Ford Named Vice President in Nixon Selection
Gerald Ford, named by President Nixon to be vice president under the 25th Amendment, receives swift support in both houses. House members praise the choice as bipartisan unity moves toward confirmation amid Watergate fallout and Agnew resignation.
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Traffic Death Log Snapshot for October 18 1973
The Topeka Kansas traffic death log records a count for October 18 1973. The data set compares with the 1972 period showing a higher or lower figure in the same month.
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River Kaw Flood Submerges Farmland in Kansas
The Kaw River crest near 22.5 feet flooded fields and a landfill near Lawrence while isolating few homes. Logs rode the current amid debris as water rose past driveways and cattle clustered on high ground near barns. The main levee held but a small levee by Eudora overflowed. by day’s end the worst was over.
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Kansas River crest then recede as floods ease across region
After cresting at a record level Friday, the Kansas River is expected to drop below flood stage tonight and rise again to flood level by Monday or Tuesday. Other area rivers fall, with Perry Reservoir near 916 feet and releasing water as the Kansas River recedes.
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Midwest Floods Kill, Missing Across Five States
Floods in five Midwest states leave at least eight dead including five in Enid Oklahoma and seven in Oklahoma City region. about 35 missing in Enid. Crests expected on Kansas rivers push thousands from homes. search continues along Boggy Creek for the missing.
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Jordan Joins Arabs In Mideast Conflict
Jordan announces it has joined Egypt Syria and Iraq in the war against Israel. A military spokesman in Amman says elite Jordanian forces will fight with the Syrian army on the front, potentially widening the conflict as Israelis clash on multiple fronts near Damascus and in the Sinai.
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Faisal Threatens To Halt Oil Supply To U S
Beirut based Al Anwar reports King Faisal threatens to cut diplomatic ties and halt oil shipments to the United States if Washington aids Israel. He snubbed the U S ambassador, may sever economic links, and personally reviewed Saudi forces amid tensions over the Syria fighting.
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