Blight Threat Pushes Corn Crop Loss Toward 50 Percent
Southern leaf blight spreads from the South into the Midwest threatening as much as half the 1970 corn crop. A U.S. group of scientists says the epidemic is reaching Des Moines Iowa and Terre Haute Indiana with possible spread into Canada. Washington officials report 60 Illinois counties affected and Iowa shows 1-2 percent plant infection. Officials warn losses could exceed 2.5 billion dollars in income and raise prices for poultry and livestock feed.
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Athens, Ga
United States
University of Georgia
Des Moines
Iowa
Terre Haute
Ind
Canada
Agriculture Department
Washington
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Mississippi
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Militiamen raid Viet Cong bases near Da Nang victory hailed
South Vietnamese militiamen raided more than 80 Viet Cong base areas south of Da Nang capturing a large number of fighters and reporting 125 Viet Cong killed in two days with four South Vietnamese dead and 11 wounded. U S bombers then pounded North Vietnamese positions along the Lao tian border to block reinforcements for Firebase O Reilly and nearby areas.
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Saigon
da Nang
Lery
O'Reilly
South Vietnam
Fireballs Level Kansas Town in Large Blaze
Frightful explosions sent flames about 2000 feet into the air injuring 12 of 400 residents. A derailment, losses totaling about 200000 dollars, and multiple structures including homes and the Methodist Church were destroyed. Five hospitalized in Topeka and two at Forbes AFB, with evacuees aided by local residents.
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Francis Jones
Bill Kastas
Santa Fe
Topeka
Forbes Afb
State Money Probe Grows in Ohio Spotlight
Franklin County grand jury probes investment practices by Ohio with three federal agencies to assist. Assistant Prosecutor John Peck cites evidence gathering limits and warns the probe may expand to include campaign spending of statewide candidates. Peck says more witnesses and documents are needed to finish the case.
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Columbus, Ohio
Franklin County Grand Jury
State of
Ohio
Asst
John Peck
Franklin County
Peck
Security and Exchange Commission
Federal Bank Examiners
State Treasurer's Office
Angela Davis Charged in Marin County Courthouse Shootout
Warrants charge Angela Davis with murder and kidnapping in the Marin County courthouse shootout on Aug. 7 that left four dead, including a judge. Davis, 26, not at the Potrero Hill house raid where her sister Fania Jackson was questioned and released. Davis had been linked to guns used in the incident, two registered in her name and a third possibly bought on July 25 in Los Angeles.
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San Rafael
Calif
Philospher Angela Davis
Marin County
Sheriff
Superior Court
Peter Allen Smith
San Francisco
Potrero Hill
Miss Davis
Fania Jackson
Los Angeles
University of California At Los Angeles
Ben
Southwest Ohio Weather Outlook Warns Of Cooler Front
The forecast shows warm conditions today with a low near 70 tonight under clear skies. Clouds move in Sunday bringing a chance of thunder showers, then cooler by evening after near 90 day temperatures. Monday should be partly cloudy and cooler.
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Ohio
Marine Guilty of Murder in Vietnamese Slayings
An 18 year old U S Marine, Pfc Samuel G Green Jr of Cleveland Ohio, was convicted of 15 counts of unpremeditated murder for killings of four women and 11 children in a village south west of Da Nang on February 19. He was acquitted of one remaining count. The maximum penalty for unpremeditated murder is life imprisonment.
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U.S
da Nang
Samuel G. Green Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
Green
Storm delays sinking of gas-filled Liberty ship off Florida coast
A Liberty ship loaded with 418 vaults of obsolete Army nerve gas remains in port near Sunny Point as tropical storm winds threaten the disposal operation. Navy officials postponed towing and sinking to a disposal area east of Cape Kennedy, awaiting at least nine hours of good weather. Winds 40 to 45 mph, gusts to 63, could push delays beyond Friday night.
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Sunny Point
N.C
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Bahamas
U.S. Court of Appeals
Cape Kennedy
A. G. Hamilton
Atlantic
25th Anniversary of Surrender Prayer for Peace in Japan
Emperor Hirohito led a nationwide minute of silence marking 25 years since Japan’s WWII surrender. Bells rang at shrines and temples as Hirohito and Empress Nagako mourned, calling for world peace while Expo 70 paused for a moment amid a downpour.
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Tokyo
Hirohito
Japan
Osaka
FDA orders cyclamates banned by Sept 1 in foods
Washington AP report says all foods containing cyclamates must be removed from the market by September 1 after FDA concluded the artificial sweetener could cause cancer. The National Canners Association criticized the ruling, estimating costs at 30 to 35 million dollars.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
National Canners Association
Association
Canners Association
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U.S. Extension Service
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Kansas
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International Revenue Service
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Angela Davis
DA Nang, Vietnam
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Empress Nagako
Fairground
Sage
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