Three Die In Crash At Tama
Three East Jowans were killed in a two car collision near Tama during a heavy rainstorm Friday evening. Daniel Mollenhauer and David Sterner, both 18, and Thelma James, 51, died. The youths were Towa State students in Ames riding in a car owned by David Ries. driver unknown. The other car was driven by 57 year old Robert James of Mason City. The crash occurred on highway 30 east of Tama as conditions included wind and slick pavement. Authorities noted the Ries car went out of control and struck the oncoming vehicle.
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TAMA
East Jowans
Here
Daniel Louis Mollenhauer
Robert Mollenhauer
Route 2
Coggon
David Dean Sterner
Dean W. Sterner
City
Thelma Lorraine James
Clinton
Mollenhauer
Sterner
David J. Ries
Joe J. Ries
Ries
Jerry DeJoode
Belle Plaine
Towa State
Ames
Theodore Young
Mason City
Tama City
Robert James
Expedition Arrives at North Pole
Four Plaisted expedition members reached the North Pole by surface travel, the first to do so since 1909. Ralph Plaisted radioed the Ced ar Rapids office at 2:30 PM reporting the 3 o clock finish after battling leads and weather. The party began March 7 from Ward Hunt Island, with two support members unable to continue.
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Plaisted
North Pole
Collins Radio
Ralph Plaisted
Cedar Rapids Company
Pole
U. S. Air Force
Geographic Pole
James
Ries
Donald E. Powellek
St. Paul
Arthur C. Aufderheide
Ward Hunt Island
Power outage hits Tipton area amid storm damage
Tipton and surrounding areas faced an outage after lightning struck a line near Tipton causing arcing at the substation. Cedar Rapids to Tipton service was restored by 8 47 a m, but Tipton town remained without power as crews bypass damaged switchboard sections and a General Electric representative investigates.
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Tipton
General Electric
Davenport
Iowa Electric Light and Power
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Electric
West Branch
West Liberty
Rural NC doctor quizzed man as he says he’s kickin
A weathered North Carolina mountaineer visits a rural clinic and, when asked how he feels, replies that he is still kicking but not raising any dust. The exchange captures folksy humor in a country setting.
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North Carolina
Salisbury Quits Cedar Rapids School Superintendent Post
Arnold Salisbury resigned after ten years as Cedar Rapids superintendent of schools citing declining board support. The 54 year old announced at a press conference his move to become associate professor of education at Western Illinois University in Macomb, effective June 30.
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Arnold Salisbury
Cedar Rapids
Salisbury
Board of Education
Western Illinois University
Macomb
Hunt for King Slayer Focuses On a Loner and Avid Dancer
James Earl Ray, an escaped convict linked to the King slaying, was added to the FBI’s most wanted list to widen his capture as he remains the nation’s most hunted fugitive. Ray uses multiple aliases and is described as a loner and avid dancer, with a long criminal history and a 20 year Missouri sentence for a 1959 crime.
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Washington
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King
FBI
Ray
Eric Starvo Galt
Tennessee
King
Missouri State Penitentiary
J. Edgar Hoover
Galt
Donald Peterson
Alton
Ill
Fulton
Lucille Ryan
St. Louis
Thej
Missouri Penitentiary
John, Willard
Harvey Lowmyer
Bureau
James McBride
James Walton
W. C. Herron
James O’connor
Willard
Smog Confusion Triggers Fire Alarm Response in Chicago
A Chicago fire report sent six pieces of equipment to the loop after a smoke sighting. A battalion chief said what looked like a fire was actually dense smog worsened by downdrafts around surrounding buildings.
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Chicago
McCarthy Forces Lose Bid for 200-Member Iowa Delegation
In Linn County Iowa at the Montrose hotel McCarthy backers clashed with Democratic regulars over a 200 delegate slate to Des Moines May 24 25. Regulars won 1927 24 to 124 17 24 adopting a majority report limiting McCarthy supporters to about 10 of the seats. The convention split risks for Chicago 1968 as Iowa hovers over a favorite son role for Gov. Harold Hughes. The outcome preserves party unity but leaves McCarthy supporters promising renewed effort.
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Eugene McCarthy
Montrose
Linn County
Des Moines
Second District
J. D. Weimer
Cedar Rapids
McCarthy
Jan Wood
Marion
Hazel Hanson
Steve Jackson
Dorothy Davis
Bobby Kennedy
Ray Allard
Kennedy
Minnesota
Tion
Hubert Humphrey
Iowa
Chicago
Towa
Windy City
Harold Hughes
Humphrey
Hughes
U.S
John Culver
U S Raiders Set Another 1968 Record
U S planes flew 160 missions in North Vietnam's southern panhandle, a 1968 record, as ground fire and missiles were dodged. Involving Operation Complete Victory, clashes near Saigon left 58 Viet Cong dead and 5 Marines killed with 28 wounded. Military brief notes a Khe Sanh road ambush and a failed convoy operation, plus South Vietnamese mobilization plans for 1969.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Vinh
Dong Hoi
Khe Sanh
Highway 9
Nguyen van Vy
South Vietnam
Colonel Henry Withdraws From Iowa G.O.P. Governor Bid
Colonel Henry, aged 52, withdraws from the Republican race for Iowa governor accusing party insiders of back scratching and purse string control. His exit leaves four candidates: Robert Beck, Robert Ray, Donald Johnson, and John Knudson.
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Lawton
UPI
Henry
Iowa
G.O.P
Robert Beck
Centerville
Robert Ray
Des Moines
Donald Johnson
West Branch
The
American Legion
John Knudson
Albion Farmer
Greenwood Arkansas Tornado Kills at Least 13
A Friday tornado devastated Greenwood Arkansas killing at least 13 and injuring more than 270. Most damage occurred on the town square and adjacent blocks, with two thirds of the town of 2000 reported destroyed. Rescue crews and Marines guarded the scene as communications collapsed.
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Greenwood
Ark
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Ed Hall
Damon Wilson
Barry Destroyer Commissioned in Boston Friday
The destroyer Barry was commissioned in Boston on Friday in honor of Commodore John Barry, a naval commander under President Washington. The ceremony marked the vessel's entry into active service named for a founding figure.
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Boston
Barry
John Barry
Navy
Washington
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St. Cloud
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Gerald R. Pitzl
Jean Luc Bombardier
Montreal
Associated Press
By Bill Duffy
Arnold
C.R
Marion Police
Floyd Philbrick
Gazette
Fulton, Mo
Frank Nye
U.S. Raiders
Johnson
Henry Lashes G.O.P
Wallace Gattis
Harold Davis
Fort Chafee
Oklahoma
Waveland
Booneville
Dardanelle
Clarksville
Judsonia
James King
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