Floods devastate northeastern Pennsylvania towns and towns evacuees rise
Gov. George M. Leader declared an emergency as Stroudsburg and Scranton faced severe flood damage. The Delaware rose to 40 feet near Easton, 2,000 homeless in Stroudsburg, 1,700 in Bucks County, with 15 missing and 26 known dead in the Stroudsburg area. National Guard patrols secured Tamaqua and Stroudsburg while Hawley Dam overflow flooded Hawley. Rail service attempted to resume as flooding spread and officials warned of dangerous blasting caps washed into the Schuylkill River.
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National Guard
Newfoundland
Pike
Mts Pocono
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Stroudsburg
Delaware
Easton
Philadelphia
Tamaqua
Lackawanna
George M. Leader
Eisenhower
Bucks County
State Highway Department
Monroe County
Hawley
Pike County
Honesdale
Treasure Island
Delaware River
Point Pleasant
Camp Pennington
Atlas Powder Co
Schuylkill River
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading Railroad
Floods Deliver Scourge Across Connecticut Cities
In a vast flood disaster, Waterbury and Naugatuck counties report severe losses and disease risk. Mayor Raymond E. Snyder cites 15 dead in Waterbury amid worst Naugatuck River flood on record. Tetanus antitoxin rushed by helicopter. typhoid vaccines urged as water supplies collapse. Rescue crews use helicopters and amphibious craft to reach marooned residents while Putnam sees fires from magnesium plant explosions.
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Barrett
Naugatuck River
Litchfield
Torrington -Region
Putnam
Waterbury
Naugatuck
Torrington
Winsted
Ansonia
Seymour
Raymond E. Snyder
Jn Putnam
Metals Selling Corp
John Dempsey
Ribbott
Ompsey
Quinebang
Massachusetts Flood Disaster Strikes as Dams Fail
Emergency crews rescued residents from rooftops and trees while temporary shelters opened in public buildings. Damage in Southbridge alone was estimated at 10 million dollars by the chamber secretary. Dams broke across Oxford Hopedale and Southbridge as floods swelled. Red Cross set up food stations and the state declared five western counties disaster areas for emergency repair funds. Hospital power failures forced gas generator use as rain totals set records.
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American Optical Co
Southbridge
Mass
Chamber of Comerce
Horace Landry
Oxford
Hopedale
Adam
Otis
Berkshire
Massachusetts
Boston & Maine Railroad
Boston
Boston & Albany
Pittsfeld
New Haven Railroad
Red Cross
Federal
Small Business Administration
Franklin
Hampshire
Hampden
Worcester
Port Jervis Union Gazette presses on through flood
Flooded towns in New Jersey and New York brace for continued danger as Port Jervis Union Gazette presses on with a six page edition despite its office being inundated. The paper moved operations to higher ground as waters rose and newsprint soaked, yet delivery remained on time. Emergency measures and road closures stretch across Warren Susquehanna and Hunterdon counties with two new flood deaths reported.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Press Jmen
Flood Evacuations Hit Trenton and Nearby Towns
As dawn broke over New Jersey floodwaters spread through Trenton and surrounding towns. Ten residents evacuated in the Sanian Drive area, low-lying streets flooded, stores submerged, and bridges north of Trenton damaged. Phillipsburg reported two hundred evacuees and flooding near the Phillipsburg Easton Bridge, with the river cresting and then receding as towns were cut off. Belvidere saw sixty families and fifteen scouts moved while Stockton reported about five hundred evacuated from surrounding areas and Main Street.
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New Jersey
Delaware
Trenton
Sanian Drive
Lamberton
Ferry
Lator Sts
Phillipsburg
Philipsburg-Easton
Belvidere
Stockton
Main ‘St
Flooding Worsens In New York Counties After Heavy Rains
Floodwaters devastate six New York counties with four reported deaths and millions in damage. Emergency crews clear highways and restore phone service to isolated communities. Gov. Harriman and state officials plan rapid aid as Middletown and Port Jervis face major losses and Red Cross designates a disaster area.
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Averell Harriman
Middletown
Fred J. Kircher
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Port. Jervis
The
Red Cross
Delaware
Neversink
Flood Strikes Woonsocket as Blackstone Crest Threatens City
National Guard units deployed increasing total troops to about 400 after a dam break released floodwaters from the Blackstone and Mill Rivers. Water pressure dropped to dangerous levels, residents evacuated, and Civil Defense and police secured the city while Red Cross fed evacuees. Rescue crews saved residents from flooded homes as crews worked to seal off contaminated food and monitor the alarm system.
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National Guard
Woonsocket
Coleman
Blackstone
Mill
Woon
Hopedale
Mass
Pawtucket
Central Falls
Red Cross
National Guardsmen
State Armory
Naval Reserve Armory
New Haven
Precious Blood
Joe di Lanardo
Cranston
Bob Sullivan
Lonsdale
Helidore Beaudoin
Connie
Dennis
Red Cross Team To View Floods
A Red Cross survey team led by DeWitt Smith will depart Washington by military plane for a two day inspection of flood damaged states. They will meet with state Civil Defense and Red Cross officials in Providence Hartford Boston Springfield Scranton and Trenton to coordinate relief efforts.
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Red Cross
DeWitt Smith
Jeri Operations
Civil Defense
Providence
R. L
Hartford
Conn
Boston
Springfield
Mass
Scranton
Trenton
Captain Still Sticks With Drifting Ship
A British sea captain remains on the damaged freighter Argo beam amid a gale, aided by Chief Officer Kenneth Seamen. Seventeen crew members abandoned ship after a fire was controlled. two salvage tugs and the weather ship plan to assist. The Kungsholm evacuated the crew and could stand by, with weather conditions uncertain for afloat status.
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Wick
Scotland
Kurt Carlsen
iFlying
George Watson
Argobéam
Kenneth Seamen
London
Argobeam
Carlsen
Flying Enterprise
Watson
Kungsholm
Sos
Lloyds of London
Jmen
Allies Hit Own Plane In Fire Incident Over Korea
The U S Ninth Air Force says a C47 search plane was accidentally hit by Allied artillery while near a friendly artillery range. The transport had been seeking a training plane downed earlier by Communist antiaircraft fire. Names include Lt Guy H Bumpass and Capt Charles W Brown, plus Capt John W Ingraham and Lt Charles B Ruble. The UN Command plans to raise the fliers' return at a Military Armistice Commission meeting.
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Seoul
U. S. Sth Air Force
Air Force
Guy H. Bumpass
Jackson
Miss
Army
Charles W. Brown
Clay
U. N
Ingraham
Charles B. Ruble
Collingdale
Tragic Collision Claims Three Lives On Route 9 and 20
Three men died and two were injured when their car rear ended a tractor trailer on Routes 9 and 20. Victims include Gerald Williams 19 and Martin Knight 51 both of Valatie and James Fazette 20 of Chatham Center. Lawrence Tanner 18 Valatie driving suffered internal injuries. William Williams 18 in critical condition with multiple fractures. truck driver Richard Towne 33 of Greenwich uninjured.
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East Greenbush
Gerald Williams
Martin Knight
Valatic
James L. Fazette
Catham Center
William Williams
Albany Hospital
Lawrence J. Tanner
Valatie
Richard Towne
Greenwich
Swift Eyes Third Win At Oswego Speedway
Oswego speedway set for 8 p m tonight as Nolan Swift of Eastwood seeks a third straight win. O C Francs of Syracuse makes his first Oswego appearance. August 27 marks the track anniversary with a destruction derby. September 3 features the regular season championship with double points and a larger purse.
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Oswego
Nolan Swift
Eastwood
Oswego Speedway
Swift
O. C. Francs
Syracuse
Kefauver Questions New Military Conduct Code
Senator Kefauver condemns the proclaimed code of military conduct as lacking substance and questions its usefulness for exhausted and interrogated soldiers. He urges a thorough study of returned prisoners of war and their future needs while cautioning against disciplining under political criticism of Korea.
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Washington
Kefauver
D-Tenn
Wilson
Senate Armed Services Committee
Eisenhower
Pentagon
United States
Madison Barracks Bid Considered in New York
The General Services Administration says it is considering a bid of $226,000 for the old Madison Barracks army post at Sacketts Harbor. Bidding began about a year ago with 45 bids rejected. Albert Wilson, chief of the New York real property disposal division, announced the bid yesterday and said action on the offer was expected shortly.
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New York
General Services Administration
Madison Barracks
Sacketts Harbor
Albert Wilson
South Korea Steps Up Limits On Demonstrations
Seoul reports show subdued protests against the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission with only minor clashes in Kunsan and Kangnung. No demonstrations at Inchon port while Pusan experiences small food and oxygen supply incidents linked to demonstrators.
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Seoul
Western Electric and CIO Union Sign One Year Pact
Western Electric Co and 13 000 CIO communications workers reached a one year agreement with general wage increases of seven to 12 cents an hour. The pact covers installers of central office equipment in Bell Telephone buildings across 44 states. The spokesman noted the average hourly wage under the old contract stood at two dollars.
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New York
Western Electric Co
CIO Communications
Bell Telephone
Five Die in Maine Auto Crash Called Slaughter
Five killed and two injured in a Freeport Maine collision described by police as a slaughter. The dead include Cecile F. Goyette 40 of Lewiston Bernadette Charest 46 of Auburn Alice Fortin 41 of Lewiston Regina Janelle 35 of Lewiston and Everett L Anderson 22 of Freeport. The injured are Robert Steele 27 and Philbrick Rowe Jr. 24 of Freeport. Rowe drove the car with three men aboard. the other car was owned by Mrs Charest. The crash occurred on U S Route 1 near State Route 126 about 500 yards from a previous fatal wreck this week.
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Freeport
Maine
Cecile F. Goyette
Lewiston
Bernadette Charest
Auburn
Alice Fortin
Regina Janelle
Everett L. Anderson
Brunswick Hospital
Robert Steele
Philbrick Rowe Jr
Mortimer O'Connell
Rowe
Charest
Steele
Anderson
Sun Li jen quits Chiang amid spy ring probe
Chiang Kai-shek announced the resignation of Gen Sun Li jen a top Nationalist leader amid an investigation into a Chinese Communist spy ring led by Kuo Ting liang Sun admitted negligence in the ring's activities and a full inquiry was ordered Several high ranking officers faced arrest over the alleged plot to assassinate Chiang during a visit by Gen Maxwell D Taylor
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United ]Press
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang
Kai-shek
Sun Li-jen
Sun
Ene Kuo Ting -Liang
Wu Nan-ju
Kuo
Mukden
Summer training trip for 249th Armored Field Artillery Battalion unit
Members of Service Battery 249th Armored Field Artillery Battalion planned a 7:30 a.m. departure for two weeks of field training at Camp Drum. They loaded gear at the Armory and faced a late night, with an investigation by the district attorney continuing into the crash near Baldwinsville that claimed a Lance Corporal Lindka. Funeral arrangements set for Tuesday, with services at Gang Memorial Chapel and St Daniel's Church. The accident remains under review and no charges yet. An AA A forecast projects 81 million motor vehicles by 1965.
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249Th Armored Field Artillery Battalion
Camp Drum
E. Genesee St
Junod
Lindka
Warners
Baldwinsville
Deputiles
Lyncourt High School
John Liadka
Berwick Rd
Jack
Paul
Robert
James
Bernard Liadka
Nicholas Cacchione
Claude Morgan
James Lynch
Vincent
Dotolo
Marion
Jean
Joyce
Barbara Lindka
Gang Memorial
St Daniel's Church
Assumption Cemetery
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