Tornadoes Strikes Across Oklahoma and Kansas
Severe weather swept the central plains as a rest home in Guthrie Oklahoma was hit injuring most of its 80 residents. A golfer was killed by lightning in Oklahoma City. Tornado warnings covered parts of Oklahoma and Arkansas with other twisters damaging homes near Elmont Kansas and heavy hail near Junction City Kansas. Winds up to 100 miles per hour felled trees and power lines around Silver Lake Kansas. Thunderstorms raged across central and southern Iowa.
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Edna Ferber dies era defining novelist of American life
Famed author Edna Ferber died in New York at age 80 ending a nearly six-decade career noted for bold depictions of American life. Her works include So Big and Show Boat, with Giant boosting her fame and The Ice Palace published in 1958 as Alaska statehood arrived.
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Texas
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Marines Suffer Heavy Losses Near Khe Sanh Ambush
A Marine patrol near Khe Sanh was ambushed by about 50 hidden North Vietnamese in bunkers four miles southwest of the outpost. At least 17 Marines were killed and 35 wounded in a four hour fight.
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Khe Sanh
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Panhandle
U.S
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Memphis settlement ends sanitation strike in King era
Memphis sanitation workers reach a settlement guaranteeing union recognition and wage increases after the King assassination sparked major protests. Reverend Abernathy announces the Poor People’s March will start in Memphis, while workers return to duty. The event ties to King’s legacy and ongoing civil rights tensions.
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Liz and Dick to Adopt Vietnamese Child
Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton plan to adopt a Vietnamese refugee child. Burton prefers a boy, Taylor a girl, and they have yet to decide among South or North Vietnamese refugees. Burton said they are deeply concerned about the Vietnam War and hope adoption might ease some suffering.
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Sympathy lightens punishment for ex Marine in Vietnam protest
The commanding officer reduced the penalty for former Marine Cpl. Mary Elizabeth Burns, convicted in Washington for refusing to wear uniforms and defy a leadership school order during a Vietnam war protest. The 45 day barracks restriction was removed, leaving a $20 fine and rank reduction to private. Calo girl among those affected. Sir John Salmond, 36, RAF marshal and aviation pioneer, died in Eastbourne England after commanding one of Britain's first fighting squadrons in 1914 and later becoming chief of the air staff.
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Grand Junction
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Eastbourne
England
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Britain
Valachi to Testify in Brooklyn Hijacking Trial
The government announced on Tuesday that Joseph Valachi the Cosa Nostra informer will be the next prosecution witness at a routine hijacking trial in Brooklyn Defense attorneys protested as Valachi will make his first public appearance since 1963 when he exposed the crime syndicate.
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