McCarthy and antiwar plank draw hope amid Vietnam debates
Senators including Eugene McCarthy pressed for a Vietnam peace plank while confirming a minority of 12 to 15 platform committee members supported their stance. Rusk defended U S policy saying Hanoi rejected peace talks and warned against conditioning Asia security on withdrawal. The Czech crisis and Warsaw Pact move complicated diplomacy as committee members sought direct questions in Chicago sessions.
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Another lowan Dies In Vietnam Fighting
The name of another lowan has been added to the growing list of American servicemen killed in the Vietnam war. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Mortice, Jr., of Des Moines were notified Tuesday that their son, Army Spec. 4 Thomas Mortice Tr, was killed in a military plane crash Aug. 12. Mortice, 24, had been in Vietnam since Oct. 23.
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Brooklyn area teen released after break in attempt
William Charles Finch 18 of Fayette was released on bond after being charged with breaking and entering related to a break in at tempt in Aurora early Tuesday. A 15-year-old boy was turned over to juvenile authorities.
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Troop Cuts Diminish U S Strength in Western Europe
The Soviet move into Czechoslovakia comes as the U S 7th Army in West Germany is reduced to about 200 000 troops and air power is slimmed to meet dollars and gold shortages. The article notes 273 000 troops along the Iron Curtain during the 1961 crisis and describes broader reductions across army and air force, with plans to keep forces in Europe ready for possible redeployment.
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Waterloo West registers few Negroes under desegregation effort
Only five Negro students registered at Waterloo West high school under a voluntary desegregation plan to balance high school enrollment. The Waterloo School Board expected up to 40 Negro sophomores to enroll. deadline extended to Sept. 5. No white students registered at Waterloo East, the predominantly Negro school, where up to 30 whites could enroll.
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Waterloo East
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