Billy Graham Opens New York Crusade at Madison Square Garden
Billy Graham attracts 18500 at Madison Square Garden for a New York crusade opening. He urged a national moral renewal, predicting a spiritual revolution and noting six weeks of meetings ahead. At service end 485 attendees came forward for conversion as 1500-strong choir sang Just as I am.
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Flood Emergency As Oklahoma Town Evacuates
Dover Oklahoma evacuates as 12 inches of rain flood waters rise eight feet high. Scores of men and boats evacuate 250 residents with roads and Turkey Creek isolated. Enid also floods with up to 12 feet water, no casualties reported at daybreak as waters recede.
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Four Aboard Private Plane Crash Off Hatteras Inlet
A Cessna owned by Consolidated Construction Co. and four Virginia men crashed in the Atlantic near Hatteras Inlet while returning from a fishing trip. Coast Guard units recovered three bodies. two identified as Russell Linwood Womack and Arthur Harriman of Norfolk. The other two aboard were James Collier, 38, of Creeds, and Henry Mozingo Jr., of Baylake Pines. One wheel found on the beach, another on an offshore reef.
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Macmillan Cites H bomb Fallout as Almost Negligible
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan told the House of Commons initial reports from Britain's first H-bomb test show local fallout was almost negligible. He said the explosion will bolster Britain's position in nuclear disarmament talks and noted London’s action restored independence and status among world powers.
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House Budget Cuts Narrow for House Funds
The House votes to allot 78 470 285 for operations next year while trimming 2 208 343 from total requests. House funds see a 2 percent cut. joint Senate House items and construction funding largely kept with 7 million for building work approved amid a floor fight. The Senate will weigh its own allocations later.
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Insurance officials oppose Gilmer candidacy in December objections
Virginia insurancers presented objections to Howard Gilmer Jr. as early as December accusing him of influence selling during his tenure as U.S. district attorney for western Virginia. Gilmer denied taking money for introductions but acknowledged compensation as a resident director.
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Berryville Officer Returns to Duty After Reinstatement
Berryville police officer Robert Lee Hicks is back on duty after a revival by the town police committee led by Councilmen J. O. Cain and Lonnie Leys. A circuit court grand jury failed to return a true bill on a felonious shooting charge filed by Monte Tomblin Jr.'s father, related to a foot wound alleged during a warrant service.
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Fire destroys lumber mill in Fredericksburg
A blaze at Edgar M. Young & Sons lumber plant in Fredericksburg destroyed the planing mill, millwork building, and a small office. Damage was estimated around 75 thousand dollars with half a million board feet of lumber lost. The fire started in oily dust near repairs to a blower pipe and spread rapidly.
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Tornado Leaves 19 Dead in Texas Town
A tornado ripped through Silverton Texas killing 19 people including six children. The path was about 200 yards wide and six miles long damaging 25 homes a cotton gin four granaries and a warehouse. Rescue teams faced ruined lines and unpaved roads delaying aid.
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Flood Ravages Spokane Triggering Mass Evacuations
Heavy flood damage struck Spokane after a cloudburst last night prompting evacuations of hundreds. Water rose rapidly washing out roads and bridges, washing away a bank and storm sewer eroding South Hill and threatening buildings including an apartment block near Peaceful Valley. Cars were trapped and silt filled streets as soft foundations failed along a steep bank.
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Violent Winds Damage Armed Forces Day Exhibits
Winds at Andrews Air Force Base up to 100 mph damaged tents and precision instruments. An inflatable Navy structure tore free and Marine Corps unit structure was blown ten feet. One plane sustained minor damage. Damages exceed 100000. Armed Forces Day show to proceed next weekend.
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Civil War veteran John Salling marks 111th birthday in Virginia
John B. Salling, one of three surviving Civil War veterans, celebrated his 111th birthday in Slant Virginia. A motorcade greeted him at his daughter’s home as Civitan Club members presented a leather reclining chair and a large cake with Confederate flags. He joked about his age and his coal black hair, claiming regular soap use is unnecessary.
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Third Atomic Sub Skate Launched at Groton Yard
Secretary of the Navy William B. Franke launched the USS Skate, the first of the assembly line atomic submarines, in Groton Connecticut. He said the submarine marks the end of research and prototype use and will be a conventional attack sub with power plant proven by the Nautilus. The Navy outlined future plans for additional Skate sisters and other atomic ships in the 1958 budget request.
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Four Injured in Brookhaven Lab Explosion
A chemical explosion at Brookhaven National Laboratory in New York injured four people, one seriously, in the hot laboratory where bromine and fluorine compounds are tested. The 25 million dollar reactor adjacent to the site was not damaged, and six others exposed to acid vapors received medical care.
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