Tornadoes and Floods Roil Arizona and California
A Wednesday West storm spawned at least two tornadoes in Arizona and floods in California. More than 100 people were left homeless in Arizona and 20 injured as homes were destroyed. A Sacramento Delta dam held back high tides after a levee breach near Rio Vista, aiding evacuation of Andrus Island residents. No deaths and 10 minor injuries reported from floods. damage estimated at 10 million dollars. Also a small plane crashed after takeoff in Cleveland, killing the pilot. residents were unhurt.
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Agnes Storm Devastates Northeast Leaving Dozens Dead
The tropical storm Agnes caused catastrophic flooding across the Atlantic seaboard with at least 23 deaths and thousands displaced. Pennsylvania faced extreme emergency with seven inches of rain and multiple fatalities, while Virginia Maryland and New York reported more loss. Rescue efforts included airlifts to Roanoke and evacuations as Amtrak halted trains south of Philadelphia and a Penn Central freight incident occurred near Danville.
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Roanoke
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New York City
Virginia’s State Civil Defense
Richmond
Mount Vernon couple drown in Virginia flood en route to wedding
A Mount Vernon couple, Douglas Cox and his wife Mary, died when their car was swept into floodwaters while crossing a bridge near Appomattox Virginia. The tragedy occurred as they headed to their daughter's wedding in Ft Monroe. Relatives confirmed the fatalities, and rescue crews faced widespread flood evacuations across several states.
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Weather outlook for weekend into Monday
Tonight will be fair and cool with low temperatures near 50. Friday aims for mostly sunny skies and near steady highs around 70s. Partly cloudy Saturday and Sunday followed by a chance of showers on Monday.
Supreme Court limits splitting school districts over race
The Supreme Court divided 5 to 4 to bar redrawing districts so as to perpetuate racial segregation. The Virginia case boosts federal oversight of district boundaries and hints judges may dismantle segregation elsewhere. The decision also rejects splitting Emporia from Greensville county while allowing Scotland Neck to stay with Halifax county.
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Richmond
Robert R. Merhige Jr
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J. Braxton Craven Jr
Asheville
Choate election bill gains new life in Senate action
Senate leaders move House backed election consolidation measure to amendment stage. The bill would allow voting on two days annually in May and November, aiming to cut local government costs by about 20 million dollars yearly.
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Springfield
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Choate
Carnegie Commission urges campus reforms not to curb protests
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education urges reforms to benefit students and society, not to quiet campus unrest. A 1969 70 poll of 70 000 undergrads 30 000 grads and 60 000 faculty underpins a 175 page report on Reform on Campus Changing Students Changing Academic Programs.
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Carnegie Commission On Higher Education
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IRA Provisional Wing Declares Conditional Cease Fire
The Provisional wing of the IRA announces a conditional cease-fire in its campaign to unite Ireland. The halt would start at midnight next Monday if terms are reciprocated by Britain, signaling potential peace after years of conflict in Northern Ireland.
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Britain
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House of Commons
Belfast
No early resumption in Vietnam peace talks says communists
Washington Star reports that after angry Hanoi statements and mixed reports from Hanoi the Paris peace conference appears stalled with no new elements to trigger Thursday talks. Kissinger’s Peking mission awaited as Thuy prepares to return with new instructions amid intensified U. S. bombing and port mining.
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SIU Marine defies haircut rule faces AWOL charge
Scott Novak 25, a Marine reservist and SIU Carbondale student, was arrested in Skokie on a charge of desertion after being absent without leave since Oct 1971. He challenged the Marine hair policy in court and had prior court-martialed punishments including a demotion and fines.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Skokie Police
Skokie
Chicago
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Zelmer Novak
1St Marine Division
Young Novak
Abraham L. Marovitz
U. S. District Court
New farm price curb may extend controls to raw goods
The Price Commission plans to urge the Cost of Living Council to place raw agricultural products under price controls to slow the rising food costs. A temporary freeze on beef and pork prices is also discussed, with details to be decided by the council meeting today.
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the Price Commission
Commission
Cost of Living Council
Parents push stricter rules for special education programs
In Chicago AP report, parents of handicapped children call for tighter state education standards. The second of three hearings on proposed revisions featured testimony urging limits on class sizes and types of classes for each handicap.
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