Flood Strains Ease as Missouri Plunges From Deluge
Northwest Missouri begins to recover from floods that killed five and caused millions in damage. The Platte River reached record crests near Agency and Smithville, prompting evacuations in Tracy and Fairley. Gov Hearnes sought federal aid while authorities closed major highways and rerouted rail traffic as other tributaries threatened nearby towns.
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Agency
Little Platte
Smithville
Kansas City
Warren E. Hearnes
White House
The
Small Business Administration
Tracy
Fairley
Missouri
Orrick
Mosby
Excelsior Springs
Hardin
Norehborne
Iowa and Nebraska
Line Creek
Riverside
Platte County
Iowa
Self immolator protests amity treaty on Seoul steps
A 62 year old political worker set himself on fire at the National Assembly in Seoul to protest the Japan Korea amity treaty. Huh Jik of Chun pung ho i party drenched his coat with gasoline and ignited it. he survived but was critically burned as police extinguished the flames.
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Seoul
Korea
National “Assembly
Huh Jik
Stastics
Chunpung-hoi
Valley detention home plan expands to Lexington joining trio
Shenandoah Valley Juvenile Detention Home Commission approves Lexington joining the regional project with 16 percent construction and 25 percent operating costs. Lexington will have two representatives on the commission, joining Waynesboro Staunton and Harrisonburg.
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Staunton
Shenandoah Valley
Juvenile Detention Home Commission
Waynesboro
Harrisonburg
Lexington
Fire Destroys Tire Firm in Waynesboro
A boiler explosion sparked a fire that destroyed a tire firm in Waynesboro. Firefighters battled the blaze for hours, with crews from nearby stations assisting before the building collapsed. No serious injuries reported.
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Waynesboro
Unemployed Driver Admits Goya Theft
Kempton Bunton, 61, of Newcastle, admitted stealing the Goya portrait of the Duke of Wellington from the National Gallery. He was released on 350 pounds bail and ordered to reappear on August 22. he said he could not hire a lawyer.
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London
Britain
Duke of ‘Wellington
Kempton Bunton
Newcastle
Bunton
Fergueson Walker
National Gallery
Escapee Kemp Reunited With Grandchildren in Florida
Charles Kemp, who fled a Georgia prison 26 years ago, is back in Fort Myers living as a family man and church pillar after Georgia and Florida governors agreed to pause extradition while he remains a good citizen. Kemp, then Hubert Bentley, shot a man in Macon in 1939 and was sentenced to life, claiming self defense.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Charles Kemp
Georgia
Florida
Jesus
Hayden Burns
Kemp
Hubert Bentley
Macon
35-Set Beautiful Community Play Delays London Debut
A play about a young architect aiming to build a beautiful community requires thirty-five set pieces, delaying Arnold Wesker's Their Own and Golden City in London. The elaborate staging pushes back performances to year end, while a new Wesker work The Seasons moves rehearsals to August.
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London
Arnold Wesker
Golden City
Wesker
Davis-Williams Auxiliary Meeting Tonight
Davis-Williams Post 6044 VFW invites members to a 7:30 PM gathering at the Post Home 414 N Kent St with urgent business to address. Community note from Winchester listing local events and a Wyoming bowling recap with several names and dates.
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Davis-Williams Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post
N. Kent St
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