Flood fears rise as Pacific Northwest endures Arctic storm
The Seattle area braces for record rainfall and heavy snow with rivers near flood stage. An isolated mudslide on Vashon Island split a $48 000 house as residents escaped. Crews recover a truck driver victim. mudslides block US 101 and snowslides close Snoqualmie and Stevens passes.
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Seattle
Wash
UPI
Pacific Northwest
Olympia
Stampede Pass
Cascades
Vashon Island
Oregon
California
Snoqualmie Pass
Washington
Stevens Pass
Portland
Willamette Valley
Smith River
Gasquet
Calif
U.S. 99
Oregon Border
Record of Two 1970s National News Briefs
Federal investigators analyze cockpit and flight data recordings from Mohawk Airlines Flight 405 after it crashed into a house near Albany killing 17 and injuring 36. Pilot reported one engine out before the crash. Eight of the dead were GE executives or spouses. In Washington Nixon faces a moratorium on court ordered busing as he weighs policy options to address desegregation through education reform rather than a constitutional amendment.
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Albany
N.Y
UPI
Mohawk Airlines
National Transportation Safety Board
Flight 405
Joseph Rosen
Albany County
Robert McAdam
Washington
Nixon
Congress
White House
House
Augustua F. Hawkins
D-Calif
Unfair labor charges filed against VAFB
Marie Brogan president of Local 1001 NFFE filed unfair labor practice charges against Vandenberg Air Force Base management. Allegations include failure to recognize the union and follow the negotiated agreement, unwarranted discipline for union requests, and excluding union reps from talks. The Department of Labor will decide remedies and possible hearing.
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Marie Brogan
National Federation of Federal Employes
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Brogan
Department of Labor
Arson fires hit four cars and trash can in Lompoc
Fire officials probe arson after a trash can and four autos were damaged on Saturday. Cars at 308 W North Ave, 521 N L St Apt D, 526 N L St and 125 N K St were destroyed or damaged. No leads yet as investigators sift through paperwork amid foggy coastal weather.
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Lompoc
W. North Ave
Anson E. Chapman
Burbank
Carline Eye
North L St
Apt. D
Charles B. Tooley
Roger Alan Hansen
North K St
Olive Avenue
M Street
Hansen
South M St
Lompoc Junior High School
Three American soldiers killed stacking ammo in Vietnam
In Long Binh near Saigon, three U S soldiers were killed as ammunition they stacked exploded in an enclosed area. An investigation into sabotage or misstorage was ordered. The blast followed other wartime strikes and Vietnamese offensives across the region.
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Saigon
API
Long Binh
U.S
Vietnam
Cam Ranh Bay
Navy
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Doctor testifies on lobbyists health amid ITT settlement row
The personal physician of Mrs. Dita Beard testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee that Beard has suffered from distorted and irrational behavior for four years and may require two more weeks of hospitalization in Denver. He linked her coronary condition to cerebral blood flow issues and recalled her dressing-down by Attorney General John Mitchell over ITT lobbying.
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Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Elliot L. Richardson
Health, Education and Welfare
George P. Shultz
House
Senate
Cabinet
Victor Liszka
Beard
ITT
Senate Judiciary Committee
Denver
James O. Eastland
D-Miss
Liszka
Sheraton Hotels
Itts
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General Electric Co
Robert P. Griffin
R-Mich
VAFB
Laird
Defense
Melvin R. Laird
Dick Teeple
Ke Sanh
Quang Tri Province
A Loui
A Shau
Mekong Delta
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