Hurricane Donna Slams New York Area with 115 mph Winds
Hurricane Donna’s fringe battered New York City and coastal regions with 75 mph winds and up to 12 to 14 foot tides. Fire Island evacuation of 4000 residents, coastal flooding warnings extend 100 miles inland, schools open then adjust, and Coast Guard ferries evacuations.
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New York
Donna
Long Island
New England
Fire Island
Weather Bureau
New York City
Board of Education
Stewart Air Force Base
Newburgh
Montauk Point
Cape May
N.J
Carolinas
Portsmouth
Nhh
Upper
Buzzards Bay
Cape Rhode Island
National Guard
Mitchel Air Force Base
Bradley Air Force Base
Hartford
Fishing success and local notes in Shenandoah area
Mrs Evelyn Veach of Sunyside Station hooked a 33 inch carp weighing 15 pounds one ounce while fishing in the Shenandoah east of ville yesterday. Preston Harmon of Albin won a complete set of tools from the Slo Mo Shun Automobile Club. Mrs A W Basore of 1101 West Virginia Ave brought a night blooming cereus blossom to the Star. The police station flag was up Friday at 8 p m in heavy rain.
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Evelyn Veach
Sunnyside Station
Shenandoah
Ville
Preston Harmon
Albin
Slo- Mo-Shun Automobile Club
A. W. Basore
West Virginia Ave
Hurricane Donna Closes Virginia Coast Brings Damaging Winds
Donna pounded coastal Virginia with up to 68 mph winds and 4.09 inches of rain. The storm toppled power lines and trees, damaged buildings, flooded low areas, and forced school closures from Norfolk to Virginia Beach. Navy planes moved inland, ships went to hurricane anchorage, and several thousand homes lost electricity.
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Norfolk
Donna
Virginia
Hampton Roads
Portsmouth
Virginia Beach
Princess Anne
Naval
Chesae Bay
Navy
Ocean
Norfolk Naval Air Stations
Chesapeake Bay
Norfolk Area
Nixon Opens Presidential Campaign
Vice President Richard M. Nixon formally began his campaign promising to carry the peace issue to all 50 states. He spoke at Baltimore’s Friendship Airport amid heavy rain from Hurricane Donna and began a 9,000 mile first leg to Indianapolis Dallas and San Francisco. Eisenhower called Nixon’s launch a good omen and urged support as Morton praised Nixon’s leadership.
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Ernest B. Vaccaro
Baltimore, Md
Richard M. Nixon
Baltimore
Friendship
Nixon
Eisenhower
Indianapolis
Dallas
San Francisco
Abilene
Kan
Thruston B. Morton
R-Ky
GOP
Henry Cabot Lodge
Morton
Patricia
Donna Brings Rain Little Wind to Area
Heavy rain and a light northeast wind touched the area as Hurricane Donna moved up the Atlantic Coast. Rain totaled 1.32 inches over the weekend, with .47 inches by yesterday morning and .85 by this morning, keeping monthly total at 2.11 inches versus a 47 year average of 2.67. It will be fair and cooler tonight with a low in the 50s, and tomorrow looks mostly sunny and pleasant.
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Donna
Atlantic
Eastland and Dodd charge Cuba was handed to Castro
Senators Eastland and Dodd alleged in a weekend statement that Cuba was handed to Castro and the Communists by American policy planners in the State Department. Secretary Herter denied the charge as unfounded and a colleague called it without basis.
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Eastland
Dodd
Cuba
Castro
Reds
Washington
China
James
Mississippi
Thomas J. Dodd
Connecticut
State Department
Christian A. Herter
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Bogota
Colombia
Morse
Senate
Iota
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
U.S
Earl E. T
Florida Plans Massive Repair Cleanup Jobs
Florida moves to repair and cleanup after Hurricane Donna with possible major disaster declaration sought by Gov. Collins. About 250000 homes lost power and thousands of telephones out. seven dead, two missing. Red Cross lists 75 injured and 57 hospitalized. $30-40 million citrus crop damage forecast. Marines patrol for looters as multi‑agency effort rebuilds Overseas Highway and bridges.
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Leroy Collins
Eisenhower
South
Florida
Southeastern Red Cross
Atlanta
Red Cross
Florida Keys
Fort Myers
Lee County
Flanders Thompson
Civil Defense
Michelle Hitzing
Keys
Marathon
John Spottswood
Key West Naval Base
Navy
Army
Air Force
Key West
Donna
Pope Air Force Base
N.C
County Plazas Parking Markings To Be Repainted
Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved repainting parking space markings at the county plaza. Sheriff DeHaven requested the action citing uneven parking. C E Garber will consult Winchester officials about the repainting.
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Frederick County
Commissioner of Revenue
Earl Bailey
National Cash Register Co
Stonewall Jackson Memorial Association
Stonewall Jackson
N. Braddock St
Pre-Dawn Settlement Ends Pennsy Strike
A 12 day strike against the Pennsylvania Railroad ends after 15 hours of talks. Leaders of 20 000 strikers say the agreement protects jobs and work rules with no wage changes. Service will be partially restored by Tuesday morning as safety and reliability are prioritized.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
PRR
America
States
District of Columbia
Pennsy
Transport Workers
System Federation
TWU
Altoona
Richardson Dilworth
Francis O’neill Jr
Federal (Railway) Mediation Board
O'Neill
Michael J. Quill
Quill
Holiday Inn
Worth
Winchester
Road
Western Powers Retaliate Over Red Travel Harassment
Berlin reports Western powers push back against Communist restrictions on East German travelers to the West. Travel papers and temporary documents govern entry to NATO nations, with reviews of travel facilities for East Germans and bans on East German government passports.
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Allied Travel Office
East
Bonn
Plot Against Betancourt Said Thwarted
A Venezuelan government statement reports a military plot against President Romulo Betancourt thwarted early today. Lieutenant Saldivia led about 20 men who seized radio station Continente for about an hour before arrest. Betancourt’s moderate Socialist coalition has faced domestic and foreign plots amid years in office.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Saldivia
Continente
Betancourt
Dominican Republic
Organization of American States
Savannah in Squirrels War as Children Are Attacked
In Savannah Georgia a wave of squirrel bites targets girls ages two to twelve prompting police to shoot and kill one animal after it bit and scratched three children. The third victim’s father fought back with a club during the incident.
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Savannah
Lumumba Seized and Released by Congo Army in Leopoldville
Premier Patrice Lumumba was briefly jailed by the Congolese army then released hours later. He had attempted to enter Radio Leopoldville as U.N. control began. President Kasavubu named a new government while Lumumba faced opposition from rivals and U.N. authorities.
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Leopoldville
Patrice Lumumba
Lumumba
United Nations
Ghana
Joseph Kasavuba
the Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Congo River
Senate
Joseph Tieo
Kasavubu
Congo
New York
U.N. Security Council
Justin Bomboko
Bomboko
Security Council
House
Braz Sais
U.N
Radio
Death of Lt Donald Griffith in Pease Club plane crash
Lt. Donald E. Griffith 24 based at Homestead AFB Florida was killed in a light aircraft crash on a private estate in Hamilton Massachusetts Saturday. Lt. Peter A Alldred of Pease AFB New Hampshire also died. The Pease Aero Club aircraft crashed on Flying Horse Farm reel track. Funeral arrangements are pending at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Donald E. Griffith
Griffith
Homestead Air Force Base
Fla
Peter A. Alldred
Pease Afb
N.H
Flying Horse Farm
Hamilton
Mass
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Storm
Fringe
Kenneth Kyer
Shenandoah College & Conservatory of Music
Stu
Shenandoah College
Coastal
Naval Base
Elizabeth River
West Norfolk
Granda Caller
Anna Hughes
Area
Miami
County
Red
Bulletin
Donald Griffith
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