Body Search For Flood Victims Ends Officially
Danville area flood search concludes after 700 man crew surveys Davis Creek and Piney River sites for Camille aftermath. Three bodies found raise total recovered to 86 with 14 unidentified. State Police, medical examiners, and Seabees assist. temporary housing planned for 25 homes per village funded by HUD. Volunteers from Mennonite disaster teams, University of Virginia personnel, Trailways provide support and transportation.
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Lovingston
Seabee
Pune
Virginia ‘Association of Rescue Squads
Davis ‘Creek
Vernon
Lewis
Seabees
Piney
Fabher
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Canada
Pennsylvania
Mississippi
Camilles
University of Virginia
Trailways: Bus. Co
Charlottesville
Nixon visits Mississippi and Del Rio after Camille
President Nixon tours the Mississippi coast, sees Camille devastation, and attends the Del Rio dam dedication with Diaz Ordaz. He meets Mississippi officials and locals, noting a strong heart and a hopeful future for the state.
Gerda Threatens New England Coast After Rapid Development
The storm Gerda, rapidly intensifying from tropical disturbance to hurricane, tracked from the Atlantic toward the northeastern coast. Forecasters warned residents from New York to New England to monitor its path as winds, swells, and tides rise, with past hurricanes cited for context.
Students weigh pay and life plans in seasonal jobs
A survey of student workers shows varied pay at seasonal jobs from $6.62 an hour for an art history graduate installing reinforcing rods to other students in retail and clerical roles expressing concern over low bargaining power and the need to economize. Many plan further study while noting good to average supervision and busy schedules.
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Jennie
Peter Lovett
San Francisco Bay Area
Steven Musich
Kansas
State Teachers College
Kansas City
Jackie Heckert
Louisiana State University
New Orleans
University of Texas
Sears Roebuck & Co
Dallas
Health Plan Aims To Narrow Medical Gap For Poor
The five year plan targets expectant mothers and the poor to reduce disparities with the rich, curb environmental hazards, and expand community health services. It would boost medical manpower, promote ambulatory care, and maintain research with emphasis on child development and population control while strengthening federal consumer protection for drugs and devices.
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Paul Gi Rogers
D-Pla
House Public Health
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Barnacle Cement May Aid Dentistry And Ship Coatings
Scientists at Vallejo and the 158th meeting of the American Chemical Society report progress against barnacles. They describe barnacle cement as a strong polymer adhesive with potential uses in ship coatings for longer protection and in dental and bone repair, pending further development.
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New York
San Francisco Bay Naval Ship Yard
Vallejo
Calif
American Chemical Society
John R. Saroyan
Erek Lindner
Carol A. Dsoley
Henry R. Bleile
Dr James Pike Buried at Tiny Israel Cemetery
Dr James A Pike former Episcopalian bishop of California was buried at St Peters Protestant cemetery near Tel Aviv less than a day after his body was found in a Judean wilderness canyon. His widow Diane and the couple's California relatives attended the service conducted by Rev John Downing with Israeli and U.S. officials present. The service featured a peace symbol and a cross as the coffin descended into the sanded grave. the cause of death remains uncertain with autopsy suggesting multiple contributing factors.
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Jaffa
Israel
James ‘A. Pike
Mediterranean
Judea
Diane
Holy Land
Foreign Ministry
U.S
St. Peter's
Tel Aviv
Pike
California
Desert
Jesus
John Downing
Foundation For Religious Transition
Mr. Downing
Helen
Fried Isa Ael
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jim
Dead Sea
Tel ‘Aviv
Pentagon weighs smaller draft calls to curb campus protests
Pentagon officials study reducing October draft calls from 29,000 with November and December possibly lower to blunt campus protests over the Vietnam war Selective Service and ROTC. Policy may reflect troop withdrawals and force reductions, while Army recruiting aims to meet goals.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Selective Service
Vietnam
Army
Flash Flood Watch Urged for Virginia coastal region
The U S Weather Bureau issued a flash flood watch for eastern and south central Virginia as Tropical Storm Gerda moved northeast toward the North Carolina Outer Banks. Heavy rains were expected through dawn Tuesday east of a Baltimore Richmond line while Gerda, about 110 miles southeast of Charleston, was 60 mph and likely to intensify.
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Washington
U. S. Weather Bureau
Virginia
Gerda
North Carolina
Camille
Baltimore
Richmond
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Charleston
S.C
Carolinas
Cape Cod
Delegations Arrive as Ho Portraits Sell Fast in Hanoi
Vietnam News Agency reports 11 more nations dispatched delegations to Hanoi following Ho Chi Minh's death. Crowds lined newsstands to buy Ho portraits and florists rushed wreaths to meet demand.
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Vietnam
VNA
Model Killed In Plunge From Pine Tree
WOODSTOCK N Y AP a fall from a pine tree Monday claimed the life of Eva Gschopf a 22 year old Austrian model noted as one of the world s top fashion figures Coroner William S Keyser said she toppled from the tree while with a group from a commune They transported her to a Kingston hospital where she died from internal hemorrhaging confirmed by the coroner
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Woodstock
N.Y
Eva Gschopf
William S. Keyser
Austria
Kingston
Keyser
Rogers Sees Progress Toward Peace in Vietnam
Secretary of State William P. Rogers said in Washington that progress toward peace in Vietnam is evident since SEATO ministers met in Bangkok last May. He noted the need for the other side to show desire for peace while reaffirming U S support for allies in pursuing a settlement.
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Washington
William P. Rogers
Vietnam
Southeast Asia ‘Treaty Organization
Rogers
SEATO
Bangkok
United States
EATO
Jesus Vargay
Nixon Ae Ao
Roger
Cease-Fire Prospects In Vietnam Negotiations Stalled
The prospect of a cease-fire in Vietnam faced mixed views in South Vietnam with some officials deeming it useless while others saw tacit acceptance. Acting U S Ambassador Samuel Berger met Premier Tran Thien Khiem to discuss, but Saigon rejected any cease-fire. The U S prepared to observe a cease-fire as talks continued, with a joint communique eventually issued after hours of negotiation.
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Vung Tau
U.S
Samuel Berger
South Vietnam
Tran Thien Khiem
Thieu
Saigon
Washington
Nixon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Creighton W.W. Abrams
Vietnam
Berger
Abrams
United States
Elbrick Kidnapping Ends as Envoy Is Freed
A 61 year old envoy was released on Sunday while security police arrested 12 people on Monday. Investigations indicate the abductors held the envoy for more than three days in a house in Sao Paulo. A Yugoslav report says captors were arrested Sunday night in Rio and that police knew the location but did not intervene to save his life. The group threatened to kill the ambassador if demands were not met. Police found arms and ammunition and the getaway car in the premises. Elbrick called his captors intelligent fanatics who blamed the United States for Brazil's problems.
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Manipal
Mississippi
del Rio
Nixon
Diaz Ordaz
Armistad Dam
Poth
New
Louisiana
New Orleans
St. Louis
Air Force
Venice
Camille
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Mexico
Essen
Germany
Krupp
John Bell Williams
James O. Eastland
John C. Stennis
House
Air Force One
Howard Hobbs
Waveland
Washington
Waite
San Clemente
Elbrick
Borba
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Rio
United States
Mideast Tensions Rise as Front Claims Teen Attacks
Yaavoc Yannay says Dutch officials warned of a hazardous device. Front leaders describe its youth wing as the Ho Chi Minh unit and deny retaliation for specific Israeli acts. The group hijacked planes and threatens US-backed targets while Israel vows to curb piracy and civilian attacks. Jordan reports clashes with casualties. Iraq executes three men as spies for the U.S. and Israel.
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Yaavoc Yannay
Amman
Front
Israel
United States
Trans World Airlines
Damascus
Ag. i
Jerusalem
Moshe Carmel
Carmel
Istaeli
London
Beirut
el al
Athens
Palestine Liberation Army
Jordan River
Baghdad
Dirksen Death Restores Senate Balance In 57 43 Split
Illinois voters will elect a senator in 1970 to fill the remainder of Everett Dirksen's term, extending to 1975. The Senate chaplain will lead a rotunda memorial service at noon EDT Tuesday with Psalm 823, prayers, Nixon remarks, and a Baker Jr. response. Public admitted after the service. The body will be moved to National Presbyterian Church for funeral at 1 p.m. Wednesday.
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Senate
Dirksen
Illinois
Edward L. R. Elson
Nixon
Howard H. Baker Jr
National Presbyterian Church
Vietnam cease fire strains show mixed action across fields
Cease fire in Vietnam appears frayed as U S forces report limited defensive operations and some air raids halted or diverted to Laos while Viet Cong attack trains and a civilian bus near Da Nang. American divisions note no offensives but remain ready to provide air and artillery support.
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South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
1St Air Cavalry
25Th Infantry
Associated Press
Ees
1Stair Cav
Alry
Phuoc Vinh
Saigon
Rick Merron
U.S
Arizona
da Nang
Hue
Hai van Pass
Challenge to Scott for Dirksen's Senate leadership seems inevitable
Washington AP reports Republican senators muted talk of Dirksen successor but face a likely challenge to Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania for party leader. Scott, acting leader after Dirksen's lung cancer, may be tested at a post funeral conference, with Hruska or Pearson as possible alternatives amid intra party wings.
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Washington
Everett M. Dirksen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Scott
GOP
Senate
Roman L. Hruska
Nebraska
Dirksen
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Senate Republican Conference
Hruska
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
James B. Pearson
Kansas
Nixon
John G. Tower
Texas
Congress
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