Flood Crests Lower Than Expected This Year
The Mississippi River crest at St Louis fell short of recent forecasts at 38.5 feet as dry weather and evaporation reduced runoff. Army engineers cut back backwater flood predictions near Vicksburg while 12 million acres remain flooded from the Great Lakes to the Gulf. About 39,000 people cannot return home and damage tops 410 million dollars. Deer starvation along Louisiana levees prompts 2,500 animals needing feed. HUD reports 1,900 housing applications with 500 families placed. Missouri allocates 1 million emergency funds for National Guard flood duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mississippi River
St. Lows
National Weather Service
Weather Service
Mississippi
St. Louis
St Louis
Army
Vicksburg
Miss
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
Federal
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Missouri
Christopher S. Bond
Utah Opposes Burial of Herbicide Orange in Utah
Gov. Calvin Rampton urged federal officials not to bury two million gallons of Herbicide Orange in Utah, citing dioxin toxicity and unknown breakdown products. If disposal is needed, Dugway Proving Ground near Salt Lake City would be preferred over other state sites. the 1968 sheep die-off near Dugway is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satt Lai Cliy
Calvin Rampton
Utah
Rampton
Billy Welch
Washington
Air Force
Welch
Lyman Olsen
Olsen
Dungway Proving Ground
Salt Lake City
Dugway
Utah State University
French Immigrant Unrest Erupts Across Paris
Paris faced a surge of foreign worker unrest as roughly 300 mostly immigrant Renault strikers demanded higher pay and improved status, followed by 10 000 foreigners in May Day protests urging government action. France proposed reforms to aid migrants, expand union rights, and tighten immigration controls while promising housing and education measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Vinocur
Associated Press
PARIS
Boubou
Senegal
Ahmed
Tunisia
Renault
Manuela
France
Pierre Messmer
Georges Gorse
Gorse
Rome
FBI Agents Aided Protest Planning At National Conventions
Un dercover FBI agents helped plan demonstrations at the national political conventions last summer. A Justice Department source said meetings in Washington discussed by Atty. Gen. Kleindienst included FBI informants and planner involvement. Mardian attended sessions, with officials saying briefings included Republicans and Democrats. Several resignations followed Watergate related issues, including Kleindienst and Gray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
FBI
Justice Department
Atty
Richard G. Kleindienst
Robert C. Mardian
Department
Internal Security
Nixon
Mardian
Miami Beach Fla
L. Patrick Gray III
Gray
Alligator Returns To Everglades Home After Nightly Wall
Jamie Tiger in Miami-Dade County says his pet alligator slept near his bed until a ranger request led to capture. Rangers lassoed the animal and moved it deep into the sprawling swamp to prevent further disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Everglades, Fla
Jamie Tiger
Everglades
Natal Park Rangers
Tiger
Also Mentioned on This Page
Corps of Engineers
St. Louis District
Colorado
Wiggins
Denver
Tad
America
Cift
Bureau
Miami Beach
Convention Hall
John N. Mitchell
Federal Grand Jury
Kleindienst
Howard Hunt Jr
Seow
Savings
BIG
Seersucker
Danis
P.M. Dalty
Wight
Fribay
Anpsarunpay
Micconsukee Inshan
Rangers
Tigers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!