Intense Kansas storms batter towns with tornadoes and hail
Severe storms ripped through east central Kansas causing widespread damage. Burrton suffered multiple structures destroyed while Hutchinson reported baseball to grapefruit sized hail and 90 mph winds injuring several. Newton and Junction City saw extensive property damage and power failures with no deaths reported.
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Topeka
Kansas
Burrton
Hutchinson
Newton
Emporia
Connie Wilson
National Guard
Country View Nursing Home
Red Cross
Town
Salina
Concordia
Junction City
Astronaut Carpenter May Have Been Tired and Confused
Postflight briefing reveals Carpenter may have been fatigued and confused on final orbit. Aurora 7 reentry angle shallow led to a 250 mile overshoot and 41 minute search. Ground stations note fatigue. Bermuda oxygen concerns raised. Glenn welcome discussed. Aurora 7 and carrier Pierce to Roosevelt Roads for system checks.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Earth
Carpenter
Project Mercury Worldwide
Woomera
Australia
Bermuda
Grand Turk Island
John H. Glenn Jr
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Mercury Press
Aurora
Pierce
Roosevelt Roads
Puerto Rico
Mercury Control Center
Carpenter Tells Tale Of Second American Orbital Flight
Navy Lt Cmdr Malcolm Carpenter becomes the second American to orbit Earth. Debriefings begin on Grand Turk Island as Carpenter, John Glenn and Walter Schirra review Thursday's flight and discuss reentry fuel concerns ahead of Cape Canaveral news conference.
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Grand Turk Island
Bahamas
Navy
Malcolm Scott Carpenter
Carpenter
Project Mercury
Cape Canaveral
Patrick Air Force Base
Cocoa Beach
U.S. Air Force
John H. Glenn Jr
Walter M. Schirra
Howard A. Minners
William K. Douglas
Pathologist flags possible murder in Texas death
The 52 year old Henry Marshall, linked to Billie Sol Estes affairs, is examined after an autopsy found five front entering bullets and carbon monoxide from exhaust in Marshall's death. A reopened Texas Ranger led inquiry targets Estes cotton allotments as grand jurors plan testimony.
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Franklin, Tex
Henry Marshall
Billie Sol Estes
Washington
Estes
Pecos
Tex
J. A. Jachimczyk
Houston
Marshall
Jachimczyk
Dist
Atty
Bryan Russ
Here
State Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
Agriculture Department
Clint Peoples
Texas
William Elliott
Temple
Will Wilson
Justice Department
Prices Plunging On Stock Market
New York AP reports two heavy selling waves battering stock prices with the Dow Jones average down 11.22 to 611.34 by 2 p.m. Key stocks fell, with IBM slipping from a $10 loss to $6, at $392. Volatile shares suffered steeper declines as traders remain emotional.
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New York
Two Men Die As Trucks Crash On Wet Highway Northwest of Lawrence
Two occupants of a panel truck were killed when it collided with a second truck on U S 24 about five miles northwest of Lawrence in rain. Delbert C. Hamilton 55 of Topeka and Robert Fordham Jakubik 20 of Montrose N Y died after being thrown from the panel truck. G M Davis of Lawrence driver of the second truck was unharmed. Hamilton possibly drove the panel truck. Jakubik may have been a hitchhiker. Witnesses said the panel truck swung into the larger vehicle in wet conditions and hit water holes near the road edge. Estimated damage to the truck-trailer was 2000 dollars. Hamilton’s body was taken to Rumsey Funeral Home and Jakubik’s to Cooper Warren Mortuary. Sheriff’s deputies and state officials investigated the crash which occurred about 100 feet inside the Jefferson County line. Hamilton was born March 16 1907 in Rapid City Michigan and survived by his mother four brothers and two sisters.
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Lawrence
U.S
Delbert C. Hamilton
Topeka
Robert Fordham Jakubik
Montrose
N. Y
Hamilton
Here
G. M. Davis
Highway Patrol
Harp
DeGraffenried
Rumsey Funeral Home
Cooper-Warren Mortuary
Fred Broeker
Rex Johnson
Douglas County
Rapid City
Mich
Carrie H. Hamilton
Kalamazoo
New York Stocks Close Lower Amid 1962 Lows
New York stocks closed at 224.6, down 5.1 points, marking a new 1962 low as market activity remained weak and investors grew cautious amid ongoing economic concerns.
Oklahoma State Students Riot In Dorms After Night of Chaos
About a thousand male students joined a four hour riot at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. Police arrested 32, 17 detained overnight. one female student injured by a bottle, two officers hurt, and a fireman injured by shattered glass. Damage ran into thousands at two women’s dorms.
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Stillwater
Okla
Oklahoma State University
Darrell Troxel
Anderson Speaks To Haskell Grads
Governor John Anderson urged 278 Haskell graduates to work diligently at their vocations and participate in community affairs. He said education expands life's meaning, broadens earning capacity, and helps understand modern society and fellow man. He warned to avoid hurry as self destruction and praised Haskell Institute for its balance of theory and application.
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John Anderson
Haskell
Anderson
Haskell Institute
John Crow
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Sequoyah
Weather-Watcher Fill-Ins After Thursday Storm
Douglas County sheriff’s department a state game protector and a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper acted as weather-watchers during Thursday night thunderstorms. Civil Defense director Howard Lindley said the group was called out after a severe weather warning from the Weather Bureau. The operation covered Baldwin Junction and other county areas for over an hour. KU police kept an observation point at the KANU tower. Lindley said the team would be reorganized for efficiency after Thursday night, praising experienced observers and noting a quick alert if a tornado funnel had been spotted.
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Douglas County Sheriff's Department
Kansas Highway Patrol
Civil Defense
Howard Lindley
Weather Bureau
Topeka
Lindley
Baldwin Junction
Kansas University
Iowa Street
Fred Broeker
Rex Johnson
Clinton
Eddie Bond
Lecompton
Kanwaka Corner
Eric DeGraffenried
Baldwin
Douglas- Osage
Gale Gimbler
D. D. McCleery
Kanu Tower
Northeast Kansas Weather Forecast and Local Cab Ad
Scattered showers and thunderstorms expected tonight through Saturday with a low in the 60s and a high in the 80s. The forecast notes regional conditions and includes a local Union Cab contact at VI3-2800.
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Kansas
Topeka Weather Bureau
Douglas County
Local Rain Marks First Notable Rain Since March
Lawrence recorded 0.72 inches in a near violent storm, with forecasts of possible repeat showers. The Topeka Weather Bureau warned of hail winds and possible tornadoes along storm lines north and southwest of Lawrence, with alerts in effect until 8 tonight.
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Lawrence
Here
Concordia
Lamont
Iowa
Wichita
Texas
Kansas Weekend Weather Outlook Near Seasonal Normals
Temperatures Saturday through Wednesday are expected to average near normal with highs 76 to 80 and lows 48 to 60. Precipitation around half an inch to one inch is forecast as showers and thunderstorms Saturday and again Monday and Wednesday.
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Kansas
Lightning Strikes Plymouth Congregational Church Causes Roof Fire
A Thursday night lightning strike damaged the main 68 foot steep roof over the sanctuary of Plymouth Congregational Church at 925 Vt. St. The fire, centered in the attic area, required over an hour to extinguish with water and extinguishers. Insurance covers the about $100 loss. no sanctuary water damage. An unconfirmed caller reported fire in the sky.
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Plymouth Congregational Church
Vt. St
Plymouth
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