The Birth of Hurricanes and Their Names Adopted
Hurricanes form from warm moist air in tropical regions, spinning due to the Earth's rotation. They reach roaring speeds over 150 mph, lift vast ocean water, and can cause massive floods and destruction along coastlines. The Weather Bureau assigns girl names to storms, with a rotating alphabet list guiding this year's lineup Anna Betsy Carla Dora Ethel and Flossy through to Zenda.
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Washington
Pacific
Bay of Bengal
Hurricane Detection and Geographic Society
United States Weather Bureau
Air Force
Caribbean
Indian Ocean
Africa
Australia
Equator
The
Atlantic
Miami
Key West
Florida
Brownsville
Texas
Portland
Maine
Weather Bureau
Alice
Brenda
Connie
Diane
Edith
Anna
Betsy
Carla
Dora
Ethel
Flossy
Xina
Yola
Zenda
North Atlantic
Tone
United States
North Carolina
British H Bomb Tests Invade Flat Christmas Island
British physicists engineers and atom experts head for Christmas Island in the South Pacific for a series of nuclear tests early next year. The atoll about 1,200 miles south of Hawaii covers some 200 square miles with a tropical climate and steady trade winds. It is claimed by Britain and the United States and has a history of Anglo American cooperation and rival claims.
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Washington
South Pacific
Christmas Island
Atoll
Hawaiin
Saga
National Geographic Society
United States
Christmas
James Cook
Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Pacific
California
New Zealand
Australia
Equator
Fanning Island
Washington Island
Jarvis Island
Paymyra Island
Oil drilling near Jawalamukhi flame temple in Kangra valley
Washington reports that drillers plan to probe in India’s Kangra Valley near the Jawalamukhi fire temple famed for a flame spurting from a gas pit. Locals fear disruption of the sacred light though officials say no cause for worry. The shrine sits in a scenic valley below Himalayan peaks with historic quake damage in 1905.
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Washington
Kangra
India
Himalayan
Vajresvari
Indrews
Dia
Pindasa India
Jawalamukhi
Punjab
National Geographic Society
Kanpra
Diety Vajresvari
North India
Jawl
Two Jordanian guardsmen killed in clash east of Bardala
An army spokesman said two Jordan national guardsmen died today after a clash with an Israeli patrol in the Beesan area east of Bardala village. The guard patrol, about a mile inside Jordanian territory, faced an Israeli attack with infiltrators. Jordan returned fire and forced the Israelis to withdraw, with possible casualties. Jordan filed a complaint with the U.N. Mixed Armistice Commission and demanded an immediate investigation.
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Amman
Jordan
Beesan
Bardala
U. N. Mixed Armistice Commission
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Clymer Hardware
UPD Paints
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Mercury
Alice Gordon
Joy Dog Food
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Boscal Coffee
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Tate
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Page Valley
Little Chef
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Lux Liquid
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Indiana
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