Mississippi river floods race toward record crests
Rain swollen Mississippi Missouri and Ohio valleys face rising crests as a week of heavy downpours drains downstream toward new records. Guardsmen aid sandbagging from Illinois to Louisiana while crews monitor flash floods and damaged roads. In Louisiana 800 900 guardsmen reinforce Morgan City walls and 800 residents flee. An 8 year old drowns in Arkansas drainage ditch.
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Prisoner Recaptured After Escape From Marion Institute
Andrew Torres, 36, of Akron was recaptured near Wyandot Sunday morning about 24 hours after fleeing Marion Correctional Institute. A guard spotted him en route to work and a farmer alerted authorities. Torres is serving time for an Akron armed robbery conviction.
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Middletown Campus Students Place in World Series Speech Meet
Two Miami University sophomores from Middletown Campus earned certificates in oral interpretation at the World Series of Speech among two year colleges in Gatlinburg Tennessee. Kraig Kanitz reached the finals in a field of 100 but did not place. Art major Paul Baker and Kanitz are coached by Mrs. Sue DeWine and Mrs. Diane Buerkle. The team will compete next at the National Individual Events Speech Tournament at Eastern Michigan University.
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Varied Weather Across Ohio Tuesday Morning
The National Weather Service reports a mixed weather picture in Ohio with heavy fog in the central and southeast, clear conditions in the west, and mostly cloudy to light showers in the northeast. Dawn temperatures ranged from 38 in Toledo to 48 at Akron Canton and Cincinnati Lunken.
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China Mexico reach accord on nuclear weapons treaty
The Chinese government announced it would sign the 1967 Treaty of Tlatelolco banning nuclear weapons in Latin America without reservations while opposing the nonproliferation and limited test ban treaties. Mexico backed Indochina's independence and Korean reunification as Echeverria sought broader support during his world tour.
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