Tornadoes strike Topeka and eastern Kansas with heavy loss
Severe storms tore through eastern Kansas including Topeka causing a one mile path of destruction. At least 43 dead and about 450 treated for injuries. Roughly 4,300 people homeless as police and volunteers search ruins and Kansas State University at Manhattan reports damage.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Wolcott
Jarthale
Basehor
Lansing
Willian Bashués
Gonganoxie
Joe Nickell
Kansas National Guard
Fieanel
Napalm Strike Fought By Captain In Viet Nam Battle
Captain Carpenter commands a paratrooper company in a fierce jungle battle 300 miles north of Saigon as North Vietnamese forces overrun their position. Amid brutal hand to hand fighting he pleads over the radio to drop napalm on the advancing troops to halt the assault. Survivors link with allied units as the fight rages, with heavy losses reported on both sides.
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Carpenter
Saigon
Monroe
Alma Hammers Florida Panhandle in latest landfall
Hurricane Alma battered the Florida panhandle with 117 mph winds and heavy rain. The storm caused at least 45 deaths as residents fled beaches and coastal towns evacuated. Sirens warned Williams, Apalachicola, and Tallahassee reported flooding and damage while Coast Guard crews searched wreckage near St Petersburg and Tarpon Springs.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Alma
Florida Panhandle
Panhandle
Apalachicola
Abo
Tallahassee
Walter Murphy
North Florida
Civil Defense
Florida
Sunshine Skyway
St. Petersbure
St. Petershurt
Tampa
Louise Henrie finishes 21st in National Spelling Bee
Louise Henrie of Central New York finished 21st among 39 finalists in the National Spelling Bee, while Robert A Wake, a 13-year-old from Clear Creek Texas, won the Bee spelling the winning word after runner-up Feth Sherrill, of Lucy Tennessee, misspelled sachem. Louise, eighth grader at Ivy Junior High School Syracuse, exited in the 12th round after asking the master to repeat a word and revealing unfamiliarity with it.
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Washington
Louise Henrie
New York
Robert A. Wake
Clear Creek
Tex
Feth Sherrill
Lucy, Tenn
Louise
Fovlard
Robert C. Henrie
Clarke St
Syracuse
Towise
Ivy Junior High School
Herald- Journal
Central New York
Louise's Schedule Tied to Syracuse Contest Weather
Louise faces a tight itinerary with rain and cooler temperatures forecast. The Weather Bureau reports a tonight shower in Syracuse and a next-day visit to Capitol Hill. Temperatures will dip to the upper 60s in Washington as Louise continues tours through the week.
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Louise
Grossman
James M.lweather
Tantey
Syracuse
Capitol
Carol Hildebrandt
Camerup
Mercury
Washington
Tombr- Louise
Kosygin Says USSR Will Avoid Deeper Vietnam Involvement
Premier Kosygin told a Moscow audience the Soviet Union will not become more deeply involved in Vietnam. He urged patience and argued U S leaders are seeking a way out, while stressing domestic shortages and plans to overcome them.
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Alexei Kosygin
U.S.S.R
Viet Nam
Moscow
U.S
United State
Kosygin
United States
Russia
Fiery crash kills three Heuvelton schoolmates
In Neavelton New York two teens died in a fiery crash after a car collided with a barn and burst into flames. William Harrington a volunteer firefighter died hours later in Ogdensburg hospital. Two others, Duvall and Donaleski, were killed when their car burned after the crash and a locating anchor role. police said a 2 ganger was fatally injured.
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Neavelton
N.Y
Lawrence
Paties
Strepee
Land
William F Harrington
Bamn
Ogdensborg
Poilce
Harrington
Alree
St.Kcharge
Javits to ask changes in Medicaid program
Senator Jacob K. Javits announced he will offer three amendments to the Social Security Act next week aiming to refine New York State Medicaid plans. He outlined changes to eligibility standards and hospital bill deductibility to control costs while preserving program goals and access for those in need.
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Javits
Washington
Jacob K. Javits
RNY
Congress
New York
New York State
Meredith pledges return as marchers push on toward South
Senatorial Mississippi reporting on Meredith pledge to return south amid threats of armed resistance if whites continue killings. A Memphis march to Bowld Hospital accompanies his recovery after a Friday shooting. Civil rights leaders James Farmer Martin Luther King Jr Lloyd McKissick and Stokely Carmichael prepare to join the marchers alongside King urging resolve and nonviolence.
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Senatoria
Miss
James
Meredith
Memphis
Newfork
Niles
South
James Farmer
Congress of Rarial Equality
Martin Luther King Jr
Loyd McKissick
Stokely Carmichael
King
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
McKissick
CORE
Carmichael
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
Metropolitan Baptist Church
Bowld Hospital
Todays Chuckle Bedtime Errand for a Child
A lighthearted quip notes that any youngster will run an errand at bedtime if asked, framing a humorous social observation about routines and parental humor.
Father’s Day Gift Roundup From The Herald Journal
Special repage tabloid lists Father’s Day presents. Items highlighted include choices from downtown stores and Fairmount Fair locations. Readers are guided to shop early for selections and deals.
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Herald Journal
Fairmount Fair
Kennedy sees South Africans want racial policy change
Senator Robert Kennedy told reporters at a Johannesburg airport he was impressed by a strong urge among South Africans to move away from rigid government policies and color prejudice. He said he plans to return next year and cited invitations from several groups, including the South Africa Foundation.
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South
Rnca
Robert FP
Kennedy
South Africa
Tie
Kenya
New York
Erat
Ple
South Afric
South Afria Foundation
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