Floods Across Upper Midwest Prompt Emergency Actions
The Mississippi River flood threat grew as La Crosse Wisconsin faced possible overflows. Gov Harold Levander and Gov Frank Farrar requested federal disaster declarations for multiple counties while St Paul declared an emergency as the river neared 22 feet. Sioux Falls evacuated 160 residents as dike fears persisted and Army engineers worked to save the levee. State Senator J Eugene McAteer left a $1 million estate to his widow in San Francisco.
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Nixon
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Minnesota
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Frank Farrar
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Big Sioux
San Francisco
J. Eugene McAteer
Kennedy Alaska trip draws bipartisan critique amid poverty focus
The Kennedy led trip to Alaska to spotlight native poverty faced skepticism as Republicans abandon the tour citing political optics. Senator Ted Stevens and Representative Howard Pollock stayed aboard while other subcommittee members including Mondale and Hughes continued the journey amid concerns over journalism tactics and messaging.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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Howard G. Pollock
Edward M. Kennedy
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Elmendorf Air Force Base
Anchorage
Thomas Moore
Alaskan Air Command
Howard W. Pollock
Air Force
Harvard Yale Occupation Ends in Police Raid at Harvard Yard
Thousands gather as SDS demand ROTC exit clashes with university stance. At dawn, 400 officers raid University Hall, freeing 196 occupiers while 1,500 students protest outside. 45 injured in a 20 minute operation. Harvard Yard sealed. crowd mourns shift from celebration to confrontation.
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Students For A Democratic Society
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Seals Death Mystery Stirs Debate At Sea Elephants Island
In San Jose UPI reports zoologist Peter Batten questioned the fuss over nine sea elephants found oil crusted on San Miguel Island in the Santa Barbara Channel. Biologists later found all but one had vanished, unsure if washed away or swam off. A separate Long Beach burglary saw a stereo player worth 110 dollars taken from a car on 56th Way.
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UPI
San Miguel Island
Santa Barbara Channel
Dennis Siron
E. 56Th Way
Long Beach
Meningitis Closes Fort Ord Reaches 25 Cases
Three new meningitis cases reported at Fort Ord basic training center raise this year’s total to 25. Two of the latest victims have died. others, including Pvt. Stephen B. Reynolds, Pvt. Harry E. Alcorn, and Pvt. Carlos Casillas, remain seriously ill but expected to recover.
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Stephen B. Reynolds
Canoga Park
Harry E. Alcorn
Bakersfield
Carlos Casillas
Santa Monica
Humphrey and Mad Bomber to Feature in Sunday Edition
The Independent Press Telegram announces the first installment of The Mad Bomber serialized from Casebook of a Crime Psychiatrist by James A. Brussel. The piece ties to Sirhan case testimony and includes an exclusive Hy Gardner Q and A column. Hubert Humphrey begins a weekly editorial page column.
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James A. Brussel
Sirhan
Hy Gardner
Southland Magazine
Hubert Humphrey
Sex Education Debate Highlights Support and Opposition
Assembly members, superintendents, and clergy hear testimony on school sex education with critics alleging covert curricula and proponent urging responsible inclusion. Rex Westerfield of the John Birch Society warns of harm from mass programs while supporters cite home and school roles and revised guidelines.
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Alan Sieroty
Beverly Hills
Cypress
Dwight L. Johnson
Rex T. Westerfield
John Birch Society
Siecus
Marjorie G. Lemlow
San Francisco
Paul W. Cook
Anaheim Union High
Dorman Commons
Ford
State Department of Education
Max Rafferty
Department
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Food Thieves Nabbed After Redondo Beach Restaurant Robbery
Police chased Thomas Lee Mitchell and Geraldine Perkins after a Windjammer Restaurant holdup. Mitchell hid in a apartment garage, Perkins sat in the car with $80, a holdup note and leftovers. They were jailed on armed robbery suspicion. no gun found.
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Windjammer
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Henry Rice
Thomas Lee Mitchell
Geraldine Perkins
Pacific Coast Highway
Mitchell
Miss Perkins
Sybil Brand Women’s Detention
Los Angeles
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