Mississippi Flood Rolls On Sealing Iowa Towns and Cities
Flood waters surge toward Burlington Iowa and Gulfport Illinois with Dubuque Clinton Davenport East Moline and Rock Island under pressure. The Associated Press reports preliminary damage around ten million dollars across Dubuque Hannibal and surrounding areas as Army Engineers assess the crest.
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Iowa
Associated Press
Burlington
Gulfport
Ill
Dubuque
Hannibal
U.S. Army Engineers
Clinton
Davenport
East Moline
Rock Tl
Illinois towns ride flood crest as river tops levee tests
The river stood seven to eight feet above overflow levels, pushing levees at Keithsburg and Oquawka to the limit. Niota and Fort Madison faced rising water. Quincy prepared for a crest near 22.5 feet while floodwaters backed up farmland around the area.
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Keithsburg
Oquawka
Ill
Ata Jodo Hainaut
Ant Cannon Bronze Corp
Niota
Fort Madison
Iowa
F.W. Smith
Quincy
Quincey
West Virginia Extended Forecast Above Normal Temperatures
The forecast predicts above normal weather in West Virginia through Wednesday with high temperatures 4 to 8 degrees above normal. Readings may reach around 73 in the south and 69 in the north, with lows near 49 in the south and 42 in the north. Rain is not expected.
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West Virginia
Delaware Firm Buys Southern Gas and Water
American Water Works Co Inc of Wilmington has acquired control of Southern Gas and Water Co of Charleston and will run it as a subsidiary. Southern serves 243,000 residents in 86 communities across parts of Virginia and West Virginia, including Bluefield. The exchange with Southern stockholders will be one American share for each Southern share. Myron R. Renick becomes president of the new subsidiary.
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American Water Works Co., Inc
Wilmington
Del
Southern Gas and Water Co
Charleston
Southern
West Virginia Water Service Co
Conerb Hemeee
Ouulliclis Wuouwawoo
Virginia
Bluefield
American
Joan J. Barr
Southern Common Stock
America
Barr
Myron R. Renick
Dennis H. Clark
Pope Urges Talks to End War in Viet Nam Crisis
Vatican report says Pope Paul VI called for talks at all levels to stop the widening conflict in Southeast Asia. In his second encyclical letter, he warned the present situation endangers world peace and urged efforts toward a peaceful settlement without naming Viet Nam directly.
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Viet Nam
Paul VI
Paul
Pope Paul
Retired Farmer Fatally Injured in Virginia Demolition
A retired Maybrook farmer, 68 year old Robert H H Kelly, was killed during demolition on a neighbor’s farm in Virginia. The accident occurred while he worked alone tearing down an outbuilding. a collapsing wall caused fatal head and internal injuries. Funeral services set for Sunday at Williams-Jamison Funeral Home Pembroke with burial in Birchlawn Cemetery Pearisburg.
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Maybrook
Robert HH
Bob) Kelly
Kelly
Robert Kelly
Carl P. Martin
Joe Snidow
Pembroke
Carson Hodge
Pearisburg
Ernest Warner
Alfred Glasier
Muncie
Ind
Earl Milburn
California
Wesley
Robert Kelly Jr
Richard Kelly
Winchester
James Kelly
Williams-Jamison Funeral Home
Birchlawn
Kuhn Appointed To Board Of Probation
Robert E. Kuhn, 57, of Pineville, sworn in as chair of the State Board of Probation and Parole. A Wheeling native, he previously led Wyoming County schools and is appointed by Gov. Creasey to succeed J. Arthur Jackson as court librarian after Jackson retires following 64 years of service.
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Charleston
Board of Probation and Parole
Supreme Court
Robert E. Kuhn
Pineville
Kuhn
Wheeling
Wyoming County
Hulett Creasey
J. Arthur Jackson
Jackson
West Virginia
Abel Winner In Voting By Steel Union
Abel was declared winner of the United Steelworkers presidential election by 10,142 votes amid protests of irregularities. McDonald pledged to appeal to the executive board with a possible new vote and said he may pursue a U.S. Labor Department challenge. Abel aimed to return to bargaining on a contract with basic steel May 18 as his term begins June 1.
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Pittsburgh
Abel
United Steelworkers
David J. McDonald
United Steelworkers of America
McDonald
Basic Steel
U.S. Labor Department
Landrum-Griffin
Tellers
Basic Steel Industry
Ors
Chaplin Son Signs FiveYear Paris Music Hall Deal
Michael Chaplin, 19, son of Charlie Chaplin, signs a five year contract with a French producing organization for music hall appearances in France. Alex Goldstein, organizer of shows in Paris, announced the agreement.
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Paris
Michael Chaplin
Charlie Chaplin
France
Alex Goldstein
Fri
Quake Costs 12.5 Million. Gov Eyes Disaster Declaration
The quake damaged four states and caused three deaths. Washington state officials offered 3 percent loan programs for repairs. Gov. Dan Evans planned a quick review to decide on a disaster declaration, noting prior quake losses of 25 million in 1949 and current Civil Defense estimates of 8.2 million private damages and 4.2 million to public facilities including Capitol rotunda cracks.
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Olympia
Dan Evans
Pa Am Meads
State Civil Defense Department
Civil Defense Department
Explosion Kills Four Miners Near Mannington West Virginia
An explosion in a coal mine air shaft near Mannington West Virginia killed four workers and injured one. The victims Chester Heldreth Glen Curfman Robert Digman and Donald Nickel all from nearby towns were painting steel inserts when the blast occurred at the Lewellyn Run area Mine No 9 for Mountaineer Coal. Harold Swarts of Washington Pennsylvania was injured. Investigations by state and federal mine officials will begin to determine the cause.
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Mannington
W. Va
West Virginia
Chester Heldreth
Flat Run
Marion County
Glen Curfman
Spraggs
Robert Digman
Donald Nickel
Harold Swarts
Washington, Pa
R. G. Johnson Co
Lewellyn Run
Mountaineer Coal Go
Farmington
Pentagon procurement funds okayed by House panel
The House Armed Services Committee approved funds for military procurement and future weapons after citing constitutional authority. The panel restored most of a previous $454 million cut and redirected $504.6 million in proposed R&D projects, aiming to fund missiles ships and new weapons.
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Pentagon
Housewife Sues Drug Chain Over Contraceptive Error
A Whittier couple alleges Sav-On Drugs pharmacist error caused Mrs. Pearson to become pregnant after she took sleeping pills on a prescribed oral contraceptive. The suit seeks 100000 dollars in Superior Court, filed Thursday.
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Los Angeles
Sav-On Drugs, Inc
Albert A. Pearson
Whittier
Pearson
Bosch says Communists not in control of Dominican return
Juan Bosch stated there are probably a few communists among supporters in the Dominican Republic but the insurgent forces are led by army officers trained in U.S. military schools. He accused Elias Wessin y Wessin of infiltrating troublemakers and warned Cuba style control is unlikely.
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San Juan
P.R
Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
Bosch
U. S
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Cuba
Fidel Castro
No Progress In Hunt For Dorothy Christian's Killer
Police reported no progress in the search for the killer of 32 year old Dorothy Christian a switchboard operator at United Fuel Gas Co found strangled in her car. An autopsy confirmed strangulation and six two man detective teams were assigned to the case with her clothing sent to the FBI lab in Washington for analysis.
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Huntington
Dorothy Christian
United Fuel Gas Co
Earl Duff
Substitute Voting Plan Introduced in Senate
Senate leaders unveiled a substitute voting rights bill to replace the antipoll tax ban with a taxed approach for Alabama Texas and Virginia and add criminal penalties for federal elections. The draft keeps, for the most part, the Senate committee version while spurring overtime sessions led by Senate Majority Leader Mansfield and Republican Minority Leader Dirksen. Attorney General Katzenbach noted constitutional questions with the antipoll tax provision and supported the new approach.
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Washington
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Everett M. Dirksen
Illinois
Mansfield
Dirksen
Senate Committee
Alabama
Texas
Virgin
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
Katzenbach
Marines clash with rebels as U S forces reach Santo Domingo
U S Marines exchanging fire with Dominican rebel troops in downtown Santo Domingo as about 1 000 airborne troops arrive at San Isidro Air Base to reinforce the 82nd Airborne. The fighting, linked to the overthrow of the civilian junta, continues despite OAS cease fire talks and U N calls for restraint.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
U. S
U.S
Johnson
Caribbean
Elias Wessin Y Wessin
Sun
el Embajador Hotel
Organization of American States
Wes
OAS
Jose A. Mora
San Isidro Air Base
Wessin
82Nd Airborne Division
Fort Bragg
N.C
Duarte Bridge
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