Fracture Found in Silver Bridge Hanger Link
Dr. Robert Hechtman, contracted engineer, disclosed a fracture in a vital hanger connection of the Silver Bridge. He said the crack appeared recently at point U-13 below the critical eyebar joint C-13, near the re assembly site in Henderson, West Virginia.
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Charleston
W. Va
Johnson
Robert Hechtman
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads
Henderson
Hechtman
Ohio
Fifteen Miners Rescued From Flooded West Virginia Mine
Fifteen miners emerged from the Hominy Falls mine after five days trapped by floodwaters. Ten others are missing presumed dead. The rescued workers, exhausted and mud-streaked, were assessed by Dr. Lee B. Todd and sent home with families awaiting news.
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Hominy Falls
W.va
Elwood O'Dell
Lee B. Todd
Quinwood
Summersville
Richwood
Dr. Todd
Campaigners Meet Obstacles in Columbus Improves to Move
Nearly 400 marchers in Cincinnati led by Rev. A. D. King travel toward Washington for the Poor People's Campaign. In Columbus a plan to use United Appeal funds to aid the caravan faces backlash and cancellations as buses are funded for the Midwest route.
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Cincinnati
A. D. King
Washington
Louisville
Dayton
Columbus
Eugene Ruehlmann
Richard Krabach
Ruehlmann
Krabach
Ohio
Hamilton County
Republican Party
Council
Democratic
John Gilligan
Democrat
Charter
Charles Taft
Gordon Scherer
James Rhodes
United Appeal
William E. Knepper
United Appeal Organization
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Midwest
Pittsburgh
Akron
Youngstown
Chuckle about hard work over avoidance echoes wisdom
The saying favors steady effort over evasive ease, arguing that toil shapes character better than excuses. It frames diligence as a virtue and warns against the moral drift of shirking responsibility.
Poor People March Faces Stabbing and Housing Struggles
The Poor People Campaign continues toward Washington amid a stabbing incident in Boston and housing shortages in Georgia. Organizers plan Resurrection City near the Washington Monument with a 3 000 person limit and five week permit. SCLC head Ralph Abernathy pledges summer action to push for federal funds.
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Associated Press
New Mexico
Washington
Macon
Georgia
Savannah
Resurrection City
U.S.A
Uled
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Central City Park
SCLC
Atlanta
Hosa Williams
Joseph Mlot-Mroz
Arthur Frederick
Texas Storm Toll Rises With Six Dead Across State
Six people died in weather related crashes and floods as a six day storm battered Texas from the Panhandle to Houston area. Tornado sightings were reported from Dalhart to Tomball and Pasadena with hail ranging from baseballs to peas and widespread heavy rain. No injuries were reported despite roof and hangar damage in Abilene.
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Texas
Nonhandle
Dalhart
Abilene
Abilene Airport
Kermit
Odessa
Amarillo
Panhandle
Wet Weekend Forecast Hits Miami Valley
Rain moved into the southwestern Ohio area and will continue through tomorrow as a low center tracks up the Ohio Valley. Cooler air follows by tomorrow night with temperatures around 50 tonight and near 70 Sunday.
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Miami
Weather Bureau
Ohio Valley
Ohio
Strategist Vasily Sokolovsky Dies at 70 in Moscow
Moscow reports the death of Marshal Vasily D. Sokolovsky aged 70. A key Soviet military strategist who planned the Berlin operation in World War II, he served as first deputy defense minister and chief of the general staff after the war.
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Moscow
Vasily D. Sokolovsky
Berlin
Battle Update Reports Heavy Viet Cong Losses Near Saigon Dong Ha
U S forces claim 442 North Vietnamese troops killed in five battles below the DMZ in 24 hours. In Saigon area fighting, 50 Viet Cong soldiers reported killed while enemy holds fringe positions near the capital. American casualties stood at 24 killed and 54 wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
Dong Ha
Army
Demilitarized Zone
Gio Linh
199Th Light Brigade
Negotiators Agree on Procedures For Vietnam Talks
American and North Vietnamese negotiators reached a procedural agreement for Monday's opening talks in Paris. The session produced a very good atmosphere with language rules set to English and Vietnamese for daily work and French for documents. Both sides pledged limited public comment as discussions proceed.
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Paris
Vietnam
Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Lau
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