James River Flood Rages Toward Richmond Amid Camille
The swollen James River advances toward Richmond as Hurricane Camille dumps 8 to 22 inches of rain on western Virginia. The flood leaves landslides, 46 dead, 100 missing, and fears of more victims. Richmond braces for a crest around 31 feet, with 28.65 feet reached early morning. Gas tanks go missing, cyanide removal is undertaken to prevent toxic risk.
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Richmond
James River
Atlantic
Nelson
Amherst
Camille
Blue Ridge
Buena Vista
Rockbridge County
Army
Flood Drains Use Earthen Dikes as Workmen Work Night Shift
Plant officials said no public danger. Workers labored around the clock in Richmond to build earthen dikes while low lying industrial and residential areas were evacuated. Bodies were recovered from flood waters as emergency crews battled the rising waters.
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Richmond
Flood Disaster In Virginia Spurs Federal Aid Request
After devastating landslides in mountain hamlets and towns flood waters began with no warning late Tuesday night. Hundreds, perhaps thousands, were homeless and seeking shelter in churches and emergency chas. State police reported at least 100 missing and a rescue worker warned that people under slides may never be found. Gov Mills E Godwin toured the James River basin by air and declared a disaster area, requesting federal emergency aid from President Nixon.
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James River Basin
Mills E. Godwin
Nixon
Cost Of Living Rises Further In July
The Labor Department reports July cost of living up five tenths of one percent from June, driven by higher food and service prices with declines only in used cars and gasoline. The index reaches 128.2, with food costs up about 1 percent and meat and poultry rising, while apparel declines soften. Gross weekly earnings reach 115.44, up 0.68 from June, keeping purchasing power about the same as prices climb.
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Labor Department
Midwest
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ny Baes
Chase
Quebec Carnival Caravan Brings Friendly Exchange to Old Orchard Beach
A 406 member Quebec Winter Carnival caravan arrived in Old Orchard Beach for a three day visit to publicize Quebec City's carnival and foster friendly ties with locals. Leader Robert Vezina highlighted English speaking ease and personal connections, with dances, lobster bake, and a visit to West Point Pepperell and Serbo Downs on slate.
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Old Orchard Beach
Quebec
Queen
Norman Guerrette
Waverly
Chard
Quebec City
Robert Vezina
Vezina
Old Or
Palace
West Point - Pepperell Mfg. Co
Biddeford
Serborough Downs
Gilles Lamontagne
B Specials ordered to surrender weapons in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland the British commander ordered the majority of the Protestant B Specials to surrender their weapons, removing armed units from Belfast and other cities while keeping some duties in rural areas. The move risks Protestant backlash but aims to curb rioting amid eight dead, with an advisory panel to decide the force’s future.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Ian Freeland
Londonderry
Freeland
James Chichester-Clark
Ampere
Irish Republic
Dublin
Defense Department
Ulster
B-Special
Chichester-Clark
Blast Wrecks Cabin Cruiser in Portland Explosion
A boat explosion at Rand's Marina Little Diamond Island destroyed the 35 foot cabin cruiser Reaper II. Owner Henry Pickering of Kennebunkport and two others, Eleanor and Robert MacDonald of Kennebunk, were burned and treated at Portland Hospital. The marina owner Theodore Rand helped evacuate victims as the vessel burned to the waterline and sank.
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Portland
Henry Pickering
Kennebunkport
Eleanor
Robert MacDonald
Kennebunk
Pickering
Reaper II
Rand
Little Diamond Island
Theodore Rand
MacDonald
Coast Guard
Portland Municipal Pier
Hardware Consultants, Inc
Warwick
R. I. Lasten
Sister Florence Patenaude Leaves Biddeford for Bangor Faculty
After graduation from Northern Conservatory of Music Bangor Sister Florence Patenaude is appointed piano teacher at the conservatory for the coming school year She leaves St Josephs School of Music Biddeford where she directed the famed Melotones club known for Maine federation festival trophies prior to Biddeford work she taught in Old Town Van Buren directed glee clubs in Van Buren and St Louis High School in Biddeford Her studies include Laval University Newton College and Anna Maria College daughter of Mrs Wilfred Patenaude Augusta she is a Sister Servant of the Immaculate Heart of Mary headquartered in Bay View Saco
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Florence
St. Joseph’s School of Music
Biddeford
Melotones
Maine Federation
Old Town
van Buren
St. Louis High School
Northern Conservatory _ of Music
Laval University
Quebec
Newton College
Anna Maria College
Paxton
Mass
Wilfred Patenaude
Augusta
Serv
Ant
the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Bay View, Saco
Vietnam War action near Da Nang deepens
North Vietnamese bunkers kept firing on American infantrymen as they attempted to reach a downed U.S. helicopter wreckage southwest of Da Nang. In separate reports from San Francisco and Prague, Nixon and Park discussed continued South Korea support and weapons, while Prague saw tanks and troops withdraw after anti communist demonstrations marking the Soviet invasion anniversary.
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Associated Press Saigon
U.S
da Nang
San Francisco
South Korea
Nixon
Chung Hee Park
Prague
Israeli Supreme Court appoints panel on mosque fire
Jerusalem AP report says the Israeli supreme appointed a special committee Thursday to investigate the blaze at the Al Aksa Mosque. The move comes amid tension over the disputed sacred site and calls for accountability.
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Jerusalem
al Aksah
Virginia Flood Swamps Pentagon Plans Amid Nixon Surge
Washington AP reports James River swollen past 31 feet in Richmond as Pentagon eyes a major manpower cut. The flood disrupts infrastructure and accelerates considerations of a broader mobilization, with officials weighing long term troop needs in the Nixon era.
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Washington
Richmond, Va
Pentagon
James River
Virginia
Vietnam
World Council Urges Churches to Help End Terror in Northern Ireland
In Belfast and Canterbury agencies report the World Council of Churches call for churches to act against terror targeting minorities in Northern Ireland. The appeal emphasizes aid to the racially oppressed without political strings attached.
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Canterbury
England
World Council of Belfast
Ireland
Tanks Collapse After Prague Demonstration
Tens of thousands of Czechoslovaks demonstrated against Husák's regime as tanks and troops rolled into Prague for five hours then withdrew. Reports said five were killed in Prague and Brno, with hundreds injured and arrests made. Protestors chanted allegiance to Dubček and demanded Soviet exit while police used tear gas and baton charges. The regime warned against counterrevolutionary acts and urged workers to stay at work.
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Prague
Communist Party
Gustav Husak
Vitava
Prague Radio
Brno
Wenceslas Square
Husak
Dubecek
Alexander Dubcek
Bratislava
Czechoslovakia
Presidium
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Duchy of Levis
Diane Perron
Duchy of Cartier
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Duchy of Montcalm
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Annette Guay
Levis
Cartier
Montcalm
Gulfport
Miss
Here
al Sam
Inquire
A. E. Ross
American Discount
PLAID
Bernand Nicknail
Perry
Maine
Charles Cyr
Biddeford-Saco
Maremont
H.R. Courtois
SACO
Lowell
North Street
Northern Conservatory of Music
Bangor
Florence Patenaude
Socialism, the Republic
Our International
Soviet Bloc
J&h Car Wash
RTE. 1
Thornton Academy
Main St. Biddeford
Claude Dubois
Maine Linoleum CO
Alfred Street
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