Toll climbs to 123 as Agnes floodwaters recede
Receding floods on the Eastern Seaboard allow thousands to return home while Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania and Big Flats New York remain crisis points. Death toll reaches 123 with three newsmen among the victims in a helicopter crash. Drinking water and federal aid top relief efforts as cleanup continues.
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Associated Press
Eastern Seaboard
Wilkes- Barre
Big Flats
N.Y
Agnes
Nixon
Pennsylvania
Eugene Peters
Scranton
Ohio River
Cincinnati
Ohio
Drainpipe Stops Teetering Car Rescue in Santa Barbara
Two 18 year old Blaine Smith and 20 year old John Eberly escaped unharmed when their sports car slid down a mountain road in Santa Barbara California and teetered on a drainpipe 10 feet from a 1000 foot plunge. The car was secured with cables and recovered.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Blaine Smith
Santa Ana
John Eberly
Isla Vista
Barge Moorings of Small Boats Swept Away in Ohio
Police reported about a dozen pleasure boats sank after drifting from three barges that broke loose at Watch-Haven Marina on the Ohio River near Cincinnati. About 25 of an estimated 100 boats were recovered with no confirmed injuries. A gasoline tank on one barge prompted concern as the craft drifted toward Covington before breaking loose again.
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Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Ohio River
Watch-Haven Marina
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Covington
Floods Final Blow To Erie Lackawanna Reorganization
In Cleveland AP report John Fishwick of Norfolk and Western says New York floods finished Erie Lackawanna’s cash drain triggering bankruptcy filing. The 12th largest railroad with 270 million annual income and 719 million assets operates 3000 miles across NY NJ PA OH IN IL, carries freight and 70000 daily New Jersey commuters.
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Cleveland, Ohio
New York State
Erie Lackawanna Railway Co
John Fishwick
Fishwick
Norfolk & Western Railway
Erie Lackawanna
U. S. District Court
Erie
Penn Central Railroad
New Jersey
Salamanca
Elmira
N. Y
Dereco, Inc
N&w
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Democratic platform debates shape liberal planks in 18 hour session
The Platform Committee rejected Alabama Governor George Wallace backed proposals to outlaw busing in schools while McGovern’s team adjusts welfare reform plans. McGovern claims 1492.75 delegates, 16.75 shy of nomination with support from southern Democrats. U S war planes raid near Hanoi amid ongoing air offensive. Cease-fire in Northern Ireland shows uneasy start as IRA acts after deadline. Pound falls to 2.48 dollars as pound floats in London.
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George McGovern
Indochina
Platform Committee
Alabama
George C. Wallace
McGovern
Eough
South
Helg
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
IRA
Oklahoma City Pilot Lands Safe After Gas Runout
Oklahoma City pilot Elmer W. Patterson faced a fuel exhaustion crisis circling Wiley Post and Yukon Cimarron airports for hours. He slumped at the controls as Harold McKeller Tony Boswell and Bob Teeter guided the final glide to a safe landing at 9 14 p.m. Doctors later examined his condition.
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Oklahoma City
Cimarron
Yukon
Elmer W
Pat” Patterson
Wiley Post
Patterson
Harold McKeller
McKeller
Tony Boswell
Bob Teeter
Girl Hitchhiker Beaten by Driver
A warrant has been issued for Leon Craven of Montgomery City on common assault charges after he picked up Anne Mansel, 21, and a male companion on Interstate 70 in Wentzville. The driver allegedly assaulted Mansel in Danville after she refused his advances, then released her near Williamsburg where she found another ride to Kingdom City.
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Williamsburg
Kingdom City
Rapid City flood toll rises to 229 deaths
Rapid City searchers found two more victims of the June 9 flood, lifting the total death toll to 229. Thirty two people remain on the missing list.
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Rapid City
S.D
Hereford Bull Sells For Record $103,500
In Sulphur Oklahoma a 2100 pound registered Hereford bull sold for a record $103,500. Buyer was Dr. G J Hayes of Alvin Texas, who runs the Hayes Hereford Ranch. The Turner Hereford Ranch sold the animal for L B Land and Cattle Co, subsidiary of Lacy Management Co of North Kansas City Missouri. The price surpassed the prior record of $102,000 set by Lacy in 1968 at the American Royal sale in Kansas City.
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Okla
G. J. Hayes
Alvin
Tex
Hayes Hereford Ranch
Turner Hereford Ranch
L. B. Land and Cattle Co
Lacy Management Co
North Kansas City
Lacy
American Royal
Kansas City
Bullfighters Face Mandatory Retirement at 55 in Spain
Madrid AP report says Spain will require bullfighters to retire at age 55 under a Labor Ministry decree. Only one active veteran, Antonio Bienvenida, is close to retirement at 51.
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Madrid
Spain
Labor Ministry
Antonio Bienvenida
Highway Bond Vote Opposed by Missouri Highway Chief
Missouri Highway Commission Chairman Jack Stapleton Sr urged skepticism about a $730 million transportation bond issue at the Jefferson City Rotary Club. He warned highway funds could be diverted to rapid transit in St. Louis and Kansas City, questioned the $1.4 billion federal match claim, and noted the high interest cost over 33 years. He said signatures to place the measure on the ballot are short of the 93,000 goal with a July 6 deadline.
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Jefferson City
Missouri Highway Commission
Jack Stapleton Sr
Missouri
Stapleton
Highway Commission
St. Louis
Kansas City
Flood destroys Lottery Tickets in Pennsylvania
Harrisburg AP reports flood waters ruined the Pennsylvania lottery reserve of 45 million tickets and related supplies. Revenue Secretary Robert Kane says only a one week supply remains after the lottery office at Pears Olmsted airport was submerged in nine feet of water.
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Harrisburg
Robert Kane
Pears Olmsted Airport
Ceasefire Begins Amid Violence in Northern Ireland
British troops report attacks after a midnight ceasefire start while Belfast sees a gunman exchange and bomb incidents across six counties. IRA Provisionals claim the rampage was to signal strength as nine die in the four day offensive, including a sergeant and a policeman.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Provisional
IRA
TRA
Londonderry
Provisionals
Newry
Price Commission drops food price controls for now
Washington AP report says the Price Commission will not pursue further controls on food prices for the time being after Nixon's move to loosen meat import restrictions. Grayson promises a review in about a month to assess if broader measures are needed and notes the impact depends on unknown meat imports.
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Washington
The
Price Commission
Nixon
Commission
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
Grayson
Cost of Living Council
White House
Big Trek Rummage Sale Planned By Girl Scouts
The Girl Scouts sponsor a two day rummage sale at the Raymond Groves Home 715 S Jefferson St. from 8 a.m. to p.m. The event follows a prior sale by the Big Trek Scouts who gathered more than 20 girls for a two week combing experience at Ten Sleep Way. Proceeds support a National Center Weat trip and fund clothing and merchandise sale.
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Big Trek
Trek
National Center Weat
Raymond Groves
S. Jefferson St
Wallet found after race at Ruidoso Downs pays $100 reward
Walt Culberson, a Ruidoso Downs clocker, spotted cash fluttering after a horse kicked a small object. He recovered a wallet containing $1,000 and turned it in to security, earning a $100 reward from owner trainer Robert Lofton who had misplaced it during workouts.
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Ruidoso Downs
N.M
Walt Culberson
Ruidoso Downs Racetrack
Culberson
Robert Lofton
Lofton
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