15 Inch Rains Flood West Iowa
Federal disaster officials from Denver were to assess flood damage after up to 16 inches of rain in western Iowa. Gov. Robert Ray noted farmland and road damage. evacuations in Earling Anita Harlan areas. missing 2-year-old Rex Thompson in Fontanelle. Nishnabotna River rising and bridges washed out. cattle freed from a safe barn. landslide on Iowa 44. high water on many highways and funnel cloud reports.
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Associated Press
Denver
Iowa
Robert Ray
Iowa Civil Defense
Fontanelle
Jerry ‘Thompason
Cass County Hospital
Atlantic
Brayton
Rex
North Atlantic
Nishnothna
Shelby County
Earling
Anita
Harlan
Clayton County Sheriffs Office
Millville
Luxemburg
Guttenburg
Little Turkey
National Weather Service
Adair
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa 44
Jacksonville
Audubon
Council Bluffs
Five on the Run in Virgin Islands Golf Course Slayings
Five men charged with murdering eight people during a Fountain Valley Golf Course robbery remain at large on St. Croix. Two additional suspects are jailed on St. Thomas with bonds set over $1 million. A U.S. judge issued bench warrants for the fugitives as authorities sustain a heavy operation to trap them.
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Sanchez
Pepe
Pablo
Tonkin
Evans
Meral Smith
Beaumont Gereau
St. Thomas
Smith
Estate Grove Place
St. Croix
Gereau
John Marsh
U.S
FBI
Virgin Islands
Christiansted
McGovern and Eagleton Set for Truman Award Rally
In St Louis on October 7 presidential nominee George S. McGovern and Missouri Senator Thomas F. Eagleton will share the podium at a Democratic Truman award rally. McGovern will address a fund raising dinner while Eagleton receives an award for outstanding party service. Bill Bradley of the New York Knicks will be master of ceremonies.
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ST. Louis
Georges. McGovern
Missouri
McGovern
Eagleton
Bill Bradley
New York Knicks
Crystal City
Juvenile Office Reports 69 Referrals In August
Rodney T Nebel juvenile officer for the 12th circuit reports 69 referrals in August across Audrain Montgomery and Warren counties. Among them 55 boys and 14 girls, with age breakdowns from under 10 to 17 and categories including arson forgery robbery assault breaking and entering theft vandalism running away ungovernable behavior minor drinking possession traffic reckless driving license violations abuse neglect and special proceedings. Audrain had 38 referrals Montgomery 20 Warren 11.
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Rodney T. Nebel
12Th Judicial Circuit
Audrain
Montgomery
Warren
Audrain County
Montgomery County
Warren County
These Words Weary Doctors Secretaries
New York AP column recalls the funny quips and frustrations of doctors' secretaries. A stream of patient anecdotes highlights cash discounts demands, requests for restroom keys, timing woes, and offhand remarks about marriages and pace of office life. The piece mixes humor with a portrait of clinic fatigue and patient behavior.
Missile destroyer Lawrence tests tracking devices off Vietnam
NORFOLK Va AP The guided missile destroyer Lawrence is on station off Vietnam to test specialized tracking devices and weaponry to defeat low level aircraft and missile attack Atlantic Fleet Headquarters announced The Navy said the equipment includes special tracking devices and weaponry to defeat low level aircraft and missile attack.
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Norfolk, Va
Lawrence
Vietnam
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Navy
Colder Years Ahead Says Climate Expert
Norwich England AP Brit ish climate expert Prof Hubert Lamb of the University of East Anglia warns the Northern Hemisphere will grow colder this century with a new Ice Age not arriving for about 10,000 years. He cites cyclical solar variation orbital changes and axial tilt as drivers, noting temperatures have fallen 20 years and predicting two centuries of decline before a brief later warming period.
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Norwich
England
Hubert Lamb
University of East Anglia
Lamb
British Isles
America
New York City
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Kansas City
Six Area Boys Attend Missouri Military Academy
Six area boys join Missouri Military Academy cadets for the 84th year. John Reddick of Mexico will command the cadet battalion this year. Other cadets include Kevin Gregory Middletown, Kevin Hamlett Ladonia, Eric Mortenson Mexico, Robert Wyatt Montgomery City, and Benjamin Davis III, son of Freda Davis, Mexico.
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Missouri Military Academy
John Reddick
Mexico
Benjamin Davis III
Freda Davis
RFD
Kevin Gregory
Wendell C. Gregory
Middletown
Kevin Hamlett
Ray Hamlett
Laddonia
Eric Mortenson
Mas
Kenneth Mortenson
Pollock Road
Robert Wyatt
R.L. Wyatt Sr
N. Walker
Montgomery City
Elderly Mother Couldn’t Save Son in 12-Story Fall
In Memphis Tennessee police reported Jack Leroy Glass 41 died after apparently stumbling from a 12 story balcony at a downtown apartment building while visiting his mother Katie Glass who lived on the 12th floor. She heard him calling for help and rushed to assist but could not pull him back.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jack Leroy Glass
Glass
Katie Glass
Three Americans Allegedly Serving With Viet Cong
Three Americans described by U.S. military intelligence as Pork Chop Salt and Pepper have reportedly served with Viet Cong for at least two years. Seen by villagers and Americans, they are believed deserters or possibly POWs who defected. Salt and Pepper operate in Quang Ngai and Salt is white Pepper is black Pork Chop, blond with burn scars, works in Binh Dinh. The men reportedly hijack vehicles and have stolen APCs, spending leaves in Da Nang. Villagers report Viet Cong showcase them to prove their cause.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
U.S
Quang Ngai
Pork Chop
Binh Dinh
Americans seek three missing men in Da Nang
A U.S. military intelligence team in Da Nang is pursuing three men amid uncertainties about their status. Officials considered offering a reward but feared endangering other Americans. Reports of Westerners with communist units recur in Vietnam coverage, including a 1969 Marine patrol incident near Da Nang.
Legless climber scales 13026 foot Eiger peak
Norman Croucher, a 31 year old legless British climber, has scaled the 13026 foot Eiger in Switzerland. The climb on the western face occurred Thursday, aided by two guides, despite the peak’s reputation as one of the world’s most dangerous. Croucher lost his legs in a railway accident at 19 and used artificial limbs for the ascent.
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London
Norman Croucher
Eiger
Switzerland
Croucher
Rockefeller To Speak For Bond In St Louis Dinner
New York Governor Nelson A Rockefeller will address a Republican fundraising dinner for gubernatorial hopeful Kit Bond at Stouffer's Riverfront Inn. The $100-a-couple event includes State Rep William Phelps of Kansas City as the program introducer. Rockefeller arrives about 5 pm and departs after the dinner.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Stouffer's Riverfront Inn
Christopher ‘Kit
Bond
Rockefeller
William Phelps
Kansas City
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