Edward R. Fields
Robert Lyons
Fairfield
Ala
Fields and Lyons
Fire damages Wilbur Fischer home near Du Quoin
A flue fire at the Wilbur Fischer residence three miles southwest of Du Quoin caused about 150 damage Saturday. The fire was reported at 6 a.m. after a child woke and smelled smoke and saw flames. No injuries were reported. Earlier, a kerosene stove at Swain's Vault Co. 922 E Franklin St Du Quoin caused minor damage at 9 p.m. Friday. workers moved a truck from the building before it was damaged.
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Wilbur Fischer
du Quoin
Swain
E. Franklin St
Demolition bids invited for 2% story residence site
The Southern Illinois Hospital Corporation invites bids to raze and remove a two story residence and a separate garage at 400 West Main Street Carbondale Illinois located east of Doctors Hospital. Bids due December 26 1963. Contact Jack Gunn Maintenance Engineer Doctors Hospital Carbondale Illinois to inspect premises and details.
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Southern Illinois Hospital Corporation
West Main Street
Carbondale
Illinois
Doctors Hospital
Jack Gunn
Johnson pledges kept troops in Europe for NATO
President Johnson assured NATO leaders that the United States will maintain troop strength in Europe as long as needed. He called for a balanced NATO defense posture with nuclear and non-nuclear forces and pledged six American divisions in Europe. He urged allies to share burdens and responsibilities equitably.
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Johnson
North Atlantic Alliance
United States
Europe
Dean Rusk
NATO
Kennedy
U.S
America
Joseph Chiodini Dies in Herrin at 63
Joseph Chiodini 63 of 117 N 9th St Herrin died 12 15 p.m Sunday in Herrin Hospital after a 24 day hospitalization for a broken leg He was a miner at Zeigler 4 Mine member of Local 8490 United Mine Workers Herrin Eagles Lodge Christopher Columbus Club Lombard Society and Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Born November 28 1900 he married Katie Calcaterra March 1 1924 in Herrin He is survived by wife two daughters Rose Marie Boston and Joyce Mack four grandchildren Funeral set for 9 a.m Wednesday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel with burial in St Carlos Cemetery Friends may call after 6 p m today at Johnsons Funeral Home with Rosary at 7 30 p m Tuesday
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Joseph Chiodini
Herrin
Zeigler 4
United Mine Workers
Louis
Mary Swatsell Chiolini
Katie Calcaterra
Chiodini
Rose Marie Boston
Joyce Mack
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church
Bernard P. Mongan
St. Carlos Cemetery
Johnson’s Funeral Home
House Debates Foreign Aid As Holiday Nears
The House considers foreign aid appropriations in its final week with a $2.802 billion package. President Johnson urged reversing cuts from Kennedy's request, arguing U.S. policy and U.N. aid programs could suffer. The measure is part of a $4.431 billion major spending package atop a busy late-session agenda.
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House
Washington
Congress
House Appropriations Committee
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
United States
Senate
U.N
Stairstep Romances Irk Britons
Folkestone residents urge tax cuts citing evening romantic encounters at stair entrances. Albert Field, 68, says young couples escorting their partners home linger by flats, while a bus stop outside the building adds to the scene. Neighbors seek a 12 pound yearly reduction, arguing the stairway activity lowers property values.
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Folkestone
England
Albert Field
Britain
Field
Carbondale Artist Carolyn Gassan Plochmann Exhibits Abroad
Carbondale artist Carolyn Gassan Plochmann presents paintings in Philadelphia and Grand Rapids Michigan with a traveling show in Mexico. She is the wife of a Southern Illinois University faculty member and a former SIU art faculty member.
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Carbondale
Carolyn Gassan Plochmann
Philadelphia
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mexico
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Marion, Ill
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