Alma Heads North as 44 Die in Storm Path
Hurricane Alma battered western Florida and Cuba killing at least 39 people and injuring many more. In Florida the storm flooded beaches near St. Petersburg and closed roads while capital Tallahassee dodged the worst. Cuba faced destroyed crops and rising food shortages.
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Alma
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Tallahassee
Florida
Tampa
Florida Peninsula
Georgia
Cuba
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Miami
Caribbean
Tornadoes ravage Topeka killing 12 and injuring hundreds
A Kansas twister nightmare struck Topeka and surrounding towns Wednesday night. The 15 mile path of destruction left at least 13 dead and about 600 injured with millions in damage. Washburn University and the state house suffered extensive damage as the National Guard mobilized.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Manhattan
Kansas State University
Wolcott
Jarbalo
Basehor
Lansing
Joe Nickell
Kansas National Guard
Burnett's Mound
Meredith May March With Gun
Senatorial Mississippi march prompts protests in Memphis. Meredith pledges to return armed if needed, after walking 61 miles beyond his initial 27 miles and alleging mistreatment at Bowld Hospital. He plans rest for a week and vows to join civil rights leaders in continued actions.
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Senatoria
Miss
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Memphis
New York
Meredith
No Planes In Area Boom Tightens Fayette County
A thunderous blast damaged downtown Washington Court House Ohio smashing windows and causing injuries and property loss. Lockbourne Air Force Base and Wright Patterson AFB could not confirm a sonic boom. officials noted no planes were in the area and test planes usually fly south toward Kentucky. Local witnesses described it as the loudest sound ever heard with minor injuries and substantial retailer losses including a $500 grocer claim.
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Washington Court House
Fayette County
Lockbourne Air Force Base
Columbus
Wright-Patterson Afb
Dayton
Lockbourne
Wright - Patterson
Jack Porter
Kentucky
Bob Rochester
Washington Court House Record
Rochester
Hospitals Edge Toward Overcrowding As Medicare Looms
Ohio hospitals face high occupancy with most facilities above 85 percent capacity. In Cincinnati Cleveland Dayton and Columbus beds are scarce as Medicare delays and wait lists lengthen for non emergency care. Officials say emergencies will be admitted but some elective treatments may wait for space.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Dayton’s
Dayton
Jerry Ransohoff
Greater Cincinnati
Regional Hospital Planning Board
Houston Youth New Spelling Champion
Washington Pi Robert A Wake 13 from Clear Creek Junior High Houston won the 39th annual National Spelling Bee. He outclassed 70 rivals from around the country with Beth Sherrill 14 from Lucy Tennessee finishing runnerup.
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Washington
Robert A. Wake
Clear Creek
Houston
Tex
Beth Sherrill
Lucy, Tenn
Buddhists reject neutral talks in South Viet Nam verdict
In Saigon the Unified Buddhist Church declares any peace talks with the Viet Cong would be surrender. It urges continued U S military presence and calls for a stronger South Viet Nam across military, political, economic, and social fronts amid growing clashes and hunger strikes by Thich Tri Quang.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Kyi
Unified
Buddhist Church
Buddhist Institutes
Tich Tam Chau
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hue
Thich Tri Quang
U.S
Tam Chau
Lodge
Institute
NATO Talks Avert Alliance Collapse
NATO foreign ministers returned from a three day conference with a fragile framework to repair the alliance after France's decision to pull forces from NATO. The dispute centers on France's 72,000 troops in West Germany and leaves basic differences with the other 14 members unresolved.
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NATO
Brussels
Atlantic Alliance
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Charles de Gaulle
West Germany
Buckeye Boys State Opens Enrolling 1350
Buckeye Boys State opens with 1350 expected to enroll as a major event on Page 3. The Messenger notes President Johnson's worry over Medicare program success and features a photo by Jon Webb on Meigs County rabies immunization efforts on Page 13.
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Buckeye Boys State
Johnson
Point Pleasant
Meigs County
Jon Webb
Are Scouts Obsolete In Modern World
A 24 member committee of Boy Scout leaders urged major reforms to modernize Scouting. They propose dropping the word boy, scrapping short pants, adopting green berets, and redefining senior and Rover groups as Venture Scouts. They call for girls to meet with Venture Scouts and a joint committee with Girl Guides to combine activities.
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Eddy Gilmore
London
Britain
Lord Baden-Powell
Mush
Rover
Venture
Girl Guide
Investigation into XB70A collision kills Walker and pilot
Edwards Air Force Base reports a 30 member board reviewing the XB70A and F104 crash that killed famed X15 pilot Joseph A Walker and bomber co-pilot Maj. Carl Cross. Al White survived with minor injuries after ejecting from his capsule seat at 25,000 feet.
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Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
Joseph A. Walker
al White
Maj
Carl Cross
White
Air Force
Walker
Ohio Health Director Commits to Lake Erie Cleanup by 1970
Columbus health director Emmett W. Arnold says a 1970 timetable to cleanse Lake Erie from Ohio stream pollution is realistic. He backs Gov. Rhodes plan and criticizes Democratic rivals and Michigan while calling recent criticism unfounded.
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Columbus
Ohio
Emmett W. Arnold
Lake Erie
James A. Rhodes
Arnold
Michigan
Lausche Ice Cream Amendment OK'd in Truth in Packaging Bill
The Senate approved by voice vote an amendment proposed by Sen. Frank Lausche that the truth in packaging law would not change ingredient standards set under the Pure Food and Drug Act for ice cream and similar products.
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Washington
Senate
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Lausche
State Highway interviews motorists on Ohio 32 to map Appalachian Highway
The State Highway Department plans to question nearly 20 000 motorists on Ohio 32 in southern Ohio to assess routing for a proposed Appalachian Highway. Interviewers ask drivers about destinations and origins to determine the road’s role in the multi million dollar project.
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Batavia —Ph
State Highway Department
Ohio
Edward Robinson suffers injuries after car crash in Beverly Hills
Veteran actor Edward Robinson was hospitalized in Mount Si nai Hospital after an auto accident in Beverly Hills. He underwent surgery for rupture of abdominal blood vessels from the crash, which police say may have been caused by him falling asleep at the wheel.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Edward
Mount Sinai Hospital
Robinson
Beatle John Lennon Not Invited to Bartender Father's Wedding
Frederick Lennon, John Lennon's father, says he will marry a war maid and will not invite his famous son. Lennon, 52, claims John has forgotten him and they have met only once since his fame. He says John would be welcome if he attends.
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London
Frederick Lennon
John Lennon
John
Lennon
Nelsons Welcome Third Grandchild James Erie Born in Burbank
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson of The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet become grandparents for the third time. June Nelson, wife of their son David, gives birth in Burbank to an 8 pound 2 ounce son named James Erie.
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Burbank Calif
Ozzie and
Harriet Nelson
Harriet
June Nelson
David
Burbank
James Erie
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