Ohio flood toll rises as searches continue for missing boaters
The death toll reached at least 33 with five missing after storms and floods in northern Ohio from Lake Erie. Coast Guard shifts reduced search assets while most areas report receding waters. Vermilion Norwalk Wooster and Kidron face ongoing outages and evacuations.
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Wooster
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Coast Guard
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National Guard
China Sets United States as Top Enem y in Cold War Warning
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover told a House subcommittee that Communist China regards the United States as its chief enemy and seeks to obtain scientific information here by any means. He cited 1967 illicit electronics shipment to Hong Kong via Canada and noted deep penetrations by Communist intelligence services.
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Messenger Entry Pilots Far Ahead But Winner Not Yet Declared
The Athens Messenger team Mrs. JoAnn Stype and Mrs. Joan Mace lead the 23rd Powder Puff Derby with a combined time that may yield victory, awaiting the official Tuesday noon announcement. Their cross country flight from San Diego to Washington spanned 13 hours, with ups and downs including a minus 10 leg from Salt Lake City to Mount Vernon and a last leg of 620 miles in 3 hours 7 minutes.
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Wooster
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Washington
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Viet Cong Ground Assault Kills Six Americans Near Saigon
Viet Cong forces launched their first ground attack in a week, blasting into a U.S. military headquarters 120 miles northeast of Saigon with grenades and dynamite. Six Americans died and 18 were wounded, with reports of armored personnel carrier losses and heavy enemy activity feared.
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Mekong Delta
Suspect in death of University coed at Ann Arbor
Ernest R. Bishop Jr., 28, a refrigeration repairman, is charged with the murder of Margaret Phillips 25, a University of Michigan sociology graduate student. Phillips had counseled Bishop and was found shot in her north Ann Arbor apartment. Police deputies arrested Bishop as he left the building. District Court formal charging slated today.
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Washtenaw County
William Delhey
Judith Rubin
Miss Rubin
Cleveland legislator seeks study on shrinking Ohio counties
Rep. Patrick Sweeney of Cleveland urges a two year study of Ohio's governmental subdivisions to reduce 88 counties to 22 and merge townships to better serve multiple cities. Findings would be submitted to the General Assembly in 1971.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Patrick Sweeney
Ohio General Assembly
Ohio Five Day Forecast Temperature Trend
Temperatures from Tuesday through Saturday will run above normal with highs around 85 in the north and near 85 in the south nighttime lows 65 to 70. Warm and humid by midweek, then cooler toward week’s end. Scattered showers may total at least half an inch.
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Ohioans Die In Weekend Fourth of July Toll Near Forecast
The Associated Press reports 35 people died on Ohio streets and highways over the long Fourth of July weekend, nearly matching a grim forecast of 38. The toll includes two quadruple-death crashes and one double-fatality.
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Associated Press
Ohio
State Department of Highway Safety
Second Storm Fails to Do Much Wrong in Athens Area
Athens area avoids major damage as a second storm of the day passes through with limited impact. The 91st Congress resumes work after its fourth recess, while the Ohio Senate shifts focus to an education tax measure approved by the House.
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Congress
Ohio Senate
Apollo 11 Astronauts Enter Final Moon Training
Kennedy Florida AP report notes Neil Armstrong Edwin Aldrin and Michael Collins wrapping up last days of training for the Moon landing. They spent July 4 with families near Houston discussing risks and plans while Collins prepares to orbit the Moon and act as lifeguard for the team.
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Michael Collins
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Tex
Manned Spacecraft Center
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Aldrin
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