Floods Hit South Plains and Surrounding Regions
Floods across the region cause evacuations in Norman and Kingfisher while floodwaters recede. a Tulsa boy’s body is recovered from a flooded creek. Tornadoes and large hail sweep Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, and nearby areas. no major damage reported beyond minor outages and a damaged light plane.
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Associated Press
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Okla
Tulsa
Kansas
Texas
Slaton
Oklahoma-Texas
Borger
Texas Panhandle
Salt Lake International
Illinois
New Mexico
Missouri
Michigan
Nebraska
Georgia
Corydon
Dallas-Fort Worth
Howard Alexander Turner
George Mauldin
Kingfisher
Oklahoma City
Wichita Falls
National Weather Service
Galesburg
de Kalb
Aledo
Nauvoo
McLean County
Bloomington
Reagan son trains for 1027 mile Mississippi race for Olympic aid
Michael Reagan and teammate L C Smith plan a July 21 run from New Orleans to St Louis in a Scarab boat to beat the 26 hour 50 minute record for the Edward Koenig Challenge trophy raising funds for the U S Olympic Committee. A July 22 banquet honors August A Busch III as sponsor.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Michael Reagan
Reagan
L.C. Smith
New Orleans
U.S
August A. Busch III
Anheuser-Busch
Olympic Committee
Space shuttle Columbia towed for final test flight prep
Cape Canaveral AP The space shuttle Columbia was moved 300 yards from its hangar toward a vehicle assembly building for a final test flight this summer. Ground crews miscalculated towing prep time causing a 13 hour delay, but officials said there would be little impact on the fourth mission. Apollo 16 veteran Thomas Mattingly will command with Henry Hartsfield as pilot. Previous crew members Fullerton and Lousma inducted into Space Hall of Fame in Alamogordo, New Mexico.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Kennedy Space Center
Mark Hess
Thomas K. Mattingly
Henry W. Hartsfield
C. Gordon Fullerton
Jack R. Lousma
Space Hall of Fame
Alamogordo
N.M
Moon Convicted In Tax Case Involving Unification Church
The Rev Sun Myung Moon and aide Takeru Kamiyama were found guilty of conspiring to evade taxes and filing false returns linked to about 162000 in income. Moon faces up to 14 years at sentencing July 14 while supporters defend the religious organization’s status.
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New York
Sun Myung Moon
Jesus Christ
Moon
Unification Church
Mose Durst
U.S
Internal Revenue Service
Takeru Kamiyama
Durst
Irvington
Charles Stillman
Court of Appeals
New York State
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Freddie Bryant
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Bronx
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Chase Manhattan Bank
Sawyer
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Erma Bombeck
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
Father
Carbondale III
Zantigo
Zippy
Tantigo Liat
E. Main Street
Tantigo Mexican Restaurant
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