Floods on Eastern seaboard kill 80 and displace 120000
Eighty people died and more than 120,000 were forced from their homes as record floodwaters swept the Eastern Seaboard. Governors cited multi state damage, while dams and water systems faced strain and towns assessed losses across Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia New York Ohio and Florida disaster areas.
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Doug Bailey
Associated Press
Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Milton J. Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
New York State
Allegany County
Florida
Nixon
New York
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Harrisburg
York
Reading
Lancaster
Wilkes- Barre
Pennsylvania Turnpike
Susquehanna River
Ohio River
Susquehanna
Wiles-Barre
Salamanca
Olean
Allegany
Corning
Elmira
Golden Triangle
Black delegates flock to McGovern in push for nomination
A coalition of uncommitted black delegates appears set to back George McGovern, with 86 firm votes pledged and a broader bloc in play across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama South Carolina and Georgia. McGovern aides cite 1 413 delegates and 1 509 needed for nomination as meetings with Black Caucus leaders and the National Black Political Convention proceed in Gary Las Vegas and beyond.
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Washington
George McGovern
Yancey Martin
McGovern
Martin
Congressional Black Caucus
National Black Political Convention
South
Rick Stearns
Walter E. Fauntroy
Dd.c
Missouri
William Clay
Ohio
Louis Stokes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Ind
Israel
Las Vegas
Nev
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
Belfast violence spikes as mine kills three soldiers
In Belfast, a land mine killed three British soldiers near Dungiven army base while a 17 year old Roman Catholic youth, Patrick McCullough, was fatally shot on Antrim Road. The incidents marked one of the province's most violent periods despite IRA pledges to de escalate with a cease fire looming.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
All Irish Republican Army
Ion
Dung Iven
Army
Patrick McCullough
Antrin Road
Minnesota Republicans adopt middle-of-road platform
Minnesota Republicans at their three day convention in Minneapolis adopted a no frills platform aimed at presenting a middle of the road image. Delegates rejected a new platform and backed planks opposing amnesty for draft evaders praising Nixon for bombing North Vietnam and avoiding positions on abortion or marijuana. A final plank proposed higher unemployment and workers comp and a stronger job safety law to appeal to about 1.5 million Minnesota workers. The DFL had advocated amnesty marijuana and gay rights at its Rochester meeting.
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Associated Press
Minneapolis
Nixon
North Vietnam
DFL
Rochester
GOP
Rolf Nelson
Golden Valley
State
Senate
Nelson
Minnesota
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Tragedy on Iowa Road Leaves Mother and Son Dead
A McIntyre Iowa woman Katherine Foster 21 and her son Wade died in a car truck crash on County Road 14 six miles southeast of Grand Meadow. Patricia Olmen 19 also of McIntyre drove the other car with a critically injured Olmen girl. Jer ome Bis choff driver of the truck was hospitalized. The sixth and seventh Mower County road fatalities this year. Other crashes across Minnesota and Olmstead County are noted with multiple injuries and hospitalizations.
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McIntyre
Iowa
Grand Meadow
Katherine Foster
Wade
Patricia Olmen
Olmen
Jerome Bischoff
St. Marys Hospital
Rochester
Chad
Bischoff
Mower
Mower County
Sheriff's Dept
U.S
Hawley
Minnesota
Charles Murray
Windsor
Ont
Marjorie
Fargo
N.C
Montana
Lake City
Ann Dwyer
Great Falls
Mont
John McKenzie
McKenzie
Robert Hedtke
Regal
Anoka
Inter
UN prepared to condemn Israel for latest battle
United Nations Security Council moves toward a condemnatory resolution over Middle East fighting after urgent sessions requested by Lebanon and Israel. The debate follows guerrilla raids, Israeli strikes, and a series of clashes including civilian casualties in Lebanon and attacks near the border. The council president expects concrete proposals at the meeting. In Minneapolis, a city committee recommends billing the University of Minnesota about 350000 dollars for campus demonstration expenses from May 9 to 13.
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Associated Press
United Nations, N.Y
Israel
U.N. Security Council
Middle East
Council
Lazar Mojsov
Lebanon
U OF M
Minneapolis, Minn
Austin Utilities Pleads Guilty Over Acid Leak
Austin Utilities pleaded guilty to allowing sulfuric acid to leak from a tank into the Red Cedar River in May, killing 460 fish. A $300 fine was imposed with stay of execution if the city meets state regulations. PCA demanded containment around such tanks. county officials say work has begun to comply.
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Austin Utilities Department
Red Cedar River
Fred Kraft
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
PCA
Austin
Wallace Sieh
Mower County
US gunship shot down over South Vietnam
North Vietnamese troops shot down one of the U S Air Force's largest computerized gunships on South Vietnam's northern front last Sunday night. Two crewmen are missing and three were rescued. The loss announcement followed a week of unsuccessful search and rescue for the remaining 12 crewmen, which was terminated Saturday.
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Saigon
U.S. Air Force
South Vietnam
U.S. Command
Government relief money aids missing in Hong Kong landslides
Hong Kong authorities report 83 people missing after last weekend’s landslides, many are found alive today as emergency relief payments begin to be distributed. Authorities say relief funds are being issued to affected residents and displaced families across the region.
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Hong Kong
Former rancher rides to aid Rapid City flood victims
Gerry Quelette, 23, a former South Dakota ranch hand now in Westboro, plans a "Ride for Rapid" horse tour to solicit donations for ranchers whose livestock was lost in Rapid City floods. He will ride today and Sunday rain or shine, with future stops in Shrewsbury Grafton Southborough and Hopkinton.
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Mass
South Dapta
Rapid
Rapid City
S.D
Gerry Quelette
Quelette
Shrewsbury
Grafton
Southboro
Hopkinter
Black Hills State College
Spearfish
Ox Yoke Ranch
Nemo
Indiana hijacker bailed out with 502 thousand ransom
A youth hijacked an American Airlines jet, obtained 502500 dollars in ransom and two parachutes, then bailed out over Indiana near Kokomo. FBI and state police led the manhunt aided by helicopters as the six hostages were freed in Chicago.
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Associated Press
Kokomo, Ind
St. Louis
American Airlines
Indiana
FBI
Grissom Air Force Base
Mississinewa Reservoir
Peru
Kokomo
U.S. 24
Chicago
D.B. Cooper
Seattle
Reno
Nev
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport
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