Tornadoes strike Belvidere and Oak Park area causing heavy damage
A tornado ripped through Belvidere and nearby Oak Park region injuring hundreds and killing scores. The storm toppled buildings including a Chrysler assembly plant and a high school, with temporary morgues erected as survivors were rushed to hospitals across Rockford and surrounding cities.
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Belvidere
Oak i
Pbelbidere
Hack Rockford
Aurmoned
Ambuster
Chrysler Corp. Assembly
Tornadoes Rake Michigan Areas Across Western Region
Western Michigan towns including Grand Rapids Grandville and Wyoming faced multiple tornado funnels injuring at least 18 and killing a 21 year old in Hillsdale County. Oak Lawn and Evergreen Park Illinois also battered with a supermarket and a restaurant struck and hospitals blacked out. National Guard units aided rescue efforts and looting patrols as power failures and debris filled the region.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Grandville
Wyoming
Jenison
Georgetown
Pearl and
Dunningville
Allegan County
Hillsdale County
Ohio
Garry Ann
Armor
Marietta
Patricia Ann
Concord
Chicago
Oak Lawn
Evergreen Park
Til
Sherwood —_Forest
Belvidere
Jean Cranston
Wisconsin
Freeport
129Th Infantry Regiment
Illinois National Guard
National Guard
Harvard
Wisconsin Line
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
Lake Michigan
Clinois
Hetland
Tornadoes Hit Wide Missouri Area Injuring Several
Tornadoes struck northern Missouri on Friday injuring at least seven people and damaging homes and a trailer. The worst damage occurred near Humphreys where four homes were destroyed and nine damaged while a grade school narrowly avoided collapse. Multiple towns from Trenton to Kirksville reported damage and power outages as storms moved northeast toward Iowa.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Humphreys
R.C. Wilson
Russell
Nannie Ida Markham
Bethany
Coffey
Trenton
Brookfield
Marceline
Bucklin
New Cambria
Kansas
Iowa
Kirksville
Hepatitis Epidemic Reported in Fort Worth
Dr. W V Bradshaw Fort Worth health director says infectious hepatitis in the city has reached epidemic proportions with 14 new cases this week and a total of 32 in under three weeks Most cases are children and mild liver illness. majority on the south side.
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Fort Worth
Upd
W. V. Bradshaw
Bradshaw
Stock Manipulation Investigation Seen
The American Stock Exchange said it is investigating the possibility that trading in some stocks was manipulated. Exchange president Ralph S. Saul said certain customers acted in concert to take sizable positions in a few securities and urged public buying on merger prospects or forecasts to lift prices, enabling the original group to profit substantially. The investigation also points to unregulated tenders financing much of the capital for those involved, and the exchange is cooperating with the SEC and the attorney general's office.
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NEW York
American Stock Exchange
Ralph S. Saul
Exchange
Legislature considers pay raises and funeral services bill
The legislature debated a July 1 salary start for pay raises totaling 68 million state funds and 25 million for teachers in the first year. A funeral services regulation bill advanced 90 to 2 but awaits final approval. Senate proposed higher commercial fishing licenses to fund Texas fish campaigns and deputies for highway patrol duties in counties.
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Aiken
Connally
Senate
Texas
Five Children Die In House Fire Near Tarboro NC
Five children aged up to five years perished when fire swept a rural Tarboro home four miles from town. Parents Joseph D Worsely and his wife were away. another family member and a burglar were noted in the incident. Cause of the blaze was unknown and the other children were in school.
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Tarboro
N.C
UPD
North Carolina
Conetee
New England
Competition Sessions Highlight Tech In Science Events
Winners named at Tech in Science fair events include students from White Deer Jim Ned and Tuscola high schools. The Science Fair displays attract 17 area counties while UIL competition honors dictate state finalists in Austin next month.
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Leicher County
Sherry Hefley
Jim Ned High
Jim Ney
Geraldine Sayle
James
Tuscola
A ‘Simmons
White Deer
Keitha
Stu. Morris
Gallogly
Susan Hill
Rusty Meador
Schli
Austin
Tech
UIL
Tech Student Union
Reyes
Raul Taveeda
Stax
Ati
Gm Toaredey
BLEO
Maat Texas Hospital
International
Caton
Land Sa Bel
Bobby “Allen
Army
Alf Godwin
West Texas Museum
Clovis Rd
Iman
Wild Storms Disrupt North Texas Traffic and Events
High winds and heavy rains hit North Texas causing road closures in Sherman and Dallas areas. The system delayed shows at Fort Worth venues and disrupted routes on U S 80. Forecasters blamed a cool front for the turbulence and expect improving conditions once it moves east.
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Sherman
Beror
Greater Dallas
Lear
U.S
Grandjam
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Weather Bureau
Navy TFX crash in New York kills pilot and Grumman tester
A Navy experimental TFX crashed after takeoff near Calverton Long Island, killing Grumman chief F111 test pilot Ralph H. Donnell and civilian pilot Charles E. Wangeman Jr. The Navy cited an on impact explosion and launched an investigation. the incident underscores ongoing design issues with the Navy version of the TFX while the Air Force version progresses.
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Calverton
N.Y
Navy
PIB
Grumman Aircraft
Grumman
Peconic River
Ithis
Long Island
F1ji
Ichief
Charles E. Wangeman Jr
Onjan Air Force
Edwards Air
Force Base
California
FIA
Air Force
Defense Department
FISA
Holdup Incident Report With Anonymous Suspect Description
Reyes testified a car approached at a rough time, and a man exited toward the rear and disappeared into darkness. Reyes followed to the shadows where the subject fled. The attendant described the robber as a short Black man.
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Reyes
Ban- Ait
Luis Reyes
Slaton
Cecil's
Hancock Station
Im Coker
Mansion Raid Seizes Arms Cache Across California
Federal and local police raid a San Francisco mansion and seize ten arms caches including heavy cannons and machine guns. Additional weapons were pursued in Oakland and Berkeley. Louise B. Thoreson, 31, was arrested while her husband William E. Thoreson fled. she faces interstate shipment charges. The raid followed orders from the U.S. attorney, details on discovery and destinations were not disclosed. Nebraska marks a centennial celebration in 1967.
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San Francisco
UPI
Allwank
U.S. Attorney's Office
Oakland
Berkeley
Calif
Louise B.thoreson
William E. Thoreson
Thoreson
Bankers Attend West Texas Art Display During Texas Holiday
A group of Lubbock friends presented an abstract art piece titled Remember Your Friends in West Texas featuring pipe, barbed wire, and a western hat. Over 800 area bankers and their wives celebrated San Jacinto Day bank holiday in Lubbock. Captain N C Brooks reportedly discovered Midway Island aboard the Gambia on July.
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Sion
Lubbock
West Texas
Texas San Jacinto
Auto Workers union eyes broad new contract goals in talks
Detroit AP reports United Reuther signals UAW aims at sweeping demands from Chrysler Ford and General Motors. The convention foresees possible strike to secure substantial wage gains a guaranteed annual income parity for Canadian workers and enhanced pensions with no dollar figures disclosed. Negotiations with GM Ford and Chrysler start in July covering 700000 workers. current contracts expire Sept 5.
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Detroit
United Reuther
UAW Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
de Corp
Ford Motor Co
Esti
General Motors Corp
UAW
Walter P. Reuther
Ingeny
Reuther
General Motors
Ford
Triteen astronauts end mock Gemini mission in Scituate garage
In a Scituate garage a 14 year old project director and two 13 year old cadets completed a four day mock Gemini flight. They lived on canned foods and heated meatballs, reported normal medical checks, and planned a summer return mission after a 98 hour 31 minute orbit ending in an Atlantic splashdown.
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Hanckel
Ami
Atlantic
Florida
Gatlinas
Hanekel
Gallinas
Raymond Chase
Scituate Junior High School
Chase
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