Mississippi Hit by High Winds and Flooding After Tornado Death Toll
High winds and heavy rains unleashed widespread flooding in central Mississippi amid a tornado toll of 101. Civil defense warned of damaged hangars in Minter City and raised flood watches for multiple counties as rivers and creeks overflow. Tornado sightings were reported by radar in Ruleville and near Brandon with no damage recorded there.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Civil Defense
Minter City
Greenwood
LeFlore County
LeFlore
Ruleville
Delta
Charles Wilkinson
Jackson Civil Defense Center
Pearl River
Mississipe
National Weather Service
Brandon
Madison
Yazoo
Hinds,Rankin, Scott
Copiah, Simpson
iSmith
Franklin
Lincoln
Amite, Pike, Lawrence
Walthall
Covington
Jefferson i Davis
Inductee Hijacks Western Airlines Jet to Canada
An 18 year old U S Army inductee from California hijacked a Western Airlines jetliner with 97 aboard en route from San Francisco to Seattle. The plane diverted to Vancouver where RCMP took the suspect into custody. Passengers and crew, including 67 inductees, were later flown to Seattle after checks.
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Seattle
U.S. Army
California
Cuba
Western Airlines
Canada
San Francisco
Medford
Ore
Vancouver
B.C
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Ray Tindall
Salinas
Calif
DeSpain
RCMP
Criminal Code of Canada. A Spokesman At the Flight Area Control Center
Seagile
Husue
Police Detective Boggs Fatally Shot in Mount Airy
Mount Airy police detective C. Monroe Boggs, 37, was shot and killed Thursday night after stopping a stolen vehicle. Boggs served with the department and was wounded during the exchange, ending his service in a fatal encounter.
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Mount Airy
Fr.c
Ap)bae
C. Monroe Boggs
Tia
Ores Voth
So Department
South Vietnamese Paratroopers Fight to Retake Hill 31
South Vietnamese paratroopers and helicopters fought a counterattack to retake Hill 31 seven miles inside Laos from Communist troops who overran the post 24 hours earlier. Lt. Gen. Hoang Xuan Lam said the enemy still held parts of the hill while units fought around it.
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Saigon
UPS
Strategic Hill 31
Laos
Hoang Xuan Lam
Hill
Lam
UPI
Joseph L. Galloway
Khe Sanh
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Full 31
Wo Ron Pepper
Shreveport
Hill 31
First-time parents Gary and Mrs Gee welcome baby in Monroe
Proud parents Mr and Mrs Gary Gee of Monroe announce the birth at Glenwood Hospital on Wednesday weighing 7 pounds. Grandparents listed as Mr and Mrs H Gee of Monroe and Mr and Mrs James W Davis of Monroe.
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Gary Gee
Monroe
Glenwood Hospital
H. Gee
James W. Davis
Chuckle About Saving From Rainy Days
When you save enough to eliminate rainy days for yourself relatives start sending in bed weather reports.
College Students Adopt Grandparents in Fulton
Fulton AP report on W College and Westminster College students in an Adopt-a-Grandparent program. Students visit lonely elderly residents, sharing companionship and boosting morale. Program started as experiment, now in its third semester, with growing participation and mutual benefit.
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Fulton
Janet Hoffman
Barbara Brown
W College
Steve Davis
Westminster College
Mekane
Ophelia Tenneyson
Mary V. Brown
William Woolf
Westminster
Brown
Gertrude
Callaway County
Cote
Davis
Lilian
Colonel To Face Trial For Alleged My Lai Coverup
The Army orders a general court martial for Col. Oran K. Henderson on charges he failed to conduct a proper investigation of the My Lai massacre in Vietnam. Only one of 14 officers faces trial as others are dropped. Henderson led the 11th Infantry Brigade at the time.
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Washington
Army
Oran K. Henderson
My Lai
Vietnam
Dennis H. Johnson
Henderson
Indianapolis
Tornado Alert Warns Delta Residents In Mississippi Town
Delta Mississippi residents woke to early tornado watches after Sunday’s disasters. Police Chief Curtis Lary said the alert system brought most of Greenwood up from bed as winds spared the city, with townspeople uneasy yet vigilant.
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Greenwood
Miss
Mistesippi Delta
Curtis Lary
Camden reaches new stage with Monroe 163 rise
A fragmented report notes Camden stage progress with a 3 percent indicator and Monroe 163 rising. Details are sparse, but the items suggest local development milestones and financial or statistical measurements.
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Camden
Monroe
Raids Nab Over a Score of Youths by Police
In a series of early-morning raids, more than a score of young persons were arrested as 154 law enforcement officers carried out the operations. AP Wirephoto.
Solons Back Desegregation Aid Seeks Expanded Funding
Education Commissioner Sidney P. Marland Jr said federal aid for desegregation in districts is generally effective and worth while though some plan violations exist. He urged Senate support for a $1.5 billion expansion to ease desegregation and noted last summer’s $75 million Emergency School Assistance Program helped transition from dual to unitary systems.
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Washington
Sidney P. Marland Jr
Fducation
South
Sapport
Marland
Senate
Congress
Claiborne Pell
D-R.i
Pell
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Office of Education
Monroe City Boards Eyes Vocational Education Expansion
Monroe City School Board plans long term study of expanding vocational-technical training and non-graded education. Supt J Harvey Walthall Jr seeks public understanding of vocational benefits and the reduction of stereotypes. An advisory board of civic leaders may assess community needs versus training capabilities as schools consider separate vocational facilities or integration within current campuses. Dr Lynn Snell notes several city schools already using non graded education with more to follow next year.
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Travis Mayo
Monroe City School Board
J. Harvey Walthall Jr
Walthall
Jetty
Lynn Snell
Counterfeit Bills Seized In Baton Rouge Bust
Federal agents arrested four men in Baton Rouge in what officials call the state’s largest counterfeiting operation. The Stiglers Printing Co. tied to the case produced the bogus currency since last July and may have counterfeited up to one million dollars, with more than 250000 dollars seized. The suspects are Joseph P. Stigiers John Sims Jr Charles R. Stitt and Tom D Ray.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Joseph P. Stigiers
John Sims Jr
Charles R. Stitt
Tom D. Ray
Secret Service
Stiglers Printing Co
Tornado Watch Lifted In Northeast Louisiana Area
The National Weather Department in Shreveport lifted a tornado watch by 8 a.m. today as tornadic conditions eased across multiple parishes including Bienville Claiborne Jackson Lincoln Natchitoches Red River Sabine Winn Union Caldwell Franklin Madison Morehouse Richland Ouachita Tensas Rapides Grant and La Salle. It will turn colder with clearing skies tonight and Saturday as showers and thunderstorms end.
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Louisiana
National Weather Department
Shreveport
Tiulens
Bienville
Claiborne
Jackson
Lincoln
Natchitoches
Red River
Sabine
Winn
Union
Caldwell
Franklin
Madison
Morehouse
Rich
Law enforcement raids nab 28 youths in Lawrence drug sweep
Kansas Atty. Gen. Vern Miller led 150 officers into Lawrence at 3 a.m. and within three hours booked 28 youths on narcotics charges. Arrests targeted LSD, cocaine, hashish and marijuana suppliers near the University of Kansas campus amid 39 warrants.
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Lawrence
Kan
Kansas
Vern Miller
University of Kansas
Miller
Fred Howard
Kansas Bureau of Investigation
Oliver Hall
Douglas County
FBI
Douglas
Shawnee
Sedgwick
Topeka
KBI
Mike Elwell
Donald K. Alderson
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