Creeks Overflow In Central Iowa
The Associated Press reports widespread flooding across central Iowa after torrential weekend rains and tornadoes. Four Mile Creek rose five feet in Des Moines area, with many homes evacuated by boat. spillover also hit Jefferson, Ottumwa, Oskaloosa, Sigourney, Redfield, Van Meter, and Marshalltown as rivers and streams rose beyond flood stages. Forecasts warned continued risk if further rain materialized.
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Des Moines
Four Mile Creek
Associated Press
Iowa
Jefferson
Raccoon River
Raccoon
Redfield
van Meter
Ottumsa
Oskaloosa
Sigourney
Iowa River
Marshall ‘Town
Weather Bureau
Ottumwa
Central Counties
Flooding Hits Kansas City Area After Heavy Rains
Rains up to five inches in eastern Kansas and western Missouri cause record runoff. Tents flood in low areas and cars stall in deep water. Officials warn Blue River Valley residents to evacuate as a 12 foot crest is forecast. Trailer courts 450 units cleared, Turkey Creek threatens Merriam, Rock Creek surges by Mission center. A Kansas City couple rescued from a tree after their car washed away.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Blue River Valley
U.S. 50
Heart of America
Turkey Creek
Merriam Business
Rock Creek
Mission Shopping Center
Antioch Road
Indian Creek Bridge
Bob O'Connell
Edelgard
Shawnee Mission Hospital
Court Reverses Conviction In Contempt Case
Washington AP A Supreme Court ruling reverses the 1955 contempt of Congress conviction of Joe T. Gojack, former union officer, for not answering questions before the House Un American Activities Committee. The unanimous decision by Justice Abe Fortas overturns a DC Circuit Court ruling, marking his second appeal in such a case.
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Washington
Abe Fortas
U.S. Circuit Court For
District of Columbia
Supreme Court
Joe T. Gojack
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America
Hong Kong Storm Toll Grows Amid Landslides
AP reports 189 feared dead after torrential rains trigger mud and rock slides across Hong Kong. Rescue crews recovered 51 bodies from debris, with 22 missing and 16 more buried and presumed dead as a massive search operation continues.
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Hong Kong
Delay Refused In Ruby Sanity Trial in Dallas
Dist. Judge Louis Holland prepared to impanel a sanity trial jury today for Jack Ruby over defense objections. Judge Holland overruled defense motions for a delay. Postpone Contempt Case of Klansman Shelton Delayed until Sept. 12 by order of Chief Justice McGuire after counsel said trial would take one to two weeks.
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Dallas, Tex
Louis Holland
Jack Ruby
Ruby
Holland
Washington
Robert M. Shelton
Matthew McGuire
U.S. District Court
Shelton
Lester V. Chalmers Jr
Tragic Bombay Train Collision Leaves Dozens Dead
Mumbai crash on the early rush hour near Matunga station injured many and halted central railway service. At least 52 bodies counted and over 106 injured as two suburban trains collided, trapping hundreds of passengers including vendors and schoolchildren. Emergency crews rushed doctors and police to the scene.
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Bombay
Ndia
India
Matungz Station
Victoria Station
Victoria
Thana Junction
Central Terminal
Central Railway
Madras
Calcutta
New Delhi
Sion
Indian Navy
Shore
Matunga
Victoria Terminus
Plantations Visited for Voter Registration by Marchers
Negro workers on Mississippi cotton plantations are visited by march teams to push registration, facing expected opposition. The main body aims to stretch 20 miles to Grenada by nightfall with Dr. King predicting a Jackson target by June 26 as voters rally in the Selma era memory.
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Enid, Miss
Charles Horwitz
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
U.S. 51
Grevneda
Grenada
Enid
Oakland
Martin Luther King Jr
Jackson
Alabama
Selma
Montgomery
King
Marks
1500 Battle Flames in Western National Forest
In Santa Barbara California fifteen hundred firefighters battled a 20000 acre brush and pine fire threatening the Los Padres National Forest condors. The hand to hand effort involved steep canyons east wind and eight retardant dropping aircraft. Two airmen were killed and two injured in a Cedar Rapids plane crash discovered near the blaze.
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Western National Forest
Santa Barbara
Calif
California
Los Padres National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
Ray Dalton
Arizona
New Mexico
Inferno
Forest Service
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Slayings Prompt Wisconsin Search By Dogs Onalaska Case
Sheriff deputies and volunteers using bloodhounds hunted along the Black River for a 22 year old youth connected to the slaying of 16 year old Jane Lynn Jewell in Onalaska Wisconsin. The probe centered on French Island across the river from Onalaska with activity extending into Minnesota. The decapitated body was found in the bedroom of her mother Margaret Jewels apartment by her 10 year old brother Richard at about 9 p.m.
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Onalaska
Wis
Black River
Wisconsin
French Island
LaCrosse
Minnesota
Janelynn Jewell
Margaret Jewel
Richard
Weather outlook shows cooler tonight and mild Tuesday
Partly cloudy and cooler with scattered light showers tonight, lows in the middle to upper 50s. Tuesday remains mild with highs in the mid 70s. Weekend rainfall expected around 1.62 inches. river stage at 8.8 feet. Highs Sunday around 76 and a low near 83. Noon reading today about 75.
Firefights Grip North Side Chicago as Riot Flare Over Shooting
In a Puerto Rican neighborhood a police shooting sparked a 1000 plus mob clash. Rioters toppled and burned a police car, damaged another, and hurled rocks and debris while officers fired back. At least two injured and more than 30 jailed by midnight amid looting and sporadic gunfire.
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Chicago
Family Frowns On Pastor’s Activity MORAVIA AP
The Rev Elton Coleman a Mississippi native and First Methodist Church minister in Moravia says his family disowned him for joining a civil rights march He voiced being regarded as a turncoat. The article notes the Meredith march anniversary and Medgar Evers death with surrounding tension and Klan activity in the area.
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Moravia
Mississippi
Elton Coleman
First Methodist Church
Nemé
Armstead Phipps
Meredith
Medgar W. Evers
Evers
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Jackson
New Clash Develops At Saigon
Buddhist protests returned to Saigon as riot police surrounded the U S Embassy and central market. Monks and nuns led crowds toward Gia Long Palace where police charged, arresting scores and detaining youths for possible induction. Police removed Buddhist family altars in scattered districts.
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Gia Long Palace
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Gao Ky
Chicago Squad Car Burned After Crowd Breaks Up
A squad car in Chicago’s near North Side was overturned and burned by a unruly crowd at Division and Damen after a shooting in a Latin American neighborhood. Police attempted to break up a gang fight as the scene unfolded Sunday night. Photo credited to Mal Larsen of the Chicago Sun-Times.
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Cruz Arcelis
Division and
Damen Avenue
Chicago
Northwatt
Divorder
After & Man
Mal Larsen
Chicago Sun-Times
AP Photelax
SuseTimes
Supreme Court rules on confessions and right to counsel
The Supreme Court held police cannot question a suspect who is alone or who clearly indicates a wish to consult an attorney. Chief Justice Warren said admissible statements require voluntary, knowing, intelligent waiver of rights. Dissenters included Justices Harlan Stewart White. Clark dissented in three cases.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Earl Warren
John M. Harlan
Potter Stewart
Byron R. White
Tom C. Clark
Warren
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Howard B. Ortery
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Here
Ortery
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Lansing
McGregor
Keokuk
Cials
Pomery
Cedar Rapids
David P. Janey
Betty Janey
North Side
Ando
Thomas Munyon
Evergreen Ave
Damen Ave
Saigon
Viet Nam
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