Kansas Cities Flooded by Torrential Rain and Dike Breaks
Heavy rains swept across Kansas and the Midwest causing widespread flooding. In Augusta the Walnut River breached a dike threatening the power plant, with 70 teenage volunteers aiding repairs as National Guardsmen evacuated Eldorado and around 500 to 700 residents. Several deaths were reported in storm related incidents as Missouri and Iowa faced alerts for tornadoes and hail.
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Kansas Cities
Midwest
Augusta
Kan
Wichita
Walnut River
National Guard
Eldorado
Walnut
Kansas
Missouri
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Rosemount
Lakeville
Minn
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
South Dakota
Weather Bureau
Lee Bennett
Marble Bathrooms Become Suburban Status Symbols
A fragmented note shows marble bathrooms rising as a status symbol in suburbs, signaling a shift toward luxury fittings in residential design and home value perceptions.
Weather forecast for Monroe and region
Partly cloudy today and Monday with afternoon thundershowers affecting about 40 percent of the area. Highs near 86 to 92, with Lows 66 to 72. Southerly winds 5 to 15 mph. Other regions report similar warmth with scattered showers and thundershowers, highs 88 to 94, lows 64 to 74, and variable winds.
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Monroe
Louisiana Delta
Louisiana
Arkansas
Tennessee
Mississippi
Mississipp
Hippopotamus Abandoned as Circus Leaves Indiana Pa
In Indiana Pennsylvania the Sells and Gray Circus closed its tents and moved to Wimber, leaving a 6,833 pound hippo behind in a trailer truck. The hippo was located unattended, clearly marked on the outside.
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Indiana
Sells & Gray Circus
Pennsylvania
Wimber
Weather Outlook: Showers From Gulf to Upper Lakes
A broad area from the Gulf coast to the upper lakes and Mississippi valley will see showers and thundershowers today with occasional rain in the mid Mississippi valley and showers in the northern Rockies. It will be warmer.
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Gulf Coast
Upper Lakes
Mississippi Valley
mid-Mississippi Valley
Rockies
River Flood Stages Change in 24 Hours
River authorities report a 24 hour change in flood stages along River Street with rising water levels and updated forecasts for nearby communities. Officials warn of potential inundation and urge residents to monitor gauges and heed warnings.
Air raids in North Viet Nam yield uncertain gains
Saigon reports four months of U.S. strikes since February seven with scores of bridges and targets damaged. Observers note no Western press access and limited firsthand data. Officials frame raids as psychological warfare to pressure Hanoi and allies, while ground fighting in South Viet Nam continues in sporadic bursts.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Slipping Ground Tears West Coast Homes and Motel
A bluff collapse near Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles accelerated, ripping apart an apartment complex on Los Liones Drive and threatening a 36 unit motel below. Police report cracks six to eighteen inches wide with at least sixty families evacuated from the motel and surrounding homes. Gas, electricity and water service were cut to affected properties as workers prevent further slide.
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Los Angeles
Pacific Coast Highway
L. C. Allomong
Allomong
Los Liones Drive
Ramblin' Richard Graham Inducted Into Alpha Omega Alpha
Ramblin Richard R Graham of West Monroe is among 21 outstanding LSU School of Medicine students in New Orleans inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha the national honorary medical fraternity. Graham a junior at the school, joins chapter members chosen for scholarship leadership and honesty.
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Richard R. Graham
West Monroe
L. S. U. School of Medicine
New Orleans
Alpha Omega Alpha
Graham
L. S. U. Chapter
Japanese Fishers Detained By U S Coast Guard
A Japanese salmon fishing vessel Wakashio Maru No 8 was stopped about 16 miles east of the closed-water line under a 1953 treaty and ordered to Adak in the Aleutians aboard the Wachusett. About two tons of salmon nets remained on board as the crew await disposition.
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Juneau
Alaska
Japan
Coast Guard
Adak
Aleutian Islands
17Th District Coast Guard
Washington
Wachusett
District Coast Guard
George Synon
Coast Guard District
Synon
Alaskan
Naval Station
Door Still Open To Asian Peace, Secretary Says
Secretary of State Dean Rusk reiterated President Johnson’s offer of unconditional talks on Viet Nam while warning the United States will not yield to aggression. He said the doors are open for a peaceful settlement but aggression cannot succeed.
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Washington
Dean Rusk
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
Rusk
Congress of the International Publishers Association
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