Texas floods and tornadoes hit Dallas area and Plains
Torrential rains flood Dallas Fort Worth streets and homes while deadly storms sweep Texas. Four drown in Cleburne and two others feared dead near Fort Worth as tornadoes strike Panhandle and East Texas. Rescue crews evacuate dozens, hail wings damage, and warnings extend to Oklahoma and Colorado.
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Dallas-Fort Worth
Cleburne
Fort Worth
Plains
Texas
Dallas
Everman
Beaumont
Oklahoma
Colorado
McAlester
Okla
Denver
Denver Boulder
Berthoud Pass
Colorado Mountains
Alexandria Damaging Thunderstorm Leaves Destruction
A line of severe thunderstorms hit Alexandria and northeast Louisiana with uprooted trees, overturned house trailers, a collapsed department store wall, and broken windows. No injuries were reported but police checked Esler Field for possible harm as outages and downed lines affected much of the city.
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Louisiana
Alexandria
Esler Field
Texas - Arkansas - Louisiana - Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Compromise Ruled Out On Job Corps
Washington AP reports White House rejects any compromise over Nixon order shutting 59 Job Corps centers. GOP pledge to fight Cranston resolution hinges on GAO findings, with Dirksen urging tighter controls amid charges of program failures. Kennedy defends GAO critique as critics question Job Corps misconduct claims at Camp Kilmer.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
GOP
Democratic Congress
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Allan Cranston
D-Calif
Edward W. Brooke
Massachusetts
Dirksen
General Accounting Office
Winston L. Prouty
R-Vt
GAO
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Kennedy
George P. Shultz
Camp Kilmer, N.J
Hubert H. Humphrey
Camp Kilmer
Job Corps
Harry Untereiner
National Police Conference
Untereiner
Kilmer
National Council of Negro Women Inc
Union Parish Road Rebuilding Delayed Beyond Year One
Farmerville representatives Fields and Smith learned the La 2 project between Farmerville and Bernice cannot be finished in year one of the five year plan. Highway Director Ratcliff cited Sen Johnston's amendment restricting priority changes. Moore said the project may be funded by sources other than the $200 million bond issue and the gas tax.
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Baton Rouge
T . Fields
James Smith
Farmerville
A. B. Ratcliff
La. 2
Bernice
Fields
Smith
John McKeithen
Union Parish
State Highway Board
Board
Ratcliff
Bennett Johnston
Rateliff
Shreveport
Smith and Fields
Monroe News-Star
James W. Moore
Monroe
Bernice To
Moore
Fields and Smith
Airman Jimmy Hackworth Promoted to Airman First Class
Twin Cities CHIT CHAT notes Airman Jimmy W. Hack worth son of Mr and Mrs J W Hackworth West Monroe promoted to Airman First Class. He and wife Cheryl Taylor of West Mon roe reside at Oxnard Air Force Base Calif. Dana Hicks daughter of Mr and Mrs Ramsey Hicks West Monroe is bat girl for Central bank women's softball team this season in uniform.
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Jimmy W. Hackworth
J. W. Hackworth
West Monroe
Cheryl Taylor
Oxnard Air Force Base
Calif
Dana Hicks
Ramsey Hicks
Central Bank
Two Area Girls Hurt In Accident Near Farmerville
Miss Cathie Squyers 19 of Rt 1 Farmerville was in undetermined condition at Wadlington Clinic after a crash on rain slicked La 2 four miles east of Farmerville at 7 30 a m Connie Gay Lee 18 of Rt 1 Bernice driver of the car received minor injuries at the clinic Officials say she tried to pass a pickup driven by William W Nolan of Farmerville lost control left the highway and cut back into the Nolan vehicle Nolan was uninjured Lee was charged with exceeding safe speed for driving conditions and the weather The women were en route to Monroe where they are employed
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Farmerville
Cathie Squyers
Rt 1
Wadlington Clinic
La. 2
Here
Connie Gay Lee
Rt. 1
Bernice
William W. Nolan
Nolan
Miss Lee
Monroe
Hasbaya clashes escalate as Lebanese army battles El Saika
Lebanese forces fight near Hasbaya seven miles from the border with Israel against El Saika Thunderbolt guerrillas linked to Syria. One soldier reported killed as cross border tensions spike and accusations flare in Beirut newspapers.
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Syria
Baath Party
Beirut
Kater Rikha
Hasbaya
Lebanon
Israel
el Saika — Thunderbolt
Latakia
al Shaab
el Saika
Lebanese Army
State Shrimpers Trawling Early Taken In Custody
State agents arrested the skippers of 12 shrimp boats in inland waters for trawling during a closed season set by the Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission. Col. Leonard New said owners or operators were charged and warned boats would be confiscated next time. Coastal Parish Shrimpers Association members voted to start operations despite the threat of arrest.
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Houma
Louisiana Wild Life and Fisheries Commission
Leonard New
Commission
Coastal Parish Shrimpers Association
Pageant Winner Breaks Tradition in 12th AJM Finals
Jackie Benington of Huntington Beach California won America's Junior Miss Pageant in Mobile Alabama breaking the tears tradition She received a 10000 scholarship plus 2500 from preliminary judging and 1500 top scholastic award 1000 youth fitness award and 1000 for congeniality others in the top five include Anita Colombo Dee Ann Allen Mary Ann Stuckmeyer and Anne Landes with multiple scholarships awarded.
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Mobile
Ala
Jackie Benington
Huntington Beach
Calif
Jackie
Missouri
Anita Colombo
St. Louis
North Dakota
Dee Ann Allen
Minot
Miss Colombo
Posse
Miss Allen
Virginia
Mary Ann Stuckmeyer
Springfield
Arkansas
Anne Landes
Magnolia
Miss Landes
Miss Stuckmeyer
Marcie Rubalcaba
Tempe
Ariz
Pam Tippins
Brookhaven
Miss
Judy Dowding
Seward
Neb
Terri Sheilds
Kettering
Okla
Ann Abernathy
Altus
Miss Benington
Six Hurt as Ammo Truck Crash Sparks Fire Near Macon
A tractor trailer loaded with aircraft ammunition collided with another truck on Interstate 475 near Macon Georgia. Six people were injured including Lt John R Davis and Milligan Frazier. Bullets punctured two fire chief tires as officials hid from explosions.
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Macon
Here
Jury May Probe Fortas Law Firm
A federal grand jury in Cleveland will probe documents tied to Abe Fortas former law firm Arnold Porter. The inquiry, initiated by the Justice Department, centers on files found after a jewelry theft. Fortas had left the firm to join the Supreme Court and his wife Carolyn Agger is a partner.
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Cleveland
Supreme Court
Abe Fortas
Justice Department
Arnold & Porter
Fortas
Carolyn Agger
Life Magazine
Louis E. Wolfson
Irwin Fruchtman
Toledo Steel
Fred M. Vinson Jr
G. Duane Vieth
Capitol Hill
Strom Thurmond
R-S.c
John N. Mitchell
Wolfson Foundation
Justice Fortas
Spiro T. Agnew
Sacramento
Calif
Agnew
Life
Wolfson Family Foundation
Wolfson
Stocks Slip While Profit Taking Increases
The Dow fell about 2.26 points to 959.80 at 1 p.m. as profit taking and consolidation concerns weighed on trading. General Public Utilities led NYSE activity amid a volatile week with gains and losses reflected across the market.
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New York
Plant manager drops rubber band. computer makes snap decisions
A lighthearted item reports a plant manager accidentally drops a rubber band into an office computer. The mishap supposedly causes the machine to start making quick, snap decisions as a humorous outcome.
Budget battles loom in Louisiana legislature session
Baton Rouge Louisiana Sen. B B Rayburn says next week's fiscal session will feature clashes over the budget constitutional revision the domed stadium and the gas tax credit The budget fight centers on raising the budget beyond the 21 million trimmed by Gov McKeithen while the constitution revision aims to ease what Rayburn calls a fixed charter The domed stadium 93 million project faces opposition and a tax credit limit is urged with concerns over rising rebates and state costs to ensure funds flow to the treasury.
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Baton Rouge
Legislative Budget Committee
B. B. Rayburn
Bogalusa
John McKeithen
Rayburn
New Orleans
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury
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