Ten years later remembering Michigan tornado disaster
The June 8 1953 Flint Beecher tornado killed 116 people and injured 867 across Genesee and Lapeer counties. It leveled 340 homes and 27 businesses with $19 million in damage. Clocks stopped at 8 29 p m as the storm crossed the region, and heroes among survivors aided the injured. Dwight Eisenhower sent a sympathy telegram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Mich
Karen Schultz
Coldwater Road
Michigan
Schultz
Karen
Kurtz Avenue
Mount Morris
Genesee
Lapeer
Lake Huron
East Tawas
St. Agnes Catholic Church
Beecher School
Saginaw
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Tinosa Builder Trials Postponed After Hull X Rays
Navy reports builder trials for the nuclear attack submarine Tinosa suspended indefinitely as additional hull X rays are needed after a mislaid radiograph. Tinosa collided with the Polaris John Adams, causing a small dent before planned May tests.
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Portsmouth
N.H
Navy
Thresher
Navy Yard
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Charles J. Palmer Jr
Palmer
Space officials clash over Mars manned flight timeline
White House space science aide counters NASA estimates that a manned Mars mission would come late in the 1970s or early 1980s. Maxwell Hunter of the National Space Council proposed as early as 1974 to pursue a flight without ballooning budgets. NASA officials, led by Harold Finer, warned the goal would likely slip to the late 70s or early 80s. He critiqued booster-rocket overreach including Nova studies.
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Denver
Colo
White House
Mars
Maxwell W. Hunter
National Space Council
Harold B. Fin
Ger
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Hunter
Florida
Graham Hopes New Pope Follows John Line
Evangelist Billy Graham expressed that it would be a tragedy if the next pope does not pursue Pope John XXIII’s reconciliation of Christians. He praised John and urged cardinals to elect someone who continues that path, after a meeting with Chancellor Adenauer in Bonn.
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Bonn
Germany
Billy Graham
John XXIII
Pope John
Graham
John
Konrad Adenauer
Whites Hold Rites for Unknown Negro Boy in Illinois
A small group attended a graveside service in Ostend Cemetery for an unidentified seven year old boy found April 24 in Fox River near McHenry. Autopsy attributed death to bronchial pneumonia. McHenry County towns financed funeral, ministers led prayers, and pallbearers included three McHenry teens.
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McHenry
IIC
Fox River
Illinois
McHenry Dam
Chain O'Lakes
Local court records from La Crosse and surrounding areas
A compiled list of court actions including guilty pleas under the Huber Act in La Crosse County, probation and jail sentences, discharges for disorderly conduct, and various civil judgments. Also notes a divorce case for Elreda Schmeder with custody arrangements and property stipulations.
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Marion A. Burns
la Crosse
James Czechowicz
Markle Rd
William A. Wendlandt
Rose St
Charles
Chuck) Dyer
Copeland Ave
LeRoy Johnson
Sparta
Dyer
Marie M. Fish
Caroline St
Irwin F. Arentz
Rockland
la Crosse County
del Que Farm Service Co
Earlville
Iowa
Kenneth Konzen
S. 31St St
Credit Bureau of la Crosse, Inc
Lynne Tower
Marie Kendhammer
KK Ranch
R. 1
Bangor
Richard C. Washburn
Hood St
Adolph Tessling
Ward Ave
Nels G. Stenson
Johnson St
Gerald Powell
S. 3Rd St
Leslie Peterson
Peterson Mobil
West Salem
Carrol Indahl
Max Berg
Avilda Kegar
Harley Stark
Burdette Brendle
S. 4Th St
James A. John
Division St
U.S. Rubber Co
Naugatuck
Conn
Franckson Boat Dock, Inc
Sperbeck Drive
Integration tensions widen across the South as protests surge
Across Alabama and other states, federal plans loom amid court battles and police action. Activities in Tuscaloosa, Savannah, Nashville, Jackson and Lexington highlight the fight for desegregation with arrests, court battles, and threats of federal troops.
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Dobbins Air Force Base
Marietta
New River
N.C
Tuscaloosa
Alabama
Savannah
Nashville
Tenn
Jackson
Miss
Pfeiffer Named President at National Holstein Convention
L. Pfeiffer of Carnation Washington elected president of the National Holstein Convention succeeding Fred Nutter of Corinna Maine. A. J. Johnson of Elkader Iowa elected vice president. Directors named for four years include Eugene Nelson Gordon Newton Morris Miller and Dr Jacob B Sims. Robert H Rumler reappointed executive secretary. The meeting ends Saturday with the sale of 45 head of top breeding stock Holsteins from 17 states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Russell L. Pfeiffer
Carnation
Wash
Pfeiffer
Fred Nutter
Corinna
Maine
A. J. Johnson
Elkader
Iowa
Johnson
Eugene Nelson
Union Grove
Wis
Gordon Newton
Tatum
S.C
Morris Miller
Allied Defense Line Planned Near Iron Curtain
Gen Lyman Lemnitzer said Allies are drafting a physical defense line near the Iron Curtain to resist any enemy attack. The plan, under his command, would provide immediate resistance in the border region when implemented. The Western European Union assembly, an advisory body, includes Britain France Italy West Germany Belgium Holland and Luxembourg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Europe
Iron Curtain
Lemnitzer
Western European Union Assembly
Britain
France
Italy
West Germany
Belgium
Holland
Luxembourg
City Official Cleared In Diving Accident
A Circuit Court jury cleared the city of Oconomowoc and former recreation director William Houtz of negligence in a four year old beach diving accident. Donald Rogers, 19, Milwaukee, sought 1 million dollars for a broken neck from a two foot wall dive into one foot of water and paralysis. The jury ruled Rogers solely at fault.
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Waukesha
Oconomowoc
William Houtz
Donald Rogers
Milwaukee
Rogers
Hearing Date Set For Final Account Of Emma A Christianson
State of Wisconsin La Crosse County Court In Probate orders the hearing on the estate of Emma A Christianson deceased. Executor seeks allowance and adjustment of account debts claims heirs inheritance tax and residue and termination of joint tenancy or life estate if any. Hearing at La Crosse County Court House on July 16 1963 at court opening or as soon after as possible. Dated June 5 1963 Eugene A Toepe County Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Wisconsin
la Crosse County Court
Emma A. Christianson
Emma A Christianson
City of
la Crosse
la Crosse County
Wisconsin
County of la Crosse
Eugene A. Toepe
Steele. Smythe, Klos & Flynn
Lynne Tower Bldg
Murder Charge Filed Against Chapman
Albert Lea Minnesota AP A formal charge of first degree murder was placed against Robert Eugene Chapman 22 in Albert Lea Municipal Court. The charge aims to enable a grand jury proceeding over the stabbing shooting death of Rev B E Nyfor det an Iowa minister and to safeguard the defendant’s procedural rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea, Minn
Robert Eugene Chapman
Albert Lea
Everett Stevern
A. K. Grinley
B. E. Nyfordet
Iowa
Robert C. Tuveson
Chapman
Tuveson
Rockefeller Receives Support From Dewey
In New York AP report former Gov Thomas E Dewey endorses Nelson A Rockefeller as the logical GOP rival to President Kennedy. Dewey spoke at a state GOP fund raising dinner attended by 2700 Republicans who welcomed the Rockefellers back from their honeymoon.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dewey
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Rockefellers
GOP
Former Labor Leader Sentenced To Prison
John J. Killian a Milwaukee labor leader and Local 1111 trustee was sentenced in Chicago to one year in prison and five years probation for falsely swearing he had no Communist ties. The 38 year old received the degree recently from the University of Wisconsin after appeals reached the Supreme Court level. He was convicted for signing the affidavit falsely and for associating with Communist Party members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Milwaukee
John J. Killian
Killian
U.S. Supreme Court
University of Wisconsin
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
Communist Party
Indians Plan Leadership Conference at Eau Claire
Wisconsin Indians schedule a three day council at Eau Claire State College beginning next week to discuss leadership and community development. Dorothy Davids of Bowler a Stockbridge Munsee leader says over 250 people are expected with speakers Phillip Nash former Wisconsin lieutenant governor and U S Indian commissioner and George Kenote of Menomonie Indian Enterprises. Formal sessions include speeches panels and small groups. Informal activities feature powwows a buffalo barbecue and social events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EAU Claire
Wisconsin Indians
Eau Claire State College
Dorothy Davids
Bowler
Stockbridge- Munsee
Neater Dress for Capitol Police and Elevators Sparks Debate
Senators complain that Capitol police and elevator operators lack formal dress, while aides defend a polished image. The cost to uniform the staff would be about 22 thousand dollars, and operators must learn 100 senator faces amid frequent patronage changes.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Cheatham
Robert C. Byrd
D-W.va
Byrd
Coalition Vote Beats Reorganization Bill
The House backed an amendment denying the President power to create new executive departments under reorganization. Southern Democrats allied with Republicans 63 to 18, rebuking Kennedy’s civil rights agenda and revealing electoral pressures over urban affairs and racial issues in Birmingham and Jackson.
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Edmond Lebreton Washington
House
Kennedy
Department of Urban Affairs
Congress
Robert C. Weaver
South
Urban Affairs Department
Birmingham
Jackson
Epidemic Mystery Baffles Researchers In 1962 Atlanta
Researchers publish in the Journal of the American Medical Association after studying 1962 Atlanta birth defects. Between August 6 and October 20, 16 white babies were born with the ailment and 14 died. The defect rate was 421 per 100 000 births, far above the normal 75. The nonwhite rate was about 30 per 100 000. After the epidemic, rates returned to normal as doctors seek leads for a ghostly killer.
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Atlanta
Hamster Clem Rescued From Coin Return Slot
In Barbarton Ohio Gary Sutton and Carl Bishop left their hamster Clem in a telephone booth. Clem became stuck with only his tail visible. A telephone repairman freed Clem by dismantling the coin box.
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Barberton, Ohio
Gary Sutton
Carl Bishop
Gary
Clem
Medieval Shrine Acquired By New York Met Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has acquired a 14th century silver gilt and enamel shrine, likely from Parisian goldsmiths between 1340 and 1350, believed to have belonged to Queen Elizabeth of Hungary. Funded by the late John D. Rockefeller Jr., it will be displayed at The Cloisters next Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Metropolitan Museum of Art
John D. Rockefeller Jr
Upper Manhattan
Ft. Tryon Park
Europe
Kennedy shifts from missiles to politics in CA appeal
President Kennedy wrapped up three-state military displays and turned to campaigning, courting California women and the under 21 vote. He lined up Gov. Edmund G. Brown for a West tour, spoke at a Democratic women’s breakfast, and attended a junior prom with Jack Benny as part of a fundraising trip before heading to Honolulu to address mayors on civil rights.
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Los Angeles
Kennedy
California
Edmund G. Brown
West
Brown
John Burroughs High School of
Surburban Burbank
Jack Benny
Benny
Waukegan
Ill
Thomas Jefferson
Daniel Webster
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Sen
Clair Engle
D-Calif
Navy
China Lake
Calif
Mojave
Honolulu
French Demonstrate River Crossing Tank A.M.X. 30 Ton
The French army showed newsmen the A.M.X. 30 ton tank capable of crossing a six foot river without prep and potentially thirteen feet with snorkel breathing gear. Officials noted the tank stands about seven feet high and was developed under a French German Italian accord for European conditions. It was demonstrated for President Charles de Gaulle and Chancellor Konrad Adenauer during last summer's drills.
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Camp DE Mailly
France
Charles de Gaulle
Konrad Adenauer
Adenauer
Sign Outside Phoenix Barbershop Plays On
A Phoenix barbershop displays a sign reading Twenty barbers continuous conversation. The quirky joke highlights local humor and attracts curious passersby to the shop on a lively city block.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Phoenix
Trip Depends On His Year With Vacation Or Strike
A brief line notes uncertainty about plans tied to one person’s annual outcome. It hints at scheduling, potential time off, or work disruptions affecting travel. The exact subject and context remain unclear from the fragment.
Financing Crisis Forces Deep Cuts in School Aid
The Joint Finance Committee must add a near 29 million deficit to the 1963 65 budget as the Legislature recesses. It sent 900 letters to state school boards warning of an average 27 percent aid cut unless the financial crisis ends. Angus Rothwell warned such cuts would mark the education system's darkest hour. If unresolved, 1963 64 state aid could drop to 59.4 million from 81.5 million, with Republicans vowing further attempts to fund schools.
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Joint Finance Committee
Angus Rothwell
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Danville
Minnesota
Edwin B. Harkinston
Mike Monroney
D-Okla
William C. Cheatham
Senate
Monroney
Journal of the American Medical Association
N.Y
JFK
By Frank Cormier
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Beverly Hilton Hotel
Vaca
Market St
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Clyde Brothers
Mary E. Sawyer
Pitener's Cleaners
Wittenberg’s Cigar Store
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