Floods and storms kill five across three states
Severe weather swept the Southwest and Midwest with floods and winds up to 80 miles per hour. Five people were killed and others missing as waters flooded streets in Atchison and across Arkansas Oklahoma Missouri and Texas. Tornadoes, hail and lightning disrupted towns and caused millions in damage.
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St. Joseph
Atchison
Midwest
Kansas
West Milton
Ohio
New England
Indiana
Arkansas
Okla Jga
Barre-Petersham
Missouri
Texas
Massachusetts
Hanscom
Gulf States
Ohio Valley
Air Force Base
Bedford
Mass
Lower
Great Lakes
William Barthel
Rockies
Charles Kennedy
Diminutive Mary Hatey Fails Lake Erie Crossing Attempt
Mary Hatey, 24, five feet two inches, was pulled from Lake Erie after about nine hours of swimming. She began at 6:57 p.m. Friday with hopes of becoming the first woman to swim the lake to Canada, having covered about 10 miles when rough water forced her to stop near Long Point.
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Erie
UPI
Mary Hatey
Lake Erie
Canada
Mary
Long Point
Erie Water
Frank Pettinato
Pettinato
Erie Chamber of Commerce
Eric
Conservatives Delay Integration, NAACP Chief Warns
Cleveland report says NAACP legal chief Thurgood Marshall told about one thousand delegates at the 47th annual convention that conservative elements are slowing integration. He warned that Southern conservatives seek to delay integration and reverse gains.
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UPI
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Thurgood Marshall
NAACP
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McElroy Heads to Eniwetok for Nuclear Tests
Defense Secretary Neil H. McElroy flew from Washington to witness U S nuclear tests at Eniwetok next week. He plans meetings with commanders in Hawaii and will fly to the test area Monday if weather permits. In Little Rock Arkansas, Marshall urged federal action against those resisting integration and called for prosecution under civil rights laws. Oberlin College President Stevenson presented NAACP medals to the first nine Black students entering Central High School in Little Rock.
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Honolulu
UPI
Neil H. McElroy
Washington
Eniwetok
U. S
McElroy
Pad Imck
Supreme Court
Little Rock
Ark
Marshall
NCAAP
William Stevenson
Oberlin College
NAACP
Central High School
Stevenson
Pianist Calls Off Visit To Swedish Princess
Robin Douglas-Home 26 cancels planned trip to Sweden to meet Princess Margaretha amid illness and rumors of an engagement. Royal household confirms Margaretha’s kidney trouble as reason, with Solliden on Deland Island cited as the intended meeting place.
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London
UPT
Robin Douglas-Home
Sweden
Margaretha
Douglas - Home
Royal Household
Douglas-Home
Britta Cederstroom
Douglas
Solliden
Deland
Engineers Ordered to Return Campaign Funds in Ohio
Two state Highway Department engineers Walter Moulton and F B Chappalear were ordered to return money taken from road contractors for Governor O Neill's campaign. Paul Miller previously admitted receipt, with reports of possible action for inept conduct. The governor's office backs orders to refuse contributions from state contractors and suppliers.
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Columbus
UPD
Highway Department
C. William
Neill
Lerday
Fred G. Reiners
Walter Moulton
Ravenna
F. B. Chappalear
Newark
Paul Miller
Chillicothe
Earlice
Miller
O’neill
Flag Ban Sought in Evansville on Confederate Display
A resolution urging a clamp-down on growing Confederate flag displays is to be introduced in Evansville. The measure targets a display judged disrespectful to American flags and has drawn attention from local groups including the American Legion after over a year of discussion.
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Evansville
Ind
UPI
Confed- Douglas
Mrs Levant Seeks Divorce From Oscar
Hollywood Oscar Levant faced a divorce suit from his wife of 18 years June Levant née Gale. She alleges extreme cruelty and seeks custody of their three daughters and a restraining order. The suit follows a family row that reportedly involved police and a scissors incident.
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Hollywood
UPD
Oscar Levant
June Levant
June Gale
Santa Monica Superior Court
Oscar
Beverly Hills
Republican Party
Bernard Goldtine
Debutantes Dance At Versailles Marks Franco American Gala
UPI reports 60 American and 200 plus French debutantes danced from 10 p m Friday night to dawn in the Versailles Royal Palace Orangerie Hall. Partners included Saint Cyr cadets and Sorbonne students as crowds gathered outside the gates to watch the spectacle.
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France
UPI
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Europe
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Buckingham Palace
Saint Cyr
Sorbonne Law School
Polytechnique Engineering Institute
Orangerie
Debs
Eagon Urges More Money for Ohio State Parks
Columbus reports Eagon says state needs extra funds to improve park facilities at Cedar Point and five other sites. Officials propose six to eight million dollars for park development, but department says about five million is still insufficient to meet needs. Priority parks include East Harbor Maaston Woods Pymatuning Burr Oak and Lake Hooking with plans for roads, docks, camping areas and cabins. Cedar Point discussed as a potential state park site.
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UPI
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Herbertinrea
Eagon
Ohio
Ex- Resources Commission
V.W. Flickinger
Eagen
East Harbor
Maeston’ Woods
Pymatuhing
Burr Oak
Eagan
Cedar Point
Lake Erie
Sandusky
Bryce Browning
New Philadelphia
Commission
Flickinger
McClellan Seeks Test of Fifth Amendment Abuse
The Rackets Committee under John L. McClellan orders staff to prepare contempt papers to test if witnesses may refuse to answer self incrimination questions. The panel seeks to force a court test on constitutional protections as it investigates labor and crime links with Chicago figures and the restaurant industry.
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UPI
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Congress
Tony der
Accardo
Chicago
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al Capone
Ney
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Indus
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Pundt Advocates
Robert F. Keane
Maurice L. Hutches
United Supreme Court
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Man Killed in Ohio After Taunting Son-in-Law
Bra den Maffett 55 a part time farmer was shot and killed after taunting his son in law who then shot him with a .22 rifle. Edward Gifford 125 was held on an open charge as investigators probe the incident near Hopedale Harrison County Sheriff Edna Yoho said Gifford admitted the fatal shooting. The son in law related he was at his home when Maffett arrived in a pickup with a shotgun and taunted him. Gifford said Maffett advanced, went inside for a rifle and returned firing. He noted no prior beef with Maffett but said his wife and Maffett’s daughter argued.
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Hopedale
Ohio
UPI
Braden Maffett
Here
Edward Gifford
Gifford
Harrison County
Edna Yoho
Maffett
Fatal Ohio crash near Celina claims three lives
Police say a failure to stop at Ohio 117 and U S 25 caused a four car collision north of Celina. Boone Smith from Greenville ran the stop sign causing the chain reaction. Carolyn Baker and Marilyn Butts died alongside Jane Amy. Orville Stettler was seriously injured. his wife Marie Stettler 17 survived.
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Celina
UPI
Here
State Highway Patrol
Boone Smith
Greenville
Ohio 117
U.S. 25
Carolyn Baker
West Manchester
Orville Stettler
van Wert
Baker
Stettler
Gerald Hickey
Delphos
Miss Baker
Marilyn Jean Butts
Jane Amy
Gteenville
Smith
Marie
Otis Hospital
John Taylor
Damon Tigg
Hickey
Shah Uninjured In Ship Crash Near Ischia Harbor
Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran escaped unharmed when his borrowed 120 ton yacht Sereno rammed a gravel laden schooner and sank it outside Ischia Harbor. He was visiting Ischia after arriving on the liner Independence from the United States.
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Italy
UPI
Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlevi
Iran
Ischia Harbor
Sereno
Engelo Rizzoli
Ischia Island
Independence
United States
Detection By Fallout Discussed
A Geneva conference on nuclear testing nears its second week with talks on fallout measurement for detecting bootleg explosions. Eight papers have been read, five by Communists and three by the West, as the meeting weighs methods beyond sound waves.
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