14 Feared Dead In New Mexico Flash Flood
In Roswell area heavy rains caused flash floods in the Pecos Rio Felix and Berrendo rivers. Four bodies recovered and 4 children and 6 adults remained missing with no hope of survivors. Deputy Sheriff Troublefield led 300 to 400 men to search along river banks as flood waters receded.
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Roswell
N.M
New Mexico
Rio Felix
Pecos
Berrendo
Hagerman
Charles Troublefield
Minnie Juarez
Troublefield
Spotlight Column Reflects Local News and Classics
SPOTLIGHT by H M IVEY discusses quirks of statistics and small town life. It mentions barber shop spending, bank robbers in crime notes, ad libs on a frog poem, unsigned letters, and a Cloverdale Reveille anniversary with 75 years of publication under new owners. Nelmes Smith is noted as resident manager.
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Cloverdale Reveille
Gilbert Dewart
Reveille
Northwestern California Weather Forecast Card
Northwestern California fair today and tonight with coastal fog along the coast and valleys. Inland slightly warmer with highs near 78 to 80 and lows around 46 to 48. Northwest winds 10 to 18 mph along the coast afternoons, with fog nights and mornings continuing near the coast through Saturday.
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California
Santa Rosa
Napa
Fort Bragg
Pets halt traffic as boy and pets seek kindergarten
Five year old Maurice Cox leads a dog named Dake and a white duck toward his West Smith street home to school. Traffic blocks occur as the trio crosses Perkins street, delaying Maurice who arrives later than usual before his mother brings the pets home safely.
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Maurice Cox
Dake
Mr. Duck
Perkins Street
Maurice
West Smith Street
Maurice, Jr
Battery Trial Set for Tuesday October 19
Jess Payton age 20 and Edward Knight age 26 face battery and disturbing the peace charges for an October 2 incident at a south town drive-in. Knight pled not guilty to four counts of battery and one disturbing charge while Payton pled guilty to one battery and the disturbing charge. Prosecutor Petersen dropped three counts against Payton. A third man Donald Christianson is named but not located. Trial before Judge Van Dyke starts at 10 am Tuesday.
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Jess Payton
Edward Knight
W. S. van Dyke
Knight
Payton
Frank S. Petersen
Donald Christianson
van Dyke
Nevada Voters to Decide McCarran Senate Seat
Nevada Supreme Court rules voters will choose a successor to late Sen Pat McCarran on November 2. The ruling blocks Republican efforts to permit gubernatorial appointment to serve unexpired term. Democrats nominate Alan Bible to oppose incumbent candidate Brown in a high stakes Senate contest.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada Supreme Court
Nevada
Pat McCarran
McCarran
Alan Bible
Reno
Brown
Senate
Chamber
A. J. Mactrotti
Washoe County
Harry K. Brown
Bible
Mrs Larson Granted Broker's License in California
Sacramento. State real estate commissioner D. D. Watson announced the issuance of a real estate broker license to Catherine F. Larson of 844 S State Street Ukiah. The action confirms Larson is now licensed to operate as a broker in California.
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Mrs. Larson
Sacramento
CNS
US Urges Nationalists to Soft-Pedal Military Moves
Washington officials say Nationalist China should avoid drastic military steps that could trigger a wider war in the Far East while allowing sensible actions to neutralize Red forces on the mainland. The State and Defense departments offered no official comment on Formosa reports that Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces quit bombing Communist China, citing domestic politics as a factor ahead of the November elections.
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Washington
United States
China
Far’East
High Administration
Formosa
Chiang Kai-Shek
Eisenhower
Chiang
Democratic National Committee
U.S
Nixon details Midwest farm speech for election push
Vice President Richard M. Nixon said after a conference with President Eisenhower that the President probably will make a farm speech in the Midwest before the November 2 congressional elections. Nixon appeared with Eisenhower at a nationally televised precinct day rally in Denver to boost GOP efforts for the House and Senate. Nixon noted plans for the farm address would be announced later and called the President’s remarks a hard hitting shot in the arm for the campaign.
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Denver
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Midwest
Nixon
Mr. Eisenhower
House
Senate
Congress
Washington
Citizens For Eisenhower Committee
Greeley
Colo
Middlewest
Denver City
Ukiah Fire Department Holds Annual Banquet For 110 Attendees
The Ukiah Fire Department held its annual dinner at the fire house with 110 members city officials and guests attending. Mayor Leonard Nix city officials and department heads praised the department for top performance and praised city cooperation while Fred Kaiser outlined the alarm box system housed in a panel room built by volunteers at a cost around 5800 funded by volunteer fire funds.
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Fire Department
Bechiol
Ukiah
Charles Keene
Leonard Nix
Fred Kaiser
Nre
Kaiser
Nix
Dr Chuck Addresses Ukiah KC Chapter Meeting
Dr Frank Chuck state deputy to the Knights of Columbus visited Ukiah on a northern California tour. He argued fraternal groups should limit membership by qualification not race or color, and noted the KC’s international insurance program with 325,000 of 920,000 members.
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Frank Chuck
California
Knights of Columbus
Chuck
Cruck
Hawaii
Stanford University
America
Bonanza Opposes Merger With Southwest Lines
Washington reports Bonanza Airlines fights a proposed merger with Southwest Airways citing a risk of firing about 50 workers. Attorney William C. Burt pressed Southwest at a Civil Aeronautics Board hearing while executive vice president T. R. Mitchell acknowledged possible staff reductions through attrition.
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Washington
Bonanza Airlines
Southwest Airways
William C. Burt
Southwest
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bonanza
T. R. Mitchell
Mrs. Fraga Undergoes Major Surgery at Children’s Hospital
Mrs. A. L. Fraga underwent major surgery at Children’s Hospital in San Francisco this morning. Her husband went to the hospital to be with her. She is expected to stay in the hospital for ten days to two weeks and then remain at home for about six weeks to finish her recovery.
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A. L. Fraga
Children’s Hospital
San Francisco
Mendes France Secures Backing For German Rearmament Plan
Paris reports Premier Mendes France appears set to win a majority in a test vote on German rearmament and European defense. Sources say the main risk now is avoiding future negotiation limits that would curb Western partners. Mendes France aims to secure a formal confidence vote to guarantee freedom of action, with a decision on a motion expected tonight.
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Paris
Pierre Mendes
Mendes-France
National Assembly
Upholstery Fire Suppresses in Junk Yard Car Fragment
Fire crews responded Thursday at 2 55 pm to an upholstery fire in a wrecked car in a junk yard at Clay and Main streets. No damage reported.
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Clay and
Main Streets
Highway 20 Association Plans Nice Convention Oct 9 10
The second annual Highway 20 Association convention will convene October 9 and 10 at Clear Lake Lodge Nice Lake county. Acting President S J York presides assisted by officers including Mrs George R Morrison secretary treasurer and vice presidents Andy Rogers Carol Qison Ray Pickering James White Carl Kettwig H K Sawyers. Lucerne to preside with registration at noon Saturday luncheon at 1 and business at 2 30. A Saturday night dinner features toastmaster Kermit Lucas and Sen Burt W Busch. guest speaker Sen A W Way. Sunday offers breakfast business meeting boat ride and luncheon for county supervisors and a review of 1954 activities.
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Highway 20 Association
Clear Lake Lodge
Nice
Lake County
S. J. York
Sierras To the
Sea
York
George R. Morrison
Fort Bragg
Andy Rogers
Rough and Ready
Nevada County
Carol Qison
Marysville
Yuba County
Ray Pickering
Yuba City
Business Care Clave
Kermit Lucas
Burt W. Busch
A. W. Way
Nine Plane Crashes and Floods Cause Dozens of Deaths
News reports say fourteen people were dead or missing as New Mexico floods rose from heavy rains. A nor’easter battered the South Atlantic seaboard while Gulf storms drove winds and floods into Mexico. Helicopter crashes in Louisiana and Oklahoma added to the fatalities alongside a New Mexico crash in the Magdalena mountains. The Gulf storms displaced 170 in Monterey and caused $2.5 million in damage as the Rio Grande and other rivers overflowed.
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New Mexico
South Atlantic Seaboard
Hazel
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
Bodley
Roswell
N. M
Rio Felix
Pecos
Berrendo
Pecos Valley
Alexandria
Air Force
Minco
Okla
Magdalena Mountains
Monterey
International Rio Grande
Visalia Exchange Club cuts ties with national group
Visalia residents report the Visalia Exchange Club will sever its relationship with the national organization over a white members only clause left in the constitution. Al Tramantana, club president, cited HQ inaction as the cause alongside the clause's existence. The move follows a broader push for inclusive policies within the group.
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Visalia
Visalia Exchange Club
al Tramantana
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Bat Swan
Pine
Colorado
Harry Reeves
Anthony Polito
Howard Bradley
KC Insurance Department
Fred Sullivan
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Civil Air Patrol
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