Floods Put ND MN Crops At Risk Across Red River Valley
Four days of heavy rain flooded over a million acres of cropland in northern North Dakota and western Minnesota. Officials project losses exceeding 125 million dollars with many fields under water and near 100 percent crop destruction in some counties. Damage spans sunflowers oats soybeans and wheat, with estimates rising as areas remain flooded and access to fields is limited. Local extension agents and disaster officials warn losses may climb into the hundreds of millions as water drains and yields fall.
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Bismarck
N.D
North Dakota
Minnesota
Red River Valley
National Weather Service
James
Clay
Norman
Wilkins
Women's Summit Adopts 10 Year Plan In Mexico City
The International Women's Conference approved a decade long action plan for sexual equality by acclamation. Delegates began voting on controversial political issues including wealth redistribution and resolutions condemning Zionism alongside colonialism and imperialism.
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Mexico City
International Women's Conference
Healey imposes 10 percent wage ceiling plan
London AP reports Labour union leaders and left wing MPs blasted chancellor Denis Healey as he threatened a 10 percent cap on all pay and dividend increases to stem the economic slide. Militant mine union chief Arthur Scargill called it sabotage and warned of serious trouble if the government does not back down. Healey said the measure would take effect Tuesday unless voluntary ceilings are agreed within a week.
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London
Denis Healey
Arthur Scargill
Healey
Beaur gard P heart dog on Hee Haw dies
Nashville AP report notes Earthman s Beauregard P known as bou the long-eared bloodhound on Hee Haw died from kidney infection after fall and winter taping. Replacement expected to be his 5-year-old son Samson.
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Nashville
Tenn
Beauregard P
Bou
Beau
Samson
Pittsburgh Press furloughs over 1600 in strike day six
The Pittsburgh Press Co. furloughed more than 1,600 production and maintenance workers as a Teamster delivery driver strike entered its sixth day. About 600 editorial and business staff remain on the job.
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Brothers captured after Buffalo bank robbery chase
Two Buffalo brothers were captured near Batavia after a auto and helicopter pursuit and charged with robbing a Rochester area bank of about 31000. Two other suspects are being sought. About 30000 was recovered along with two handguns and a sawed off shotgun. Arraignment set for Harold J. Mims and Malachi Mims in Buffalo.
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