Kansas lake disaster toll rises to fourteen lives lost
At Lake Pomona in Ottawa Kansas the death toll from a sudden tornado on a pleasure boat climbed to 14 with six bodies recovered Sunday. A 9 year old girl remains missing as drag operations resume to salvage her body. The Whippoorwill Showboat carried 59 passengers when a slim funnel formed above the 25 foot deep water. Rescue crews from multiple states aided the search while weather officials acknowledged a late tornado warning.
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Business leaders urge shelving HumpreyHawkins bill for year
Washington businessmen at a luncheon urged Congress to postpone the Humphrey Hawkins full employment bill this year and pursue a targeted national effort to cut youth unemployment, especially among Black teens. They back a joint job and training program with government, business, labor and communities aimed at about 700,000 hard core unemployed youths.
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Daily News Ends Four Day Strike With Back-To-Work Edition
New York Daily News resumed publication after a four day reporters strike that shut the paper for two days. The 1340 member Newspaper Guild voted for a contract offering a $68 weekly raise over three years, signaling a potential pattern for other papers.
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