Stormy Weather Brings Tornadoes Floods Across Midcontinent
Stormy weather Saturday unleashed tornadoes and floods across the midcontinent with frost forecast for parts of the North. Tornado alerts covered Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Tennessee and Mississippi while floods swelled Texas and Oklahoma as six weeks of storms persisted. Canadian air chilled the Midwest with frost expected in northern Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota and Michigan. Texarkana saw a twister unroofing barns and downing trees with no injuries reported. another twister near Kenedy brushed ground. Creeks overflowed near Plainview and western Texas towns while Lake Texoma rose to a record crest releasing vast flood flows from Denison Dam into the Red River.
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Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tennessee
Mississippi
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Michigan
Weather Bureau
Texarkana
Ark
Kenedy
Matador
Roaring Springs
Plainview
Corpus Christi
Texas Gulf Region
Childress
Texas Panhandle
Lubbock
Abilene
Amarillo
Dalhart
Texoma
Texas-Oklahoma
Denison
Tex
U. S
Red River
Steelmen Pay Raise Drive Set
Canton's 12th annual District 27 United Steelworkers conference passes a measure urging a 15 percent rise in supplemental benefits to 75 percent of take-home pay and a two year payout. Delegates from 41,000 members seek five day weeks with double time on weekends, union shop, shorter work week without pay cuts, better vacation plans, and stronger protection for older workers. Contracts with larger firms won’t expire this year. few small-firm pacts will be negotiated this summer.
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United Steelworkers of America
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International Wage Policy Committee
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Man shoots three on New Jersey street
Newark police identify Fred Otis Walker a 43 year old construction worker and father of 10 as the shooter on a tenement lined street. He used two 12 gauge shotguns firing 12 to 15 shells wounding three bystanders including a man in a car and two in a tavern. Walker fled as patrolmen closed in. His wife said he brooded over a two day argument.
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N.J.P
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Anna Mae Walker
Massacres Deplored By French
Paris reacts after two bloody massacres in North Africa leave 338 Muslims dead. Algerian nationalists kill Muslims. French papers condemn the violence and urge action. Melouza killings claim 302 lives. Saida and Orleansville add 64 deaths with brutal machete and axe attacks. President Coty calls for rejection of terrorism.
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le Monde
Algeria
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Rene Coty
Melouza
Algiers
Saida
Orleansville
U S disarmament plan set by John M Hightower
U S disarmament proposals, prepared with Britain France and Canada, aim for a North Pole aerial inspection zone, reduced armed forces, and initial steps on hydrogen bomb control. Harold E Stassen will present the plan to Soviet negotiator Vasslean Zorin in London as part of a five power UN disarmament subcommittee meeting.
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Russia
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Stassen
Siberia
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Dulles
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Vaslesian Zorin
London
United Nations Disarmament Subcommittee
Job Would Drive Man To Drink
CHICAGO Traffic Court Judge Henry C. Ferguson ruled Friday that drunken driving can be caused by inhaling fumes from a brewery job as well as by drinking. Andrew Mulligan, 57, a brewery worker, argued he was under the influence after eight hours cleaning vats. The judge imposed a $100 fine, suspended it, and recommended Mulligan seek a restricted license allowing driving only when not under the job’s breathing effects.
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Henry C. Ferguson
Andrew Mulligan
Mulligan
Frank McCarthy
Ferguson
Body Found Of Cincinnati Detective In River Tragedy
The body of Cincinnati Detective James Gilday, age 40, was recovered from the Ohio River near North Bend on Saturday. He drowned after falling from a fishing trip with about a dozen officers last Wednesday between two barges, and he could not swim.
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Angry Dave Beck Opposes McClellan Right To Work Amendment
Washington AP reports Dave Beck, Teamsters president, claims Sen McClellan introduces a right to work rider to a civil rights bill to cripple unions. Beck faces a Rackets Committee probe over $320000 in union funds and invoked the Fifth Amendment over 200 times. He won’t seek re election at September convention amid expected pro labor resistance.
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Teamsters’ Union
Sen. McClellan
D-Ark
McClellan
Beck
Senate
Teamsters’ Magazine
The
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Abor
Organized Labor
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Beagle Leads Rescuers to Lost Twin Boys in Washington
A beagle named Bud alerted searchers and guided them to 21 month old twins Kerry and Kevin Yanasak after 17 hours missing in rugged Cascade foothills near Orting 35 miles southeast of Seattle. About 400 civilians and soldiers from Ft. Lewis scoured the area Friday night into Saturday. another 600 troops were en route when the boys were found. The twins, scratched and frightened, were resting on ferns and brush and appeared unharmed besides minor scratches. their father Edward Yanasak praised Bud’s keen nose for bringing them to safety.
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Washington
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Oating
Wash
Cascade Foothills
Bayh
Edward Yanasak
Kerry
Kevin
Ft. Lewis
Seattle
Jap Mobs Riot Over Bomb Tests
Leftist Japanese students marched on the British Embassy in Tokyo to protest Britain's second H-bomb test in the South Pacific. Police kept order as about 4100 participants clashed with authorities after eight hours of demonstrations. A mass rally was planned for Monday.
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Britain
South Pacific
Imperial Palace
Zengakuren
Japan Couninil
Soviet Union
Just Made Things Worse Mother Admits Arson Failed
Nancy Joyce Stoner a 20 year old mother of two appeared in Superior Court on an arson charge and admitted the act was a failed rebellion. She set fire to piles of dirty laundry and diapers in her Norwalk home causing about 3000 dollars in damage. She told reporters she quit high school to marry at 16 and that loneliness and her husband’s long hours contributed to her actions.
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Betty Oden
Pomona
Los Angeles
Superior Court
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Norwalk
Gene
Debra
Dianna
Jordan Bans Egyptian Press Over Criticism
Amman on Saturday banned all Egyptian newspapers and magazines until further notice. The order cites continued Egyptian criticism of Jordan's actions during recent events and targets publications across the country.
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Jordan
Cuban Army On Trail Of Rebels In Eastern Cuba
In Havana, authorities report a large army operation against rebels led by on Castro in the Sierra Maestra area. Nine rebels killed in a mountain battle. four wounded. Government forces, including army, navy, and air force, pursue the insurgents after seizing arms and documents. Rural families are being moved to avoid fighting zones.
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