Arctic cold grips Central Plains and Great Lakes
An arctic cold front pushed south threatening the Central Plains and Great Lakes with hard freeze while warnings extended to Louisiana Georgia and Mississippi. North Carolina and northwestern Florida face frost as earlier cold weather damaged the orange crop.
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Associated Press
Central Plains
Great Lakes
Louisiana
Georgia
Mississippi
North Carolina
Florida
Floods menace Africans in Mozambique after cyclone Felice
Strong tides drive new floods inland in northern Mozambique near Lourenco Marques. Over 100,000 people displaced by last week’s cyclone Felice face disease and starvation as floods submerge areas half the size of Portugal. Fifty bodies recovered with fears of a higher toll. pilots report hundreds may have been swept away.
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Lourenco Marques
Mozambique
Zambezia
Felice
Portugal
Last Quint Dies in Grenoble Quintuplet Tragedy
The last of the Riondet quintuplets died Sunday night in Grenoble France. Three boys and two girls were born to 29 year old schoolteacher Mrs Michele Riondet last Thursday. The babies apparently died of respiratory trouble.
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Grenoble
France
Riondet
Michele Riondet
Rail Strike Looms as Nixon Faces Feb 15 Deadline
President Nixon must submit a report and settlement recommendations to Congress by February 15 on the rail dispute. Congress faces a March 1 moratorium deadline before unions can act on a nationwide strike.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Black protesters at Apollo 14 march in Cape Kennedy
About 200 protesters gather in Cape Kennedy to voice opposition to the Apollo 14 flight. They denounce moon mission funding and accuse white leaders of sending “lazy white boys” to the moon, with quoted remarks from SCLC official Joseph Hammonds.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
America
Joseph Hammonds
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Farmers' Equity Shrinks to 3.5 Billion in 1970
Washington AP reports that farmers owned only 3.5 billion dollars of what they operate in 1970, the smallest equity in a decade. High interest rates tight credit and rising costs drove the drop, with the Agriculture Department noting relief may come this year.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Outlook and Situation Board
Carter to name Russell successor in Georgia
Gov. Jimmy Carter appoints a successor to the late Sen. Richard B. Russell with sources pointing to David Gambrell, a 40 year old Atlanta attorney and state Democratic chairman, as the likely pick. Carter declines to confirm or deny the report and says the chosen man will serve Georgia. Gambrell says only Carter can comment.
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Atlanta, Ga
Jimmy Carter
Richard B. Russell
David Gambrell
Atlanta
State
Democratic Party
Carter
Georgia
Gambrell
Rockefeller Seeks $1.11 Billion Tax Hike for NY Budget
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller urged New York’s GOP legislature to approve a record $1.11 billion tax increase to fund an $8.45 billion proposed state budget. He blamed the federal government for the state’s fiscal strain, citing delays in expected revenue sharing from Washington.
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Albany
N.Y
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Washington
Apollo 14 tries to fix fault delaying Fra Mauro landing
Houston reports the Apollo 14 crew after more than an hour failed to repair a docking mechanism fault. Shepard Mitchell and Roosa worked by hand using Houston instructions. Mission Control plans further tests overnight and considers Friday's moon landing in doubt.
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Edgar D. Mitchell
Stuart A. Roosa
Roosa
Shepard
Mitchell
Lunar
Sigurd Sjoberg
Moon
Sjoberg
Houston
Trou
Mission Control
Nixon pledges more jobs and better business in 1971
President Nixon sent Congress a pledge of more jobs and improved business conditions for 1971. He promised to use all effective and legal means to stimulate employment and growth.
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Washington
Nixon
Congress
Israeli Raids Hit Two Lebanese Villages
Israeli raiders attacked Al-Kyam and Kafer Kela in Lebanon during the night. Sources say a Palestinian guerrilla HQ was destroyed and Israeli casualties included one dead and three wounded, with Arab casualties also reported. Guerrilla claims of higher Israeli losses were denied by Israeli officials.
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Tel Aviv
Lebanon
Al-Kyam
Beirut
Alyam
Kafer Kela
Upper Galilee
Metulla
Israel
Riot strikes East Los Angeles injuring many and looting
A weekend anti police rally in East Los Angeles turned violent with one death and more than 25 injured as rioters damaged 70 businesses. Sheriff’s deputies fired shotguns, tear gas was used, and 68 arrests were made as crowds vandalized patrol cars and stores amid a dawn curfew.
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Los Angeles
Attacks on Six U.S. Positions Kill Six in Vietnam Fight
Communist forces fired about 100 rockets and mortars at six U.S. positions including Da Nang and Cam Ranh Bay, with a ground assault that killed six Americans and wounded 26. A Chu Lai ambush by the 198th Brigade left five Americans dead and eight wounded.
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Saigon
U.S
198Th
Chu Lai
U.s.americal Division
da Nang
Cam Ranh Bay
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Laos
Weather Outlook West of Pecos Sees Cool Temperatures
Cloudy and cool tonight and Tuesday. High Tuesday ranging from 35 to 70 degrees. Low tonight between 25 and 40 degrees.
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The
Pecos
White House Plans Conference on Cities in May
The Nixon administration will host an international Conference on Cities in Indianapolis from May 25 to May 28. NATO collaborates on the event focusing on urban problems common to 15 NATO countries while avoiding race issues. Noted figures may attend, including Willy Brandt and Constantinos Doxiadis, with about 500 delegates expected.
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Nixon
America
Indianapolis
NATO
Great Britain
Willy Brandt
West Berlin
Constantinos Doxiadis
Barbara Ward
Richard Buckminster Fuller
Europe
U.S
Ford workers walkout halts British production in mass action
London AP bulletin reports about twenty thousand production workers striking at Ford Motor Co plants across Britain. The walkout adds to a third week of nationwide mail disruption.
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London
Ford Motor Co
Britain
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