Chicago Demo convention contract claim anchors stay
James Worthy, head of the Chicago Nonpartisan Committee, insists the Democratic convention must stay in Chicago under a binding 40 page contract with the party and a nonprofit group. He notes the bid covers venues and parking but not communications. He cites $750,000 pledged by business and city funds, with $350,000 paid. Renewal talks continue on the electrical workers strike delaying setup.
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Chicago
James Worthy
Chicago Nonpartisan Committee
Miami Beach
Worthy
Democratic Party
Mt Vernon man drowns aiding swimmer at Cedar River dock
Ben Lyle Kaufman, 62, of Mt. Vernon, died after helping James Loy, 24, also of Mt. Vernon, who tired while swimming to the Palisades Kepler State Park dock. Loy reached the dock while Kaufman died at St. Luke's hospital about 9 p.m. Friday. Deputies said Loy swam for help and to the dock after Kaufman towed him within 20 feet of safety.
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Mt. Vernon
Cedar River
Palisades Kepler State Park
Ben Lyle Kaufman
St. Luke’s Hospital
Kaufman
The
Cedar
James W. Loy
Loy
Wapsie River Floods Anamosa and Central City Iowa
Flooding from the Wapsipinicon crested at Waubeek Central City and Anamosa with 7000 sandbags placed in Anamosa. Central City sewage plant water supply contaminated as pumps battle rising waters. boil water advisory and 1000 gallon water truck set up. Health officials plan typhoid clinic Monday.
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Fourth Street
Central City
Wapsipinicon
Iowa News
Anamosa
Waubeek
William Cooper
Linn County Civil Defense Unit
Linn County Health Board
Central City School
Wapsipinicon River
South Vietnam Premier urges direct talks with North to end war
Premier Tran Van Huong appealed on television for North Vietnam to meet to discuss peace. He urged North to disband its South organizations, reiterating rejection of talks with the Viet Cong's NLF. Vice President Ky echoed military strength and opposed coalitions. The remarks followed National Shame Day marking the 1954 Geneva accords.
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Saigon
Tran van Huong
North Vietnam
North
South
Huong
Vietnam
Geneva
Elizabeth Bender Honored At Dedication Of New Pool
Saturday Cedar Rapids honored Elizabeth Bender with a ribbon cutting for the Jane Boyd Community House pool on Fourteenth Avenue and Tenth Street SE. The year round pool named for Miss Bender reflects 40 years of service to the community and Jane Boyd House. Mayor Frank Bush proclaimed Elizabeth Bender Day and urged residents to enjoy the free swim and help care for the pool. The event highlighted plans to expand nearby playgrounds and use the pool in elementary and high school physical education programs.
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Elizabeth Bender
Cedar Rapids
Jane Boyd
Fourteenth Avenue
Tenth Street
Elizabeth ‘Bender
Miss Bender
Frank Bush
Oak Hill
Bush
Ernest Pence
Nevin Nichols
The
Recreation Commission
Iowa
Bender
Percy Harris
Community House Board
A True Gentleman Holds Back Words in Chuckle
A brief Chuckle note on restraint and manner, noting that genial men refrain from uttering thoughts that should stay unspoken. Copyright content references the authorial property.
Fire at Sahara Hotel in Las Vegas destroys 100 rooms
More than 400 guests evacuated as a fire razed 100 rooms in Del Webb's Sahara Hotel early Saturday. Over 20 treated for smoke inhalation. The blaze struck the south wing of the original two story structure, while the two newer high rise wings and casino remained in operation.
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Las Vegas
del Webb
Sahara
Marion Police Turmoil After Firing Sparks Departures
Four Marion police resign amid a dispute over a grievance committee and the firing of patrolman Glen Knight. Chief Leighton W Ford defended the action as procedural, while Mayor Potter and City Manager Crivaro urged formal channels for complaints. The group cited training, judicial cooperation, and administrative issues as grievances.
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Marion
Leighton W
George Esper Ford
Ford
Ralph W. Potter
Peter F. Crivaro
Potter
Crivaro
John McSweeney
Jerry Ottaway
Ronald Shipman
James Koch
Glen Knight
Knight
Ray and Attorney Center in Prison
James Earl Ray and his Birmingham lawyer, Arthur Hanes, met in Shelby county jail in Memphis on Saturday. Hanes entered Ray's guarded third floor quarters after arriving by plane from New York, following Ray’s transfer from London via an air force jet.
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Memphis
James Earl Ray
Birmingham
Shelby County
Ray
Martin Luther King
Arthur Hanes
Hanes
New York
Air Force
London
Germans Who Resisted Hitler Honored on Anniversary
Berlin observers marked the 24th anniversary of the July 20 1944 attempt on Hitler with ceremonies at Ploetzensee prison and the Reich war ministry site now Stauffenberg Strasse. Speeches by Per Haekkerup and Klaus Schuetz urged reflection, accountability, and unity across parties to strengthen postwar democracy.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Ploetzensee
Hitler
Peoples Court
Reich War Ministry
Stauffenberg Strasse
Klaus Graf von Stauffenberg
von Stauffenberg
East Prussia
Fuehrer
War Ministry
Stauffenberg
Wehrmacht
Per Haekkerup
Denmark
Germany
Haekkerup
West Berlin
Klaus Schuetz
Schuetz
B 52 raids aid Saigon in freeing 39 Viet Cong captives
In the Mekong delta near Can Tho US B 52 bombers disrupted a Viet Cong ambush and helped South Vietnamese troops release 39 captives chained to stakes and emaciated. Six Viet Cong were killed as guards fled, while 20 captives remained unaccounted for. Three South Vietnamese soldiers were wounded. Officials said captives ranged from two months to two years in detention.
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Saigon
Mekong Delta
Viet Cong
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John McIvor
Demos
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
International Amphitheatre
Ben L. Kaufman
By Gary Peterson
Wapsie
Central
iRetord
City
N. Vietnam
Cedar Rapids News
Tyler School
Donald Gardner
Larry Tanner Marion Bureau
Mile Adams
Robert Jay Stone
Gene Kramer
National Democratic Party
Can Tho
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