Flood Waters Recede in West as Storm Beckons
Floods eased along the Willamette after cresting at 20.8 feet. Portland faced new risk from a windstorm with forecast gusts up to 45 mph. Oregon reports 7,000 homeless and millions in damage as California flood relief continues and rivers ease across the region.
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Portland
Ore
Willamette River
Harbor Patrol
California
Humboldt County
Oregon
Mark Haffi
Nevada-California
Aus
Idaho
Portneuf
Weather Bureau
Boise
Snake River
Idaho- Oregon
Reno
Truckee
Fernbridge
Ferndale
Calif
Eel River
Santa Claus Visits Local Hospital Amid Holiday Rush
A local hospital report notes Santa Claus kept busy yesterday with multiple visits. Weather forecasts call for temperatures in the 40s to 50s tonight with a high in that range. Monday is expected to be cloudy and colder according to the weatherman.
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Santa Claus
Russia Eyes U N Dues Showdown In Sharp Clash
U N diplomats warn Moscow plans a direct vote confrontation over peacekeeping assessments. Article 19 blocks voting for nations two years in arrears, with the United States seeking voluntary funds while Russians demand immediate votes and no deadline for payments. Talks resume this weekend amid urgency over Security Council seats due January 1.
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U.S
Soviet Union
U.N
Congo
Middle East
Assembly
Security Council
Cyclone Ravages Ceylon and Rameswaram Killing Thousands
Reports from New Delhi say a cyclone and 15 foot tidal wave left thousands homeless and about 760 dead on Ceylon and Rameswaram. Food and water shortages plagued isolated villages while planes dropped supplies. Damage estimated at 150 million dollars.
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India
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Rameswaram
Colombo
Ceylon Air Force
Ft. Lee Soldier Killed in Petersburg Shooting Spree
A Fort Lee soldier Semmie A. Jennings about 20 was killed trying to separate a quarrel in a Petersburg Thunder Room club. Eugene Walton 24 shot two bystanders Hubert Tucker 25 and Jacqueline Davis 22 and fired at taxis. Walton faces murder and felonious assault charges with no bond set for a preliminary hearing Monday.
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Ft. Lee
Eugene Walton
Walton
Bryne St
Ion Street
Hubert Tucker
Jacqueline Davis
Petersburg General Hospital
Tucker
St. Philip Hospital
Richmond
Jenings
Christmas weekend traffic toll climbs across nation
The Associated Press reports 290 traffic deaths so far in a Christmas weekend period starting Thursday evening and ending Sunday midnight. Weather hazards from rain, fog, and snow spurred higher risk, with forecasts suggesting a final toll between 550 and 650. nine separate crashes killed at least 36 people across Georgia Illinois Michigan Arkansas Ohio and Tennessee.
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Coarest
Georgia
Illinois
Michi
Arkansas
Ohio
Tennessee
Weather Bureau
Midwest
Great Lakes
Rockies
Seven Die On Virginia Highways During Christmas Holiday
Seven persons died on Virginia highways during the long Christmas holiday weekend. The 1964 toll reached 1,032, up from 971 a year earlier. Incidents included Gabriel Brothers, 47, of Norfolk struck at Brambleton and Park Avenues in Norfolk at 10:20 p.m. and Walter Lee Gooke, 30, of West Point killed in a two vehicle crash on Virginia 227 near Urbanna at 5:15 p.m. Riley Mason Fitzgerald, 23, and his wife Sarah Roszella Fitzgerald, 23, of Craigsville died in a wreck 10 miles west of Staunton when Fitzgerald's car went off Virginia 42 then struck trees.
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Norfolk
Gabriel
Corprew Lave
Brambleton and
Park Avenues
Middlesex County
Walter Lee Gooke
West Point
Urbanna
Staunton
Riley Mason Fitzgerald
Sarah Roszella Fitzgerald
Craigsville
Augusta County
Fitzgerald
Christmas Weather Stays Mild Amid Holiday Incidents
The area saw a mild Christmas with 67 degrees and a light drizzle followed by clearing skies. A series of traffic mishaps occurred on Christmas Eve and Day near Strasburg, Winchester, and Cross Junction with no fatalities. A Frederick County man, 46, was treated after a one vehicle crash on Rt. 11 near Strasburg. A brush fire on Round Hill and a broken glass incident at Willow Lawn EGSO Station were reported.
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Rudolph
Frederick County
Rt. 11
Strasburg
Eugene Oliver White
Rt. 1
Memorial Hospital
Frank H. Lasley
Winchester
Paris
Shirley St
Civil Rights Group Reports Shots Fired Near Oberlin Volunteers
The Council of Federated Organizations says shots were fired into a house in Ripley where two Oberlin College students aiding a burned Negro church were staying. Sheriff Mauney said no gunfire was reported and firecrackers may explain noise.
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Ohio
Oberlin College
Council of Federated Organizations
Tippah
Wayne Mauney
Mauney
COFO
Dick Cooper
Cooper
Jerry van Korss
Oberlin
Antioch Baptist Church
Allegheny Airlines Hostess Dies in Thurmont Crash
A 22 year old Allegheny Airlines hostess Barbara E. Sollenberger, who lived in Alexandria, was killed near Thurmont when her car lost control while passing another vehicle. State Police reported the accident.
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Allegheny Airlines
Alexandria Vna
Here
Barbara E. Sollenberger
New Light-Plane Record Claimed by Max Conrad
Max Conrad claimed a nonstop long distance light-plane record after 56 hours in the air. He left Cape Town to fly to Los Angeles and landed in St. Petersburg Florida with a claimed 180 mile margin over his 1959 record. He said fuel concerns forced a turnback near 200 miles off the Gulf and planned to reach New Orleans then Prescott Arizona.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Max Conrad
Cape ‘Town
South Africa
Casablanca
Morocco
Los Angeles
Conrad
San Juan
Puerto Rico
New Orleans
Prescott
Ariz
Buddhists vow renewed campaign as Saigon braces
In Saigon Buddhist leaders threaten renewed hunger strikes and protests against Premier Tran Van Huong after soldiers seize headquarters and martial law is extended. U S forces tighten security following the Brink Hotel bombing that wounded 68 and killed two.
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South Viet Nam
High National Council
Tran van
Thich Nhat Thien
Huong
Thien
U.S
U.S. Navy
Brink Hotel
James R. Hagen
Oklahoma City
Okla
David M. Ag
United States
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Maxwell D. Taylor
Weather forecast fragment from Richmond AP report
Warm moist air moved across Virginia and met colder drier air moving in from the west. The clash was expected to create unsettled conditions with possible rain and cooler temperatures ahead.
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Virginitaring
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