Hurricane Alma Threatens Georgia Coast and Carolinas
Savannah dispatch reports Alma, now tropical storm, moving northeast from Savannah with warnings for Georgia coastlines and the Carolinas. Weather Bureau cautions include possible flooding, high winds, and five inch rains as remnants of the storm, with tornado threats in the Southeast.
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Savannah
Thevannah
Georgia
Almas
Alma
Carolina
Allanile
Miami
Burglars Loot Area Homes as Storm Hits Georgia South
The storm felled trees and caused damage from Claxton to Savannah with 100 mph winds near Alma. Homes were ransacked for valuables including a diamond ring and a typewriter. Eleven soldiers were hospitalized after a Fort Gordon bus overturn. The system left 47 fatalities, mainly in Honduras, Cuba, and Florida, with Cuba suffering crop damage and tobacco losses. Fidel Castro ordered rapid rebuilding near Havana.
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Alma
Charleston
Isc
Florida Panhandle
Diane JJ
Loyola Ave
Sheldon
al I
Augusta
Fort Gordon
Honduras
Cuba
Florida
Fidel Castro
Havana
Topeka seeks aid for tornado victims disaster toll rises
Tornado devastates Topeka leaving 16 dead and thousands homeless. Mayor Charles Wright Jr says about 2,200 dwellings destroyed with damage estimated at 75 to 100 million dollars. Red Cross opens four shelters and federal aid expected. Governor Avery and President Johnson coordinate relief as emergency plans mobilize across the city.
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Topeka
Kan
Johnson
William Avery
Red Cross
Charles W. Wright Jr
Besons
Wright
Tornado Hits Topeka Area Causing Deaths And Damage
Cairo reports a devastating tornado sweeping Topeka area leaving fifteen dead and extensive destruction. A Soviet credit aids Egypt for recovery while authorities plan temporary housing and a four week cleanup. Local relief units set up field kitchens as officials assess the worst hit zones.
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Topeka
Leven
Cairo
all/Union
Egypt
Dent Gamal Abdel Nasser
Salvation Army
Red
al Ahram
End Seems Near In British Seamen's Strike
AP reports Britain’s 23,000 striking seamen face shift in talks after inner Trades Union Congress group discusses a plan linking government shipowners and unions. Seamen seek 40 hour week with overtime pay, 17 percent raise, while a tribunal proposes 40 hours in a year and 48 now. Union leaders warned no external help, urging negotiations. The strike funds near exhaustion as a French seaman jumps from the Arc de Triomphe amid coverage.
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Harold Wilson
Brittain
Trades Union Council
National Union of Seamen
William Hogarth
The
PARIS
UPI
TUC
At de Triomphre
Fundy Archway
Reagan Plans Tour To Seek GOP Support
Los Angeles based report says Reagan after securing near total votes in the California primary outlines a two to three week tour to meet with Sen. George Murphy in Washington and lawmakers in Northern California. He will confer with Republicans about consolidating support across the state GOP during a cross county swing.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ald
Reagan
Washington
George Itake
California
Murphy
D.C
Reagan Gan
Pacific Palisades
Gov
Edmund Efforts
G. Brown
Brown
Rea- Reagan
Yan
Repubs
George Christopher
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Fred W. Henniger Sr
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First St
St. Petersburg
Fla
London
Britain
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Congress
Union
Gop
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Colonial
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Nye
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Alvarado St
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