Eyewitness account of Candlestick Park tornado damage
Jackson Mississippi witnesses describe Candlestick Park shopping center leveled by tornado. Police and fire units raced to the scene as ambulances and rescuers converged, finding wrecked cars, injured and dead, and gas and power hazards amid the rubble. The account follows Kenneth Fairly’s firsthand report from theJackson scene.
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Kenneth Fairly
Greenville Delta-Democrat Times
Jackson
Candlestick Park
Hinds County
Bob James
Smitty
Jackson’s
Horrow
McNamara sees Viet infiltration ceiling
Defense Secretary Robert S McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee there may be a ceiling on how much aid and troops the Communists can move into South Vietnam and on the total U S forces. He said the war could stay limited if air strikes keep supplies under about 150 tons a day and emphasized victory meant North Vietnam leaving South Vietnam alone. Senate critics urged clearer limits and questioned the open ended nature of U S commitment.
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UPC
Robert S
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South
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U.S
Bill Seeks Authority Over Antenna TV Regulation
Washington FCC seeks clear authority to regulate the community antenna television industry including a ban on originating programs. Rep. Harley Staggers introduces the bill, with House Commerce holding hearings. Local governments could add rules as long as not conflicting with FCC rules.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Communications Comemission
FCC
Harley O. Staggers
D-W.va
House Commerce Committee
House Public Works Committee
California Pay TV Decision Seen Victory for Free Enterprise
Hollywood observers say the California Supreme Court ruling against a voter ban on pay television upholds free enterprise and safeguards minority-backed ventures. STV’s waning success and future pay TV viability are debated, with calls for a national operation to attract major rights and revenues.
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Hollywood
UPD
Subscription Television Inc
Los Angeles
San Francisco
STV
Foreign-Flag Cruise Ships Face Safety Restrictions
Washington reports White House weighing Congress authority to require warning notices in foreign-flag cruise ads after the Yarmouth Castle sinking. Rep. Paul G. Rogers introduced the bill seeking declarations about Coast Guard inspections, with options to adopt U.S. standards or raise international ones.
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UPS
White House
Congress
Paul G. Rogers
D-Fla
House Merchant Marine Committee
Yarmouth Castle
Coast Guard Board of
Rogers
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Coast Guard
U.S
United States
Army Goal 3,093,000 Men Reached Soon
Washington reports 2,899,724 uniformed personnel with a Viet Nam buildup target of 3,093,000. January gains totaled 52,834, the largest monthly rise since last summer. Draft in January was 38,280, offset by volunteers, enabling March calls to drop from 32,900 to 22,400.
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UPI
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Defense Department
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