Italy Floods Kill 50 and Hit Art Treasures
Flooding across Italy killed at least 50 and damaged historic art treasures in Florence. The Arno overflow flooded basements and shops near the Uffizi and Santa Maria Novella. Officials warned weeks to clear the water and debris as rescuers described ruined areas and collapsed homes.
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Santa Maria Novella
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Switzerland
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Arno
Cold Front Grips Nation With Widespread Cold Spell
A broad cold front blanketed 45 states with freezing temps. Only Mississippi, Louisiana and Washington stayed above the chill. Record lows were set in Lansing Michigan Richmond Virginia Norfolk and Macon Georgia. A first wide snowstorm moved into Canada after brief squalls in western New York. Buffalo and Niagara Falls saw 8 to 12 inches of snow. The system also dropped snow in Michigan Indiana Wisconsin Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee. A new cold front threatens Montana with snow and strong winds tonight.
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Tennessee
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Six Bodies Found Near Navy Plane Crash Near Crete
A Greek merchant ship recovered six bodies from the sea near debris of a U.S. Navy twin engine Sky Voyager jet that crashed southeast of a Aegean island Thursday night. The aircraft, a training mission from the aircraft carrier Independence, was operating in the eastern Mediterranean with a six crew. A U.S. embassy spokesman in Athens confirmed the incident.
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Athens
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Yanks Trap in Tay Ninh as US forces clash with Reds
A US spokesman said multi brigades of Americans are in Tay Ninh fighting the Communists. The action, possibly part of a broader pre election push, centers north of Dau Tieng with civilian irregulars and a Vietnamese regional force bearing the brunt. Allied casualties are reported light but unconfirmed. air and naval operations continue over North Vietnam.
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Troubled Oil Fields Hit by Fire and Blasts
In Bloomfield New Mexico strike bound San Juan Basin oil fields saw fire and explosions. Authorities say a portable drilling jig for Circle A Drilling Corp of Denver may have been destroyed. Arson suspected with damage near $250000. About 200 drillers and toughnecks struck nine drilling firms seeking recognition of Oil Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union. San Juan County Sheriff says 12 state police are patrolling 24 hours a day.
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Tle
Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers International Union
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Sanershal
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Roy Marcum
Young driver 2 year old boy piles up auto
In Burney England a two year old named Chets Cattermole caused a car crash after releasing the hand brake. He steered the vehicle nearly 180 yards downhill, rounded a bend, and crashed into a house before officers arrived. The scene baffled the responding policeman.
Printers End 24 Hour San Francisco Newspaper Stoppage
Publication resumes as San Francisco daily papers return to normal after a 24 hour printers strike. Editions were curtailed and altered Friday, with printers resuming work and restoring standard schedules. The stoppage affected multiple titles and disrupted early edition distribution.
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San Francisco
Computers Will Speed Vote Tally
Los Angeles County will finish complete returns by noon Wednesday as streamlining speeds tallying in the general election. About 3.1 million registered voters are expected to cast ballots with 78 to 80 percent turnout. The process shifts from hand totals to nine key-punch centers and computer tallying, cutting workers by about 600 and saving roughly $12,000.
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L.A
Los Angeles County
Registrar of Voters
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Kenneth ‘Hahn
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Leach
Hite
Long Beach
Sis
Poundin
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Los Angeles
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Hahn
Bridge Blast Kills 3 Kentucky Youths
A dynamite blast shattered a footbridge over the Levisa fork of the Big Sandy River near Mouthcard Kentucky, killing three youths. Investigators began probing the explosion amid mining area activity and safety concerns.
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Levisa Fork
Big Sandy River
Ice
Johnson McNamara Discuss Spending in Viet Nam War
Reported remarks indicate Kennedy era figures on war costs and troop needs. The text suggests a forthcoming budget debate and potential tax adjustments to fund Viet Nam operations.
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McNamara
Viet Nam
Most Powerful Radio Antenna Set For 0.5
President Johnson and McNamara push for a 25 million dollar military radio telescope project at Harvard, MIT, and Lincoln Laboratory to study space despite war. The plan features a 400 foot dish and ties to New England tech centers while medical issues delay the leader’s timetable.
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McNamara
Boston
New England
Harvard Univer
John-sity
Massachusetts
Lincoln Laboratory
Smithsonian Astrophy
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