Tornado Toll Surges Across 11 States and Ontario
United Press International reports the worst tornado disaster in decades with at least 333 dead across 11 states and Windsor Ontario. Deaths included 98 in Kentucky and 58 in Tennessee. Ohio's Xenia city alone had 35 dead. Dozens more injured and widespread destruction across Oklahoma to Michigan. Government appeals for emergency relief amid massive property damage.
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States
West Virginia
Midwest
Oklahoma
Michigan
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennessee
Indiana
Otis Bowen
Washington
Ohio
Xenia
North Carolina
Illinois
Windsor
Ont
Detroit
Nixon agrees to pay $432787 tax bill in bid to settle underreporting
President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon will settle an IRS bill of 432787 dollars after a Joint Committee report found they underreported taxable income by 259964 dollars and claimed 567565 dollars in improper deductions from 1969 to 1972. The settlement ends plans to contest the tax status as disclosed, with wealth depleted by the tax charge and interest.
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Internal Revenue Service
Nixon
Congressional Joint
Mittee
Internal Revenue Taxation
Nixons
Park Appoints Narc Board in Idaho to advise narcotics bureau
Attorney General W. Anthony Park and State Law Enforcement Commissioner John Bender announced the formation of an advisory board for the Idaho Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Enforcement. The board will improve coordination with local police and sheriff offices and region nominees were named from four regions.
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Boise
API
Idaho Bureau of Narcotics and Drug Enforcement
W. Anthony Park
John Bender
Park
Bender
Tion
Lewis County
Gary Haman
Kootenai County
Nelson Olds
Mountain Home
Richard Hays
Payette County
John Church
Alan Wilson
Elmore County
Elza Hall
Jerome County
Orville Drexler
Blaine County
Frank Barnett
Twin Falls
Gene Frederickson
Weather Update for Sandpoint Tonight and Friday
Increasing cloudiness tonight with a few showers late tonight and Friday. Southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent tonight and 50 percent Friday. Highs around 55 and lows near 30.
Bond Set At $100000 In Stever Murder Plot Case
Judge set bond at 100000 for John Henry Stever 48 arraigned on Tuesday on charges of attempting to hire a Bonner County deputy posing as a hit man to kill his wife. Stever remains jailed in the county facility awaiting further proceedings.
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Don
Swanstrom
John
Henry Stever
Stevers
Bonner County
Idaho Board Hikes Non-Resident Tuition and Fees
Idaho State Board of Education approves a $50 per semester non-resident tuition increase to raise $128,265 for priority programs. A separate $12 per semester hike at Idaho State University brings total student fees to $200 with allocations for athletics, student affairs, unions, alumni, health insurance, and scholarships. The board also swore in Dr. Leno Seppi and discussed enrollment reporting reforms as part of funding efforts totaling $1.58 million.
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Richard Charnock
Moscow
Idaho
UPI
State Board of Education
Idaho State University
Leno Seppi
Lava _ Hot Springs
Cecil D. Andrus
Seppi
M.T. Deaton
Pocatello
Milton Small
Small
Office of Higher Education
Aaron Ties Ruth Record in Cincinnati NL Opener
Hank Aaron matched Babe Ruth by hitting his 714th career homer in the first inning of the Braves Reds opener at Riverfront Stadium. The 3 1 count shot off Jack Billingham put Atlanta ahead 3 0 as Ford and 51,000 fans watched in surprise and cheers.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Hank Aaron
Babe Ruth
Atlanta Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Riverfront Stadium
Aaron
Reds
Jack Billingham
Jack
Braves
United States
Gerald Ford
Ford
Johnny Bench
Tom McSherry
Andrus Signs Marijuana Law
Boise Idaho Governor Cecil D. Andrus signed into law a bill making possession of three ounces of marijuana a felony. The bill passed after lengthy debates with college students opposing it. The act may be reconsidered after six months if needed. He also signed 37 bills including a circuit breaker tax relief measure for $1.5 million in elderly property tax relief.
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Boise
UPI
Cecil D. Andrus
Andrus
Idaho
Driver Charged After One-Car Accident
Sheriff's deputies investigated a one car non injury crash one fourth mile south of Westmond on U S 95. The driver Rickie L Sitton 20 Spirit Lake was arrested for possession of a controlled substance.
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Rickie L. Sitton
Spirit Lake
Westmond
U.S. 95
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