Flood kills about 60 in Big Thompson canyon
Survivors huddle on mountainsides as rains delay air rescues after the Big Thompson flood. Officials estimate about 60 dead with dozens more possibly found. authorities say recovery is the priority while hundreds are displaced across Estes Park Loveland and nearby areas. Federal disaster aid was requested and declared.
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John Englebert
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U.S. 34
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Pickets block West Virginia mines amid broader labor moves
West Virginia faced roving pickets blocking miners from returning to work while a northern panhandle and Ohio movement gestured to back-to-work efforts. United Mine Workers District 6 president John Guzek reported about 2,000 of 16,000 district miners remained on strike after the 8 a.m. shift change.
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Weather and Page Notes Mention Local Events
Weather forecast indicates clear tonight with lows around 50s and partly sunny Tuesday with highs near 80s. The rest lists page sections and unrelated notes about comics, classifieds, and a stray political line about tracing a family tree through office runs.
FBI Says 15 Victims Suffered Harm From Cointelpro Harassment
Washington AP The justice department reports 15 people suffered actual harm from the FBI counterintelligence program Cointelpro in the 1960s and early 1970s. One was fired. others faced privacy invasions and reputational damage as targets were notified.
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Cointelpro
Senate Intelligence Committee
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Edward Levi
Reagan names delegates as Schweiker pick draws mixed support
Reagan campaign officials plan to announce delegates who switched to Reagan after Richard Schweiker was chosen as running mate. Virginia delegates united to back Reagan despite Schweiker, while Ford aides argue Ford leads with 1,322 delegates to 1,028 for Respan and 103 uncommitted. Schweiker predicted a volatile week as southern delegates hold firm and northern lines crack.
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Lyn Nofziger
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Schweiker
Virginia
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UPI
Ford
Viking Scientists Probe Oxygen Rise on Mars
In Pasadena the Viking biology team reports soil in a test chamber yielded up to fifteen times more oxygen than expected raising questions whether a chemical or biological source is involved. They will test Earth soils and compounds to replicate the effect as Viking 2 nears Mars for an encounter.
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Mars
Harold Klein
Earth
Seymour Hess
Martien
Twelve Deaths Linked to Philadelphia Legion Convention
Harrisburg reports 12 attendees of the July American Legion convention in Philadelphia have died with similar symptoms. Health officials note chest pain and high fevers, with 10,000 attendees and several hospitalizations statewide. Names of the deceased span multiple towns as investigators seek an etiologic agent.
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Hoak
Elmer Hafer
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J.P. Ralph
Williamstown
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Bloomsburg
Louis Byerly
Jeannette
Frank Harvey
McKeesport
Frank Avent
Clear
William Parkin
Pennsylvania Health Department
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