Powerful Earthquake Slams Southern California Toll Rises
An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 struck Southern California at dawn, centered near the San Gabriel Mountains. At least 35 people died, hundreds were injured, and thousands fled floodable areas as the Van Norman Lake dam leaked. President Nixon declared a major disaster and evacuation orders affected up to 250 000 residents.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Veterans Administration Hospital
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San Fernando Valley
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van Norman Lake
Sacramento
Earthquake rocks Southern California killing dozens and injuring hundreds
A 6.5 magnitude quake struck at 6 01 am causing widespread damage in Los Angeles with at least 24 dead and about 500 injured. Surge of evacuations affected up to 250000 as a leaking dam threatened further danger.
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Olive View Sanitarium
Sylmar
Calif
Bluefield and Gary Local Election Items Highlighted
In Bluefield the city board approved sending telegrams to Secretary of Transportation John Volpe to request inclusion in the Railpax system. In Gary William S. McConnell is elected Gary’s first mayor as voters choose the city’s inaugural municipal government.
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Bluefield
Secretary of Transportation
John Volpe
Railpax
Gary
William S. McConnell
Astronauts Return From Apollo 14 Moon Mission
Apollo 14 crew Alan B. Shepard Jr Stuart A. Roosa and Edgar D. Mitchell landed in the Pacific aboard a carrier at 4 05 p m EST ending a nine day 1 15 million mile mission They reported being fine as George Low HUD NASA praised the crew for a near perfect mission Nixon invited them to White House dinner and the splashdown was hailed as highly accurate by officials
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New Orleans
South Pacific
Alan B. Shephard Jr
Stuart A. Roosa
Edgar D. Mitchell
NEW _ ORLEANS
Alan B. Shepard Jr
Pacific
Shepard
Apollo
George Low
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cone Crater
Alan Shepard
White House
Pacific Ocean
First Mayor Elected as Gary Approves City Charter
William S. McConnell won Gary’s first mayoral race with 354 votes on the Charter ticket amid a light turnout of about 1,500 eligible voters. A 30 page city charter was approved 281 to 98. Five council seats were filled with Charter candidates leading in several wards and one unopposed.
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William S. McConnell
McConnell
McDowell County
James Gallimore
James A. Wilkerson
Charter
Melvin L. Dillon
Charlie D. Hodge
Lloyd Johnson
Luther
Rooster) Addair
John M. Nuckolls
J. E. Hight
Charles B. Ashworth
Michael Hornick
William C. Smith
Dan A. Rose
Death Of ABC Would Be Catastrophic For Area
Washington AP a regional health leader warned that ending Appalachian Development Act funding would trigger a catastrophic health care collapse in Southern West Virginia. Dr Daniel Hale noted four years are needed to prove the program's value and urged continuation to avert crisis.
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Southern West Virginia
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Kentucky
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Appalachian Regional Commission
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Sen
Jennings Randolph
D-W
Public Works Committee
John §. Cooper
R-Ky
William C. Hambley
Pikeville
Appalachia
Hambley
Daniel S. Tuttle
Southeastern Kentucky
Appalachian Commission
Commission
Summers County
Viet Namese Push Across Laos in Major Trail Incursion
South Vietnamese forces supported by U S air power advance about 12 miles into Laos along Highway 9 past the border. Helicopter units establish fire bases as Cobras strike supply depots while artillery positions are set up inside Laos. The operation aims to sever the Ho Chi Minh trail and disrupt North Vietnamese supply lines into Cambodia and South Vietnam.
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
U.S
Highway 9
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Frontier
Cambodia
South Vietnam
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