Tornadoes, flooding hit Baton Rouge. two dead, widespread damage
Tornado winds and heavy rain swept parts of Baton Rouge causing two deaths and extensive property damage. About 60 percent of Audubon Terrace homes were heavily damaged, power outages affected most of the area, and hail was reported in places as officials warned of a possible tornado.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Audubon Terrace
National Weather Service
South Baton Rouge
East West rail merger eyed by Justice Department
The Justice Department on Thursday proposed that bankrupt northeastern railroads be merged with or sold to solvent western and southern railroads to restructure the rail system.
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Washington
Senate
Consumer Protection Agency
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
Justice Department
Northeastern
Western and Southern
Venezuela lifts Gulf threat over 400000 barrel day ops
Venezuelan government lifts threat to suspend Gulf Oil Corporation 400000 bpd operations after receiving a telegram declaring Venezuela exonerated from bribe allegations in unidentified foreign countries.
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Caracas
Gulf Oil Corporation
Carlos Andres Perez
Venezuela
Pathet Lao Forces Advance Toward Highway 13 Split
Loyalist military sources report Pathet Lao troops with neutralist allies moving to seize a second section of Highway 13 between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. The maneuver targets the route north of Vientiane and south of the neutralist center at Vang Vieng.
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Laos
Pathet Lao
Luang Pratang
Vientiane Snd
Vang Vieng
Sad Sack creator George Baker dies at 59
George Baker, the creator of the Sad Sack cartoon character that boosted servicemen’s spirits in World War II, has died at 59. A spokesman said he died Wednesday in Sun City California of cancer after serving in the Army and previously working five years as a Disney animator.
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France
Europe
Paris
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Giscard d'Estaing
Ford
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Brezhnev
Vietnam
Kremlin Palace of Congresses
Assembly
George Baker
Baker
Sun City
Calif
Walt Disney
Christina Onassis Meets Jacqueline Kennedy Over Onassis Fortune
Christina Onassis, 24, and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis reportedly met in London to discuss Aristotle Onassis's estimated 1 billion fortune. A spokesman said tensions exist with Christina aiming to run the family shipping empire, while she met with bankers, oil executives, and Sir Frank McFadzean of Shell Oil of Britain during a two day London visit.
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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
London
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Onassis
Kennedy
Nigel Neilson
Neilson
Aristotle Onassis
Frank McFadzean
Shell Oil of
Britain
McFadzean
Cincinnati Quintuplets mother makes public appearance
Pamela Levy, 28, and her quintuplets appeared publicly 16 days after birth. She hopes to shield her children from publicity and foster private, individual lives. Doctors expect a return home with at least one baby within a week.
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Pamela Levy
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