Floods Rout Thousands Across Midwestern States
The Midwest endures spring floods in Indiana Kentucky Missouri Kansas and Southern Illinois leaving thousands homeless and causing millions in damage. The disaster disrupts schools roads and water systems as Red Cross shelters aid the affected. A New Athens farmer Leo Juenger drowned while seeking cattle and a man suffered a fatal heart attack amid rising floodwaters. Officials fear outbreaks of typhoid from contaminated water and warn of potential dam and levee failures in Illinois Missouri and Kentucky.
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Peace talks set between France and Algerian rebels
Paris announced that the French government and the Algerian nationalist leadership will begin peace negotiations on May 20. Talks will be in Evian-les-Bains with subcommittee sessions to tackle detailed self-determination proposals from President Charles de Gaulle.
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Weather outlook bright for Kenosha area this week
The Kenosha area expects fair, warming conditions tonight and Thursday. Lows in the 40s with Thursday highs from 56 to 65, cooler near the lake. Southport reached 59 Tuesday with a 39 overnight, noon readings 50 at American Motors and 46 at South Port and Downtown. Sunrise 5:45 a.m., sunset 8:03 p.m.
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Salan Wife Reported Missing Near Algiers
Police sources say Mme Raoul Salan vanished from her suburban home and may have joined her fugitive husband. General Raoul Salan disappeared earlier April 26 after the four day revolt in Algiers collapsed.
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Dinner Talk by Dr. Stafford At Chamber Event
Dr. John Paul Stafford urged growth and agency in a 300 person spring dinner at St. Mark's Auditorium. He contrasted thermostats with thermometers and urged creative thinking to shape a better world through God, good, and brotherhood. The event also celebrated 25-year members and featured the Wisconsin Telephone Chorus.
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John Paul Stafford
Robert E. Stahl
NATO Vows to Uphold West Berlin's Freedom
Madison assembly approves a 12 percent faculty pay hike for University of Wisconsin and state colleges for 1961 63. The 94 3 vote followed 2 1 2 hours of debate with Republicans blocking 20 and 14 percent amendments.
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University of Wisconsin
R-Portage
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Russell Olson
Bassett
Byron Wackett
Watertown
Air France Constellation Crashes in Sahara Killing 69
An Air France Super-Constellation crashed in the Sahara killing all 69 aboard. Five Americans died, including the Lukens family listed on the passenger manifest. The jet was en route from Brazzaville to Paris via Fort Lamy and Marseilles when it vanished near Edjele before Friday dawn. The wreckage was found by a four-plane Western search unit near the Timbert region south of Rhamades. The Lukens family members were among nine crew and 60 passengers. Lukens, stationed in Brazzaville, was not aboard. State Dept records list Lukens and his mother as Philadelphia residents.
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Grain pact in push for largest one-year delivery deal
Hong Kong based Upn Australia agrees to a one year grain sale with Red China valued at 135 million dollars. The arrangement would top the previous Canada's bumper one year deal in the same trade, according to reliable sources.
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Couples Stay Married For Sparring Partners, Doctors Say
Two psychiatrists from the Menninger Foundation told the American Psychiatric Association that seemingly incompatible couples remain together to have someone to fight with. They studied 12 couples over 45 years, noting persistent irritation and a tacit agreement not to divorce.
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Menninger Foundation
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United Press International
Westinghouse Seeks Breathing Spell Over Price Fixing
Washington UP Westinghouse Electric Corp asked the Senate antitrust subcommittee for a breathing spell to prove loyalty to free enterprise and deter price fixing. Executive VP John K Hodnette promised full enforcement of antitrust laws and outlined a new internal program to prevent future price rigging. Six Westinghouse executives and the company themselves were found guilty earlier for conspiring to fix prices.
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Mark W. Cresap Jr
Philadelphia
House Bill Seeks Eight Year Reserve Obligation
Washington bill would extend all reservists to an eight year military obligation. It covers men ages 18 to 26 entering ready reserves and aligns all branches. The measure also allows National Guard to order 45 days more active duty for overdue training.
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Ten Rescued After Explosive Seismic Ship Fire Off Louisiana
A seismic survey vessel carrying explosives caught fire in the Gulf of Mexico about 40 miles off the Louisiana coast. Ten crew members were rescued, with authorities assessing potential risks and ensuring no detonation occurred.
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Communists Arrive in Geneva for Laos Conference
The first top level Communist delegations reach Geneva for the Laos talks. Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei A. Gromyko arrives with about 25 advisers and aides.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
Kennedy to act on strikes at missile bases to ensure build up
Labor Chief Arthur J. Goldberg announced that President Kennedy would back a program to achieve labor peace at strike plagued missile bases. He will consult with labor relations experts union leaders and contractors before making a formal recommendation next week. Norman Mailer convicted of stabbing his wife received a deferred sentence and probation until November after a judge’s verdict.
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Fire destroys home. mother and five children dead
In Juneau Alaska a two story family home burned today killing a mother and five of her seven children. Three other members escaped the blaze as neighbors fought to evacuate residents.
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LBJ Heads to Saigon in Effort Over Southeast Asia Crisis
President Lyndon B. Johnson flies on a Military Air Transport Service jet to Saigon to meet President Ngo Dinh Diem and discuss countering Communist guerrillas. He asserts U.S. strength and vows decisive action, with aides signaling readiness for broader South Vietnam engagement.
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NATO ministers vow unity to defend West Berlin and deter communism
NATO foreign ministers wrapped up a three day spring meeting in Oslo with a united pledge to shield the 22 million West Berlin residents from Soviet pressure. They said NATO resources are sufficient to prevent aggression and rejected Khrushchev's peaceful coexistence doctrine while urging negotiations on just settlements.
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Flat Earth Advocates Deny Orbital Reality
London based Flat Earth Society rejects space orbit claims by Cmdr. Alan Shepard Jr and Yuri Gagarin. They insist the world is flat and that space travel is illusion or error, citing horizon tricks and a transparent moon as supposed evidence.
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