Rain Lashes Texas Rivers In NE Texas Flood Cleanup
Torrential rains of up to 18 inches unleashed floods across Gregg Upshur Harrison Wood Rusk and Marion counties. Bridges were washed out rail lines halted and roads closed as Gladewater Kilgore Marshall evacuated. Sabine River may rise ten feet, and a tornado near Winnsboro caused property damage with four major highways impassable in places.
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Longview
Tex
Texas
Waterview
Gladewater
Kilgore
Marshall
Sabine
Cypress
Sabine River
Texas & Pacific
Devernia Lake
Gregg
Upshur
Harrison
Wood
Rusk
Marion
Winnsboro
San Antonio
April Showers Bring May Flowers and Buds
The week end rain and warm temperatures spurred blooms as 1.33 inches fell over four days. Friday .51, Saturday .10, Saturday .26, and yesterday .46 inches, totaling 3.51 inches for the month, 0.10 above average, leaving 1.80 inches to reach the yearly four month average.
Mountain peak tragedy claims two climbers in Aspen
Three Western State College students set out to climb Maroon Bells at 4 a.m. Saturday. Richard Cole and Ronald Fjeseth died after an 80 foot slip and a fall of over 200 feet. Joe Fullop survived with severe frostbite and possible skull fracture, taken to hospital after being found unconscious near Macroon Lake.
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Richard A. Cole
Coloado Springs
Colo
Ronald Fjeseth
Albuquerque
N.M
Joe Fullop
Cherry Hills Village
Fullop
Western State College
Gunnison
Fallop
Crater Lake
Cole
Macroon Lake
Aspen
Pentagon faces Congress on bomber cut decision
A House Armed Services subcommittee report urges amending the National Security Act to require executive branch advice from Congress before eliminating major weapons systems. It criticizes the McNamara bomber decision of last December and questions the Defense Department's information flow and decision making. Rep. Hebert and Rep. Bray led the release after hearings, noting highly classified material was studied.
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House Armed Services Subcommittee
Executive Branch
Congress
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
F. Edward Hebert
D-La
Subcommittee
William” “G. Bray
Indiana
Center Blossoms Signal Progress Toward Festival
The Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory reports early apple blossoms appearing in the area with favorable signs for the traditional festival. Weather outlook through the week hints at cooler midweek and warmer end, with temperatures about two to six degrees below normal and sunshine aiding bloom prospects.
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Winchester Fruit Research Laboratory
East German border guards fire on man near Berlin border
East German border guards opened fire early today at a man attempting to reach West Berlin near the third barbed wire entanglement. Police say 40 to 50 shots were fired as the man tried to flee into the southeastern area of West Berlin. he was seriously wounded or killed and carried away by an East German army ambulance after about 40 minutes.
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Berlin
West Berlin
France seeks NATO rethink while preserving U S friendship
Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville says France will withdraw from NATO's military command as it is out of date but will maintain American friendship. He stresses nuclear defense and cautions no intention of a Soviet pact, while noting intent to stay within NATO politically. France plans to remove U S and Canadian forces and NATO HQ within a year, with the U S seeking a one-year extension.
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Paris
Maurice Couve de Murville
France
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United States
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Associated Press
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Couve de Murville
Bretton Woods
U.S
Weekend Crashes Leave 13 Hurt and One Dead
A bloody weekend on area highways left one person dead and 13 injured. An 11 year old girl from West Virginia died near Paw Paw. Jorge Anthony Martinez- Camargo, 18, of Colombia, was identified as the Route 50 fatality. Wanda Stotler, 11, died at Winchester Memorial Hospital. her father Richard Stotler was in fair condition. Richard Delander, Paw Paw, was in good condition after admission. Howard Whitson, 20, a sailor in Charleston, DC, in ICU after a Route 340 50 crash. Joyce Wynkoop, Berryville, injured in the same crash. One more person admitted. three treated and released after a Route 50 522 crash.
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West Virginia
Paw Paw
W. Va
Jorge Anthony Martinez- Camargo
Colombia
Wanda Jean Stotler
Capon Bridge
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Richard Stotler
Mary Davis Stotler
Richard Delander
Charleston
D.C
Waterloo
John H. Enders
Clarke County
Joyce Wynkoop
Berryville
Winchester Rescue
Retha Dearmont
Charles Dearmont
Humphrey Links Asian Peace to War on Poverty and Disease
In New York Vice President Humphrey tied peace in Asia to defeating poverty disease and despair at home and abroad. He urged continued aid to Asian nations while warning foes that free nations will resist aggression and that ending inequality is essential to lasting peace.
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New York
Hubert H. Humphrey
Asia
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Humphrey
O'Sullivan Strike Stirred Winchester Memories
A decade after the O'Sullivan strike recalled labor unrest in Winchester. The 1956 labor fight began with a union vote by 343 to 2 for United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers AFL CIO Local 511, triggering a strike over wage demands and an ensuing cycle of rock throwing and arrests as production dwindled and replacements were hired.
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Winchester
O'Sullivan
the Star
O’sullivan
United Robbers Workers
United’ Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
O’sullivan Rubber Corp
AFL
O'Sullivan Workers
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America
Weather spreads rain across Virginia with more on the way
A frontal system moves southeastward bringing rain to the extreme west and north of Virginia. Rain is expected over the state today tonight and Tuesday, with conditions prompting residents to prepare for renewed wet weather. Garbage notice: no collections Friday during the Apple Blossom Festival. services resume on regular collection days the following week.
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Richmond
Virginia
Two MiGs Shot Down Saturday
U S jets faced no Mig opposition Sunday as Communist planes stayed away in North Vietnam. United States Air Force crews reported two planes shot down Saturday near Hanoi while U S and Navy forces pressed air strikes on rail and road links to China and along Red River Valley.
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U.S
U.S. Air Force
Navy
South Viet Nam
Mekong Delta
Nha Trang
Air Force
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
China
Back Giang
Red River Valley
Enterprise
Kitty Hawk
North
Viet Nam
Vinh
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Freedom
Howard Whitson
O’sullivan Union
Eisenhower
Palace Theater
Las Vegas
Kernstown
Grove Furniture Co
Loudounst
Winchester, Va
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