Tragic Car Plunge Drowns Nine Children in Mississippi River
Mrs Charles Clark of Chester and nine children were in a station wagon that plunged into the Mississippi River after losing brakes on a steep hill. Tammy Clark age 6 and Debbie Canady 12 were recovered dead. Donna Phillips 9 and Tammy Canady 10 were rescued. Others, including Norma 11 Becky 10 Cindy 9 Robin 11 Becky 6, were missing. Mrs Clark survived with two children. several observers described the dramatic rescue efforts as divers battled the river current.
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Chester, II
Charles Clark
Chester
Mississippi River
Clark
Norma Clark
Becky Clark
Cindy Clark
Robin Phillips
Becky Roberts
Donna Phillips
Tammy Canady
Ilinois
Ned Carlton
Carlton Boat and Motor Co
Chester Memorial Hospital
Kroger Strike Settled In Cincinnati Stores Reopen
Kroger strike ended after 21 days with a 27 month contract. Local 1099 members approved a wage pact raising pay up to 1.50 per hour in four steps by November 2, 1971, plus cost improvements and store stocking by clerks. 41 stores stayed open during the walkout and all outlets to operate by June 16.
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Cincinnati
Kroger
Lockland
Norwood
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
James Connolly
Connolly
Passenger Hijack Killed In Chicago Flight To New York
A Chicago hijacking ended when Deputy U.S. Marshal Joseph Zito, hidden in the cockpit, fired on the gunman as the Trans World Airways jet neared New York. The hijacker Gregory White, 23, was captured at Kennedy Airport after the plane landed. One unidentified passenger died during the in-flight crisis.
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New York
North Vietnam
Chicago
FBI
Trans World Airlines
Kennedy International Airport
Gregory White
O'Hare International
Albuquerque
Rently
Catherine Culver
Fond du Lac
Wis
O'Hare
U.S
Joseph Zito
Zito
Cary
TWA
Miss Culver
Elder
Zite
Dupuis
Industry reborn as Morrow plans wine festival
In Morrow Ohio a civic group named Morrow of Tomorrow announces plans for an annual wine festival as part of a revival of local wine making. About a dozen vineyards have started in Warren County over ten years after blight wiped out the industry. The project is in planning with a meeting Monday to approve it and seeks Liquor Control Board approval. no date is set.
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Morrow, Ohio
Warren County
Morrow of Tomorrow
Lake Erie
Ohio
Warren Reed
Morrow
Switzerland County
Ind
Reed
Lebanon
Ohio Liquor Control Board
North Vietnam Opens Assault In Cambodia
North Vietnamese troops launched their first assaults in two weeks against Saigon forces near Phnom Penh. Cambodian forces on the outskirts held for the 16th day. A U S supplied helicopter was shot down while trying to aid government troops. Saigon reported 30 North Vietnamese killed and eight weapons captured in a mortar and ground clash near Krek on Highway 7.
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Saigon
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Krek
South Vietnam
Sauol
Alcatraz Indians Ambushed by Federal Marshals Raid
Federal marshals launched a surprise raid to remove the last of an Indian occupying group from Alcatraz Island. About 20 armed men landed as 75 residents were away on the mainland. Three Indians were arrested for theft of government property. John Trudell condemned the raids as a betrayal while noting prior negotiations.
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Alcatraz Island
Francisco Bay Island
U.S
James L. Browning Jr
San Francisco
Browning
India
John Trudell
Alcatraz
Nixon Promises Not to Impose Housing Plan for Poor
Washington AP reports President Nixon outlined an 8000 word stance pledging no new federal housing duties yet offering limited support to cities for desegregation and anti discrimination actions. Civil rights groups largely condemned the plan as deceptive and lacking leadership, while some saw a shift in Nixon’s posture toward housing policy.
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Washington
Nixon
Harold R. Sims
Execu
Tive
National Urban League
Stoney Cooks
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Jack Wood
The
National Committee Against Discrimination In
National Committee Against
Jack Robinson
Boston
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Sw Ohio Humid Weather Persists Into Weekend
Hot and humid conditions linger in southwestern Ohio tonight and Sunday. A low near the upper forties is forecast tonight, with Sunday highs in the upper 80s to around 90. A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms exists through today, tonight, and tomorrow.
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Ohio
Brezhnev calls for mutual European troop cuts and naval bargain
Moscow. Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev urged a mutual reduction of troops in Europe and offered to negotiate an equal limit on Soviet and American naval forces worldwide. He criticized U.S. propaganda about the Soviet navy and noted NATO talks without a clear response to disengagement proposals.
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Moscow
Leonid 1. Brezhnev
Europe
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Brezhnev
Washington
Mediterranean
U.S
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Tammy Clark
Debbie Canady
Carlton
Clerks
U.S. Marshal
Dupis
Robert Elder
Joe Zito
Namese
Soviet Union
U.S. 7Th Fleet
China
Indochina
Brezhmev
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