Flood Disaster Death Toll Reaches Two Hundred Eight in South Dakota
Rapid City faces a 208 death toll in the Black Hills flood disaster as officials fear more bodies will be found in streams. About 500 are missing and 3,000 homeless with damage over 100 million dollars. National Guardsmen and volunteers search day and night. curfew is in effect and water remains unavailable citywide.
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Ellsworth Air Force Base
Hirohito First Official U.S. Visit Sought by Nixon Administration
President Nixon invited Emperor Hirohito to visit the United States Kissinger announced after a weekend trip abroad Kissinger said the invitation was delivered to Prime Minister Sato Japan has not hosted an official emperor visit before The talks in Washington included admissions that past moves toward China and the 10 percent import surcharge caused friction with Tokyo
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Rail Lines Blasted as U S Jets Strike Hanoi Area
U S aircraft hit a 10 mile northeast rail corridor to China and about 60 freight cars burned near Hanoi. Two MIG jets were shot down by Navy Phantoms, one A6 fighter lost with two crew missing. U S claims 37 MIGs downed this year and 148 since June 1965.
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Nixon presides at triple Cabinet swearing in
President Nixon presided at a ceremony swearing in three Cabinet members: Attorney General Richard G. Kleindienst the 68th to hold the post, George P. Shultz as the 62nd Secretary of the Treasury, and Casper W. Weinberger as the second Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
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Nixon
Richard G. Kleindienst
Senate
Kleindienst
United States
George P. Shultz
Supreme Court Upholds Private Club Ban on Black Guests
The Supreme Court rules 6 to 3 that private clubs may exclude Black guests even if the club holds a state liquor license. Justice Rehnquist writes that Leroy Irvis had no standing as he was only a guest and not a member. The decision centers on guest exclusion, not membership.
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Supreme Court
William H. Rehnquist
Moose Lodge
Harrisburg
Leroy Irvis
Pennsylvania
Rehnquist
Irvis
Lodge
Moose
Gideon
U S Signals Possible End to Paris Peace Talks Boycott
Ambassador Porter returned to Paris from Washington and said the Nixon administration is strongly interested in a negotiated settlement of the Vietnam war. He indicated the United States may end its five week boycott and would be flexible in discussions with Hanoi.
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William J. Porter
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State Department
Panel Told Air Strikes Possibly Unauthorized
Former U S commander in Vietnam Lt Gen John Lavelle testified before Congress that he ordered air strikes into North Vietnam to protect pilots and curb the buildup near the DMZ. He said he halted the missions March 10 after learning three strike reports were falsified and that continuing would require filing false reports.
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John D. Ryan
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North Vietnam
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Thunderstorms Forecast for Lawton Area Tonight and Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of thunderstorms and rain showers is forecast for the Lawton area tonight and Tuesday with warm temperatures. Daytime highs in the mid 90s and overnight lows in the mid 70s. High Sunday reached 89 with a low of 70.
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Lawton
Supreme Court expands right to counsel for all possible jail terms
The Supreme Court by 7 to 2 decision extends the right to a lawyer to all defendants facing any possible jail term. Justice Douglas writes that a defendant cannot be sent to prison for any offense without representation, erasing distinctions between felonies and misdemeanors for this right.
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William O. Douglas
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