Hundreds Fight Floods as Levees Brace in Midwest Belt
The Associated Press reports hundreds of volunteers battle swollen rivers in Illinois Missouri and near St Louis. Sandbag levees hold back rising waters aided by floodlights aerial flares and orange life jackets as seepage fears persist.
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Illinois
Missouri
Missouri River
Mississippi
St. Louis
Oscar Crist
West Quincy
Jon Quincy
Meyer
Tll
Local Sports and Community Notes From Tuesday
Danny Oli posted scores of 111 111 3 11 333 at the Health Center league night as he pursues catching Charlie Renner who also posted five straight 111s at the HC. Capozzoli carries a 104 average in the C League. Safeway on Brad St reports a pond bass catch by three workers and Derek near Apple Primes, with a 6% pound giant bass measured 21 inches. Claude Bennington, Roy Ambrose, and Benest were involved. A man in a pickup overpaid for hay as noted in a letter to Caleb F. Burns of Route 2 Charles Town WV asking for refund or extra hay. Mrs. Charles Huntsberry sat out the Cub Scout Pack 2 skating party due to missing shoes. Henry Lowry observed a boy and his dog at Loudoun and Piccadilly St with the boy selling papers and caring for the dog in the rain.
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Danny ‘Oli
Health Center
Charlie Renner
Capozzoli
Brad St
Derek
Claude Bennington
Roy Ambrose
Benest
Star
Route 2
Charles Town
W. Va
Burns
Charles Huntsberry
Ridgeway
West Virginia duel over Kennedy Humphrey tests Democrats
Charleston reports the May 10 West Virginia Democratic primary will be nonbinding for 125 delegates as Kennedy and Humphrey campaign amid religion debates. Robert Kennedy sees a bare majority as key in WV while Humphrey tours the southern part of the state. Other candidates linger, with Oregon and Texas battles shaping the national contest.
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Wisconsin
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kennedy
Humphrey
West Virginia
Leben
Weh
Robert
Ted
Robert Kennedy
Oregon
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Wayne L. Morse
Second Ward
Charles Zuckerman
March Weather Here Rewrote the Records
The March 1960 weather broke records with a 75 degree high on March 28 and six degrees as the coldest monthly low on March 7. Snow totaled 23.5 inches, the snowiest March on record, tying January 1935 for monthly snow and marking the largest single March snowfall since 1947. Precipitation reached 2.28 inches, above last year, with mean temperature 32.6 degrees, well below the 40 year average.
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W Fruit Research Laboratory
Richmond Probe Seeks Detective Brown Financial Records
A city council investigating committee subpoenaed the financial records of detective sergeant Clifford L. Brown, a 31 year veteran, and four checks including one marked miscellaneous expense for Christmas presents for the Police Department. The probes aim to gather evidence for a broader police corruption inquiry.
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Richmond
Central National Bank
Clifford L. Brown
Virginia
P.D
Robert J. Heberle
Informa
Defense Budget Changes Meet Mixed Reactions in Congress
President Eisenhower approved revisions pushing Polaris submarine expansion while trimming attack submarine orders. Rep. Mahon called the package poor and urged keeping attack subs, citing antisubmarine needs. The Pentagon seeks 39 million dollars to start six more Polaris subs and may delay two of three planned attack submarines. Atlas missile squadrons and ballistic warning upgrades were also approved.
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William F. Arbogast
Washington
Navy
George H. Mahon
D-Tex
Mahon
House
Appropriations
Eisenhower
Defense Appropriations Subcommittee
Defense Department
Congress
Pentagon
Defense
Thomas S. Gates Jr
Bertlett
Een Nichite
France Would Quit Nuclear Tests If World Disarms
Gen Charles de Gaulle told a joint British Parliament session France would abandon nuclear tests and write off related investments if other nations agree to universal disarmament. He urged removal of fear and urged destroying stocks and bases, with France ready to relinquish tests and capital outlay once others relinquish theirs.
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London
Charles de Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Britain
Annual Clean Up Campaign In City Set Next Week
Mayor Claude B Smalts Jr proclaims the week of April 11 to 16 for Winchester annual Clean Up Paint Up Fix Up Light Up campaign. City offers free disposal by hauling away trash and debris curbside with cooperation from Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival and local groups. Citizens urged to participate and follow a list of steps including spring cleaning, checking fire hazards, cleaning vacant lots, and trimming hedges.
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Claude B. Smalts, Jr
Winchester
Smalts
Winchester-Frederick County
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Housework Pay
In Pittsburgh AP report Judge Loran L. Lewis dismissed a $5,670 suit brought by Sheard B. Davis against her husband Sheard alleging pay for housework under a contract paying one dollar an hour before and after marriage The ruling states the housework by wives is not wage work and the husband is not obliged to pay
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Pittsburgh
Loran L. Lewis
Sheard B. Davis
Ee Davis
Lewis
T Pa
Senate Votes to Preserve Voting Rights in Civil Rights Bill
The Senate by 73 to 1 rejected Ellender’s bid to strike the voting rights section from the civil rights bill and moved toward its passage tonight. Leaders, including Lyndon B. Johnson, signaled intense late-hour action as discussions continued on a possible interpretation acceptable to all, amid Southern opposition over provisional registration and timing.
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Washington
Senate
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Johnson
Allen J. Ellender
Ala
Ellender
U.S. District Courteensor
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate Gop
Dirksen
Dixie Forces
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Fallout studies declare most nuclear debris now on ground
Scientists report that 85 to 90 percent of fallout from 15 years of atomic tests has settled to earth, with the remaining lodged in the stratosphere and not reaching peak levels for two to four years. The data warn that strontium-90 enters the food chain and may cause bone cancer and leukemia.
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Frank Carey
Cleveland
Ohio
American Chemical Society
Columbia University
Ronald G. Menel
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Beltsville
Republicans Propose Fee Based Health Insurance for Seniors
Seven Republican senators unveil a bill to create a state administered, federally aided health plan for Americans over 65. The plan would contract with private insurers or be state run, with a top monthly premium of 13 dollars and income based waivers. Coverage includes hospital, nursing, doctor visits, X rays, tests, and home nurse care. Supporters name Javits and Aiken among sponsors.
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Washington
Welfare
Arthur S.hasete Ee
GOP
I S
Neder
Flemming
Senate
Seok
Jacob K. Javits
George D. Aiken
R-V
Clifford P. Case
RNJ
Hiram L. Fong
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Thunderbird Miller
Ckerman
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Albert V. Bryan
Harry L. Donovan
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