Tornadoes Hit Florida Panhandle 2 Dead 200 Hurt
Roaring tornadoes struck 10 Florida panhandle cities injuring more than 200 and killing two. Many hurt at Tyndall Air Force Base and Fort Walton Beach. Damages exceed 7 million dollars. Governor Kirk sought federal aid as guards patrolled the wrecked region.
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Panama City
Fla
Florida Panhandle
Alabama
Florida
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fort Wal
Air Force
Rusk Takes Lead in Nuclear Treaty Talks at NATO
Secretary of State Dean Rusk arrived in Brussels for the NATO council meeting to press West German and Italian objections to the nuclear weapons control treaty. He seeks compromises linking IAEA inspections with Euratom while facing Moscow’s possible reaction. Meanwhile Fort Walton Beach and Tyndall evacuations follow a deadly tornado that destroyed dozens of homes, killing a child and injuring others.
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Brussels
Dean Rusk
Rusk
North Atlantic Council
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO Chiefs of Staff
United States
Soviet Union
West Germany
International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA
European Atomic Energy Community
Euratom
France
Romania
Moscow
Bonn
Johnson
Britain
Kirk
Bayou Wood
Fort Walton Beach
Cong Attack Smashed By Yank Guns
News recounts a week of major actions in South Vietnam with 1200 plus enemy dead and US losses. An assault on an American artillery post near Nhut Tan left 31 Americans wounded and one killed while Viet Cong casualties included many teenagers. A Phantom jet was shot down and two airmen rescued as troops captured prisoners including a major battalion commander and found heroin on corpses.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
James D. Denbrink
Palm Beach
Fla
Which Road to Travel New Draft Law Sparks Debate
Washington AP reports a new line in draft enforcement as the Justice Department backs speeding prosecutions of draft violators and establishes a coordinating unit. Hershey and Clark discuss shifting cases from boards to court, with delinquency prosecutions possibly accelerating induction for violators.
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Washington
Justice Department
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Atty
Ramsey Clark
U.S
Gasbuggy blast creates underground chamber for gas
In Farmington New Mexico scientists report the 20 000 to 30 000 ton TNT device detonated 4240 feet underground created a cavern 160 feet in diameter and 35 stories tall. Dr Robert H Thalgott says no radiation escaped and drilling into the chamber begins today. If feasible the process could double US natural gas reserves.
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Farmington
N.M
Robert H. Thalgott
Gasbuggy
Atomic Energy Commis
Harry Reynolds
San Juan Basin
Supreme Court to Rule on Freedom of Choice Desegregation
The Supreme Court agreed to decide if school desegregation by freedom of choice is constitutional. It will review a Richmond federal appellate ruling upholding a New Kent County Virginia plan. The NAACP Legal Defense Fund appeals, saying the plan failed to desegregate in practice.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Freedom of Choice
U.S. Circuit Court
Richmond
New Kent County
Virginia
Advancement of Colored People Legal Defense and Educatonal Fund
Democrats Welcome Jackie At $500 Plate Dinner
Mrs. John F. Kennedy appeared at a New York Democratic fundraiser at the Plaza Hotel the first political event since her husband’s assassination. Senators and governors attended, including Eugene J. McCarthy, Robert F. Kennedy, Edward Kennedy, and Stephen Smith as Kennedy relations noted her presence. Mrs Kennedy wore a black sequined minidress and received applause from about 500 guests while the host family introduced her as the evening’s guest of honor.
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New York
John F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
D-Minn
Johnson
McCarthy
Mrs. Kennedy
Plaza Hotel
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.y
Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Stephen Smith
Jean Kenne
Weather forecast for Miami Valley and Southwest Ohio
Cloudy skies with periods of light rain or drizzle tonight. Fog will spread overnight. Lows near 40 to 45 degrees. Yesterday’s high 51 and low 48. Weekend precipitation totaled 0.62 inches.
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Miami Valley
Ohio
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Hank Horsham
Joan Coker
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Ft. Walton Beach
Nhut Tan
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Selective Service System
Draft Board
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Sion
AEC
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Ann Landers
Tee
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