Northeast Tornado Toll Surges and Snow Strands Hit Areas
A deadly Mississippi Delta tornado toll rises to at least 90 with over 600 injured as crews search debris. Heavy snows melt in the Northeast causing flood fears while Nebraska counties await disaster declaration. The Army Corps of Engineers joins recovery efforts in 15 counties amid washed out bridges and 305 square miles flooded.
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Nebraska
Nixon
East
North Atlantic
New England
Maine
New York
Vermont
New Hampshire
Mississippi
Civil Defense Headquarters
Jackson
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Office of Emergency Preparedness
Corps
Oklahoma National Guard
Oklahoma
Wabash River Nears Crest After Slow Rise
The Wabash River slowed its rise Tuesday night to 18 feet, up 1 foot, as floodwaters advance toward a crest around 18.1 feet by Wednesday afternoon. The swollen stream, fed by rain and melting snow, has resisted earlier crest predictions.
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Wabash
Water levels rise and crest across several Indiana towns
Forecast shows Wabash at 10.44 feet and rising, Lafayette at 15.11 feet and past crest, Terre Haute rising to 18 feet with crest 18-1 tonight, Hutsonville reaching 21.3 feet by Friday morning, Riverton at 17.9 feet with crest 19.1 Friday evening, Vincennes crest 19 Saturday morning while flood stages vary, and several locations report crest past or rising above flood levels.
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Wabash
Lafayette
Terre Haute
Hutsonville
Riverton
Vincennes
Weather prompts river crests Tuesday and Wednesday relief ahead
Reports from the National Weather Service forecast crests on Tuesday and early Wednesday. The river rose to predicted levels both times, with sun and a small chance of rain later Wednesday and Thursday expected to ease conditions for river watchers and motorists as the area dries. Continued on page 5.
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National Weather Services
Weather Summary and Local Conditions Report
River stage 18.0 feet and rising. Yesterday high 33 and low 31 with no precipitation. Terre Haute area: fair tonight, partly cloudy and warmer Thursday, winds 6 to 12 mph. Indiana: fair, then partly cloudy and warmer, low 25 to 29, high upper 40s, with 5 percent tonight and 10 percent Thursday. Illinois: fair, low upper 20s, highs middle to upper 50s. Dust control 55 micrograms per cubic meter. Sunrise 7:30, sunset 6:36, temperatures logged at 6 am and 3 pm 32 and 37.
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Terre Haute and Vicinity
Indiana
Amphitheater bids top ISU estimates by four million
Indiana State University opened bids for the downtown University Civic Amphitheater at about 11.6 million dollars, nearly four million above the eight million figure often cited. General Mechanical and Electrical bids ranged from about 7.9 to 9.5 million, 2.3 to 2.5 million, and 1.32 to 1.46 million respectively. The board of trustees will review the figures at its Saturday meeting.
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Indiana State University
University
J. Kenneth Moulton
ISU
ISU Board of Trustees
General Contractors
Mid-Republic Construction, Inc
F. A. Wilhelm Construction Co., Inc
Repp & Mundt, Inc
J. L. Simmons Co., Inc
Chinese Food Expert Will Speak at Cooking School
Madame Florence Lin of New York City will headline the Blue Flame Galaxie of Foods Cooking School in Terre Haute as the second appearance. Opening day drew record attendance at the Indiana Theater, which opened at 8 30. Lin will discuss Chinese Gourmet dishes and also designs her own Chinese outfits.
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Indiana Theater
Blue Flame
Tribune-Star Publishing Co. Inc
Terre Haute Gas Corp
Martin
Sally Proffitt
Florence Lin
New York City
Blue Flame “Galaxie of Foods
Tribune-Star Publishing Co., Inc
Madame Lin
K. Y. Lin
Riverdale
N. Y
The
University of
My Lai Trial Delays as Calley Testifies on Village Killings
At Fort Benning Georgia Lt. William L Calley Jr faces testimony about the My Lai massacre with jurors and both defense and prosecution in the judge’s chambers for a temporary delay. Calley admits no discrimination among villagers, saying all were enemies and to be destroyed.
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FT. Benning, Ga
William L. Calley Jr
My Lai
Ricd W. Kennedy
George Latimer
Calley
FT. Benning
William L. Caney
Public Meeting At Indiana Theatre Feb 25 26
Sponsored by Terre Haute Gas Corp. includes free admission at 9 A.M. session starts 9 30 A.M. February 25 26 at Indiana Theatre corner 7th and Ohio Doors open 9 A.M. No collections. The public is cordially invited.
Gravitational Pull Measured Between Earth and Venus
The force binding Earth and Venus at their average separation of 25 million miles is calculated as 130 trillion tons. The figure reflects celestial gravity and highlights the immense attraction between the two planets.
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Earth
Venus
Butts seeks 6th District Council seat in May primary
Eugene V. Butts 48 of 501 College Ave filed Wednesday to fill the 6th district seat vacated by Leonard Kirchner who was elected county recorder. A former assistant chief of detectives with 20 years service, he now heads the Monon railroad police unit since 1967 and backs a police merit system bill in the Indiana House.
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Eugene V. Butts
Butts
College Ave
Leonard
Tubby) Kirchner
Monon Railroad
R. Jerome Kearns
John A. Kesler
Terre Haute
Indiana
Garfield High
Indiana House eyes collective bargaining for teachers
The House Education Committee prepared to act on legislation creating collective bargaining for teachers as part of Indiana's 1971 session. The session may bring major tax increases for political reasons. Top federal policy moves include Nixon abandoning wage standards on federal construction and delaying Davis Bacon Act enforcement. In other items, Nixon seeks revenue sharing action while Congress debates, and inquiries into military spying and a birth-defect pesticide report surface. Meir Kahane barred from a 37 country Jewish delegation meeting in Brussels.
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Indianapolis
House Education Committee
Washington
Nixon
Pollution Bill Nearing Vote In Indiana Legislature
In Indianapolis AP lawmakers push to unite pollution control and labor relations. House and Senate committees move toward merging agencies into an environmental management board. Debate centers on including teachers in public employees bargaining with a strict no strike clause.
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Cloud
Senate Labor Committee
John F. Shawley
Michigan City
Public Employees Labor Relations
Shawley
Senate
House Public Health and Environmental Affairs
House
Jewish groups bar Kahane from Brussels conference
Delegates from 37 countries barred Rabbi Meir Kahane from the Brussels conference on Soviet Jewry. Kahane, head of the U S Jewish Defense League, arrived coatless in the lobby and was rejected unanimously by the nine member presidium. Police warned him against violence or speaking at the congress. Kahane, 38, was convicted in New York of obstructing governmental administration and disorderly conduct tied to an anti Soviet protest. He said he would try to persuade other Jewish groups in Brussels to act.
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Brussels
Meir Kahane
Militant
Jewish Defense League
United States
Kahane
New York
Governmnt
JDL
Moscow
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