Tornado Hits Belvidere High School Kills Twenty
Belvidere Illinois junior Sandy Cameron 17 survived a deadly tornado that struck Belvidere High School Friday as students left for the day. Sixteen buses carried elementary pupils before the storm, with many deaths in wreckage and a nurse confirming a child’s death.
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Belvidere
Ill
Sandy Cameron
Belvidere High School
Illinois
Gordon Shook
Miss Cameron
John Berry
Berry
Debbie Frank
Cameron
Nothing Spectacular Uncovered Surveyor Digs Moon Ditch
Surveyor 3 dug a trench about three feet long and six inches deep on the lunar surface. The operation produced a lump of cohesive soil like wet sand, with photographs relayed to Jet Propulsion Laboratory showing a stable trench. No hazards or anomalies were found for future manned landings.
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Pasadena
Calif
Surveyor 3
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Earth
Marines Kill 46 Reds In 2nd Day of Fighting
U S Marines battled a stubborn Communist force in a rugged northern South Vietnam coastal area near Tam Ky for a second day. The Leathernecks reported 46 enemy dead with air strikes and artillery, amid 118 air missions over North Vietnam and B52 strikes in Chau Doc Province near the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Tam Ky
North Vietnam
Chau Doc
Flying Saucer Seen Near South Hill in Virginia
C N Crowder Mobil Chemical Co. warehouse manager described a large unidentified object blocking a road Friday night. He said a white flame burst from the bottom and the object rose, leaving a burned patch on the road and sparking police involvement.
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South Hill
C.N. Crowder
Mobil Chemical Co
Virginia
Stalin's Daughter Seeks Life of Freedom in U S
Stalin's daughter Svetlana, 42, arrives in the United States seeking self expression and asylum after defecting from the Soviet Union. She cites a new religious faith and disenchantment with communism, and notes leaving her two Moscow children. She traveled from New Delhi to Italy Switzerland and the United States in an odyssey seeking safety.
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New York
Svetlana Stalin
United States
Russia
Moscow
New Delhi
India
Italy
Switzerland
United
Military Relaxed Grip on Greece After Coup
Athens saw a partial return to normal as frontiers opened and curfews ended after a coup in Greece. King Constantine's stance remained unclear while martial law stayed in force. Foreign airliners resumed service to Athens and entertainment venues began reopening as authorities urged calm.
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Rome
Athens
Constantine
London
Copenhagen
Denmark
Tatoi Palace
Philip Copoulos
Turkey
Greece
Athens Radio
Pa. Man Dies in Rear End Crash on Route 522
On Route 522 north a 67 year old McKeesport druggist William Bruce Porter died when his car hit a slow moving tractor trailer loaded with steel. His five year old granddaughter Gayle Porter was seriously hurt. Gen James A Van Fleet Ret 75 received a cut after another vehicle failed to stop and struck his car.
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McKeesport
Front Royal
Berryville
William Bruce Porter
Wallace Geter
Spartanburg
S.C
P. F. Click
Porter
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Gayle Porter
James A. van Fleet
USA
David Gibbs
Norfolk
Click
Byrd Warns On Trade With China
Sen. Harry F. Byrd warns that West Germany may send a trade delegation to Peking to set up a steel plant in Red China. He urges President Johnson to warn against the mission and notes a congressional resolution deploring European backing of the project amid Vietnam war.
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Washington
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
West Germany
Peking
Red China
Senate
Byrd
Johnson
Vietnam
Konrad Adenauer
China
Gov Smith to Escort Fete Queen at Shenandoah Apple Blossom
West Virginia Governor Hulett C. Smith will escort Queen Shenandoah 40th elect at the May 4 coronation during the Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. Miss Virginia, from Front Royal, named guest of honor. Mrs. Charles S. Toan announces the invitation acceptance.
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West Virginia
Hulett C. Smith
Winchester Feeder Calf and Yearling Sale Tops 2,529 Cattle
A total of 2,529 head of feeder cattle brought $394,420.32 at the 15th annual Winchester Feeder Calf and Yearling sale at the Farmers Livestock Exchange. Steer prices averaged $26.82 per cwt and heifers $23.91, with overall $26.11 per cwt for both. Top steers included Angus entries at $34 per cwt and $31.50 per cwt for 1507 lb calves. Hereford and other consignors also posted strong bids amid a market downturn from 1966.
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Winchester
Farmers Livestock Exchange
Fred Stine
Stine
H.D. Auchincloss
Newport
R.I
Henry Moore
Middletown
Ohio
Tornado toll rises as Illinois Michigan hit hard
A three kept powerful tornado outbreak in northern Illinois and western Michigan killed 47 people and injured more than 1,500. Oak Lawn and Belvidere endured the worst damage as schools and shopping venues were destroyed and authorities warned of looting.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Michigan
Oak Lawn
Chicago
Belvidere
Trl
Stone Park
Hillsdale County
Mich
Chicago Weather Bureau
Belvidere High School
Joseph I. Woods
Cook County
Fred Dumke
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Virginia Weather Update for Showers and Thundershowers
A cold front moving into Virginia will bring showers and a chance of thundershowers across the state today.
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Richmond
Virginia
Correction of Telephone Number for Michael Motors Ad
A correction notice states the telephone number in Michael Motors advertisement should be 667-3165 and provides the corrected contact detail for مشتری.
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