Rains and Tornadoes Lash Texas Causing Floods and Deaths
Severe weekend storms drenched Texas with up to 18 inches of rain causing flash floods and tornadoes. Two women are believed drowned, four others dead in weather related accidents, and hundreds of homes flooded as landscapes, churches, and farms sustain heavy damage across Dallas Fort Worth area.
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Texas
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Leander
Bertha Gouger
Ingram
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Bryan Gouger
Farmersville
New Mesquite
Terrell
Everman
Tidewell
Pecan Gap
Dallas-Fort Worth
Rain Relief Expected as Oklahoma Sees End to Flood Rains
Weather weary Oklahomans await relief after six days of disastrous rains. Torn eastern and central sections may see light rain with clearing by night. Civil Defense Director Tom Brett estimates flood waters from autumn rains caused millions in property damage and said relief would come soon.
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Tulsa
Okla
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma Civil Defense
Tom Brett
Minnie the elephant aids flood rescue at Mohawk Zoo
In Tulsa city floodwaters, Minnie the elephant at Mohawk Zoo assisted by pulling a stalled vehicle to safety before collapsing and dying returned to higher ground. Trainer Robert McDonald guided her to move as waters rose and Minnie died after the effort.
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Tulsa
Okla
Minnie
Mohawk Zoo
Robert McDonald
Floods prompt disaster declaration request in Oklahoma
Gov. J Howard Ed mondson urged to declare a major state disaster as floods force 6,000 people from homes in Oklahoma City and threaten Guthrie. About 729 structures damaged while sandbag levees shield the Arkansas River, which crested over flood stage and officials warn of more rain.
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Red Cross
Oklahoma City
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Arkansas River
Guthrie Flood Toll Rises as 250 Homeless Remain
In Guthrie more than 250 families are homeless as Cottonwood Creek rises. National Guard troops patrol the area. Five lives lost in the bad weather with four auto crash deaths and one light plane crash. Evacuations proceed without panic amid mounting human misery.
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Guthrie
Cottonwood Creek
National Guard
Union Leaders Vote To Hold Line In Five Day Strike
Top union heads from East and Gulf Coast ports vote unanimously to sustain a five day strike against shipping interests, signaling unified action across major harbor regions.
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New York
East
Gulf Coast
Steel strike talks fail as wage policy group rejects proposal
Pittsburgh AP reports the United Steelworkers Wage Policy Committee called the nationwide steel strike ending proposal completely unsatisfactory. The rejection by the committee maintains tension in the 83 day dispute across the industry.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Daily chuckle notes kitchen chaos and dirt taste test
A playful observation about a mother sterilizing a bottle in the kitchen while baby brother samples dirt from a flower pot in the living room. The scene highlights a humorous clash of chores and curiosity in a family home.
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Baby Brother
Angry Japanese Mob Brawls With Airmen In Tachikawa
In Tachikawa near the Air Base five U S airmen and Japanese locals clashed in a bloody brawl Sunday. Airman Robert L Greene 22 of Howertons Va was cut by a beer tile and required fifteen stitches. One airman used a stick to push through the angry crowd. Police detained four Japanese for assault as the Air Force imposed an off limits ban on two streets near the night club district. The Air Force will not punish the airmen.
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Tokyo
Tachikawa
Air Force
Tachikawa Air Base
America
Japan
Robert L. Greene
Howertons
Steelworkers Wage Policy Meet Signals Prolonged Strike
The USW Wage Policy Committee opened a crucial session amid 83 days of strike. President McDonald received a standing ovation as executives pondered a rejected industry offer averaging about 10 to 16 cents an hour over two years. Calls for a Taft Hartley cooling off may rise.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
Eisenhower
Government plans quick Taft-Hartley action to end strike
Washington reports indicate government attorneys are crafting steps to curb a costly strike. The plan starts with a presidential emergency declaration and appointing a fact finding panel, followed by a federal court injunction if the panel finds an emergency. Industry sources note these steps are under consideration.
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Washington
Soviet Lunar Rocket Orbits Moon Tuesday
The Soviet unmanned space laboratory nears the moon for its closest approach and will publish photos of the hidden lunar face. Tass reports the craft will pass within about 4,350 miles of the moon around 5 p.m. to 9 a.m. EST Tuesday.
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Moscow
Soviet Space Laboratory
Tass
Earth
Indian Ocean
Soviet Moon Probe Plans Draw Power From Sun
Soviet physicist Lev Ponayeton of Leningrad says data from the unseen side of the moon will reveal its shape and mass distribution aiding manned flights. Felix Zigel predicts limited lunar study now with deeper work later via an orbiting rocket. Prof. Harrie Massey notes the Soviet plan to study radiation belts and charged particles in space.
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Moscow
Lev Ponayeton
Leningrad
Felix Zigel
Moscow Radio
Moon
Harrie S. Massey
British
National Committee For Space Research
Outer Space
Space conquest period foretold for moon flight plan
Astronomer says the era of planned conquest of space has begun with a realization of a mission to the moon and the neighboring planet. The remark signals a bold push into lunar exploration and adjacent planetary targets.
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Astrono
Soviet Scientist Denies Space Base Plans
In Pravda Z K Fedorov of the Soviet Academy of Sciences says the USSR has no plans to build military bases in space and that Soviet scientists study outer space for peaceful aims.
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London
Soviet Union
Pravda
Z. K. Fedorov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Soviet Moon Rocket Acknowledged By Space Officials
Nikolai Barbashev of the Soviet Academy of Sciences' Planetary Committee and Alexander Annofi, a French expert, tout the rocket’s launch capability. Officials announced the third space rocket’s apparatus would run for two hours and its station would stay aloft far from Earth, with data continuously transmitted from the onboard instruments.
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Mer Nikolai Barbashev
Soviet Academy of Sciences Planetary Committee
Alexander Annofi
Y. K. Fedorov
Soviet Academy of Sciences
Earth
One Man Helicopter Demonstrated At Pine Needles
Igor Benson showcased the Little Zipster one man helicopter in Pinehurst North Carolina over the weekend. The 450 pound kit costs 2000 dollars with a 60 horsepower engine reaching 60 mph and uses automobile fuel to suit suburban living. Ready made models are priced around 6995 dollars.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Pine Needles Gold Course
Igor Benson
Benson Aircraft Corp
Little Joe booster rocket powers test launch
A Little Joe booster rocket lifted a dummy space capsule to 40 miles over the Atlantic from Wallops Island Virginia and was intentionally destroyed 20 minutes after launch. NASA declared the test successful as part of preparations for manned spaceflight.
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Atlantic Ocean
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Wallop's Island
Navy and Air Force plan 5000 manpower cuts next year
The Navy and Air Force plan voluntary manpower cutbacks of about 5,000 each next year to free funds for missiles and equipment. The move aims to strengthen investment in high-technology systems including a one ton payload and a 16 foot escape rocket designed to pull the capsule above the main rocket if a launch fails, then deploy parachutes to return the capsule safely to earth.
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Washington
Navy
Air Force
Heat expected to persist in Miami Valley through Tuesday
The Miami Valley remains hot as a strong southerly flow brings summerlike warmth. Highs reach 93 today with partly cloudy skies, followed by 66 at night and chances of showers. Tuesday cools to 85 with a few showers possible. Middletown reports a high of 89 yesterday and a low of 65 this morning. rainfall Saturday totaled .22 inches.
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Miami Valley
Middletown
Rocket's Orbit Said Best Yet
NASA expert Dr. Homer Newell Jr. discusses a Soviet satellite approaching a lunar far side maneuver and a very elongated Earth orbit. He notes potential instruments to study space radiation magnetic fields cosmic dust and radio wave behavior while outlining possible orbital distances from about 1 240 to 240 000 miles.
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Homer Newell Jr
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Newell
Scientist questions Soviet space terms on interplanetary device
Cambridge Massachusetts AP Dr Fred L Whipple director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory questions the Soviet use of interplanetary station to describe their latest space vehicle He suspects the term is a ploy to imply a space station or advanced capabilities not yet present He believes the Soviets launched a moon orbiting rocket rather than a true space station.
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Manila
U. S
Neil H. McElroy
United States
McElroy
Cambridge, Mass
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Whipple
Satellite chatter hints at Moon side photos from space
VI the Paddle Wheel satellite continues to transmit from an orbit between 157 and 26 400 miles above earth. Newell implies Soviet equipment for lunar surface photography could also photograph the far side of the moon.
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Washington
Moon
Earth
Newell
Family Tragedy In College Park A Father Kills Himself
AP report says Albert Wiles, 60, a retired carpenter and father of 10, shot his wife after an argument over breakfast and food, then killed himself with a shotgun on a sofa at his College Park home. The wife, 47, was grazed on the forehead. a 14 year old girl and two older sons were involved. Neighbors called for help after the shootings and the suicide occurred minutes later.
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W. K. Perry
Albert Wiles
College Park
Wiles
Perry
Eugene
Wendell
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