Spring fire hazards from burning leaves and roofing dangers
Local fire chief notes spring wind and dry conditions raise fire risk as homeowners burn leaves and clear roofs. Loose siding tar paper and warped shingles can ignite. birds nests and debris in gutters add danger. Keep roofs and debris clear to prevent small sparks from becoming fires.
Border guards halt Beatle dressed traveler at BEBRA
Communist border guards stopped a 25 year old West German man wearing Beatle style clothing at the BEBRA border as he tried to cross from East Germany to West Berlin. Officials said he was the second traveler in Beatle dress halted by East Germans.
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Bebra
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West Berlin
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Nation's Wheat Crop Threatened by Drought
AP reports of drought stalling the nation’s winter wheat as Kansas and the Great Plains face delayed growth. Kansas raises acreage to meet overseas orders, but dry soils and sparse moisture threaten yields from Texas to Wyoming, with forecasts of 235 to 450 million bushels depending on moisture.
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Kan
Kansas
Great Plains
John L. Wilson
Kansas Crop- Reporting Service
Wilson
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Texas
Wyoming
Oklahoma
C. C. Fowler
Hutchinson
Kansas Wheat Commission
Fowler
Judge delays divorce hearing over attire in Oklahoma
District Judge Robert J. Bell halted a divorce hearing after deeming a principal improperly dressed. He instructed the woman to go home and change into women's attire, noting the bright green slacks were not appropriate. The article also notes Antarctica's Vinson Massif rises 16 860 feet.
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MC Alester
Okla
UPI
Robert J. Bell
Bell
Antarctica
Vinson Massif
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