Nixon urges single agency for disaster aid consolidation
President Nixon asks Congress to consolidate disaster activities in one federal agency to speed aid and push states to take more responsibility in recovery from floods earthquakes and other catastrophes. He proposes a HUD controlled Disaster Preparedness and Assistance Act with a $250 000 first year grant to each state and a single revolving disaster fund.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Agnes
Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD
Office of Emergency “Preparedness
OEP
Small Business Administration
SBA
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Office of Economic Opportunity
OEO
Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Department of Transportation
DOT
Army Engineers
Seabees
Cotton Land Under Water As Plant Deadline Nears
Federal officials warn heavy rainfall in the Mississippi Valley could end cotton planting on flooded farms in Mississippi and Louisiana. The Weather Service says planting after May 15 would yield little growing season, shifting emphasis to soybeans. Floodwaters threaten millions of acres, with total flood damage pegged at 407 million dollars and nearly 13 million acres under water from Missouri to the Gulf.
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Craig Ammerman
Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Louisiana
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Mississippi River
Fred Anderson
Mississippi River Commission
St. Louis
Illinois
Gulf of Mexico
Colorado
Gulf
Hannibal
Anderson
Missouri
Kentucky
Tennessee
Arkansas
Army Corps of Engineers
Weather Outlook: Cooler Tuesday Night Then Warmer Midweek
Clear and cooler Tuesday night with a low near 45. Sunny and warmer Wednesday with a high near 70. North to northwest winds 15 mph Tuesday night shifting to southwest Wednesday, with a 10 percent precipitation chance. Thursday partly cloudy and mild, low near 45.
Kidnapped Consul General Frees Himself in Mexico
U S consul Terrance G Leonhardy was abducted in Guadalajara by guerrilla band on Friday. He was released Monday night and expressed happiness about his freedom and reunion with his family.
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Joe Hardy
Laura Hawkins
Mark Twain
Becky Thatcher
Hannibal, Mo
Hardy
Joe
Hannibal
U.S
Terrance
G. Leonhardy
Guadalajara
Mexico
Washington Post reporter Woodward on 1973 Watergate Pulitzer
Washington Post reporter Robert Woodward described his reaction after the paper won the 1973 Pulitzer Prize for Watergate coverage. The note recalls the milestone as Page 20 of the referenced issue.
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Washington Post
Robert Woodward
Senator Jackson probes grain sales to Soviet Union
Columnist Paul Scott urges scrutiny by Sen Henry Jacksons investigating committee into last years grain shipments to the Soviet Union. He argues the deals boosted the Kremlin and could have harmed U.S. interests. Page 4.
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Henry Jackson
Soviet Union
Kremlin
U.S
Paul Scott
Vote Margin Indicates More Central Wrangling
Public semipublic zoning for the old Central site won approval in a close 12 to 8 vote with one abstention by the Common Council Committee-of-the-Whole. Next spring the council must secure two thirds to authorize bonding to buy the site from La Crosse Area Public School District, a fight anticipated by both sides.
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Common Council Committee-of-the
la Crosse Area
Old Central
George Hickey
Ferdinand Sontag
Loren Wardwell
Joseph Addis
Frank Kaufmann
Donald Medinger
Harold Swanson
James Shoger
Reginald Gassen
Richard Egan
S. 15Th St
Lincoln Junior High School
Adolf Gundersen
Lincoln
Ronald Johnson
21St St
Central
Carlin Dahler
16Th St
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Dahler
Swanson
Jeanne
Paul
James Hemker
Joseph Gohres
Howard Dahl
17Th St
James Michael
Senate Watergate Probe Opens May 17
Sen. Sam J. Ervin announced hearings begin May 17 with John W. Dean III subpoenaed and potential limited immunity to testify about high level administration involvement. The probe will meet three days weekly starting May 17, with a witness list to follow. Dean sought immunity. Nixon involvement remains unproven by Ervin.
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Washington
Sam J. Ervin
D-N.c
Watergate Investigating Committee
White House
John W. Dean III
Ervin
Dean
Nixon
Senate Investigating Committee
Watergate Grand Jury
Senate Committee
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Local Page Fragments Point to Weekend Listings
Fragmentary text shows sections like Editorial Women’s News and Ann Landers, with references to TriState Local Sports TV Log Movies and Classifieds on pages 6 to 19. The source indicates a mishmash of page headings and column labels rather than coherent article content.
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IE Cael Cen
Casuidied
Women’s News
Ann Landers
Coger Sd TriState
Anne
Lebanese Planes Attack Guerrillas Near Beirut
Lebanese air force jets bombarded Palestinian guerrilla positions near Beirut airport as leaders wrestled to halt fighting that flared Monday night. A one hour cease fire was discussed but heavy fire persisted. airport operations were halted and the government declared a state of emergency with curfew.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Suleiman Franjieh
Yasir Arafat
Arafat
Middle East
Amin Hafez
Franjieh
Bir Hassan
Beirut Radio
Hafez
Ilkhander Ghanem
Israel
Seed varieties shown as students view plant display
A classroom scene shows over 200 seed varieties on display while students observe, including Kim Kuether, Alice O'Brien, and Linda Goebel. AP Wirephoto accompanies the image.
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Kim Kuether
Alice O’brien
Linda Goebel
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