Severe hail and wind damage hit Greeley area crops
A late week storm plowed through Greeley and surrounding areas, injuring 2436 acres of crop land east of Greeley and sparking widespread damage to farms. Hail up to marble size, inches of rain, and high winds disrupted fields from Evans to Ault, with 3176 acres in Greeley Eaton districts reporting hail. Telephone lines were out and farmers surveyed damage as rainfall topped several inches at the airport.
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Jim Hitch
el Crap
Greeley
Eyads
Cobo
Lee Butler
Great Western Sugar Company
Kersey
Run
Evans
Nothh
Colo
Ault
Butler
Greelay
Eaton
Muniipal
Buller
East Ink
Brush
Yuma
Aull
East Chance
Denver
Cheyenne
Fort Morgan
Henderson
Weld County
Storm winds hammer crops and flood farms
Mrs. O. T. Baker reports near ten inches of hail and floodwater covering her 1st Avenue farm at the 26th Street intersection. Water overflowed yards and a dugout on the Baker farm filled all night while Oliver Well Works worked to save the structure. Nearby farmer Shearer expects heavy damage with second hay cut beaten down and yields likely delayed.
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T. Baker
1St Ave
26Th St
Baker Farm
Oliver
Shearer
Greeley
Delta
Weather report notes 83 degree Saturday high
The 2 p m temperature reached 83 degrees on Saturday in a brief weather note. No precipitation or other conditions are reported.
Widespread Telephone Outages Hit Colorado Communities
Colorado reports show about 34 000 telephones still out of service in the Greeley area as of 1 am Saturday after wind and thunderstorms damaged lines. Hillside Addition and near Colorado State College plus routes to Municipal Airport were affected. Parts of Ault Eaton WYOMING also faced scattered outages with cooler unsettled conditions and thunderstorms likely through Sunday.
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Mountain States Telephones Company
Greeley
Hillside
Colorado State College
Colomado
Hain
Crewn
Ault
Eaton
Karachi Textile Export Target Set for 2008
Textile Goal Set Karachi Pakistan aims to export 2 008.0 yards of cotton textiles this year. The plan highlights a focus on expanding fiber output and shipments to international buyers, signaling ambition for growth in the textile sector.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Storm knocks out power across Greeley region
Severe weather disrupted power in Greeley Ker ny and Evans with outages from 30 minutes to over an hour. Home Light and Power Co supervisor Dick Fennelly said outages affected about 30 blocks in the city and a northwest Weld County circuit was down for about an hour due to a breaker failure. Crews worked from the storm through late evening and into Saturday morning to restore service and fix street lights damaged by the storm and flooding washed out several poles near Barnesville.
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Fyday
Greeley
Kerny and
Evans
Dick Fennelly
The
Home Light and Power Co
Greelay
Fennelly
Weld County Derthouse
Weld County Garage
Th Aves
15Th
22Nd Sts
Greeley Street
Barnesville
Ipotice
Iratée
Mathews Produce Co
Ltd St
Mathews Produce
Farmer Ludwig Frei Dies as Truck Flips in Storm
Ludwig Frei 64 of RL 4 Greeley died when his corn truck overturned in a hail storm on a rural road east of Greeley. Rescue units found his body buried in a ditch bank about 50 feet from the truck as floodwaters and hail filled the area. Frei, a longtime farmer and garbage collector, had moved from Switzerland to Cripple Creek then Denver before settling in Greeley in 1923. He is survived by a wife two sons five daughters and several siblings and grandchildren. Rosary and funeral services are scheduled at Acinson Memorial Chapel and St Peters Catholic Church with burial at Lion Grove.
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Ludwig Frei
Route 4
Greeley
Bth St
Frank Colohan
Ley
Ba St
E Frei
Hare
Staris
Pam
Kersey
Rel
Miller
Frel
Highway Patrol
Fret
Frei
Flavil
Switzerland
Cripple Creek
Denver
Sam Hansen
Louise
Frederick Dee
St. Peter's
Martin
Clarence Beth
Mary Stoll
Gladys Mordhurst
Ars
Dorothy Byatt
Albert
Henderson
Paul
Alfonse
Adolph
Swizerland
Hermina
Acimson Memorial Chapel
Flequier Dugh
St. Peter's Catholic Church
Lion Grave
Vegg
J. W. Ferrell
Ltd
11Th Aves
12Th Ave
Glenmere Park
14Th ‘Ave
Hillside
Mari Johnson
Albert Johnson
Johnson
Jeth St
Ava
Island Grove Park
Sth Ave
15Th
16Th St
Bipartisan Senate health plan gains cautious House odds
A bipartisan Social Security health plan for the aged was unveiled in the Senate and backed by Democratic whip Hubert Humphrey. It would expand benefits, allow private insurance opt-out, and be financed by payroll tax increases. The plan aims to cover 2.5 million uninsured people by 1964 and may win House support after weeks of negotiation.
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Joe Hall
Washington
Senate
Hubert I. Humphrey
House
Howe
Minnesota
Anderson
Social Security Administration
Armler Social Security
Rodeo Launches Greeley Fourth Celebration Monday
An aval Fourth of July event titled Go West With Greeley begins Monday with the first of three rodeo performances at 7 pm in the arena. Cowboys will compete for about $10,000 in saddle bronc riding bareback riding calf roping ranch sorting and bull riding as the arena, damp from a recent storm, is cleared and deemed ready. Tickets for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday shows are available at the Greeley Chamber of Commerce. The festival also features Under 16 Flags floats recounting local history, a carnival at Grove Park with rides and thrills, and a free iceworks display Wednesday night at the arena.
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Greeley
Cht
Odegn
Dlimay
Army to Cut European Forces
The Defense Department announced that 9,500 Army troops in 42 noncombat units will be brought back from Europe this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Washington
Defense Department
Sit
Europe
Fourth Pacific Nuclear Test Detonated On Christmas Island
Washington AP reports the fourth large nuclear test in the Pacific series detonated Saturday near Christmas Island. The Atomic Energy Commission and Defense Department jointly announced the blast occurred about 2:30 a.m. EDT in the low megaton yield range, with force estimates ranging from one to several megatons.
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Washington
Pacific
Christmas Island
Atomic Energy Commission
Defense Department
Nevera Muilllem
Kong
One Man Killed as Severe Storm Hits Greeley
A violent spring storm battered Greeley causing a fatality and multiple injuries. Ludwigg Frei, 64, of Rt 4 Greeley was killed when his corn truck toppled off an embankment near the municipal airport. two others were treated for injuries as rain hail and high winds damaged property across the city. Weather officials reported up to 4 1/2 inches of rainfall east of Greeley with widespread flooding and downed trees.
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Poe
Greeley
Ludwigg Frei
Rt. 4
Thezy
Great Western
Cainfall
Chih
Lia Keany Martin
Martin
Bill Casey
6Th Ave
Casey
Afl
John Fuchs
Colorado State College
19Th St
10Th Ave
Frei
Glenmere
48Th Ave
Louis Hart
Soblen Remains In Israel Hospital
In Jerusalem Dr. Robert A. Soblen and Kenneth Hegg, a Greeley hospital orderly, were kept under guard in a hospital building. The Soviet air raid and political tensions were cited as factors. officials indicated a desire for a swift resolution, with Soblen's case drawing parallels to U.S. treatment.
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Jerusalem
Robert A. Soblen
Kenneth Hegg
Atmained
Greeley
H Avé
Ward
Signa Toultipied
Israel
Hegg
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Tribune
di Shltch
14Th St
Bachmen's
Rambler of
Wyoming
Ludwig Fret
Dem
Serge
East Greeley
Hunter Heights
West Greeley
Tmo
Uth St
Marilyn Ludwig
Bachmian’s Inc
Sth
Ave
Soblen
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