Cape Shot Puts Up 6 Satellites
Cape Kennedy launch carries six Titan 3 satellites to extend the Pentagon’s global military communications network. Four relay satellites join 15 in orbit. one tests front line links, one grows long orbit “whiskers.” NASA and Lincoln Lab scientists predict new, faster battlefield radio capabilities.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Earth
Pentagon
Vietnam
Air Force
Titans
Defense Department
Defense Communications Agency
Mid-East
U.S
al Ba Queo
Nha Trang
Ethiopia
Philippines
Hawaii
West Germany
Fort Dix
N.J
Camp Roberts
Calif
Lincoln Laboratory
Lexington
Mass
William Ward
Lincoln
Cobb Found Innocent by Linn Jurors
Forrest Cobb, 36, of 820 Twentieth Street SE, was acquitted of leaving the scene of an accident by a Linn county district court jury. The eight women and four men deliberated from 4:03 p.m. to 10:33 p.m. Cobb showed no comment after the verdict, though he embraced his wife. He still faces a manslaughter charge in the Nov. 10 hit and run death of Nelson Larson, an 83 year old rural Marion resident, near East Post road and Cottage Grove avenue. The July term will hear that case. Lawyers lauded the trial as fair. A juror requested to view a film shown as evidence moments before the verdict.
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Forrest Cobb
Twenitieth Street
Linp Disic
Cobb
William R. Eads
Marion
Nelson Larson
Larson
East Post Road
Cottage Grove Avenue
Weaver Witwer
Father rescues kidnapped daughter near California home
Larry McKnight spotted a car matching the abductor’s in a lot near his California home. He pulled his 13 year old daughter Vicki from the vehicle, grabbed an unloaded rifle from the car, and warned the kidnapper to stop. Vicki described the abductor as flashing a badge before forcing her into the car. Police issued an all points bulletin.
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National City
Calif
Vicki
Larry McKnight
McKnight
Amish school exemption bill sent to governor in Iowa
In Des Moines the Iowa house passed a bill exempting Amish children from compulsory schooling under conditions, sending it to Gov. Harild Hughes for signature. The measure, 81 to 35 in the house and 34 to 12 in the senate, targets the Hazleton Amish and two country schools in the Oelwein district with certified teachers funded by the Danforth Foundation.
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Des Moines
Iowa House
Iowa
Senate
Ilareld Hughes
Blue Ribbon Citizens Committee Commission
Hazleton
Oelwein
Danforth Foundation of
St. Louis
James Patton
Manchester
Patton
Twin Cities Windstorm Blasts Minneapolis Suburbs
A violent wind and rain storm swept the Minneapolis-St Paul area Friday night, killing James Fiala of New Hope during a sailboat outing when a boathouse roof struck him and his wife. The storm caused extensive damage downtown, dozens of injuries, and power outages affecting about 230,000 customers.
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Minneapolis
Minneapolis-St. Paul
James Fiala
New Hope
Lake Calhoun
Jane Hospital
Demo Governors Back LBJ After Election Losses
Democratic governors say there is no disharmony with President Johnson and describe relations as very strong and cooperative. Governors Hughes of New Jersey and Harald Hughes of Iowa cite a spirit of friendship, unity among governors, and support for Johnson's policies after their December caucus criticism.
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ST. Louis
Johnson
Richard J. Hughes
New Jersey
Texas
Hughes
Harald Hughes
Iowa
Warter Hearnes
Missouri
Hearnes
the Missourian
Utah
Calvin Rampton
Rampton
Lbj Ranch
White House
Weston Project Upheld in House
The House rejected a bid to fund a Weston atom smasher on a 104 to 7 vote and passed a 2.5 billion dollar atomic energy projects authorization bill by voice vote. The measure goes to the Senate. Rep Convers urged delaying Weston until minority workers have open housing guarantees, noting Illinois lacks such laws.
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Washington
House
Weston
Senate
Convers
D-Mich
Illinois
Peril of Dam Break Threatens Three Tennessee Towns
In Lawrenceburg Tennessee authorities warn of a possible dam break at Laurel Hill dam on the Buffalo River. The earthen dam holds 3.6 billion gallons of water and could surge a 40 foot wall toward nearby Voorhies Riverside and North Riverside if it fails. Officials consider widening the valve to ease pressure but fear vibration. Evacuation plans for about 200 residents are ready.
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Lawrenceburg
Fred Stanberry
Commission
Laurel Hill Lake
Voorhies
Riverside
North Riverside
Regents Open 1967-69 Budget Talks in Des Moines
Iowa five regents schools begin the 1967 69 biennium with no operating or building funds. A conference committee failed to reconcile House and Senate appropriation bills, voting 7 to 1 to send a combined plan of 196 million for operations and buildings to both chambers.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Board of Regents
House
Senate
Robert Fulton
Maurice Baringer
Roelwein
Charles Grassley
New Hartford
State
Regents
Harold Hughes
Fall of Liu In Duel for Power Told
Mao's leadership claimed Liu Shao-chi has been toppled as the party says it is healthier and stronger. Red Flag editorial broadcast from Peking proclaims victory over the Liu faction though it omits a clear successor. Japanese dispatches note the potential downfall while noting uncertain details of Liu's fate and Lin's status. Historic mill burns in Conshohocken, Pa.
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Tokyo
Mao Tse-tung
Liu Shao-chi
Red China
Red Flag
Chinese Communist Party
Peking
Mao
Liu
Nihon Keizai
National People's Congress
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Lin
Chau En-lai
Deficit Put At One Billion in Peacetime Era
The federal government ended the fiscal year Friday with the second largest peacetime deficit, about 11 billion dollars, a figure expected to rise next year even if taxes are increased. Treasury officials said final tax and spending data will take weeks to complete.
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Washington
Congress
Treasury
Chuckle warns poverty may be only path to earn a living
The remark notes that being poor in today’s climate could oddly become the sole means of making a living, reflecting a wry take on economic conditions and humor about hardship. The line attributes a mockingly candid view on wages and survival in modern life.
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Linn
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Eads
Dave Carter
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Deathshaba
By Frank Nye
Charles Shepherd
Fort Madison
Oel
Pnoto
Manned Orbiting Laboratory
James Abrahamson
Robert Herres
Robert Lawrence
Donald Peterson
Twin Cities
Downtown Fury
Nicollet Avenue
First National Bank
LBJ
Statehouse
Conshohocken, Pa
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