Florida Tornado Toll Rises With Destruction Across Polk County
A series of tornadoes cut a 150 mile path from the Gulf to the Atlantic crashing through Gibsonton Lakeland and nearby towns. Ten people died including a Davenport woman and two infants, with over 300 injured and hundreds of homes damaged. Authorities seek federal disaster aid as hospitals report rising casualty figures.
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Lakeland
Fla
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Davenport
Flora Mae Bowen
Haydon Burns
Johnson
Red Cross
Gibsonia
Auburndale
Haines City
Winter Haven
Weather outlook with cold start and light snow flurries
Forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies and continued cool temperatures with occasional snow flurries. Tonight may drop near freezing with highs in the upper 40s tomorrow. yesterday's high reached 43 and overnight low 29.
Compromise May End Da Nang Civil War Threat
In Da Nang a compromise calms a potential civil conflict in the Vietnamese armed forces while Buddhist calls for a national assembly within three months prompt Saigon protests. Premier Ky returns to Saigon after talks, military moves keep troops at Da Nang base, and a night of curfew clashes erupts with tear gas and arrests.
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Saigon
da Nang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nguyen van Chuan
Chuan
1St Corps
Thich Tam Chau
Buddhist Institute
U.S
Chau
South Viet Nam
Floods Nearing All Time Crest In Red River This Spring
The Red River edged toward a crest near the century’s high mark as Minnesota and North Dakota flood fights held line with dikes, sandbags, and film. Gov Karl Rolvaag praised local leaders at East Grand Forks and Oslo Minn, where new defenses kept towns dry for the first time in years. A Fargo boy, Brad Remilong, 4, died after entering floodwaters. The river reached 45.56 feet at Grand Forks, matching the 1950 peak, with a 48 foot crest forecast within 36 hours, the highest since 1897.
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Grand Forks
N.D
Red River
North Dakota-Minnesota
Minnesota
Karl Rolvaag
Northwestern
East Grand Forks
Minn
Oslo
Rolvaag
Brad Remillong
Fargo
Crookston
Red Lake
Chorus Line On The Picket Line
A Broadway chorus line of 26 showgirls goes on strike at the Latin Quarter over wages hours and working conditions. Nelson Eddy and 14 cast members join the picket, after the club refused to sign last November's contract, with patrons facing 50 percent dinner reductions.
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New York
Latin Quarter
Nelson Eddy
Dick Jones
American Guild of Variety Artists
Jones
Ohio Legislature Seeks Live TV Coverage
Ohio lawmakers consider televising sessions with an estimated 100000 for lights cables and equipment. The legislative facilities committee backed live radio TV coverage and new desks to improve chamber efficiency while deeming cost a concern from Rep Bernice MacKenzie.
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The
Ohio Legislature
Columbus, Ohio
Milady
Bentz
Ohio
Hugh DeMoss
AVCO
WLWC
Columbus
DeMoss
Bernice K. MacKenzie
D-Stark
Stark County
Robert E. Levitt
House
Virtus J. Kruse
D-Fayette
Bombers Target North Viet Nam Rail Lines Near Hanoi
US fighter bombers hit North Viet Nam rail lines to Red China with emphasis on a bridge 25 miles northeast of Hanoi. Air Force and Navy missions totaled 65 as strikes also hit the Phu Tho bridge and rail links, plus naval bases near Vinh.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Red China
Hanoi
Air Force
Navy
U.S
Air
Phu Tho
China
Red River
Enterprise
Hancock
Hay Yen
Phuoc Loi
Vinh
Primary Ballot Protest Heard By Supreme Court
William L. White of Mount Vernon challenged his GOP gubernatorial ballot eligibility in Ohio Supreme Court as Secretary of State Ted Brown rejected his petition. White, a 70 year old rabbit raiser and businessman, had 758 valid signatures from 1,436 filed. 1,000 needed. Proceedings followed hearings before masters commissioners.
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Columbus
Ohio
William L. White
Mount Vernon
Ohio Supreme Court Today
James A. Rhodes
White
Ted W. Brown
Brown
Robert N. Wistner
Secretary of State
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St. Petersburg-Clearwater
Tampa
Polk County
Orlando
Atlantic Ocean
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Polk City
Sherwood D. Smith
Lakeland General Hospital
Southwest Junior High School
Civil Defense
William Turner
Turner
North Lakeland
Ann Landers
Dr. Crane
Valley News
U. S
Chal
Chang Thi
Thi
Ently
Elias Loew
General Assembly
Carl Bentz
House of Representatives
Senate
Walter Bartlett
Avco Broadcasting Corp
Cincinnati
Supreme Court
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