Earthquake in Tilaran District Kills Eleven
A strong quake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale struck the Tilaran district near Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica. The two ham radio operators reported eleven deaths from a family in Lindor Chavez’s household after their house collapsed in Chiquito del Arenal.
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Costa Rica
Tilaran
Here
Los Angeles de Tilaran
Lindor Chavez
Chiquito del Arenal
Arenal
U.S. National
Boulder
Colo
Managua
Nicaragua
Carl von Hake
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Utah
Mald City
van Hake
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Mississippi expands disaster list with ten more counties
Ten additional Mississippi counties join the federal disaster program bringing total to 37 as floodwaters from the Mississippi River threaten Natchez Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The Vicksburg crest reached 504 feet the highest in 30 years as Yazoo river backflow floods over 500 000 acres in the delta. In Louisiana Lt Gov Jimmy Fitzmorris reports about one million acres flooded and 1 400 evacuated.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
Natchez
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Yazoo River
Eagle Lake
Here
Louisiana
Jimmy Fitzmorris
Today's Chuckle Two Reasons Women Don't Wear Last Year's Gowns
A humorous feature notes two reasons women avoid last year's gowns. They don't want to wear them and they can't. Copyright.
Egypt Seeks UN Action Over Israel in Middle East Row
Egyptian Foreign Minister Mo hamed Hassan el Zayyat moves to heighten UN pressure on Israel and the United States after Israeli raids on Beirut and Sidon. Security Council session delays, Soviet support for sanctions, and a saboteur attack on an American refinery in Lebanon are noted.
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Mohamed Hassan el-Zayyat
U. N
Israel
United States
Lebanon
Security Council
Middle East
Zayyat
Security’ Council
Soviet Union
Jacob Malik
Council
Malik
Beirut
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Filipino Forces Kill Sixty-Eight Moslems in Cotabato Offensive
Government forces report 68 Moslem rebels killed in Cotabato Province as operations aim to restore full state control. No government casualties. Basilan island hosts intensified fighting with villagers evacuated and local economy disrupted. Major industries like coffee, rubber, and logging suffer. Goodrich Philippines operates plantations on Basilan.
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Philippines
Cotabato
Defense Department
Basilan Island
Maluzo
Lamitan
Zamboanga City
Basilan
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Goodrich
International B I Goodrich Co
United States
Brandt Backs Nixon on Trade Proposals
Chancellor Willy Brandt welcomed President Nixon in Hannover and voiced hope France will accept the trade proposals. He aligned with British Prime Minister Edward Heath in supporting Nixon's plan for variable tariffs based on national needs.
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Hannover
Germany
Willy Brandt
Nixon
France
Brandt
Social Democratic Party
Edward Heath
Laotian Leader Pledges Continued Peace Talks
Premier Prince Souvanna Phouma promised to persist with peace talks with the Pathet Lao despite disagreements on implementing the February peace accord. He urged the Pathet Lao to cut ties with the Indo-Chinese Liberation Front and stressed unity and participation, while defending cease-fire terms.
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Souvanna Phouma
Pathet Lao
Vientiane Radio
Souvanna
Indo- Chinese Liberation Front
Vietnam
Cambodia
North Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
Laos
de Ie Castre GL Lao
White House Reveals Campaign Flight Costs but Hides Passenger Details
The Nixon re election committee paid 149 291 for 55 flights on presidential aircraft, while names of passengers and many flight details were withheld as personal and privileged. Congress notes 135 trips by the 89th wing at Andrews with summaries to be entered in the Congressional Record.
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Andrews Airbase
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Sen Proxmire
D-Wis
John Dean
House
General Accounting Office
Congress
Proxmire
US Comptroller
Elmer Staats
Dean
Staats
Committee
Office of Federal Elections
Finance Committee
Nixon Campaign Committee
Titanic sleep may end as Woolley vows to raise ship
Douglas Woolley, 38, vows to raise the Titanic this year with a Budapest team’s refloating method. He claims title via survivors and insurers, while skeptics warn of ownership disputes and legal hurdles.
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London
Douglas Woolley
Woolley
Marine College
Lloyds of London
Reds Pull Out of Vital Highway 1 Front
Communist troops abandoned a 17 mile stretch of highway 1 after 38 days of US air raids. They withdrew to the east bank of the Mekong leaving much of the route under government control and threatening Saigon–Phnom Penh supply lines. Analysts say bombing halted the offensive and forces may regroup or strike other government positions. Canadian peacekeepers accuse North Vietnam of infiltrating South Vietnam.
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Phnom Penh
Mekong
Neak Luong
Saigon
Picasso Painting Reported Stolen in St Louis
FBI agents and police probe the disappearance of Pablo Picasso 1908 painting Nude from the St Louis Art Museum. Purchased 1934, valued at 85000 dollars. Last seen Wednesday afternoon in its normal position. disappearance discovered later that day.
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ST. Louis
FBI
Pablo Picasso
St. Louis Art Museum
Charles E. Buckley
VA Hospitals Seek More Staff and Space For Care
VA hospital officials across 167 facilities flag staffing and space shortages, aging buildings, and heat. They urge seven day staffing, more admin support, and funding for new construction and air conditioning to improve care and safety.
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Veterans Administration
Veterans Administration Hospital
House
Veterans Affairs Committee
Albany, N.Y
Bath, N.Y
Boston
Providence
Spokane
Wash
Knoxville
Iowa
Biloxi
Miss
Five Japanese nationals cross border to Hong Kong from China
Three more Japanese detainees, Akira Nishimura 29 Masanobu Suzuki 43 Nobuo Seri 58, walk to freedom across the Sino Hong Kong border after release by China. Earlier Kenkichi Kawasaki and Hiroshi Nakayama were freed at the border. The five, linked to Fasarness firms, were held on spying charges and released in view of conduct and Sino Japanese friendship.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Akira Nishimura
Masanobu Suzuki
Nobuo Seri
Fasarness Firms
200 Feared Dead In Violent Storm
Officials said as many as 200 persons may have died in a wind and rain storm that swept central Bangladesh. Forty five bodies have been recovered. Unofficial sources said 15 000 injured and more than 10 000 homeless. The storm nearly leveled 150 villages. rescue work hampered by inaccessibility. A Bangladesh Red Cross team surveyed Faridpur.
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Dacca
Bangladesh
Bangladesh Red Cross
Faridpur
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