Fires and outages from severe storm hit Palo area
Fierce lightning and heavy rain struck East Iowa Sunday evening causing two fires in Palo. The Palo fire department was dispatched at 6 30 p m to the Curt Hayes farm one mile southwest.
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Jows
East Iowa
Palo
Curt Hayes
Hayes Farm
William Struve
Marengo
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Tama
Victor
Michigan Street
Capitol Drive
Second Street
20Th Street
I Alven Hainke
Johnson says funds will cover riot cure costs
Washington AP President Johnson asserted that financially the nation can do whatever is necessary to address the causes of riots. He said his commission on civil disorders may propose costly measures and cautioned he would not specify when to send recommendations to Congress. He announced the appointment of David Ginsburg as executive director. He disputed U Thant on Vietnam, rejected a federal riot force, and declined to place black power advocates on the panel. Fire, wind, and hail damage across several Iowa towns followed a night of storms.
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Washington
Johnson
Commission On Civil Disorders
Congress
Heyhay
Palo
Atkins Fire Department
David Ginsburg
U.N
U Thant
U.S
Cavanagh
Detroit
Democratic Party
Subpoena Powers to New Riot Commission
Congress granted President Johnsons new riot study panel subpoena powers to investigate violence across the nation. The Senate approved the measure, and the House followed two hours later, sending the bill to the White House for signature.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Johnson
New Riot Study Commission
Senate
House
White House
Pakistan Floods Ravage East Pakistan Dacca Homes Losses
Thousands homeless after a week of floods in East Pakistan. Erosion along river banks washing away hundreds of houses and thousands of acres of jute and paddy fields and tobacco plantations. Authorities continue relief efforts as waters recede.
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Dacca
Pakistan
Cedar Rapids Youth Missing on Peru Mountain Climb
George Robb, 19, of Cedar Rapids, disappeared while climbing Misti near Arequipa Peru with Projecta. Search parties scoured high slopes as Robb reportedly suffered altitude sickness and was left resting while partner Dave Pollack continued down a different route.
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Arequipa
Peru
George Robb
Cedar Rapids
Robb
W. John Robb
Linden Drive
Connecticut Wesleyan College
Washington High School
Projecta
Dave’ Pollack
Misti
Pollack
Forrestal Fire Kills 129. Seven Missing at Subic Bay
Subic Bay Philippines AP reports 129 sailors killed and seven missing after a fires and explosions aboard the aircraft carrier Forrestal Saturday. Sixty four injured. alarms followed docking as crews cleared planes and prepared medical transfers to Clark and the hospital ship Repose.
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Subic Bay
Philippines
Forrestal
North Vietnam
Delta
Clark Air Base
Manila
U.S
Vietnam
Adm
Harvey Lanham
Carrier Division
Romney decries White House distortion over Detroit riot troops
Gov. George Romney denounces White House portrayal of his request for federal troops during Detroit violence. He accuses Cyrus Vance and Ramsey Clark of political bias, says delays hindered airborne troops, and urges a national priority shift to human and economic needs while warning against demagoguery.
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Detroit
George Romney
White House
Cyrus Vance
Romney
Michigan
Johnson
Atty
Ramsay Clark
America
Washington
City Counts Over 1,400 Infected Elms
Forestry Supervisor Bot Gardner reported Cedar Rapids now has more than 1,400 dead or dying elms from Dutch elm disease, far above last year's 1,300. Crews have marked over 800 city trees for removal. privately owned trees show 530 diseased of 625 inspected. Root grafting drives the surge. Vapam is used to break grafts as crews continue surveys.
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Afar Rapids News
Cedar Rapids
Bot Gardner
Gardner
Reagan in fine condition after bladder stone surgery
Governor Ronald Reagan underwent a 45 to 60 minute operation to remove bladder stones and was reported in fine condition in Santa Monica California. Surgeons conveyed the governor recovered well and expected full recovery with minimal complications.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Heroic Deeds Amid Forrestal Fire Disaster
Navy crews battled engulfing flames on the Forrestal during a rocket attack event in the Gulf of Tonkin. Lt James Campbell and sailors dived on burning pilots rescuing colleagues while McCain and Twyford described their harrowing escape and others aided under deadly conditions on the carrier.
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Peter Arnett
Carrier
Forrestal
James Campbell
Campbell
Navy
North Vietnam
Homestead
U.S. Navy
Gulf of Tonkin
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