Flood toll reaches 155 as U S planes hit North Viet Nam coast
Smoke and flame rose over North Viet Nam's coast after raids by American planes. Fighter bombers struck 300 times from the DMZ to Haiphong, destroying bridges warehouses and depots. B 52s bombed Dong Hoi and near Thanh Hoa while Viet Nam's house debated Thieu's decree powers. Navy pilots reported fires at Hong Gai and near Saigon, the closest strikes to the capital since 1968.
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Say An Loc Siege To Be Lifted Soon
In Vietnam the An Loc siege may end within 48 hours if weather holds a senior South Vietnamese source said. Officials cite a possible linkup between besieged defenders and a relief column as Highway 13 remains threatened by ambushes along Thunder Road.
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An Loc
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Pentagon shifts air units to Thailand in withdrawal plan
Pentagon sources say to cut U S troop strength in Vietnam to 49 000 by July 1 several air force and marine F 4 squadrons will move from Da Nang to Thailand with about half of the 7 000 Da Nang personnel accompanying the planes. The move aims to sustain round the clock air strikes from new bases while turning Da Nang over to the South Vietnamese air force.
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Nam Phong
United States
Chuckle satirical note on presidential birthplaces
A lighthearted remark questions the feasibility of electing a president born in a log cabin and muses future possibilities of a president born in a mobile home. The line preserves a humorous tone about political origin myths.
General Fired for Bombing North
General John D. LaVelle, commander of Seventh Air Force in Southeast Asia, was relieved and demoted for ordering unauthorized bombing of North Vietnam targets. He claimed the raids were officially sanctioned protective reactions but reports say no written orders existed. The April approval of North bombing contrasted with earlier denials from administration spokesmen.
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Waterloo School Flood of Demands Spurs Board Session
Waterloo officials prepared for a school board meeting after a two page junior high speech class reading sparked racial unease. Superintendent George Diestelmeier pledged continued efforts to offer best educational opportunities amid the 14 demands presented by local Black community representatives.
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Fear Flood Sweeps Rapid City Area Campsites Destroyed
Rain fed flash floods toppled a dam and unleashed a torrent through Rapid City and the Black Hills causing fires explosions and massive casualties. Authorities report at least 155 dead with thousands homeless hundreds missing and about 1 000 injured. President Nixon declared the region a federal disaster and troops national guardsmen moved in as looting and contamination fears followed.
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Keystone
Nixon
South Dakota
George S. McGovern
Ft. Carson
Colo
Cedar Rapids Hams Offer Relay to Rapid City SD
Cedar Rapids Amateur Radio club will accept messages for relay to Rapid City South Dakota all day for people seeking information about friends and relatives. Mike Zonnefeld said the club handled several hundred messages Saturday and planned to work overnight to finish backlog. high priority messages to be sent immediately. Messages came from eastern Iowa and western Illinois as phone lines were reserved for outgoing calls in South Dakota.
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Rapid City
S.D
Mike Zonnefeld
Zonnefeld
Iowa
Illinois
South Dakota
McGovern Hints Cabinet Post for Wallace Visit
United Press International reports McGovern, near clinching the Democratic nomination, visited Alabama Governor George Wallace in a Silver Spring hospital and hinted at offering a cabinet post if elected. Wallace remains unreconciled as McGovern states he has not sought Wallace’s support for a first ballot win.
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George S. McGovern
George C. Wallace
Alabama
McGovern-Wallace
National Observer
Dow Jones and Co
McGovern
Holy Cross Hospital
Silver Spring
Wallace
National Land Use Bill Advances From Senate Panel
A senate interior committee approved a bi partisan land use bill 14 to 2 to guide nationwide planning. It would authorize over 800 million dollars by 1980 for plans in all states focusing on environmental areas highways airports recreation and large developments with five year deadlines and potential loss of federal funds for noncompliance. The measure, backed by Senator Henry M. Jackson, faces further review by senate commerce banking and public works committees and potential House action amid environmental group opposition.
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Washington
Senate Interior Committee
Senate
Jackson
Interior Committee
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House
Wayne N. Aspinall
D-Colo
Department of Interior
Filipinos Die in Christian Moslem War in Zamboanga
In Zam boanga del Sur southern Philippines seventeen people were killed and two wounded in two battles between private Christian and Moslem armies. Thousands of Ipil residents fled as police and a constabulary team were dispatched to investigate.
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Zamboanga del Sur
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Philippine News Service
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Ex-Cedar Rapids Resident Describes Rapid City Flood Scene
Dale Kueter reports from Rapid City where a former Cedar Rapids resident now based there says downtown looks like it was bombed by an atomic blast. Mrs. Larry Owen notes stacked cars, smashed buildings, and reports of friends found dead as flood relief continues.
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Rapid City
S.D
the Gazette
Larry Owen
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