City Again Hit By Heavy Rain
A Cedar Rapids thunderstorm dumped over two inches in central areas amid flash flooding and minor accidents. Downtown floods closed streets, power outages affected 600 homes, and lines and transformers were struck before restoration by 6 p.m. The storm injured one person. Marine Lance Cpl. James A. Norris, 19, of Des Moines, was reported killed in Vietnam action last week.
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Airliner Hijacked to Albania Shocks Greece
A Greek Olympic Airways airliner carrying 31 people was hijacked Saturday and diverted to Albania, officials said. Flight details and motive remained unclear as authorities responded to the incident.
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Four Sought Tate Murder Link Seen
Los Angeles police asked Royal Canadian Mounted Police to locate four narcotics suspects who may be traveling in Canada in connection with the Benedict Canyon murders of Sharon Tate and four others. A Times report said informants named at least three suspects, including one possibly involved in the Aug. 9 estate killings, with Voitych Frokowsky targeted for alleged narcotics ties.
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Camille Ends Stall in Gulf Heads for Florida Coast
Panama City reports Hurricane Camille shifting from a stall in the Gulf to threaten the Florida panhandle with sustained winds near 150 mph. Forecasters say landfall could occur late Sunday. 1935 Labor Day hurricane cited as a historical warning. Beachfront businesses stock up as Red Cross deploys teams. Pensacola air station evacuates 250 aircraft inland. Debbie storm remains offshore at 1,200 miles east of Puerto Rico.
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Nixon to name associate justice Monday from Fortas vacancy
President Nixon prepared to announce a new Supreme Court associate on Monday at the San Clemente villa. Ronald Ziegler set an early briefing to reveal the pick, amid debate over Judge Clement Haynsworth due to civil rights rulings and desegregation history.
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Abe Fortas
High Bench
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Clement Haynsworth
Fourth Circuit
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Nightmare of Oppression: Russian Writer Flees for Britain
A 39 year old Soviet author, now in Britain after asylum on July 30, details life under the Soviet secret police. He describes KGB control over writers, three possible fates for dissidents, his own surveillance, and his longing to travel abroad, beginning with his 1951 attempt to go to France.
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France
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Burned in Fire D M Girl Dies in Houston Blaze
Connie Hill aged 9 or 10, daughter of Mrs Thelma Hill of Des Moines, died at Shrine hospital burn center in Houston after an explosion and fire at her Des Moines home. Authorities blamed gas around a water heater igniting as her mother tried to light the burner. The mother remained in serious condition in Des Moines hospital.
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Blaiberg Rally Told by Wife
Mrs Eileen Blaiberg said her husband, the world’s first successful heart transplant patient, is a lot better after a setback. Medical sources reported his condition as good considering the circumstances and noted possible rejection reactions that sent him back to Groote Schuur Hospital.
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