Floods pound Chicago area as downpour causes damage
Torrential rains in the Chicago region flood streets up to eight feet deep. Rescue crews pull a crippled 65 year old woman from a first floor apartment while neighbors save a boy atop a car. Ten injured and widespread power outages follow as bridges and levees face strain and hospitals rely on emergency systems.
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Brave Solo Sailor Sir Francis Chichester Dies at 70
British yachtsman Sir Francis Chichester, famed for sailing solo around the world with one stop, died in Plymouth after battling spine cancer and pneumonia. He completed the Gipsy Moth IV voyage in 1966 at age 65, earning a knighthood and a lasting legacy in seafaring.
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Francis Chichester
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Australia
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Five Women Named Aides By McGovern
McGovern named five women to his campaign staff as he attacked Nixon over women’s rights. Ann Martindell Frances Farenthold Bella Abzug Shirley MacLaine and Ann Wexler joined roles in voter outreach and advisory committees while McGovern defended his new tax and welfare plans for middle income workers. Shriver picked up endorsements from Bayonne mayor Francis Fitzpatrick. in Cleveland he missed a labor leader encounter.
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New Jersey
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Cleveland
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Ohio
Frank King
Hijacker Robb Heady Sentenced to 30 Years
Federal Judge Bruce Thompson sentenced Robb Heady to 30 years in prison for hijacking a United Air Lines 727 at Reno on June 3. Heady, 22, pleaded guilty after demanding 200000 dollars, parachuting about 10 miles south before federal agents captured him and recovered the money.
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Robb Heady
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Reno
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Explosion Recorded in Semipalatinsk Nuclear Testing Area
An underground explosion occurred Saturday in the Soviet nuclear testing zone at Semipalatinsk in Siberia, as reported from Uppsala. The event was detected by observatories and adds to the record of atmospheric and underground tests in the region.
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Semipalatinsk
Siberia
White House denies milk price support influence
Press Secretary Ronald Ziegler said large dairy group contributions did not influence Nixon administration decisions on milk price supports. He noted the story has recurred since 1971 and that there is nothing new to add.
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Ronald Ziegler
Ziegler
He's Already Met Shriver He's Already Met Shriver
In Cleveland Sargent Shriver's vice presidential campaign gained momentum as local Democrats sought to publicize him. A young man, Bobby Shriver, claimed to be his son and accompanied his father on a Friday campaign swing.
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Sargent Shriver
Shriver
Bobby Shriver
GAO Sends Case to Justice Department
The GAO referred possible violations of the Federal Election Campaign Act by the Finance Committee to Re-elect the President to the Justice Department. The report cited failures to keep detailed accounts of a $25,000 contribution and $89,000 in Mexican bank checks, and to disclose related expenditures in the June 10, 1972 report.
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Democratic National Committee
Phillip Hughes
Robert Keller
Men March for Women's Lib in New York
Several thousand marchers on Fifth Avenue join women in the third annual celebration of Women's Equal Rights Day. Men from varied professions voice support and carry signs as they emphasize equality and shared power in business and government.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Harold Lazarus
Graduate School of Business Administration
New York University
Lazarus
Ed Dame
Minnesota investor lands federal bank charter for Ridge dale Bank
Dwayne Andreas, a Minnesota financier, received a federal banking charter for Ridge dale National Bank in Minnetonka after a $25,000 Nixon campaign donation. The contribution linked to a suspected June 17 break in at Democratic headquarters and was routed through figures including Maurice Stans and Bernard Barker. The charter was granted swiftly by Comptroller William Camp amid banking-charter competition and required state approval as well.
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Minnesota
Dwayne Andreas
Nixon
Washington Post
Andreas
Democratic
Ridgedale National Bank
Minnetonka
Minneapolis
Post
Marvin Rye
Rye
William Camp
U.S. Treasury Department
Cedar Rapids
First Oceanic Corp
Hubert Humphrey
Bernard L. Barker
G.O.P
Maurice Stans
Kenneth Dahlberg
Midwest
U S Jets Knock Out 3 Bridges Near Hanoi
American jets pressed toward the Chinese border and damaged three railroad bridges northeast of Hanoi as U S forces conducted more than 290 tactical strikes across North Vietnam on Friday. Pilots targeted supply routes while rescuers recovered two downed airmen, and a fourth bridge cratered its approach as laser bombs hit nearby bypass structures.
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Vietnam
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East Troy
Wis
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Denver
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Feinstein
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Baily
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Hanoi
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Durocher Replaces Walker as Astros Manager
Houston Astros General Manager Spec Richardson fired manager Harry Walker and kept Leo Durocher to manage the team. Durocher, former Chicago Cubs manager, will take the helm in Houston.
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Houston Astros
Spec Richardson
Harry Walker
Leo Durocher
Chicago Cubs
Astros
Real estate agent jests with couple over $10,000 homes
A light moment shows a real estate agent asking a young couple how much they would like to pay for a home priced at 10,000 dollars. The exchange highlights affordability concerns in the housing market.
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