Mississippi River hits 60.2 feet as flood fears persist
The Mississippi rose to 60.2 feet at Vicksburg amid ongoing evacuations and forecasted crest by Wednesday. Relief actions included opening spillways near New Orleans and reinforcing Muddy Bayou Dam. Officials warned two more months of high water with widespread damage estimated at 161 million dollars across six states. Mosquitoes emerge as floodwaters recede.
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Pope Pleads for Clemency of Viet Prisoners
South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu met Pope Paul VI in Vatican City where the pope urged clemency for Vietnamese political prisoners. Thieu briefed on prisoner conditions as Rome faced protests over tiger cages and alleged torture amid heavy police presence.
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Teens to Lead Voter Walk in Scottsdale City Election
About 500 teenagers will march from 6 to 8 p.m. to urge parents and neighbors to vote in Tuesday's Scottsdale city election. Mrs. Carol Giglio of Volunteers for a Better Scottsdale says 23 precincts will host over 20 youths each under adult captains.
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The Chess Mind on Memory and Mastery
Joseph Mill Brown surveys the tension between memory and imagination in chess culture. He cites Emanuel Lasker and Mikhail Tal, praises Anthony Saidy’s The Battle of Chess Ideas, and notes warnings from Larry Evans about overemphasis on openings. The article references the 1967 United States Championship and a decisive Evans game.
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Woman claims Cambodia trip saw son in Viet Cong camp
Chicago report details Phyllis Allard stating she met her missing son Spec.4 Richard Allard in a Southeast Asian camp and saw 25 other bound prisoners. She produced a Cambodia wall plaque and a visa-stamped passport, but U S officials call the visit inconclusive and still list him as missing in action.
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Arizona Supreme Court weighs breath test case
The Arizona Supreme Court will hear arguments on a driver license suspension issued for refusing a breath test after medical evidence showed Schuyler Billings Miller of Cave Creek had emphysema and had consumed alcohol and pills. The state conceded Miller was not drunk but sought suspension under implied consent law.
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4 H steer brings record price at Maricopa County Fair
At the Maricopa County Fair, the grand champion steer raised by Brad Anderson Tolleson sold for 2.00 a pound to Bashas Market. the 1 110 pound animal set a new high, 80 cents above last year. Hog and lamb champions also set notable figures with Kerr Kyrene receiving 1.50 a pound for a 233 pound hog and Graham Phoenix selling a 274 head cattle sheep and hog sale totaling about 104000 dollars.
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Pistol Accident Wounds Two Men Near Cave Creek
Two Scottsdale men, John F. Peterson 17 and Lawrence C. Eichberg 20, were wounded Sunday while camping in the desert near Cave Creek. Eichberg, holding a pistol, accidentally discharged. Peterson was hit in the knee and Eichberg in the left index finger. They were treated and released at Scottsdale Memorial Hospital.
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