Mississippi River flood devastates Kaskaskia Island residents
The Mississippi overflow destroyed most homes on Kaskaskia Island Illinois now partly in Missouri and accessible by two daily Army truck runs. About 270 residents evacuated April 27 as the levee broke. six families have returned to salvage belongings while others consider returning. Louis and Vera Bauman doubt they will return.
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Mississippi River
St. Louis
St. Marys
Kaskaskia
Illinois
Missouri
Joe Hall
Randolph County
Louis
Vera Bauman
Paris Talks Await War Actions
The column discusses regional naming for the Plains bald prairies and the debate over terms like bawlies or Baldies. Wes Izzard cites Charles Ferguson of New York who used bawlies, noting Ferguson’s Amarillo and Lubbock connections. The piece notes local familiarity and suggests caution in term usage.
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Tanner Laine
Avalanche-Journal
Bawlies
Baldies
Plains of West Texas
Bald Prairies
Wes Izzard
Amarillo
Charles W. Ferguson
New York
Reader's Digest
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Izzard
Fergu
Lubbock
C.n.n.ferguson
Lubbock Church
Texas Senator denounces sharing proposals at El Paso event
Sen. Lloyd Bentsen Jr. urged that revenue sharing misleads Texas cities by reducing local funding. He contrasted his stance with state officials at the Texas Municipal League gathering while noting EPA sewer funds for Texas remain below last year’s level.
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EL Paso
Lloyd Bentsen Jr
D-Tex
Texas
Bentsen
Institute For Mayors and Councilmen
The
Texas Municipal League
Environmental Protection Agency
Gravediggers Strike Delays Funeral Burials Across NYC Area
Striking members of Local 365 refuse to bury at multiple metropolitan cemeteries with Sunday burials, threatening delays to about 300 funerals daily as 47 area cemeteries face Monday openings. The union lists 1,700 members and an average weekly wage of 168 dollars.
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WEW York
Cemetery Workers and Green
Weather forecast for Lubbock region with warm temps
Partly cloudy to clear through Tuesday with highs in the lower 90s and a low around 60s. Winds 15 to 25 mph, 20 percent chance of rain. Sunrise 6 36 AM, sunset 8 57 PM, humidity high 78 percent and minimum 31 percent.
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Houston
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Dock labor peace contract reached on West Coast
The ILWU and PMA reach a contract covering about 50 000 workers with ratification under way. The accord, signed Saturday and effective immediately, aims to prevent work stoppages and ensure uninterrupted shipper service amid pressure from potential new federal controls. The deal expires June 30 1975, details to be released after ratification.
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Mses
U.S
ILWU
Mwoi
Tel
Hawaii
West
Pacific Maritime Association
International Longshoremen's ‘and
Ilwu-Pma
Solons Endorse Treaty Proposal
More than 50 members of Congress endorsed a study calling for a comprehensive treaty banning underground nuclear tests by the United States and the Soviet Union. The group MCPL released the study’s summary and the endorsements by 19 senators and 34 representatives.
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Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Members of Congress For Peace Through Law
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Lubbock Youth Drowns During Church Outing
A 14 year old from Lubbock drowned in White River near Crosbyton during a church outing. Darrell Henderson attempted to swim to a small island about 100 yards from shore and was found after 7 p.m. by authorities including game wardens and local deputies. Services were pending with Rix Funeral Directors.
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Here
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Maurice
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Dickens County
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Croshy County
Lubbockview Christian Church
Rix Funeral
Kissinger Faces House Pressure On Indochina Cutoff
Washington AP Henry Kissinger likely to face Congressional pressure as Senate moves to cut off funds for Indochina war actions. House Appropriations Chairman Mahon says chance high for a vote on partial or full Cambodia Laos cutoff amid talks of a cease-fire. Other fiscal and policy actions fill the week in Congress.
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Henry A. Kissinger
Paris
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Laos
Indochina
Mahon
House
George H. Mahon
Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duce Tho
Church Case
Vietnam
Frank Church
D-Idaho
Dean says White House pressured judge to delay Watergate suit
John Dean testified to Senate investigators that the White House pressurized a federal judge in the Watergate civil case to delay action until after the election. He claimed administration officials lied about the matter and cited memoranda. Senator Weicker criticized Nixon for incomplete disclosures and leadership gaps. See Page 10.
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New York
John Dean
Senate
White House
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Dean
Newsweek
Nixon
Hewayeek
Lowell Weicker Jr
R-Conn
Weicker
Daily Prayer Card Message
A brief blessing asks for gratitude and worthy living. A reader signs off with an Amen and thanks to God for blessings.
Futile Shot Echoes in Mississippi Politics
In Mississippi politics the death of Medgar Evers spurred a memorial event at the Coliseum here and helped propel Charles Evers into prominence. The piece notes his shift from rackets to politics, his influence on civil rights, and his ascent alongside Governor William Waller's rise.
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Medgar
Charles
Evers
Chicago
Waller
Medgar Evers
Coliseum
William Waller
Iame Evers
Jon Weis Heads to Fishing Spot Near DuBois
Young Jon Weis walks along a sunlit road toward his favorite fishing spot near his DuBois Pennsylvania home. The scene captures a summer calm as school buses idle in the neighborhood, on an AP Wirephoto.
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Jon Weis
DuBois
Weaker Sex Outlives Men in Census Findings
A Census Bureau profile on the aged shows women over 65 outnumber men by more than three million in 1970, with 11.6 million women and 8.4 million men. The report projects the gap to widen to 675 elderly men per 1,000 women by 1990 and notes the ratio has declined since 1930.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Rich Dichotomy Howard Hughes Hides While J Paul Getty Ponders Image
In Mayfair and Surrey, Howard Hughes, the reclusive American magnate, hovers between hotels as his British visa nears expiry while J Paul Getty, aged 80, contemplates retirement to California and a quieter life. Getty defends his public persona amid questions about his purchase of Titian’s Death of Actaeon for the National Portrait Gallery and how locals view Yankee tycoons.
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J. Paul Getty
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Titian
Actaeon
National Portrait Gallery
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Getty
Chelsea
Knightsbridge
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