Lake Erie Windstorm Floods 50 Homes Across Ohio Shore
Strong Lake Erie winds flooded 150 homes and forced evacuations along a 25 mile Ohio lakeshore. No injuries reported as water up to two feet covered Cedar Point Road and debris clogged streets. Vermilion workers sandbagged homes against eight to nine foot waves.
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Sandusky
Ohio
Lake Erie
Erie County
Red Cross
Bayview
Cedar Point
Venice
Whites Landing
Crystal Oc
Vermilion
Lorain County
Tornado Strikes Maitland Florida and Orlando Lake Ivanhoe Tragedy
A tornado plowed through Maitland as storms raked central Florida. In Orlando, 23 year old David M. Dolan drowned after a boat capsized on Lake Ivanhoe. five others swam to shore and one survivor was rescued clinging to the capsized craft. The cyclone caused collapsed homes, damaged buildings, power outages, and blocked streets by fallen trees.
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Maitland
Fila
Orlando
Florida
David M. Dolan
Lake Ivanhoe
Naval Forces Headed for Korean Area
United States naval forces including the battleship New Jersey and possibly aircraft carriers move to new positions off North Korea to protect reconnaissance flights. The redeployment follows the EC121 loss and Nixon orders resumption of reconnaissance missions.
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Washington
U.S
New Jersey
North Korea
Pentagon
Nixon
Sea of Japan
Long Beach
Calif
Vietnam
Western Pacific
Defense Department
Kitty Hawk
Hong Kong
Tucker
Sasebo
Japan
Johnson
Pueblo
White House
United States
VA Purge Seen As Nixon Aim To Dismiss Top VA Leaders
House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman says William J. Driver resignation signals Nixon administration plan to purge VA of top career personnel. Driver leaves May 31. deputy Stratton reassigned. aides Howard and Fleming fired. others expected to depart.
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Washington
House Veterans Affairs Committee
William J. Driver
Veterans Administration
Driver
White House
Teague
A. W. Stratton
Hampton
Gene Howard
Mack G. Fleming
U S Armor Loss Heavy In 2 Battles
In Tay Ninh and near the DMZ, the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment lost four tanks and seven men killed with 28 wounded after ambushes and sapper attacks. In the other action, 13 Americans died and 24 wounded as rocket grenades knocked out armored transports before a two hour battle.
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Saigon
11Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
Demilitarized Zone
Armored Cavalry
Charlie
Col
Jimie Leach
Hampton
N.C
11Th
Tay Ninh
Sheridan
John Bronson
Rochelle
25Th Division
Vietnam
Associated Press
Robert Ohman
Cam Lo
9Th Regiment Marines
5Th Mechanized Infantry Division
Apathy Problem Downstream Flood Damage Estimated 31 Million
Officials estimated flood waters caused 31 million dollars in damage across Minnesota South Dakota and North Dakota. In Minnesota 700 families were still homeless and in South Dakota 5000 families evacuated with 1000 still homeless. North Dakota damage was estimated at 7 million.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Minnesota
South Dakota
North Dakota
Students demand rename of Atlanta University Center to honor Dr. King
About 25 trustees and officials were locked in an Atlanta administration building as students pressed to rename the six college complex for Martin Luther King Jr. Morehouse President Hugh M. Gloster threatened to resign under duress. Benjamin Mays, president emeritus, remained imprisoned on site.
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Atlanta, Ga
Atlanta University Center
Martin Luther King Jr
Kino
Benjamin Mays
Morehouse
Mays
King
Memphis
Tenn
Martin Luther King Sr
Clayton Yates
Gun Duel Flares Up On Suez
Israelis and Arabs clash along the Suez Canal with artillery tanks and light arms fire at El Qantara Ismailia and Port Said. The Egyptian communique says their forces silenced the enemy positions with heavy losses. No casualties reported at Ein Yahav on the Jordanian border.
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Suez
Tel Aviv
Suez Canal
el Qantara
Ismailia
Port Taufiq
Cairo
U.N
Ein Yahav
Dead Sea
Elath
Middletown Sees Unseasonably Cold Snap After Storm
A brief spring impression as temperatures drop below typical levels. Forecasters predict a low near 35 tonight under clear skies, with tomorrow's sun and highs not rising above 60. By Monday warmer air returns with more clouds.
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Middletown
Nixon frames Pueblo and plane shoot down as distinct incidents
President Nixon argues the Pueblo seizure and the reconnaissance plane downing were not parallel events. He notes the Pueblo occurred in uncertain waters with warnings, while the latest incident happened as a surprise attack well outside Korean air space. He defends a diplomatic approach and blasts Johnson's handling.
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Nixon
Washington
U.S
Lyndon Johnson
Uss Pueblo
North Korea
Johnson
White House
Sea of Japan
Pueblo
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Everett Dirksen
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