Tornadoes strike Alabama towns leaving casualties and damage
A wave of tornadoes from a cold front ripped through Alabama Monday night, killing two and injuring several as storms extended into Mississippi and Georgia. Rocky Hollow and Empire were hardest hit with multiple communities left without communications and power. Local residents described the chaotic destruction, including collapsed homes and overturned trailers.
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Funds granted for new park in northeast Phoenix
A 149000 matching grant from the Land and Water Conservation Fund will help develop Roadrunner Park at Cactus Rd and 7th St in Phoenix. The city will provide bond funds from 1961 voter authorization to create 38 acres of picnic facilities a 25 meter pool and recreation fields while landscaping and walkways are added. The Phoenix Parks and Recreation Dept will oversee the project serving about 10000 residents.
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Selective Service ready for Johnson draft changes
The Selective Service chief Hershey says changes can be enacted by executive order once Johnson signals. Congress debates extending and amending the draft law with Rivers seeking curbs on White House authority and hearings planned in April. Senate leaders and Rep Hebert oppose a lottery while pro lottery voices urge scrutiny and hearings led by Sen Kennedy.
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Indonesia moves to oust Sukarno amid treason talk
Indonesian Congress convenes in special session to consider removing President Sukarno and possibly charging him with treason over links to the 1965 coup. Debate centers on his forced power handover to Gen. Suharto and rising calls for exile to avoid civil strife.
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Nelson Eddy to Be Buried in Los Angeles After Miami Death
The singer Nelson Eddy, 65, collapsed during a San Souci Hotel performance in Miami Beach and died Monday morning from a brain blood clot. His body will be returned to Los Angeles for services and burial. Gail Sherwood had performed with him for about a dozen years. Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald starred in 18 films and were dubbed America’s sweethearts.
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Russian ship skipper fined for illegal Alaska fishing
Nicola Zernov, skipper of a 178 foot Russian trawler, received a $5,000 fine after being found guilty of fishing one mile off the Alaska coast near the Shumagin Islands. Judge James A. Van Der Heydt ordered payment, with two weeks to comply, as officials noted enforcement limits beyond U.S. territory. Alaska Gov. Walter J. Hickel called the penalty a slap on the wrist and urged stiffer action.
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Tucson youths injured making home-made bomb
In Tucson a 16 year old boy Henry A. Leahy suffered severe injuries to both hands when a shell casing he was stuffing with matches and paper exploded during a home-made bomb experiment. Edwin Osborn, also 16, was uninjured. Leahy underwent emergency surgery at Tucson Medical Center and was listed in fair condition. doctors feared further surgeries.
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Teachers' leader denies CIA aid
Chicago based Ameri can Federation of Teachers president Charles Cogen says the AFL CIO affiliated union has never received any under the counter money from the Central Intelligence Agency.
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Weston WV Isolated As West Fork River Flood Threatens District
A West Virginia community of Weston evacuated about 600 residents as the West Fork River threatens to inundate the business district. Dozens of towns face flood risks while weather front brings snow sleet and bitter cold across multiple states with school closures and transportation disruptions.
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Panhandle
Mao orders youth to school in cultural revolution drive
Peking radio reports China will reopen primary and junior high schools in major cities to teach Maoist revolutionary ideology. The renewed curriculum emphasizes the revolution, Mao writings, and critical study of educational materials, while still teaching math physics and foreign languages.
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Suit to nullify 1947 midway contract dismissed
A Phoenix suit by Bobby Cahn to force the Arizona Fair Commission to award the 1947 midway contract to him was dismissed in Superior Court. Cahn alleged arbritary action in awarding to Art Frazier of Scottsdale, who bid 290 000 against Cahn's 233 000. Judge Kenneth Chatwin ruled the suit improper despite prior restraining orders.
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Youth held in murders in Rockford park
A 17 year old groom, John Williams Jr., charged with murder in the execution style killings of two 14 year old cousins Ronald Johnson and Wayne Mullendore in a Rockford park. He was arraigned in Circuit Court after being held on the case following a prior acquittal in a wounding of Nicholas Licari.
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Bisbee couple jailed after death of 4 year old girl
Benny Ingram 31 and Laureen Ingram 25 were charged with murder after their daughter Vera Kay died from suspected abuse. The couple, believed to have moved from Florida a week earlier, were arrested following the child’s death at Copper Queen Hospital. An ambulance crew found the child unconscious and doctors reported extensive injuries. A Bisbee Fire Department nurse aided the child and a store clerk testified Mrs. Ingram sought ammonia or camp to revive her.
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