Alma Scourges Florida West Coast In Deadly Storm
Hurricane Alma battered Florida's west coast causing at least two deaths in the state while Cuba Honduras and other areas report dozens dead and widespread damage. The storm raked beaches with 7 to 10 foot tides and top winds near 90 to 100 mph as it moved toward Apalachee Bay and threatened the Panhandle.
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Alma
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Gulf
Tallahassee
Florida
Weather Bureau
Apalachicola
Apalachee Bay
Fort Walton Beach
South Georgia
Cuba
Communist Party
Honduras
Tampa
Georgia
Fogging Faceplates Slow Spacewalks Highlight Suit Heat Issue
Dr. Joseph P. Kerwin explains fogging on astronaut faceplates during a Sunday spacewalk 180 miles above Earth. He says slow oxygen heat uptake caused perspiration to condense on the cooled visor, nearly blinding Gene Cernan and forcing a reduced EVA. Kerwin notes water cooled underwear will vent body heat to prevent repeats.
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Joseph P. Kerwin
Earth
Kerwin
Navy
Cernan
Moon
Apollo
Tornadoes Kill Thirteen Across Eastern Kansas
A line of tornadoes struck eastern Kansas on Wednesday night, ripping through Topeka and other towns. The storms left at least 13 dead and nearly 600 injured as damages ran into the millions, with Topeka hardest hit and Manhattan suffering heavy property damage.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Tornadoes strike multiple towns causing injuries and damage
About 65 people were injured as tornadoes hit Walcott Jar balo Basehor and Lansing. Maj. Gen. Joe Nickell said the funnel bounced off Burnett's Mound then crossed Washburn University campus causing extensive structural damage and widespread debris.
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Jarbalo
Basehor
Lansing
Joe Nickell
Kansas Ntional Guard
Burnett’s Mound
Washburn
Related Protest Expands as Meredith March Continues
In Mississippi and Tennessee a related protest grows near Memphis after Meredith vows to return armed if needed. The walk from a Memphis church to a hospital follows his shooting and he remains weak, ordered to rest a week. Civil rights leaders planned to join forces with King, Carmichael, McKissick, and Farmer. Norvell, the alleged shooter, remains jailed in Hernando on $25,000 bond.
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Senatoria, Miss
James H. Meredith
Mississippi
Memphis
New York
Meredith
U.S. 51
James Farmer
Congress of Racial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
Floyd McKissick
Stokely Carmicahel
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
MccKissick
CORE
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Coldwater
Snodgrass
Plain Clothes
State Highway Patrol
Meredith Monday
Aubrey James Norvell
Hernando
Miss
Mary Jane
Claude Sterrett
la Guardia
South
Buddhists Call Retreat Amid Viet Nam Crisis
In Saigon Buddhist leaders disavow neutralism and urge the government to stand firm with military and political support from the United States. The Unified Buddhist Church, opposing Ky, says peace would imply surrender to the Viet Cong. Officials report Viet Cong losses and a renewed ambush on Highway 13 as U.S. planes aid Vietnamese troops.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Church
Unified
Buddhist Church
U.S
Tam Chau
Lodge
Institute
Viet Nam
Communists Routed in Kontum as U S Claims Heavy Casualties
In Kontum Province near the Laotian frontier the 11th Airborne encountered only sniper fire as it pressed a campaign against remnants of a North Vietnamese regular battalion. A spokesman reported 292 Communists killed in two days. U S combat deaths rose to 109 last week, with total American fatalities since January 1 reaching 3,662.
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11St Airborne
Screaming Eagles
Kontum Province
Saigon
U.S
U. S
Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Kosygin Signals USSR Will Not Deeply Involve in Viet Nam
Premier Kosygin told Moscow and world Communists the Soviet Union will avoid deeper Viet Nam involvement for now and urges patience. He criticized U S advisers in Viet Nam and warned sober U S leaders seek a way out, while pledging aid to Viet Nam's Communists as needed. He urged united front among world Communists and hinted China may join later.
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William L. Ryan
Alexei Kosygin
U.S.S.R
Viet Nam
United States
Soviet Union
China
Kosygin
Long Pants And Girls For Scouts
A British led committee of Boy Scout leaders urged the organization to scrap shorts and the word boy in favor of a streamlined image. They proposed green berets and shirts, ventures renamed from senior and rover, and limiting activities while discarding childish games.
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London
Britain
Lord Baden-Powell
Scout Movement
Venture Scouts
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World Book Encyclopedia
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Buddhist Institute
Thich Tam ‘Chau
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hue
Thich Tri
Fkea
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Russia
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