Oklahoma tornado toll rises across seven towns
A rash of deadly Oklahoma tornadoes killed at least 22 people and injured 225, with Wilburton and Sapulpa among hard hit towns. Civil defense and radio reports list casualty totals by area, while storms threaten Dallas Fort Worth area and other states.
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Alabama
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Sapulpa
Tulsa
Civil Defense
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Hoffman
Checotah
Keota
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Roland
Henryetta
U.S. Probes Downed U 2 Weather Plane Incident
Washington launched a formal inquiry to Moscow to determine if a U 2 weather mission was unarmed and if a civilian pilot was aboard. President Eisenhower weighs responses as Khrushchev condemns the attack. Pilot Francis Powers, 30, Albany Ga., was named by Lockheed. NASA says cameras were not reconnaissance.
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Ship Sinks After Triple Collision In Montreal Harbor
The river freighter Federal Express collided with two other ships in Montreal Harbor and sank after losing its rudder. The 1,000 ton vessel, sailing between Montreal and Sept Iles, was in the St. Marys current near Jacques Cartier Bridge when it drifted into the others. Crew members were believed safe as tugboats and rescue ships responded.
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Federal Express
St. Lawrence River
Sept Iles
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Harvey Firestone Falls in Havana Tragedy Report
Harvey Firestone is reported to have died in a fall in Havana. The incident is described in terse terms with few details beyond the location and outcome. Local authorities are referenced as handling the case.
Firestone Heir Dies After Fall From Havana Hilton
Harvey S. Firestone III or 30, heir to the Firestone rubber fortune, died Thursday night after leaping or falling from a 20th floor Havana Hilton room. He had been a wheelchair user since birth and his body landed on the hotel roof below. Police noted a prior suicide attempt two months earlier and said his nurse and cousin cared for him.
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Waste and staffing cuts shape Pentagon defense bill
The West Virginia House backed a $39,337,867,000 Armed Services bill to fund missiles planes subs satellites and modernization, attacking waste and bureaucratic excess. The measure trims military travel and civilian payrolls by 10 percent and halts procurement waste, while Mahon warns of bloated civilian and military staffs and McDowell decries a defense contractor patent handout.
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Zoning OKayed for Apartments on 50th Street
The City Planning and Zoning Commission approves three zone changes including R-3 apartment zoning along 50th Street facing avenues P and J. Proponent Homer Hall argues for R-3 to front the street, while officials caution semi commercial uses like clinics may not fit the area and suggest R-2 duplex zoning.
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Grain Storage Rates Cut Across Commodities
Secretary Ezra Benson announced a 19 percent cut in storage rates for grain under price support, effective July 1, saving taxpayers an estimated 85 to 100 million dollars yearly. Rates drop from about 16.5 to 13.5 cents per bushel, affecting wheat corn oats sorghums barley rye soybeans and flax seed. The change ends negotiations with warehousemen who rejected a uniform contract, placing rates on a take it or leave it basis though storage remains voluntary.
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UPI
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Ezra Benson
Benson
Carpenter acquitted in vigilante case near Chelsea
A superior court jury found Frank W. Carpenter innocent of manslaughter and kidnapping in the so called vigilante episode linked to a Vermont farmer accused of mistreating a hired hand. The trial concluded Thursday night with the acquittal amid local unrest over the incident.
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UPI
Superior Court
Frank W. Carpenter
Vermont
Huge British crowd lines route for Princess Margaret wedding
Half a million onlookers gathered along the Westminster Abbey procession route hours before the 4:30 am ceremony to see Princess Margaret and Antony Armstrong-Jones. Scotland Yard described crowds as dense as ticket scalpers sold black market passes and vendors peddled peanuts and souvenirs. The couple remained unaware amid the public spectacle as accents mixed and the night wore on.
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Late race venom as Daniel, Cox clash in primary
Renewed attacks erupt in waning hours before the Democratic primary as Allan Shivers and Jack Cox blast Gov. Price Daniel and Atty. Gen. Will Wilson. Carr warns of new revelations in a bank charter case while deflecting vilification claims as campaigning intensifies.
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Jack Cox
Price Daniel
Waggoner Carr
Will Wilson
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iDaniel
Heavy area vote seen across South Plains in primary
Prospective turnout in the South Plains area predicted as Democratic primary voters head to the polls Saturday. Observers expect average to heavy balloting across 30 counties with sheriff races drawing most interest and legislative and other county races adding to the turnout.
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South Plains
Jack Cox
See Margaret Returns to Abbey After 500 Years
House members adjourned for a brief meeting before regrouping at the abbey altar where, for the first time in five centuries, a See Margaret was celebrated. The event marks a rare historic liturgical moment recorded on page 8.
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Margaret
Blood Pressure Joke in Comic Dictionary
A humorous quip in the Comic Dictionary section notes that blood pressure rises when watching a man be generous with the money he owes. The line reflects light editorial humor typical of section features.
Tornado Warnings Sweep North Texas and Dallas Area
Cold fronts trigger massive storms across the Panhandle and North Texas with tornado forecasts covering four states. Meacham Field Fort Worth reports 80 mph winds overturning two planes. Funnels sighted near Dallas County and over the Dallas–Fort Worth area cause warnings in Lewisville and Carrollton with no injuries reported.
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Avalanche-Journal
Panhandle
North Texas
U.S. Weather Bureau
Dallas
Fort Worth
Texas
Meacham Field
Carrollton
Weather Gusts Reach 53 MPH On South Plains
Winds that whipped the South Plains Thursday will ease today though gusts reached 53 mph at Lubbock around 3 pm. Thursday saw 30 to 35 mph steady winds with a sunny to partly cloudy outlook and a high near 70. Overnight lows near 40, with a warming trend expected into Saturday.
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South Plains
U.S
Lubbock
Weather Map Summary for Lubbock and Vicinity
Cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with warmer trend through Saturday. Low around 40 degrees this morning, high near 70. Northerly winds 15 to 20 mph.
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