Mississippi River Flood Dashes Through Quad Cities and Illinois
Floodwaters from the Mississippi surge over levees in Illinois and Iowa with Burlington and Rock Island experiencing high crests. Govs Kerner and Hughes report multi million dollar damages as thousands evacuate and guardsmen withdraw from dikes.
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Associated Press
Illinois
Iowa
Burlington
Weather Bureau
Quad Cities
Otto Kerner
Harold Hughes
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Llinois
Davenport
Mississippi
National
Boys Reel In 40-Pound Catfish In Flooded St Paul Airport Area
In St Paul Minnesota three teens waded hip high in flooded downtown waters to land a 40 pound catfish. Tom Dahir 15 Jim Weber and Danny Josephs 19 hauled the fish from three feet of river water near the citys airport. The massive catch stretched 44 inches long with a girth of 261 inches.
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St, Paul, Minn
Mississippi River
Minnesota
St. Paul
Jim Weber
Danny Josephs
Dahir
Mixed Reactions To Women Becoming Astronauts
Four unnamed women applicants were rejected by the National Academy of Sciences as scientist-astronaut candidates. Public opinion split. some advocate women’s space involvement others oppose it citing male leadership. Respondents include Jerrie Mock, Mary Ann Noah, Mary Atkins, Katherine Peden, Judith Thompson, Eleanor Lally, and Janet Mann with varied remarks on feasibility, risk, and timing.
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National Academy of Sciences
Washington
U.S
Mary Ann Noah
Fairway
Kan
Mary Atkins
Wichita
Noah
Katherine Peden
Kentucky
Bulldozer Cuts Hot Line Between Denmark and Europe
Reports say a bulldozer near Ringsted west of Copenhagen severed the hot line between Washington and Moscow causing a 16 minute outage. Repair crews restored the line via Tangier and an alternate Danish Dutch postal cable was used to prevent sabotage and listening.
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Copenhagen
Ringsted
Copenbulldozer
Besjhagen
Washington
Moscow
Tangier
Denmark
Holland
U.S. Food Aid Planned for Chile Trainees in 1965
The World Food Program will provide $125,000 in food aid in the second half of 1965 to 8,500 Chilean trainees in masonry garment making and other vocations. Meals will be supplied at 13 industrial centers across six Chilean cities.
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Food Aid Rome
U.S. World Food Program
Bank Robbers Tripped Up by License Plate Mix-Up
In Houston two men charged with a $37 663 bank robbery were spotted after a cashier reported the license MGH 213. Patrolman Lohmann pursued a second car with MGH 413 and found the missing money inside. Suspects Glenn Sanford Webb 22 and Jim Don Smith 26 were charged with the holdup. Ninety seven percent of the world s water is too salty to drink.
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Houston
Tex
Meyerland State
Glenn Sanford Webb
Jim Don Smith
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Ilinois
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Carol Dietz
Northwestern University
Dental School
American Airlines
Chicago
Tom Dahir
Stuart M. Perry
Winchester
Nmouicement Ward
We Service
Borg-Warner
New York
Earth
Larry Starnes
Janet Mann
Quincy
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Rvad Repairs
Winchester Evening Star
Caldwell-Sites CO
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