Freak Storms Strike Tulsa Oklahoma Citywide Damage Report
A series of freak tornadoes struck eastern Oklahoma causing extensive damage in Tulsa and surrounding rural areas. Dozens injured, with 34 taken to Tulsa hospitals and seven remaining hospitalized. Red Cross set up aid stations. Gov. Boren planned a helicopter tour to assess needs. National Guard placed on standby as clean up began.
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Tulsa
Okla
Oklahoma
Robert J. LaFortune
Red Cross
David Boren
Operation Hoodwink Flopped in FBI Counterintelligence
Newly released FBI documents show Operation Hoodwink ran from October 1966 to July 1968, aiming to provoke conflict between the Communist Party U S A and La Cosa Nostra but producing little effect. The effort centered in New York with Philadelphia joining in 1967 and involved phony letters and leaflets to spark disputes, yet no proven success or adverse reactions followed.
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Washington
FBI
Asia
U.S
Uly
New York
Communist Party U
Philadelphia
Bureau
San Francisco
Worker
Thes
Crime Syndicate
Nist
Brooklyn
N.Y
la Cosa Nostra
Newark
Organized Crime
Senate approves 2.3 billion in federal loans for New York
The Senate passed a measure authorizing 2.3 billion in short term federal loans to New York City to avert default, sending the bill to the White House. The action, 57 to 30, follows months of debate as the city faces looming bond defaults and seeks to exchange notes for long term financing. Mayor Beame applauded congressional action while lawmakers warned of potential future filibusters over funding.
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Washington
New York City
New York
James Buckley
R-N.y
Senate
Congress
Abraham Beame
Federal Treasury
House
Beame
Loch Ness Monster Photos To Be Shown At Parliament
London AP report describes an Edinburgh backed push to air American researchers claim of proof of Nessie. Robert Rines and team will present color underwater photos from Loch Ness to MPs scientists and interested public at a House of Commons meeting arranged by David James.
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Parliament London
House of Commons
David James
Boston Academy of
Amalind Caianan
British Museum
Rines
Peter Scott
Loch Ness
Scottish Highlands
Scott
Loch
Tim Dinsdale
Land policy sparks strikes in Sonora and Sinaloa
In Mexico, thousands of shopkeepers, doctors, dentists, lawyers and others halted work for 24 hours in Sonora and Sinaloa to back 20 000 private farmers protesting government plans to expropriate private lands. The walkout followed earlier farm protests and targets possible broader restrictions on private enterprise amid agrarian reform.
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Mexico City
Sonora
Sinaloa
Alejandro Carrillo
U.S
Mexico
Easants
United Airlines Strikes Force Flight Cancellations
Washington AP United Airlines canceled all Saturday flights after overnight mediation failed to stop a walkout by 16 770 ground service workers. Negotiations extended past the Friday deadline with no progress, possibly affecting Sunday flights. Clerks stayed on to assist passenger rebooking while talks continue under a 30 day cooling off period.
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Washington
United Airlines
U.S
National Airlines
United
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers
National Mediation Board
King Juan Carlos Retains Premier in Liberal Move
MADRID Spain AP King Juan Carlos I kept Carlos Arias Navarro as premier for a five year term beginning January 1974 to steer cautious liberalization. Arias, 67, is conservative and favored limited Franco era departures while younger liberal ministers may join a cabinet to be named next. All 19 cabinet members submitted resignations to Arias after his initial resignation a week earlier.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos I
Carlos Arias Navarro
Juan Carlos
Arias
Francisco Franco
Franco
Leon Herrera
Council of the Realm
Gas Explosion Levels Seminole Elementary School
A natural gas blast at Roosevelt Central School in Seminole Oklahoma leveled the 45-year-old building shortly after 175 children were evacuated. Fireman Dennis Holland suffered minor injuries from falling bricks while containing a small fire. Principal Ernest Carter, two custodians and a teacher were inside inspecting for remaining students but uninjured. The leak was reported by Carter during the evacuation.
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Seminole
Okla
Dennis Holland
Ernest Carter
Roosevelt Central School
Carter
Jobless Rate High Despite Recovery
Washington reports the jobless rate fell to 8.3 percent in the latest month, with 7.7 million unemployed among 93 million in the workforce. Despite modest gains, total employment slid to 85.3 million as the economy remains in a tentative recovery and rehiring remains slow.
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Washington
Labor Department
America
Julius Shiskin
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Layoffs Loom in Conn as Deficit Sparsely Solved
In Hartford Gov. Ella Grasso faced an $80.1 million deficit, calling an emergency session to trim spending. Lawmakers balked at her proposals, including a 40 hour work week without a raise and using a veterans fund for current expenses, while Grasso ruled out an income tax.
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Hartford
Ella Grasso
Assembly
Senate
Joseph Lieberman
New Haven
Grasso
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