Still Hunt Victims in Ohio River
Rescue efforts for the Ohio River bridge collapse shift to the bottom search as eight bodies are recovered and authorities estimate up to 40 cars and 17 trucks may be involved. Divers work in 44 degree water with limited visibility while operations continue around the clock.
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Ohio River
New York Times
Point Pleasant
W. Va
Adam Zabinski
U.S. Coast Guard
Hunting, W. Va
Zabinski
Kanauga
Ohio
Coast Guard
John Leitzinger
Ohio State Office of Civil Defense
Leitzinger
Warren Named Iowa GOP Head In Quiet Central Committee Vote
Jack Warren a Waterloo trucking executive and Black Hawk county GOP chairman was selected Iowa Republican chairman by a unanimous final vote after several ballots. Patricia Pardon will remain vice-chairman. Warren plans to resign both local posts. The central committee cited workload and a paid chairman concept as factors in the decision.
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Des Moines
UPI
Jack Warren
Waterloo
Iowa
Warren
Black Hawk County
G.O.P
Iowa Motor Truck Assn
Central Committee
Patricia Pardon
Brandon
Johnson signs multi billion pay raise for civilian and military
President Johnson signs a package boosting pay for all federal civilian employees and the military. Retroactive to Oct 1, the package totals 5.4 billion over three years with back pay planned before Christmas. Postal rates rise Jan 7, adding 900 million annual post office revenue.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Post Office Department
Stamp and parcel post windows open this afternoon
Postal Service stamp and parcel post windows at the main post office and federal building station will be open from 2 to 5 p.m. today.
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Federal Building
Prime Minister Holt Reported Missing at Sea
Police launched land sea and air search after an unconfirmed report that Prime Minister Harold Holt was missing while skin diving near his Portsea quarantine post and house south of Melbourne. Foot police divers and a helicopter joined the coast guard in the 2%2 hour effort.
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Melbourne
Australia
Harold Holt
Holt
Portsea
Chuckle on Statistics and Cost of Living
A light column notes that while some statistics may mislead, the figures on the cost of living appear accurate and reliable. The writer wryly assesses trends and promises continued scrutiny of data as prices rise.
Navajo Indians Stranded by Snowstorm Seek Airlift Aid
Hundreds of Navajo Indians on isolated reserves in New Mexico and Arizona face a four day blizzard that blocks roads and freezes supplies. Air force tanker carrying helicopter fuel to Window Rock and a ski helicopter are set to deliver food blankets and medical aid while rescue teams struggle through 30 inch snowdrifts.
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Grants
N.M
Air Force
Kirtland Air Force Base
Albuquerque
Window Rock
Ariz
New Mexico
Southwest
al Adams
Pinon
U.S. 66
Interstate 40
Joe Black
Gallinas
K. E. Stout
Doss
Paul Tsosie
Teecenospos
Tsosie
Crippled Boy
Arizona
Oregon Congresswoman Pushes Cabinet Status For Education
House subcommittee recommends cabinet status for the U S commissioner of education and advancing education appropriations timelines. Edith Green leads the study, urging better oversight, regional office strengthening, and closer federal communication with educators while avoiding major agency overhaul.
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Green
Office of Education
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
White House
Congress
Canadian Banks Join Gold Pool Move
The Bank of Canada and Canadian banks agreed to cooperate with the London Gold Pool by asking banks not to extend credit for the purchase of gold. The move aligns Canada with the international pool to stabilize gold prices.
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Ottawa
Bank of Canada
London
Bus Carrying Fort Bliss Soldiers Crashes In West Texas
A bus with about 40 Fort Bliss soldiers skidded on an ice. snow covered highway and overturned east of El Paso. Three men died and several others were badly hurt as helicopters and ambulances moved wounded to nearby aid.
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EL Paso
Fort Bliss
Here
Fort Bliss Army Training Center
Vietnam
Department of Public Safety
Oklahoma City
Little West Texas
Salt Flat
Guadalupe Mountains
Hughes to Run for Iowa Senate in 1968
Gov. Harold E. Hughes announces he will seek the U S Senate seat currently held by Bourke B. Hickenlooper, pledging to spell out his positions on issues including the Vietnam war and nuclear policy with nine months of campaigning. He says he supports Johnson's policy but has reservations about its direction, favoring restraint and full support for troops.
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Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
United States
Hughes
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Danna
Hic Hama
Prune Av Mip Nune
Chevy Chase
Hickenlooper
The
Gazette
David M. Stanley
Muscatine
Statehouse
Des Moines
Johnson
Stanley
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Minnesota
Vietnam
Hubert Sullivan Dead In Truck Runoff Crash
A Cedar Rapids pickup ran off Mt Vernon road SE near the Indian creek bridge Saturday evening injuring two men. Hubert Sullivan 32 died at Mercy hospital and Carroll Larson 34 was in fair condition at University hospitals Iowa City with skull fracture and multiple facial and arm lacerations. Wives were notified hours after the 5:30 p.m. crash. three Larson and three Sullivan children were found.
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Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Road
Indian Creek Bridge
Mercy Hospital
Hubert Sullivan
Nineteenth Street
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Carroll Larson
K Street
Larson
Hughes Enters Senate Race After Months of Deliberation
After months of serious deliberation and consultations with family and friends, Hughes announces he will run for the United States Senate. He considered a fourth term as governor or leaving public life for private offers but chose public service, signaling a continued political career.
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United States Senate
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Shepherd
Oregon
By Garren Hudgins
U.S
Texas Department of Public Safety
Frank Nye
LBJ
Paul
Franzenburg
Robert D. Fulton
Fulton
Sul
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