Cameron Cameron Louisiana Storm Death Toll Feared Rising
A violent storm battered Cameron Louisiana causing at least two deaths and dozens of injuries. Deputies searched debris as eight inches of rain fell in six hours and floodwaters reached floorboards. Civil Defense and Red Cross aided refugees in Cameron Parish Courthouse with help from Chennault Air Force Base doctors and Lake Charles hospitals.
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Cameron
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Harold Stewart
Cameron Parish
Lake Charles
Here
Civil Defense
Red Cross
Audrey
John Scott
KPEL
Lafayette
Chennault Air Force Base
Farmers to vote on marketing quotas in Clarke County
Frederick County farmers may cast ballots tomorrow at the ASCS County office 45 W Boscawen St across from the Rouss Fire Hall from 8 am to 6 pm to vote on marketing quotas for the 1963 wheat crop. A fuller account appears on page 15 of today's Star. Robin Kibler five year old son of Mr and Mrs Dallas Kibler of Berryville qualified as the youngest exhibitor at the Clarke County Fair with five potatoes grown by him. Mr and Mrs George Branner own two houses on Whittier Ave occupied by families with twins. Mrs Thelma Cox and her son found a U S Weather Bureau balloon in a jet behind a home at Armel Sunday morning. The box with a parachute was mailed to the Weather Bureau after being opened by the post office.
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Frederick County
ASCS
Robin Kibler
Dallas Kibler
Berryville
Clarke County
Robin
George Branner
Whittier Ave
Alvin J. Wenzel
Joe
Jeff
Francis Smith
Pat
Mike
Mr. Branner
Virginia
Mary
Thelma Cox
U.S. Weather Bureau
Armel
Area to Receive Share in State's Liquor Profits
The state mails checks totaling 11.6 million dollars to localities from whisky profits with Winchester and Clarke County among recipients. The distribution allocates the first 750 thousand dollars to the state, then two thirds of the remainder to localities and one third to the state.
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General Fund
General Assembly
ABC
Winchester
Frederick County
Berryville
Clarke County
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah County
Rockingham County
Staunton
Waynesboro
Front Royal
Leesburg
Warrenton
Fauquier County
Page County
Broadway
State Comptroller’s Office
Ben Bella Pledged Aid Against Rebels
In Algiers clashes erupted as supporters of Ahmed Ben Bella confronted hostile guerrillas in an hour long battle. Four guerrilla commands and the army leadership backed Ben Bella while the Political Bureau weighed whether to use force, aiming to avoid civil war amid Algeria’s eight week post independence crisis.
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Algiers
Ahmed Ben Bella
Algiers Casbah
Algeria
Ben Bella
Kabylie
Clergymen and church members jailed in Georgia protest
In Albany and nearby cities 75 clergymen and lay members from 10 states were jailed after refusing to move from City Hall sidewalk during a prayer vigil against racial bars. Bonds set at 200 dollars for disorderly conduct and related charges.
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Albany
Laurie Pritchett
Leesburg
Newton
Chicago
Episcopal
Unitarian
Disciples of Christ
United Church of Christ
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Illinois
Texas
Indiana
New Hampshire
Georgia
Washington, D.C
Willow Lawn Pool Hosts Swimming and Diving Contests
Tomorrow Thursday at 7 p.m. Willow Lawn Pool presents swimming and diving events with free spectator admission. Sponsored by Willow Lawn Pool and the Optimist Club. First prize is a 1963 season pass to the pool.
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Willow Lawn Pool
The
Optimist Club
Rouss Membership Picnic at Lions Shelter
Rouss membership picnic held at Lions Shelter this evening. Event begins at 6 p.m. on Wednesday August 29 with members invited to attend.
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Rouss
Lions Shelter
Train Hits Track Workers Kill 3 in Kansas
A Santa Fe freight train struck a gang of 12 track workers in Zarah Kansas on Tuesday. Three men were killed and two injured as the train plowed into the crew. officials say the oncoming locomotive may have been inaudible due to the work car motor.
Senate Keeps 1 Billion Investment Credit In Tax Bill
The Senate voted 52 to 30 to retain the $1 billion investment credit in the tax revision bill, aiming for final passage by Friday. The credit allows deductions of up to 7 percent of spending on new equipment, with utilities at 3 percent, amid a split among Democrats and Republicans on its value and impact.
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Washington
Kennedy
Senate
House
Tax Yield May Exceed Estimates in Virginia
Virginia Tax Commissioner C H Morrisett forecast the new income tax withholding may yield more than the $5.3 million planned for the first full fiscal year 1964. He spoke at a University of Virginia session, noting prior estimates by tax wizards have been accurate and that windfall effects will ease as in-business costs rise. The state aims for $27 million general fund from 1962 64 with windfall and stronger collections contributing additional sums.
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Charlottesville
C. H. Morrissett
Virginia
Morrissett
University of Virginia
General Assembly
General
Five California wildfires rage across mountains
Los Angeles reports five brush and timber fires burning across California mountains. More than 30 000 acres burned. Evacuations affected 800 patients at a Sylmar sanitarium while Gene Autry’s Melody Ranch suffered major damage. Firefighting efforts involved over 1000 personnel across the state.
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Los Angeles
California
Los Angeles County
Keith Klinger
Bel Air-Brentwood
San Fernando Valley
San Gabriel Mountains
Olive View Sanitarium
Sylmar
Veterans Administration
Gene Autry
Melody Ranch
Autry
Studio City
Hasley Canyon
U.S. Highway 99
Castiac
Placerita Canyon
Kelseyville
San Francisco
Lake Shasta
Mariposa
Farmers Will Start Holding Livestock In Bid For Higher Prices
The National Farmers Organization launches a holding action to stop selling hogs cattle sheep and grain until processors offer long term contracts and higher prices. About 20 000 members cheered in Des Moines as Oren Lee Staley urged a long battle and warned markets may stay soft for about two weeks.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Midwest Farm Group
NFO
Oren Lee Staley
Rea. Mo
Farmer
America
Staley
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
Canada
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Foreign Aid Funds Tapped for Birthday Gifts
A House subcommittee disclosed taps from a $275 million contingency fund for unforeseen crises. Through April, aid total reached $223.423 million for events like aiding Greece amid the Berlin crisis, with allocations also going to Algeria for an independence gift, Indonesia for a road to Asian games, Iran to stabilize its government, and Syria and Egypt amid unrest in the region.
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Washington
State Department
Agency For International Development
Otto E. Passman
D. la
Hamilton
Greece
Berlin
Passman
Algeria
U.S. Civil Service
Indonesia
Iran
Ali Amini
Guinea
Mali
Syria
United Arab Republic
Egypt
Denny's Commercial Auction Tonight at 7 O'clock
An auction at Denny's Commercial features furniture, appliances, and tools offered tonight starting at 7 o'clock. Prospective bidders are invited to inspect items before the sale.
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Denny’s
Soviet proposes unpoliced moratorium on nuclear tests
At Geneva the Soviet Union urged a moratorium on all nuclear tests starting next January, rejecting Western plans for controlled underground testing and a ban in air sea and space. US and Britain rejected an unpoliced halt, insisting on strict limits with verification. Kuznetsov pressed for a universal cutoff date while dismissing allied proposals.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Vasily V. Kuznetsov
U.S
Charles ©. Stelle
Joseph I Godber
Kuznetsov
United States
Britain
Hoover in satisfactory condition after surgery
Former President Herbert Hoover, 88, remains in satisfactory condition after a three hour operation for removal of an intestinal growth. Dr Rudolph N Schullinger said Hoover was lucid, with stable vital signs. A two to three week wait is expected for lab results to determine if the growth is benign or malignant.
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New York
Herbert Hoover
Rudolph N. Schullinger
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Hoover
U C T Council 634 Meeting and Picnic Notice
Regular U C T Handley Council 634 meets at Lions Shelter Friday August 31 at 8 p m A family picnic follows Sunday evening September 2 at Rotary Shelter City Park James R Brandon secretary Open daily 8 a m 16 Valley Ave Delicatessen
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U.C.T
Handley Council
Lions Shelter
Rotary
Jas. R. Brandon
Secy
Valley Ave. Delicatessen
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Horst Faas
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