Severe Thunderstorms and Fatal Lightning Strike Report
A Kanawha County thunderstorm warning expired as storms moved east with lingering showers. The system dropped .97 inches of rain and caused tornado like winds across the midwest. Lightning killed three people including a Wichita golfer and two Chicago area residents. Daniel Druding 14 Arlington Heights Illinois was struck sheltering under a tree along with Curtis Wallace of Chicago. The golfer was James P Schwartz 35 of Wichita and VP of Pizza Hut.
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Daniel Druding
Arlington Heights
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James P. Schwartz
Piziza Hut Restaurant Organization
Four Arrested After Lens Creek Shooting Dispute
State police say four men including Perchie Estep 48 and his son Mike 18 were arrested on weapons charges after gunfire at a Lens Creek home during an inter family dispute. A 17 year old juvenile and Larry Steele fled before arrival. warrants issued for Steele. Estep and Mike face intoxication charges. all are held in Kanawha County Jail.
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Lens Creek
Perchie Lee Estep
Mike
Romer Estep
Larry Steele
Perchie Estep
Estep
Kanawha
Survey cites Dubuque meat plant filth and reform action
The survey found a large slaughtering plant in Dubuque Iowa with manure encrusted chains and filthy floors including dog feces. The inspection service attached a response and acknowledged some conditions were cleared or corrected. The study followed a 1969 survey noting widespread sanitation and misconduct while 41 Boston inspectors were indicted. The agency reorganized and moved from consumer and marketing to animal and plant health inspection.
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Boston
Inspection Service
Department
Consumer and Marketing Service
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Police Investigate Weekend Shooting at Coalburg Tavern
State police at Chelyan continue probe into a Saturday shooting at Coalburg tavern. Wayne Gibson 25 of Tad on Campbells Creek wounded by shotgun. John Nelson Jr. of Cinco charged with felonious shooting. Gibson treated and released from Charleston General Hospital.
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Coalburg Tavern
Wayne Gibson
Tad
Campbells Creek
John Nelson, Jr
Cinco
Gibson
Charleston General Hospital
Nixon to Claim Aides Misled Him
Nixon plans to acknowledge potential negligence while denying criminal knowledge as Dean, Ehrlichman, and Haldeman face serious charges. White House officials indicate the president may abandon support for his aides, framing a narrowed legal defense focused on their misinterpretation of orders.
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White House
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Ehrlichman
Alien
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Atty
John N. Mitchell
Senate
Mitchell
Henry Kissinger
Dr. Kissinger
Ehrlichmas
CIA
Richard M. Helms
Vernon A. Walters
FBI
Patrick Gray
Ili
Gray
E. Howard Hunt Jr
Gordon Strachan
Democrats
Jeb Stuart Maisruder
Senate Watergate Committee
Strachan
Herbert W. Kalmbach
Justice Department
Bombing policy debate stalls antiwar amendments
Rep Clarence Long argues no bill money should fund bombing. Attorney General Elliot Richardson, then defense secretary, says actions won’t alter bombing policies and funds will be found elsewhere. Final action on antiwar amendments delayed with potential instant reporting rule if conferees remain at odds 20 days after appointment.
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Clarence Long
D-Md
Elliot L. Richardson
Defense
Weather forecasts for zones and regions across states
Forecasts show variable cloudiness and warm to hot highs across zones 1 to 9 with showers possible in some zones. West Virginia and Virginia expect warm humid conditions and showers, while Kentucky ranges show highs in the 80s. Sunday wind shifts from SW, and records note a 97 high and 46 low with 0.77 inch precipitation in June.
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