Storm Ginger Drops Heavy Rain, Destroys Crops in Central NC
Tropical low Hurricane Ginger drenched central North Carolina with up to 2.85 inches of rain near Rocky Mount and caused multi million dollar damage to soybeans, peanuts, and corn. Belhaven and surrounding areas saw severe flooding with water depths over four feet in places. Gov. Scott sought USDA disaster aid and Rep. Walter Jones urged OEP relief for affected counties.
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Associated Press
Ginger
North Carolina
National Weather Service
Raleigh
Virginia
Carolinas
Raleigh-Durham
Rocky Mount
Greensboro
North Carolina State University
Guy L. Jones
Rocky Powell
Powell
Burl Brian Jr
Belhaven
Pungo River
Pamlico Sound
U.S. 264
National Guard
Bob Scott
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Walter Jones
D-N.c
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Nationwide Dock Strike Shuts Atlantic and Pacific Ports
Longshoremen walkouts halted major ocean trade from Louisiana to Maine and the West Coast entered its fourth month. The AFL-CIO and ILA actions idled ports while Texas ports stayed open and Midwest grain and coal movements continued. President Nixon held off on emergency Taft-Hartley action amid mixed negotiation signals.
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U.S
Afl-Cio International Longshoreman’s Association
Louisiana
Maine
International Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s Union
West Coast
Houston
Texas
ILA
Great Lake
Atlantic
Pacific
Nixon
Truckers' Use Of Pills Cited
AP reports that up to 60 percent of interstate truck drivers may use amphetamines to cope with long shifts. Testimony before Senator Hughes highlighted 60 to 90 percent estimates for pep and diet pills, with drivers working 20 hour days and facing brutal schedules.
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Washington
Ralph Nader
Harold Hughes
Subcommittee
Hughes
Iowa Democrat
Nader
James Root
Toledo
Ohio
James Leavitt
Detroit
Poison Found In Sea Lions
Los Angeles report says government scientists found a possible link between pesticides and abortion rates in California sea lions. Researchers caution there is no direct evidence pesticides cause the abortions and call for further study to assess risks to sea lions and potential implications for humans.
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Los Angeles
California
University of California At
Coal Production Halts As Strike Drags On in 80,000-Worker Sit
Washington AP reports coal output near standstill as 80,000 miners in 20 states pause work after contract expiration with the Elastic Operators Association. Talks recessed for weekend. UMW and association to report back Monday in New York. Labor Secretary Hodgeson to meet Tuesday, Penn Central warns of a $17 million monthly hit, Chesapeake and Ohio railways announce layoffs linked to coal strike. Port of Chicago coal handling may run dry without Nixon intervention.
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Washington
Esmainees Coal Operators Association
Association
United Mine Workers
New York
J.D. Hodgson
T de
Penn Central Railroad
North Carolina lawmakers set to draft restructuring central board plan
A 16 member legislative subcommittee will meet in Raleigh to draft a new restructuring bill placing all 16 state supported universities under a strong central board. Members include Gov. Scott critics Sen. John Burney and Rep. Ike Andrews. The effort follows a straw act approving a central board with planning and program powers, ending the Consolidated UNC six campus system.
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Raleigh
Higher Education
Russell Kirby
D-Wilson
Perry Martin
Northampton
Bob Scott
John Burney
Drew Hanover
Ike Andrews
Chatham
Martin
Scott
University of North Carolina
Scott Forces
UNC
China Denies Mao Health Speculation Amid National Day Absence
Peking said Mao Tse-tung received congratulatory messages from Albania Romania North Korea North Vietnam and Prince Norodom Sihanouk but offered no update on his activities The absence of a parade and Mao's image in papers sparked speculation of health issues and a possible power struggle while Hsinhua reported large public celebrations and leaders joining the masses to mark the day.
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Tokyo
Peking
Mao Tse-tung
China
Communist Party
Mao
Albania
Romania
North Korea
North Vietnam
Norodom Sihanouk
Peky
Gate of Heavenly Peace
Hsinhua
New China News Agency
Chou En-Lai
Li Hsien-Nien
Deescalation in Hancock County Georgia Arms Race
Gov. Jimmy Carter reports 10 submachine guns turned over to state patrol and 30 guns to be cancelled from a black controlled county. The Hancock Sporting Rangers will be disbanded and an economic boycott of Sparta merchants was called off after a lengthy white black discussion mediated by Carter aide Cloyd Hall. Sparta sits amid a black majority county population with a history of race tension as schools remain integrated.
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Atlanta, Ga
Hancock County
Jimmy Carter
State Patrol
Wea
Ment
Hancock Sporting Rangers
Carter
Cloyd Hall
Sparta
Georgia
BEA Vanguard Flight Crashes Near Ghent Belgium
A BEA turboprop airliner en route from London to Salzburg crashed near a Flanders village east of Ghent. Police say all 60 aboard are believed dead. the flight had stopped at Brussels and carried 52 passengers and 8 crew. The crash occurred about 10 30 a.m. local time with arrival scheduled at Salzburg later.
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Tielt
Belgium
British European Airways
London
Salzburg
Austria
BEA
Brussels
Flanders
Ghent
Heathrow
Maxglan
Antiwar Leaders Receive National Awards in Chicago
Fifteen prominent antiwar figures were honored Friday night by the American Business Executives Move for Vietnam Peace before more than 2,000 people. Recipients included Dr. Benjamin Spock, David Schoenbrun, John Kerry, Pablo Casals, Joan Baez, Ralph David Abernathy, Sat Neale Be Pere Sun, Wayne Morse, J William Fulbright, and George Wald, in various categories from medicine to science.
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Chicago
United States
Benjamin Spock
David Schoenbrun
John Kerry
Pablo Casals
Joan Baez
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Henry Niles
Neale
Wayne
Ag Morse
J. William J
D-Ark
George Wald
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Standing Rock
N.C
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New Bern
Association of American Railroads
East
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Kers
Morehead
City
Wilmington
Southport
Bill Stockton
Chesapeake & Ohio-Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Huntington
Raceland
Water Transfer Corp
Milwaukee
Green Bay
Wis
Muskegon
Mich
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Saigon
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