City Area Hit Lightly By Hurricanes Winds
Alma brushed Thomasville lightly as Florida panhandle storms roared past. The city saw little damage and no injuries though a pine toppled a tractor trailer cab, narrowly missing the driver. Power service paused briefly, with crews restoring lines and rerouting traffic.
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Alma
Florida
Thomanville
David Walter Wheeler
Deland
Ptl
Preston Shiver
Wheeler
South Broad St
Jerger School
Monticello Road
South Broad Street
Mimosa Drive
Blackshear Street
Mimosa, Junius and
Blackshear
Alma Heads Out To Sea Tropical Storm Alma Hits Georgia Coast
Gale warnings cover Georgia and the Carolinas as Alma degrades to a tropical storm and moves northeast toward the Atlantic. Flooding and high winds are forecast with up to five inches of rain and possible tornadoes in parts of the Carolinas.
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Alma
Savannah
Georgia
Carolinas
Atlantic
Weather Bureau
Miami
South Carolina
Cape Fear
N.C
Claxton
Charleston
S.C
Florida Panhandle
Albany
Augusta
Bear snatches 4 year old on Colorado cattle drive
A 400 pound bear ripped from a sleep bag and tried to carry Jeffrey Shawcroft away in the southwest Colorado mountains. He survived with head and shoulder injuries after his brother's shouts drew hunters. The Shawcrofts were on a family cattle drive when the attack occurred. Mrs Binforina Rivera died at 116 after smoking cigars daily and whisky on weekends at Utica New York hospital.
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LA Jara
Colo
Jeffrey Shawcroft
Colorado Mountains
Robert
Jeffrey
Earl Shawcroft
Utica
N.Y
Binforina Rivera
Surf Boards Banned at 17 Boston Beaches
AP reports Boston authorities banned surf boards on 17 metropolitan district beaches to prevent hazards to bathers at busy shorelines. Commissioner Howard Whitmore Jr. cited high patronage and unskilled riders as the reason for the Thursday measure.
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Boston
Howard Whitmore Jr
Rioters Dispersed by Guards in Panama City
National Guardsmen used tear gas to break up rock throwing youths who smashed street lights set off false alarms and littered Panama City streets. Earlier in Colon 38 miles away soldiers fired tear gas grenades to scatter about 200 students trying to form barricades downtown.
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Panama
Panama City
Colon
Rats Eat Better Than Humans In Hunger Stricken Areas
The FAO estimates pests consume 20 percent of grain in the Far East with losses rising to 25 percent in many poor nations. Cairo reports the Soviet Union providing Egypt a new 165 million dollar credit to aid Nasser's second five year plan.
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Rome
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Far East
Cairo
Soviet Union
Egypt
Gamal Abdel Nasser
al Ahram
Cuban Airlift Resumes Monday
The refugee airlift from Cuba, halted by Hurricane Alma, resumes Monday. Two planeloads of Cubans arrive daily in Miami with most continuing to other U.S. cities. About 25,000 have been airlifted since December 1.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Alma
Airive
U.S
Sheppard to face retrial in 1954 slaying case
Dr. Samuel H. Sheppard will be retried on a second degree murder charge in the 1954 bludgeoning of his wife Marilyn, prosecutor John Corrigan said. He has served nine years of a prior conviction and has been free on bond since 1964 while appealing. Corrigan said the case will return to a jury for verdict after the U.S. Supreme Court decision.
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Dr. Sheppard
Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyahoga
Rodress
Corrigan
State of
Ohio
U.S. Supreme Court
Dayton
Bay Village
Davis
Chamber of Commerce
Paratroops Press N Vietnam Guerrillas in Central Highlands
U S paratroopers fought a stubborn North Vietnamese force for a fourth day in Kontum province as 239 N Viets were reported killed. The 101st Airborne faced about 900 N Vietnamese with US losses light except one platoon mauled. Ky sent 400 riot police to Hue while preparing to attend a Seoul conference. The junta authorized tighter economic measures to curb inflation ahead of the September 11 constitutional convention election.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U. S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
U.S
Kontum Province
U.S. 101St Airborne Division
South Korea
Seoul
Topeka Struggles With Tornado Homelessness After Worst Hit
Topeka faces housing and cleanup challenges as thousands left homeless after a deadly tornado. Red Cross shelters opened in schools and the auditorium. about 70 people hospitalized for storm injuries and 61 in hospital for a second night. Total damage estimated at 75 to 100 million dollars.
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Topeka
Kan
Red Cross
Wright
Rome Nurses Pledge Strike At Floyd County Hospital
A group of licensed practical nurses at Floyd County Hospital threatens to strike if salary and working condition demands are not met by June 15. They seek minimum $260 monthly salaries plus $19 raises biannually, two 15 minute breaks per shift, and other improvements. Walker says not all LPNs are involved and replacements would be hired for any walkout.
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Rome, Ga
Floyd County Hospital
Fred M. Walker
Walker
Davis Enters Contest For Legislative Post
Jasper C. Davis of Thomasville, president of Davis Industries, joins Republican J P Malone of Barwick in the race for the Thomas County legislative seat held by Rep Henry P Russell. Qualifying ends June 15. Russell seeks re election with no Democratic challenger.
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Davis
Thomas County
Henry P. Russell
Boston
Jasper C. Davis
Thomasville
Davis Industries
J. P. Malone
Barwick
Malone
Russell
Jamie W. Oglesby
Trailways Bus Strike Looms In Florida And Georgia
Negotiations continue in Miami to avert a strike by 2187 Trailways bus drivers in Florida and Georgia. The Local 1250 union members, part of the AFL-CIO affiliated association, have approved a strike vote, seeking a pay raise.
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Miami
Fla
Trailways
Florida
Georgia
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