Tornado in Silverton Kills 20 and Injures 80
A destructive tornado struck Silverton Texas late last night, killing 20 people in town and injuring at least 80. Sheriff and highway patrol reports say 19 fatalities occurred in Silverton itself, plus a nearby resident and her two children among the casualties. Eyewitnesses described a red sand–like cloud that dipped and popped as it hit the town.
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Silverton
Tex
Highway Patrol
J. W. Blackwell
E. £. Puckett
Billy Stevens
Tornado devastates Silverton area leaving homes wrecked
Irvington brother recalls a tornado roaring through town two blocks from his home destroying a cotton gin, barns and four grain elevators. At least six killed in the Panhandle storms with fifteen homes damaged and twenty-five homes destroyed in Silverton, a town of about 850. Dozens treated for mud, shock, and injuries. patients sent to hospitals in Lockney, Lubbock, Dimmitt, Tulia and Amarillo.
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Irvington
Shelly Tomlin
Silverton
C. E. Avey
Colby St
Texas
Panhandle
United Press
Tom Higley
de. C. H. Black
Lockney
Lubbock
Dimmitt
16 Second Holdup Nets $104000 Haul
A rapid high value theft in London involved bandits trailing a gold truck to an airport. They halted at a red light, forced open the truck, and removed a box of 600 gold bars before the light turned green, then fled.
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Dondon
London
New 11 PM Curfew Enforced at Russian River Resorts
Sonoma County officials from the sheriff’s office highway patrol and district attorney’s office outlined a 11 p.m. curfew for anyone under 18 at the Russian River resorts to curb juvenile delinquency. Parents and juveniles face misdemeanor charges for curfew violations as part of a new regulation approved last February.
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Guerneville
Russian River
Sonoma County
Sheriff's Office
Highway Patrol
District Attorney’s Office
Sonoma
Harry Patteson
Russian
Padres Change Managers Name Metrovich New Boss
San Diego Padres fire manager Bob Elliott and appoint George Metrovich as the new skipper. Ralph Kiner, Pacific Coast League general manager, said Elliott is dismissed to boost team morale. Metrovich, a veteran outfielder and first baseman, signs a one year contract and will not manage while playing.
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SAN Bieco II
Ralph Kiner
San Diego
Padres Baseball Club
Bob Elliott
on _ Kiner
George’ Metrovich
Oakland Dale
Obikott
Kiner
Metkovich
Padres
Louisville
Seidel's Taste In Cars Rich County
County Supt Vaughn Seidel faced budget limits as officials denied 3700 for a Chrysler New Yorker for official use. Supervisors offered 3000 per car, denying a more expensive model. Seidel sought 16000 for state workers next year and funds for a messenger, but funding was refused.
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Vaughn Seidel
Seidel
Burbank School Demolition Truss Collapseed Injures Iron Worker
A 51 year old iron worker Pangburn fell twenty feet plus ten more after a truss collapse at the old Burbank School in Hayward. He suffered back pain but was in fairly good shape at Fairmont Hospital. Another worker escaped unharmed as the collapsed steel structure sent debris onto the site.
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old-Burbank
Hayward
Steve Rubble
George Pangburn
Oakland
Pangburn
Fairmont Hospital
Bob Jones
Frank Monto
Burbank
im'Hayward
B and Filbert Sts
Fairmont, Hospital
Hay Cities
10Th Ave
Golden
West Iron’ Works
Hayward Holman
Lomavista
Holman
Curly
Boeing lands contract for TM-99 Bomare interceptor missile
The Air Force awarded Boeing Aircraft Co. a 7.1 million dollar contract today to produce TM-99 Bomare long range anti aircraft missiles. Tests off Florida show a rocket launched, ram jet powered model capable of over 1400 mph and intercepting bombers at 200 to 300 miles. The weapon operates at extreme altitudes and supersonic speeds.
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Washington
Ng Air’ Force
Air Force
Florida
Tthe Boeing Aircraft Co
Seattle
Outer Mongolia seeks Japan pact and UN admission
A Moscow communique says Outer Mongolia proposes negotiations with Japan to establish relations and supports admission of both Red China and Mongolia to the United Nations. The document mirrors Soviet foreign policy views across the Middle East Europe and Asia.
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London
Outer Mongolia
Japan
Moscow
Lireed
Red
China
Mongolia
United Nations
Middle East
Europe
Asie
Newark Boy 5 Injured By Auto
Newark five year old Gary Brooks was struck by a car in front of his home in Newark. He was taken to Fairmont Hospital with possible head injuries as police investigated. The driver, Albert Lornellas, 35, 2377 George St, Newark, said he was moving about 15 miles per hour. No citations were issued pending investigation.
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Newark
Gary Brooks
Chevy Ra
Gary
Robert Brooks
Fairmont Hospital
Albert Alornellas
George St. Newark
UN Chief Affirms Israel Entitled to Canal Use
U N Secretary General Hammarskjold defended the six Security Council principles governing Suez Canal operations as an enduring agreement. He also reaffirmed that the council resolution demanding freedom for Israeli shipping is law and should be obeyed by Egypt amid a French push in the Security Council to press Egypt. France prepared to press its case as Christian Pine da arrives to lead the French delegation, while Hammarskjold warned against any attempt by Ben Gurion to force passage.
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Bag Hammarskjold
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Egypt
A . Hammarskjold
Suez
Security Council
France
Theii-Nation
Christian Pineda
New York
Israel
Hammarski
David Ben- Gurion
Mistaken Gun Victim Dies After Stockton Shooting
Harold A. McDaniel, 42, died in a San Pablo hospital after a Stockton woman, Josephine McDaniel, 49, shot him believing he was her former husband Harvey A. McDaniel. She, near sighted in thick glasses, later attempted suicide with sleeping pills. The real intended target was honeymooning in Sacramento after a Bremerton wedding.
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Richmond
Harold A. McDaniel
Stockton
San Pablo
McDaniel
Josephine McDaniel
Harvey A. McDaniel
Navy
Sacramento
Red Drive To Reach School Pupils Bared
Polish defector Marian Zielinski testified before the Senate Internal Security subcommittee about a heavy subsidized Red propaganda campaign. He named 40 distribution points across the United States for pro Communist books and listed publishers in New York Buffalo Milwaukee Chicago Albany and Detroit with several firms in Cleveland. witnesses pointed to a broad network aimed at indoctrinating American school children of Polish descent.
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Washington
INS
U. S
West
Marian’ Zielinski
Senate
Seits Inftitée
Communist Line
New York
Everybody's Day
Buffalo
N. Y
Polonia: International
New York City
Leopold Dende
Néad
Polonia Reporter
Grief Publications
Albany
N.Y
Milwaukee
Chicago
Polish Book’ Importing Company
Stechert and Hefner
Four Continent Book Co
Zielinski
Detroit
Cleveland
Kin of Beck Ducks Probe Kin of Beck Ducks Probe
Senate investigators pressed to question Dave Beck’s elusive relative Mormon Gessert as Beck prepared for his third Senate Rackets Committee appearance at 2 30 pm. Gessert, Beck’s wife’s cousin, arrived in Washington but avoided the hearing, meeting with lawyers instead and remaining out of reach.
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Washington
INS
Senate
Teamster
Dave Beck
Morman Gessert
Beck
Gessert
Committee
Hovever
New Haven Backers Seek 50 More Days to Circulate Petition
New Haven supporters filed with county supervisors for 50 additional days to gather signatures on incorporation petitions. The effort targets forming a city from the Decoto Alvarada area as the group maneuvers to establish municipal status.
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New Haven
Decoto J Alvarada
Britain Tests Hydrogen Bomb with Almost No Fall-Out
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan announced in the House of Commons that Britain has succeeded in creating a hydrogen bomb with almost negligible fall-out. He said early reports from the Christmas Island test site indicate the blast occurred as planned. He cautioned that only preliminary local reports are available and refused to release more details amid opposition pressure.
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London
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Jabor Party
Proving Grounds
Macmillan
Lapar “Party
U.S
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