Week's G1 Death Toll Up to 136
SAIGON AP The U S military command said last week American combat deaths more than doubled to 106 with 578 wounded and 14 missing versus 65 killed 368 wounded and none missing the prior week. total U S fatalities in Vietnam this year reached 2728 and 4440 since 1961. air losses and Operation Hastings boosted casualties as pilots flew 826 combat sorties in South and North Vietnam. A Skyhawk from Oriskany and its pilot were reported missing over North Vietnam.
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Saigon
U. S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Panhandle
U.S
Oriskany
Hue
Thieu
Johnson
William Westmoreland
Demilitarized Zone
Westmoreland
Trucker’s plunge on I-35 kills four from Cambridge family
A northbound semitrailer flew 25 feet off Interstate 35 and crashed into the Wood family Chevrolet on Highway 30, killing Richard Gordon Wood 35, his wife Marjorie, and two daughters Tamara 8 and Denese 6. A third daughter Kelly 6 and truck driver John Harmon Wardle 52 were hospitalized but expected to survive. The wreck closed Highway 30 for over an hour while crews cleared the scene and removed propane gas from the truck. The Woods had moved from Indianola to Cambridge a few years earlier.
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Ames (Ap
Richard Gordon Wood
Marjorie
Tamara
Denese
Kelly
John Harmon Wardle
Salt Lake City
Utah
Des Moines
Ames
Wood
Indiansola
Story County
Cambridge
Speck Indictment Name Is at Odds With Birth Data
CHICAGO UPI Richard Speck faces murder indictments naming him Richard Franklin Speck though birth records list Richard Benjamin Speck born December 6, 1941. Attorneys note the discrepancy may be amended before trial. prosecutors say middle name conflict may not affect the case. Speck’s alias arose after his father died and his mother remarried in Dallas.
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Speck
Chicago
UPI
Richard Speck
Richard Franklin Speck
Monymouth
Til
Richard Benjamin Speck
Charles Bowman
University Ofllinois Law School
Spssion
John Stamos
Richard Franklin
Dallas
Iowa City Youth Dies In Crash Near Solon
Louis Alvin Cox 17 of rural Iowa City died when a car ran off a T intersection on a county road near Solon shortly after 1 a.m. He suffered a fractured neck and skull. Driver Diane Looney 16 of near Solon had facial fractures. two other passengers Patricia Miller 18 and Gary Herdliska 16 were treated or released. Funeral services Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at George Gay-Cathout funeral home. He is survived by his parents two sisters and grandparents.
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Solon
Louis Alvin Cox
Route Four
Towa City
Lotis Cox
Young Cox
Highway Patrol
Diane Looney
Looney
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Patricia Meyler
Gary Herdliska
George Gay-Cathout Funeral Home
Roy Cox
Wilson Leaves For Washington Talks On Sterling Backing
Prime Minister Wilson departed London for Washington to meet President Johnson and seek stronger U S backing to support Britain's fragile pound sterling amid financial strain.
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London
Wilson
Johnson
Washington
Britain
French Paratrooper Finishes 100 Mile Death Valley Hike
Jean Pierre Marquant, 28, completed a seven day trek across Death Valley covering 100 miles ending at Stovepipe Wells. He rested after sleeping the night south of the valley and resumed at 5 a.m. finishing in about two hours amid extreme heat and exhaustion.
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Death Valley
Calif
Jean Pierre Marquant
Stovepipe Wells
Homer Leach
Marquant
Leach
America
Nevada underground test advances peaceful nuclear plan
The Atomic Energy Commission carried out an underground low yield test in Nevada as part of the Plowshare program to explore peaceful uses for nuclear explosives.
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Washington
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Today's Chuckle Getting up in the morning is largely a matter of mind over mattress.
A lighthearted quip notes that waking time hinges on attitude as the mattress and morning routine conspire. The joke plays on the idea that mindset can ease waking in daily life.
Young prodigy Mike Grost begins NSF research job at 12
Mike Grost, a 12 year old in East Lansing, Michigan, receives 30 dollars weekly from the National Science Foundation to conduct mathematical research while enrolled as a sophomore in Michigan State University's honors college. He studies calculus, physics, religion, French and computer science and works 20 hours weekly in the summer program.
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Lansing, Mich
Mike Grost
National Science Foundation
Mike
Michigan State University
Honors
East Lansing
Pounder
U.S
William Grost
Lansing
Audrey
Fritz Herzog
Governor Hughes Defies Parties in Iowa Speech
Governor Harold Hughes, addressing Linn County Dems in Cedar Rapids, warned Democrats face an uphill battle in November and questioned party loyalty. He blamed political machinery, urged issue based campaigning, and praised rivals Beck and Murray while criticizing Democratic leadership and education policy.
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Harold Hughes
iCedar Rapids
Iowa
Hughes
Linn ‘County
Montrose Hotel
Milleniumas
Untreated Sewage Dumped Into Cedar River
Cedar Rapids officials admit untreated waste was dumped into the Cedar river from the A street SW plant for four hours Tuesday night. Plant superintendent William Meaney Jr said sludge from four points was discharged due to overload while normal treatment capacity was exceeded. He noted the move violated health department rules, but was done to resume standard operations after weekend pressure.
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Cedar River
William Meaney, Jr
the Gazette
Meaney
Cedar Rapids
Bargaining Proposal Is Voted Down
Washington AP The Senate labor committee rejected a plan to push airlines negotiators back to bargaining and moved to strike-ending options. Pell's proposal would have urged talks through free collective bargaining with close Senate scrutiny. Morse pressed for a six month back to work order if committee fails to act. Javits urged continued negotiations as moral support. Wirtz argued for returning to talks rather than legislation.
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Washington
Senate Labor Committee
Morse
Senate
Pell
Wirtz
Javits
R-N.y
Johnson
Mao urged to enter two 10 mile swims in Canada
World Pro federation chief invites Mao Tze-lung to race in Hamilton and Quebec this weekend and Aug. 13. Promoter cites a reported nine mile time and compares to Willemse and Travaglio records, hinting at Olympic possibilities and professional path. Federation HQ sits in Washington.
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World Professional Marathon Swimming Federation
Mao Tze-lung
Canada
Carlos Larriera
Santa Fe
Argentina
Mao
Hamilton
Ont
Quebec
Larriera
Herman Willemse
Holland
Guilio Travaglio
Italy
Lake el Quilla
Red China
Umar- Tiera
Willemse
Travaglio
Federation
Washington
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