West Virginia Flood Warning Across Ohio River Valley
The Associated Press reports flood warnings for communities along the Ohio River from Parkersburg to the Northern Panhandle as rainfall and melting snow push river levels higher. Crests of four to six feet above flood stage expected Tuesday, with evacuations possible in Parkersburg New Martinsville Wheeling and Weirton. roads closed in several counties and along the western edge.
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Tornadoes Lash Southeast and Frigid Front Sweeps Plains
Severe weather tore through the Southeast with tornadoes near Griffin Georgia and impacts across multiple towns. Reports include flooded areas in Oakdale Louisiana and heavy rainfall and cold air driving below freezing in the Great Plains and Midwest with injuries and fatalities noted.
Water Threat Passed In West Virginia And Virginia Areas
Areas in Bluefield and parts of two Virginias escaped high water threats Sunday as more northern regions saw danger. Rivers such as Bluestone and Tug were near normal or only slightly above typical levels, with officials in Buchanan and Wyoming Counties reporting no high water issues across their zones.
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Lockheed Terminal Destroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed the Lockheed Air Terminal in Burbank California including the terminal building and flight control tower. No injuries were reported. The blaze started in the Skyroom Restaurant kitchen and spread through the ventilation system. Estimated damage was two million dollars.
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Hundreds Pay Final Respects To Sophie Tucker
About 600 relatives and friends gathered at Weinstein Mortuary to honor Sophie Tucker who died Wednesday at 78. A 45 minute service led to a funeral procession to Emanuel Synagogue Cemetery in Wethersfield where a 15 minute graveside service was held with about 250 attendees.
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C124 Is Missing In Spanish Storm
A U S Air Force C 124 Globemaster vanished Sunday during a fierce winter storm over the Sierra Nevada in Spain after departing Seville with eight crewmen aboard. Ground and air searches from Hunter AFB Georgia and Moron AFB Spain were hampered by high winds and low clouds, with two U S nuclear bomb search submarines limited by seas. Officials feared a crash after radio silence and no sighting reports, as planes scoured the mountains and sea for clues.
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Hazardous Roads Prompt Caution Across Two States
State and county police in Virginia and West Virginia urge drivers to stay alert for rock and earth slides holes and water on roads after heavy thaw and rain. A rock slide near Rich Creek on U S 0 blocked traffic. numerous chug holes and washed water reported on secondary roads across Giles Tazewell Bland Buchanan Smyth Wythe and Mercer counties.
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Beatrice Cash Shot At Elkview Drive-In
Beatrice Cash 42 operator of Bea's Drive-In on U.S. 119 south of Elkview was found shot to death Sunday at the drive-in. State Police investigated late Sunday.
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Nine Die as Two Bus Train Crashes Hit Mexico
In two separate crashes in northern and central Mexico, nine people died and 27 were injured when a Mexico City Veracruz passenger train struck a school bus near Texcoco. A second wreck near Torreon hurt two aboard a local bus. A third accident near Cuernavaca killed seven, with the driver blamed for speeding.
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Goldwater criticizes begging for peace in Vietnam
Former Republican nominee Barry Goldwater condemned President Johnson's Vietnam peace effort as groveling and urged the U.S. rely on air power and deter Hanoi. He argued allies and South Vietnam should conduct ground fighting while Washington avoids additional ground troops. Generals and senators weighed policy, with trials to curb troop numbers and expanded air strikes under discussion.
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Abel claims spy devices not seen by FBI at arrest
Former Soviet spy master Col. Rudolph Abel writes in a youth magazine that he disposed of a decoding device and a radio message under FBI eyes during his 1957 Brooklyn arrest. He describes flushing the decoder and tape and says an agent dropped a film fragment. Abel, 63, now retired in Moscow, hints Soviet use of his story amid Cold War tensions.
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Surgeon Sends Self Severed Hand To Wife in St Louis
Dr. Khurshed Ansari, 30, Indian neuro surgeon at Barnes Hospital, sent his severed right hand to his estranged wife Margaret Ansari in a Children’s Hospital dormitory. Police found him comatose in his bloodstained apartment. the hand arrived with a note claiming “This is the hand that caused the trouble.”
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Rites Held For Billy Rose At His Theater
More than 7 percent attended a 35 minute funeral for Billy Rose in the Billy Rose Theater on Broadway. Present were Joyce Mathews Eleanor Holm and other show business figures. Rose died of lobar pneumonia in Jamaica. Burial plans include Westchester Hills Cemetery Ardsley New York.
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