Three US cruisers pound Viet gun areas near DMZ
US Navy dispatched three heavy cruisers to shell communist gun positions inside the demilitarized zone as artillery and rockets kept hammering Marine positions below the DMZ. Photographs from a Hanoi raid suggested the enemy may have lost 68 antiaircraft missile canisters. McNamara toured battle zones before moving to the Mekong Delta to review pacification efforts and the Mobile Riverine Force.
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Afterbirth of Equality Prompts a Growth Challenge
A humorous note on a man discovering equality at birth and attempting to outgrow it. The quip plays on social equality and self-improvement with a wry, vintage tone.
Twice Delayed Women’s Plane Derby Starts in Atlantic City
The 21st annual powderpuff derby began with Pat McEwan and Marilyn Copeland leading a Beechcraft Bonanza from Baderfield at 9 a.m. CDT. Seventy-one planes followed in 20 second intervals as weather delays pushed back the start. Competitors span ages from 17 to 61 and include Jacqueline Marriam and her daughter Linda from Battle Creek, Michigan, and Ruth Bliss, 61, of Chautauqua, New York.
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Iowa Citian Killed In Car Train Crash
A rural Iowa City man Raymond C Kouba 31 died after a car train crash near Town City two miles southeast of Town City station shortly after 9 am Monday His daughter Rebecca 3% was hospitalized in fair condition with head injuries at Mercy Hospital noon
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Mockingbird Skydiving Terrorizes Miami Beach Residents
Miami Beach residents near Euclid avenue and Sixteenth street report a skydiving mocking bird attacking people. The bird swoops from building tops and even roosts in a 15-foot palm tree. Locals fear elderly victims and want the bird removed after multiple hits.
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McNamara Doubts Talk Of Big Hanoi Troop Hike
Defense Secretary McNamara reports doubt about a large North Vietnamese troop buildup in the south after spot checks in South Vietnam. He notes pacification moves proceed slowly but cites progress in organization and large unit operations during his Mekong Delta tour.
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U.S. Sends 3 Big Transports 70 to Congo in limited action
Rioting in Waterloo Iowa injures five, with cars overturned and looting as police disperse a large crowd. President Johnson sent three four engine transports and about 70 men to support Mobutu's government in the Congo, stressing noncombatant missions.
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UAW Demand Focuses on Guaranteed Annual Pay
Walter Reuther announced the United Auto Workers will push for a guaranteed annual income plus a profit based bonus in new auto industry contracts this year. He described seeking equity sharing and a second pay increment after profit size is known. GM's Seaton signaled openness to a wage increase as talks open at General Motors, with cost of living clauses to be fully recognized.
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Iowa
Plane Trouble Ends Bede's World Flight Abort near Atlantic
AP reports Jim Bede's 64 day nonstop world flight was aborted as the aircraft neared the Atlantic Ocean from Cuggahoo County airport. The cause cited is failure of the heading function in the flight control system. Bede was returning to Cleveland after discussions with Collins Radio Co. in Cedar Rapids.
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ICC Hearing on Arrow Discontinuance Draws Protests
Opposition to dropping Milwaukee Arrow trains 19 and 120 is mounting as colleges including Coe Mt Mercy and Cornell protest to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The 9 30 a m hearing will be held at the Coliseum building armory with Coe and Mt Mercy planning to present oral arguments.
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Labor Leader Warns of Higher Wages in U S Manufacturing
Seaton notes workers currently earn 30 percent above the national average for manufacturing. Reuther argues for a substantial wage increase with guaranteed income and short-work-week protections. Details to be disclosed Wednesday at the bargaining table.
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Gazette Adopts Around-The-Clock Weather Wire Service
The Cedar Rapids Gazette begins 24 hour weather wire monitoring from the U S Weather Bureau. Reports cover rainfall, wind, temperature, humidity, barometer, radar, river stages and road conditions for Iowa and the Midwest. Forecasters predict cooler, less humid weather with showers in parts of the north and northeast.
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