Massive Illinois Michigan tornadoes kill 47 in Friday destruction
Three violent tornadoes cut through northern Illinois and western Michigan on Friday killing 47 and injuring 1,500 plus. Oak Lawn and Belvidere suffered the heaviest losses with schools, a supermarket, and homes destroyed. Authorities warned looters shot on sight as rescue crews removed victims in a war zone like scene.
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Michigan
Oak Lawn
Chicago
Belvidere
Ill
Stone Park
Hillsdale County
Mich
Chicago Weather Bureau
Belvidere High School
Joseph I. Woods
Cook County
Fred Dumke
Grandparents Getting Independent in Old-Age Housing
A Census Bureau trend shows 9.5 million U S households in 1965 headed by an elder living alone or with nonrelatives, many aged 55 plus. HUD supports senior housing from FHA mortgages to subsidized apartments, with examples like Mrs. Knapp and Mr. Stokes in Washington at the Roosevelt Hotel residence with meals and services.
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Washington
Grandma
Grandpa
Census Bureau
United States
Don Hummel
Department of ‘Housing and Urban Development
HUD
John H. Knapp
John Marshall
George C. Marshall
Guy Stokes
Roosevelt
Mrs.Knapp
Ideas Pay Off For Livonia Man In Suggestion Awards
Thomas Gawlik of Livonia is named Suggestor of the Year by the Detroit NASS chapter after 10 years and 85 ideas yielding over $10,000 in awards. He submitted 215 ideas to Kelsey-Hayes, with $4,100 and $3,700 receipts for improving a machine and rebalancing weights.
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Detroit
Thomas Gawlik
Gawlik
Kelsey-Hayes i Co
Livonia
National Association of Suggestion Systems
Kelsey-Hayes
NASS
International Business Machines Inc
General Motors Corp
Surveyor 3 Digs Moon Trench in Cohesive Soil Showings
Surveyor 3 carved a three foot long trench about six inches deep on the moon and found cohesive soil like wet sand. TV images to Jet Propulsion Laboratory showed the operation without surprises and no surface hazards for future manned landings.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 3
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Tornadoes devastate Illinois and Michigan headlines
News At A Glance reports three major tornadoes cutting a death dealing path through northern Illinois and western Michigan. At least 50 people are killed and hundreds injured across densely populated areas.
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Illinois
Michigan
Svetlana Stalina
United States
Surveyor 3
United Auto Workers
Walter P. Reuther
UAW
Afl-Cio
International
World outlook in Vietnam grows bleaker amid renewed clashes
The AP report notes increasing Vietnam war pessimism for both sides and for peace. U S and South Vietnam offer to move troops, Hanoi rejects. Haiphong bombing targets power plants as SEATO backs US bombing posture. Frank remarks on civil rights unrest and statements by leaders amid a tense week. Konrad Adenauer dies at 91 after long career as West Germany enters postwar era.
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Associated Press
Vietnam
United States
South Vietnam
Haiphong
Washington
Council of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Freya McNissick
Congress of Ra- U.N
Ucial Equality
Thant
New York
Amns
Svetlana Stalina
Joseph Stalin
Switzerland
India
Russia
America
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Greece's military rulers ease grip with frontier reopenings
Athens lifts curfew, communications restored and aviation resumes as Greece’s new regime signals lasting rule. Frontiers reopen, entertainment returns, arrests reportedly brief, and external media note a center right coup with limited resistance. Princess Alexia rumor swirls amid palace tension.
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Rome
Greece
Athens
Athens Hilton
Ankara
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