Twisters Bring Stories Of Terror
A series of Michigan twisters left destruction from Alpine Township to Hillsdale. Sheriff Weiler wounded in Alpine described a wall collapse at the Andree Restaurant as 50 people hid inside. Swann Inn and nearby restaurant were leveled, with residents and rescuers recounting miraculous evacuations and widespread damage across two miles on Highway M-37. An AP reporter observed a farmhouse looking intact frontally but debris at the side.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Richard Weiler
Grand Traverse County
Andree
Alpine Township
Michigan
Weiler
Swann Inn
Bernard Spruit
Jane
Theresa
Hillsdale
al Sandner
Associated Press
North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Update
Cooler conditions spread across North Carolina with northwest winds and showers ending this evening then clearing. Lows range 50s to 60s elsewhere, Tuesday turning partly cloudy and cooler. South Carolina sees clearing in the northwest with showers ending tonight, Southeast remains mild, lows 52 to 59, overall cloudy in extreme south.
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North Carolina
Eoumaian
South Carolina
Five Day Forecast for North and South Carolina
Temperatures Tuesday through Saturday will run near normal in the North Carolina mountains and a few degrees above elsewhere. Readings include Asheville 68/44, Charlotte 72/47, Raleigh 72/47, Columbia 76/51, Charleston 77.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
North Carolina Mountains
Asheville
Charlotte
Raleigh
Columbia
Charleston
Vote Bill Fight Shifts To New Site
Washington AP reports the fight over the anti voting rights bill moves to the House Judiciary Committee as the Johnson administration seeks to limit new provisions that would broaden the measure. Senate and House panels have added changes including a poll tax repeal proposal and coverage thresholds affecting southern states.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Johnson
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Atty
Nicholas Katzenbach
NBC
Meet the Press
House Committee
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
House Education and Labor Committee
Adam C. Powell
Dn.y
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Florida
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Georgia
SERS Awarded $456000 Ford Grant For Desegregation Effort
Nashville based Southern Education Reporting Service receives Ford Foundation funds to expand research on desegregation impacts and educate in 17 Southern border states. The grant shifts SERS toward creative education programs and a new periodical replacing the June issue of Southern School News. Senator Sam Ervin declined to comment on a possible filibuster during a television appearance.
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Nashville
U.S. Supreme Court
McKnight
Charlotte
N.C
Observer
Southern School News
Fishy catch on Neuse River nets rod and reel
Benny Caton of Vanceboro fished the Neuse River Sunday afternoon. A fish bit, took his gear, and after returning later he reeled in a rock with his rod still hooked to the same fish, proving persistence pays off.
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Greenville
N. C
Benny Caton
Vanceboro
Neuse River
Cayton
Truman Calls Dr. King Troublemaker
Former President Truman called Martin Luther King Jr a troublemaker and said the Ku Klux Klan should be legislated out of existence. He dismissed King's Nobel Prize and criticized the Selma to Montgomery march as having accomplished nothing during a morning walk.
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New York
Hary S. Truman
Martin Luther King Jr
Ku Klux Klan
Truman
South
King
Selma
Montgomery
Ala
Eight Die In North Carolina Traffic Accidents
The Associated Press reports eight people died in North Carolina over the weekend, lifting the year toll to 351, 60 fewer than the same period last year. Victims include Harvey Richards 41 of New London Stanly County Gwendolyn Privette 0 Middle Sessex County Odessa Peterson 30 near Enfield John Hudler 21 of New Bern Bill Gianopulos 44 of Greensboro James Pardue 35 of Elkin Ted Harris 26 of Stanly County Bennie Stevens Jr 9 of Mount Olive.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Harvey Lee Richards
Rt. 2
New London
Stanly County
Gwendolyn Ann Privette
Rt. 3
Middlesex County
Odessa Lyons Peterson
Enfield
John Hudler Jr
New Bern
Bill Gianopulos
Greensboro
James Allen Pardue
Elkin
Ted Lewis Harris
Oakboro
Bennie Stevens Jr
Rt. 1
Mount Olive
Volkswagen powertrain lines dominate chassis stories
Chassis transmission and suspension are all Volkswagen and so is the engine, signaling a unified approach to engineering across the platform.
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Volkswagen
Johnson signs 1.3 billion education bill in Texas
President Johnson signed a 1.3 billion education bill in a simple ceremony near his ranch, praising a major federal commitment to quality and equality in schooling. He cited helping more than five million education deprived children and noted his old teacher attended the event.
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Johnson City
Tex
Johnson
Houston
William F. Raborn Jr
Central Intelligence Agency
Rough and Ready
Calif
Kate
America
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Sam J. Ervin Jr
D-N.c
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ABC
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Bible Missionary Church
Claude Bailey
Charleston, W. Va
Ghia
DON Gilstrap, Inc
N. Main
Ami
Pew Caroling
Mae
Local France Co
High Point
Main St
Thomasville
Warwick Milk
Worthmore
Peg
Wortmore
Sunnybrook
A&p Brand
Marvel
Morton Brand Frozen
Wachovia
Wachovia & Trust Company
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