Quake Ravages Western Turkey Heralded Death Toll Over 1000
Reports from Anatolia News Agency say western Turkey quake may kill over 1000. Adapazari bears the brunt with hundreds buried as tremors raze buildings. Ankara mobilizes troops for rescue and aid as Izmit hospital collapses. Pope Paul VI was en route to visit despite disaster.
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Adapazari
Istanbul
Turkey
Paul VI
Vatican
Vatican City
Ankara
Izmit
National Security Branch
Turkish Interior Ministry
Cevdet Sunay
Buffer Moves Tie Up 20000 Troops In Vietnam War Echoes
Lt Gen Lewis Walt said North Vietnamese operations along the buffer zone tied up about 20 000 U S Marines allowing pacification work to lag. He noted half a million South Vietnamese in I Corps remain unprotected as troops are spread thin. Walt defended a simultaneous military and rural development approach and said Marines have defeated every major North Vietnamese and Viet Cong incursion.
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Cherry Hill
N.J
Lewis Walt
Walt
I Corps
South Vietnam
Marine Headquarters
Washington
Third Marine Division
Dmz
North
Demilitarized Zone
Roof collapses under weight of rain water
A 40 by 80 foot department store roof collapsed Saturday in Bellingham Massachusetts under heavy rain. Eighteen women and children were rushed to a hospital for treatment.
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Bellingham
Mass
Woman killed by tornado in Minnesota near St Cloud
A weekend tornado outbreak in Stearns and Sherburne counties south of St. Cloud left one woman dead and at least five injured. A unidentified woman died after a tornado struck northwest of Becker in Sherburne county. Four others were hospitalized, including Jimmy Scott, 4, injured near St. Augusta and hospitalized in St. Cloud. The Scott boy was visiting grandparents Barney and Mrs Kronenberg.
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ST. Cloud, Minn
Jimmy Scott
St. Augusta
St. Cloud
Stearns County
Monticello
Scott
Barney Kronenberg
Belle Plaine Woman Crowned Miss Iowa in Davenport
Jeanne Formanek 23, a Belle Plaine native and Newton junior high school teacher, was chosen Miss Iowa from 10 finalists in Davenport. She will represent Iowa at Miss America. She previously was Miss Newton and runnerup last year. First runnerup was Kay Ellen Elliott of Ames, while second runnerup was Carol Astrid Fritz of Decorah.
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Davenport
Jeanne Formanek
Belle Plaine
Newton
Miss Ames
Kay Ellen Elliott
Dale Elliotts
Iowa State University
Decorah
Carol Astrid Fritz
M. M. Fritz
Mendota Heights
Minn
Luther College
Earthquake Jolts Tashkent Center
A medium quake rocked the center of Tashkent in Soviet Central Asia on Saturday. No further details were provided about damage or casualties.
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Moscow
Tashkent
Parsons Trustees Elect Weiss as New Chairman in NCA Talks
Parsons college trustees elected William Weiss of New York as chairman after ousting W Clyde Wright amid renewed crosstown talks with the North Central Association over accreditation. Acting president Dr William Munson said no discussion would be made public as U S District Judge Julius Hoffman considers a federal injunction to block NCA action.
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Chicago
UPI
Parsons College
Board of
North Central Association
O'Hare Inn
W. Clyde Wright
Oneonta
N.Y
Wright
Millard Roberts
NCA
Parsons
William Weiss
New York
William Munson
Fairfield
Iowa
U.S
Julius Hoffman
Board of Trustees
You Cant Judge Women By Their Clothes Joke
A humorous quip notes that judging women by attire lacks evidence, reflecting a lighthearted take on appearance and judgment. The line plays on clothing as an unreliable gauge of character.
U S Wins Points In United Nations Middle East Debate
The United States emerged from the U N Middle East General Assembly session with more pluses than minuses. Washington helped defeat a Soviet backed condemnation of Israel, while seeking fair treatment for Israel and avoiding an outright defense of its actions.
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U.S
U.N
Middle East General Assembly
Soviet Union
Israel
Washington
Security Council
Assembly
Council
Hughes says Dems in doldrums but could win in 1968
Gov. Harold Hughes of Iowa says the Democratic party seems in the doldrums but can win in 1968 if it sticks to its ideals. He spoke at a joint birthday dinner for Missouri Gov. Warren Hearnes and his wife. The talk touched on U.S. prestige and Middle East policy, including Israel troop withdrawals and Jerusalem resolutions.
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Arthur Goldberg
Syria
Goldberg
U.S
Middle East
Council
The
Assembly
Israel
U.N
Jefferson City
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Democratic Party
Hughes
Warren Hearnes
Missouri
Hearnes
Betty
Jerusalem
Security Council
Rampage In Birmingham Erupts Amid Black Looting Riots
Rioters of about 200 Negro youths, aided by Molotov cocktails and looting, clashed with police in Birmingham area after a Negro man, Tommy Matthews, was shot during a burglary inquiry. Riot tanks, shotgun volleys, and street clashes marked the unrest near the city’s historic sites.
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Birmingham
Ala
UPI
City Hall
Tommy Matthews
Matthews
Fed to Slow Magnetic Ink Checks Start Sept. 1
The Federal Reserve will classify so called headache checks for special handling starting September 1. Checks with magnetic ink routing will still clear in two days while headache items may delay payments. No new charges expected yet but possible if headache items do not decline.
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Washington
Federal Reserve System
Federal Reserve
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