Hurricane Doria Threatens North Carolina Coast
Tropical Storm Doria strengthened as it neared the North Carolina coast with winds near 75 mph. A hurricane watch extended from Cape Fear at Wilmington to Cape Lookout near Morehead City as gales and heavy rain spread along the coast. Coast guard crews evacuated from outer light stations and disaster teams from Charlotte, Atlanta, and state agencies moved to assist coastal residents facing possible evacuations and flooding.
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N.C
Doria
North Carolina
Cape Fear
Cape Lookout
Morehead City
Maryland
Delaware
Coastguard Fifth District
Portsmouth
Frying Pan Shoals
Cape Fear River
Dixmond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Coast Guard
Red Cross
Charlotte
Atlanta
South Carolina
Thej Food and Nutrition Service
Southeast
Blast at Ammo Plant Kills Two in Radford
Two workers were killed in an explosion at the Radford Army ammunition plant on Friday. The cause of Friday’s blast was not known, and the prior year’s blast that killed two other employees remains undetermined.
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Radford
Judge Bids For Nixon Intervention In Medina Trial
Fort McPherson Ga AP Colonel Kenneth Howard the military judge in Captain Ernest Medina's trial said on Friday that a Nixon intervention to bring two Vietnamese interpreters to testify would assist the court. Defense attorney F Lee Bailey pressed to clarify the stand as efforts to obtain permission from South Vietnam were blocked. The court reviewed depositions while awaiting White House word on the interpreters and a witness who refused to testify. The two interpreters Spc Nguyen Dinh Phu and Puong Minh were with Medina at My Lai March 16 1968 as the army accuses him of murder and failing to intervene during the attack. The trial recessed until Sept 8.
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Fort McPherson
My Lai
al Johnson
Atorney F. Lee Bailey
Bailey
Mark Kadian
Medina
Kenneth Howard
Nixon
United States
Saigon
Meldina
Meding
White House
Spt
Nguyen Dinh Phu
Puong Minh
Any
Birdroops
Radley
Ray Lands Restoration Of Amish Exemption
Governor Robert Ray praised the state board of public instruction for restoring a one year exemption for ten Amish schools from compulsory attendance and teacher certification rules. The board voted five to three to reverse a July decision, following discussions with Amish leaders and attorneys.
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Dale Sprouse
Des Moines
Robert Ray
State Board of Public Instruction
Ray
Tuwa
Fear Faulty Electric Unit Tied to Death
A labor investigator found a defective air conditioner delivering 75 to 80 volts on the exterior of a midway trailer at the Iowa state fairgrounds where a young boy was killed last weekend. Harold Holmgaard inspected the death scene.
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LPI
Bureau of Labor
Fri-day
Midway
Iowa State
Harold Holmgaard
Coj
Five Americans Killed In North Viet Attack
Five Americans were killed and twelve wounded as North Vietnamese forces attacked U S and South Vietnamese units near Da Nang. The assault involved rocket grenades and machine guns, damaging armored vehicles and several personnel carriers. The clash, one of the heavier U S losses in months, followed an earlier North Vietnamese attack south of Da Nang.
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Saigon
da Nang
U.S
U.S. Command
Indicators of Economy Up in July
The Commerce Department said its leading indicators index rose 1.4 percent in July. Four components improved while four declined, with gains in the price labor cost ratio building permits new durable goods orders and initial unemployment claims. Declines appeared in average work week industrial materials prices contracts for plant and equipment and stock prices.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Nixon
Department
No Change Probable in C R Values
The Towa department of revenue likely will not order changes in Cedar Rapids property valuations. County Assessor Holveck said some residential outside Cedar Rapids may see increases. State officials planned to mail orders today with full county details to follow Monday.
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Towa Department of Revenue
Cedar Rapids
Dale Piersall
Forrest Holveck
Linn County
Jerry Bair
Donald Briggs
Holveck
State Revenue
Major Win for Nixon Programme In Foreign Exchange Markets
The Nixon anti inflation program scored a win as Japan moved to float the yen, freeing it from a fixed 360 to the dollar. The shift raises dollar costs for Japanese goods, supports U.S. exports, and may prompt price adjustments in textiles and steel. Milton Friedman hailed the move as a step toward a new international monetary system.
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Washington
Nixon
U.S
Commerce Department
US. Treasury
Japan
Bank of Japan
Colton
Ufter
America
Milton Friedman
Friedman
Viki Becomes First Woman To Cross Death Valley Trail
Viki Pochcio 19 and her husband Bull completed a 17 mile Death Valley hike in five days with photographer George Sevis. They started Aug 17 from Shoshone California, endured 14 degree nights and 125 degree days, slept little, and finished at Scotty's Castle on Aug 21. They carried water, kept a night schedule, and described the trek as a personal achievement.
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Dallas
Viki Pochcio
Death Valley
Viki
Bull
Scotty's Castle
George Sevis
Ilas
Photographer Bourke-White Dies at 65 in Connecticut
Margaret Bourke-White, famed photographer and Life magazine pioneer, dies at 65 in Stamford Connecticut from Parkinsons disease. Began as industrial photojournalist for Fortune before joining Life. first accredited woman war photographer and cover photographer for Life.
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Bourke-White
New York
Margaret [Bourke-White
Stamford, Conn
Life Magazine
Ousted Bolivian Exile Reaches Peru in Air Force Flight
Lima Peru Juan Jose Torres Bolivian president in exile after being ousted Saturday flew from La Paz to Peru in a Peruvian air force plane. He arrived amid tensions as authorities sought stability following the upheaval.
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Peru
Ari
Juan Jose Torres
Bolivia
Ite
la Paz
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