Corps Prepares For Spring Floods
ST LOUIS AP Corps of Engineers prepares for annual spring Mississippi Missouri river flooding but shows no sign 1974 will reach 1973 levels. Spokesman Dornhoefer notes best and worst case, with 179 levees repaired and 137 under contract. Weather service computer aids outlook but predictions remain uncertain. Sandbag stockpiles include 1.5 million for 1974. Also, Mr and Mrs Dennis F Smith announce birth of daughter at Audrain Medical Center.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineer
Mel Dornhoefer
Missouri
Illinois
Mississippi
Dornhoefer
National Weather Service
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Kansas City
al Bertram
St. Louis River District
Bertram
Betram
Dennis F. Smith
Santa Fe
Audrain Medical Center
Smith
Kaiser Refractories
Libyan Tunisian merger proposal raises Arab unity doubts
After five failed unifications in 16 years, Libyan leader Khadafy and Tunisian President Bourguiba announce a plan to form the Arab Islamic Republic with a single executive and army. Skep tics grow as Bourguiba favors Western ties while Khadafy pursues Islamic nationalism. Tunisia, smaller in population and resources, seeks benefit from Libya's oil though past unions collapsed or stalled.
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Habib Bourguiba
Egypt
Bourguiba
Algeria
APS
Khadafy
Israel
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Syria
Jordan
Iraq
Sudan
Anwar Sadat
Beating for pants wetting kills boy in West Virginia
In Huntington, West Virginia 3 year old Jonathan Workman died after an alleged beating for wetting his pants. Jackie McAboy 23 was jailed on a felonious assault charge later upgraded to murder. Dallas Workman testified the boy was struck and kicked, head first into a commode. Jonathan suffered massive brain damage and remained in a coma until Sunday night demise. His father Ray Workman 27 faced a prison term for armed robbery in a separate case.
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W.va
Jonathan Workman
St. Mary's Hospital
Jonathan
Della Workman
Fort Gay
Wayne County
Jackie McAboy
McAboy
Dallas
Virgil Mills
Keith Ray
McAhoy
Ray Workman
MecAboy
Workman
More Oil From Illinois Forecast
CHICAGO AP. Illinois oil may rebound as new production methods promise higher recovery. Charles Pardee of Mount Vernon says higher prices could spur use of methods that push oil toward wells using chemical magnet-like action.
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Ilinois
Petroleu Authority
Charles Pardee
Mount Vernon
Illinois Oi and Gas Association
Minois
Illinois Geological Survey
Illinois
Pardee
Navy Reforms Now Due For Slowdown
Washington AP reports Secretary of the Navy John W. Warner signals a slowdown in reform after nearly four years of changes. He stresses Navy traditions while Zumwalt nears July retirement and possible successor selection among senior admirals.
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Washington
Secretary of the Navy
John W. Warner
Warner
Pentagon
Navy
Elmo Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Zumwalt
Associated Press
Navy leadership transition rumors target steady helm
Younger officers applaud Zumwalt moves as talks center on the next CNO. Associates of Warner warn against reading his Selection Board letter as a return to old ways, while a cautious pace is favored. Potential successors include Adm. James L. Holloway, Adm. Maurice F. Weisner, and Adm. Ralph W. Cousins, all senior Navy leaders with key commands.
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Warner
Selection Board
Navy
CNO
James L. Nolloway
Naval Operations
Maurice F. Weisner
Weisner
Admiral Selection Board
Ralph W. Cousins
Atlantic
Nuke Power Plants Safe, AEC Reports
AEC officials say MIT preliminary study finds no major nuclear power plant accident likely. Dr. Harbert Kouts cites odds of a catastrophic event as once in 1 billion to 10 billion years per reactor, with 1,000 reactors by 2000 yielding 1,000 to 10,000 years between accidents.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
Harbert Kouts
AEC
Kouts
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
AFC
Dixy Lee Ray
Ray
MIT
Nuclear accident risk study described by Kouts and Rasmussen
The Mexico Ledger describes a study on nuclear reactor accidents led by Dr Norman C. Rasmussen of MIT and quoted Dr Kouts comparing potential consequences to a jumbo jet crash. Rasmussen notes figures are preliminary pending review by scientists and AEC critics after nearly two years of work and 2 million bhd of research.
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Dr. Ray
Norman C. Rasmussen
M.I.T
Rasmussen
AEC
Can Sue Ford For Engine Fault High Court Rules
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that Ford Motor Co. can be held liable for engine defect damages to third parties. Ralph B. and Patricia Giberson sued after a Springfield police car engine exploded in traffic May 6, 1969, causing a multi car crash and vision obscuration. The court insisted manufacturers owe duties to bystanders beyond immediate buyers.
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Missouri Supreme Court
Greene County
Springfield
Ralph B
Patricia Giberson
Ford Motor Co
Giberson
Gibersons
High Court
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