Flood Crest Reaches Mississippi River as Midwestern Floods Worsen
Town and state officials report multi state flooding with at least 10 deaths and thousands displaced. The Mississippi crest hits La Crosse while dikes rise elsewhere. Brice's Prairie flood isolates resort areas and Davenport builds sandbag barriers. Estimated losses include Minnesota 46 million and South Dakota 19.4 million, with public property damages in North Dakota exceeding seven million.
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Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Upper Midwest
Minnesota
Illinois
North Dakota
South Dakota
Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Paairie du Chien
Brice’s Prairie
Prairie
Illinois 84
Savanna
Albany
Ill
Moline
Rock Island
Davenport
Laird Predicts Vietnam Drawdown Tied to Paris Progress
Defense Secretary Laird says troop withdrawals hinge on Paris gains or North Vietnamese actions and on South Vietnamese strength. He backs Vietnamization as soon as feasible and supports a coalition including Communist participation if elected in free elections. President Nixon likewise rules out unilateral pullout soon.
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Paris
Laird
South Vietnam
Three Southlanders Killed in Traffic Mishaps Sunday
Three Southlanders died in separate Sunday traffic accidents from Torrance to Westminster. Harry Pearson Smith 40 of Torrance died after a hit run hit him crossing Fernrock Drive. Stanley Jesonis 27 of Maywood crashed his motorcycle into a light pole with passenger Gloria Sims 27 seriously injured. Brian Ordway 21 of Gardena died when his car hit a tow truck in Westminster with passenger Deborah Pawlick 18 in fair condition.
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Torrance
Westminster
Harry Pearson Smith
Stanley P. Jesonis
E. Slauson Ave
Maywood
Brian A. Ordway
S. Budlong Ave
Gardena
Smith
Harbor General
Fernrock Drive
Sheriff's Deputies
Jesonis
Industrial Avenue
Main Street
South Gate
Gloria Jean Sims
Dell St
Bell Gardens
Los Angeles County-Usc Medical Center
Ordway
Edwards Street
Maple Street
Deborah Pawlick
Inglewood Ave
Anaheim
Westminster Community Hospital
William L. Riale
Pacific Ave
Midway City
Nixon ABM vote tilt shown in Senate poll
A UPI survey indicates 49 oppose deployment of Nixon’s ABM system and 42 support it with nine undecided. The results show soft opposition and openness to further arguments ahead of a likely two month vote.
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Washington
Nixon
UPI
Senate
Nixon's Corner
GOP chairman predicts Senate gain in 1970 elections
Rep. Rogers B. Morton, new Republican National Committee chair, told Face the Nation that the GOP could capture the Senate in 1970. He warned gains in the House would be harder, noting the party must overcome history and faces a 27 seat deficit there while optimistic about possibly winning seven to nine Senate seats.
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Washington
Rogers C. B. Morton
Maryland
Republican National Committee
GOP
Senate
House
Gram
Morton
White House
Finch cautious on Nixon domestic programs future
Health, Education and Welfare Secretary Robert Finch warned that the Democratic Congress would need a favorable climate to accept President Nixon's domestic programs. He suggested Be db Some reform and Job Corps restructuring faced skepticism and noted money shortages as a major hurdle. Finch spoke at a University of Southern California luncheon where he received an alumnus award.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert Finch
Be Db
California
U of Southern California
A Finch
Navy Converts Submarine to Troop Carrier
The Navy announced the conversion of the submarine USS Greyback into a troop carrier at the San Francisco Bay Naval Shipyard. Lt. W. S. Ulrich said it will be commissioned May 9 as the first in a fleet designed for unconventional warfare, praising its status as the largest conventionally powered submarine.
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Cheju Island
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Metromedia
Terry Allan Dalas
Gladwick St
Carson
Paul Martinez
Ferndock Drive
Dalas
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Clinton P. Anderson
D-N.m
ABM
Aiken
Sen
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Robert W. Packwood
Ore
Spiro T. Agnew
Delemont
Switzerland
Geneva
Basel
Steve Bailor
Beverly Hills
Calif
James J. Gustafson
Sepulveda
Volkswagen Pacific Co
Christian Sc
Tation
Chevron
JOB Corps
Navy
Braniff International
South
Lima
Peru
Braniff
Bette
Chile
South America
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