Torrential Rains and Winds Strike Midwest States
The Associated Press reports widespread weather violence across the Plains and Midwest with 9 to 10 inch floods in Chase County Kansas, 100 mph gusts near Kansas City, mobile homes overturned, and hail to golf ball size. Tornadoes touched down in several states amid hot 95 degree conditions.
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Associated Press
Plains
Midwest
Chase County
Kan
Wichita
Kansas
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Platte and
Clay
Leavenworth
St. Joseph
Israeli and Egyptian jets clash over Suez Gulf action
Artillery rumbled near the Suez Canal as two Israeli soldiers were wounded. An air battle over the Gulf of Suez followed, with Israel claiming two Egyptian MIG21s were shot down, while Egypt denied the claim. It marked the second air clash in three days.
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Associated Press
Suez Canal
Gulf of Suez
Israel
Egypt
Deputy Webb Saves Youth Felled By Heat
Rex Adams, 17, collapsed from heat exhaustion while jogging near Logan Rt 664 amid extreme humidity. Deputy Danny Webb arrived at 8:52 p.m., rendered oxygen and mouth to mouth resuscitation for about 20 minutes before Adams was rushed to Hocking Valley Community Hospital.
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Rex Adams
Ira Adams
Logan Rt. 2
Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Danny Webb
Adams
Webb
Alaska Smoke Covers Interior As Fires Grow
Visibility dropped to under a half mile across thousands of square miles as smoke from more than 50 forest fires blanketed interior Alaska. About 1,400 BLM and military firefighters fought 15 fires in the Fairbanks district, including a 300,000 acre blaze northwest of the city. The city remained out of danger.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Bureau of Land Management
Fairbanks
Chile to nationalize Anaconda copper holdings
President Eduardo Frei announced that Anaconda Co. copper mining interests in Chile will be sold to the government in an agreed nationalization. The company said in New York it agreed to the deal to avoid expropriation through Chilean legislation.
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Santiago, Chile
Anaconda Co
Chile
Eduardo Frei
New York
Riot clash as students block Seoul street
About 1,000 rock throwing students faced 400 riot police in Seoul today in a bloody demonstration opposing moves to amend the constitution allowing President Chung Hee Park a third term.
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Seoul
Chung Hee Park
Hodges breaks leg escaping home fire in Chapel Hill
Luther H. Hodges 70 former North Carolina governor and U S secretary of commerce leaped from a second story window to escape a Thursday night blaze sweeping his Chapel Hill residence. Authorities report Hodges sustained a broken leg but survived the incident.
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Chapel Hill
N.C
Luther H. Hodges
North Carolina
U.S
Ohio House Republicans Kill County Income Tax Plan
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee approved the administration budget with an amendment shifting the State Controlling Board to the General Assembly. Taft's measure removes auditor and attorney general reps, keeps finance chairmen, adds four members, and limits executive control. The full Senate vote was anticipated.
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House
Columbus
Ohio
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Representatives
William W. Taft
State Finance Department
McDonald
Stopgap Tax Extension Bill Faces House
The House faces final action on a stopgap surtax bill to extend withholding through July 31 while avoiding a full vote on altering the 10 percent surtax. If approved, the government can continue collecting and must refund if the tax is not extended. universal coverage across parties highlights political maneuvering.
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House
Nixon
Congress
Democratic House
Senate
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
New Proposal Would Boost Other Taxes
Ohio House Republicans drop plans for a county income tax to fund education. A new bill raises cigarette taxes two cents per pack and increases the corporate franchise levy from four to five mills and the utility excise tax by 1 percent, totaling about 132 million over two years.
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House
Charles F. Kurfess
Bowling Green
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Kurfess
Public Amendment Seeks Mandatory Disclosure in Columbus
A Columbus Ohio proposal aims to require public disclosure on a specified matter. The amendment moves through legislative channels with support from local committees and civic groups seeking transparency.
Columbia Gas Replacing Lines on City Streets
Columbia Gas of Ohio is replacing gas line services on streets slated for blacktopping this summer. Dennis Murray says maintenance has occurred on Walnut and North Streets with crews now on E Main Street.
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Columbia Gas of Ohio, Inc
Dennis Murray
Walnut
North Sts
E. Main St
Viet Cong siege test at Ben Het camp in highlands
Viet Cong claimed forces encircled the Special Forces camp at Ben Het and pressed attacks as North Vietnamese regiments totaling about 3,000 men besieged the 700 allied troops including U S Green Berets and South Vietnamese irregulars. Casualties were light with nine Americans and three irregulars wounded.
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Saigon
Viet Cong
Ben Het
Highlands
U.S
National Liberation Front
United States
South Vietnam
Violence Spreads Across Cities From Kokomo Riots
Police sealed off 22 blocks in a Kokomo Indiana Negro district after snipers wounded 10 officers including Chief Raymond Kellar. Violence also hit Omaha Nebraska and Cairo Illinois with firebombs, curfews, and arrests as white and Negro groups clashed.
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Kokomo
Ind
Raymond Kellar
Omaha
Neb
Cairo
Ill
Kellar
Robert Konkle
Indiana State Police
Near North Side
Tally-Ho Inn License Suspended for 14 Days
The Ohio Liquor Control Commission suspended the Tally-Ho Inn at 47 W Main St for 14 days. The ban runs noon July 23 to noon August 6 after two violations involving minors, one on January 13 1969 and another on February 17 1969.
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Ohio Liquor Control Commission
Tally-Ho Inn
W. Main St
Nelsonville Cafe owner appeals liquor board suspend D5 permit
Eva Sanborn operating as Center Cafe at 3 W Columbus St Nelsonville files an appeal in Franklin County Common Pleas Court over a 14 day suspension of her D-5 liquor permit. An Ohio Department of Liquor Control transfer application seeks move of a D-2 permit from Cecil Eveland to Kenneth R Jones both of South Bloomingville Rt. 1. The D-2 permit covers on rack high powered beer and wine for on premises and carry out.
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Eva Sanborn
Center Cafe
Columbus St
Nelsonville
Franklin County Common Pleas Court
Liquor Control Commission
Ohio Department of Liquor Control
Cecil Eveland
South Bloomingville Rt. 1
Kenneth R. Jones
Auto Blast Kills Jackson Man
The death of 64 year old Charles T. Wilson of Jackson is under investigation after a car exploding blast demolished his vehicle near Stockdale Ohio 335 just north of the Scioto County line. Wilson operated a trucking firm and died Thursday in the blast.
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Waverly
Ohio
Jackson
Charles T. Wilson
Stockdale
Pike County
Scioto County
Finch quits fight for nomination of Dr Knowles
Secretary of Welfare Robert H. Finch relinquished his push to have Dr John H Knowles named as the top health officer. He cited sustained opposition from the American Medical Association and Senate Republican Leader Everett M Dirksen and said he will ask President Nixon to nominate another candidate instead.
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Finch
Knowles
Washington
Robert H. Finch
John H. Knowles
American Medical Association
Senate
Everett M. Dirk
John Knowles
Nixon
North Carolina Imposes Small Cigarette Tax
Raleigh AP report details North Carolina moving to a two cent per pack cigarette tax and a one cent per can soft drink levy. The measure, approved by the legislature, takes effect October 1 making the state the last without a cigarette tax to implement one.
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Raleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Band Boosters Plan Concert Social Tonight
Logan Band Boosters sponsor an ice cream social and band concert in Worthington Park this evening from 4 to 9 p.m. The 1968 69 Logan High senior band performs starting 6 30 p.m. Proceeds fund new overlays and plumes. Door prize a wool afghan. Mrs C J Johnson is social chair.
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Logan Band
Worthington Park
Logan High School
C. J. Johnson
Logan Rt. 3
Mixed Wall Street session ahead of weekend
In New York the stock market opened with a mixed tone in moderately active trading as investors remained cautious. Early gains led losses by a bit more than 200 issues amid anticipation of the weekend.
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New York
Armstrong allegedly used prerogative to be first on Moon
Space Center Austin AP report says Neil Armstrong used commander’s prerogative to become the first man on the Moon, a decision not firmly planned. George Low and Paul Haney offer competing views while confirming plans for Armstrong and Aldrin to land Apollo 11 on July 20 with Armstrong first.
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Armstrong
Moon
George M. Low
Ule
Low
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Aldrin
Air Force
Michael Collins
Haney
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