Florida hit by Agnes and aftermath in the Panhandle
Hurricane Agnes left 18 dead and over 100 injured as it moved through Cuba toward Florida. Homes were destroyed along the Gulf coast from Carrabelle to Eastpoint, with a major stretch of U S 98 washed away and the Apalachicola area heavily damaged. In Tampa Bay area floodwaters and outages affected thousands. snakes and pests emerged as waters receded. Okeechobee mobile home parks were leveled by a tornado, with four killed and about 40 injured.
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Apalachicola
Fla
Agnes
Georgia
Florida Panhandle
Cuba
South Georgia
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Carabelle
Eastpoint
U. S
Red Cross
Beth Henson
Herbert Chipman
Gulf
Panhandle
Tampa Bay
St. Petersburg
Pinellas County
Okeechobee
Brevard County
Atlantic Coast
Merritt Island
Alligator Point
Marines Destroy Five North Vietnamese Tanks Near Hue Front
South Vietnamese Marines report destroying five North Vietnamese tanks and damaging a sixth near Hue in a dawn sweep into Quang Tri Province on the coast known as the Street Without Joy. U S B 52 bombers attacked positions across the DMZ and surrounding areas as fighting continued along Highway 13 and near An Loc with both sides incurring casualties.
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Saigon
Hue
Quang Tri Province
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Dmz
U.S
Quang Tri
My Chanh River
Dong Hoi
South Vietnam
An Loc
Vinh
St Paul Woman Found Dead in Lake Koronis
Stearns County authorities investigate the death of Becky Broms, 71, whose body was recovered from Lake Koronis near Paynesville on Sunday around 11 30 am. Coroner Dr Lawrence Thienes says cause of death is not yet determined.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
Stearns County
St. Paul
Lake Koronis
Paynesville
Lawrence Thienes
Becky Broms
Thienes
Boat, motor and trailer sell fast in Herald ads
For sale of a 1971 Evinrude 85 h.p. motor, 16 ft Crestline boat with top and Spartan trailer. Ad runs six days for $5.40 but canceled after one day. Call 433-8851 for quick results.
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Evinrude
H.p
Mayors urged role in budget as 3 Dems seek nomination
New Orleans AP reports Hubert H. Humphrey George McGovern and Edmund Muskie urged city leaders from 350 municipalities to back federal budget reform and criticize Nixon policy. Senate Dems push a 2.9 billion child development bill amid Nixon objections while Vietnam and Cold War tensions shape the day.
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New Orleans
Hubert H. Humphrey
George McGovern
Edmund S. Muskie
Nixon
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Washington
Senate
McGovern eyes 200 New York delegates in primary
McGovern aims for about 200 of New York’s 278 delegates as he seeks a strong showing in the state’s final presidential primary. He trails by delegates but hopes to secure a large majority amid weak opposition and backing from organization rivals.
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McGovern
New York
Carl P. Leabsdorf
George McGovern
South Dakota
Democratic State Committee
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Washington
Humphrey
Building unions vote to strike in Minnesota
The Construction and General Laborers District Council representing about 10 unions and 10 000 members voted Monday night to strike against Associated General Contractors of Minnesota. Some locals began striking today with others to join before the weekend. Bricklayers Local 1 reported apartment construction halted in Burnsville West St. Paul and Maplewood, and Local 2 Minneapolis also struck. Talks with AGC recessed in Hopkins with mediation planned for bricklayers and carpenters, no schedule yet for iron workers or Twin City cement masons.
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ST. Paul
M$nn
Construction and General Laborers District Council
Associated General Contractors
AGC
Minnesota
Kenneth Lynch
Council
Lynch
Gordon M. Christenson
Bricklayers Local 1
Burnsville
West St. Paul
Maplewood
Minneapolis
Christenson
State Capitol
Veterans Service
Outstate
Cement Masons
Hopkins
Warren Mooney
Mooney
Twin City
Smith faces GOP challenger as Maine voters weigh primary
Margaret Chase Smith, the only woman U S senator, overcomes a challenge at the Capitol on Monday as Maine voters go to the polls. The 74-year-old seeks a fifth six year term in November, fending off her first Republican primary foe in 18 years.
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New York City
William F. Ryan
Bella Abzug
Manhattan
Jonathan Bingham
James Scheuer
Bronx
Maine
Margaret Chase Smith
Robert A. G. Monks
William Hathaway
McGovern
New York
California
Shirley Chisholm
Brooklyn
Herman Badillo
Sen
Edmund §. Muskie
Buffalo
Capitol
Austin City Council Grants flood plain variance for arena site
The Austin City Council approved a variance to the flood plain ordinance allowing 28 extra feet for arena construction pending Corps of Engineers approval, with city engineer Roger Nelson predicting clearance by Wednesday. The measure, urged by Adolph Humker of the Austin Eagles Club, faces skepticism about repeating variances in flood zones.
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Austin
Corps of Engineers
Roger Nelson
Corps
Adolph Humker
Austin Eagles Club
Eagles
Nelson
9Th St
17Th Ave
14Th St
7Th Ave
3Rd Ave
5Th Ave
Hwy
Third Ward
Lowell Einhaus
Crestwood Home Development Group
Nob Hill
Miller Mobile Homes
Philip Richardson
Crestwood
Planes back in service after global pilot strike
After a one day worldwide pilot strike over hijacking fears, flight operations returned to normal. Preliminary losses were estimated at 65 million dollars as Security Council members met at the United Nations to discuss action against hijackings.
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Associated Press
United Nations
Security Council
London
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1St Air Cavalry Division
China
Russia
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Peking
Moscow
Muskie
South Carolina
Louisiana
Wendell Ford
Kentucky
Ments
Reubin Askew
Miami Beach
George L. Hart Jr
Democratic Party
J. William Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Fulbright
Austin City Council
Art Vogel
Austin Utilities
Robert Nelson
Civil Service Commission
Police Dept
Vogel
Austin State Junior College
Gerald Anderson
H.A. Culton
Mildred Harris
Mary Johnson
Big Mary's Bar
Lazar Mojsov
Yugoslavia
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