Hurricane Nina Lashes Kauai Evacuations and Flooding
Some 1,100 people were evacuated from Kauai coastal areas as 90 mph winds from Hurricane Nina battered the island. Flooded rivers isolated Hanapepe and Hanalei, phone service failed, and two feet of rain fell in seven hours. One fatality occurred in Honolulu and crews hunted a sinking fishing boat crew.
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Hanalei
Lihue
Kiluea
Mokuaeae
Kauai
Couchal
Coast Guard
Kawaiho Point
Niihau Island
Honolulu
United States
Interisland
Herman J. Palenapa Jr
Hanapepe
Wright Speaker At Atom Cruiser Keel-Laying
The keel of the Long Beach, the Navy s first guided missile nuclear powered surface ship, was laid at Bethlehem Steel Fore River yard. Adm Jerauld Wright addressed the ceremony stressing seas security and the ship s role in defense and power projection with modern missiles and antisubmarine capabilities.
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Quincy
Mass
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Co
U.S
Long Beach
Talos
Adm
Jerauld Wright
NATO
Atlantic
U.S. Atlantic Fleet
Adm. Wright
Berryville Man and 2 Youths Die in Fiery West Virginia Crash
A Berryville man Franklin Lawrence Payne 45 and two unidentified youths died when their car overturned on West Virginia Route 45 near Slanesville and burned. Police say the high speed crash occurred at 12 45 am. A white sailor’s cap found near the wreck led coroner A L Russell to theorize the youths may be sailors.
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Berryville
W. Va
Slanceville
W.va
Franklin Lawrence Payne
E. Main St
Associated Press
Paw Paw
D. Blanton Allen
Payne
W.va. Rt
J. C. Ramisoure
Winchester
Speirs
Satcay
Joseph C. Ritter
Police
Tiple
Chester Kidwell
Slanesville
West
Virginia
Ramsburg
Chicago
Stake Hotel
Hampshire County
A. L. Russell
A.M
Indonesia Intensifies Anti Dutch Campaign Amid Unrest
Jakarta imposes 24 hour strike against Dutch firms and halts KLM operations as Indonesia presses for West New Guinea. Sukarno narrowly escaped an assassination attempt as authorities hunt grenade attackers amid a nationwide anti Dutch crackdown.
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Jakarta
KLM
Indonesia
West New Guinea
Netherlands
U.N. General Assembly
U.N
Sukarno
Bogor
Tikini
Singapore
Zulkifi Lubis
Darul Islam Movement
Republic
Eisenhower Returns to Washington After Stroke Recovery
President Eisenhower leaves his Gettysburg farm for Washington seeking approval to attend a Cabinet meeting. Doctors report continued excellent progress after a mild stroke a week ago, with Snyder delaying a formal decision until after a nap.
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Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Washington
White House
Howard M. Snyder
Pewsmen
Snyder
Eijsenhower
Ted Keller Named Assistant Coach at Randolph-Macon
Fairfax High School football coach Ted Keller is named assistant football coach at Randolph-Macon College, his alma mater, to join the staff next August. He will also coach track and direct intramural sports. Stephens notes he was a Little All-America quarterback at Randolph-Macon and later coached at James Wood High School.
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Ashland
Ted Keller
Fairfax High School
Randolph-Macon College
Hugh Stephens
Keller
Randolph- Macon
Stephens
Randolph Macon
James Wood High School
Winchester
Britain faces first postwar deficit in 35 years
The British post office reported a deficit of 3,086,938 pounds for the year. Postmaster General Ernest Marples cited staff pay raises totaling 4,700,000 pounds as the main cause, with postal and telephone charges raised recently to offset the grants.
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London
British Post Office
Ernest Marples
Rice Quarterback is Bonus Choice Of Chicago Cards
Chicago Cardinals chose Rice quarterback King Hill as its bonus selection and Texas A M fullback John Crow as the No 1 draft pick in the NFL player selection meeting. Hill led Rice to the Southwestern Conference title and a Cotton Bowl date with Navy. The draft, featuring 49 players and a four round main session, began with the Cardinals as the last team in the draw and Hill praised as a versatile athlete and standout passer. Crow is cited as a strong offensive and running back prospect from Texas A M.
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Philadelphia F
Chicago Cardinals
Rice
King Hill
John Crow
Texas A&m
Ray Richards
Cardinals
Hill
Navy
NFL
Baylor
Freeport
Tex
Texas A. & M
Aggies
Paul Bryant
Tobin Rote
Green Bay Packers
Detroit Lions
Crow
Texas Aggies
Eight Denault Children Die In Quebec House Fire
Sherbrooke Quebec reported that eight children aged from 8 months to 12 years died when their home burned yesterday. Lionel Denault, 38, was burned and cut while trying to save them. the mother and another child were at church when the blaze began.
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Sherbrooke
Que
Lionel Denault
Denault
Virginia Supreme Court denies DeFebio petition on pupil placement
The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals denied the DeFebio petition for a writ of mandamus challenging the Pupil Placement Act. The court did not rule on constitutionality but affirmed the act as valid under the Virginia Constitution, allowing the Pupil Placement Board to continue operating.
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Richmond
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Virginia
Taeo DeFebio
Fairfax County
Kenneth C. Patty
General Assembly
Patty
Paychecks and Nickels Stolen in Separate County Break-Ins
Frederick County sheriff reports two break-ins last night. Howard Shockey & Son Inc. office north of Winchester yielded four missing checks including numbers 43605 for 92.46 and 43665 for 30.11, with two others unlisted. Ely's Esso Service in Stephens City saw 75 to 80 in nickels taken plus a Remington Roll electric shaver candy shoes and keys from a ring. Entry in both cases was by forced entry and windows or doors.
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Frederick County
Robert L. DeHave
Howard Shockey & Son, Inc
Winchester
Rt II
Virgil Eskridge
Harry Noell
Ely
Esso Servicenter
Stephens City
DeHaven
Hammarskjold and Jordanian Leaders Weigh Crises in Mt Scopus
U.N. Secretary General Dag Hammarskjold continued talks with Jordanian leaders in Amman as tensions rise over Israeli convoys to Mt Scopus. Officials warn that any compromise failure could spark clashes and casualties on the Jerusalem enclave border.
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Amman
Jordan
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
U.N
Israel
Mt. Scopus
Hammarskjold
Beirut
Hussein
Samir Rifai
Ibrahum Hashem
U. N. Truce’ Supervision Organization
Middle East
U.S
Byron Leary
Palestine
Old City
Jerusalem
Hadassah Hospital
Hebrew University
Leary
Rifai
Adulam
South
Judean
Ramat Rachel
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