Hurricane Audrey death toll climbs to 150 in Louisiana
Lake Charles Mayor Sidney Gray raises the official death toll to 150 as searchers widen efforts in Cameron Parish and coastal marshlands. About 2,000 to 2,500 people evacuated with 300 to 400 still unaccounted. helicopters aid rescue amid difficult terrain and debris-filled areas.
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Lake Charles
Sidney Gray
Audrey
Louisiana
Gray
Cameron Parish
Maj
Joe Carroll
Lake Charles Air Force Base
Grand Cheniere
Stan Meisler
Raymond Hufft
Hufft
Cameron
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Gulf Coast
Death toll rises from floods after Hurricane Audrey
Indiana faces floods with at least six deaths and millions in damage as rivers like the White and Wabash swell from up to 10 inches of rain. Lt. Gov. Parker declares emergency, Indiana National Guard aid, and Indian apolis reports four deaths on Big Eagle Creek.
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Indiana
Audrey
Crawford Parker
Indiana National Guard
Phillip L. Bayt
Indianapolis
Big Eagle Creek
Release Martin From Hospital After West Terre Haute Shooting
Stewart Martin, 39, Terre Haute camera shop operator, was released from Union Hospital after gunshot wounds to the upper leg from a shooting at his home on Robinson Road Westwood. Suspect Thomas Whitaker, 36, is jailed on first degree murder charges as grand jury considers two counts. Alma Whitaker Martin, 36, and 10-year-old Jack were killed. Whitaker’s nine-year-old daughter Regina is in critical condition. Continued on page 2.
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Stewart Martin
Terre Haute
R.A. 1
West Terre Haute
Union Hospital
Martin
Thomas Whitaker
Gilbert Avenue
Vigo County
Alma Whitaker Martin
Jack
Westwood Subdivision
Robinson Road
Whitaker
Regina
Bad check passer given prison term
Cincinnati reports Cynthia Corradetti aged 23 was sentenced to a year and a day in prison after pleading guilty to cashing four government checks for 100 dollars each by posing as the wife of Eugene Fultz of Middletown Ohio during his naval service.
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Cincinnati
Cynthia Corradetti
Richmond
Ind
Eugene Fultz
Middletown
Ohio
Historic U S Hurricanes List Tolls By Year And Location
The record recalls major U S storms from 1900 Galveston with 6000 deaths to 1954 hurricanes hitting the Northeast. Florida accounts for several deadly events 1928 Lake Okeechobee 2500 deaths and 1926 Miami-Hollywood-Fort Lauderdale 400 deaths. Carol 68 Hazel 177 fatalities.
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Galveston
Tex
Lake Okeechobee
Palm Beach
Florida
Caribbean
Long Island
New England
Miami
Hollywood
Fort Lauderdale
United States
Canada
Carol
Hazel
Weather Map Summary From Early Edition
Local weather map notes fair conditions with noon readings. River stage at 21.4 ft and rising. Yesterday’s high 78 and low 63 with 1.08 inches of precipitation. Sunrise 5 26 and sunset 9 00.
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B.C
Sunset River
Forecast for Terre Haute and Indiana Plains
Fair tonight with low in upper 50s. Sunday partly cloudy with possible evening scattered thundershowers. Monday partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms. In Indiana expect fair today and tonight, warmer today, Sunday partly cloudy and warm with a chance of evening thundershowers. High 82. Low around 60s. Temperature readings noted.
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Terre Haute
Indiana
Wabash Flood Peril Peaks as Waters Recede in Valley
Flooding along the Wabash after a Friday flash flood caused one death and widespread damage. The Wabash River rose to 21 feet 4 inches with fears it could exceed 23 feet, threatening Dresser evacuation. Charles Lewis Stockton, 46, of Sun Valley California, drowned in his car three miles east of Chrisman Illinois. Rescuers battled to remove the vehicle as waters backed up power and rail lines. Some residents returned to threatened property while others remained evacuated. Highway 40 traffic near West Terre Haute stayed blocked, with detours via Paris and Marshall, Illinois.
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Wabash Valley
Wabash
Civil Defense
Dresser
Charles Lewis Stockton
Sun Valley
Calif
Chrisman
Ill
Stockton
Scott Funeral Home
North Terre Haute
Park Avenue
Lafayette
Taft Avenues
Otter Creek
West Terre Haute
Toad Hop
Indiana
Paris
Marshall
Senator Potter Sees Defense Funds Near Senate Proposal
Senator Potter of Michigan predicted total defense appropriations would stay near 34.7 billion dollars as the Senate nears action next week. He cited expected Senate action and conference talks with the House which had raised by nearly a billion dollars.
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Potter
Washington
R.-Mich
Congress
Senate
Bott
House
Senate Appropriations Committee
Scientists call disarming dud a routine job at test site
Five men who disarmed a dud atomic weapon described the task as routine. They handled a device with about 10 000 tons of TNT potential during a 35 minute climb up a 500 foot tower to reach the device. Forest Fairbrother and Bernard Bar ney Rubin of UC Livermore Radiation Laboratory were among the team with Dr Bur Continue on Page 2 Column 7.
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Forest Fairbrother
Valent
Fairbrother
Bernard Barney Rubin
University of California Livermore Radiation Laboratory
Robert Bur
Egypt and Saudi threaten to block Israeli ships at Aqaba
Cairo broadcasts by Aly Sabri and Egyptian warnings align with Saudi concerns over Israel using the Suez Canal and Gulf of Aqaba. Egypt cites its new Soviet submarine acquisitions as weight for the threat and says the UN should back the ban. Sabri links any attempt to prior tripartite invasion.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
United States
Suez Canal
Gulf of Aqaba
Aqaba
Desert
Syria
Cairo
Aly Sabri
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Nations
Israel
Sabri
U. N
Argentina frees 320 political prisoners after state of siege
About 320 political prisoners held without charge after Argentina lifted the state of siege have been freed. Many are followers of ousted dictator Juan D. Peron.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Juan D. Peron
Military Court To Ponder Fate Of Missile Man
In Huntsville Alabama on June 29 a ten man court martial of Col John C Nickerson Jr began deliberations after testimony from army ballistics missile agency chief Medaris The defense rested midafternoon after presenting four of fourteen witnesses Nickerson 41 pleaded guilty to fifteen counts of laxity in handling secret defense information Continued on page 2 column 6
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Huntsville
Ala
John C. Nickerson Jr
Army Ballistics Missile Agency
Saad Kai Dac
Mal
Cole B. Medaris
Medaris
Nickerson
West Pointer
Bryan Wins Monza 500. Ruttman Second in Heat Heavy Race
Jimmy Bryan of Phoenix wins the Monza 500 mile race at Italy’s Monza track in a Kuzma with a 160 mph average. Troy Ruttman finishes second, Johnnie Parsons third after a brutal 189 laps amid extreme heat and frequent mechanical failures among American cars.
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Monza
Italy
Jimmy Bryan
Phoenix
Ariz
Johnnie Parsons
Los Angeles
Bryan
Ray Crawford
Pasadena
Calif
Tony Bettenhausen
Pat O’connor
Andy Linden
Bob Veith
Eddie Sachs
Veith
Oakland
O’connor
North Vernon
Ind
Linden
Indianapolis
Sach
Center Valley
Kurtis-Kraft Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Jaguar
Bryant
Ruttman
Villagers Flee Merapi Volcano Evacuation
In central Java more than 1,500 villagers fled as Merapi volcano erupted sending ash clouds darkening the sky. Additional evacuations were underway as authorities urged residents to move to safer areas.
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Jakarta
Merapi
Java
Flu Cases Reported Mild in Honolulu
Health officials in Honolulu report 1,500 influenza cases as of June 29, all mild in nature. Most cases run two to three days in duration and recover quickly.
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Honolulu
Officials Study Boundaries After Harrison Annexation
Terre Haute officials studied an enlarged map on Saturday to trace new boundaries from the Harrison Township annexation. The Indiana Supreme Court upheld the citys dismissal of the annexation appeal, ending litigation over all contiguous Harrison Township territory. The original ordinance set the western Terre Haute boundary at the Wabash River low water mark and defined the northern and eastern limits along Haythorne Avenue, West Park Drive, Paul Dresser Avenue, Township Line Road, and Margaret Avenue.
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Terre Haute
Harrison Township
Indiana Supreme Court
Indiana Appellate Court
Edwin 3. Long
Long
High Tribunal
Wabash River
Haythorne Avenue
West Park Drive
Paul Dresser Avenue
Margaret Avenue
Highways Closed Across Indiana Statewide Junctions Listed
Indiana highways are closed at multiple points including Ind 38 U S 36 near Rockville Ind 37 near Noblesville Ind 38 near Redkey Ind 28 near Atlanta and Noblesville U S 27 near Portland Ind 32 Ind 43 near Raccoon Ind 47 east of U S 41 Ind 59 north of Brazil Ind 28 near Ridgeville and Tipton Ind 63 north of Clinton and U S 40 west of West Terre Haute each closure noted with accompanying routes and towns listed.
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Indianapolis
U.S
Rockville
Noblesville
Redkey
Atlanta
Portland
Raccoon
Brazil
Ridgeville
Tipton
Clinton
West Terre Haute
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United Press
Nora Lindsey
Stamply Stones
Red Cross
Texas
Jack Moss
Abbeville
Associated Press
U. S. Weather Bureau
Charles
Arabia
Parsons
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