Storm wrecks havoc across northeastern Oklahoma with high winds
A savage storm system slammed northeastern Oklahoma with 80 mph winds and heavy hail. Dozens of mobile homes overturned, power lines failed affecting about 40 000 people, and extensive property damage occurred in Tulsa Broken Arrow Jenks Cushing Pawnee and surrounding areas. Hospitals treated 43 people but no serious injuries were reported.
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Former Rackets Kingpin Moriarty Escapes After Torture
Joseph Moriarty, once Hudson County numbers kingpin, was tortured with a blowtorch and beaten by abductors in New Jersey. He escaped handcuffed to a highway where a motel owner alerted police. Moriarty, 60, was treated for severe burns and bruises and hospitalized in his hometown. the robbers remain at large. The $3.4 million found in Jersey City has been tied up in legal disputes involving state and federal authorities.
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Today's Chuckle Chief obstacle to education parking
A lighthearted quip notes the main barrier to learning is locating a parking space. The joke frames education access around urban parking shortages.
River Stage Flood Update At Camden Monroe
River stages show Camden rising to 265.49 with a stage change and Monroe at 14.0 feet on record. Officials monitor flood risk as water levels shift, prompting precautions in affected areas.
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Taft Announces 1972 Favorite Son Bid In Ohio
U S Senator Robert Taft Jr. says he will run as a favorite son candidate in 1972 to rally Republicans and independents for President Nixon in the May primary. He cites anti war forces and names Paul McCloskey Jr and Charles Goodell as critics aiming to embarrass Nixon. Taft notes Ohio's strong Nixon showing in 1960 and 1968 and says he would seek to secure delegates before Nixon formally announces reelection.
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Solons Urge Viet Drug Traffic Halt
Washington AP A congressional report urges Nixon to withdraw U S troops from Southeast Asia unless heroin trafficking into Vietnam is halted The study cites involvement by Lao Thai and Vietnamese officials and says U S planes and diplomatic pouches are used to move opium and heroin into Saigon It names Rep Robert Steele as principal author and highlights regional corruption in drug smuggling
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Twin Cities CHIT CHAT Alicia Elaine May Born in Bossier City
Proud parents Mr. and Mrs. Mike May of Bossier City welcome Alicia Elaine a six pound nine ounce baby girl born Friday at St. Francis Hospital. The Mays also have son Ricky age three. maternal grandparents J H Otwell Monroe and Ralph May Monroe. paternal grandparents Ralph May Monroe. maternal great grandparents Tom Otwell Jena and Willie May Monroe.
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Bomb Explodes Wounding Four In Car With Cash
Four guards were hurt when a time bomb exploded in a rented car carrying about $60,000 in checks cashing funds. The blast near Manhattan on the way to Kennedy Airport sparked robbery and possible grudge attack theories as investigators probe the motive and suspect center.
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US reports combat deaths drop to 38 in week
U S military spokesmen said 38 American servicemen were killed and 92 wounded last week, the lowest U S casualty toll since early January. Names of 30 killed and 50 wounded from rocket attacks may be withheld until next week.
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Lava reaches edge of Fornazzo village in Sicily
A new lava stream from Mount Etna neared the northern edge of Fornazzo, forcing evacuation of 20 homes along the village border. The flow, seven yards deep, cut the north-south highway on the east side of Europe's tallest volcano, threatening the 400-person town.
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Spring Weather Continues Here
Twin Cities expect more spring weather through Friday with a 40 percent rain chance today 20 percent tonight and 30 percent Friday. Highs near 84 to 89 degrees lows 64 to 70 degrees winds 5 to 15 mph with brief gusts during storms. Dew points in the 60s and around 70 percent sunshine forecast as FAA reports 92 degrees Wednesday at Monroe Municipal Airport with no rainfall.
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Nixon Regime Wins Victory On Draft Bill
The Nixon administration won a major Senate vote in favor of a two-year draft extension while a one-year amendment lingered. Senators Schweiker Hughes and Stennis commented on pay raise strategy and absentee impact, with conferees to resolve differences after the Memorial Day recess.
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Riga four Jews jailed for anti Soviet propaganda
A Riga court sentenced Arkady Shpilberg Mikhail Shepshelovich Boris Maftser and Ruth Alexandro vich to prison terms from one to four years for spreading anti Soviet propaganda. The cases tied to a failed plan to hijack a Soviet plane to flee to Israel.
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Buckeye Arizona records 102-degree heat on Wednesday
The National Weather Service reported the highest temperature outside Alaska and Hawaii as 102 degrees at Buckeye Arizona. Lacrosse Wisconsin posted a low of 30 degrees.
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Supersonic Planes Highlight Paris Air Show Debut
At Le Bourget the Concorde and Tupolev 114 SSTs drew attention while the U S pavilion reorganized to omit SST references. Henri Ziegler said Russia plans early service for the TU114, with Concorde expected on routes by 1974. The Galaxy transport and Apollo 14 display also drew crowds as astronauts and cosmonauts prepared to attend.
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Mitchell Moves To Reclassify Amphetamines And Meth
Atty. Gen. Mitchell announced a move to restrict amphetamine and methamphetamine production and use, reclassify them to Schedule II, require quotas and non refillable prescriptions, and enforce manufacturing controls. Opponents may file objections within 30 days, with a public hearing planned if needed.
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Clemency Sought for former Shreveport official Mitchell
A group of Caddo Parish lawmakers led by Rep. Aglie Brown urged Governor McKeithen to grant clemency to H Lane Mitchell the former Shreveport city commissioner convicted of stealing 86140 from the city Mitchell 76 was sentenced to 16 years but his execution was delayed after a hospital admission.
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