Howler Tornado Devastates Cameron Louisiana Again
A nighttime tornado ripped Cameron Louisiana with 80 mph winds causing at least two deaths and many injuries. Rescue teams struggled through heavy rain and floodwaters while Civil Defense and Red Cross provided aid. The town, flooded and dark, lost power as emergency crews evacuated patients to Lake Charles and searched debris for missing residents.
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Cameron
Louisiana
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Audrey
John Scott
KPEL
Lafayette
Soviet propose three-nation early next year nuclear test cut off
In Geneva the Soviet Union urged a complete ban on nuclear tests starting at the beginning of next January. Vasily Kuznetsov said all three nuclear powers should halt tests, but the West rejected an unpoliced moratorium and insisted on controls that include underground explosions. U S and Britain propose limited bans only for atmospheric, underwater and outer space tests.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
U.S
Charlies C Stelle
Joseph B. Godber
Kuznetsov
United States
Britain
Area cites Biddeford Saco effort to revive economy
Kenneth Curtis of the Maine Area Redevelopment Administration lauded the Biddeford Saco region for self starting action pulling from economic doldrums. He recalled the 1958 impact of factory closures on the two cities and praised local initiative under the redevelopment program.
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Biddeford- Saco
Kenneth Curtis
Area Redevelopment Administration
Maine
Curtis
Biddeford
Saco
Clos
Ashland Doctor to Leave Town Over School Battle
Ashland New Hampshire loses its only physician Dr Lawrence Rockwood age 45, who will depart September 12 for California. He cites principal resistance to regional junior senior high school with Plymouth, and pressure from a mill operator fearing tax increases. Mrs Rockwood serves on the Ashland school committee and carries Medford roots.
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Ashland
N.H
Lawrence Rockwood
California
Medford
Mass
Rockwood
Ashe
Plymouth
Lebanon
Tee
Rockwoods
Indiana
Katherine Carr
John C. Carr
Massachusetts
Democratic State Committee
Embattled Farmers Brace For Fight in Iowa
Des Moines reports the National Farmers Organization launches a weekend holding action to back long term contracts and higher prices. About 20 000 members pledge no hogs cattle sheep or grain from midnight Friday until demands are met. Prices targets include hogs 22 1 4 per cwt cattle 32 1 2 lambs 29 4 per cwt corn 1 49 soybeans 2 56 per bushel.
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Des Moines, Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Midwest Farm Group
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Rea. Mo
Farmer
America
Staley
NFC
Alma Demoted By Weatherman
Boston AP Alma the season s first hurricane was demoted to a storm as it moved about 90 miles east of Nantucket. Winds near the center were estimated at 60 mph with gusts to 55. Gales extended 200 miles east and 1 mile west. Outer Cape Cod reported 40 mph winds with higher gusts. Tides ran a foot above normal and rains averaged over an inch in southeastern New England. Heavy totals included Randolph 3.56 inches Foxboro 2.18 Stow 1.41 Providence 1.44 Nantucket 3.01. The storm was to move northeast at 18 mph and conditions to improve with sun and warmer weather later.
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Boston
Alma
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
Outer Cape Cod
Portsmouth
N.H
Long Island
N.Y
New England
Randolph
Foxboro
Stow
Providence
Massive Hills Beach search ends with teens rescued
Nancy Labelle and David Hart, both 18, from Massachusetts, went boating from Hills Beach around 6 30 pm. Fog limited visibility to feet as a massive rescue effort with about 150 residents, Coast Guard, and lights scoured the area. The teens were found at 2 20 am by Eldrous Goulet and Coast Guard members, saying they rode in circles, dropped anchor, and hid in a canvas boat.
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Nancy Labelle
William Labelle
North Andover
Mass
David Hart
Dana Hart
Lowell
Hills Beach
Coast Guard
Hills Beach House
Wood Island
Eldrous Goulet
California Fire Rages Burn 30,000 Acres Across State
Five major fires scorched California mountains, destroying part of Gene Autry's Melody Ranch and an infirmary at Olive View Sanitarium. More than 1,000 firefighters battled blazes threatening Nike missile sites and a powder plant with 100 tons of explosives nearby. Evacuations included 800 patients from a sanitarium while resort areas emptied in the north.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
Keith Klinger
Bel Air-Brentwood
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Olive View Sanitarium
Sylmar
Veterans Administration
Gene Autry
Melody Ranch
Autry
Studio City
Cuba's Slanted News Highlighting Press Control
The article describes Cuba under Fidel Castro where state control limits reporting. It notes Havana press censorship, restricted foreign reporters, and restricted communications. Despite limits, some trends leak through diplomatic reports and refugee testimony, though interpretations vary.
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Cuba
Man Severed In Half Is Surgical First
A 30 year old man, paralyzed by spina bifida, survived after surgeons at University of Minnesota Hospitals removed his legs and pelvis and severed the backbone at the navel. The case, first of its kind with long survival, was reported to the American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.
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New York
The
University of
Minnesota
American Congress of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
University of Minnesota
J. Bradley Rust
Frederic J. Kottke
Walter J. Dawson
Jessie K. M. Easton
Minneapolis
Rust
Kottke
Easton
Painful Waste This Year for Foreign Aid Funds
In a House hearing, the $275 million contingency account managed by the President but spent by the State Department and AID shows withdrawals totaling $223.4 million through April for crises and goals abroad. Algerian independence gifts, road projects in Indonesia, and aid to Iran, Syria, Egypt, Guinea, and Mali illustrate broad use.
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Washington
State Department
Agency For International Development
Otto FE. Passman
Dla
Fowler Hamilton
Hamilton
Greece
Berlin
Passman
Algeria
U.S
Indonesia
Iran
Ali Amini
Guinea
Mali
Syria
United Arab Republic
Egypt
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Department of Economic Development
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Donald Briggs
Donald C. Jones
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Maine Carpet Co
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