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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1976

Page

2

Tornadoes sweep Chicago and spring storm across Plains

A tornado struck Chicago Sunday night killing two and leveling an eight block stretch while a spring storm spawned at least a dozen tornadoes across the Plains injuring several and destroying cattle. Separately a Connecticut man led police to graves of three victims, a hospital abduction in Missouri ended with the death of a hostage and the abductor, and New York City University of New York faces pay disputes over a shutdown. The Kissinger Latin American trip yielded human rights assurances and prisoner exchange proposals.

Chicago Hall Jordan Canterbury Conn Robert Ick Carr Norwich Carr Srdman New York City University of New York Wen Washington Henry Kissinger Chile United States

Syria Keeps Lebanon Intervention Despite Looming Peace Talks

Syria announced it would continue its Lebanon intervention until peace is assured and a successor, Bias Sarkis, assumes power, with Arab League talks in Damascus aiming to persuade Franjieh to accept a multinational peacekeeping force. Syria has 12,500 troops in Lebanon amid Saika Palestinians.

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Florida CB campaigner seeks vote for Public Service Commission

Katie Cowles Nichols a 35 year old Cowles Publishing Co heiress and neophyte politician tours Florida highways in a brown station wagon to win votes for the Public Service Commission. She uses citizen band radio to engage truckers who discuss trucking rates and regulation, saying the commission governs the trucking industry and public officers. Nichols has logged about 20000 miles on the campaign trail and says truckers invite her to truck stops to continue conversations begun on the road.

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