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New Plan Aims to Cut Tornado Toll 50 Percent
Chicago AP report outlines proposed improvements to tornado warnings after 54 deaths in northern Illinois. Officials cite telephone outages and delays in relay to state police and media as key flaws. Plan includes expanded teletype links, radar repeater scopes, and a national FM broadcast warning system by 1971.
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