Tornado Ravages Topeka Killing 15 and Displacing Thousands
Topeka officials faced the job of caring for several thousand homeless after a tornado that killed 15 and damaged or destroyed up to 2,000 to 5,000 dwellings. Red Cross shelters opened, 70 hospitalized with storm injuries, four shelters in use, debris cleanup expected to take weeks. National aid from the Johnson administration and federal disaster planning began, with local officials seeking manpower and equipment from nearby cities.
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Salvation Army
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Charles W. Wright Jr
Wright
Mansfield Says Johnson Will Meet Dirksen More Than Halfway
Senate Democratic Leader Mike Mansfield says the President will meet Republican Leader Dirksen more than halfway for a congressional leadership conference on Viet Nam. He questions whether a new light would be shed and defends Johnson's record of joint leadership meetings while noting Dirksen and Ford pressed for clearer facts to build support and policy understanding.
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Senate
Mike Mansfield
Everett M. Dirksen
Viet Nam
Mansfield
White House
Bill D. Moyer
Johnson
Dirksen
Gerald K Ford
Ford
Congress
Marsden to Siton Bench in Olson Case
Judge David Marsden will preside over the first degree murder trial of Anton E. Olson, a Sobieski area farmer charged in the October 15, 1965 shotgun slayings of Morrison County Sheriff John E. Stack and Deputy Andrew P. Herlitz. Trial opening is tentatively set for September 12 in Ramsey County District Court with pre trial motions August 2. A venue change was granted.
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Vid Marsden
Anton E. Olson
Sobieski Area
Marsden
Ramsey County District Court
Olson
John E. Stack
Morrison County
Andrew P. Herlitz
Volunteers Lauded for Work by Peace Corps Director
Peace Corps Director Jack Hood Vaughn lauds overseas volunteers for delivering results where technology fails. He says volunteers stay a half step behind progress, guiding communities in building and sustaining projects like schools. Carleton College ranks high in Peace Corps participation.
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Peace Corps
Northfield
Minn
Jack Hood Vaughn
Vaughn
Carleton College
Vauga
Carleton
Paratroopers Battle Stubborn Red Regulars in Vietnam
U S paratroopers fought North Vietnamese units for a fourth day in Kontum province as riot police moved into Hue. About 239 enemy dead were reported with operations involving at least 1,800 U S and Vietnamese troops and 167 sorties flown. Ky announced a Seoul trip as he gains new emergency powers amid inflation and Buddhist protests in Saigon.
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Andrew Borowiec
Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Central Highlands
Nguyen Cao Ky
Hue
South Korea
Seoul
State Dept weighs split verdict on Hall travel bid
The State Department mulls a split decision on Gus Hall's request for permission to visit China North Korea Vietnam and Cuba. Secretary Rusk may rule after Europe trip and the case tests free travel limits amid political opposition and advocacy concerns.
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Hall
Washington
State Department
U.S. Communist Party
Gus Hall
Communist China
North Viet Nam
North Korea
Cuba
Dean Rusk
Europe
Department
Red China
U.S
Redlands
Iowa Woman Dies in Two-Car Collision near Albert Lea
Mrs. Walter Anderson a 77 year old of Radcliffe Iowa was killed when two cars collided head on on U S 65 about three miles north of Albert Lea Minnesota The crash raised Minnesota 1966 traffic toll to 286 from 258 a year earlier Her husband 75 was hospitalized in good condition The other driver Robert L McGregor of Minneapolis was treated for minor injuries
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Albert Lea
Minn
Walter Anderson
Radcliffe
Iowa
U.S. 65
Here
Minnesota
Strike Aid Refused by TUC Chiefs
Britain’s 23 000 striking seamen face a protracted walkout as TUC leaders refuse to press the dispute. Seamen seek a 40 hour week with overtime pay, a 17 percent raise, while a government tribunal backs 48 then 40 hours. Shipowners would reopen talks, but navy deployment seems unlikely.
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London
Britain
Finance and General Purposes Committee
Trades Union Congress
Congress
Union
Trades Union Council
National Union of Seamen
William Hogarth
Seamen’s Union
TUC
Harold Wilson
Labor
Ag Dept Sets Wheat Guarantee At 1.25 A Bushel
The Agriculture Department plans a 1.25 per bushel guarantee for extra wheat in 1967, with potential supplements for domestic use and a total blend price near 1.78. The program adds a 520 million bushel domestic-use quota and a 1.32 per bushel supplementary payment, plus a 0.75 per bushel processor contribution, yielding a broader support package.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Johnson
Treasury
Christen son to seek DFL nod for lieutenant governor
Gerald W. Christenson administrative assistant to Rep. Joseph Karth says he will seek the Democratic-Farmer-Labor endorsement for lieutenant governor. The 36 year old former 4th District DFL chairman in Mounds View notes he has early indications of winning endorsement at the state convention in Minneapolis. He sees Lt Gov Keith possibly winning the gubernatorial endorsement but is not anti Rolvaag. Other potential running mates include Arthur Naftalin Robert MacGregor and Lawrence Yetka.
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A. M. Keith
Rolvaag
Karl Rolvaag
Keith
Richard Moe
Christenson
Minneapolis
Arthur Naftalin
Robert MacGregor
Lawrence Yetka
8Th District
DFL
Mondale seeks study of butterfat sugar imports impact
Sen Mondale asks the Agriculture Department to examine butterfat sugar product imports not subject to quotas. He warns such imports threaten domestic sugar and butterfat, noting Minnesota leads in creamery butter and ranks high in milkfat production. Samuel H Sheppard to be retried for second degree murder in Marilyn Sheppard case. he has served nine years and been free on bond since 1964 appeal.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Walter F. Mondale
D-Minn
Mondale
Minnesota
Cleveland, Ohio
Samuel H. Sheppard
Marilyn
John T. Corrigan
Sheppard
Cuyaoga County
States Should Decide Education Spending
The GOP Task Force on education says states should have a free hand in spending federal aid to education. Chairman Duane Lund of Staples led the news conference releasing the study group’s report.
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ST. Paul
GOP Task Force On
Duane Lund
Staples
Brezhnev Vows New Aid Steps for Viet Nam Victory
Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev announced new measures and efforts to speed a Communist victory in Viet Nam. He did not specify the exact steps.
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Moscow
Leonid I. Breznev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Viet Nam
Refugee Airlift to Resume After Hurricane Halt
The Cuban refugee airlift to Miami will resume Monday after Hurricane Alma disruption. About 200 Cubans arrive daily, with over two thirds transferring to other U.S. cities. Since December 1, roughly 25,000 have been airlifted from Cuba. Separately, The St Olaf College band from Northfield Minnesota arrived in Norway to begin an 80 member tour with a concert in Stavanger and a stop in Bergen.
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Fla
Cuba
Hurrican Alma
U.S
Oslo
Norway
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Minn
Stavanger
Bergen
Traffic Deaths State and Iowa Compare Yearly Totals
A brief traffic death update shows state totals at 286 today versus 258 a year ago, while Iowa figures reach 333 today compared with 273 last year.
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Iowa
Death of Brig. Gen. Leon H. Hagen
Brig. Gen. Leon H. Hagen of Minneapolis, assistant Minnesota adjutant general, died after a stroke. Governor Rolvaag ordered state flags at half staff. Funeral services set for Friday in Minneapolis.
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Leon H. Hagen
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Karl Rolvaag
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