Foreign aid plan advances in House money vote
The House moved for approval of 15 billion over three years for foreign aid with a 510 million yearly loan fund and 151.9 million for technical assistance for the coming year. The committee, however, rejected permanent authority for technical aid while endorsing 275 million in general economic aid, above Senate level. Hays cited switching his vote to secure committee support.
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Senate
Hays
Tee
Eisenhower
Pilot Missing 54 Days In Sierras
Steeves, a T24 jet trainer pilot, disappeared after leaving Hamilton Air Force Base in May 1993 en route to Luke AFB and Craig AFB. He survived 15 days in Sierra terrain with minimal food, finding a ranger cabin at Simpson Meadows, crossing a 1000-foot pass, and living on canned beans and sugar. He was rescued with injuries to his ankles and describes a grueling ordeal and cold conditions.
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Steeves
Hamilton Air Force Base
San Francisco
Luke Afb
Ariz
Craig Afb
Selma
Ala
Lewel
Eany
Simpson Meadows
Storm Death Toll Hits Cameron After Severe Storm
Reports show Cameron devastated by a powerful storm with crops, buildings, and livestock lost. Health officials deem Cameron and nearby villages unsafe for weeks as cleanup and mass burials proceed, with relief efforts coordinated by civil defense and Red Cross. Memorials include 47 coffins in a 150-foot trench at a Negro burial ground. New Orleans Times-Picayune estimated petroleum property damage at 36 million dollars.
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Tion
Oid
Jeff Davis
New Orleans Times- Picayune
Cameron
Red Cross
Peterson Describes Storm as Worst He Saw
Peterson, sworn in as ambassador to Denmark, calls the Louisiana storm the worst disaster he has seen in terms of brutal devastation and loss of life. He estimates about 500 deaths, notes slow body recovery, and commends Weather Bureau for tracking and warning. He traveled from Louisiana to deliver this report.
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Peterson
Louisiana
Denmark
Weather Bureau
Obituary notices and wedding plans across multiple towns
Obituaries span Iselin Punxsutawney Heilwood and Clymer detailing Barbara Fello Abijah White Antonia Smon John Harvey and others with service dates and burial plans. The text also mentions Girard and a base wedding scenario with housing delays and a base quarters shortage. Candy, in a yellow-tan dress, was brought to Camp Whittington to sign papers.
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Abijah
Ben) White
Girard
Army
Candy
Camp Whittington
Girard Weds. Target in Shakedown Near Soma Range
Girard marries as a shakedown rumor circulates around the LU S firing range near Soma gehara. The bride, Candy, tearfully said she felt indebted to Shimizu who pressed for signatures in a drive to win clemency for a Ottawa Michigan youth. Shimizu admitted seeking payment and claimed talks with 30 villagers but not Sakai. U.S. Army guards offer Candy protection at Camp Whittington while Girard remains in his barracks saying he feels wonderful about the marriage.
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Somagehara
Shimizu
Ottawa
Candy
Sakai
U.S. Army
Camp Whittington
Gilbert Saylor
New Market
Girard
Lost Lady Found After Six Days in Desert Canyon
A woman lost six days near the Mexican border survived by staying with a water source and a cave. She tracked days with rocks, used a pool as a mirror, and ate few cactus berries. Civil Air Patrol pilot Herbert Ogle spotted her from a search plane, and river riders Jack Lee and Aaron Green met her with relief supplies. Her husband, Clifford White, died of heat exhaustion days earlier. she was flown to Alpine for reunion with relatives.
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Civil Air Patrol
Herbert Ogle
Jack Lee
Aaron Green
Clifford
White
Alpine
Lewis Schindler
Memphis
Tenn
Carl White
Columbia, Tenn
Johson
Record catch near Cambridge sparks world record doubt
James Lee Johnson of Onancock Va. says a line break and a near landings point in Cambridge led to a claim of a world record black drum. He notes a larger fish may still be swimming in the water while a 9 414 cord fish was reportedly lost just before landing.
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Pounds
Cambridge Onancock
James
Lee Johnson
Onancock
Johnson
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Catherine) Altman
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