Spring storm paralyzes midwest with record snows
A massive spring storm overwhelmed the Midwest with record snows and flooding, killing at least 18 people as shoveling, traffic crashes, and heart attacks struck. Des Moines called for closures, while nationwide warnings warned of a new system threatening the East Coast.
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Reagan tax bill stalled as rival plan advances
In Sacramento the governor’s plan to return an $852 million surplus and delay the sales tax rise faces a Democratic rival advancing in the legislature. The two measures differ on timing of the tax delay and on an income tax cut, with the GOP urging a Jan. 1 delay and a 20 percent cut, while the Democratic bill would push the tax pause to July 1, 1974 and fund parks and Capitol work.
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Kitty Hawk courts martial ends after ship riot
Seventeen sailors on the USS Kitty Hawk were punished after a race riot aboard the carrier en route to Vietnam. Nine black and one white defendants were freed while multiple crewmen were injured. black groups alleged racial discrimination in charges, promotions, and assignments.
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Capitol May Need Vacating Over Hazardous Capitol
Sacramento lawmakers warn the century old golden domed Capitol is hazardous in fire or earthquake and must be vacated by year end. Assemblyman John Burton says relocation of Senate and Assembly floor sessions could begin by year end with media offices moved by July, pending further committee action after Easter recess.
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Winds, floodwaters threaten Kaskaskia Island amid evacuations
Fifty mile per hour winds drove floodwaters against Kaskaskia Island Illinois forcing evacuation of residents except a nine man levee patrol with boats. Levees reinforced by sandbagging may hold as Dive Branch and other areas evacuate. Mississippi crest eyed at 50.4 feet near Vicksburg while Yazoo and Sunflower floods cause damage. National Guard evacuation force reduced from 190 to 80 as residents flee.
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NIH Considers Use of Living Aborted Fetuses in Research
The NIH weighs approving experiments using living but aborted fetuses for medical study. Two advisory groups urged such research, and a 1972 NIH council report cited the fetus as essential to advances in women and children's health, calling for ethical guidelines.
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