Twisters Strike Alabama Hitting Huntsville and Birmingham
A new wave of tornadoes struck Alabama injuring 30 and leaving 300 homeless amid six north state cities. Hangars at the Birmingham airport were damaged as planes were overturned. 200 Huntsville homes were damaged and looting occurred at night. Officials estimate millions in losses, with Redstone Arsenal reporting up to a million dollars in damage.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
Alabama
Steel City
Here
Weather Bureau
Legion Field
Huntsville
Decatur
Athens
North Alabama
Redstone Arsenal
Marshall Space Flight Center
Rohn
Aas
Oil Allowable Increased To 45 Percent In January
The Railroad Commission raised the statewide oil allowable to 45.7 percent of potential for January, yielding a maximum of 3,593,405 barrels daily. Bureau of Mines forecast demand held at 3,160,000 barrels daily, with eight of 14 major purchasers asking for more oil than December. Commission chair Langdon cited a five week stock decline, as Atlantic Richfield Gulf and Sun agencies filed for higher factors.
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Austin
Railroad Commission
Bureau of Mines
Texas
J. G. Moore
Sheil
Commission
Jim Langdon
Atlantic Richfield
Gulf
Sun
Gold Demand Slumps as Market Returns to Normal Levels
Gold demand in London fell back toward normal as the European rush waned. Hong Kong prices eased amid belief the U.S. would defend $35 an ounce, with dealers noting reduced turnover and sellers holding hoards after pound devaluation uncertainty.
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London
Europe
Hong Kong
U.S
United States
Aid Sought For Indians Disaster Strike Navajo Nation
In Window Rock Arizona Navajo reservation officials appeal to President Johnson for disaster declaration as six days of heavy snow leave three dead and 32 lives claimed regionwide. Blizzard conditions ground Air Force search helicopters and forecasters predict more snow and 35 mph winds.
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Window Rock
Ariz
Raymond Nakai
Johnson
Arizona
Colorado
Texas
New Mexico
California
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Idaho
Air Force
St. Michael’s
Bridge Dragging Operation Starts At Ohio River Tragedy Site
A massive 14 mile dragging operation begins at the Ohio River bridge tragedy site. The project forms part of broader coverage of regional economic activity and anticipated tax policy changes.
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Ohio River
Four killed as jet crashes into Tucson supermarket
A freshly fueled jet fighter bomber crashed into a Tucson supermarket and three nearby homes after takeoff from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base. Two crewmen parachuted to safety while authorities confirmed four deaths among shoppers and residents amid a mass of rubble and a massive fire.
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UPI
Tucson
Ariz
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Ellis Franklin
Nellis Air Force Base
Nev
Air Force
Jack R. Hamilton
Perth
Ont
Gary L
Warming trend expected in Permian Basin with chance of showers
A warming trend was forecast for West Texas with milder daytime highs around 65 in the Permian Basin and a 30 percent chance of rain in the Odessa Midland area on Wednesday. An Arctic front threatens more snow midweek, while pre dawn readings rose above freezing in most parts of the state.
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Permian
Pacific
West Texas
Odessa-Midland
Weather Bureau
Amarillo
Amarillo J
Dalhart
Lufkin
Man Admits Slaying Coed
A 25 year old bakery worker Jackie W Grider admitted to police he raped and stabbed Jill Brown a Baylor University student whose nude body was found near Lake Waco. Grider told officers I did it after a polygraph and was charged with murder.
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Waco, Tex
Baylor University
Texas
Jackie W. Grider
Jill Brown
Crawford
Tex
Lake Waco
Grider
E. E. January
Miss Brown
January
Three Die as Molten Iron Blast At Armco Steel Mills
An accident at the Armco steel mill in Houston dumped 30 tons of molten pig iron to an open hearth area. Leo Bell and Houston Kreuger died within hours, Norman Doss died later, and 30 workers were injured. 17 remained hospitalized with many in critical condition. Officials blamed a bent ladle and noted clothes on fire caused many injuries.
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Houston
Armen
Eeek
Leo Bell
Houston H. Kreuger
Norman E. Doss
Burke Huber
W. M. Rankin
Armco
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Baptist Memorial Hospital
Northshore Hospital
Lonnie Jimmerson
Jeffrey Jackson
Crosby
Tex Paul Hargraves
Pasadena
Tex
Edward Owens
Baby Daughter of Bob Lilly Found Dead in Dallas
Carmen Elizabeth Lilly eight weeks old daughter of NFL lineman Bob Lilly of the Dallas Cowboys was found dead in bed in Dallas. Doctors at Presbyterian Hospital cited widespread infection as the general cause but did not specify an exact reason. Lilly said the baby went to bed in apparent good health with siblings ages four, three, and one remaining at home.
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Robin Bush
Victoria Palmer
Sherry Tilton
Tilton
Dallas
UPT
Carmen Elizabeth Lilly
Bob Lilly
The
Dallas Cowboys
Presbyterian Hospital
Lilly
Lillys
Doctors Maintain Hope For Washkansky Heart Patient
In Cape Town the 53 year old heart transplant patient Louis Washkansky remains in very serious condition doctors say they have not given up hope. A dramatic drop in his white blood cell count suggests possible tissue rejection, prompting a plan to transfuse normal white cells from four donors and repeat the treatment later.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
M.C. Botha
Washkansky
Botha
U.S
T.E. Starzal
Starzal
Veterans Administration Hospital
Denver
Colo
The Quipster Contemplates Money Over an Elephant
The quipster muses about lacking funds not to purchase an elephant but to have the cash itself. He emphasizes desire for money more than the animal, underscoring satire on wealth and wishful thinking.
Gorton Emerges as Likely Holt Successor in Australia
Canberra reports Sen John Grey Gorton, educa tion and science minister, as a leading compromise to replace Prime Minister Harold Holt who disappeared at sea. Gorton seeks Holt seat in the House, while interim PM John McEwen governs as party leaders decide. Attending Holt memorial in Melbourne will be Johnson and other allied presidents.
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Canberra
Australia
Education and Science
John Grey Gorton
Harold Holt
Holt
Melbourne
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Ferdinand Marcos
Philippines
Chung Hee Park
South Korea
London
Harold Wilson
John McEwen
Country Party
Liberal Party
William McMahon
Liberals
McEwen
McMahon
Gorton
United States
House of Representatives
Oxford
Europe
Pacific
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Galveston
Panhandle Plains
Spearman, Groom
Tulsa
Muleshoe
Vega
U.S Weather Bureau
Abilene Avs
Chicago
el Paso
Fort Worth
New York
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San Antonio
St. Louis
Man
Quipster
LBJ
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