Tornadoes, Floods Strike Texas Leaving 80 Homeless
Tornadoes swarmed Kenedy and Range in south Texas injuring three and destroying many homes near Kenedy as downpours flood the state. Eleven miles northeast of Kenedy a second twister struck. Heavy rains dumped on Corpus Christi while northeast Texas faced ongoing floods with evacuations and bridge washouts.
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Kenedy
Tex
Texas
Longview
Gladewater
Kilgore
Marshall
Sabine
Cypress
April Showers End Dry Spell Across Upstate New York
Upstate New York received significant rain over the weekend with totals exceeding one inch in the upper Hudson and Mohawk Valleys and the southern Adirondacks. Albany and surrounding areas saw about an inch, narrowing a precipitation deficit since January. Cities reporting over an inch included Utica Syracuse Olean Gloversville Tribes Hill and Canada Lake.
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Albany
N.Y
Upstate
New York
Weather Bureau
Bureau
Hudson
Mohawk
Adirondacks
Utica
Gloversville
Olean
Syracuse
Canada Lake
Tribes Hill
Demos Push Tough Ethics Bills in Albany and Assembly
Democrats press two strict ethics measures through the Assembly amid expected GOP Senate resistance. The session also moves toward school aid debates and a reform of New York’s 179 year old divorce law as Travia and Brydges back a bipartisan bill.
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Albany
N.Y
Assembly
Senate
Senate Finance Committee
Senate Gop
New York
Anthony J. Travia
Earl W. Brydges
Accidents Fatal To 24 in State
New York toll from weekend disasters reaches 24 dead in fires and 12 in traffic. Fires claimed seven children and two adults including Edward Baker and Bertha Lavigne in Brushton and three youngsters in a Brooklyn tenement fire. A gunshot death and motorcycle and auto crashes also added to the fatalities.
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Albany, N.Y
New York State
Franklin County
Brushton
Edward Baker
Bertha Lavigne
New York City
Brooklyn
Ronnie Frederick
Melvin
Cynthia
Mary Anna DeBlase
Jacqueline
Michele
Louise
Dirksen Fights Expanded Rural Aid in Senate Battle
Senate battle looms as Everett Dirksen challenges open end authorizations for a rural community development bill tied to Johnson’s plan. He warns of inflation and Viet Nam cost, noting initial outlay of 285 million but claims measure now allows funds as necessary for water sewage systems health services education and other rural projects.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Dirksen
GOP
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Johnson
Congress
Supreme Court Asked to Rule On Blood Test
The court was asked to find blood sampling without consent unconstitutional in a drunken driving case involving Armando Schmer cher. Attorneys argued due process and self incrimination protections while justices pressured the defense and prosecution on the legality of forced blood draws.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Armando Schmercher
Los Angles
Thomas M. McGurrin
Edwin Davenport
Los Angeles County
Schmerber
Schmercher
McGurrin
Davenport
Earl Warren
Defense Chief Defends Bomber Force Cut Plan
Secretary McNamara defended a plan to reduce long range bombers by more than one third. He said the move replaces older aircraft with a smaller number of new planes and disputed claims of a distorted Pentagon overview. He, Vance, Brown, and Wheeler said top military leaders and the President agreed on the cut.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
Defense Department
House
Armed Services Subcommittee
Executive Branch
Congress
McNamara
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Cyrus Vance
Air Force
Harold K. Brown
Earle Wheeler
Kidney Ailment Bases Heart Case Improves
Houston AP reports surgeon bulletins show signs of improvement in kidney function and reflexes in 65 year old Marcel DeRudder, who remains unconscious after a six hour operation attaching a mechanical heart pump. Doctors note stable vital signs and possible temporary brain involvement but expect eventual awakening.
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Houston
Tex
Marcel DeRudder
Jetin Sun
DeRudder
Westville
Ill
Son performs wedding for his mother in Wisconsin
In Dodgeville Wisconsin Rev Stanley P Wiese married his 76 year old mother Etta May Wiese and 82 year old Dr William Foster both of Clearwater Florida The ceremony was assisted by Rev William Wiese of Appleton Wisconsin brother of Mrs Wiese's first husband Carl a Methodist minister The Wieses had three sons and two daughters.
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Dodgeville
Wis
Stanley P. Wiese
Methodist Church
Etta May Wiese
William O. Foster
Clearwater, Fla
Wiese
William Wiese
Appleton
Two-Alarm Downtown Buffalo Fire Claims Man
A man dies in a two-alarm blaze that engulfs two rooming houses in downtown Buffalo. Fire crews report the victim’s identity is not yet known and the cause remains under investigation. The frame buildings involved are 24 stories tall.
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Buffalo
U S Jets Face No MIG Counter as Ground Fire Hits Planes
In South Vietnam, Communist ground forces downed two U S Air Force F105s with surface to air missiles as air combat shifted Saturday toward dogfights. Despite reports of 245 Viet Cong killed and 20 weapons captured along a Mekong Delta canal, no MIGs appeared Sunday, while American and South Vietnamese operations met limited resistance.
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U.S
U.S. Air Force
Navy
Saigon
Nha Trang
Air Force
Two Die, One Survives Climb of Maroon Bells Peak
In Aspen, two Western State College students Richard A. Cole of Colorado Springs and Ronald Freseth of Albuquerque died after a 200 foot fall on the Maroon Bells. Joe Fullop of Cherry Hills Village survived with frostbite and possible skull fracture after belaying down with the group.
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Aspen
Colo
Maroon Bells
Rocky Mountain
Richard A. Cole
Colorado Springs
Ronald Freseth
Albuquerque
N.M
Joe Fullop
Cherry Hills Village
Fullop
Western State College
Gunnison
Crater Lake
Cole
Maroon Lake
Upstate New York Forecast Signals Warm Trend After Cool Start
The U S Weather Bureau extended forecast for Upstate New York from Tuesday through Saturday predicts daytime highs of 55 to 65 and overnight lows in the mid 30s to low 40s. Cool conditions mark the first half of the period with a warming trend later, and total precipitation should exceed a half inch with midweek showers.
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Albany
N.Y
New York
U.S. Weather Bureau
U S Protest Over Soviet Refusal On Mott Death
The United States protested Soviet refusal to provide complete information on the death of American tourist Newcomb Mott, 27, in a Soviet prison train, saying vital details are needed to judge the cause. Mott faced an 18 month sentence for illegal entry and died January 20. Russians claim he cut his throat with a razor.
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Moscow
United States
Newcomb Mott
Mott
Soviet Union
U.S
Sheffield
Mass
France quits NATO military command cites outdated structure
Paris reports Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville says France will leave NATO's military command because it is out of date yet values its friendship with the United States. He states France seeks no advantage and aims to adapt for European peace and defense, denying plans for a Soviet pact and supporting a peaceful settlement in Vietnam. Continued on Page 15.
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Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Couve de Murville
Europe
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
New York Newspaper Guild Strike Shuts World Journal Tribune
A strike by the Newspaper Guild of New York halts the merged World Journal Tribune before launch. Picket lines at Journal-American, World-Telegram & Sun, and Herald Tribune mark a major industry disruption as unions seek merger layoff protections. Publication delayed. World Journal Tribune to start next Sunday.
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New York
Newspaper Guild of
World Journal Tribune
New Corporation
Matt Meyer
World Journal Tribune Inc
Afl-Cio
Journal- American
The
World-Telegram & Sun
Herald Tribune
Guild
Meyer
New Publishing Corporation
Publishers Association of
New York City
World Journal
Journal-American
Manhattan
Icebreaker Grounded in Fog on Niagara River
The Niagara Queen icebreaker, with a three man crew, ran aground in heavy fog on the Niagara River about a mile above Horseshoe Falls. The vessel was freed after eight hours with no injuries. Ontario Hydro owns the ship, and aid from a New York State Power Commission breaker and a helicopter tow line assisted the recovery.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
Niagara River
Horseshoe Falls
Ontario Hydroelectric Power Commission
Upper River
Goat Island
New York State Power Commission
Commission
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Goldwater-Miller
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