Mississippi Flood Threatens St Louis and Surrounding Areas
Floodwaters along the Mississippi crest near St Louis with the river forecast to rise to about 38.5 feet as sandbagging continues in St Charles Arnold and Crystal City. Gration Illinois reports contaminated water and closed gas services while traffic on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers remains halted due to the flood.
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Mississippi
St. Charles
Missouri
Arnold
Crystal City
Cairo
Army Corps of Engineers
Gration
Ill
Illinois
Winfield, Mo
Keokuk
Davenport
Iowa
Winfield
Bocaville
Meramee River
Weather Bureau
Missouri River
Nixon offers Henry Petersen for FBI director post
Reports state President Nixon has dropped J. Patrick Gray from consideration and is nominating Henry Petersen, chief of the Justice Department Criminal Division, to head the FBI. Petersen is described as a top anti organized crime crusader, with confirmation still pending in the Senate.
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Mim
Nixon
Senate
J. Patrick Gray
FBI
Henry Petersen
Fress
Petersen
Justice Department
Senate Judiciary Committee
Gray
Atty
Kleindienst
Judiciary Committee
Judiciary Eee
Jamesperation
Shi Eastland
D-Miss
Tobert
Byrd
D-Va
Ervin
Dn.c
Muskie to Respond to Nixon Address Live on TV
Democratic leaders name Sen. Edmund S. Muskie to answer President Nixon in a national TV and radio speech. Muskie aides say networks will carry the Maine Democrat’s address live Monday night as a news event. The speech is expected to cover economy and foreign policy while Operation Homecoming releases from Clark Air Base Vietnam and Laos are anticipated by Saturday.
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Washington
Edmund S. Muskie
Nixon
Muskie
Maine Democrat
Wise
Clark Air Base
The
Philip
Last Phase of POW Return Plays Out in Interviews
Former POWs describe torture and mistreatment by North Vietnamese captors. Major Thomas Collins and Lt. Col. Bobby Bagley recount humiliation and punishment used to extract confessions and degrade prisoners. Other veterans report long-term POW suffering while officials deny abuse. Tom Hayden criticizes antiwar activists and questions claimed POW mistreatment.
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Pathet Lao
Philippines
Ernest C. Brace
Clark Air Base
Bobby MR. Bagley
Baltimore
Farm leaders rage at meat price ceiling amid protests
Farmers and organization leaders condemn Nixon meat price ceiling as a move harming production. IRS to enforce the ceiling with 250 agents, while 2,500 staffmen support enforcement. Households debate its value as meat costs stay high, and farm groups vow to push back against the policy. Local rustling cases prompt BCI and state police to join leads, amid packing firms announcing layoffs tied to market uncertainty.
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Focal Irs
John P. Dunlop
Lonn
Agriculture
Robert Lounsberry
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
BCI
Iowa
Adams
Audubon
Dubai
National Que
Ottumwa
Farmers Organization
NFO
Creina
Nixon
Robert Wahtert
Orenbee
Moslem insurgents lose in Philippines clash
Manila AP reports heavy rebel casualties after a daylong gun battle with Philippine government forces. A navy boat sank a rebel craft at Labangan river mouth and eight rebels were killed. The clash, the third major encounter in 20 days, left 20 insurgents dead and a constabulary officer killed.
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Labangan
Injlem
Gil Pagadian
Zamboar
Fernandez
Ga del Sur
Southwest Command
Zamboanga
Batthej
Thieu Heads to U.S. for Five Nation Tour Amid Peace Push
President Nguyen Van Thieu departed Saigon for a five nation trip to win U S aid and shore up his regime after a tense cease fire. He sought billions in support to keep Saigon in power while signaling collaboration in peace during a visit that included a reception at Tan Son Nhut and a pledge of gratitude to American soldiers.
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Nguyen van Thien
Tan Son Nhut
Nixon
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Tan Soo Nhut
United States
Thieu
Pouin Viemam
Walter Mondale
Poften
Sharp Minn
U.S. Congress
Cambodia
Tham Duong Hien
North Vietnam
Air Vietnam
Indians and U S End Pause in Wounded Knee Talks
The first 13 day pause in negotiations between the federal government and American Indian Movement forces at Wounded Knee ends with a Saturday meeting planned. A negotiating team led by Assistant U S Attorney General Kent Frizzell will meet Indian representatives as a cease-fire and troop withdrawal era is said to begin, with Thieu's trip marking a shift toward peace.
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U.S
Wounded Knee
American Indian Movement
Autepee
U. S
Kent Frizzell
Merrt Thieu
Vietnam
Thieu
United States
Washington
Agnew
Texas
Lady Bird Johnson
President Johnson
Italy
England
South Korea
Taiwan
Saigon
Rome
Pope Paul VI
Joint Military Commission
Peace Talks Sought Over 32 Day Wounded Knee Occupation
Interior department spokesman Tom Evans said Saturday sessions aim to peacefully resolve the 32 day occupation of Wounded Knee by militant Indians. A ceasefire held from Tuesday, one shot deemed accidental, with 54 indicted leaders publicly identified by Dick Wilson on Pine Ridge.
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Fama Psree
Interior Department
Tom Evans
Fales
Wounded Knee
National Land
Administration of Indian Affairs
Frizzell
Dick Wilson
Oglafia Sioux
Pine Ridge Indian Reservation
Israeli Sappers Dismantle Bus Bomb in West Bank Town
Israeli sap pers dismantled a bomb uncovered inside a bus Saturday in Nablus, Jordanian west bank town, the military command said. No damage or injuries were reported. Police in Hadera released 40 Arabs after questioning about a bomb explosion Friday. four persons were slightly injured.
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Tel Aviv
Aany Sappers
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