Mississippi flood of 1973 tops regional memories
The 1973 Mississippi Missouri flood left 5 173 Missouri Illinois families affected and caused about 35 million dollars in damages. Corps officials said 8 5 million in property could have been saved with planned improvements.
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Mark Twain
New Orleans
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Missouri River
James A. Petersen
Corps
Petersen
American Red Cross
Missouri
Illinois
St.Louis
Congress
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Peter‘gen
Loui
Alaria
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Grafton
Chester
Ill
River District
Meramec River
Jefferson County
Peterson
Red Cross
Robert E. Lee
Christopher S. Bond
Nixon
Hank Molten
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Senior Recital Set for Becky Loncasty at KU
Becky Loncasty a Kinsley senior at Kansas University will give a senior piano recital at 8 p.m. Monday in Swarthout Recital Hall. The performance fulfills part of her Bachelor of Music degree in applied piano and includes works by Bach Mozart Chopin Ravel.
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Becky R. Loncasty
Kinsley
Kansas University
Swarthout
Loncasty
Bach
Mozart
Chopin
Ravel
Watergate Jury Probes Beyond Spy Allegations
Washington AP reports the Watergate grand jury is examining allegations of Republican spying and undercover disruptions beyond the break in. Questioned were Dwight Chapin Gordon Strachan and Donald Segretti. Segretti allegedly recruited for political espionage and received funds from Herbert Kalmbach.
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Washington
Watergate Grand Jury
White House
Dwight Chapin
Gordon Strachan
California
Donald Segretti
Chapin
Strachan
Segretti
FBI
Senate
Herbert Kalmbach
Kalmbach
New York Times
Washington Post
Vinland Rural Water District Organizational Meeting Planned
The Vinland Rural Water District steering committee will meet at 7 30 p m at the Vinland School auditorium to circulate a petition for Douglas County Commission approval. Chair Jack Wiseman notes 300 applicants and seeks 51 percent landowner signatures to move forward. Boundaries and financing will be discussed.
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Vinland Rural Water District
Douglas County Commission
Jack Wiesman
Vinland School
Baldwin
Wiseman
Sears Tower Fire Kills Four Elevator Workers in Chicago
A flash fire swept the Sears Tower injuring four elevator mechanics who were cleaning rails with a fluid when the blaze began. The fire confined to the shaft between the 42nd and 33rd floors was put out by firefighters. One victim found on the 42nd floor, others on the shaft. The 110 story tower will be the world's tallest building, located in Chicago's business district.
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Chicago
Sears
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Kansas Traffic Deaths Log Brief
Kansas traffic death log reports one death in 24 hours to 9 am Thursday one in April and one in 1973, with totals listed for the period.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Kansas Highway
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