Carla Hurled 173 mph Winds as Texas Coast Braces
Carla, labeled the century's strongest Texas hurricane, lashed Louisiana and Texas with 173 mph winds and 11-foot tides. More than 400,000 evacuees fled coastlines in Texas and Louisiana as ports reported widespread damage and power outages from Port Aransas to Galveston.
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Carla
Texas
Louisiana
Corpus Christi
John Stallings
The
Weather Bureau
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Cameron
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Port Lavaca
Matagorda Bay
Aransas Pass
Khrushchev Eyes Peace in Berlin Crisis Accord
Premier Khrushchev spoke from Stalingrad about hopeful signs for settling the Berlin German crisis through negotiations. He warned a nuclear war would devastate the Soviet Union while imperialists would be wiped out, as Nehru joined in a joint communique urging a peaceful solution and disarmament under international control.
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India
Moscow
Weather summary for Northeast Kansas and five day forecast
Occasional heavy rains through Tuesday with colder air following. Tonight’s lows near 58, Tuesday highs in the 60s. Five day Kansas forecast calls for average 4 to 6 degrees below normal, two inches or more rainfall midweek, warming later in the week with normal highs around 66 and lows.
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Rattlers Crowd Texas City Amid Floodwaters From Carla
Texas City faces floodwaters driven by a 10 foot tide from Hurricane Carla. Civil Defense Director Kirby Smith warns rattlesnakes have spread with the waters, climbing walls as residents evacuate. Evacuees warned to be cautious on return.
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Bay
Galveston
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Bodies in Shannon crash probe as rescue teams toil
Rescue groups seek 19 more bodies after the President Airlines DC6B Theodore Roosevelt crashed into the Shannon estuary killing 83 aboard. Mud and tidal floods hinder recovery as investigators hunt the cause of the overseas disaster involving 77 European passengers and six American crew.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Atlantic
Duesseldor
West Germany
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U.S. Air Force
London
Midwest
Two More Soviet Nuclear Tests Reported
Washington reports two additional Soviet atmospheric detonations with one blast on the order of several megatons and a second in the low to intermediate kiloton range. The tests, part of a series resumed 11 days earlier, raised radiation fears and drew calls from Kennedy and Macmillan to limit to underground explosions. Khrushchev defended resumption, citing Western arms buildup in talks with Nehru. Tass provided no Nehru reaction.
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India
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25 Local Youths In Greek Groups At KU This Fall
Twenty-five Lawrencians joined 604 Kansas University students pledging to 25 fraternities and 13 sororities after a rush week. Fraternity pledges include William L. Roger and others from Lawrence addresses. Sorority pledges include Betsy Brown and Marilyn Grantham among named Lawrence residents and students from nearby towns.
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St. Delta Chi
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la. St
David Gene Burnett
Dakota St. Delta Sigma Phi
Elmer Dale Schneider
Ohio St. Delta Upsilon
Robert Shenk
Ky. St
Jeffery O. Heeb
Ind
St. Kappa Sigma
Marion W. Walker Jr
Dakota St. Phi Gamma Delta
Brian Sch
Carla's Effects To Arrive Here Tonight Through Tuesday
Lawrence braces for Hurricane Carla induced rain and cold through Tuesday. Forecasters expect heavy showers across a broad Kansas swath with up to 4.60 inches in parts. By Tuesday a major surge of moisture will raise annual totals, with Lawrence reporting multiple measurable rain events this September.
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Carla
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Area Scout Leaders Attend Weekend Retreat
About 15 Douglas County Pelathe District Boy Scout officials joined nearly 400 Kaw Council scouters for the 32nd annual Scouters Retreat at Camp Naish near Bonner Springs. The weekend featured addresses by Cliff Titus and Don Baldwin with a reflective Sunday session. Attendees from Lawrence included Joe Skillman and a dozen other local leaders. Russell Stover Candies and Key Rex Drug advertised at the event.
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Camp Naish
Bonner Springs
Kansas City
America
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Wichita
State Chamber of Commerce
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J. Fred Thompson
Baldwin
Titus
Lawrence
Joe Skillman
Riley Burcham
Bill Willee
A. E. Woestemeyer
Richard Haun
Ed Bishop
Don Decker
Jack Zimmerman
Jack Harris
Jim Simpson
John Long
Northcott Aiken
Ken Lynes
Bob Simpson
5 000 Turnout Seen for Pool Bond Vote in Lawrence
More than 12 500 registered Lawrence workers can vote on a 206000 public swimming pool bond issue Tuesday. Polls open 7 am to 7 pm with about 5000 expected voters. The pool at Broken Arrow park near Haskell Institute would be 60 by 160 feet with diving and warm water showers. Tax cost is 75 cents yearly per 1000 assessed valuation for 10 years, with typical homeowners paying units between 2.25 and 3 dollars annually. Admission depends on operating costs.
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Red Cross
New City
Interplanetary Flight Reported From Vienna
A Soviet astronaut is expected to undertake an interplanetary flight soon, according to Otetschestwen Front, a Bulgarian paper cited in Vienna. No further details were provided.
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Vienna
Austria
Otetschestwen Front
Orientation Week Begins for New KU Students
Kansas University opened Orientation Week with about 3,000 freshmen and transfer students, as Chancellor Wescoe urged ambition endurance and adventure. The schedule runs through Wednesday with language placement, chemistry and biology exams, adviser meetings, and social events at the Kansas Union. He warned that education yields long term earnings but cites understanding and self fulfillment as education’s primary benefits.
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Allen Fieldhouse
Kansas Union
Rumsey Funeral Home Ad Highlights 40 Years Experience
Advertisement for Rumsey Funeral Home offering more than four decades of experience. Provides contact VI3-5111 for arrangement assistance.
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Rumsey Funeral Home
Bond Issue For Public Pool At Broken Arrow Park
Capsule on a local bond vote for a $206000 Olympic sized public pool at Broken Arrow Park near Haskell Institute. Includes two pools for youngsters, showers, underwater lighting, sun decks, Ottawa instruction and fitness programs, 75 cents per $1000 of assessed valuation, voting from 7 am to 7 pm Tuesday.
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