Mayors and Fairgoers Attend All Iowa Day at Cedar Rapids
At the All Iowa fair Cedar Rapids on May 18 the day featured 18 area mayors and families among 17 860 attendees at lunch with fair officials and the city council. Julius Wechter and the Baja Marimba Band drew 7 200 for the night show in the grandstand while 3 000 watched the afternoon concert. The four day total reached 83 870 with the hundred thousandth fairgoer anticipated Thursday night.
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Cedar Rapids
Julius Wechter
Wechter
Storm Clouds Gather Over Deme Unity Aim
New York AP report details Democratic bid for unity amidst Hubert Humphrey open convention push and McCarthy faction opposition. It notes limited visitor passes, barriers at Chicago, a legal suit over rally rights, and Humphrey's call for a streamlined, open convention with shorter speeches and public platform access.
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New York
Hubert Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Lawrence O’brien
McCarthy
Chicago
Thursday Night Show Highlights at Marion Fair
Indoor schedule features Twirlin Travelers at 7 30 p.m. in the Special Events tent followed by a Marty Robbins Roy Clark and Skeeter Davis finale at 8 p.m. Dairy and sheep judging run all day with accordion acts and Czech performances in the Czech costume.
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Twirlin
Travelers Square Dancers of
Marion
Marty Robbins
Roy Clark
Skeeter Davis
Suffolk
Hampshire
Dorset
Cheviot
Boddicker Accordion Rhythmaires
Golddiggers
Stu Gilliam
FFA Market
Mayors See Fair From Fire Dept Snorkel And Grandstand
The 18 mayors and 57 dignitaries viewed the fair from a fire department snorkel before a grandstand show by a nine-member Mexican styled band. The ensemble, capped by sombreros, showcased solos with cigars and sight gags as marimbas and brass blended in a lively set.
Fresh graduate asks if salary raises are automatic
A college graduate asks on his job application if raises are automatic or earned by work, reflecting concerns about compensation policy.
Three Battles For Marines Along DMZ
UPI reports Marines killed 40 North Vietnamese troops in three battles along the DMZ on Thursday. Saigon spokesmen said three Viet Cong assembly-line ammunition factories were seized in the Mekong delta.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
U.S. Combat Deaths, Wounded, and Troop Levels in Vietnam
U.S. losses in Saigon report 171 combat deaths last week with 788 wounded, 447 of whom were hospitalized. U.S. military personnel in Vietnam rose by 5,000 to a total of 543,000.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Marines Hit DMZ as North Vietnam Combat Rages
Leathernecks clash with North Vietnamese regulars near Camp Carroll Con Thien and Khe Sanh in first hand fighting along the DMZ. U S pilots resume normal ops over North Vietnam after Rose abated. 105 missions flown. Marines trapped and killed 25 enemy in Camp Carroll engagement. East of there a unit killed 11 in a brief clash near a deserted church. Near Khe Sanh a Marine patrol surprised a band of enemy killing four. South Vietnamese seized munitions factories with 4800 hand grenades and explosive components.
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Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Khe Sanh
Dmz
U.S
North Vietnam
Panhandle
Camp Caroll
Flights Are Grounded After Compton Helicopter Crash
Los Angeles Airways grounded all helicopter flights after a second fatal crash in three months. A Sikorsky S61-L helicopter crashed in a park in Compton killing 21 aboard including the airline president's grandson and four family members headed for Disneyland. The earlier May 22 crash killed 23, the worst toll in U S helicopter history.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles Airways
Compton
Disneyland
Sikorsky
Bombing Halt Rejected Unless Protected for U.S. Troops
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford said Washington will not cut back North Vietnam bombing without an agreement to shield American servicemen near enemy lines. He noted the current ceiling of 549,500 U.S. troops remains in force as U.S. intelligence links a lull in fighting to potential North Vietnamese offensives and awaits Hanoi's clear signal.
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UPI
Clifford
Defense
Clark Clifford
North Vietnam
Washington
United States
Johnson
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Hughes Drops Favorite Son Bid for Democratic Nominatio
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes said he will not seek a favorite son role at the Democratic convention in Chicago. He urged open procedures and called for other hopefuls to withdraw, praising grass roots input and criticizing the recent GOP convention as a negative example. The move shifts delegates toward the leading McCarthy effort and signals a more streamlined nomination process.
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O’brien
Democratic Party
Humphrey
Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Chicago
Iowa
Hughes
Clark Rasmussen
West Des Moines
G.O.P
John Garfield
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Garfield
Cuban refugees escape by stolen biplane loaded with poison
Fourteen Cubans including women and children fled to the United States in a Russian AN-2 crop dusting plane stolen in Cuba. Flight low over water to avoid radar, wheels touching water three times. Parathion onboard caused illness. one refugee, Patricia Carcasses, translated pilot Angel Ricardo.
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Homestead
Fla
UPI
United States
Patricia Dodge Carcasses
Angel Ricardo
Varadero
Cuba
Florida
Easing of Flight Congestion Noted By Mark Andrews
Airport officials nationwide report reduced flight delays with Kennedy Airport the main exception as good weather rescheduling and a controller safety campaign ease congestion. Some New York and Chicago flights still run late while routes to these points face occasional holds.
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New York
Chicago
Kennedy Airport
Federal Aviation Administration
Kennedy
FAA
la Guardia
Newark
Dale Langrecht
Baltimore
President Johnson Shows No Significant Change In Health
President Johnson’s physician said abdominal X rays indicate no significant change in his physical condition since 1966. Vice Adm. George Burkley relayed the update through Press Secretary George Christian who avoided confirming any cause for concern about the President’s intestinal ailment. Christian did say those who saw Johnson in Houston on Wednesday would note he seemed in fine fettle.
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Austin, Texas
Johnson
Adm
George Burkley
George Christian
Christian
Houston
Corruption Threatens South Vietnam Programs
Premier Tran Van Huong warned in Saigon that graft among South Vietnamese officials has grown so severe it jeopardizes every government program.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
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