Agnes Flood Disaster Leaves Many Homeless Across East
The Agnes disaster left more than 500,000 people homeless with thousands of roads impassable and cropland ruined. HUD ordered 9,250 mobile homes for Wilkes Barre area while only three of 29 trailer sites were ready. Damages soared into billions across Virginia Maryland New York and Pennsylvania with extensive housing loans and relief efforts underway.
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Louise Cook
Associated Press
Agnes
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
N.Y
Small Business Administration
West Virginia
Office of Emergency Preparedness
OEP
George Lincoln
Pennsylvania
HUD
George Romney
Milton J. Schapp
Assad says Soviet advisers will stay in Syria
Beir ut AP Assad announces Syria will keep Soviet military advisers, saying they are needed for defense and to honor agreements with Moscow. He cites ongoing arms supply talks and notes Syria’s army remains fully equipped except for the latest Soviet weaponry. He rejects Egyptian-style expulsion and says decisions must be made in Syria.
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Hafez Assad
Syria
al Anwar
Anwar Sadat
Egypt
Assad
Soviet Union
Moscow
Israel
Shortage of Specialized Scientists Warns Cameron College
Dr. Bob Vowell of Cameron College warns the United States may face a future shortage of specialized scientists similar to the Sputnik scare of 1958. He cites a 50 percent drop in hard science PhD enrollments, shifting student attitudes toward health careers, and notes the job market is improving with industry hiring again in about five years.
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United States
Bob Vowell
Cameron College
Vowell
Soviet Union
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge
Mass
National Science Foundation
Cameron
Oklahoma to Propose Private Club Liquor-By-The-Drink Law
The 1973 Oklahoma Legislature will see a bill to license private clubs and permit liquor by the drink in such clubs. Burke Mordy of the Oklahoma District Attorneys Association said the measure aims for strict enforcement and funds to hire officers. Details are pending but the plan includes real memberships and inspection rights.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Burke Mordy
The
Oklahoma District Attorneys Association
Mordy
Ardmore
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