Litton Dies in Missouri Plane Crash After Primary Victory
In Chillicothe Missouri a light aircraft crash killed Democratic Senate nominee Jerry Litton his wife and children and six others including pilot Paul Rupp Jr and his son. Litton had just won the Missouri Democratic primary upsetting James Symington and was en route to a victory party in Kansas City. The crash occurred near the Chillicothe Municipal Airport as investigators assess the fatal wreckage and mourners recall Litton as a cattle rancher and rising political star.
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Washington
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Community colleges open doors to diverse learners in 1976
In 1976 the speaker contrasts the old Ivy League style of selection with a new era where high school graduates, workers, and the disabled gain access to college. Open laboratories, flexible schedules, and counseling at North Las Vegas campus enable lifetime learning. Enrollment nears 83 hundred with Phase I and II facilities already in use and more campuses planned.
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Henderson
Millionaire Cullen Davis Bond Set At Eighty Thousand
Judge says Cullen Davis was drunk during the shooting spree at his six million dollar mansion and likely will not harm anyone again. Davis, 42, faces charges of murder in the deaths of Stan Farr and Andrea Wilborn and attempted murder of his wife Priscilla and Gus Gavrel, with his wife wounded.
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Convicted Utah Congressman Returns to Meet Local Democrats
Congressman Allan Howe flew to Salt Lake City to face a mass meeting of more than 1,000 Salt Lake County Democratic leaders amid hostility to his bid for re election after a July conviction for soliciting sexual favors. An appeals trial is set for August 23 after a new trial date.
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Las Vegas Forecast Signals Warm Weekend Ahead
Clear nights and sunny days with warm afternoons, southwest winds 15 to 25 mph. Today's high near 100 and low near 70, humidity around high 20s. Sunrise at 5 51 and sunset at 7 43 with AQI 22 good. A year ago today high 109 low 75.
Fair Weather Across Nation With Planned Showers
The Nation reports generally fair weather for Thursday with scattered showers and thunderstorms forecast in parts of the Northern and Central Plains, Great Lakes, Upper and Middle Mississippi Valley, and the Ohio Valley region.
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Aftermath of Big Thompson flood uses sniffer dogs
Bulldozers and seven dog teams comb the Big Thompson Canyon for victims as the 10 foot wall of water devastates Estes Park and Loveland. The death toll stands at 99 with estimates up to 200, bodies found in mud, trees, and debris.
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Carter Says Republicans Digging Up Past For Attacks
President Carter accused Republicans of digging 20 years into his past to attack him during the campaign. He denied personal wrongdoing, framing references to Watergate and Nixon era scandals as political analysis of leadership failures in the Nixon Ford era, not personal attacks. He spoke after NH primary campaigning and a Washington meeting with the Democratic Steering Committee.
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New Hampshire
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Walter F. Mondale
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Nixon-Ford
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