Fatal decision for over 300 in Camille’s path
Gulfport Mississippi reports 218 mph winds as Hurricane Camille devastates coastal towns. Officials blame late evacuations for more than 300 deaths along the Mississippi coast and Pass Christian. Civil Defense and mayors pressed evacuations, but some residents refused to leave.
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Gulfort
Philip Shaw
Shaw
Civil Defense
Wade Guice
Harrison County
Pass Christian Isles
New Orleans
Guice
Pass Christian
Hancock County Bank
Gulf
Nixon Delays Decision On Vietnam Troop Cuts
President Nixon postponed a final call on deeper troop withdrawals from Vietnam until early September. White House press secretary Ziegler cited need for more information on enemy activity, potential infiltrations, and Paris peace progress, with a Septembers return date guiding the delay.
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Nixon
San Clemente
Calif
Vietnam
White House
Ronald L. Ziegler
Aso
North Vietnam
Washington
Ziegner
Ziegler
Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Virginia Flood Toll Is Now 64
The James River floods forced hundreds from homes as Nelson County bore the heaviest losses. The toll rose to 65 with 94 missing, prompting a $1 million federal aid allocation and state flags at half staff.
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Richmond
James River
Virginia
Nixon
Gov Mills
Godwin Jr
Godwin
Hawaii's Turmoil Aims At Paradise Influx
Hawaii grapples with rapid growth and arrivals as the state faces social and economic shifts. The article notes both favorable and adverse effects of the population surge and focuses on how changes shape life in the islands.
Homecoming of a Korean War S Sgt Phillip Lalonde
Rosaire LaLonde wipes a tear as the remains of his son Sgt Phillip A Lalonde are laid to rest in Detroit after being found in a ravine near Kwanzra ai South Korea eighteen years after his death in the Korean conflict. The family had waited long for closure and now the homecoming ends their years of anxiety and hope.
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Rosaire LaLonde
Phillip A. Lalonde
Detroit
Pullin
Kwanzra-ai
South Korea
Britain begins arms turn-in to ease Northern Ireland tensions
Britain moves to defuse Northern Ireland violence as B Special police begin turning in weapons under army orders. Cardinal Conway blamed mobs and police for last week's burnings and shootings in Belfast areas Walls and Ardoyne.
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Associated Press
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Trict
Walls
Ardoyne
Cardinal Conway
Ulster Special Constabulary
James Chichester-Clark
Londonderry
B-Special
Ulster
Fires darken 2300 acres near Camp Pendleton and more
Fires driven by 100 degree heat blackened over 50 000 acres across San Diego County as 700 firefighters battled three major blazes. Evacuation centers opened at fire stations while 400 plus residents fled and one injured firefighter was treated for leg bruises from a rockslide.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego County
Camp Pendleton
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Camp Pendleton Marine Base
Cleveland National Forest
Cleveland
Fires Race Across Southern California Destroy Homes and Scare Residents
Firefighters battled three major blazes across Southern California from Fallbrook to Escondido and El Cajon. The fires scorched 15 000 acres in Fallbrook Te mecula, 6 000 acres near Escondido, and damaged six houses near El Cajon. Investigators blamed three boys playing with matches for one San Bernardino County fire. Two women were treated for minor burns in the El Cajon blaze. Cause for the three major fires remained undetermined.
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San Bernardino County
State Division of Forestry
Fallbrook-Temecula
Escondido
Los Angeles
el Cajon
San Bernadino County
Death Toll Lowered After Camille Search Efforts
Governor John Bell Williams reduced the Camille death toll estimate to about 206 after earlier figures exceeded 300. Rescue boats and Army helicopters scoured the Bay of St. Louis and offshore areas for bodies as communications remained unreliable. Cleanup progress was reported as the area began reopening to residents.
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James Whcre
Virginia
Gowin
Nelson County
Gulfport
Miss
John Bell Williams
Bay of St. Louis
John D Diggs
Ft. Rucker
Ala
Williams
Middletown Area Forecast Calls Sunny With Warm Weekend
The forecast for Middletown and vicinity and the state calls for sunny and warm weather today and Monday. Highs will reach in the middle to upper 80s. Tonight will be clear and not as cool as earlier in the week with lows from the mid to low 60s.
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Middletown
State
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J.J Wittman
Mississippi Highway Patrol
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Bay St. Louis
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Olivia Armenta
Children’s Asthma Research Institute and Hospital
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