Tornado tears through eastern Oklahoma killing, injuring dozens
A pair of tornadoes struck Wilburton and Menifee area on May day, killing 25 in Wilburton and injuring about 200 citywide. Dozens of homes, two churches, and a post office were wrecked. power and communications were down. rescue efforts hampered by rain. Widespread damage reported across Moffet, Roland, Keota, Sapulpa, and nearby communities. Continued updates expected on page two.
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Morriston
Ark
Menifee
Morrilton
Martin Hawkins
Wilburton
Okla
Oklahoma
College Town
Moffet-Roland
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Keota
Sapulpa
Sallisaw
Checotah
Bristow
Hoffman
Henryetta
Eastern Agm Junior’ College
Princess Margaret Marries Antony Armstrong Jones in Westminster Abbey
Princess Margaret weds commoner Antony Armstrong-Jones in a televised Westminster Abbey ceremony. The bride, in a medieval setting, vowed to "live together after God" as 2,000 guests and the royal family looked on. Outside, hundreds of thousands gathered in old London streets to witness the moment.
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Gilmore
London
Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Westminster Abbey
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Abbey
Shakespeare
Dryden
Gladstone
Disraeli
Canterbury
Geoffrey Fisher
Tony
Ness
Strange Lawn Blight Spreads Across Carroll Heights
An investigation traces withering grass trees and shrubs in Carroll Heights to a mysterious white descent and dust. Mrs. Robert Bender reports brown leaves on a weeping willow and roses after a white dust settled on furniture and a horse on a nearby farm died. Maryland Livestock Sanitary Board handles the autopsy and investigation with no public findings yet.
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Carroll Heights
Crescent Road
Robert Bender
Bender
Ny Rock Garden
Eisenhower Signs Civil Rights Bill into Law
President Eisenhower signed the civil rights bill today, granting new protection for Black Americans' voting rights. He called it a milestone and urged continued effort from responsible leaders to pursue equality under the law nationwide.
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Hashington
Preah Bluenhower
Eisenhower
Congress
Thunderstorms Expected Tonight Through Tomorrow
Weather forecast warns thundershowers late tonight and tomorrow across the area with clearing skies by Sunday and cooler temperatures. Bridgeport observer D Paul Oswald notes yesterday’s high at 74 and current low at 49, with tonight’s lows in the upper 50s to low 60s and rainfall around half an inch.
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Weather Bureau
Bridgeport
D. Paul‘ Oswald
Maryland
Aid for distressed areas heads to Ike desk
The Senate sent to President Eisenhower a politically charged 251 million dollar bill to aid chronically distressed areas. The House already approved a smaller figure and moved to block direct Treasury funding. Democratic Leader Lyndon B Johnson proposed acceptance of House changes to speed passage, with action in the House Rules Committee a potential hurdle.
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Washington
Senate
Eisenhower
API
Congress
House
Treasury
House Rules Committee
Lyndon B Johnson
D-Tex
Col. Y
Spring Weather Sparks Turnout at University of Maryland
College Park Md H Hundreds of Maryland students clashed, blocked traffic on U S 1 for over 29 minutes yesterday evening before 26 police officers dispersed them. State Police Sgt Joseph Kavanaugh commented on the arrival of spring as the incident ended.
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College Park
University of Maryland
Joseph Kavanaugh
Weekend Confab to Draw 200 Civil War Buffs
A convention of 200 Civil War buffs from 40 states begins tonight at the Venice Motel and runs through Saturday. Highlights include tours of Crampton's Gap and Harper's Ferry on Saturday and a finale tour of the Antietam Battlefield Sunday. Registration opens tonight and the banquet is Saturday night.
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Crampton’s Gap
Harper's Ferry
Antietam
Ottinger Boy Improves After Hospital Injury
Stephen Ottinger of 1400 Potomac Avenue, hurt in an automobile accident last Friday, is reported improving at Washington County Hospital. The 16 year old sustained head injuries and a fractured wrist when the car slid into an embankment and he was thrown out. Russell Fults of 496 Mock North Mulberry Street suffered burns over a spread of his body in a flash fire at the W H Reisner Manufacturing Co. remains in pain.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Maryland Livestock Sanitary Rev
Dr. Ridgemell
Wik Tt
P. Maloney
Mary
Stephen Ottinger
Potomac Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Ottinger
Russell M. Fults
Mulberry Street
Bridge Lavon
W. H. Reisner Manufac- Croseword Puarle
Ge Jturing Co
Strinns Daily Prayer
Ey Aga Amusement
Mery Meworth
Ann Kanders
Dames Marlow É Radio 4 Society
Waether
New Downtown Walk Lights For Pedestrians Next Week
Pedestrian signal expansion planned for Hagerstown intersections next week as large Walk and Dont Walk signs allow diagonal crossings while traffic stops. Chief Blair Overton credits Signal Supt William Shrader with the plan called Shrader Shuffle approved last December. Signals to appear at Folomac and Franklin, Franklin and Jonathan, Washington and Summit, Potomac and Antietum. Police warn to use caution until fully in operation and note some intersections lack lights.
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Hagerstown
Blair Overton
Signal Dept
Shrader
Folomac
Franklin Sts
Franklin and Jonathan
Washington
Sumymit
Potonae
Antieum
Public Square
Shradar
Police Dept
Baltimore
Local Driver Loses License In Maryland Revocation
The Department of Motor Vehicles announces the revocation of driving privileges for Ronald Leroy Sirdisten of 121 South Mulherny Street, Hagerstown, effective immediately.
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Dept. of Motor Vehings
Revaker
Priviepes
Ronald Leroy
Sirdisten
South Mulherey Street
Hagerstown
U S Skeptical of Khrushchev on Rockets
U S strategists question Khrushchev's claim that the Soviet Union keeps no bombers on duty and relies on missiles only. They note his remark about rockets being more accurate, but doubt he has eliminated manned bombers or a ready bomber alert. Continued on page 2.
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Washington
Nikitai Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Khrushchev
U.S
USAF
Strategic Air Command
Red Star publishes wreckage photo of downed U S plane
Moscow reports Red Star photo shows wreckage of the U S plane shot down May 1 in Soviet Armenia. Defense ministry notes an alarm signal at dawn May 2 and says an alien aircraft entered Soviet territory from the south. The engagement was brief and the invader was brought down. Nearby villagers helped locate the wreckage.
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State Department
Lincoln White
Supreme Soviet
Moscow
Andrei A. Grechko
Grechko
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
U. S
Ellaeahower
White
Llewelyn Thompson
United States
Francis G. Powers
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Inot
NASA
Red Star Today
Armenia
Defense Ministryewspaper
Red Star
Antzhead
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