Deadly tornado outbreak hits Kansas and Missouri towns
More than a dozen tornadoes cut through eastern Kansas and western Missouri causing at least three deaths and leaving hundreds homeless. Pleasant Hill bore the worst blow with three fatalities. seven Missouri tornadoes were reported including Higginsville and Sedalia, with several Kansas towns also struck.
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Hussein's health in good shape during medical checkup
Jordan's King Hussein underwent a routine medical and heart check at St Luke's Texas Medical Center. Officials said nothing serious was found and he walked the hospital grounds. A spokesman noted the king wants no public release of examination results.
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Kent State sit-in echoes 1970 protests amid gym plans
About 200 students occupied Kent State University’s administration building on Wednesday to denounce the establishment and oppose a gym addition on the May 4 site. Retiring president Dr. Glenn A. Olds met with demonstrators and they left after trustees chair George Janik pledged talks Friday. A separate rally drew 3,000 at the gym with speakers Dick Gregory William Kunstler Stokely Carmichael and Ron Kovic, who related his Vietnam service and injuries alongside Dean Kahler, wounded and paralyzed.
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Journalists held in Shaba avoid execution after Mobutu orders inquiry
Seven Western journalists captured in Shaba province were described as mercenaries by local authorities but were reported alive and well. Salongo quoted a military spokesman saying Mobutu ordered a full inquiry, preventing immediate execution, with diplomats confirming two men were safe and visitable.
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