Tornadic Winds Strike In Eastern Carolina
Tornadic winds hit two eastern North Carolina areas, five miles west of New Bern and Belhaven in Beaufort County. Belhaven suffered the worst damage with five trailers destroyed, a garage demolished, a church steeple felled, and roofs blown off homes. Estimated Belhaven damage tops $100,000. near New Bern a tobacco barn, a home, and a mobile home park were damaged. No serious injuries reported.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
U.S. Weather Service
New Bern
Belhaven
Beaufort County
Lloyd Banks
Church of Christ
Banks
Ralph Edwards
of Coastal Oil Co
Annette Guthrie
Coastal Oil Co
Weather Service
Wilmington
Senate Votes To Name Girl Pages For First Time
The Senate approved appointing female pages for the first time, by voice vote, with three young applicants set to be sworn in. The action bans sex discrimination for Capitol staff, including policemen and elevator operators, and requires sponsors to ensure transport and safety for the girls. Proponents call it a historic breakthrough for women, though some senators worry about safety amid crime near the Capitol.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Jacob K. Javits
R-Nly
Javits
Sens
Charles H. Percy
Fred R.harris
D-Okla
Paulette Desell
Schenectady
N.Y
Ellen McConnell
Dundee
Julie Price
Bartlesville
Oklo
Aeil
House
Supreme Court
Panthers Trial Ends With 12 Charges Dropped
The New York Panthers trial, the state's longest criminal proceeding, began in 1969 and cost about 2 million. Prosecutors tied defendants to a plan to bomb police stations and kill officers. defense challenged undercover testimony and police credibility. The judge dismissed 18 charges, leaving 12, with key defendants Moore and Tabor tried in absentia.
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Fendants
Curtis Powell
Murtagh
Powell
Panthers
New York State
Richard Moore
Michael Tabor
Panther Party
Virginia Stocks Reflect Interdealer Virginia Securities Prices
Richmond AP reports interdealer prices on Virginia corporate securities excluding retail marks. Listings include banks, insurers, trust companies, and regional firms with bid and ask quotes, among diverse holdings and venture firms.
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Richmond
National Association of Security Sealers
Virginia
Cho
Ches
Cora Qile
Fid Corp
Richmond Corp
Aay
Hay Leichmond Carp
Nat Bk
Southers
Nat Bk Waals
Furs
Tidewater Tet TriSo Mort Tri-Sants United Cons
Aan
Real Est
Dette Halp Lid
Fighting in Mekong Delta and A Shau Valley
South Vietnamese forces report capturing an antiaircraft machine gun three other weapons and ammunition while claiming 153 Viet Cong killed in Mekong Delta fighting. In A Shau Valley near the Laos border North Vietnamese attacked Marine positions as U S air power supported operations. South Vietnamese casualties cited as 90. North Vietnamese casualties around 200 with B52 strikes noted.
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Ione
Mekong
Saigon
A Shau
Laos
Laotin
Hanoi
Districting disputes loom over reapportionment validity
The text asks whether court invalidation of reapportionment due to Mitchells objections population gaps or multi member districts voids the entire plan or allows partial fixes and whether primaries can be delayed district by district or statewide. It notes the House plan faced DOJ objections only to multimember districts in Richmond Norfolk Portsmouth Newport News and Hampton with only Richmond and Norfolk having Democratic challengers. The Senate plan uses single member districts with objections to two Norfolk districts for likely racial impact concerns.
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Mitchell
House of Delegates
Justice Department
Richmond
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Newport News
Hampton
House
Senate
Jlack
Senators clash over Mansfield plan on U S forces in Europe
Scott predicts a presidential veto if Mansfield amends the draft bill to cut U S troops in Europe. Jackson and Cooper oppose reductions, warning against overreliance on nuclear weapons and stressing NATO unity. Cranston supports the Mansfield proposal while urging consultative action with Congress.
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Mathias
Nixon
U.S
Europe
United States
Congress
Japan
Scott
Senate
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
John Sherman Cooper
R-Ky
Mansfield
Alan Cranston
D-Cailif
Jackson
Cooper
NATO
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Hamburger
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Kraft
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