Greenwood Tornado Rips Through Town Killing 12
A violent tornado struck Greenwood Arkansas on a hot Friday afternoon tearing through the center of town. It destroyed the three story courthouse and surrounding buildings while uprooting century old elms and injuring hundreds. Rescue teams including National Guardsmen and Oklahoma State Police mobilized fast as hospitals in Fort Smith received victims.
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Robert L. Gilmartin
Greenwood, Ark
UPI
Arkansas River
Ozarks
Theodore Dreiser
Greenwood
Earl Dodd
Greenwood Democrat
Arkansas
John Sebastian Little
Oklahoma
Betty Been
Charles Bailey
Paul Joyce
Center Street
Mayor Hall
Weather Bureau
White House tests faster customs clearance for foreign travelers
The White House announced a test program to halve clearance time at U S ports starting at John F Kennedy International Airport. Travelers will undergo a single inspection by one federal officer with agency monitoring. If successful it will expand to other airports including San Antonio.
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Frank Swoboda Austin
Tex
UPI
White House
U.S
John F. Kennedy International Airport
New York
San Antonio
Mexico City
Kennedy Election Feared in Saigon by Foreign Minister
Foreign Minister Tran Van Do warned South Vietnam fears a Kennedy presidency could lead to a coalition government with the Communists. He expressed concern over suspicion of the United States and possible capitulation, urging continued US aid for a just peace.
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J. William Fulbright
Johnson
Vietnam
Sen
Kennedy
United States
Health Care Inadequate Says Senator Ribicoff
Sen Abraham Ribicoff fronted hearings on U S health care noting preliminary evidence shows most Americans lack adequate care as costs rise. He warned the health industry could hit 100 billion annually by 1973 and highlighted gaps in coverage for the middle class and the uninsured.
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Patrick J. Slovan
Washington
UPI
Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
Ribicoff
Rusk Says Patience Thin As Hanoi Rejects Sites
Eighteen days after Johnson halted bombing most of North Vietnam, Secretary of State Dean Rusk says U.S. patience is wearing thin as Hanoi rejects Washington proposed contact sites. He names 10 new sites for a prompt reply while Hanoi sticks to Phnom Penh and Warsaw.
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Johnson
North Vietnam
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Washington
Rusk
United States
Texas
Hawaii
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Warsaw
Humphrey May Start Campaign
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey may announce his candidacy at a Democratic party luncheon next Saturday. A planning session by backers led by Senators Mondale and Harris is expected to signal an active bid to succeed President Johnson, though no formal move is planned before Thursday.
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Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Democratic Party
Humphrey
United Democrats
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Fred D. Harris
D-Okla Mondale
Harris
Johnson
Hearing Set For Monday in West Virginia Shooting Case
In Huntington West Virginia UPI reports a hearing is scheduled Monday before Magistrate Robert Bryant for George Alvin Woody 18 on charges tied to the fatal shooting of his father Garland Lee Woody 44 whose body was found on a dirt road six miles from Milton. The younger Woody remains in jail awaiting the hearing.
Murder Confession Checked in Buffalo Case
Buffalo detectives reviewed a confession from Francis Conaghan who said he killed his six month old son in Washington during World War II. He stated domestic problems and irritation at the crying led to the child’s death by suffocation. Washington police confirmed a death in 1941 at the address given. Conaghan, now divorced, was charged under state mental hygiene laws as investigation continues.
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Buffalo
N.Y
UPI
Washington St
Leo J. Donovan
Francis Conaghan
Donovan
Conaghan
Washington
Donaghan
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Tenn
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Chicago
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Federal Reserve Board
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Edna Ferber
Park Avenue
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Mark Druten
Holland
Henk van Vlanderen
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