King Plans Viet Move In Summer
Dr. Martin Luther King announces a Vietnam summer project to build a peace bloc and end the war. The plan envisions 10 000 volunteers trained by 200 organizers to run referendums in city elections, boycott war goods, and press Congress for hearings.
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Ramparts Magazine
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Harvard
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Cambridge
Hartman
Vietnam
Peace
Boston
Jordan Hall
Cedar Rapids Marine dies in Vietnam at 21
John Walter Wall a Cedar Rapids native and Marine Corporal died from gunshot wounds in the neck and chest while on patrol in Thua Thien province Vietnam He joined the Marines in 1965 and had served on a floating unit before ground duty since December 1965 Funeral and burial plans were pending with Beatty Beurle Funeral Home Survivors include his parents sister Gayle and maternal grandmother Leona Yanda
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Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Mir
Sa John Wall
Colorado Drive
Thua Thien
Wall
Marines
United States
Prairie High School
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Sharon Evangelical United Brethren Church
iGayle
Leona ‘Yanda
Beatty-Beurle Funeral Home
Ceremonial Aide to Popes Dies
Enrico Cardinal Dante, who guided six popes through Vatican ceremonies, died in Rome at age 82. He served 50 years as papal master of ceremonies and was known as the man who could tell the Pope what to do.
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Enrico Cardinal Dante
Vatican
Paul VI
Dante
Open housing march called off after six nights
Louisville AP reports open housing leaders canceled a Sunday night march after six consecutive nights of demonstrations.
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Louisville
Russian Spies Depart After Brief New York Stopover
Russian agents Mor shechkov and Vinogradov, who left their cover and briefly blocked their own departure, were delayed by the FBI who inspected a parcel sent to them before their plane to Paris. The parcel included a spy novel and top secret marked papers. a note called the gift a practical joke signed Your American friend.
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Morshechkov
Vinogradov
Washington
FBI
Paris
Len Deighton
Frigid Iowa Weekend Sets Snow Record Lows
Snow covered much of Iowa an weekend with a new low for Spencer at 19 degrees and Des Moines at 24. Ottumwa tied 27 as Cedar Rapids 35 and Council Bluffs 50 marked Sunday highs. Monday forecast calls for 30s with showers and a five day trend below normal.
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Des Moines
Ottumwa
Cedar Rapids
Dulbuque
Lamont
Council Bluffs
Senate Passes Open Records Bill for Iowa Government
The Iowa senate voted 55 to 2 to require open access to records of state and local government with few exceptions. The measure SF 326, sponsored by Sen. David M. Stanley, advances to the house. Exemptions include work files of government attorneys and police investigative reports, with student records and medical records also protected.
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Iowa Senate
House
David M. Stanley
R-Muscatine
Senate
Stanley
Nixon Ends Asian Tour
Former Vice President Nixon wraps up a month long Asia tour after visiting Vietnam and other countries and returns to New York City.
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API
Nixon
Vietnam
New York
Chicago Truck Lockout Hits Cedar Rapids Freight
Chicago truck lockout disrupts Cedar Rapids shipments about 25 percent of local volume. Eastbound routes divert around Chicago as five Teamsters associations row over pay. Cedar Rapids Teamsters reportedly approved the national contract amid broader industry tension. Des Moines and Des Moines locals also show mixed responses.
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Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Teamsters
Des Moines Teamsters
Togo Chief Shot By Honor Guard
President Etienne Eyadema announced an honor guard fired at him wounding the chief of state in the left hand. Eyadema quipped that the guard "couldn't even kill me from five meters away" and noted the incident occurred Monday in Lome.
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Togo
Etienne Eyadema
Eyadema
Family of Four Dies in Queens Fire
A four person family including a 3 year old boy and a 5 year old girl died in a fire Monday at their flushing Queens home.
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New York
Flushing
Queens
Cosmonaut Komarov Dies As Soyuz 1 Fails Parachute
Moscow reports Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov died when Soyuz 1 crashed after landing gear trouble and parachute failure. The 40 year old veteran became the first cosmonaut to die on a space mission.
U S Calls for Realistic Cooperation in Space
In the wake of a second space tragedy in three months the United States urged true cooperation in manned space exploration. NASA Administrator James Webb expressed sorrow at the cosmonaut's death and urged US USSR collaboration on a realistic basis for moon and beyond missions.
Soviet cosmonaut Komarov dies in space mission failure
Preliminary reports say the spacecraft descended at high speed causing Komarov's death. The 40 year old, on his second space venture, rode Soyuz into orbit amid speculation a second crew might be sent. An official note said he completed all missions before the accident and will have a hero's burial in Red Square.
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Tass
Soyuz
Red Square
U.S
Several Tries Made At Landing In Soyuz 1 Crash
Soviet scientists reportedly attempted multiple landings for Soyuz 1 before the craft crashed killing the cosmonaut. Officials cited ongoing mission difficulties and declined to reveal intercepted data or causes. U.S. space leaders expressed sympathy for the Soviet Union and the cosmonaut’s family.
Johnson invites Kiesinger to visit Bonn after Adenauer death
President Johnson expressed sorrow over former Chancellor Adenauer’s death and invited Chancellor Kiesinger to visit Washington for Christmas or later. He noted recent U S West German contacts, said Rusk and Fowler were ready to talk, and planned a Wednesday meeting to discuss mutual interests.
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Johnson
Kiesinger
Brandt
Bonn
America
Adenauer
Humphrey
Rusk
Treasury
Fowler
U. S
Luebke
White House
Vietnam
Free World
Germany
Attacks on Hanoi area mark Vietnam war opening
U S air force and navy planes struck MIG jet fields near Hanoi on Monday. In War Zone C, some 20 000 U S and South Vietnamese troops assaulted three communist jungle redoubts. Manhattan operations deployed four brigades and armored units across the Sai gon River with ground clashes reported and enemy dead tallied.
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U.S. Air Force
Navy
North Vietnam
U.S. Command
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
Tat Kep
U.S
South Vietnam
Manhattan
Westmoreland cites protests aiding enemy in Vietnam
General William Westmoreland told an AP meeting that antiwar protests in the United States will cost lives by encouraging the communist enemy in Vietnam. He praised his troops as earning unified American support and criticized unpatriotic acts at home.
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NEW York
William Westmoreland
United States
Vietnam
Westmoreland
Associated Press
Today's Chuckle Bachelor: A fellow who never finds out how many faults he has
A brief humorous note by Coovriant defining the archetype as a bachelor who remains unaware of his own shortcomings. The quip playfully critiques self awareness in dating and social situations.
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