Isleton Evacuation Ordered as Delta Flood Rages
Hundreds of volunteers and a teenage shovel brigade assisted on Andrus Island as a broken levee flooded Sacramento Delta towns. Sheriff deputies and National Guardsmen aided evacuations while emergency crews built a mud levee barrier to hold back 16 foot floodwaters. Over 15 million dollars in damage reported with thousands displaced.
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Hoyd
Sacramento County Sheriff's Deputies
National Guardsmen
Andrus Island
Sacramento River
Tower Land
Isletori
James C. Donovan
Army Corps of Engineers
San Joaquin
Brannan Island
In Flying Islands
Coast Guard
Air Force
Tileton
California
San Francisco Bay
Andra
Jets blast Red attack at Hue line
South Vietnamese marines sweep the Street Without Joy area in Quang Tri province as U.S. forces report two pilots rescued after a Navy F8 Crusader was downed near the Laotian border. B52 bombers supported attacks east and southeast of Quang Tri City while casualties mount in the reopened Highway 13 drive toward An Loc despite losses.
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Quang Tri Province
U.S
Quang Tri
Hancock
U.5
Quang Tri City
North Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Qiang Tri
U.S. Command
An Loc
Berserk Pinkerton guard slaughters six and wounds six
A Pinkerton guard attacked a NYC legal office, killing six men including Robert Barton and Joseph A DePalma and injuring several others. The suspect fled in a Volkswagen. Grace’s security badge and papers were found in the car. Police report five or six women hid during the shooting as the scene unfolded.
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Pinkerton
New York
Pinkerton Security Suata
John T. Holden
Grace
Essex County
Edwin Grace
Robert Bartone
Delanco
N.J
Joseph A. DePalma
Charles Merkel
Cherry HI
Theodore G. Fall
Wallingboro
Stephen B. Robinson
Cinnaminson
Joseph Boyd
Morristown
Cherry Till Medical Center
Wayne Stop
Cherry Bill
Magnate Bell
Martton
Val Risee
Groveville
Gary Davis
Moorestown
Charles Collins
Pennsauken
Walter Wilks
Levittown
Hospital bed donation sought for Baja boy from action line
A Baja boy with no hospital care may receive a donated hospital bed. P J of Seal Beach appeals for an unused bed, promising solace to a fellow in need. Frank Taylor of Cypress also offers a bed for the same cause.
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P.J
Seal Beach
Action Line
Frank Taylor
Opal Ave
Cypress
Taylor
Baja
Action Lini
J. Carlton's
Madison Ave
New York
N.Y
E.E.W
Tony Beach
Janet Brosh
Customer Services
Farmingdale
Magazine Tax Exemption Clarified by State Official
A reader from Long Beach asks if monthly magazines are tax free while yearly issues are taxed. LF Labrie of the State Board of Equalization confirms magazines published at least four times a year are exempt from sales taxes.
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California
MLD
Long Beach
Long Beach State University
Action Eine
Republican Party
Congress
GOP
Hell
E.C
LF. Labrie
State Board of Equalization
East Coast Storm Reveals Widespread Flood Crisis
The region faced heavy flood threats with widespread evacuations across New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and Washington. Police reported drownings in Almond New York and large scale evacuations as roads flooded, barges struck bridges, and rail service halted while National Guard aided motorists.
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Harrisburg
New York State
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Bam
Occoquan
National Guard
New York
Almond
John le
Amy
State Department of Transportation
Chesapeake and Ohio and
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Washington
Maryland
Lanret
Maryland City
Bowie
Brighton Dan
Patuxent River
Five Klansmen charged in conspiracy to tarring and feather principal
Five men including the chaplain of the Michigan United Klans of America were charged in Detroit with conspiracy in the tarring and feathering of Willow Run High School principal Richard Brownlee. The Justice Department tied the case to a broader sequence of racially charged violence beginning Jan 1, 1971.
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Detroit
UPI
Michigan Teeamny
United Klans of America
Robert Miles
Howell
Miles
Richard Wiley Brownlee
Willow Run High School
Justice Department
Artha Meadows
Edward Malandonado
Green Bailey Cawood
Ypsilanti
Lanny Millions
Baltimore
Brownlee
House debates new revenue sharing plan for states
Washington lawmakers push a $20 billion five year revenue sharing bill with White House support. The House refused amendments in a 223 to 185 vote and expected a final vote amid strong executive backing. Mayors governors and officials shift to Senate as opposition grows.
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Washington
UPT
House
Nixon
Senate
White House
Draftees May Join Guard or Reserves Under New Policy
Secretary Kenneth Rush notes Guard and Reserve shortfall as draft pressures ease. The Pentagon plans to draft eligible 10 year olds into Reserve or Guard slots, with men urged to rotate vacancies and expedite enlistments to meet a 10 day reporting rule. The policy aims to raise the lottery number reached this year, with No. 75 set as August ceiling and little rise expected the rest of the year.
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Pentagon
Fepstone
National Guard
Selective Service
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Isleton
Rone Reagap
Hue
Hyguman
Ting
James Ashman
Bernie Robinson
Ashman
Bob
Rob
Ralph Bosco
Bank Associates
Palice
Basco
Lucker
Public Safety
Wally Peters
East Coast
Occoquan River
Prince William County
Pontiac
Iage
Mckeesfort
Wye
Debra Gniekowski
Adria Breletic
Kenneth Rush
4Th & Pine
Los Altos
Los Altos Center
Lakewood
EPP
PA Evers Reer Thera
ARCA
TTD
Alta
Woolworth
Mons
Veivas
Sos
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