Floods Spark Food Riots and Fatalities in Central Luzon
In flood ravaged Central Luzon Province food riots erupted as a storekeeper was killed by angry customers amid days of heavy rain. The disaster left thousands homeless with 420 deaths from floods or landslides, according to the National Disaster Coordinating Council. In Ohio, Virgil Johnson, 77, was found dead after a capsized boat on Lake Erie, last seen after a fishing trip from Sandusky Bay.
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Manila
UPI
Luzon
Philippines
National Disaster Coordinating Council
Vermilion
Weather and local notices from Norwalk area
Mostly sunny today and Sunday with a high in the low 70s today and around 80 Sunday Clear and cool tonight with lows in the low 50s Rain chances near zero today and tonight and about 20 percent Sunday Northeasterly winds today 10 to 15 mph otherwise light tonight Norwalk highs 70 low 41 Moon phases and sun times listed Births report a Norwalk girl to Mr and Mrs German Lake Deaths include Emil Wolfe 85 New London Mrs William Riley 89 Rabenswood Va and Paul H Loper 47 34 Walnut St
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Norwalk
Emil Wolfe
New London
William Riley
Rabenswood
Paul H. Loper
Walnut St
Bremer Receives 63-Year Term for Wallace Attempt
Arthur H. Bremer, 21, convicted in Prince Georges County Maryland of trying to assassinate Alabama Governor George C. Wallace. Jury of 12 found him guilty on nine counts after one hour and 35 minutes of deliberation. Bremer is eligible for parole after 15 years nine months. His attorney may appeal amid pending federal charges.
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Baltimore
Gov
George Wallace
UPI
Warren L. Nelson
Upper Marlboro, Ma
Arthur H. Bremer
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Bremer
Prince Georges
Ralph W. Powers
William
Muskie declines McGovern VP offer in Maine
Edmund S Muskie rejected George S McGovern's invitation to be his running mate. A news conference is planned in Kennebunkport Maine after talks in Bethesda Maryland. McGovern aides indicated Muskie declined to reprise his 1968 No 2 slot, citing debt and staff control conditions. The DNC prepares to name Eagleton's successor in Washington.
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UPI
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George S. McGovern
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Maine
McGovern
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Richard Dougherty
United Press International
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Peace
Dougherty
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Thomas F. Eagleton
Missouri
Edmund Muskie
Sanford
George McGovern
Camel protester arrestee faces charge over animal in public
In Laguna Niguel California on the Fourth of July Boney Bananas the camel was eating a nut butter and raisin sandwich inside Love Animals Dont Eat Them restaurant when police arrested owner James Roberts 22 on a misdemeanor charge for allowing an animal in a public place Outside the courthouse a camel three dogs two parrots a rooster and about 30 vegetarians demonstrated with the theme Love animals dont eat them Roberts attorney Barry Simons vows to challenge the citation as a defense of free speech and religion.
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Laguna Niguel
Calif
UPI
Boney
James Roberts
Louis Marvin
Robert
Barry Simons
Blue Cross Faces Conflict of Interest Charges in Ohio Hearing
Ohio Insurance Director Kenneth DeShetler accuses Blue Cross of Central Ohio board members who also sit on hospital boards of a potential conflict of interest as a two day public hearing opens to review a proposed rate increase. The decks seek 1.2 million in higher premiums across 28 counties with plans rising to 10.75 and 21.75 monthly for 70 day 8 20 contracts and to 14.55 and 30.60 for 120 day plans. The hearings start at 9 am in Hearing Room 2 of the Ohio Department Building in Columbus and are open to public testimony.
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UPI
Blue Cross Board
Ohio Department of Insurance
Kenneth DeShetler
DeShetler
Blue Cross
Ohio
Blue’ Cross
Slaughter at Barrington Hills Mansion Leaves Four Dead
Four people died in a Barrington Hills home in what police call a robbery slaying. Victims include Paul M. Corbett, 67, former Johnson & Higgins executive, his wife Marian, and two women relatives. Investigators found a .25 pistol and .30 carbine, with a blue panel truck stolen from near a tavern as they searched the area.
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Barrington Hills, Ill
UPI
Paul M. Corbett
Johnson & Higgins
Continental Casualty
Continental Insurance Companies
Marian
U.S. Navy
Ralph Bard
Barbara Boand
Corbett
Dorothy Derry
Ralph Hummel
Barrington Hills
Solar flare sparks geomagnetic storm forecast
Federal astronomers warn a large solar flare will strike Earth's atmosphere tonight triggering a sudden commencement geomagnetic storm. The shockwave of solar plasma may disrupt radio signals in polar regions, affect NORAD monitoring, power lines, and satellite orbits with visible auroras reported in the north.
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Boulder
Colo
UPS
Ralph Segman
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOAA
Earth
Segman
Colorado Springs
Antarctica
Alaska
Canada
Scandinavia
Soviet Union
Logan
Utah
Utah State University
United States
North Fairfield Votes on Wet Town Liquor Issue
North Fairfield residents will vote in November on four questions about liquor sales including off premises on premises by the glass and state store options. Passage requires a simple majority. The issue was filed by the village with the Huron County Board of Elections. Monroeville and New London also filed tax measures for the same ballot.
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North Fairfield
Huron County Board of Elections
Board of Elections
Election Board
Monroeville
Village Council
Man Given Forged Title To Stolen Car
A car stolen from Cleveland in October 1970 was recovered by a State Highway Patrol investigator after the present owner, Russell O. Mayle of Brilliant, answered a request to visit Norwalk police. Mayle, 41, had a forged title and claimed he did not know the vehicle was stolen. The car, now owned by an insurance company, has been confiscated and the case remains under investigation.
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Norwalk
F.W. Ritter
Bucyrus
Cleveland
Russell O. Mayle
Brilliant
Steve Jannaco Mayle
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