Floods Strike Montana Area With Eight Dead and Hundreds Stranded
The Associated Press reports severe weather across the upper Midwest with high winds and possible tornadoes. In Minnesota Long Prairie saw the Oak Rail Lanes bowling alley leveled and two women injured. Baxter damaged homes. a twister hit a farm near Fargo, North Dakota. Hospitals treated two women from Long Prairie as damage blocked highways and power lines felled trees.
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Jess Martin
Senate OKs jury trials in civil rights bill amid filibuster
The Senate approved a Thruston Morton amendment guaranteeing jury trials for most criminal contempt cases arising from the civil rights bill, except voting rights. The 51 to 48 vote reflected a Senate block by administration forces and could aid securing cloture.
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Romney urged by Nixon to offer clear GOP choice
At the 56th Governors Conference in Cleveland Gov. George Romney said Richard Nixon urged him to present a clear choice between moderate Republicans and Barry Goldwater for the GOP nomination. Romney noted others urged he consider running and indicated any decision would align with his prior commitments.
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Record floods sweep northwest Montana killing at least eight
Floods described as the worst in memory swept Montana's northwestern region for a fifth day. At least eight people died including five members of a Blackfeet family. Bridges and dams failed, trapping residents and isolating Glacier National Park, with rescue helicopters hoisting seven people to safety.
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Floods devastate northern Montana towns along Sun and Marias
The Sun and Marias rivers flood northern Montana as the Swift Reservoir dam fails. Au gusta Choteau Browning and Dupuyer suffer the worst damage with up to 30 foot walls of water. Gov Manning declares state emergency while rescue centers mobilize in Helena and Great Falls houses thousands in shelters. A typhoid vaccine drive and a drowning reported near Browning accompany lo ng distance impact.
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Missouri
Panamanian Politico Wounded in Shooting as Election Ties Unravel
Panamanian politician Arias fights for life after being shot three times by Alfredo Jimenez, a fellow party member. Surgeons say paralysis risk remains as police seek the gunman. Arias's wife Dame Margot Fonteyn heads to Panama City to be at his bedside.
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Johnson set to clinch Democratic nod on first ballot
AP reports President Johnson holds 671 first ballot votes, about 58 percent of the 1,158 needed for nomination at Atlantic City. Gov. George Wallace has 38 first ballot votes, remains avowed candidate with uncommitted Southern delegates.
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Americans urged to eat less fat for heart health
The American Heart Association broadened its guidance beyond overweight or heart disease patients, urging everyone to reduce fatty foods due to growing evidence linking fat intake with cholesterol levels and heart disease.
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American Heart Association
Nuclear Technician Convicted In Spy Case In Kansas City
George John Gessner a 28 year old nuclear weapons maintenance technician was convicted of giving restricted information to Russian agents and received an immediate life in prison sentence.
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George John Gessner
Lord Beaverbrook Dead at 85 in London
Canadian born newspaper magnate Lord Beaverbrook died suddenly at his suburban Cherkley home. The Fleet Street legend would have turned 86 on May 25, according to AP reports.
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Four-Story Parkersburg Building Collapses
A four story brick building in downtown Parkersburg collapsed shortly before noon trapping an undetermined number of shoppers and clerks. The incident occurred in downtown Parkersburg West Virginia as emergency crews rushed to the scene.
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Traffic Deaths State Today and Year Ago
A brief historical compare notes traffic death counts for Iowa and the nation with figures for today and a year ago. It cites totals for the current day versus the same day one year prior and lists statewide totals alongside national data.
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Iowa
Great Northern reroutes Empire Builder due to washouts
Great Northern Railway announced rerouting of the St. Paul Seattle Empire Builder and Western Star on Northern Pacific tracks from Sand Point Idaho to Helena Montana because of washouts near Essex Montana. Detours may cause four to 12 hour delays with the line possibly out of service up to 36 hours.
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