Seven policemen shot killed over weekend
Seven policemen in five cities were shot and killed over the weekend. Philadelphia's police commissioner blamed citizens for promoting anarchy in the city after two teenagers were charged with murder in a patrolman’s death. The weekend also saw a marshal and a state trooper killed in Indiana, an officer shot in Greenville South Carolina, and another killed by gunfire from a two cent car in Miami.
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St. John
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Greenville
S.C
Miami
Silver Spring
Joseph F. O'Neill
Anthony Hogan
Marvin Bullock
John McEntee
McEntee
Joseph Kelly
Kelly
Roxborough
GOP Nears Fill for City Council and School Board Seats
The Republican city committee nears a full primary ballot with three candidates for two city council seats and one for the school board. Raymond Weber, new chair, notes one more GOP name needed for the school board while Democrats prepare their slate. In Washington, Nixon and family dined quietly at Columbia Country Club for Tricia Nixon’s 25th birthday with a spokesman confirming a seamless visit.
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Margaret) Morrow
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Tricia Nixon
False Emergency Alert Sparks Government Concern
A misguided emergency alert circulated claiming an emergency action from a president, pausing normal broadcasts while warning stations to relay a hatefulness cancel message. The false alert, said to have been issued Saturday, caused widespread concern among officials and the public.
System To Get Close Look After False Alert
Washington officials push for a full review after a weekend false emergency broadcast. NORAD and the FCC pledge tighter controls as technicians investigate why the alert failed and some stations did not act. Defense Secretary Laird seeks a report while industry groups assess response.
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Boy 16 Drowns In Wolf Creek Near Grove City
Grove City police and Mercer County divers search icy Wolf Creek for 16-year-old Patrick O'Neil of Grove City who fell into the creek Saturday evening while riding an ice flow. rescuers worked Saturday night and all day Sunday with searches continuing.
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Tornado Toll Rises to 74 Across Mississippi Delta
Dozens of violent tornadoes struck the Mississippi River delta Sunday night leaving 74 dead and hundreds injured. Mississippi accounts totaled most fatalities with 68, Louisiana six, while east Texas saw no deaths. Severe damage hit LeFlore County Inverness Cary Delta City and other communities as highways and communications failed and emergency teams mobilized.
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Delhi
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Humphreys County
Little Yazoo
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Gulf of Mexico
Rural Trailer Fire Leaves 10 Homeless
A family of ten was left homeless when a combination house trailer on Qrmsbee Road, Concord Township, burned to the ground. The stove replacement earlier that day apparently malfunctioned. Firemen from Elgin Beaverdam and Corry responded with multiple units and personnel. The family, staying with a neighbor, received help from the Salvation Army and Red Cross for clothing and bedding. no insurance was reported.
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Edwin Kightlinger
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Elgin
Manry of Tinkerbelle dies at 52 in Union City
Robert Manry, famed for crossing the Atlantic in 1965 aboard the 13.5 foot Tinkerbelle, died of a heart attack aged 52. He sailed from Flamouth Mars to England in 78 days, later became a best selling author and public speaker, and had worked as a copy editor in Cleveland.
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