Tornadoes Kill Six in Midwest Destructive Outbreak
Dazed survivors sift through rubble as eastern Kansas western Missouri and southwestern Iowa endure devastating tornadoes. Six killed, about 50 injured as two storm lines blitzed toward the northeast. In Garnett and nearby areas homes and barns were destroyed, with multiple vehicles overturned and six cars wrecked. Local residents report extensive damage, including to Yorktown Iowa and Leave nworth Kansas, with several injuries rippling through towns.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Iowa
Victor Kerns
Leeton
Flora Eichhorst
Yorktown
U.S. 59
Garnett
Stephen A. Miller
St. Joseph
Dallas
Christopher Lewis
Parsons
Kan
Miller
Leavenworth
Weston
Eichhorst
Clean-Up Week and 1964 Grand Feature Parade Plans
The city observes Clean-Up Week with residents urged to place trash curbside on regular collection day. Keep Virginia Beautiful Inc. of Richmond joins the effort as over 200 antique cars from ten states and the District of Columbia lead off the May 1 Grand Feature Parade. Shenandoah Region, Antique Auto Club of America coordinates participation led by James Summel with Arthur Bragg as Antique Car Meet chairman. The Meet starts Saturday May 2 at 10 a.m. Queen Shenandoah will open the event.
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Keep Virginia Beautiful, Inc
Richmond
District of Columbia
Fete
Florida
Maryland
New Jersey
New York
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
Shenandoah
Antique Auto Club of America
James Summel
Arthur Bragg
Queen Shenandoah
Miss DeHaven Wins Winchester Tri County Beauty Crown
Cheryl Lynn DeHaven, 18, daughter of Manuel and Mrs DeHaven of Frederick County, won the Miss Winchester Tri-County 1964 pageant at Handley High School. Runner-up was Margaret Ann Williams, 18, and third was Diane Marie Rudy, 19.
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Cheryl Lynn DeHaven
Winchester
Tri-County
The
Jaycee Ettes
Miss DeHaven
Carol Lee Curle
Miss Winchester
Winchester Tri- County
Handley High School
DeHaven
Manuel DeHaven
Frederick County
James Wood High School
Chamberlain School
Boston
Mass
Roanoke
Margaret Ann Williams
J.S. Williams
Front Royal
Warren County High School
Diane Marie Rudy
Byron Rudy
Mosby Academy
Joan Frances Synan
Irvin Synan
Shenandoah College
Sherry Ensogna
Danrtier
Ensogna
Ruth Ann Stoneberger
Betty Prickett
WCHS
Joyce Rebecca Saville
Mary Saville
Handley
Conality
Gerald Goodman
Sid Shellings
George Sempeles
Gay
Hill
Helen McClay
Richard Davis
George Jolson
al ‘ Jolson
Washington
Jayceeettes
Sailor Captured Here After Chase By Police
A Chesapeake Bay area sailor, James A. Travis Jr., on leave from Anacostia Naval Station, was captured after a police chase from Yellow Springs W Va to Opequon West Virginia. He faces charges of reckless driving not having a license and disobeying an officer. The FBI has been notified.
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Montgomery County
Winchester
Cedar Creek
James A. Travis, Jr
Birmingham Drive
Burtonsville
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Yellow Springs
W. Va
Harry Richards
Ira Nesselrodt
Amherst St
Alvin Johnson
Lloyd Bland
Valley Ave
Travis
Opequon
Anacostia Naval Station
Grove Furniture Co Trade In Sale Ad
Trade in your old bed room suite for 30.00 at Grove Furniture Co located at 128 South Loudoun Street Winchester Virginia Offers valid at store in Winchester.
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Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun St
Winchester
One American Dead as Viet Nam Fighting Rages
Weekend clashes left one American soldier dead and 11 wounded in Viet Nam. More than 100 South Vietnamese casualties were reported. A helicopter crew member was killed by ground fire near Chuong Thien Province. Additional Viet Cong losses and other U.S. injuries were reported across multiple engagements.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Chuong Thien
Viet Nam
Chung Thein
Shien Phong
Tra Vinh
Mekong Delta
U.S. Navy
North
Viet Nam Frontier
Woman, 63, Is Found Strangled In Norwood Home
A 63 year old woman, Mrs Goldie Fine, was found strangled with a nylon stocking in her Norwood bedroom. Police call it a homicide and note a prior spree of 11 unsolved stranglings in eastern Massachusetts. Her husband Hyman runs a Canton clothing dry cleaning business. Medical Examiner King confirms strangling as cause.
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Norwood
Mass
Massachusetts
Goldie Fine
Hyman
Canton
Joseph A. King
James M. Murphy
Grissom and Young Chosen for Gemini Flight
Maj Virgil I Grissom and Lt Cmdr John W Young were named to pilot a two man three orbit Gemini mission later this year. Backups are Cmdr Walter M Schirra Jr and Capt Thomas P Stafford.
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Houston, Tex
Virgil I. Grissom
John W. Young
Walter M. Schirra Jr
Thomas P. Stafford
Manned Spacecraft Center
Schirra
Grissom
Cape Kennedy
Young
Stafford
Mercury
John Glenn
Glenn
Issue by Issue Rail Bargaining Near White House
In virtual secrecy the rail carriers and unions resumed issue by issue talks near the White House with a April 25 strike deadline looming. President Johnson backs a five man mediating panel and a temporary truce while press secretary George Reedy provides sparse details.
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Washington
White House
Johnson
George Reedy
Greeks and Turks clash in Kyrenia Pass on Cyprus
Firing continued for a third day in Kyrenia Pass as Greek and Turkish Cypriots exchange gunfire near Temblos and St Hilarion Castle. U N spotter planes report activity while the UN moves in paratroopers after Greek warnings of a stronger strike.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Kyrenia
U.N
Temblos
St. Hilarion
Kyrenia Pass
Preservation, Study Urged For Frederick Court House
Frederick County supervisors aired the “What shall we do with the Court House” session at James Wood High School. They urged preserving the 1840 structure as a Byrd memorial or museum and launching a new broad study to explore options, while noting current renovation plans exceed a quarter million dollars.
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Frederick County
Court House
James Wood High School
Orial
Richard E. Byrd
James Galladay
Court House Building Committee
James
James Wood ‘Auditorium--But They Gave Board ‘Chairman Byron O. Brumback
Rusk frames U S Viet Nam policy at SEATO session
Secretary of State Dean Rusk told a closed SEATO session that the United States does not rule out widening the Vietnam war, possibly into North Vietnam, while stressing the need to support South Vietnam and warning of broader regional risks from North Vietnam and Red China. He cited Laos neutrality as ineffective and warned SEATO faces serious trouble. Thailand and the Philippines signaled desire to advance talks on the alliance's anti Communist role.
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Manila
U.S
Dean Rusk
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
United States
South Viet Nam
Rusk
Viet Nam
Mutual Defense Organization
Southeast Asia
Laos
Seato
Red China
Thailand
Philippines
Prisoners Forced to Hear Castro Torture Claims
A former Cuban prisoner, Dr. Mario Robau, says inmates at La Cabana Prison endured torture including repeated Fidel Castro speeches and dog attacks by trained German shepherds. Robau, who arrived via Mexico, was imprisoned for about a year and released in January.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Mario Robau
Havana
la Cabana
Robauv
Mexico
Seartch
Roban
Weather Rain Persists As System Approaches Virginia
A strong southerly flow ahead of a Midwest low pressure system brought rain to Virginia today. The developing weather pattern signals unsettled conditions and possible showers across the region as the new system moves in.
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Richmond
Midwest
Virginia
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Jack L. Wilson
Independence
Warren Kenyon Sr
Neosho
Ella
Charles Hedger
Pleasant Grove
Miss
Frederick County Board of Supervisors
Byron O. Brumback
General Assembly
Accomack
Northampton
Donald E. Baughman
Joseph A. Massie, Jr
Commonwealth
Paul Luttrell
Harry F. Byrd, Jr
Shenandoah Valley
Sailor
Ing
Reedy
Rail
Brotherhood
Congress
Ralph J. Bunch
Gaza
Greece
Farm Bureau
S. Viet Nam
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