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Son Antonio tXPRESS-NEWS Sundoy April 1 1 1976 3 A Uru! ol Allind Stores Corp. iraion PHIL OCHS Phil Ochs kills self ASSOCIATED NEW YORK Phil Ochs, composer and folk singer-guitarist whose songs of protest against the Vietnam War lifted him to prominence in the 19H0s, has committed suicide, his family reported. family told polict? that he apparently Itanged himself Friday at the Queens home of liis sister, Sonny Tanzman, with whom he had been living since December. had been very depressed for a long time," a family friend said. the words coming to him compositions included such songs iis Declare the War Is His tunes were sung by superstar folk Joiin Bfiez and Bob Dylan, among others.

Ochs, who was 35. preferred to called a rather tlvm a folk Big repertoire By the tune lie was playing in Oreenwii Village cabar- he had a repertoire of more than HD songs, all of which touched on social issue. He was praised by critics for his philosophy, his wit, and the literate word-play in his songs, and many of his fans found his rebellioiii stance appealing. Born in FI Paso. Ochs was the son of a physician who nnued his family lo upstate New when the folk singer was a youngster The family later moved to the Far Hockaway sec- tinii of Residents flee high river floods MINOT.jy.D.

first of more than 12,000 persons begiui evacuating their homes Saturday as the Souris River itwe steadily toward 'its fourth flood in seven years. The river, which winds through this city of 30,000 persons, is expected to crest April 19. Residents were ordered to move out of 3,500 homes about 12,000 persons in the Minot area by next Thursday. City Engineer Burton Peckharn said additional homes on the fringes of the threatened areas will have to be evacuated later because utilities will be cut off. on the edges of the flood zone and in doubt, he said.

High dikes Dikes were con.stmeted throughout the city. In some places they were 12 feet high, and James Ruyak. the man in charge, said; don't know how much higher I cun build them. Ruvak, construction cliief for the St. Paul.

District of the Amiy Ciirps on Engineers, ordered more dirt and kept building. system should be done by he said. whether the dikes will stand there or how much water goes under them, I don't Minot astride a vaUey between two hills about miles south of the Canadian border. City Manager John Arnold said Saturday he was asking the federal government for mobile homes to help house the evacuees during the emergency. He said city residents outside the flood plain had been asked to volunteer extra space in their homes.

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