Rapid City Flood Kills Dozens and Halts City
Torrential rain and flooding in Rapid City and surrounding Black Hills areas left dozens dead and hundreds missing. Bridges failed, gas lines ruptured, and large parts of the city were cut off with many residents housed in schools and churches. National Guardsmen aided emergency crews as conditions remained chaotic.
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Rapid City
S.D
Pennington County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff’s Office
Black Hills
Dale Bruce
South Dakota
Camp Rapid
Best
Civil Defense Office
Donald Barnett
Rapid Creek
S.D. 40
Canyon Lake Park
Canyon Lake
Kansas Demos Today Reach Agreement
Topeka talks between State Democratic party regulars and backers of Sen. George S. McGovern produced an accommodation expected to limit conflict at the Kansas party convention. McGovern backers will oppose only Tom Corcoran for delegate status, favoring Louis Douglas, with other McGovern supporters uncommitted for delegates. The deal promises future backing from regulars for McGovern as the five national delegation seats are filled at the convention.
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Topeka
Democratic Party
George S. McGovern
D-S.d
McGovern
Norbert Dreiling
Tom Corcoran
National Democratic
Kansas
Louis Douglas
Kansas State University
Mike Davis
Douglas County
Mike Harder
Wichita
Planes Hit 300 Miles Inside North Vietnam
American warplanes attacked fuel depots bridges and storage areas along the North Vietnamese coast near Haiphong Thanh Hoa Vinh and Dong Hoi. Air Force Navy and Marine bombers conducted over 300 strikes from the DMZ north to Haiphong with B52s striking Dong Hoi and troop areas near the capital.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
Haiphong
Thanh Hoa
Vinh
Dong Hoi
U.S. Command
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Demilitarized Zone
Sewer Line Work Next in Project
Massachusetts Street's next week priorities include excavating the east side of the 900 block installing storm sewers at Ninth Street and repairing sidewalks on the east side of the 800 block near Eighth Street John Scanlan of Constant Construction said paving and curb pouring are delayed until mid July due to mesh availability The Ninth Street intersection remains closed while Eighth and Tenth Streets stay open A wooden pipe section found during excavation suggests a 10 inch diameter tree trunk hollowed by burning possibly for water utility use
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Massachusetts Street
Ninth Street
John Scanlan
Constant Construction
Journal-World Photo
Eighth Street
Scanlan
Rain Prospects For Lawrence Tonight And Sunday
The National Weather Service forecasts a 40 percent chance of measurable precipitation in the Lawrence area tonight and Sunday. Sunday should be mostly cloudy and cooler with a high near 75, and tonight's low around 58. Light to moderate southeast winds are noted this evening. Lawrence posted 97 degrees Friday the highest in Kansas, with a 60 degree low this morning. The outlook calls for warmer temperatures Monday in northeast Kansas. A trace of precipitation was recorded in Lawrence early today.
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Lawrence Area
The
National Weather Service
Lawrence
Kansas
Man Shot at Home In Lawrence
Lawrence police identified Otis Gaines Sr. about 57 of 516 E Eighth as the wounded man after a small caliber pistol blast to the abdomen about 10 30 a m. He was taken to Lawrence Memorial Hospital and could not be questioned. Johnie James Barber 52 of 1125 NY was taken to the station for questioning as officers recovered one shot. The reason for the shooting was not known.
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Lawrence
Otis Gaines Sr
E. Eighth
Gaines
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Journal-World
Johnie James Barber
N.Y
Buzzard Young Evicted From Co op Elevator
In Wilroads Kansas a mother turkey buzzard nesting in a co op elevator headhouse will be evicted when she returns Saturday night. Four young buzzards will be taken to Great Bend’s Brit Spaugh Zoo as workers fear harvest dust and fumigants.
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Wilroads
Kan
Mama Buzzard
Dodge City
Turkey Buzzard
al Steimel
Housing project request stalls in Tonganoxie
Mrs. Jean Hilewitz reports no word on the city’s application for a low rent elderly housing project. The plan, supported by the mayor and council last summer, envisions 40 to 60 units costing $885,000 to $1 million with rents from $20 to $55 monthly or a quarter of income.
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Tonganoxie
Jean Hilewitz
Kansas Supreme Court backs private club gambling raids
In a 5 to 2 ruling the Kansas Supreme Court held that seizure of gambling activity during private club raids in Great Bend was proper. The decision states that accepting a private club license implies consent to immediate police entry for searches of licensed premises.
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Topeka
Kan
Vern Miller
Kansas Supreme Court
Great Bend
Rapid City Flood Swamps City Causing Loss and Disruption
Massive flash flood in the Black Hills leaves many dead and homeless. Rapid City and neighboring areas experience ruined bridges, evacuations, and widespread water damage as guards, volunteers, and emergency crews search for missing persons and rescue trapped residents.
Farm Girl Becomes Livestock Reporter Breakthrough
Patricia Knight, Oklahoma State University alumna and first woman livestock market reporter for the U S Agriculture Department, arrived in Kansas City to fill in for a four week vacancy. In one week she accurately weighs hogs lambs and tracks price trends across 11 major markets while meeting brokers and buyers.
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Kansas ‘City
U.S. Agriculture Department
Patricia Knight
Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Miss Knight
Sioux City
Iowa
Rosetta Coffey Gets Summer Cleaning Job Offer
Rosetta Coffey, an 18 year old who cannot speak or hear, will work weekends cleaning rooms at the Jayhawk Motel near her home as she seeks a summer job. Her mother says more offers may come and Rosetta may start weekday work.
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Rosetta Coffey
Journal-World
Jayhawk
Third
Injured Woman Seeks Return of Beloved Dog Lars
Sally Beckvold, 23, of Longmont Colorado, was injured in a Monday highway crash on I 70 near Quinter Kansas. Her camper overturned and her large black Labrador Lars disappeared after being thrown from the vehicle. Her father says the dog has long been her special friend and its return would aid her recovery.
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Kan
Colorado
Quinter
Sally Beckvold
Robert Beckvold
Longmont
Colo
Denver
Lars
Sally
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