Mississippi Flood Reaches Missouri St. Louis Area
Volunteers battle rising waters as the Mississippi crest nears St. Louis, flooding thousands of acres and forcing evacuations. The flood is expected to persist two to three weeks with crossings and locks largely closed from Davenport to Winfield while Grafton reports contaminated water and grocery closures.
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Petersen Emerges as Likely Gray Replacement at FBI
Reports from St. Paul say Henry Petersen, acting head of the Justice Department criminal division, is Nixon’s preferred nominee to replace L. Patrick Gray as FBI director after Gray’s Senate confirmation failed. Officials note Kleindienst offered Petersen the post and discussions have involved Senate leaders Eastland Byrd and Ervin.
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Judiciary Committee
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D-Va
Sam Ervin
D-N.c
Muskie Chosen To Answer Nixon Speech
Democratic congressional leaders select Sen Edmund Muskie to respond to President Nixon. Networks to air Muskie's speech Monday night live, addressing Vietnam and the economy alongside Nixon topics.
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Ulster Braces for IRA Offensive Amid Calm
Belfast reports a rare calm as an explosion damages a Rostrevor church hall and a Belfast dance hall brawl injures ten police and fourteen civilians. Protestants warn the Provisional IRA trains with new weapons in secret camps in Athlone, while the navy recovers the Claudia arsenal freighter.
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Archbishop Ieronymos to resign as primate of Greek Church
Archbishop Ieronymos has decided to resign as primate of the Orthodox Church of Greece. Church sources say the ruling body plans a meeting Monday to discuss the resignation.
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Orthodox Church of Greece
Sign Beside State Highway Warns When Water Rales Road
A humorous roadside sign reads When this sign is under water road is impassable. The sign’s quip highlights flood risks on the state highway and underlines why drivers should heed water warnings.
Final Phase of POW Return Opens With 48 Home
Operation Homecoming enters its last phase as 48 liberated American prisoners of war travel home by hospital jet. A further 69 POWs, the final batch from 587 freed in Vietnam and Laos, are due to fly into the United States by Sunday, with Captain Robert T. White among a待 others turned over near Saigon.
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Thieu Heads to U S for Talks Aimed at Peace Era
Saigon's President Nguyen Van Thieu left for the United States on a five nation tour to pursue what he called a new era of peace. He spoke at Tan Son Nhut as U S sources said he would seek billions in aid and assurances of renewed intervention if North Vietnam resumes fighting. He plans visits to Washington Italy England South Korea and Taiwan, with a Rome audience to include Pope Paul VI.
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Indians End Pause in Talks at Wounded Knee
The first negotiations in 13 days between the federal government and American Indian Movement forces at Wounded Knee were set for Saturday in a tepee. A U S attorney general team led by Kent Frizzell would meet Indian representatives in a demilitarized zone as talks aim to end the 32 day occupation with demands for reform in Indian affairs. A cease-fire remained intact despite one accidental shot from within the village. Federal indictments announced list most takeover leaders among 54 charged.
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Indian Affairs
Frizzell
Dick Wilson
Pine Ridge Indiana
Moslem Insurgents Suffer Losses in Philippine Clash
In Labangan Zamboanga Del Sur Province a day-long battle with government troops left a large number of Moslem rebels dead. The government reported minor casualties and a navy gunboat sunk a motor boat, killing eight dissidents. This was the third major clash in 20 days in the area, following a March 12 raid on Pagadian that killed 20 rebels.
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Zamboanga del Sur
Gil Fernandez
Southwest Command
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Labangan River
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Farm Leaders Rage Over Nixon Meat Price Ceiling
Farm leaders express fury over the new meat price ceiling with a week-long boycott planned by consumers. Enforcement starts Monday as 250 IRS agents join a 2,500-strong team to police ceilings on beef pork and lamb amid industry disruption and farmer fears of higher prices later.
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Cost of Living Council
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IRS
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Des Moines
Oren Lee Staley
National Farmers Organization
Staley
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Robert Wahlert
Dubuque Packing Co
Iowa Pride Packing Co
Israeli sappers dismantle bomb in West Bank bus
Israeli army said sapper teams removed a bomb found inside a bus in Nablus in the Jordanian West Bank. No damage or injuries were reported. In Hadera police freed 40 Arabs after questioning about a Friday bomb blast that caused four minor injuries.
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