River Sets Record at St Louis Mississippi Crest Threatens South
The Mississippi River rose to a record crest at St Louis reaching 43.2 feet and likely 43.5 feet, flooding homes inland and forcing levee fortifications. A towboat crewman was thrown overboard near Greenville Mississippi as barges sank. Des Peres overflowed. Meramec rose four feet over flood stage. About 5 000 people remained displaced in St Charles County while Crystal City reported six feet of floodwater.
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Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
Des Peres
Valley Park
Missouri
St. Charles County
Crystal City
Legislation Scoreboard As Session Reaches Four Months
Gazette analysis by Frank Nye on page 6 of section B tracks the legislature nearing four months, noting major bills passed and those awaiting action. It weighs progress, stalled measures, and upcoming deadlines shaping final outcomes.
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Gazette
Frank Nye
Haldeman Ehrlichman Tied to Watergate Cover-Up
Washington Post reports that two top White House aides H. R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman supervised the cover-up of the Watergate bugging raid. Presidential lawyer John Dean plans to testify he reported regularly to them about the cover-up.
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Ehrlichman
Washington
Nixon
The
Washington Post
White House
H. R. Haldeman
John Ehrlichman
John Dean
Haldeman and
Ehr
the Post
Dean
Post
Winnebago Settles Suit Out of Court
A $445.6 million Life-Time Industries suit against Winnebago Inc. of Forest City is settled out of court for $4 million, with Winnebago paying $1.8 million more by individual defendants. An $800,000 order against these individuals will be dismissed. The case, filed over trade secrets, began long ago and was tied to a prior district court judgment.
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Forest City
Life-Time Industries of
California
Winnebago Industries, Inc
Winnebago
U.S. District Court
Iowa
Hanson
Fort Dodge
William Hanson
Camp Good Health Budget Approved for Cedar Rapids Camp
Directors of the Children's Home of Cedar Rapids set the 1973 Camp Good Health budget at 17 671.67 dollars for six nine day sessions starting June 18. Donations have supported the camp, with 3 146.41 already raised toward the total. Ruth Mary Nissen will direct the camp at Lincoln School.
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Children’s Home of
Cedar Rapids
Ruth Mary Nissen
Lincoln School
Nissen
U.S. and AIM Hold First Talks Since April 5 at Wounded Knee
Negotiations resumed between the U S government and American Indian Movement in the demilitarized zone at Wounded Knee. AIM leaders Dennis Banks and Leonard Crow Dog met interior department solicitor Kent Frizzell for nearly two hours to discuss disarmament and social issues on the reservation.
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Wounded Knee
S.D
U.S
American Indian Movement
AIM
Dennis Banks
Leonard Crow Dog
Interior Department
Kent Frizzell
Frizzell
Banks
Crow Dog
Wayne Colburn
Richard Hellstern
Chuckle Sorrie Gear Trouble Puzzles Readers
A lighthearted note from the paper mentions readers facing gear trouble while discussing a topic about high talk and low thinking. The piece conveys playful confusion and social humor without naming individuals or places.
21 Bomb-Filled Boxcars Explode in Roseville
A sequence of 21 boxcars carrying 7,056 bombs exploded in Roseville, injuring dozens and forcing up to 50,000 residents to evacuate. The blasts, felt miles away, prompted fire retardant drops and a large emergency response from multiple military bases and services. No deaths were reported.
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Roseville
Calif
UPI
State Office of Emergency Services
U.S. Forest Service
Sacramento
Mercy Hospital to Add 5 Million Three Story Expansion
Mercy hospital boards approve a 5 million addition to the 1969 building. The plan adds an eight bed intensive care unit and eight bed cardiac care unit plus a 50 bed acute care floor, a new surgery suite, and progressive care facilities on the seventh to ninth floors. The 1923 building will be repurposed, with the sixth floor shelled as mechanical space.
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The
Board of Mercy Hospital
Mercy
Cedar Rapids Hospital Council
Mercy Hospital Medical Staff
Hoover Health Council
Linn County Medical Society
Amphibious Force Reinforces Phnom Penh Front
Cambodian navy gunboats landed a heavily armed strike force two miles across from Phnom Penh to reinforce government troops fighting to retake the village of Arei Ksath on the Mekong east bank. The move followed days of U S air and sea attacks with no immediate casualties reported and no American bombers seen over Chrui Changvar Peninsula. Military sources say about 500 anti government soldiers remain entrenched near Arei Ksath as reinforcements are expected to arrive.
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Cambodia
Mekong River
Arei Ksath
Mekong
Chrui Changvar
Tonle Sap
Thailand
Washington
Pentagon
U. S
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