City hit by flash flood. cleanup ongoing in northeast
Heavy flooding surged through the city center with the northeast area, near McLeod, most impacted. Streets and sidewalks undermined by water and debris. sand removal and sewer clearing needed. City crews assess damage as they plan contracts and reallocate trucks from Independence relief efforts. Continuous efforts to determine extent of damage and restore services continue.
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Sid
McLeoded
Phillips
Point Road
Independence
Rebel Leaders Executed in Rabat Coup Attempt
Moroccan officials report the leaders of the attempted overthrow of King Hassan II were executed by firing squad. An announced communique was awaited as Hassan vowed all coup leaders would be dead by sundown Monday. Eight principal plotters were named, including four generals and three colonels, amid claims of a Libyan-inspired coup and a costly weekend attack at the king’s summer palace near Rabat. The timeline and casualty figures are disputed as authorities prepare further details.
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Rabat
Morsico
Hassan
Mandal
E Avenue
Medbouh
Atyle Coupe
Public Job Bill Signed By Nixon
President Nixon signs emergency employment legislation in California aimed at creating up to 200000 jobs. The measure provides 225 billion dollars over two years to fund work in police and fire protection education parks maintenance and environmental projects. veterans of Indo China or Korea receive special consideration.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Indo- China
Korea
Speciaic
Independence Air Show Arrests Reported
A rural Independence child, 7, and adult Thomas Price, 145, Rowley, faced intoxication charges after arrests around 9 30 in the yards. Officials framed the incidents as part of Independence's noted air show and fly in, highlighting a four year effort.
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Iald Kayser
Thomas Price
Rowley
Rayser
Nares
Guests at King Hassan’s birthday party forced to lie in sun
Vienna AP reports Moroccan guests at King Hassan II’s birthday party were forced to lie for two hours in blazing sun with arms raised while soldiers watched. One guest, Prof Karl Fellinger, recalls the scene as loud bangs and explosions interrupted the gathering and people panicked, racing for cover after a hand grenade was thrown over heads. Page 10.
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Vienna
Morocco
Karl Fellinger
International
Palinger
Rabat
Prime of life lies between sixteen and sixty five
Fragmentary line discusses concept of prime years tied to ages of the Coevelant ee, suggesting a flexible range between 16 and 65. The text appears as a partial OCR fragment with unclear context and missing details.
North Vietnamese Accept Neutral South Vietnam Says Union
AP dispatch reports senior North Vietnamese diplomats told four foreign diplomats in Hawaii that Hanoi would accept an independent neutral South Vietnam as part of a settlement. The Los Angeles Times notes Soviet officials asked Washington to take the Viet Cong seven point peace proposal seriously, even as Kissinger pressed Paris talks.
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Los Angeles
Hawoii
North Vienam
South Vietnam
Los Angeles Times
Times
Soviet Union
Tas
U.S
Paris
Henry Kissinger
Mig
Families Urge Nixon to Hold Word on PWs in Vietnam
In Washington, families of prisoners held in Vietnam urged President Nixon to honor commitments and press Saigon to permit releases. Mrs. Culbertson, sister of Navy man Kenneth Coskey, said 335 PW families are affected and warned progress could draw more voices if talks stall. Separately, the Communications Workers of America warned a nationwide strike over a wage dispute with Bell could disrupt service for about 600,000 workers, starting at 5 am Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
Vietnam
Nixon
Shiga
Saben
Pws
Sélvég
Saigon
Saiwie
Oir
Bf Serith
Culbertson
Navy
Omar
Kenneth Coskey
Communications Workers of America
Hell T
CWA
Iowa
Escapee Nabbed After Car and Foot Chase Near Tama
Allan Jenkins 23 escaped from Des Moines correctional facility. Police tracked him by road and foot after a high speed pursuit east of the junction of highways 30 and 212, about 8:40 am Monday, with a farm field stakeout ending in his capture. State police issued an early alert as Tama and Toledo officers converged on the Tama area. The 1988 model car was later found abandoned.
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Tama
Marshall
Stierils
Toledo
Des Bidines
Allan Jenkins
Jenkins
Page
Estes Flees El Paso Prison Break Sparks Family Farewell
AP report details Billie Sol Estes, former Texas fertilizer financier, speeding from La Tuna Federal Correctional Institution with his wife and teenage daughter. Estes, 46, had served portions of a 15 year sentence for mail fraud tied to a non existent fertilizer empire. He fled in a private car near the University of Texas at El Paso, after earlier transfers between federal facilities. The case recalls decades of alleged fraud, a nationwide scandal, and parole terms restricting activity while his wife and family planned an Abilene home and a farm life.
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El-Paso
Billie Sol Astes
Texas
la Tuna Federal Correctional Institution
Estes
Werden
W. E. Zackem
Zachem
Ested
Abe
Abilene
John Estes
U. S
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Merce
Jim Connell
Heive
Aerest
Dranager
Egypt
Price
Daily Record
Financial Wi Plan Society
Adi
Bee
Slelane
Bell
Cwas
Western’ Union
New York
United Transportation Union
Southern Railways
Unon Pacific
North Western
Norfolk ,and Western
Southern Pacific
Visite
Tsraed
Tel Aviv
Idi Amin
Jeads
Bates
Billie” "Solirs
University of Texas At el Paso
Sos
Leavenworth
Kaw
Sunate
Minn
Tyna
Mexicart
Billie
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