Storms Ravage Missouri Area and Midwest Injure, Sink Boats
A severe storm system lashed Missouri and the Midwest with high winds and thunderstorms. In Springfield a city health department worker was killed by lightning as storms swept through, with injuries reported across the region and power outages widespread from Moberly to Lake of the Ozarks where boats were sunk or damaged.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Springfield
Bill Lamber“son
City “Health Department
Bivangel College
Marilyn Osburn
Scott
Moberly
Columbia
Randolph County
Missouri Division of “Awater Safety
Lake of the Ozarks
Javois Mills
Spatlin
Theational Weather Service
K Alester
Okla
Toolumbia
Texas
Minnesota
Kirksville
Weather Service
Thur- YY
Cape Girardeau
Joplin
West Plains
Grand Mere Lake
Michigan
Utah
Wyoming
National Weather Service
Arkansas
Iowa
Ilinois
Midwest
Chicago
Calumet Park
Lake Shannon
P.h
Dwight
Marshall
Tex
DeQueen
Ark
Plains
Rock Springs
Wyo
Deseret
Fund Set Up For 2-Year-Old Heart Surgery
Neighbors in Centralia start the Clifford Robb Heart Fund to cover open heart surgery costs for 2-year-old Clifford Robb. He will enter University Medical Center at Columbia on June 1. Donations and a benefit dance at Fowler Creek Inn will support the fund, with proceeds going to Clifford’s heart fund.
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Centralia
Sidney Robb
Clifford
University Medical Center
Columbia
Lester Brooks
Rte. 2
Roy E. (Shorty) Hulen
First National Bank of Centralia
Clifford Robb
Fowler Creek Inn
Ashland
Route Y
Leslie Batye
Five women rally for Equal Rights Amendment in Missouri
Five NOW members demonstrated on the Missouri Capitol steps in Jefferson City in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Two held a banner, three wore chains, and one read a names list of Missourians backing the amendment. State coordinator Chris Guerrero noted the visit aimed to symbolize support as the Senate opposition looms after House approval.
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Jefferson City
National Organization For Women
Chris Guerrero
Missouri House
Senate
Giscard d Estaing Hosts Dinner For Alsace Village
President Valery Giscard d Estaing invited all 49 residents of Ringeldorf Alsace to a dinner marking his first year in office and thanking them for their unanimous May election support.
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Ringeldorf
France
Valery Giscard d
Ford adopts Bicentennial role as nonpolitical campaign plan
President Ford is rallying voters by presenting himself as a nonpartisan “Bicentennial President.” He repeated the theme in Philadelphia and Charlotte, drawing large crowds and strong applause over his Mayaguez handling. He highlights national rededication and praises the South, positioning for a potential GOP edge if Reagan challenges in 1976.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Washington
Ford
Philadelphia
Charlotte
N.C
Mayaguez
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Gerald R. Ford
South
California
Ronald Reagan
Continental Congress
Lexington and Concord
Massachusetts
Boston
Old North Church
Paul Revere
United States
House Votes Public Works Construction
The House approved a emergency employment bill to authorize 5 billion dollars for public works and sent it to the Senate by a 313 to 86 vote. The measure would grant federal funds to states and localities for construction and repairs with no state matching funds, cited by sponsors as aiding 18% of construction workers jobless nationwide. Administration critics say it would spur spending during an economic upturn.
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Washington
Senate
House
Mayaguez Casualty List Grows To Fifteen Dead
Washington AP The Pentagon says fifteen U.S. service members died in the Mayaguez rescue and three remain missing believed dead after a battle off Cambodia. The dead include eleven Marines, two Navy hospital corpsmen and two Air Force members. about 50 others were wounded.
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Washington
Mayaguez
Pentagon
Navy
Air Force
Cambodia
Joseph Laitin
Laitin
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