Midwest Agriculture Disaster Sparks Widespread Losses
Floods and heat wave devastate Illinois Missouri Mississippi region with crop losses surpassing 54 million. Farm near Menard State Penitentiary reports 100 percent crop failure. Iowa river crest, dikes hold, Coralville Dam spillways reached record levels while drought tightens Houston. Temperatures hit 100s across Southwest and Southeast.
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Missouri
Mississippi River
South
Upper Midwest
Sinsis
Menard State
Thas
Wapello-Oakville
Iowa
Iowa River
Coralville
Mississippi Crest
St. Louis
Cape, Girardeau
Houston
Tex
Buckeye
Ariz
Blythe
Calif
Seabrook
Michael Collins
Edwin B. Aldrin Jr
Collins
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
Kalispell
Mont
Needles
Senate Gripped by Tax Fever Amid Reform Debates
In Washington senators discuss a 10 percent income tax surcharge tied to inflation measures. Edward Kennedy parts from Russell Long over the issue as Congress weighs extending the surcharge before the summer recess.
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Long
Senate
Washington
UPT
Massachusetts
Lousiana
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Russell B. Long
D-La
House
Congress
Nixon
Argie
Reds Ambush US Convoy Northwest of Saigon in Ground Clash
US military reports a ground engagement 63 miles north of Saigon as North Vietnamese forces and Viet Cong attacked a convoy. One US soldier was killed and several others wounded. Marine base at Da Nang reported damage from antiaircraft fire and helicopter support helped break the ambush.
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Saigon
Ardlays
de, Nang
Columm
Dembush
Auiush
Debates Over ABM System Heighten Tensions
U.S. and Soviet relations deepen as opponents and supporters clash over the antiballistic missile program. Senator Stuart Symington asks for a secret briefing of classified figures arguing the ABM would be nearly useless, while critics warn the proposal strains defense funding and Congress division.
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Washington
UPC
Opi Ponerts
U.S
Symington
Israel plans major strike warned by Cairo newspaper
The semi official Cairo daily Al Abras Al Akhbar reports Israel plans a major blow in retaliation for increasing Arab pressure on Middle East fronts. No timing given, but reports from New York and Bonn suggest a pending strike as Jordanian sources confirm discussions. Al Abras notes no casualties from a potential Canal front confrontation.
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Israel
United Press International
Heypl
Middle East
Cais
AL Abram Sal Inday
New York
Bonn
al Ahraar
Canal Front
Jordan
Ujorten
Moshe Dayan
Sharme
Knox County Man Killed in Car Wreck Near Knoxville
A 29 year old Knox County man Donald Cox was killed when his car went out of control and overturned on 08 25W near the euty. Robert Monroe 38 of Westminster California Cox's brother in law was in undetermined condition at Knoxville hospital Ames Bradley 29 of Powell was injured. Cox was thrown from the vehicle landing about 30 feet from the wreckage.
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UPJ
Knox County
Euty
Donald Cox
Powell
Robert Monroe
Westminster
Calif
Cox
Knoxvile
Ames Bradley
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