Burials Continue for Rapid City Flood Victims
Survivors resume burials for more than 200 victims of the Rapid City flood as 3,000 homeless face $100 million in damages. Henry Hausmann and two relatives are buried at Mount Calvary as others are laid to rest at Mountain View. Civil and federal aid teams mobilize. engineers clear rubble, search for bodies, and monitor dam safety along with officials reassessing cloud seeding claims.
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Mount Calvary Cemetery
Black Hills National Forest
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Red Cross
Mountain View Cemetery
Claudia Simpson
Steven High School
Salvation Army
Rapid Creek
Army Corps of Engineers
National
Sturgis
South Dakota
Richard Kneip
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Kneip
Richard Schleusener
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McGovern Challenges Nixon to Release Donation List
Senator George McGovern urged President Nixon to disclose every contributor and amount since January, citing his own published donor list. He ridiculed Nixon over ITT and Lockheed ties and highlighted Nixon campaign receipts totaling 10.17 million before the disclosure deadline.
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UPI
George McGovern
Nixon
Richard Nixon
GOP
McGovern
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Senate
Washington
John Mitchell
Fire Training Course Rejected in Louisiana House
A bill to create a firefighter training course at McNeese State University was defeated in the Louisiana House of Representatives. The 39 to 50 vote followed Rep. William McLeod's push for a Lake Charles program funded by local industry, with opposition noting existing courses at LSU.
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Baton Rouge
McNeese State University
Lake Charles
Louisiana House of Representatives
William McLeod
Vincent Bella
Berwick
Louisiana Stat University
McLeod
State Board of Education
Coordinating Council For Higher Education
Deep Draft Ship Terminal OKayed by House Group
Louisiana House Judiciary Committee approves Senate bill to create a port authority for a deep draft terminal. Amendment expands the authority from seven to nine members and ensures state jurisdiction in coastal waters. Gillis W. Long pitched the change for the governor's port task force.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Judiciary Committee
Gillis W. Long
Sedwin Edwards
No Fault Insurance Plan Defeated in Louisiana House Committee
Louisiana House Commerce Committee rejects Rep. John Hainkel’s no fault bill 7 to 5. Advocates of trial lawyers backers and Edwards Bernand administration opponents clash over tort thresholds and mandatory coverage, with committee opposition cited as delaying prospects for Senate action.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana House Commerce Committee
John Hainkel
New Orleans
Hainkel
Edwin Edwards
Sherman A. Bernard
Roland Falgout
Bernard
Falgout
Commerce Committee
Edwards
Senate
House
Henson Moore
Allen Bates
Lafayette
Appointment to Represent Parish Abutting Jurisdiction Waters
A report notes plans to appoint a representative for the parish that borders the waters under the authority’s jurisdiction. The move aims to strengthen oversight and ensure coordinated management of environmental and infrastructural concerns along the coast.
House Committee Rejects Women Rights Measure in Louisiana
A Louisiana House Judiciary Committee rejected a Senate-passed amendment to the U S Constitution extending equal rights to women after a tied vote. Chairman Rep Richard Guidry cast the deciding vote amid protests as members debated voting rules and adjourned without passage.
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Baton Rouge
U.S
Louisiana House of Representatives
Richard Guidry
Galliano
House
Judiciary Committee
Guidry
Edward Booker
New Orleans
Wilber Tauzin
Thibodaux
Shady Wall
Monroe
Roberts
E. L. Henry
Jonesboro
Booker
Sam LeBlanc
Frank Marullo
Joseph Accardo
LaPlace
Leonard Chabert
Houma
H. M. Fowler
Coushatta
Tauzin
Richard Turnley
Wall
Risley Triche
Napoleonville
Elmer Tapper
Chalmette
Elias Ackal
New Iberia
John John
Crowley
Lawrence Sheridan
Angie
R. H. Strain
Abita Springs
Mike Thompson
Lafayette
Lantz Womack
Winnsboro
Louisiana Senate rejects bill easing marijuana penalties
The Louisiana Senate voted 7-130 to oppose reducing penalties for simple marijuana possession. Sen. Paul Hardy's bill would make first and second offenses misdemeanors with up to six months, plus a felony on a third offense, while opponents argued the state has already eased penalties too far.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Senate
Paul Hardy
St. Martinville
Hardy
Senate
Carl Bauer
Franklin
Bauer
Accident Kills Three In Addis Louisiana
A rainstorm collision south of Addis, Louisiana, claimed three lives tonight. Ida Mae Nickens age 34 from Plaquemine, her 16 year old daughter Cheryl Ann Nickens, and Irma M. Parden 59 of Baton Rouge died. Four Nickens children were hospitalized in Baton Rouge.
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Addis
West Baton Rouge Parish
Ida Mae Nickens
Plaquemine
Cheryl Ann Nickens
Irma M. Parden
Baton Rouge
Nickens
Evans Recalls Quiet Black Cocker Spaniel Bond
Prof. Evans, owner of a black cocker spaniel for 18 years, notes most dogs sit peacefully beside their masters and rarely cause more than a few moments of disturbance.
Sympathy Flowers Price Guide for Grief Weeks
Expresses condolences with floral options including sprays wreaths and mounted pieces. Available price ranges 5 to 25 dollars with made to order family pieces offered.
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