Tornado kills three in Atlanta area. many injured
A tornado struck northwest Atlanta and surrounding areas during the morning rush, killing three and injuring scores. Gov Busbee’s mansion suffered heavy damage while Perry Homes residents faced shattered windows and collapsed roofs. State and local officials urged evacuations and sought federal disaster aid as rescue crews cleared debris and treated dozens in hospitals.
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Atlanta
A. T. Hornsby
George Busbee
Busbee
Perry Homes
Maynard Jackson
Kim Moss
Jerry Price
Rome
Adairsville
Shannon
Cora Clark Named Jefferson Assessments Supervisor
Mrs. Cora Clark, 27, formerly an assistant in Williamson County, was hired as Jefferson County assessments supervisor for 14 000 dollars. She took the oath and began work after being chosen over two higher scoring candidates. the decision was 8 to 4 with votes against by Waite Irvin Marlin Burnett. Clark has two years in Williamson County, completed real estate and appraising courses, and is a licensed practical nurse and beautician.
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Cora Clark
Williamson County
Jefferson County Assessments
Jefferson County Board
Clark
Lowell Heller
Jackson County
Howard J. Mendenhall
Woodlawn
Heller
Mendenhall
Bob Dethrow
David Sargent
Charles Waite
Bob Irvin
Terry Marlin
Glenn Burnett
Paul Dickerson
Bob Draege
Jefferson County
James
The
Orient 3
Hue Encircled as N Vietnam Overruns Two Capitals
North Vietnamese forces overran Quang Ngai and Tam Ky and isolated Da Nang, cutting off the northern region. Hue is encircled with most of its 200000 residents fled. Cambodian rebel gains threaten Phnom Penh bases while US airlift resumes.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
da Nang
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Quang Ngai
Tam Ky
Hue
U.S
U.S. Marine
Quang Tin
Deliberate Fire Damages Vacant House at 1202 S 26th St
A fire damage report says two rooms of a vacant dwelling at 1202 S 26th St were set ablaze Saturday night. Firemen contained the fire by 8:50 p.m. with gasoline cans seen near the scene. Police pursued a suspect vehicle and two men were arrested on traffic charges. neighbors said remodeling was underway and the occupants planned to move in soon.
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S. 26Th St
Barney West
Perry County
Ed Harrison
Burnette
Central Station
Elmer Hefley
Crawford County
Altona
Knox County
Louis Johnson
Galesburg
Ingrid
Johnson
General Bradley expected to recover from stroke
Omar N. Bradley, aged 82, is expected to completely recover from a stroke suffered at his Beverly Hills home last Monday. An Army spokesman said he has no paralysis and may be moved from intensive care to regular care this week.
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Bradley
Los Angeles
Omar I. Bradley
Army
Beverly Hills
Rockford Murder Suspect Hidden After Boy’s Slaying
Robert Henry Lower, 36, jailed without bond for murder and aggravated kidnapping in the case of 15 year old Joseph Didier. Police link Lower to two prior assaults on Rockford newsboys, including a 1973 spray painting incident and a 1974 abduction with sexual assault. The boy’s body was found March 15 at Canyon Boy Scout Camp near Stockton after he was abducted March 14.
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Rockford, II
Rockford
Robert Henry Lower
Joseph Didier
George Didier Jr
William Kelly
Winnebago County
Lower
Canyon
Stockton
Ilinois
Allocation first may defer higher gasoline taxes
Washington AP A House Ways and Means plan may delay higher gasoline taxes until states test an allocation program. Chairman Al Ullman warned allocation likely fails and that taxes will rise to 37 cents per gallon by 1980 after a nine gallon weekly allotment. He noted a compromise with Frank Zarb amid energy policy talks.
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Washington
Congress
al Ullman
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ullman
Altman
Frank G. Zarb
Congressional Energy
Ford
Invasion of Citizens' Rights Probe Opens Wednesday
A congressional panel will begin hearings Wednesday on alleged IRS invasions of citizens rights. Rep. Charles A. Vanik cites the leprechaun project, claiming IRS spending on surveillance and hiring reporters to monitor about 30 people including federal judges and a Florida supreme court justice. A Miami nightclub owner says IRS agents threatened him to spy on officials’ drinking habits in summer 1973.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Charles A. Vanik
Dohio
Vanik
IRS
Florida Supreme Court
Miami News and Herald
Miami
Rogelio Novo
High Winds Cause Minor Damage in Mt Vernon Area
In Mt Vernon area strong winds caused limited damage with signs blown around and a window cover torn from a vacant building. A tornado sighting was reported at 12 43 a m but deputies found no problems after checking the area northeast of Mt Vernon. Temperatures topped 73 Sunday and are falling tonight with colder weather expected.
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Mt. Vernon
Talks End Kissinger Mission Fails With Little Hope For Peace
The report details tension on Israel's borders and Kissinger's failed mission as Rabin and Fahmy warn of worsening prospects. U.S. President Ford commends Kissinger's efforts while indicating peace talks in Geneva may resume in May. Algernon continues with planned cochairing by the United States and Soviet Union, amid strained Arab-Israeli diplomacy.
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Associated Press
Yitzhak Rabin
Today
Israel
Mideast
Henry A. Kissinger
Rabin
Ismail Fahmy
Egypt
United States
Geneva
Ford
Kissinger
Washington
U.S
Middle East
Palestine Liberation Organization
Soviet Union
Anwar Sadat
Marlin Resigns as Shiloh Township Supervisor
Terry N. Ted Marlin, longtime supervisor, has submitted his resignation to the Shiloh Town Board effective once a successor is named. The board will fill the vacancy for the two years added to the term by the legislature.
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Marlin
Shiloh Township
Terry N
Ted’ Marlin
Shiloh
Tornado damages farms near Cape Girardeau
An apparent tornado near Midway Dairy Farms in Cape Girardeau County damaged a cattle barn a vacant mobile home and a machine shed owned by Freddy Ristig with no injuries reported. The sheriff's office noted no other damage in the county.
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Cape Girardeau, Mo
UPI
Midway Dairy Farms
Freddy Ristig
Cape Girardeau County
Simon Bill Would Boost Shawnee Forest Counties Aid
In Illinois, ten southern counties including Pope would gain roughly 82 000 yearly from Shawnee National Forest lands under Rep Paul Simon's plan to raise the in lieu of taxes rate to 50 cents per acre The measure would lift total national reimbursements from 114 million to 131 million annually and earmark 20 percent of the difference for county general funds if below the threshold.
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Washington
UPI
Illinois
Paul Simon
D-Iii
Simon
Pope County
Shawnee National Forest
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Rep. Simon
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