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TWELVE MTOFOHD fOHEGOJT) MATT. TFIBTTffE Tu687. October 82, 1957 Flu Epidemic at California Hospital Fatal To 9 Persons By UNITED PRESS Deaths blamed on flu' climbed toward the 250 mark today, boosted by an influenza epidemic at a California school (for re tarded children that killed nine persons. The epidemic at the Porter ville, Calif., State Hospital for the Mentally Retarded was the third fatal outbreak to hit such state institutions. A United Press survey showed a total of 249 persons have died of flu or complications since last summer when the first cases of Asian flu were diagnosed in the nation and its territories. The highest death toll wag in New York with 55 victims. Penn sylvania was a close second with 50 deaths. 24 of them in the Le high Valley area. California's toll climbed to 29. ' . Lists Flu Fatalities Elsewhere, Michigan reported 26 flu-caused deaths, Louisiana 21, Illinois 13, Hawaii 9, Ohio, Utah and Wisconsin 7 each, Iowa and Kentucky 6 each, Colorado 5, New Jersey 3, and one each in Indiana, Oklahoma, Oregon, Temperatures Skid As Snow Blankets Part of Montana By UNITED PRESS A snow storm whipped by northerly winds of up to 35 miles per hour swirled across Montana, and weathermen warn ed the snow will spread as far south as Wyoming today. The wintry invasion sent readings skidding into the low 20s in parts of Montana during the night, and a two-inch snow fall blanketed Cutbank, Mont. Forecasters predicted contin ued snow and strong northerly winds today in Montana "with heavy snow accumulations like ly in the mountain sections. Snow also was seen for Wyom ing and portions of the Dakotas. To the south, heavy rains soaked the southern Plains and the lower Mississippi Valley during the night. San Antonio, Tex., was hit by a two-inch de luge in a six-hour period Mon day night, and a number of points, including Lawton, Okla., Waco, Tex., and Alexandria, La., reported more than one-half inch. Lighter amounts of rain also fell elsewhere in the Mississippi Valley, the central Plains and the upper Great Lakes. Scattered showers occurred in Washington, Utah, northern Ari zona and in most of the central and southern Rockies. Dry weather prevailed in most of the Ohio Valley and the Atlan tic Coast states. Occasional rain is expected to continue today in the central Plains, most of the Mississippi Valley and the Great Lakes region and penetrate the lower Ohio Valley. Colder weather is predicted for most of the northern portion of the country from the Pacific Northwest to the northern Great Lakes, while fair and warmer weather is expected in New England. President of Haiti Takes Oath of Office Port Au Prince, Haiti BP) Dr. Francis Duvalier, 48, was sworn in as president of Haiti today, ending 10 hectic months of rule by provisional and mili tary governments. The dark-skinned country doc tor took the oath of office in the imposing white marble national palace where the president of this Negro republic traditionally resides. Duvalier took over power from Gen. Antonio Kebreau, president of the military junta which has ruled Haiti since June 1. Martial law, which was im posed in the wake of the disput ed presidential elections Sept. 22, ended with Duvalier's inaug uration. The new president inherited critical domestic and foreign policy problems stemming from the months of political instabil ity since Gen. Paul Maglorre was forced into exile by an un precedented nationwide peace ful resistance movement last December.' Washington and the District of Columbia. The California State Hospital outbreak claimed five lives last week and four more over the week end. The latest victims were two boys and'a girl and a 47-year-old woman. A flu epidemic at Pennhurst School for the Mentally Retarded near Philadelphia killed 11 pa tients, and another outbreak in a state school at Dixon, 111., re sulted in seven deaths. An influenza epidemic in Mil waukee was reported on the wane and an outbreak in Madi son, Wis., also was easing off. Colleges and secondary schools around the country continued to be hard hit by the flu. Columbia College at Columbia, S. C, was the latest college to close its doors because of the flu. Schools Forced To Close A number of grade and high schools were forced to shut down this week in New York state, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and Iowa. Student homecoming activities were cancelled this week end at Iowa State Teachers college be cause of a flu outbreak which has infected about 700 students in the past 10 days. However, the school's traditional homecoming football game against North Da kota University Saturday will be ; played as scheduled. I A flu epidemic broke out at the Crippled Children's Center in Peoria, 111., forcing authorities to close its pre-school depart ment. Illinois officials reported 1,059 inmates stricken with flu at four state institutions. Medical authorities in Denver reported 25 deaths from flu and pneumonia since Sept. 29, or three times the normal figure. Porllander's Body Found Beneath Car - The Dalles (IP) The body of Harry C. Witzel, 46, Portland, was found at 1:30 p.m. Monday beneath his overturned car in a ditch off the Columbia river highway three miles east of Mosier. A truck driver had noticed the wrecked vehicle and state police were notified. 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