West Branch Youth Killed In Train Car Roulette
Alan Eugene Willier 16 of rural West Liberty died in a car train crash described by Cedar County Sheriff as playing Russian roulette with a freight train. Three other youths, all 14, escaped. Willier, a West Branch High School sophomore, died at the scene after the car was struck as the teens tried to outpace the oncoming train. Burial is planned in Downey cemetery with services at West Branch Methodist church.
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Alan Eugene Willier
Lester Willier
West Liberty
Cedar County
Richard Barden
Tipton
Wiliker
West Branch
Dean Howard
Bryan Johnson
Robert Arn
West Branch High School
Rock Island
Willier
Charles
Lestie
Gurney Willier
Centerville
George Waidelich
Brooklyn
Ill
Cascade Driver Killed in Crash on Highway 151
Lambert Grief, 34, of Worthington, died in a Saturday morning crash near Cascade when his car failed to negotiate a curve and struck the rear of a gas transport truck. His wife, 23, was injured and admitted to a Monticello hospital for treatment.
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Lambert Grief
Worthington
Cascade
Dubuque
Monticello
Genung Dies in Muscatine. Two Injured in Crash
Muscatine dispatch reports 21 year old Lester Genung of Muscatine killed and two others injured in a crash. Authorities provided no further details.
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Lester Genung
Muscatine
Copper Boycott Lifted After Clerical Error
The International Longshoremen's Association temporarily lifted its copper imports boycott amid plans for cutbacks and a defense copper reserve. A clerical error sent the order. Gleason confirmed the boycott would be in abeyance over the weekend pending legal review.
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Miami Beach
International Longshoremen’s Association
ILA
Thomas Gleason
Louis Waldman
New York
Gleason
Waldman
Washington
Commerce Department
Goal Set for 2,000 Defectors in Sweden
Aimed at Vietnam protest, a group of American defectors in Sweden plans to reach 2,000 defectors. Richard Bailey of Jacksonville, Florida, notes arrivals at about one per day and cites asylum requests and a federation of defectors joining the effort.
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Stockholm
U. S
Vietnam
Richard
Seneuuice Bailey
Jacksonville
Fla
Seized as He Frees 13th of 18 Hostages in Japan
In Shizuoka Japan a 41 year old Korean kidnapper Kim Hi ro who held 16 hostages in a hotel for 88 hours was captured after releasing the 13th hostage Namio Shibata 26. He threatened to blow up the hotel with dynamite and a rifle but police subdued him as crowds watched on television. The standoff ended without meeting his demands for an apology on air and for publicizing the slain men’s backgrounds. The captor treated captives with unusual calm and fired shots from the hotel.
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Shizuoka
Japan
Kim Hi-ro
Namio Shibata
Kim
Isamu Koizumi
Crash Kills Six As Survivor Sought Help for Hours
Six people died in a Saturday car crash on U S 27 about 15 miles west of Fort Lauderdale when a convertible struck a utility pole 35 feet off the pavement. Survivor Andrew Palmroy, 19, of Miami, said the party was headed to Alabama and turned back to Miami. he was badly injured and said he flagged motorists for hours before help arrived.
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Fla
U.S. 27
Andrew Palmroy
Miami
Alabama
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Todays Chuckle Missing But Tons and Seeing Through
A lighthearted note about a wife who can see through you yet misses a missing but ton. Copyright information sits at the end.
Contractor Discovers Building On Wrong Lot In Grand Junction
In Grand Junction Calc an AP report says contractor Howard Jensen bought a lot and began building a house. Three fourths completed, he learned the lot he bought differs from the one under construction. The city, owning the building site, offered to sell it to him for $1000.
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Grand Junction
Calc
Howard Jensen
Boy 10 Saves Twin Sister From Subway Path
In Boston a 10-year-old boy, Robert Starrett, pulled his twin sister Brenda from the subway path and hid under the platform as a train passed within inches. Police and a subway worker helped lift the frightened siblings to safety after Brenda stumbled into the pit Friday.
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Boston
Brenda Starrett
Robert
Subway
Crediste Party Pledges Delegates To Support Pearson
In Ottawa AP report the Crediste party pledged its eight delegates to back the government in a confidence motion, a tally believed sufficient to block the motion as Prime Minister Lester Pearson and his Liberals face the vote.
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Ottawa
Crediste Party
Lester Pearson
Liberals
Soviet Aid In Saucer Quiz Triggers Air Force Probe
Washington AP report says Soviet scientists were asked to cooperate in an air force financed probe of flying saucers. Dr Edward Condon, head of the U S study, said he has not yet received an answer and that it may be too early.
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Washington
Edward Condon
U. S
Thant Urges End to Bombing to Jumpstart Talks
UN Secretary General U Thant said meaningful talks on ending the Vietnam war could begin within days if the United States halted bombing of North Vietnam. He warned continued escalation would worsen devastation but that an essential first step could lead to a just solution and broader negotiations including South Vietnam and the National Liberation Front.
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U.N
U Thant
Vietnam
U. S
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U.S
Soviet Union
Thant
South
Rockefeller says he would run if drafted in 1968 campaign
Governor Rockefeller of New York told reporters he would run for president if drafted by the Republican convention but expects no draft. He said he would back Nixon if Nixon is the nominee, and he did not commit on supporting Lindsay if he were the nominee. The remarks came at a Romney fundraiser luncheon in Detroit with about 200 supporters.
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Rockefeller
New York
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Michigan
Romney
Lindsay
20 Year Term for Rockwell Slaying Given in Virginia
John Patler convicted of killing American Nazi leader George Lincoln Rockwell received a 20 year prison sentence in Arlington Virginia. Judge Charlies Russell suspended execution of the term during Patler's appeal to the Virginia Supreme Court and allowed release on a $40 000 bond. He will be eligible for parole after five years. The judge said the sentence is the minimum for first degree murder in Virginia.
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John Patler
George Lincoln Rockwell
Charlies Russell
Patler
Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Russell
Patier
Virginia
Fire Claims Mother and Son in Dubuque Home
In Dubuque a mother Mrs Eugene Plumley aged 30 and her son Gary Wayne Plumley 7 died from smoke inhalation after being trapped in a one story frame house fire. Father Eugene 33 and six other children escaped with Tammy 6 and two month Lonnie hospitalized. Firemen found the bodies in a bedroom and listed no cause.
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Eugene
Eugene, Jr
Dan
Robert
Tammy
Jo Linn
Lonnie
Plumley
Stephen
Boy's head stuck in streetcar window halts Market Street traffic
An 11 year old boy named Eric Horton became trapped with his head in a streetcar window causing a noontime traffic jam in San Francisco. Police and fire crews plus street workers worked to lift the window off his neck and free him as Market Street traffic stalled.
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San Francisco
I Street
Eric Horton
Market Street
Texans Win Decision on Fortune Sarita Estate
A special probate judge admitted the 1948 will and 1950 codicil of Sarita Kenedy East, valuing a $300 million estate including the La Parra ranch. Texans and rivals from New York and Massachusetts watched as heirs from south Texas stood to gain, with appeals and bonds likely extending the case for years.
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Texas
Sarita Kenedy East
New York
Massachusetts
William Edwards
Mifflin Kenedy
Kenedy County
T’s
Turcotte
Edwards
la Parra
South
Citadel recaptured by South Vietnamese as battles rage
South Vietnamese forces retook the citadel from communist troops after a 25 day seizure and cleared the palace area though heavy fighting persisted on the western citadel wall and in outlying sectors. The defense minister Giap warned of a fierce phase with continued attacks while Khe Sanh and Tan Son Nhut faced renewed shelling killing Marines and civilians and injuring dozens.
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Citadel
North Vietnam
D Defense
Vo Nguyen Giap
Khe Sanh
Tan Son Nhut
U.S
Thenemy
Lewis Simon
U.S. Air Force
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