Drought prompts disaster aid requests and higher food costs
Nevada seeks disaster designation for White Pine and Lincoln Counties as the drought worsens. Governors and state agencies urge relief while the Agriculture Department warns feed grain supplies will shrink and food prices may rise.
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United Press International
Nevada
Mike O'Callaghan
Agriculture
Earl Butz
White Pine
Lincoln
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Butz
Agriculture Department
World Poultry Congress
New Orleans
Fran Simpson
California Cattle Feeders Association
California
Nationwide Thunderstorms and Wind Drench Several States
A weather system brought midnight thundershowers with small hail and strong winds across Kansas and into Idaho, Texas Panhandle, Nebraska, South Dakota, Montana, and beyond. Reports include trees damaged by six inch limbs, golf ball sized hail, and lightning injuring two girls in Parma. Dense fog affected northern Ohio and the Atlantic coast region.
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United Press International
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Texas Panhandle
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Lewistown
Mont
Texas
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Florida
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Michigan
Ohio
Oberlin
Willington
Parma
Atlantic
New Jersey
South Carolina
Mississippi Valley
Dakotas
Rockies
Desert
Quake Sways Los Angeles Area Early Morning
An earthquake at 7 46 am PDT rattled tall buildings and splashed coffee in cups across parts of Los Angeles County but caused no damage. Felt in San Fernando Valley and Pasadena, but not in Santa Monica, with police switchboard jammed by calls.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Los Angeles County
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
Pasadena
San Fernando Valley
Santa Monica
Los Angeles Bureau
Police Department
Hospital and Villages Hit Near Bien Hoa Air Base
Communist gunners bombed a mental hospital and two villages near Bien Hoa Air Base northeast of Saigon. One patient and 14 civilians were killed, with nine injured. two rockets hit nearby villages wounding five. Since last Saturday 67 rockets struck Bien Hoa, damaging nine F5 jets.
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Saigon
UPI
Bien Hoa
Saigon Command
Bien Hoa Air Base
Striking LA Bus Drivers Hold Fast Amid Wage Standstill
Los Angeles area faces a prolonged bus and mechanic strike as talks stall. Drivers seek 46 percent wage hikes, mechanics 15 percent while Southern California Rapid Transit District offers 7.5 percent. Government mediation has little effect amid a region with low transit use.
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Los Angeles
UPS
Southern California
Tom McCarthy
San Francisco East Bay
RTD
Los Angeles County
Orange
Riverside
San Bernardino
Allies urge Greece to reconsider NATO pullout
NATO allies urged Greece to rethink its decision to withdraw forces from the alliance. During an emergency NATO Council meeting, Ambassador Anghelos Charafas read Greece’s three sentence announcement while most members expressed hope the move would be temporary. The council also urged reactivation of Cyprus cease fire and Geneva talks as Luns returned from vacation to oversee ongoing discussions.
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UPI
Greece
NATO
NATO Council
Abassador Anghelos Charafas
Charafas
Council
Turkey
Cyprus
Geneva
Maddox Forces Georgia Runoff After Plurality Victory
Lt. Gov. Lester Maddox led the Democratic primary with a strong plurality but fell short of 50 percent, triggering a runoff with George Busbee and Bert Lance. In the GOP, Macon Mayor Ronnie Thompson led a four-man field toward a likely runoff. Herman Talmadge won renomination to a fourth term.
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UPI
Lester Maddox
Georgia
Georgia House
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Bert Lance
Jimmy Carter
Maddox
Busbee
Lance
David Gambrell
D-Ga
Macon
Ronnie
Thompson
Harold Dye
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Watergate Committee
Carlton Myers
Talmadge
Jerry Johnston
Alma Storm Aims For Caribbean Islands Watch Placed
Tropical storm Alma moves toward Trinidad and Tobago threatening hurricane status. Watches cover Trinidad Tobago Grenada St Vincent Barbados as forecasters warn of 39 to 55 mph winds and 15 foot seas. Storm center near 10.1 N 56.5 W, first spotted southeast of Puerto Rico by a Navy plane.
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UPI
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Caribbean Sea
Trinidad
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San Juan
P.R
Robinson Crusoe
Tobago
Grenada
The
Grenadines
St. Vincent
Barbados
Puerto Rico
Ford signals wage price controls and talks with Meany
The Ford administration moves toward a nominal wage price control plan with a revived Cost of Living Council and a watchdog role to monitor corporate price hikes. Ford meets AFL-CIO President George Meany in a rare White House session as Congress weighs restoring the council. Housing and Urban Development lifts mortgage ceilings to 9 percent, while meat supplies face higher costs amid a critical livestock feed grain outlook.
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UPI
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White House
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Afl-Cio
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Jerald F. JerHorst
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CLC
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Wright Patman
Dtex
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Federal Housing Administration and Veterans Administration
Earl Butz
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