Hurricane Operations Center in New Orleans described
The Brig. Gen. Robert Y. Maraist Civil Defense Control Center sits under a hill near Lake Pontchartrain and is used to coordinate city responses to hurricanes and other disasters. Officials stress readiness, warning timing, and multi-agency cooperation for evacuations, shelters, and aid.
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New Orleans
UPI
FBI
Charles Erdman
Erdman
John Cowart
Brig. Gen. Robert Y. Maraist Civil Defense Control Center
Lake Pontchartrain
Australia urges U S navy buildup in Indian Ocean
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser appealed to the United States to match the Soviet naval buildup in the Indian Ocean. He warned that increased Soviet forces jeopardize neutrality and backed plans for a Diego Garcia base while urging restraint to keep a low balance of power and noting that detente has not stabilized great power relations. Fraser planned a two week visit to Japan and China starting June 15.
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Canberra
Australia
UPI
Malcolm Fraser
United States
Indian Ocean
Fraser
Liberal-National Country Party
Ford Administration
Diego Garcia
India
Africa
United States Administration
Japan
China
U.S.A
Memorial Day weekend traffic toll in Iowa rises
United Press International reports five killed across Iowa in Memorial Day weekend road crashes. Fort Dodge victims include 19 year old Gerald McCarthy and 21 year old driver Charles Weiderholdt with Nancy Larson injured. Other deaths involve Mason City, Riceville, Akron, and a Readlyn driveway accident. A drowning near Burlington and Ida Parks electrocuted in Des Moines conclude the tally.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fort Dodge
Gerald McCarthy
Charles Weiderholdt
Nancy Larson
Mark Wolridge
William Tracy
Frankfort
U.S. 65
Mason City
Laurene Wilcox
Riceville
Mitchell County
McIntrye
Dwight Toben
Akron
U.S
Sioux City
Toben
Rodney McClain
McClain
Readlyn
Melissa Strottman
Waterloo
Ricky Savage
la Harpe
Ill
Mississippi
Burlington
Ida Parks
Des Moines
I.C. Parks
Parks
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Salvation Army
U.S. Navy
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