Fairbanks Flood Devastates City amid Record Rainfall
Fairbanks suffered unprecedented flooding after heavy rainfall. Downtown streets flooded, the News-Miner out of print, and the Alaska Disaster Office ordered airlifts for hospital patients. Power, communications, and transport were disrupted as 62 patients were moved, and the Centennial grounds were submerged.
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News-Miner
Fairbanks
Alaska Disaster Office
St. Joseph's Hospital
Bassett Army Hospital
Ft. Wainwright
Bassett
Pioneers
University “of Alaska
Alaska Airlines
Seattle
Anchorage
Alaska Communications
Blaine Repeal Debate Highlights Party Split
A New Jersey constitutional convention debates Blaine language on public funds for parochial schools. Speakers warn against jeopardizing federal aid, while others insist on taxpayer suits and separate voter consideration. Debate cuts across party lines with Harrington amendment opposition and calls to retain protections.
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Carlino
William J. Jrohan
Bronx
New Jersey
New York State
Earl W. Brydges
Anthony J. Travia
Brydges
Len Brydges
James F. Carroll
Saratoga Springs
Senate Dist
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Albert
Callan
Columbia County
Charles G. Clay
Greene County
Blaine
Clay
Albany County
Albany
Erastus Corning II
Russell G. Hunt
Francis
Bergan
Travia
Moses Weinstein
Dr. Harrington
Human Jack
Manhattan
Jack
Rice High School
Harlem
Marietta Tree
Massachusetts
Peabody
Raymond Rice
Nassau County
Court of Appeals
John Scileppi
Saxe
Wolfgang Reimer
Schenectady County
Republican
Four Midshipmen Discharged By Academy
The U S Naval Academy announced four of five midshipmen under May marijuana inquiry were discharged for unsatisfactory conduct. Names were not released by Admiral Kauffman. One midshipman was cleared but resigned after other violations. two had already left for different infractions.
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Annapolis
U.S. Naval Academy
Academy
Draper L. Kauffman
Naval Investigative Service
Nine of ten in family found dead at Saskatchewan farm
Eight children and two parents were shot at about 2 a.m. at a Shell Lake farm. A 4-year-old girl survived unharmed in bed with two dead sisters. Coroner Dr. Calvin Lambert said a .22 rifle killed nine. a spent cartridge case was found. The killer fled, no weapon recovered, age and motive undetermined. The home was described as well-liked, with no known enemies.
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Shell Lake
Sask
Calvin S .Lambert
Leoville
James Peterson
Evelyn
W. J. Lange
Prince Albert
Lambert
Peterson
Royal Canadian Mounted
Cor
Earl Dallman
Robberies Hit Five A&P Stores Over Two Days
Five A&P supermarkets were robbed across two days, including a store at 224 Tompkins Ave that lost 942 dollars, with 200 dollars taken from three employees. Police say three men staged the two robberies, with one man arrested, and a getaway car abandoned on Bushwick Ave after a Serapa heist. A money package was found in the car.
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A&p
Tompkins Ave
Berto Forbes
Bushwick Ave
Objector Arrested in Buffalo for Duty Evasion
Cornelius Wigfall, 22, of Buffalo labeled a conscientious objector after claiming Black Muslim sect membership was arrested by FBI agents for failing to report for civilian hospital duty. In New York six supermarkets in Bedford-Stuyvesant were robbed for over 6000 dollars in two days. one man was arrested and part of the money recovered.
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Buffalo
N. J
Cornelius Wigfall
FBI
New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Ex Pilot Attacks Viet Nam Missions All Carriers Involved
Former Task Force 77 commander Water alleges missions over North Vietnam were meaningless and repetitive. He claims pilots faced pressure to drop expensive bombs on trivial targets, while debriefings hid true casualties and intentions. Water says junior officers were silenced and reporters restricted aboard ships.
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Vietnam
Water
Phong
North Vietnam
Hiots
Waier
Rangers Study Fatal Bear Attacks in Remote Park Areas
Rangers investigated two fatal bear encounters, recovering carcasses for lab tests and noting blood and possible human tissue on fur. Grizzly expert Dr. John Craighead said attacks are rare and often unprovoked, while park officials plan no further killings as trails are patrolled with rifles.
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Nelson
John Craighead
Yellowstone National Park
Craighead
Miss Koons
National Park Service
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