Rain Soaked Northeast Faces Prolonged Deluge
The Northeast endures heavy rain after five years of relative drought. Officials from the Delaware River Basin Commission and Weather Bureau note widespread impact on residents, agriculture, and daily life as forecasts remain unsettled. Local reactions range from flood worries to coping with indoor activities. A Parsippany systems manager blames nuclear testing for the unusual weather patterns.
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Delaware River Basin Commission
New York
Pennsylvania
Delaware
New Jersey
Joan Bednarik
Astoria
N.Y
Agriculture Department
Weather Bureau
Albany
Parsippany
N.J
Joseph A. Haviland
Air Force
Life saved by postage due letter on ship disaster
Gloria Collette in Pueblo recalls how a penny postage due on a letter from Miss Frye to her sailor boyfriend Mike Gradisar aboard the carrier Forrestal helped save his life when the ship was hit by explosions and fire last Saturday. Mike escaped after retrieving the letter just before a deadly blast struck his compartment.
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Marshalltown
Pueblo
Colo
Mike
Gloria
Bud Collette
Miss Frye
Mike Gradisar
Forrestal
Goria
Clifford E. Frye
Grand Junction
United States
Woman Survives Eleven Hour Lake Swim in Michigan
An Ohio woman, Ethel I. Hamister, 43, survived 11 hours in Houghton Lake after a companion’s boat sank. Harold Maxwell, 43, of East Lansing, is missing and feared drowned. Hamister was treated for exposure. Maxwell offered steering instructions before disappearing. Authorities continue search.
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Houghton Lake
Mich
Ohio
Michigan
Ethel I. Hamister
Elyria
Harold Maxwell
East Lansing
Hamister
Grayling Hospital
Democrats Endorse R S Locher In Cleveland Primary
The Democratic Party Committee endorsed May or Ralph S Locher for the October 3 primary against State Rep Carl B Stokes and former Lakewood Mayor Frank P Celeste. Seventeen voted for Stokes while about 150 backed Locher. Celeste’s backers blocked nomination claiming it was too early to decide.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party Committee
Ralph S. Locher
Carl B. Stokes
Lakewood
Frank P. Celeste
Stokes
Albert S. Porter
Cuyahoga County
Locher
Celeste
Ohio Cities On Listing Of Air Pollution
Nine Ohio cities are among 65 metro areas with severe air pollution per Dr. John T. Middleton of the Public Health Service. The affected cities are Cleveland Akron Cincinnati Canton Youngstown Warren Toledo Dayton and Columbus.
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Washington
Ohio
John T. Middleton
Public Health Service
National Center For Air Pollution Control
Cleveland
Akron
Cincinnati
Canton
Youngstown
Warren
Toledo
Dayton
Columbus
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Charles C. Otto
Otto
Indianapolis
Craig
Maggie
Edith Lederer
Flushing
Long Valley
Bobby Kennedy
Boston
Gloria Frye
Lucky Penny
Beau
Maxwell
Marshall County
R. S. Locher
Orion
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