Tornado Record May Be Set This Year
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Washington—(U.P.)The year 1953 seems headed for a tornado record.
May, already has had approximately the "normal" number of tornadoes for the full month.
Since Jan. 1 the tornado rate has been running between two and three times the normal rate based on averages going back 35 years.
Ivan R. Tannehill, chief of the weather bureau's forecasts division, attributes this to the earlier onset of warm weather, which helps to breed tornado conditions, and to more complete reporting.
Whether 1953 tornadoes will set a new record in life and property losses remains to be seen. The Waco-San Angelo toll in Texas indicates it may.
Through May 11, and including the Waco-San Angelo disaster, there have been 32 tornadoes this month.
The normal for the entire month of May is 33 tornadoes and 42 deaths. So it is apparent that May will run far ahead of normal not only in the number of tornadoes but also in their cost both in lives and property damage.
92 Bodies Recovered From Texas Debris
The bodies of at least 92 victims of Monday's twisters have been recovered, 83 here and other at San Angelo, Tex. Another person was killed yesterday when a tornado hit a church at Colfax, La. The Red Cross said 50 persons were missing in Waco.
Waco, Texas—(U.P.)—Bulldozers and power shovels bit deeper today into the ruins of buildings flattened by a death-dealing tornado.
(The nationwide death toll caused by violent weather since Saturday stood at 119- with six Great Lakes seamen missing and feared dead).
There was little hope that any persons were still alive in the crumpled ruins of downtown Waco. The appearance of the bulldozers and power shovels signaled that authorities had all but abandoned hope for the still-trapped victims. Previously, the rubble had been removed brick-by-brick to protect the injured from further cave-ins.
At last count the number of Waco injured totalled about 230. In San Angelo, 190 miles to the west, 130 persons were reported injured, and
Two bodies were uncovered high in the rubble of the Dennis furniture store. A bulldozer clearing the wreckage uncovered the bodies after being brought in to clear away major wreckage. Two men walked in front of the buldozer with search lights, watching for other remains which might be hidden.
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the department of public safety said two were not expected to live.
Damage in Waco was estimated at from $10 million to $25 million.
Generals Agree Europe Threatener
Paris —(U.P)— U.S. Generals Matthew B. Ridgway and Alfred M. Gruenher agreed today that there has been no let-up in the Russian threat to Europe, and said American atomic weapons will be available in case of war.
Gen. Ridgway, retiring allied supreme commander in Europe, and Gen. Gruenther, who has been chosen to take his place, expressed their views at a joint press conference at allied headquarters near Paris.
The two four-star generals were asked their opinion of the latest Soviet "peace overtures."
Stevenson Okays Meeting with Reds
"Gen. Gruenther and I see alike on this Soviet peace offensive, and as soldiers there is no information known to us to indicate a lessening of the (Russian) threat," Gen. Ridgway said.
New Delhi —(U.P.)— Adlai E Stevenson, Democratic presidential candidate in the November election, endorsed Prime Minister Winston Churchill's call for a big power conference with Soviet Premier Georgi M. Malenkov today.
"We should always keep the door open for wide consultations and negotiations with a view to peaceful resolution of the conflicts that divide and torment the world." Mr. Stevenson said of Mr. Churchill's call at a press conference here.
UN Planes Hit Reds in Waves
Seoul, Korea —(U.P)— Nearly 200 United Nations fighters-bombers struck in waves today against troop and supply buildings on an isolated table-top mountain south of Chongiu.
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The Allied warplanes flew over the target, on the coastal tidelands of northwest Korea, in Indian file. They dropped high explosives at five to seven-second intervals.
Col. Richard N. Ellis of Montgomery, Ala., who commanded the bomber formations, said the heavy attack was "very effective."
Flames and billowing smoke, visible far south of the target to returning pilots, prevented full assessment of the damage.
McKemey Elected To Head Air Society
George McKenney, college junior, was elected commander of the Ennis C. Whitehead chapter of the Arnold Air Society Tuesday night.
Journalism Sorority Elects President
Other officers elected at the group's last meeting for the year were: John Bunten, business junior, vice-commander; Wayne Blount, business junior, operations officer; Edward Chapman, college junior, adjutant-recorder; Harlan Hise, college junior, finance officer, and Wendell Sullivan, journalism junior, public information officer.
Other officers elected were vice president, Janet Dearduff, journalism junior; secretary, Rozanne Atkins, journalism junior; treasurer, Mary Betz, college junior, and Shirley Piatt, journalism junior, keeper of the archives.
Gladys Henry, journalism junior,
was elected president of Theta
Sigma Phi, professional journalism
sorority, last night.
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Mu Phi Epsilon Trio Show Promising Talent
Bv PETER SLONEK
Martha Greene and Wanda Murray, fine arts sophomores, and Ruth Henry, fine arts freshman, showed promising talent in a trio recital last night in Strong auditorium before a very small but enthusiastic audience. The recital was presented by Mu Phi Epsilon, professional music sorority.
On request of the performers the program was held in Strong auditorium and not at Spooner Thayer as previously announced.
The carefully selected program included works of Beethoven, Brahms, Mendelssohn, and Vivaldi. It was presented in a very sure manner.
All three students played in the starting and final number. Instruments were violin, cello, and piano. Beethoven's Trio in B Major No. IV soon showed the trained technique of the performers.
The first movement, Allegro, had a powerful piano background; the second one, Adagio, featured the string instruments in soft melodies, and the last one, Tema, reminded one of a conversation; violin and cell talking to each other and the piano commenting.
Mendelsohn's Trio in D Minor No. 1 consists of four movements. All four are full of melody. The second movement, Andante con moto tranquillo, featuring several violin solos, was very well played by Miss Henry.
Sonata in A Minor No. III by Vivaldi was played by Miss Muzuray, cellist, accompanied by Miss Greene on the piano. Three curtain calls were called for by the audience.
Miss Greene on the piano gave the top performance of the evening with three works of Brahms: Capriccio in E Major, Intermezzo in D Minor, and Capriccio in F Major. Her expressive performance was also very well accepted by the audience.
Miss Henry in a violin solo would have been an expected addition to the well organized one-hour program.
Disturbing door slammings by students working on the second floor in Strong hall could be easily avoided by a simple sign fixed at the outside of both entrances to Strong auditorium. And last, but not least, the backstage handles operating the light need a drop of oil. Their screaming does not fit into a recital.
Reception Honors Scholarship Trustee
A reception was held yesterday in the Union for William Feltiner, a Summerfield Foundation trustee from New York, who is on his annual visit to the campus to talk with Summerfield scholars and see the scholarship program in operation.
Forty-one men students attending the University are recipients of Summerfield scholarships. The finance and executive committees of the foundation gave a dinner meeting for Mr. Felstiner last night.
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