Tornado kills 15 and injures 57 in Oklahoma towns
A tornado lasting under ten seconds struck Reichert and Howe in eastern Oklahoma late Friday. Fifteen people died and 57 were hurt as the twister devastated the Reichert family reunion site and half of the 500 resident Howe community. Eleven deaths occurred in Howe, four at Reichert. A light plane wing was reportedly torn off and a boy witness described smoke rising on Winding Stair Mountain.
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Poteau
Oklah
Oklahoma
Reichert
Howe
Charles Lewallen
Wilburton
Arkansas
Dover
Lake Hamilton
Lewallen
Inlaw
Wally Lloyd
Jack Brown
Charles
Gunman Holds Up State Bank Then Flees as Police Fire
A gunman identified as Leo Joseph Dumond, 28, of Collinsville, held up the State Bank of Collinsville on Friday. He was shot during a running gun battle with Officer Oscar Fratiglione and others after fleeing with $4,000 to $8,000. Dumond was wounded in the left arm and back and admitted the holdup. Police reported immediate chaos as the incident unfolded and bystanders described a ten second exchange that ended with the gunman’s retreat and escape attempt.
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Collinsville
Leo Joseph Dumond
Students Receive 63 ROTC Awards at UW Madison
At the University of Wisconsin Madison 63 students were honored Friday during the president's review of ROTC units with Armed Forces awards presented for exemplary performance and service.
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Madison
University of Wisconsin
Weather outlook with showers and mild temps
Showers continue this area with partly cloudy skies and mild conditions through tonight. Tonight's low near 46 with tomorrow's high in the 60s. Overnight low 43. Friday's highs 51, lows 43, about 0.12 inches of rain. Sunrise 5:41, sunset 7:56.
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Southport
American Motors
Blazing Fire Rips Milwaukee Near North Side Apartment
A early morning blaze forced 21 people from a near north side Milwaukee apartment building. Firemen rescued Mr and Mrs Lilton Larson and their five month old daughter Barbara. The fire caused 17000 dollars in damage and several firefighters were slightly hurt when the chimney collapsed. Cause is undetermined.
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Milwaukee
UPD
Lilton Larson
Barbara
Highway Death Toll Reaches 253 in Crash
A Dodge County crash claimed the life of 18 year old Norman M. Beck of Campbellsport and pushed Wisconsin's highway toll for the year to 253, up from 227 on this day last year. Beck died when his auto failed to negotiate a curve on Highway 175 near Theresa, side swiped a bridge and plunged into an embankment.
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Dodge County
Wisconsin
Norman M. Beck
Campbellsport
Theresa
Global reaction to Shepard space flight echoed worldwide
Western allies praised the U S achievement while Soviet and Communist presses noted it as notable but not rivaling Gagarin. Paris and Tokyo hailed the flight with varied emphasis, Nasser sent congratulations, and Pacific Stars and Stripes distributed extra copies to Asia.
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London
America
U.S
Russia
Cmdr
Alan B. Shepard
Maj
Yuri Gagarin
France
Humanite
Shepard
Gagarin
Pacific Stars and Stripes
Kennedy ends training of Cuban exiles and weighs embargo fate
President Kennedy reportedly ended U S training of anti Castro Cubans and favors joint action with Latin American nations to curb communism. He hinted at a possible Inter American Economic and Social Council meeting to advance alliance for progress programs and questioned extending a broader embargo without economic harm.
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Washington
Kennedy
U. S
Cuba
United States
German town rejects street honoring Ludendorff
The town council of Tutzing Germany unanimously decided not to name a street after General Erich Ludendorff a World War I hero and Nazi party co founder. Public uproar in Bavaria prompted cancellation of plans Friday.
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Tutzing
Germany
Erich Ludendorff
Ludendorff
Bavaria
Nixon Blames Kennedy on Cuba Policy in Chicago Rally
Richard Nixon told 5,000 Republicans in McCormick Place that the Kennedy administration started a campaign of loyal opposition and that U S prestige must be backed by force. He planned to fly to Des Moines to continue his campaign of constructive criticism and urged finishing actions to match words.
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Chicago
Richard M. Nixon
Cuba
Republican Party
Nixon
Des Moines
Iowa
McCormick Place Convention Hall
Shepard returns from space mission in strong health
Alan B. Shepard completes a 15 minute suborbital flight from Cape Canaveral aboard Freedom 7 reaching 5160 mph. Doctors report excellent physical and mental condition with normal pulse, noting weightlessness as non dramatic. He will undergo tests then travel to Washington to meet President Kennedy.
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Grand Bahama Island
Alan B. Shepard
Cape
Project Mercury
William K. Douglas
Shepard
Cape Canaveral
Washington
Kennedy
Author Dies Aiken D C Arthur Gib bon Bovee
Arthur Gibbon Bovee 79 a Washington D C native and renowned professor of French and author of many French textbooks died Friday in a continuation of his noted scholarly career.
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Aiken
D.C
Arthur Gibbon Bovee
Washington, D.C
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Figaro
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Earth
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Hugh L. Dryden
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Air Force
Robert S. Maroney
Atlantic Missile Range
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