Tornado Toll Rises in Missouri Lead Belt Far West of St Louis
Six people died and more than 30 were injured as tornadoes struck the Missouri lead mining belt southwest of St. Louis. William Betterton, 41, a Southern Illinois University music professor, and his wife died when their camper car was hurled into a rock bluff near Farmington. In Old Mines a twister destroyed nearly a dozen houses. Roy Pratt and his 8 year old son were killed as their frame dwelling collapsed. Two elderly brothers died near Farmington. Hospitals reported about 35 injuries. A second swarm hit central Kansas, causing over 10 million dollars in damage.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas
Salina
Heavy Rains Hit East Iowa With Tornado Sightings
A weather system drenched Eastern Iowa with 2.30 inches in Mason City and 1.51 inches in Cedar Rapids while seven tornado sightings were reported Sunday in the region. Warnings and watches covered Warren, Marshall, and Tama counties as funnels moved near Atlantic, Indianola, and Morrison before moving east.
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Pontiff Defends Leadership Amid Vatican Criticism
Pope Paul VI warned of a diffuse lack of confidence in his administration as he marked six years since election. He defended the Curia and bishops worldwide against critics, urged obedience to Church teachings, and addressed issues from orthodoxy to birth control and priestly celibacy while voicing sorrow over wars in Vietnam, Nigeria, and the Middle East.
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Francisco Franco
Pentagon plans 29,500 August draft as Army reduced by 13,000
The Pentagon announced an August draft call of 29,500 while Army strength will drop by 13,000 as part of Nixon era Vietnam withdrawal plans. Inductees go into active service. about 8,000 of 15,000 Vietnam returnees will not be replaced. Total force near 1.5 million.
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Tests Seek Cause Of Garland's Death
London sources say incomplete autopsy findings point to drug overdose as Judy Garland's death cause. Police found a box of sleeping pills near her London home. further tests, including blood analyses, are planned to confirm.
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Besieged Ben Het Camp Hit by Heavy North Vietnamese Attacks
North Vietnamese forces assault the besieged Ben Het Special Forces camp 280 miles northeast of Saigon, with up to 2,000 troops surrounding the site and daily shelling. One American killed, five wounded, 34 NVA killed. U S air and ground efforts fail to lift the siege as B 52 strikes precede further assaults. Vietnamese outposts near Ben Het attacked. relief land route blocked.
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Interest Hike Defended by Top Banker
Washington AP Chase Manhattan Bank raised its prime rate to 8 percent with reluctance but as a necessity to curb a mass shift of borrowing. David Rockefeller, chairman, testified before the House Banking and Currency Committee saying higher rates reflect inflation and past policy failures. He warned the rise will have temporary upward impact until inflation is controlled.
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SDS splits as regular faction elects Mark Rudd at Chicago convention
Split within Students for a Democratic Society ends its national gathering with rival factions declaring separate leadership. Mark Rudd, famed for 1968 Columbia disturbances, is named national secretary by the regular faction, while the Progressive Labor backed group chooses an alternate slate. The two factions hold separate news conferences and claim to be the real SDS. PL delegates meet at Coliseum on the South Side. regulars finalize at a West Side church after PLs were expelled. Panthers previously warned action would define SDS.
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Students For A Democratic Society
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Columbia University
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Burger Sworn In as Chief Justice at D.C. Ceremony
Warren Earl Burger takes oath as the 15th chief justice in a Supreme Court ceremony as President Nixon honors retiring Earl Warren. Warren praises continuity and integrity while noting the court’s independence and nine-member dynamics. Nixon lauds Warren’s years of change and stability.
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Two Children Lost in Flash Flooding in Red Boiling Springs
Red Boiling Springs Tennessee reports two children under five apparently drowned as flash floods hit the resort village. Up to ten people remain unaccounted for as the town lies flooded. The mayor notes the older sister saw them swept away. A mother stranded on a tree for three hours was rescued. Neighbors saved others from a house swept into the Barren river. The sheriff notes continued flooding and power outages.
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Red Boiling Springs
Tenn
Willis Knight
Grady Bilbrey
Luther Gulley
Robert Gulley
Maburn Dyer
Sigma Delta Chi Honors Mark Twain in Hannibal Plaque
In Hannibal Missouri Sigma Delta Chi dedicated a plaque at Mark Twain's former home to honor his career as a newspaperman. The author began as a writer for the Hannibal Journal.
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Hannibal
Sigma Delta Chi
Professional Journalism Society
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Twain
Hannibal Journal
Polar Bears Roam Ice Cap Trek Team Returns Home
The four British explorers led by Wally Herbert arrive in Portsmouth aboard the En Durence after 477 days crossing 3620 miles of polar ice from Alaska. They describe polar bears as the main danger, having shot several to protect the group and sled dogs.
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Alaska
Blackboard Island
Kenneth Hedges
Herbert
Roy Koerner
Court Narrows Warrantless Search Rights in 6 2 Ruling
The Supreme Court, in a 6 2 decision, requires a search warrant to go beyond the area immediately around an arrested person. The ruling overturns Harris 1947 and Rabinowitz 1950, limiting police power to search beyond the arrestee’s immediate vicinage and desk areas.
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