Flood Toll Rises In Texas Mexico Border Disaster
At least 55 people are dead in the Rivseonde flood, with fears of higher casualties. Piedras Negras and nearby Piedras Negras suffer widespread destruction as adobe huts collapse, leaving thousands homeless. Officials warn the final death count could reach hundreds, with rescue efforts underway and makeshift hospitals filling fast.
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Eagle Pass
Texas
Miserallo Piedras Negras
Mexico
Piedras Negr
Ozona
Tex
Rio Grande
Aliensi Mathers
Heoas
del Rin
Pex
Cuidad Aging
Laredy
Kueve Lareda
Piedras Negras
Coahuila
Fonrl
H. G. Walker
Public Health Service
Yucial
Manuel Olivarés
Piedras Nevras
New Delivery Trucks For Hagerstown Postoffice Introduced
The Hagerstown Postoffice will receive new half ton red white and blue delivery trucks for mounted routes in outlying sections. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson announced the devices will enable drivers to reach mailboxes from the cab. A 20 foot portable convigor for sorting parcel post is also ordered to speed handling and free a crew member for other duties. Additionally Allegany County results show H. C. Byrd leading George P. Mahoney 4 027 to 3 360 in the primary with Byrd's county votes reflecting a net statewide shift.
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Thomas M. Simpson
Cavetown
Simpson
Allegany
Cumberland
Allegany County
H. C. Byrd
George P. Mahoney
Byrd
Mahoney
Man Who Claims Crap Game Robbery Returns With Guns
A Leitersburg area man, Charles Edward Hurd, 39, returned early today with a pistol, a rifle, and a sword after claiming a $70 theft in a crap game at 40 Blooms Alley. He fired at a front door and at a resident before being captured by police. Hurd faced fines totaling $200 for weapons, shooting, and property damage. Police noted he sought to shoot more, but authorities stopped him and charged him accordingly.
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Charles Edward Hurd
Campbell
Blooms Alley
Antj
Guatemala
Leilersburg
Cecil Campbell
Blouns Alley
Leitersburg
Roule
40 Blooms Alley
Clare Smith
Reis Blooms Alley
Snake owner asks if tame python Gertrude found in Lorain
Magician Harry Albacker of Lorain Ohio writes from Chicago seeking news of his tame python Gertrude which vanished in Lorain Sunday night June 20. He claims the 6 pound creature about feet long disappeared from his car near the Alexander Hotel. He mentions a reward and recalls eleven years on screen as a feature act.
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Harry Albacker
Lorain
Ohi
A Albacker
Martison
Chicago
Gerlyudte
Albacker
Gertrude
Magerstown
Jimmy Hallo
California
Nomination for Governor hinges on official canvasses today
Baltimore and three counties begin official canvasses that could alter the Democratic primary outcome for governor. Byrd leads in unofficial totals in several counties while Mahoney seeks recounts. Allegations of tampering and plans for a broader recount surface as results trickle in.
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Baltimore
Canevasses
Maryland
Byrd
Talbot
Calvert
Queen Annes
Mahones
Caroline
Garrett
Kent
Worcester
Branke Lee
Byrd Kemross
Sth
Lee
No Soaking Rain In Sight Says Weather Bureau
Baltimore area faces dry spell with just 0.37 inch of rain to date, rain rationing in effect in parts. Weather Bureau notes western Maryland has begun receiving some showers but central and eastern sections remain sparse. Forecast calls for scattered showers, clearing nights, and warmer conditions by Friday, with potential rain on Saturday.
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Weather Bureau
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington
C. Lester Burgesser
Cavelawn
Banks Close for Fourth of July Holiday Weekend
Banks in the Ely and county will close all day Saturday and Monday for the Fourth of July holiday. Government offices and many state offices follow the same three day observance.
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Ely
Mandy i Observancr
Gavernee Mehaddin Tits
Wein Obsercid
Tegal Well
Memday
Msecoral
Guard Dies on Road While Guarding Convicts in Alabama
In Abbeville Alabama 65 year old state highway guard Ellison died of a heart attack Tuesday while supervising 20 convicts on a road project near Dothan. His revolver remained strapped to his side as workers transported his body to Abbeville Hospital.
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Dothan
Ala
Abbeville
Jeff
Che
Ellison
Alabama
Tilixon
State Highway Department
Mental Patient Wounds Eight Before Killed INDIANAPOLIS
In Indianapolis a 54 seat old man on convalescent leave from a mental hospital fought police in his West Side home wounding eight officers before he was killed. Howard Ellis’s body lay riddled by 26 bullets amid a shattered house. His wife Janie was lightly wounded and four other officers were seriously hurt or treated for lesser injuries. Five foster children escaped unharmed as gunfire erupted ending in Ellis’s death. Welfare officials noted Ellis had been on leave a year and a half with a favorable June report prior to the incident.
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Indianapolis
West Side
Howard Ellis
Elst
Janie
Paul White
Ellis Home
Central State Hospital
Bilis
Ellis
Truman On Mend After Surgery Says Doctors
Truman's doctors report continued progress in his recovery from the June 20 gall bladder and appendix operation. They note his temperature normalized at 98.4 degrees and that he is improving after a brief setback from secondary infections and drug reactions.
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Kansas
Harry
Truman
Mrs FDR Cancels Russia Trip
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt cancels a planned trip to Russia citing scheduling conflicts and possible pressure from Soviet officials. The announcement came at a New York news conference amid doubts about safety and her availability for the month.
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Russia
New York &Withity
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Isa
At & News
Lonk Magazine
Tomike
Sim
Reds Take Over Rich Delta Area Without A Fight
Singapore. Much of the Red River delta, key prize in the Indochina war, fell to the Vietminh without a fight as French Union forces evacuated from hard to hold centers. Hanoi to Haiphong road became lifeline with Haiphong France’s last beachhead in Northern Vietnam.
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Singapore
Red River
Dela
Aaal
Hanoi
Haiphong
An Indochina Dunkerque
France
Viet Nam
Phat Dien
Thai Binh
Nam Dinh
Ninh Binh
Vietminh
Vo Nguyen Giap
Fiee
Indochina
Moncay
P. O. Receipts Higher Again
Post Office receipts rose in June with a $6,855.13 increase over June of last year. Postmaster Thomas M. Simpson reported total June receipts at $49,891.31, up from $43,036.08 in 1953. He cited steady local business gains in the Hagerstown area and noted six month totals of $299,000 versus $277,000 last year, highlighting improved business in general.
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Ideal Post Office
Fost
Thomas M. Simpson
Simpson
Hagerstown
Leftist Ex President Jacobo Arbenz supposedly feigned asylum
Guatemala police say the home of former President Jacobo Arbenz Guzmán was looted after his resignation last Sunday. Assessments indicate ransacked rooms, empty bottles, and a pile of Communist literature in the lobby. Arbenz Guzmán is believed to have sought asylum in Mexico.
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Guatemala
Jacobo Arbon
Gueman
Arvead
Itha
Kemper Admits To Two Bit Campaign
A garbled report notes Kemper admits to a two bit campaign and acknowledges a Democratic nomination for state comptroller by nearly 280000 votes. The piece mentions Mallard Turns and a veto issue, with scattered references to Wau Moe and Flanny Kemper in Baltimore.
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Kemper
Baltimore
Wau
Think Young Son Pulled Trigger Killing Father
In Lebanon Oregon a 40 year old man Marion Ezra Leavitt was found dead in his living room beside a .30-30 rifle and his 22 year old son Clarence who said I pulled it after being told to kill him Coroner Glen Huston reported the family said Leavitt was morose over finances drank heavily and pleaded to die earlier that day Kenneth Leavitt was sent to police The wife was in the kitchen when the shot rang out
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Ore
Marion Ezra Leavitt
Clarence
Addy
Glen Huston
Huston
Leavitt
Prevvaie
Kenneth
Val
Woman Admits Rolling Man At Boonsboro
Sheriff's officers searched the home of Blanche Stine near Boonsboro for 400 dollars Luther C Grimym of Boonsboro said she took from his wallet while he sat in his car at the American Legion carnival grounds Tuesday night Mrs Stine testified she rolled him while he was distracted and hid the money under a rug at home She accompanied officers to her house and helped locate the money Grimym said the wallet disappeared while he watched a bingo game and Ottinger warned the charge could be reduced if most money is recovered
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Blanche Stine
Bounsboro
Luther C. Grimym
Be Auty
Program For Fireworks At Hagerstown Event
W. Fred Moyton will be master of ceremonies at the giant fireworks display in Hagerstown. The program, sponsored by local merchants, begins promptly at o clock with a concert by municipal bands. George W. Fisher will discuss American flags, representing the Hagerstown Lodge of Diles, before the grand cannonade signals the start of the fireworks show.
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Gigante
Hagerstown
Progam
Rent
Hagerstown Manalyers Burrat
Georrge
W. Fisher
Biles
Vice-Admiral Joy to Retire Today in Navy Shakeup
Vice Admiral Joy ends a long career today amid a Navy leadership reshuffle. Rear Admiral Walter F Kanne and Rear Admiral Charles A. Buchanan are slated for interim roles as changes ripple through the Naval Academy staff and command.
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Annavolin
Udo -A
Navy
United Nations
Korea
Charles Turnerlow
Naval Academy
Ceremyal Mirs
Walter F Kanne
Toy Howerek
Boone
Academy
Charles A. Buchanan
Fidshipmen
Interam
Seventeen Thousand CIO Workers Walk Out Across Nation
Seventeen thousand CIO workers who install and maintain telephone equipment walked out on strike nationwide. A delay in picketing reduced immediate risk to phone communications though past strikes showed long distance operators sometimes failed to cross lines, potentially hindering service. Dial phones and automatic equipment could continue to operate.
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New York
CIO
Strike ripple felt in Washington County area unions
Strike by CIO Communications Workers of America may impact Washington County as installation work proceeds. Three workers at the Hagerstown office and several more in the Hancock area quit following the strike call. About 250 workers were called out in Maryland. No picket lines planned, according to Baltimore union officials.
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CIO Communication Workers of America
Washington County
Hagerstown
Hancock Area
Maryland
Baltimore
Strike Begins After Talks Fail With Western Electric
The CIO Communications Workers Union called a strike after breakdowns in talks with Western Electric, delaying in New York and Baltimore until later with plans to picket telephone offices next Tuesday. The union seeks higher pay and benefits as contract talks had expired May 2. Western Electric offered a near 2 percent raise, while workers seek 8 to 9 cents more per hour on averages around $1.86. Continued on Page 2.
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CIO Communications Workers Union
New York
Baltimore
Stallers
CWA
District 10
Western Electric Co
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Western Electric
Joseph Dunne
GWA District 10
Bell Telephone System
General
Vption
Col
Bond Interest Day Highlights City County Payouts
The City of Hagerstown paid 341000 in principal and substantial interest on Municipal Electric Light Plant Water Department and Sewer Department bonds while the county government disbursed about 100000 in interest on roads and school bonds. The city also paid 1000 in Light Plant rents and 40 in sewer bonds.
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Hagerstown
Gaggio
Municpal
Sewer Department
Record Budget Goes Into Effect Today
Maryland begins its new fiscal year with a 247 million dollar HUD record budget. For the next 12 months the state will spend about 92 dollars per resident, averaging 650 thousand dollars per day across all residents.
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Baltimore Po
Maryland
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