Violent storms kill three in Chicago
Tornadoes and severe storms battered Chicago area killing three and injuring 24. A suburban Lemont twister killed two and injured 23, with roofs torn off and cars demolished. Flooding closed the Dan Ryan Expressway as five feet of water trapped motorists and sparked a crime wave on the South Side. Police fear more bodies in debris as power outages affected 30,000 homes.
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Farmers debate report benefits in Kansas crop data
In Topeka Kansas farmers split over government crop and livestock reports. Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service statistician M E Johnson notes a three year study found price increases more often after wheat forecasts, while prices also fell in some instances.
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Tornado watch issued for eastern Kansas and northwest Missouri
The watch covers a broad area from 40 miles north-northwest of St. Joseph to 50 miles southeast of Wichita, extending roughly 70 miles east and west. It warns of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, large hail and damaging winds from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. today.
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Tornado Watch Warns of Severe Weather Through Tuesday
Area forecast calls for a tornado watch until 7 p.m. with mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers and thunderstorms. Tonight and Tuesday bring locally heavy rain, possible tornadoes, cooler air, and gusty winds from the northwesterly direction. temperatures rise from the upper 50s to lower 60s tonight to the lower to mid 70s Tuesday.
Democrats propose national health care and income floor
A tentative Democratic platform advocates a comprehensive federally financed national health insurance and an income floor for workers and the unable. It calls for reducing unemployment to 3 percent in four years to fund social programs, with gradual implementation and funding mainly from closing tax loopholes and defense cuts. It also covers draft pardons, school desegregation via busing as a last resort, abortion rights, and oil industry restrictions.
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Church Withdraws Support to Back Carter for Nomination
Senator Frank Church of Idaho quit the Democratic presidential race and endorsed Jimmy Carter. He released 74 delegates won in Idaho Montana Nebraska and Oregon urging them to back Carter, who held 1 314 of 1 505 delegates before the shift.
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Bennett predicts tight race but favors Ford in 1976 contest
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett says the GOP presidential race will be tight with Ford having a better chance than Reagan in November. He notes Carter would top both Ford and Reagan in a Kansas ballot per a Central Research Corp poll and urges GOP unity to back the nominee.
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Court Upholds EPA Lead Gasoline Restrictions
The Supreme Court upholds the EPA power to require phased reductions of lead in gasoline from 1976 to 1979 to protect public health. The ruling supports unleaded gasoline requirements for catalytic converter protection and confirms EPA authority amid refiners’ objections.
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