Rainy spell disrupts service and raises city rainfall totals
Rains continued from page one as repair crews reduced outages to about 175 phones before Tuesday night storms. Dr. G David Koch reported 1.05 inches of rainfall in 24 hours, 1.06 inches above normal for the month, with total yearly precipitation at 23.96 inches. Wabash River rose to 9.4 feet as Public Service Indiana and Terre Haute Water Works noted ongoing repairs and forecasts of more showers. Fire crews logged seven alarms with damage limited to a TV set from lightning and several residences reporting hits.
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Terre Haute
Wabash River
Worley
Public Service Indiana
Koch
Water Works
U. S. Weather Bureau
Indiana State University
Garfield High School
Jones Hall
Tragedy at Torres Home Leaves Five Dead in Jersey City
Police say Rafael Torres killed his wife Marie 40 and children Victor 11 Epi 19 Maria 18 Carrie 17 Fay 12 Annie 10 Lillie 7 before turning the knife on his 14 year old son Raymond who was critically wounded. Ramon Torres, the brother, alerted authorities after a threat to wipe out his family and himself.
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Ramon
Rafael
McCarthy
Caspar Carbone
Ramon Torres
Raymond
Jersey City Medical Center
Marie Torres
Victor
Epi
Maria
Carrie
Fay
Annie
Lillie
Black Panthers in Cuba face scrutiny and exile fears
In Cuba a discussion on race reveals hostility to African heritage with Panthers reporting many are barred from contacting embassies. Johnson names four Panthers in Cuba and notes most seek permission to leave while some relatives vanish amid accusations of black racism. In a separate note, a 1907 billing error story recalls a long unpaid debt being settled decades later.
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Cuba
Johnson
Africa
Havana
Omar Talif
New York
Byron Muese Booth
Los Angeles
Calif
Earl Farrow
Denver
Colo
Charles Rhaim Smith
Death Valley Days star Stan ley Andrews dies at 77
Stan ley Andrews, 77, known as the Ol Ranger in the radio and early TV era of Death Valley Days, died Monday in Los Angeles.
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LOS Angeles
Stanley Andrews
Death Valley Days
Fort Wayne Women Pilot Indiana Powder Puff Derby Entry
Two Fort Wayne women will pilot Indiana's only entry in the Powder Puff Derby from San Diego to Washington D C on July 4. Mrs Evelyn Bowyer and Mrs Margaret Ringenberg fly a Mooney Ranger in the 23rd annual derby. Ringenberg teaches at Smith Field. Bowyer works as registrar at Indiana Institute of Technology.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
Fort Wayne
Indiana
San Diego
Calif
Washington, D.C
Evelyn Bowyer
Margaret Ringenberg
Ringenberg
Smith Field
Bowyer
Indiana Institute of Technology
Swoz to Speak at Breakfast Optimist Club Meeting
John Swoz will be guest speaker at the Break fast Optimist Club meeting Thursday at 7 30 a m at the Shuffle Inn. He will discuss National Boat Week and show films on boat safety and boating in general.
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John ‘Swoz
Optimist Club
Shuffle Inn
Swoz
Velasco Announces Land Reform Plan For Peru
President Velasco unveils a sweeping agrarian reform aimed at breaking landlord power. It promises to eliminate estates and create farmer communities akin to Inca models, with some lands paid cash and others via guaranteed bonds. The National Agrarian Society vows opposition via television campaigns and potential sabotage.
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Velasco
National Agrarian Society
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