Flood Damage Estimated At $31 Million In Midwest
Civil defense and state officials estimate flood damage at 31 million across Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota with 700 families homeless 5000 evacuated and 1000 still home less in SD and Mississippi crest expected April 28 as locals in downstream areas reportedly take the threat lightly.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Northwestern
Ilinois
Mississippi
Minot
N.D
Souris
Red River
Red Cross
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Marquette
Iowa
Wisconsin
la Crosse
NLRB Rules Against Corry Plant Union Efforts
The National Labor Relations Board ruled against Elgin Electronics Inc in Corry over union organizing. It ordered the plant to stop questioning workers and threatening plant closure if unionized and to remove downgraded merit ratings affecting Roberta Rotunda who supported the IUEW.
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National Labor Relations Board Today
Elgin Electronics, Inc
Corry
NLRB
Roberta Rotunda
International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine
Rotary Club Sponsors Tree Planting in Mead Park
The Rotary Club and city government will sponsor tree plantings across the city with a committee led by Arnold Seastead and including Jerome Davis Crag Hyer and Joseph Seitz. A memorial service Friday at 3 PM will honor Robert Tunnell and Dr. T S Kelsey with birch trees to Mead Park, Arbor Day ceremony inviting public attendance. The examiner Arthur M Goldberg ordered the company to post a notice for employees about union activity, ensuring no questioning threats or reprimands for union support.
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Rotary Club Today
Arnold Seastead
Jerome Davis
Joseph Seitz
Crag Hyer
Robert Tunnell
T. S. Kelsey
Mead Park
Arthur M. Goldberg
Erie
Council To Weigh Money Matters At Monday Meeting
City Council will discuss the revolving fund to finance long term planning and a regular program of projects funded by property assessments. An actuarial study for pension plans and bids for fire truck drivers will be on the agenda along with street lighting, summer supplies, and an easement with Pennsylvania Electric. A bus storage request from GECAC aims to buy a bus with federal funds for training and placement.
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Pennsylvania Electric Company
Greater Erie Community Action Committee
GECAC
Sirhan's Father Vows Revenge If Son Dies
In Taiyyeber Occupied Jordan AP Sirhan Bishara Sirhan's father vowed revenge on American politicians if his son is executed. He claimed Kennedy provoked his son by threatening arms to the Middle East and said his son would not defend himself. He urged that peace, not vengeance, would come from his son.
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Cians
Robert F. Kennedy
Taiyebeh
Jordan
Amman
Middle East
Kennedy
Sirhan
David Fitts
Sirhan Obeys, Kept Calm At Verdict
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan, once prone to courtroom outbursts, sat quiet as the jury found him guilty of first degree murder in the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Defense counsel feared his reaction might anger jurors amid the penalty phase ahead. Sirhan appeared disappointed but composed, while his lawyers discussed potential witnesses for the next phase.
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Los Angeles
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Michael A. McConn
McConn
Herbert Walker
Grant B. Cooper
Jumping into 10 Car Crashes Prompts Police Plea
State Police issued a plea to motorists to drive with extreme caution as highways were slippery and wet after freezing rain. From 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. ten vehicle crashes were reported across busy routes, causing injuries and substantial property damage.
Cover For Spy Flights Battleship and Carriers Steam Toward Korea
Washington reports redeployment of U S naval forces including the battleship New Jersey and possibly carriers to protect reconnaissance missions off North Korea. Nixon ordered resumption of flights after the EC121 was shot down with 31 aboard, heightening security of U S troops in South Korea.
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Washington
U.S
New Jersey
North Korea
Pentagon
Nixon
Sea of Japan
Long Beach
Calif
Vietnam
Western Pacific
Defense Department
Mystery Woman Sought by State Police Near Edinboro
Police seek identity of a 4 foot 11 inch white woman found wandering a rural road near Edinboro. She provided false details about a 1955 Ford, husband David Manning and Ohio acquaintances. Described as 135 pounds with light brown hair, wearing navy coat, turquoise dress, black shoes, purse. In Erie Salvation Army care. contact Corry or Girard substations with any leads.
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Edinboro
Girard Barracks
David Manning
Ashtabula
Ohio
McGuire
Erie
U S armored unit kills 100 North Vietnamese in two battles
American armored units killed about 100 North Vietnamese in two Friday battles near Saigon but lost at least four tanks and seven other armored vehicles. The 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment reported four tanks destroyed and 28 wounded, with 82 enemy bodies claimed after the Tay Ninh Province clash. A later ambush attack destroyed three armored personnel carriers and damaged other tracked vehicles as Viet Cong sappers struck near the demilitarized zone.
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Saigon
1Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Armored Cavalry
Charlie
Col
Jimmie Leach
Hampton
N.C
11Th
Tay Ninh
Sheridan
John Bronson
Rochele
Ith Armored Cavalry Regiment
25Th Division
Vietnam
Associated Press
Robert Ohman
Cam Lo
9Th Regiment Marines
Sth Mechanized Infantry Division
Erie High Students Suspended After Walkout For Change
About 70 Negro high school students at Strong Vincent High in Erie paused classes for three days in a peaceful walkout. They met with State Sen. William Lesler and Rev. Jessie McFarland after a Thursday session with Superintendent Dr. Joseph Zipper, who they said dominated the meeting and overlooked 18 grievances.
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Erie
Erie Strong Vincent High School
William Lesler
Jessie McFarland
Joseph Zipper
Lesler
Harrisburg
Navy clears McGee in fuel theft probe and grants rise
John McGee, a civilian fuel inspector, receives a clean record and a pay raise after Secretary of the Navy John H. Chaffee rejects senator William Proxmire's claim that he caused exposure of multimillion gallon fuel thefts in Thailand. Chaffee notes earlier discoveries by others and transfers McGee within the United States. Proxmire applauds the withdrawal of the reprimand but questions the navy's slow response to uncover corruption in American gasoline supplies in Thailand.
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Washington
Navy
John McGes
U.S
Thailand
Secretary of the Navy
John H. Chaffee
McGee
Navy Fuel Supply Office
Continental
United States
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Southeast Asia
General Services Administration
Chaffee
Tam
Department of the Navy
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Charles J. Meyer
Tiona
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Stephen E. Cobb
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