Deadly Midwest Storm Ravages Illinois And Surrounding States
Severe storms with rain hail and gusts up to 125 mph terrorized five states from Minnesota to Kentucky. One death reported in Quincy as debris collapsed a apartment building. Moderate damage in Macomb Rockford Ottumwa and surrounding towns with downed trees power outages and blocked streets.
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Weather outlook for Southern Illinois with showers
Partly cloudy today with scattered showers and a few thunderstorms this afternoon and tonight. Thursday will be partly cloudy and slightly cooler with low temperatures in the 60s and highs in the mid 80s. Precipitation total about 1 inch from yesterday into today. sunrise 5 34 a m. sunset 8 33 p m.
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Romania Ends Travel Ban With United States
The Romanian national travel office announced at a news conference that all restrictions between the United States and Romania have been lifted. This marks the first such action by an Iron Curtain country since World War II.
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Rockefeller proposes universal elderly health aid through payroll taxes
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller criticizes the Eisenhower administration plan to fund health insurance for those over 65 as fiscally unsound. He urges congressional passage of a bill to finance elderly health payments via Social Security payroll taxes and opposes a means test, warning of costly administration in all 50 states.
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Five Camper Boys Drown at Wisconsin Camp
Five boys aged 12 to 14 from a camp for underprivileged children apparently drowned in the Wisconsin River near Manston. Camp director W. Pomirko said no traces were found after they disappeared while trying to reach an island while holding a rope along the river bank.
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Nepali Killed In Clash With Chinese Reds
Premier B P Koirala said a Nepali border patrol officer was killed and 15 Nepalis captured by Chinese Communist forces on the Tibet border. The government protested Peiping’s note admitting renewed Tibetan rebellion and troop movements in the 12 mile border zone.
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Credit Plans Signal Creeping Capitalism in Soviet Trade
In Moscow at GUM the government stores offer installment buying and wage deductions for high priced goods. The trend mirrors rising consumer demand for quality, while merchants balk at shabby goods and officials try capitalist methods to fix supply and sales. Khrushchev faces pressure as social change widens the middle class despite a planned economy.
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Soviets Plan New Pacific Rocket Tests Next Month
Moscow reports a July 5–31 launch window in a 50 000 square mile Pacific target area about 150 miles southeast of the January test zone. The blasts aim 7 000 miles from previous shots. no warheads in final stage. Khrushchev urged military cadets to master rocket and nuclear war conditions, insisting the army defends peace.
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Davis Holds Thin Lead In North Dakota Senate Race
Gov. John E. Davis Republican clung to a slim two percent lead over Democratic Rep. Quentin Burdick in North Dakota special Senate election. With 1,647 of 2,310 precincts counted unofficial totals had Davis at 86,716 and Burdick at 82,238, about 51 percent for Davis. Both candidates remained optimistic amid late returning results.
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Stabbing Rampage Leaves Woman, Three Children Dead
Chicago police report a 35 year old dishwasher Raimundo Perez Hernandez killed his ex common law wife Maria Hernandez 25 and her three children Anna Rosa 2 Carmen Perez 4 and Emma Gomez 6 in their North Side apartments. A carving knife was found in Hernandez belt and he confessed saying jealousy drove the attack.
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First In Three Years 500 Million Surplus Expected
Washington reports a 1960 beekeeping year end surplus of 500 million dollars or more, the first in three years. Revenues rose while outlays fell, with strong individual income taxes offsetting steel strike effects. An early surplus announcement is under debate as election year politics loom.
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Orbital Trip On Schedule During 1961
T. Keith Glennan said the United States will send a man on a 200 mile rocket flight before many months and complete the first manned orbital flight by year end after experimental tests. He spoke at IBM space computing center opening and described Mercury capsule launches, radar linked to a fast computer, and plans for Agena Centaur and Saturn era flights toward Mars and Venus.
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