Minnesota tornado kills elderly farm couple near Crookston
A tornado in northwestern Minnesota killed Ole Ronningen and his wife Agnes as their car was hurled several hundred feet near Crookston. Hail damaged rural buildings while floods threatened towns in Michigan and Ohio. Storms forced evacuations, with 276 people moved from Hersey Michigan as rivers rose. Doris and Caroline storms affected far Atlantic and Gulf coast areas with hurricane force winds and tropical storm downgrade.
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Mich
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Doris
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Caroline
Mexico
San Fernando
Brownsville
Tex
Bermuda
Quiet Labor Day Holiday For President Ford At Camp David
President Ford spends a quiet Labor Day at Camp David with his family due to fog and rain. He edits speeches for delivery later in the week after arriving from Maine and Rhode Island, planning a trip to Seattle Oakland and Sacramento later in the week.
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Sacramento
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James Garfield
Chester A. Arthur
Birth Announcements and Dismissals Mixed in Vital Stats
Birth notices list a Reed couple with a boy at 131 Baltimore St Apt A, a South couple with a girl at 1221 Jackson Lane, and a Martin Jr. couple with a boy at 51 Hemlock St Franklin. Dismissals include Julie Bates, Boggess, Mrs. Edward Bridge, Sandra Brown, Mrs. Kenneth Carroll, Christopher Ellis, Pauline Hicks, Ostopak, Ralph Pelfrey, Dawn Prewitt, Mrs. Phillip Spangler, Katie Trammell, Linda Williams, and Willie Begley among others.
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Baltimore St
Apt. A
Glen South
Jackson Lane
Jack Martin Jr
Hemlock St
Franklin
Julie P. Bates
Kettering
Boggess
Onroe
Edward Bridge
Trafalgar Court
Sandra L. Brown
Trenton
Kenneth Carroll
Redbud Drive
Christopher Ellis
James Ellis
Monroe
Pauline Hicks
Mary T. Ostopak
Dayton
Ralph Pelfrey
Ela Dawn Prewitt
David Prewitt
Lebanon
Phillip Spangler
Katie E. Trammell
S. Main St
Linda Williams
Taylor Ave
Willie Begley
Ford says Bettys standards are high
President Ford praised Betty Ford for setting a high moral standard in raising their children and said she has done a fine job. He commented after a TV interview in which Betty said she would not be surprised if her daughter Susan had an affair, calling Susan a normal young woman and urging guidance as needed.
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Chicago
Ford
Betty
Susan
Metric Conversion Bill Faces House Action This Month
The House plans to consider a voluntary metric conversion bill this month creating a 21 member board to coordinate nationwide conversion. The Science Committee says a coordinated approach is needed and notes medical and automotive sectors already move toward metric use.
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U.S
House Science Committee
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Banker Charles Hall dies at 81 in Williamstown
Charles B. Hall former New York banker and executive director of Williams College Society of Alumni died at his home in Williamstown on Sunday aged 81. He led alumni activities and served the Williams College community for years.
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Mass
Charles B. Hall
New York
The
Williams College Society of Alumni
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