East floods loom as thaw sparks flash watch and drought grips West
The Associated Press reports a rapid thaw and rain threaten East flood impacts while drought worsens in the West California faces possible statewide rationing and low runoff. Ohio West Virginia Indiana Pennsylvania Illinois Kentucky discuss Ohio River flooding prep. Illinois farmers haul water as wells go dry. Rep Railsback voices alarm.
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New York State
Stanley Makowski
Buffalo
California
Midwest
East
Mississippi
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
West Virginia
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Geological Survey
Michigan
Idaho
Washington
Nevada
Oregon
Richard Daniels
St. Louis
Staunton
Carthage
Baylis
Thomas Railsback
Man Kills Opponent in Broward Courthouse Verdict Rupture
In Fort Lauderdale a 62-year-old man was shot dead in the Broward County Courthouse after a verdict in a civil suit over a house. Elizabeth Duncan, 58, was jailed on open homicide charges as witnesses recalled her remark to the judge and the gunshot during the courtroom exit.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Elizabeth Duncan
Kissak
Imperial Point
Salamanca
N.Y
Duncan
Prosecutor Fears Kiritsis To Be Vengeful If Freed
Authorities who promised immunity to Anthony Kiritsis and then jailed him fear he will seek vengeance if released on bond. Marion County officials and police report concern over potential retribution as Kiritsis hostage Richard Hall was freed after three days. Authorities deny any intent to honor immunity terms while fundraisers consider bail bondsmen to post the 850000 bond.
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Kiritsis
Indianapolis
Anthony Kiritsis
Marion County
George Martz
Gene
Clarence Ford
Richard O. Hall
Hall
Martz
William H. Hudnut
Hostage standoff ends after shotgun wrestled from gunman
In Cincinnati and Carson City reports, a shotgun-wielding man held eight hostages at the Catherine Booth Home. Six escaped unharmed as police wrestled the weapon from Jesse Coulter. the man remained inside with a knife and scissors. Authorities pursued negotiations and monitored the scene while a tactical team watched outside. The incident followed Coulter's demand to reunite with a son and his earlier divorce from his former wife. The ERA vote in Nevada proceeded separately with the Assembly rejecting the amendment three days after the Senate approved it.
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Cincinnati
Jesse Coulter
Ollears
Coulter
Catherine Booth
R. L. Ritter
Ritter
Detroit
Carson City
Nev
Nevada
State Assembly
Senate
Assembly
Rita
Donald Slaughter
Rita Coulter
Slaughter
Maj
David Baxendale
Salvation Army
Old Catherine Booth Hospital
Baxendale
Coulters
FEA Order To Return North Carolina Propane Fuel
An FEA move to end a propane diversion back to North Carolina and restore about 90 percent of diverted fuel is expected Monday. The action follows revised figures on South Carolina needs and impacts, with NC industries and workers facing layoffs amid the fuel cutoff.
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Raleigh
Federal Energy Administration
FEA
North Carolina
Dick Bryan
Jesse Helms
R-N
Exxon
Bryan
Helms
South Carolina
North Carolina Utilities Commission
Federal Power Commission
Washington
Tenney Deane
Utilities Commission
State Employment Commission
Pravda Warns West to Stop Interfering in Dissidents
Moscow Pravda blames Western meddling for human rights concerns and warns dissidents that Soviet arrest and imprisonment are possible. The piece dismisses Western pressure as interference while U S leaders debate how boldly to push for rights and Carter’s policy garners praise in Congress.
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Moscow
Communist Party
Pravda
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Poland
U.S. State Department
Washington
Carter
Senate
Five Wilmington 10 members tied to 1971 firebombing
Witnesses say the Wilmington 10 were not near the Wilmington store when it burned. The group faced 282 years in prison total after a trial based largely on a key witness who later recanted his testimony.
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Charlotte (Ap
Wilmington
Charlotte Observer
The
Wilmington 10
Anne Sheppard Turner
Morris County Chaplaincy Council
Templeton
Chavis
Allen Ray Hall
Hall
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Free Nations
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Hubert Humphrey
Jackson
Sam Nunn
D-Ga
Eugene Templeton
Patricia Rhodes
Ben Chavis
Marvin Patrick
Reginald Epps
Connie Tyndall
James McKay
Morristown
N.J
Ms. Rhodes
Philadelphia
James Ferguson
Charlotte
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