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...Army Corps of Engineers on Sunday reported major cracks in three dams within 5 miles of the epicenter--Lexington, Newell Creek and Lake Elsman--but said they posed "no public threat at this time" because water is low behind them...
While in the building, Elsman had taken pictures of a Negro student, Jefferson Thomas, sitting with white students in a classroom. Outside, Elsman explained that he had never taken a picture in his life, but a representative of Life magazine quickly produced two $100 bills to purchase the contraband film. The Michigan reporter lost little time in turning his camera over to four Life photographers for unloading...
...geography teacher, after asking if Elsman were a new boy, learned the truth when students in the class called attention to the camera which Elsman had concealed behind a large text book. Elsman was marched summarily to the principal's office when he was labeled a "wise guy" for the Army to discipline...
After encounters with several officers Elsman was ejected from the school with the warning that he was jeopardizing the safety of students and the privileges of the press...
After some debate over how to remove the film from the simple Kodak, the photographers decided on a method, unfortunately the wrong one. Elsman's film exposed to harsh sunlight, interest in his pictures fell off considerably, but the youthful reporter remained a feature attraction for television during the uneventful morning in front of Central High School today...