Floods Rip Eastern States in Worst Rise since Records
The eastern United States faced unprecedented floods from Virginia to upstate New York as Agnes and a western storm dumped heavy rain. Gov. Mandel described devastation after a helicopter tour of Maryland, with 76 known deaths and estimates of $1 billion in Pennsylvania alone. Rivers surged, cities vanished under waters, and dams opened to avert breaks, threatening major waterways including the Potomac and James Rivers.
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National Weather Service
Marvin Mandel
Maryland
Seaboard
Nixon
Agnes
Philadelphia
Newark
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American Falls
Niagara Falls
Ohio
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James River
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American Telephone & Telegraph
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Salamanca
N.Y
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Falmouth
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Harrisburg
Susquehanna
Lakehurst
N.J
Naval Air Station
Pootstown
Navy
Mike Marriott
Baltimore
Green Lane
Montour Point
Oil City
Wilkes-Barre
Wilkes- Barre
Sunbury
Hijacker Holds 101 Aboard Plane In St Louis
A youthful hijacker in a trombone case seized an American Airlines Boeing 727 Friday. He demanded 502000 dollars and parachutes, received the money and gear, then ferried to and from Lambert Field amid refuels. Most hostages were released. one passenger remained aboard with two stewardesses as negotiations continued.
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American Airlines
Lambert St. Louis International Airport
Tulsa
Okla
Fort Worth
Tex
Texas
Toronto
Canada
New York
McNeary
Lambert
William A. Sullivan
FBI
Britain floats pound as markets panic worldwide
Britain floated the pound to prevent devaluation, triggering global market anxiety. The move pressured the U.S. dollar across Europe, closed continental markets, and prompted an emergency European central bankers meeting in Paris.
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London
Britain
U.S
Europe
Paris
Mest
Fifth Saves Horton Quiz in Dallas court inquiry
The Dallas court of inquiry into the 1969 disappearance of investor Robert L Tex Roberts and two elderly women recessed after convicted lawyer Leon Horton invoked the Fifth Amendment. Horton, 43, had pleaded guilty to forging a power of attorney to Roberts half‑million dollar estate, transferring funds to his own Western National Bank account in Amarillo. Horton refused to testify as prosecutor Whitley Sessions pressed questions and Horton was fined for contempt. The probe, opened in 1971, also involves Ardis Reed and Mitchell Stevens amid questions of ethical conduct and possible hidden bodies remain absent.
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Dallas
Robert L. Tex" Roberts
Leon C. Horton
Horton
Roberts
Western National Bank
Amarillo
North
Jessie I. Forsyth
Anna Farley
East Dallas
Navy
Dee Brown Walker
Ardis O’dell Reed
Grand Prairie
Whitley Sessions
Reed
Sessions
Mitchell D. Stevens
James Martin
Walker
Stevens
Amarillo Bank
Paul Chitwood
Stricken Youth Builds Winning Trike
In Aurora Illinois ten year old Jimmy Heinz battles Hodgkin's disease at University of Illinois Hospital yet finishes a tricycle project that wins first prize for workmanship in a Wheel of Fortune Motorcycle Club contest. He saved money to buy parts, helped his grandfather on his truck, and despite deteriorating health, enjoyed the win before returning to the hospital.
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Jimmy
University of Illinois Hospital
Wheel of Fortune
Mrs. Heinz
Beef imports unlikely to lower current prices say Panhandle officials
Federal efforts to ease beef import quotas to force retail price declines face doubt from Panhandle industry leaders. They warn world demand and shortages keep prices high, and imports would mainly impact processing grades. Officials urge delaying quotas and price controls, noting imports would not relieve the overall supply squeeze.
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Panhandle
Nixon
U. S
Cattle Raiser Association
City Interest Issue Weighed by Amarillo City Commission
Amarillo city commissioners debated a possible conflict of interest at a procession meeting and voted on two mobile home ordinances. Fireman Bill Finley urged overrule of City Manager John Stiff over removal of his and another employee’s name from a mowing contractor list that accompanies 12 000 weed notices.
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Bill Finley
John Stiff
Stiff
Finley
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