Cedar Rapids Flood Pictures Show High Water Reach
The Cedar River topped 16.5 feet Saturday afternoon, flooding low areas but causing minimal damage. Photos show water over the dam and millrace wall, the city market area flooded, Riverside park submerged, and fishermen along the west bank near F avenue bridge. Local youths Eddie and two Carney brothers are depicted with fishing gear and lines tangled by the wet conditions.
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Two Dead and Seventeen Hurt in Detroit Boat Blast
A pleasure cruiser named Champion exploded at a Detroit river marina while refueling, killing a seven year old boy and a 12 year old girl, injuring seventeen others. Rescue efforts pulled survivors from flames as the craft sank, with authorities noting fumes in the bilge and an engine start triggering the blast.
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Kim Rzeppa
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Gregg Watts
Sam Watts
Robert Weber
Watts
Lawrence Hagenof
Mansfield says Nixon quieting Vietnam military pressure
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield asserts Nixon ordered a lull by restricting search and destroy missions to move Paris peace talks from dead center. He cites three weeks of reduced fighting and fewer announced missions as evidence, while Sen. Kennedy echoes concern over high military pressure.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
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Vietnam
Paris
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Mansfield
Sen
Edward Kennedy
South Vietnam
Thieu
Saigon
U. S
U.S
Milton Young
R-N.d
Select Committee
CIA
Safety Move US Speeds Troop Exit From Vietnam
U S military command accelerates planned withdrawal after a communist rocket attack killed one American and wounded seven others. By Tuesday more than 4 500 troops will have left Vietnam toward a total of 25 000 by August end. An 800 man battalion from the 9th Infantry began leaving Bien Hoa for McChord Air Force Base. Most of 2 800 Marines from the northern sector will depart Da Nang by ship aboard the USS Paul Revere.
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Vietnam
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Cedar River crest near Cedar Rapids flood stage
Cedar Rapids officials report the Cedar River rose toward crest near 52 feet above flood stage on Saturday night with minor fluctuations expected. The river stood around 16.64 to 16.65 feet while flood stage is 13 feet and Mt. Vernon road SE near Cedar Rapids was closed due to Indian Creek flooding.
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Cedar Rep
Don Canney
Canney
Mt. Vernon Road
Indian Creek
Linn County
Bill Harrington
Marengo Levees Hold Off River Crest Uncertain
The Iowa River near Marengo rose 0.6 feet from noon to 5 p.m. reaching about 19.74 feet, with engineers unsure if the crest had occurred. The report continues on Page 3.
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Iowa News
Iowa
Corps of Engineers
Truckers Press House Bill To Widen Interstate Trucks
Washington AP reports truck and bus company reps urging a subcommittee to back a bill allowing wider longer heavier trucks on the interstate system. The measure would set a 70 foot length cap, raise single axle weights, widen dimensions, and lift gross weight limits to 108000 pounds on an extended 70 foot nine axle truck. Proponents cite safety and economic gains while critics warn higher costs for motorists and greater highway wear.
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Washington
Congressional
Public Works Subcommittee
Robert Denney
R-Neb
John Kluczynski
D-Ill
Denney
Kluczynski
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Richard McCarthy
D-N.y
McCarthy
Explosions Strike Pyronics Ammo Plant in New Jersey
A series of explosions leveled a Pyronics Corp building in Port Murray New Jersey, injuring none per state police. The brick structure housed flash powder used for simulated grenades and fire companies from nearby towns contained the blaze within about 11 hours. The blasts were seen as far as Easton Pennsylvania, about 20 miles away.
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Pyronics Corp
Easton
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