Snowstorm Aims To End Midwest Dry Spell
A massive snowstorm moving from the Rockies toward the Great Lakes could end long droughts in the Midwest and Great Plains, with up to a foot of snow in mountain passes and rain in the northern Midwest. The storm lifts fire worries, but officials warn no relief is in sight for parts of Pennsylvania New Jersey and West Virginia as drought deepens. Foresters report numerous fires and the USGS notes critical water shortages from New England to California.
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United Press International
Rockies
Midwest
Great Plains
Upper
New England
Weather Bureau
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
West Virginia
Arizona
Montana
New Mexico
Kansas City
Great Lakes
U.S. Geological Survey
Washington
California
Norwalk Oil Well Nearing First Producing Status
Oil saturated rock 1,104 feet beneath John Fisher field may yield Huron County's first producing well in ten days. D. J. Oil Co. president Doug Johnson cites Niagara formation oil saturation and 15 percent porosity at Fisher site, with completion steps to follow and plans for further drilling if needed.
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John Fisher
Huron County
Doug Johnson
D. J. Oil Co
Johnson
Niagara
Fisher
Lake Erie
Fisher Well
Jud Noble
Quality Wells Survey, Inc
Fisher Site
Route 61
Norwalk
Soviet Publication Denounces China's Nuclear Test
Problems of Peace and Socialism accuses China of polluting the atmosphere with its October 16 nuclear test and warns it could fuel a wider arms race. In Washington, bargain talks began in Chicago to avert a nationwide railroad strike, with mediators set to meet Friday. Six unions threaten a walkout if demands aren’t met.
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Moscow
UPD
Soviet Bloc
Washington
Chicago
Weather relief seen for drought areas in Midwest plains
The U.S. Weather Bureau released a long range forecast through mid December predicting above normal precipitation east of the Continental Divide. Near normal rainfall is expected for the Northern Plains and Atlantic Coast states, offering some relief to drought affected regions.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Weather Bureau
Middle West
Central Plains
Continental Divide
Northern Plains
Atlantic Coast States
Williams Killed in Wild West Leap on Hallelujah Trail Set
Bill Williams, a stunt man and actor, died near Gallup New Mexico after a wagon leap failed during filming of Hallelujah Trail. The accident occurred as Williams plunged off a cliff while spectators watched. his wife Catherine was among the onlookers.
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Gallup
N.M
UPD
Bill Williams
Williams
Catherine
New Mexico
Weather Outlook and Local Births and Deaths
Weather sunny and warmer today with high 60 to 64 degrees. Clear and not so cool tonight with low 39 to 43. Sunday sun in forenoon then partial clouds and slight warmth. Births announce a son to Mr and Mrs Robert Murdock Wakeman and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Roger EF Wilson 236 Whittlesey Tiffin Mercy. Death notes Walter A Scheid 79 Monroeville.
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Robert Murdock
Wakeman
Roger EF. Wilson
Whittlesey
Tiffin Mercy
Syria says ready to teach Israel a severe lesson after border clash
War rhetoric followed an exchange at the Syria Israel border. Syrian army claimed to crush aggression as Israeli air and artillery strikes hit border positions near Tel Azeizat and El Hamra. Syrian officials reported seven killed and 24 wounded, while Israel said three Israelis were killed and nine wounded. Ambulances and helicopters were reported at the scene.
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Damascus
Syria
UPI
Radio Damascus
Israel
Al-Thawr
Cairo
Tel Azeizat
el Hamra
U.S
New London man shoots two in car in Route 162 area
A New London man shot his wife Rose Marie Gelley and Frank Knott as they sat in a car on Route 162 east. Gelley denied the motive while Randall Carter Gelley was held in Lorain County Jail as deputies investigate assault with a deadly weapon. The victims were in fair condition at Southern Lorain County Hospital.
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New London
Route 162
Rose Marie Gelley
Frank Knott
Wakeman
Southern Lorain County Hospital
Randall Carter Gelley
Lorain County
Gelley
Knott
Immigrant family tragedy leaves one survivor in California crash
In Mountain View California a 15 year old girl Carmen Czorny is the sole survivor after a Bayshore Freeway collision that killed her parents Karl and Stephanie Czerny and three sisters Irene aged seven Susan one and a half and Rita who died previously at age twelve. Edward Brown a 62 year old from Richmond was driving the other car and died. Carmen remains hospitalized with serious head injuries but is expected to recover. The Czorny family had fled East Germany after World War II and settled in California beginning in 1956.
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Mountain View
Calif
UPI
Carmen Czorny
East Germany
Carmen
Bayshore
Karl
Stephanie
Steinheim
Germany
Czerny
America
San Francisco
Rita
Stockton
Kaiser
Czorny
Susan
Irene Czerny
Brown
el Camino Hospital
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Seadragon
Las Vegas
Nev
Howard W. Cannon
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Walter A. Scheid
Monroeville
Tal Alkadi
Makhila
Abbassieh
Dan Daphna
Sheriashof
Hagasherin
Alkadi
Ebanon
Dan
Shen-Yashuv
New Londonite
Lyndon
Lyndon B. Johnson
LBJ
Edward Brown
Richmond
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