Historic storm rages across the Eastern Seaboard
The record flood along the Susquehanna and Ohio basins leaves at least eighty dead and over 120,000 evacuated. Governors report multi state damage, with Pennsylvania facing over 1 billion dollars, Maryland Virginia and New York hit hard, while Alabama, Florida and other areas endure lingering effects. Water supplies fail in Richmond and several Pennsylvania cities.
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Seaboard
Pennsylvania
Maryland
West Virginia
Ohio
Milton J. Shapp
Marvin Mandel
Linwood Holton
Virginia
New York State
Allegany County
Florida
Nixon
New York
Agnes
Richmond
Harrisburg
York
Reading
Lancaster
Wilkes- Barre
Susquehanna River
Ohio River
Susquehanna
Wilkes-Barre
New
Gulf Coast
Robert White
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Weather Service
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Panhandle
South Georgia
Cuba
Pittsburgh
Conowingo
Washington, D.C
Potomac River
Lincoln Memorial
Delaware
Brandywine River
New Jersey
Passaic River
North Carolina
Wisconsin legislators threaten resignation over building board
Two members of the State Bond Board in Madison say they will resign in protest at what they call bureaucratic control by unaccountable officials. They urge consolidation of the board and State Building Commission with staff to vet multi million dollar projects.
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Madison, Wis
State Bond Board
Herbert Grover
State Building Commission
James D. Swan
Justice Department
University of Wisconsin
Building Commission
Grover
Department of Administration
Shawano
Swan
Elkhorn
Senate
Patrick J. Lucey
Board
University of Wisconsin System
Lucey
Everett Bidwell
Portage
Beloit Man Trapped Upside Down in Waterful Ditch
A 38 year old rural Beloit man Lloyd Larson spent about seven hours trapped in a car wedged upside down in a ditch after losing control on Beloit west side street. Water seeped into the car as a passerby spotted the wheel above the ditch. He was freed by authorities and treated for a nose injury and exposure at a hospital.
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Beloit
Wis
Lloyd Larson
Larson
Tomatoes Picked by Mrs Schott Husband Leads Yearly Garden
Mrs. Fred Schott of 2619 8th St. reports her husband picked two ripe tomatoes this week, the first of the year, from their garden. She notes ongoing issues with rabbits and robins eating their strawberries in a yearly gardening effort.
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Fred Schott
8Th St
Schott
North Vietnamese attack near Hue repelled with heavy losses
AP dispatch reports that North Vietnamese forces backed by Soviet weapons breached the northern defense line above Hue but withdrew after sustaining heavy casualties. The Saigon command said 19 North Vietnamese tanks were destroyed and Communist forces suffered significant losses north and southwest of Hue.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
Hue
Hue City
Nixon pushes antibusing ban amid education bill signing
President Nixon signed a $21.3 billion education bill that includes an antibusing provision he says is inadequate and would veto if not tied to the package. The measure halts court-ordered busing for 18 months pending appeals, with greater impact in the North and limited effect in the South. The bill funds postsecondary operating costs, guarantees a $1400 undergraduate grant, and creates a National Institute of Education while boosting desegregation aid and aid for veterans and Indian education needs.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
South
National Institutes of Education
Black delegates rally to McGovern ahead of nomination vote
A largely black coalition of delegates signals backing for George McGovern. Yancey Martin cites a hard count of 86 votes with more expected as the campaign notes 1,413 delegates, 1,509 needed for the nomination. Black caucus leaders from several states endorse the front runner.
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Washington
George McGovern
Yancey Martin
McGovern
Martin
Rick Stearns
Walter E. Fauntroy
Dd.c
Missouri
William Clay
Ohio
Louis Stokes
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
South Carolina
Georgia
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Editorials Society
Larry Weckerly
Tim Eberle
Monroe Ffa
Phil Johnson
Mead, Nebraska
Future Farmers of America
FFA
Kokomo
Ind
St. Louis
American Airlines
Indiana
Air Pirate
Belfast
Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Paris
Hutchinson
Kan
C. H. Bailey
Elroy Hirsch
Chamber of Commerce
Hirsch
James Bruce
Jocelyn Kline
Carol Lehr
Wally Ekum
Monroe
Nmuigctorain
Conte
OMIA
Cheeseedays Inimonroe
Black Coalition
Congressional Black Caucus
National Black Political Convention
Richard Hatcher
Gary
Red Cross
Guard Armory
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