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(Continued from Page 1) sed over the key Russian naval base of Vladivostok, dumping cloudburst rains as it bored jinto Siberia. Maximum winds in the tropical storm were estimated at 44 miles per hour.According to Kyodo News Service 47 persons are known dead in southern Japan and the toll could rise past the 100 mark as rescue workers recover bodies from flood-stricken areas and dig out houses buried by landslides.In the Kyushu village of Mi-nakima alone, 35 persons drowned * when their homes were washed away by the swollen Kuma River.The Japanese newspaper Mainiehi placed the casualty toll at 92 dead and 59 missing, but the figures were compiled from unofficial reports.The Japanese Constructionministry estimated that damageto government property alonewill exceed $4 million. Onereport indicated that 82 smallships were sunk and 237 weredamaged by the typhoon.* * *WEATHER «Partly cloudy today and tomorrow with light winds. Friday cloudy. Yesterday’s high 88, low 78. Low tonight 77, high tomorrow 86.
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