Tornadoes Hit 11 States Leaving 48 Dead Across Regions
National Weather Service logged 277 severe weather reports over four days with 195 tornado events in the east. President Nixon declared Alabama Arkansas disaster areas. Arkansas faced earlier floods. Alabama reported over 20 million dollars in damage and 7 deaths. Jonesboro and Spartanburg suffered multiple casualties and crop losses.
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Georgia
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Little Rock
Barrett
Crites
Mississippi
Cape Girardeau
White House
Eight POWs Face Misconduct Charges in Hanoi Camp
Col Theodore W. Guy filed formal charges against five Army men and three Marines for allegedly cooperating with North Vietnam while captives at the Plantation camp outside Hanoi. Charges include aiding the enemy and disobeying orders, with some men on convalescent leave at various military hospitals.
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Theodore W. Guy
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Ariz
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Colo
Alfonso E. Riate
Santa Rosa
Calif
Frederick L. Elbert, Jr
Brentwood
N.Y
Kavanaugh
Riate
Navy Hospital
Camp Pendleton
Elbert
St. Albans Naval Hospital
St. Albans
Marine Corps
da Nang
South Vietnam
Army
Navy
Laos
Chenoweth and Young
Northwestern teachers strike unsettles Middletown impasse
More than 150 people gather at Fairfield School and in front of the Superintendent’s office as the Northwestern Classroom Teachers Association presses for a master contract. The five member school board will not negotiate though they say they will discuss, citing a binding agreement concern. The strike has delayed grades and endangers summer programs in a 2000 pupil district.
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Fairfield School
Fifth Street
General Assembly
Northwestern Classroom Teachers Association
Heat and Bicycle Use on Skylab Loom Over Space Station
Skylab temperatures near 88 degrees in the heat bunk threaten to shorten the crew's use of the bicycle exercise device key to medical studies. Commander Charles Conrad Jr and Dr. Joseph Kerwin ran full protocols amid heat while Weitz worked on the device. officials say cooling may be less than anticipated and secret talks drew criticism for operational policy.
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Neil B. Hutchison
Hutchison
Conrad
Space
Space Agency
Ntt
Astronaus Hutchinson
U.S
Gasoline Taxes May Go Up And Iceland Britain Clash
The Nixon administration considers raising gasoline taxes to cool the economy as Iceland and Britain trade sharp exchanges over fish near Icelandic waters. Princess Anne engages to Lt. Mark Philips of a cavalry family. Clouds and cool weather with showers expected, highs in 30s, tonight near 40.
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Skylab
Iceland
Britain
Anne
Mark Philips
Mexico City
Elizabeth II
Anderson
City to use revenue sharing funds for major capital projects
City officials approved two ordinances on revenue sharing funds with a $457,000 appropriation for public works. Plans call for land acquisition and a new city fire station, street and alley improvements, traffic signals, pool repairs, and related contracts, all subject to city council approval.
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Rock
Anderson
Paul Newbern
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New City
Cross Street
Madison Avenue
22Nd Street
Geeter Memorial Center
City Hall
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