Storm Forces Evacuation Along Florida Panhandle
Hurricane Agnes nears Florida Panhandle with 100 mph winds and tornadoes. Evacuation urged for offshore islands and a 110 mile strip as 700 to 800 Port St Joe residents flee low-lying areas. One tornado death reported near La Belle as storms threaten Apalachicola and surrounding counties.
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Miami
Florida Panhandle
Panama City
Fla
National Hurricane Center
Panhandle
la Belle
Civil Defense
Port St. Joe
118 Die Near London As Airliner Crashes
BEA Trident with 109 passengers and nine crew plunged into woods near Windsor Castle and Staines shortly after takeoff from Heathrow in drizzle killing all 118 aboard including 29 Americans. Witnesses said the plane dropped like a stone and debris spread across a highway.
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London
Heathrow
Britain
British European Airways
BEA
Windsor Castle
Staines
Agnes Deadly Hurricane Expands From Cuba To Florida
Agnes, the season's first hurricane, moved north from Cuba into South Florida and the Florida panhandle with strong winds and heavy rain. Cuba reported seven storm deaths over three days while President Nixon sheltered at Key Biscayne as forecasts warned of inland progression along the Gulf coast.
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Big Coppit Key
Key
Richard Lancaster
Marianna
Hurricane Center
Agnes
Panhandle
Apalachicola
Nick Fortunas
Fortunas
Cuba
Nixon
Florida
Key Biscayne
Grand Cay Island
Bahamas
Robert Simpson
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Florida Panhandle
Cedar Key
Pensacola
Fort Myers
Clearwater
St. Petersburg-Tampa
Key West
Gulf of Mexico
Caribbean Sea
South Florida
Simpson
Burglar tied to Nixon committee in DNC break in
Washington AP reports James W. McCord Jr., a security coordinator for the Nixon reelection committee, was among five arrested for the Democratic National Committee break in. McCord, a former CIA agent, held a $30,000 bail. others faced $50,000. Police said the group used gloves and electronic gear in an elaborate burglary. The committee said it faced security problems but did not link them to the DNC incident.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Nixon
James W. McCord Jr
Winder Court
Rockville
McCord
CIA
Democratic Party
Nixon Committee
Associated Press
Miami
Frank Sturgis
Eugenio R. Martinez
Virgilio R. Gonzales
Bernard L. Barker
Jim McCord
Pilot Strike Maintains Course Despite Court Ruling
Washington AP reports the Air Line Pilots Association aims for a one day international strike starting 2 a.m. EDT Monday to protest inadequate global action against air piracy. The circuit court barred US participation but foreign pilots planned to join. ALPA president O Donnell pledged no flights despite legal orders.
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Washington
Air Line Pilots Association
U.S
ALPA
Warren E. Burger
Burger
Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
International Federation of Air Line Pilots Associations
Circuit Court
Ola Forsberg
O'Donnell
Wallace Better After Operation
Silver Spring Maryland AP reports Alabama Governor George C. Wallace, shot May 15 in Laurel, remains paralyzed from the hips. Doctors say six to 18 months will reveal if he can walk with aids and a less than 50-50 chance of normal walking. A 12 hour surgery removed the bullet from his spinal canal and found the cord bruised but intact.
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Silver Spring
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Laurel
Stacy Rollins
Rollins
Holy Cross Hospital
Podgorny Optimistic About Talks
Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny, en route home from Hanoi, expressed optimism the Paris Vietnam peace talks will resume soon and that Moscow will strive for de escalation. He said the Soviet Union would do everything possible for a de escalation of the Vietnam war amid U.S. rejection of resumption terms.
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Calcutta
India
Nikolai V. Podgorny
Hanoi
Paris
Kremlin
Soviet Union
Podgorny
United States
U.S
Advance Three Miles South Viets Make New Raid In Quang Tri
Nearly 3,000 South Vietnamese marines launched another drive into Quang Tri Province spearheaded by an armored column advancing three miles north of My Chanh Field. 85 North Vietnamese troops were killed as marines moved through fortified positions. American support included a 6,000 round naval bombardment and 300 tons of air strikes. Two U.S. jets were lost with crews missing. one pilot rescued after bailing out. Meanwhile, forces worked to reopen Highway 13 toward An Loc, with a battalion commander killed during Sunday action.
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Saigon
Quang Tri Province
My Chanh
Hue
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Highway 1
U.S
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Nikolai Podgorny
Podgorny
Hanoi-Haiphong
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
17Th Parallel
Dmz
Thanh Hoa
An Loc
Face the Nation Discussion Signals Mixed Air Strikes
O'Donnell said ALPA will protest to deter hijackers showing unified effort. International stoppage could affect 31,000 U.S. pilots 50,000 worldwide and up to a million travelers, costing airlines millions. Court rulings and voluntary refusals dampen plan. Delta Eastern and Texas International suspend service. IAM posed risk of tying up aircraft. Names and ages of local residents listed. details on page 8.
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CBS
O'Donnell
ALPA
O’donnell
U.S
Delta Airlines
Air Transport Association
New York
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Western Airlines
Los Angeles
Delta
Eastern
Texas International
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West, Fla
Henry Marking
South
Wales
Queen Elizabeth II
Edward Heath
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Seereeee
Abby
Dixon Eee Ee
Heloise Peer Ee Eee Ener
Tee Ene
Atty
John N. Mitchell
John J. O'Donnell
D.W. Nash
Price Walter Williams
Mill Gap
Berlin
Tim) McDonald
Maysville
W. Va
Elizabeth Jane Miller
Rt. 1
Edinburg
Frank Bowman Rogers
Pleasant Valley
John Thomas Muterspaugh
Harrisonburg
Scott Quinn Price
Mt. Crawford
Hugh A. Martindale
Ora Francis Grady
Franklin
Ane Cayton
Elemuel Abe "Ieman
Cherry Grove
Melvin Lee Hollar Sr
Woodstock
James William Funkhouser
Rt. 2
Addie Mae Price
Shenandoah
Jane E. Nesselrodt
Bergton
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