Stevenson and Kefauver enter decisive California primary
Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver enter the final day of the California primary predicting victory in the winner take all contest for 68 Democratic National Convention votes. Kefauver presses civil rights attacks while Stevenson denounces the rivalry as a political sideshow amid the Florida results. New York Montana and South Dakota hold primaries tomorrow with Kefauver set to gain 16 delegates in Montana and 8 in South Dakota by default.
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Tornado spares Mustang town after two funnels hit area
In Mustang Oklahoma residents surveyed storm damage from twin tornado funnels that struck two miles southwest of town then northeast at the edge of Mustang. No injuries were reported though property damage neared 200000 dollars as trees and outbuildings were leveled. The Griggs family hid in a storm cellar. rescue followed after debris trapped them for an hour.
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Farm Bell Fix Brings Dinner Call Back
In OHATCHEE a farmer and a visitor repaired a 22 foot bell rope and loosened clapper to restore the dinner bell. The two men, one holding a ladder, the other wrenching aloft, avoided injury and finished the fix. The bell now rings properly and calls all to dinner.
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Flood Threat as Columbia River Rises and Dikes Hold
Rain clouds threaten the Columbia River as floodwaters rise and thousands evacuate. A crest near 28 feet is forecast at Vancouver Washington with the river 12 feet above flood stage. Beavers open a levee breach flooding 1600 acres and 12 families. Idaho crops flood across 18000 acres while the upper Snake Creek rises, triggering emergency actions. Tornado damage hits Mustang Oklahoma with 200000 dollars in losses. extreme rainfall also affects New England and Mount Washington setting records.
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Powell's Secretary Sentenced to Prison
Mrs. Hattie Freeman Dodson secretary to Representative Adam Clayton Powell was sentenced to seven months in prison and fined $9,000 for income tax evasion by Federal Judge Irving S. Kaufman The judge rejected defense claims and noted the guilty verdict from the trial.
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Wilkins Predicts Fewer Negro Votes for Democrats
NAACP executive secretary Ray Wilkins said in Jackson Mississippi that fewer Negroes may back the Democratic ticket this year than in 1956. He noted desegregation gains in big cities and outlined plans to respond to Alabama injunctions while reporting racial tensions from Knoxville Tennessee and segregation moves across several Southern states.
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Pentagon expands hideaway cavern into underground Pentagon
Washington plans more construction at the western Maryland cavern system near Fort Ritchie as part of an expanded military headqu arters program. An undisclosed amount is funded, with at least 35 million dollars already invested. The expansion aims to turn the cavern into a full underground pentagon serving military command and dispersal needs after its use during Operation Alert.
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Wolfson Gives Merritt Chapman & Scott Stock to UGA Graduates
Athens AP reports financier Louis F. Wolfson an alumnus and company chair gave each of about 1000 June University of Georgia graduates one share of Merritt Chapman & Scott Corp. stock. Wolfson built his fortune from a Florida junk yard and now leads the firm.
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Power Firms Claim Best Standing in History at EI I Convention
Atlantic City report says investor owned electric utilities at the EI I convention claim they hold the strongest position in the industry amid public power challenges. Harllee Branch cites Stevens CountyWashington vote in favor of private power and similar referendums in Oregon Florida Georgia Mississippi as proof of public support. Branch notes record orders for 28% million kilowatts of capacity in past 15 months, signaling confidence and high spending in generation.
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Talmadge Sets For Campaign For U S Senate
Former Georgia governor Herman Talmadge announces a campaign for the U S Senate from Rome Georgia on July 4. He defends a conservative line on foreign aid and restoration of local self government while noting no opposition yet and naming Adlai Stevenson as a preferred candidate for president.
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More Cool Weather In View Tonight
Weather brief notes more cool readings expected tonight with continued precipitation details. Last 24 hours totals and monthly figures shown alongside normal values and sunset time 7 36 P M.
Atlanta Executive Names 47 Year Old ARO Manager
An Atlanta executive named a 47 year old ARO as manager in a Chicago AP report. The notice mentions Democratic National Convention context and key figures Di Leonaig and Reirisch.
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