Tornado Studies Track Violent Storms From Norman Lab
Classic AP feature recounts the Norman Severe Storms Laboratory six year program using radar, balloons, aircraft and ground crews to study tornadoes. Maj. R J Vanden Heuvel pilots a modified F10C Sabre jet with Rough Riders while DC6 and U2 gather storm data as Tornado Alley is mapped across Texas Oklahoma Kansas Missouri.
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Gene Lee
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Tornadoes Strike Ellis and Woodward Counties Killing 101
A deadly tornado outbreak hit Ellis and Woodward counties on April 8, 1947, killing 101 people and injuring 782. Forecasters say shifting air pressure and high winds create a blast effect, urging shelter in reinforced structures and storm shelters for warning time to reach those in danger.
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Case Sent to Grand Jury in Portsmouth Murder Case
Richard Alvin Schley, 24, is bound over to a grand jury on charges of rape and murder in the death of 13 year old Deborah Jean Cox. The preliminary hearing in Municipal Court found the evidence circumstantial but sufficient for grand jury review. Cox was found dead May 21 in a field near her Portsmouth neighborhood.
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Richard Alvin Schley
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Deborah Jean Cox
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