Flooding Strikes Colorado Mountains and Plains
Widespread rainfall and flooding hit Colorado mountain communities near Denver with 5 foot flood waters in some areas. Tornadoes and funnel clouds swept across Colorado Kansas Oklahoma and Texas as six to seven inches of rain caused flash flood warnings. No injuries reported as cool air moved in from the northwest.
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Colo
Colorado Rockies
Den
Texas
Missouri
Ravanna
Iowa
Colorado
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Five men take civil service exam for city patrolmen
Five men sat the civil service exam at City Hall to establish an eligibility list for patrolmen. Police Chief Roy Kelch announced the top three: Michael R. Smith, Carl R. Arnett, and Gerald T. Larabee. One of them will be appointed soon to the vacant police position, with two others also tested: James E. Sigler and Bruce A. Dearing.
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City Hall
Roy Kelch
Michael R. Smith
E. Hunter St
Carl R. Arnett
Fourth St
Gerald T. Larabee
Mohican Ave
James E. Sigler
Lake Logan Trailers Park
Bruce A. Dearing
Union Furnace
SEC Probes C5A Case Grounded in Lockheed Procurement
The SEC has opened an inquiry into whether its regulations were followed in the government dealings with Lockheed Aircraft Corp over the C5A supertransport procurement. Sen. William Proxmire requested the probe amid allegations that cost overruns were withheld by the Air Force to shield Lockheed stockholders.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
William Proxmire
Dwis
Air Force
Lockheed
Proxmire
SEC
Homer Budge
Commission
Robert H. Charles
Council to Discuss West Logan Sewage
City Council will meet as a committee of the whole at 7 30 tonight to discuss West Logan sanitary sewage problems and a city proposal on sewage disposal for the subdivision to county commissioners.
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West Logan
1st U S Spaceman Fit For Flight Again
Alan B Shepard Jr. the first American in space is declared healthy and ready to fly after six years sidelined by labyrinthitis. He resumes flight status eight years after his 1961 suborbital mission and remains one of the original seven astronauts.
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Shepard
America
Astronaut Office
Ohio voters reject large school levy causing broad cuts
Lancaster Ohio defeats a 6.5 mill operating levy 5474 to 4985 triggering summer school cuts and program reductions. Officials warn salaries and planned programs will be pared as September opens. Other districts face similar protests and resubmission plans. Lorain faces half day sessions after a 12.5 million construction levy defeat.
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Richard L. Sheely
Lancaster High School
Huron
Ohio
Huron Local Education Association
Cleveland
Parma
Warren
Huron Association
Stuart L. Openlander
Parma Education Association
David Moberly
Lorain, Ohio
Lorain
Joseph FE
Calta
Senate Committee Eyes State Budget
The Ohio Senate Finance Committee will review the administration's 4.1 billion dollar budget bill after the House passage along party lines 70 to 27. It funds state operations July 1 1969 to June 30 1971 with increases in welfare mental hygiene and correction and a pay raise plan for staff earning under 8320 a year. Highway spending decreases and a 150 member rise in highway patrol is included. a 220 amendment was tabled by Democrats. Minority Leader McDonald decried the measure as inadequate for cities.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio House
Senate Finance Committee
Oliver Ocasek
Northfield
House
Highway Patrol
John C. McDonald
Newark
Mills outlines tax reform plan to simplify and cut rates
Rep Wilbur D Mills says his Ways and Means Committee develops an income tax revision to eliminate most deductions and lower rates for earners in the 10 000 to 20 000 bracket. The plan would cap itemized deductions and keep charitable gifts deductible while removing the standard deduction for those earning 10 000 or less.
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Washington
Wilbur D. Mills
Mills
D-Ark
House
Ways and Means Committee
Treasury Department
Wild Turkey Season Opens in Hocking County
Ohio's 4th annual wild turkey hunt opened with two birds taken in Hocking County Benton State Forest. The season runs to Saturday noon with 6 am to noon daily hunting hours. Bearded gobblers only, one per hunter. crossbows and baiting prohibited. 1000 permits issued.
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Hocking
Ohio
Hocking County
Benton
Hocking State Forest
Richard Severance
Columbus
Marvin Nungester
Severance
Alan Frey
Avon
Hocking State Forest Service Center
Ohio Division of Wildlife
Viet Cong proposes 10 point peace plan at Vietnam talks
Than Buu Kiem of the Viet Cong National Liberation Front outlines a coalition government and a referendum on armed forces to be decided by the Vietnamese people. North Vietnam’s Xuan Thuy quickly backs the plan while U S envoy Lodge blames Hanoi and the Viet Cong for any intensification, citing captured documents calling for greater victories.
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Viet Cong
Vietnam
Than Buu Kiem
National Liberation Front
United States
Kiem
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
NLF
Henry Cabot Lodge
Hanoi
Nixon
Lodge
Monetary Crisis Near In Europe As Mark Soars
The West German mark hit new highs in early European trading, pressuring Bonn to raise the official value. The deutschemark traded at 125.30 French francs per 100 marks in Paris, up from 125.295, with a ceiling of 125.290. The pound opened at 2.3825 dollars in London, near its November crisis low, as IMF rules set bounds on central bank interventions.
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London
Bonn
Paris
International Monetary Fund
Cease Fire To Mark Buddha's Birthday in Saigon
Saigon announces a 24 hour cease fire for Buddha’s birthday from 6 am May 30 to 6 am May 31, while Viet Cong terror attacks raise security fears. Five attacks killed five Vietnamese, wounded 49 plus six Americans in Saigon, including a dual post office bombing. Hue bombardment continue as 4,000 allied troops sweep Barrier Island near Da Nang with 55 Viet Cong killed and 57 captured. Weekly casualty tally reports 205 Americans killed, 168 government troops, 3,414 enemy.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
Ho Chi Minh
Hue
Barrier
da Nang
Forecast Fortas impeachment move hinges on Fortas fee explanation
Robert Taft foresees an impeachment move in the House against Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas if he does not clarify a $20,000 fee from the Louis Wolfson family foundation. Taft says action depends on next few days and Fortas should be given a chance to explain the fee.
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Washington
Robert Taft
Ohio
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Fortas
Louis E. Wollfson
RFK California Campaign Debts Settled at 33 Cents
A spokesman said RFK’s late presidential campaign debts in California are being settled for 33 cents on the dollar. The approval follows ongoing estate and legal proceedings tied to the 1968 campaign financing.
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Los Angeles
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Israel boosts border troops as Lebanon crisis grows
Premier Golda Meir vows strengthened Israeli villages on the Lebanon border amid escalating clashes. About 2,000 Arab guerrillas besieged a border village, with Al Sika Thunderbolt blamed by Beirut and Al Fatah accusing Lebanese troops of shootings.
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Golda Meir
Lebanon
Israel
Tel Aviv
Hlasbaya
Beirut
al Saika
Thunderbolt
Syria
Baath
al Sika
al Fatah
Rashid Karan
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