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Show Coast Guard Rescues Flood Victims s.J: ' ' ' vXA i :M- ; t - ' i ?'vt, 'W-L ' x-s , ,7Nx. t . X x ' V V" 1 ' . " ' " lxX v ' vv. --X- Flood victims in coast guard boats shown arriving at Jeffersonville, Ind., across the river from Louisville, Ky., where they were placed on refugee trains and taken to safety further north. Floods on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers were the worst in the history of the country. More than 1,000,000 people were made homeless by th treacherous waters that rose over retaining walls, inundated cities and towns and covered rich arm areas. Damage of property exceeded half a billion dollars. |