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...told of how Governor Herter received word of the tornado that struck our city . . . "He drove to the scene of the rescue operations (without notifying his press secretary). Worcester's mayor was in England. Governor Herter walked into the city hall in the middle of the night, found the council in complete confusion. He calmly restored order, etc." . . . The governor arrived to find .he council not in confusion but in orderly special session called by the acting mayor . . . GEORGE A. WELLS...
...been eleven weeks since the great tornado ripped through the suburbs of Flint, Mich., killing 113, injuring 547, and destroying $12 million worth of property (TIME, June 22). The residents of Beecher Township, hardest hit by the storm, had been struggling to rebuild their homes. But only foundations and a few frames stood among the ugly scars of destruction. Then, in less than 48 hours last weekend, Beecher Township rose from the ruins...
...heard that a local Korean veteran had just gotten home. He insisted on dropping in unannounced, overwhelming the veteran and his wife, who woke up the kids, opened a bottle of wine and had a thoroughly pleasant time with their amiable visitor. When word of the devastating Worcester tornado (TIME, June 22) reached him, Herter was in his Boston apartment, in the midst of a weekly dinner with his legislative leaders. He immediately left the table and drove to the scene of the rescue operations (without notifying his press secretary). Worcester's mayor was in England. Governor Herter walked...
...overflowing toilets, reporters discovered one child who had been nicknamed "Pig Face," after a rat bit off his nose. (Most families left the lights on all night in a vain effort to discourage rats.) Side by side, the News ran pictures of a building wrecked by the recent tornado and a Chicago tenement. Asked the caption: "Which was in the path of the tornado . . . which was in the path of slum blight in Chicago...
...briefing officer said, "a day worth drooling over," a fine day for hunting MIGs. With the howl of a tornado, four F-86 Sabre jets roared up from the Korean airfield and headed north for MIG Alley. For half an hour they climbed steadily, timing their ascent to conserve fuel and reach the Yalu at 45,000 ft. At that altitude, everything was silvery and incredibly bright; above, the sky was dark and greyish...