New Orleans Braces as Storms Boost Flood Threat
Thunderstorms dumped three inches of rain across the flood plagued Mississippi River Valley raising the risk of emergency action to shield New Orleans. Flash flood warnings cover the Southeast with tornado and severe storm cautions in Georgia Florida and Alabama. Officials noted rising river crests and the possibility of opening spillways to divert water into Lake Pontchartrain and the Atchafalaya Basin if levels demand it. The last spillway openings were in 1950 and forecasters say no plan is set unless forecasts reach higher levels.
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Funeral Dirge Marks Monroe Fire Volunteer Sharles Simmerman
Sharles Simmerman, a Monroe volunteer firefighter since 1947, was buried at Mound Cemetery after a funeral procession led by Monroe firemen. Red lights and a village siren accompanied the hearse from the South Main Street fire station, with police and nearby departments honoring him.
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Monroe
Simmerman
Mound Cemetery
South Main Street
Lemon Township
Fallen fireman Charles Simmerman laid to rest
Charles Simmerman a 64 year old World War II veteran and Monroe Fire Department volunteer who had been the department’s telephone operator for years died after a long illness. His casket rode on the fire truck from funeral home to Mound Cemetery with fellow firefighters in attendance.
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Monroe
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Grimes
Trustees urge Miami to study Oxford law school plan
Miami University trustees asked administration to explore establishing a three year School of Law on the Oxford campus and to consider expanding law courses for undergraduates. They urged a study of feasibility and potential interest, while noting existing gynecological services and other campus actions.
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University Health Service
Board of Regents
Professional soldiers key to POW survival says former prisoner
Maj. Donald L. Heiliger of Madison Wisconsin told Miami University ROTC cadets that faith professionalism and belief in God country and the American people helped POWs endure. He was shot down near Hanoi May 15 1967 and spent six years in camps around the city. He noted the POWs average age of 29 and described detachment as a coping mechanism under confinement and propaganda.
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Miami University
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Donald L. Heiliger
Madison
Wis
Vietnam
Miami Air Force
Maj. Heiliger
Hanoi
Boy Dies in Warren County Auto Crash
A boy was killed in a one car crash on Drake Road in Warren County about eight p m yesterday. State patrolmen of Post 83 reported no details or identity released pending next of kin notification. It marked Warren County s fifth traffic death of the year.
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Drake Road
Warren County
Post 83
Warren
Smallpox Alarm at London Airports Triggers Vaccination Drive
London health officials and travelers rushed to airports for vaccinations after a 29 year old woman's death from smallpox. The city was declared an infected area as authorities traced exposures in a round the clock effort.
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London
Delicatessen Sign Promises Affair-Courting Catering
A window sign at a local delicatessen reads Having an affair? We'll cater it. The cheeky message draws attention to the shop’s sense of humor and bold advertising. Local patrons react with mixed amusement and curiosity about the business.
Nixon sends troubleshooter to Southeast Asia
President Nixon dispatched a trusted troubleshooter to Southeast Asia to assess a flare up in fighting that prompted U S bombing in Cambodia.
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San Clemente
Calif
Nixon
Southeast Asia
U.S
Cambodia
Aircraft Shot Down in Cambodia Across Phnom Penh Front
An Air Force OV10 was shot down over central Cambodia with the sole pilot killed. The loss marks the first U.S. aircraft downed in Cambodia since the Vietnam cease-fire as Gen. Haig embarks on a regional mission to assess the situation while B52 bombings continue on Phnom Penh outskirts.
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Cambodia
U.S
Vietnam
U.S. Pacific Command
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Phnom Penh
California
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Kissinger
Thailand
Laos
South Vietnam
Haig
Ziegler
Helicopters Carrying ICSC Crew Missing Shot Down Near Saigon
Two American piloted helicopters carrying 11 Inter national Commission of Control and Supervision members disappeared Saturday near Saigon and one was reported shot down by ground fire. Aircraft carried mixed national teams including Indonesians Poles Canadians Hungarians and Viet Cong liaison officers.
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International Commission of Control and Supervision
Weather outlook for southwestern Ohio and tri state area
Cloudy and cold weather likely to continue into the start of the week with a chance of showers today. Highs in the 40s and lows near 30 tonight, then highs around 45 tomorrow as overcast skies persist.
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Tristate
A Glance Inside Drawings of Middletown Mall Plan
A feature outlines the downtown mall project with plans to tear down the old structures and erect new facilities. The piece notes staffer Thom Hall interviewing Paul Christiansen about community development on page 29.
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Middletown
Thom Hall
Paul Christiansen
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