Storm Toll Tops 1500 as Flood Crisis Spreads
Telegrams report vast flood damage across the Netherlands and Britain with relief shipments reaching Europe. Canvey Island suffers heavy losses with hundreds dead or missing while 7,000 evacuated and 3,800 still in place. RAF uses sandbags to shore up dikes ahead of high tides.
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Netherlands
NATO
Air Force
Fontainebleau
Thames
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Britons Battle To Mend Dykes Toll Mounting
The report lists American casualties from wartime bombing and air base duties. Staff Sgt Jack Short, 23, of Raven Virginia, drowned in his shattered home near Felixstone at the Brentwater base. His four month old English wife Gloria survived. Additional deaths include Mre Agnes Batley and Airman Maynard W. Martin of Cambria and Reed West Virginia. Russell O Martin Jr and John Wayne Martin are noted as sons of Martin families. Missing and presumed dead include Airman First Class Russell O Martin and Mrs Dorothy Virginia Martin, wife of Maynard Martin. Airman Bernard E. Baines of Anawalt Virginia is listed with daughter Pamela Dianne.
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Raven
Felixstone
Brentwater
Gloria
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Agnes Batley
Anawalt
Maynard W. Martin
Cambria
Russell O. Martin Jr
John Wayne Martin
Russell O. Martin
Dorothy Martin
Maynard Martin
Reed
W.va
Russell O, Martin
W. Va
Dorothy
Dorothy Virginia Martin
Bernard E. Baines
Pamela Dianne
Reservoirs brim full here continued report
Record rainfall in April July August and September with the heaviest total of 5.85 inches at Hallimore on July 5 and 8 at Conowingo Bam. Additional 4.76 inches measured at Huntington and Frederick airport in August. A September 2 gully washer dumped over four inches at four stations and over three inches at three others across 23 stations.
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Huntington
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Winte
Reed Pushes Immediate Tax Cut Bill Amid Budget Debate
Republican congressman Reed urges passage of a bill to accelerate a six month tax cut, arguing the budget can balance alongside tax relief. Eisenhower stresses cautious revenue cuts, while Democrats warn of GOP divisions and uncertain support. House action expected Feb. 16.
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Texas
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Ohio
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D-Va
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Truman
International Social Service Aids Immigrant Travel
A lonely old immigrant in Paris was helped after confusion and fear, with police involvement leading to transfer to a hospital and later release thanks to International Social Service. ISS, started by the International YWCA in London in 1925, coordinates aid for cross border cases wereldwijd, with headquarters in Geneva and branches in the United States Austria France Germany Italy and Switzerland. The organization handles family reunifications medical updates and welfare for people affected by complex immigration procedures. It operates with a staff of about 250 and a budget near three quarters of a million dollars.
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Prayer for TRDAY and church guidance in uncertain times
A crude prayer text expresses gratitude for Thy Son and the Church, asking guidance for a theocratic society and to awaken men toward heaven. It mentions Vince W Douglas of Nashville and references a publishing directory and Baptist Convention.
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Frigate Barkeley Castle Sunk in Atlantic Hurricane
Dramatic air view shows the British frigate Barkeley Castle turned on its side at Kent moorings as the Atlantic hurricane pummels the east coast of England. The vessel sank after taking on water and listing in the fierce storm.
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England
Barkeley Castle
Kent
English Coast Storm Ravaged Loweston and Thames Evacuees
A fierce English coastal storm lashes Loweston causing widespread damage and hundreds of deaths. Debris blankets streets while evacuees from Canvey Island are listed on a blackboard at Benfleet County Rest Howe bottoms.
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Loweston
England
Benfleet County
Howe
Canvey Island
Thames Estuary
Heroic Rescue by Petty Officer Warren in ferry disaster
Petty Officer Wilf Warren of destroyer Contest dives into raging seas to rescue survivors of the Princess Victoria, which sank off Northern Ireland during a severe hurricane. At least 130 people perished as the ferry foundered.
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Wilf Warren
Frincess Victoria
Nether
Ireland
Payments Made To Senator Jenner Are Held Illegal
The Comptroller General ruled that disability retirement payments to Senator Jenner while he drew a Senate salary are illegal. Acting Comptroller Frank L. Yates said Jenner must repay the amounts and will return uncashed checks. the issue arose as Jenner sought reelection and involved an eye ailment from Army Air Corps service.
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Washington
Comptroller General
Sen
Jenner
R-Ind
Air Force
Frank L. Yates
Drenner
U. S
Yates
Mney
Army Air Corps
Farmer Milks Beneath Heat Lamp In Cold Dawson Nebraska
Lloyd Heim of Dawson Nebraska rigs an infrared heat lamp above his milking stool to keep cows warm during cold weather. The lamp idea came from farmers using pig houses for warmth. He milks under the heat while ensuring comfortable conditions for his dairy herd.
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Lloyd Heim
Congress Moves Fast to Repudiate Secret Deals
Washington forecast speedy approval of Eisenhower's plan to repudiate secret understandings with the Kremlin. Senators Taft and others supported nullifying past pacts such as Yalta, while some Democrats warned the move could shift Korea and Indochina dynamics. Secretary Dulles to discuss the plan with Foreign Relations Committee.
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Eisenhower
Kremlin
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Formosa
China
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Chio
Taft
Yalta
U. S
Britain
Russia
Truman State Department
Kersten
R-Wis
Stalin
Poland
United States
Len Russell
D-Ga
Senate
Port Arthur
Dulles
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Paris
Churchill
London
GOP
Fortmosa
Red China
House
Ray
Sen. Morse
Indore
State of the Union Message Reported Briefly
The Soviet press in Moscow on February 3 summarized President Eisenhower's State of the Union address in a concise 50 word report. It notes the message was delivered today and appeared without editorial comment from Soviet media observers.
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Isenhower
Union
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