Deadly storms sweep nation with floods and tornadoes
A violent rainstorm drenched northern Ohio with up to 4 inches, flooding streets in Cleveland and triggering sewer overflows. Three people died nationwide as four tornadoes struck Wisconsin and Nebraska regions, while a 9 year old girl vanished after being pulled into a manhole. Two Cleveland youths died from lightning and another man drowned nearby. Coast Guard rescue crews saved residents from flooded homes.
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Wisconsin
Nebraska
Iowa
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Texas
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Mississippi Valley
Yellowstone National Park
Jacqueline Boomer
Michael
Jacqueline
Richard Ambeau
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland Heights
Ernest Martin
Ronnie Morgan
U.S. Coast Guard
University Circle
Conroe
Joyce Scott
Robin Gillaspie
Albert H. Wittliff Jr
Houston
Shirley
Bruce
Rhodesia Talks Open On Victoria Falls Bridge
Rhodesian Prime Minister Ian Smith and black nationalist leaders sat for the first time to discuss a new constitution on the Victoria Falls bridge. ANC leader Abel Muzorewa demanded immediate majority rule while Smith vowed the white minority would not surrender power. The session on the border brought Vorster and Kaunda together for the historic talks.
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Rhodesia
Ian Smith
Smith
John Vorster
South Africa
Kenneth Kaunda
Zambia
Nairobi
Kenya
Daily Nation
Abel Muzorewa
African National Council
ANC
Zambezi River
Vorster
Kaunda
Livingstone
Muzorewa
Britain
Ford urges tax incentives to boost industry growth
President Ford told the American Hardware Manufacturers Assn that the economy is starved for capital and burdened by inflation and red tape. He urged Congress to expand investment through a higher tax credit and dividend tax relief, aiming to create millions of jobs by 1980 and curb government regulation.
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Chicago
America
Ford
U.S
American Hardware Manufacturers Assn
Congress
Washington
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Chicago Yacht Club
Ford Campaign Swing Sprints Toward 1976 Election
President Ford treats a two week vacation as a campaign sprint for an elected term. He attends a state fair and rallies business and Republican leaders, dedicates a dam, tours an oil shale site, visits a Vietnamese refugee camp, and plays golf in Vail. He plans more appearances in Milwaukee before returning to Washington.
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Vail
Colo
Ford
Libby Dam
Mont
Chicago
White House
Milwaukee
Washington
Kissinger Returns to Egypt for Sinai Pact Talks
Secretary of State Kissinger travels to Mamoura near Alexandria to push a new Egypt Israel Sinai pact. Israeli and Egyptian officials cite progress on surveillance posts and post pullback terms while awaiting U.S. support for technician staffing and language clarity.
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Alexandria
Egypt
Henry A. Kissinger
Sinai
Kissinger
Anwar Sadat
Mamoura
Ismail Fahmy
Hisni Mubarak
Yigal Allon
Israel
Gidi
Sinai Desert
Umm Khashiba
Mitla
Allon
Allen
United States
U.S
Hermann Eilts
Tahseen Bashir
Damascus
Syrian
Golan Heights
Lisbon Crisis Grows as Goncalves Regime Faces Pressure
In Lisbon and surrounding towns protests and military maneuvers escalate as moderates predict the removal of pro Communist Premier Vasco Goncalves within days. Army units brace approaches to the capital while factions clash at party headquarters and rallies call for violent retaliation. President Francisco da Costa Gomes vows stability through reshuffles of the military leadership and continued government administration.
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Portugal
Vasco Goncalves
Evora
Democratic Movement
Manuel Tengarrinha
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Revolutionary Council
Armed Forces Assembly
FMC History and Warren County development spotlight
Star staffer Susan Burke examines FMC as a contributor to Warren's growth in a forthcoming four page section on Front Royal and Warren County. The piece highlights FMC's role and local impact.
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Star
Front Royal
Warren County
Susan Burke
Warren
the Impartial Reporter and Farmers’ Journal
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