U.N Maps Order for Cease-Fire
United Nations Security Council meets in emergency session amid fighting around U N headquarters in Jerusalem as Israel and United Arab Republic trade accusations. India demands condemnation after three Indian soldiers die in an Israeli air attack and tensions rise over cease-fire terms.
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Bruce Moon
United Nations
UPC
Security Council
Israel
United Arab Republic
Jordan
U.N
Jerusalem
India
Thant
Council
Hans Tabor
Denmark
Canada
Nikolai T. Fedorenko
Gideon Rafael
Egypt
U.A.R
Mohammed Awad el Kony
Cairo
Mother and daughter die in Linwood farm blaze
Special to The Gazette Stanwood Fire killed Eliza Davidson 56 and her daughter Rozanna 22 after a kerosene lamp toppled in a first floor room. The house lacked electricity. Arch Davidson 69 and Jay 19 escaped. Jay heard his mother cry for help before fleeing. Police and sheriff investigate cause.
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Stanwood
Eliza Davidson
Rozanna
Cedar County
Richard Bardee
Jay
Tabor
U.N
Council
Middle East
U.S. TV Producer Ted Yates Wounded in Jerusalem
American television producer director Ted Yates of NBC was seriously injured by a mortar shell in the Jordanian sector of Jerusalem. He was part of an NBC crew sent to film crisis coverage in the city.
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Jerusalem
UPI
U.S
Ted Yates
NBC
Davidson family tragedy tied smoke incident
Pee Mr. Davidson reached his wife as she refused to abandon their bedfast daughter. Jay was treated for smoke inhalation and released from St. Luke's hospital Cedar Rapids. The elder Davidson remained hospitalized in fair condition.
Joke line from 1967 cartoon caption
A humorous dialogue shows Chuckle Wife telling her husband she dented a front fender and invites him to view it in the back seat, reflecting mid century light domestic humor and wordplay.
Speck Sentenced to Death in Nurse Slayings
In Peoria Illinois Richard Speck 25 was sentenced to death for the July 14 massacre of eight nurses in Chicago. Judge Herbert Paschen ordered execution by electric chair on Sept. 1 1967 with automatic stay pending Illinois Supreme Court review.
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Peoria
Ill
UPI
Richard Speck
Chicago
Criminal Court
Herbert Paschen
Dallas
Ilinois
Illinois Supreme Court
Speck
Paschen
Richard Franklin Speck
Richard Franklin
Illinois
U.S. Supreme Court
Stocks Fall Early Trading as War Fears Hit Markets
New York stock market wavered on Monday as Middle East tensions spooked traders. By 2 p.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 853.40, down 19.91 points, after an 11 a.m. loss of 20.77 points amid early chaos.
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New York
Middle East
U.S. Bans Travel To 14 Countries
Washington orders immediate travel ban to Lebanon United Arab Republic Jordan Syria Israel Iraq Saudi Arabia Kuwait Yemen Syria Morocco Algeria Tunisia and Sudan except for Americans with special State Department permission. McCloskey cited safety and national interest as grounds for the restrictions amid regional unrest.
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UPI
U. S
Middle East
State Department
Offi
Tunis
Tunisia
Dem Cer
Robert McCloskey
U.S
Trans World Airlines
Middleylaad
McCloskey
Lebanon
United Arab Republic
Jordan
Syria
Israel
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Kuwait
Yemen
Morocco
Algeria
Sudan
Big East Coast blackout of 1968 hits New Jersey and Philadelphia
A massive power failure cut electricity from New Jersey to Delaware affecting Newark Philadelphia and other major cities. The interconnecting line tying New Jersey Pennsylvania and Maryland failed with service restoration unclear. Power returned in sections of Philadelphia after about an hour and Newark traces began two and a half hours later.
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Delaware
Philadelphia
New York City
The
Public Service Co
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Maryland
Trenton
Hackensack
Elizabeth
Wilkes-Barre
Scranton
Easton
Subway
Pennsylvania Railroad
Atlantic City
Hudson River
New York
Turner Co. Sold to Conrac Corp. in Cedar Rapids
Conrac Corp former Gian nini Controls signs to acquire the Turner Co. of Cedar Rapids, with Turner remaining as a wholly owned subsidiary. Donald H. Putnam and Ronald P. Evans announce the deal as Turner joins Conrac’s communications group. Conrac, a diversified instrument maker, posted 1966 sales near $45 million and trades on two stock exchanges.
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Conrac Corp
Giannini Controls Corp
Turner Co
Cedar Rapids
Donald H. Putnam
Conrac
Ronald P. Evans
Turner
Communications Group
Conac
Israeli Arab Battle Expands Across Middle East Fronts
War erupts among Israel Egypt Syria and Jordan with air and ground fighting. King Faisal orders Saudi troops into Jordan and both sides report heavy losses. Israel vows to defend the country as air raids and missile attacks spread across major cities.
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Walter Logan
United Press
Middles
East
Israel
White House
Egypt
Syria
Jordan
Faisal
Haifa
Bagdad Radio
Gulf of Aqaba
U.S. Describes Neutral Stance in Middle East Crisis
Washington reporters note the United States remains neutral as war erupts in the Middle East. Undersecretary Rostow calls Arab ambassadors to urge a cease-fire while the White House calls on all parties to support U.N. efforts. President Johnson, briefed early, tasks Rusk and McNamara to inform lawmakers as Congress weighs restraint and U.N. diplomacy.
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Johnson
State Rusk
Defense
McNamara
White House
Middle East
Capitol
Washington
U. S
Eugene Rostow
Africa
Mostafa Kamel
Rostow
All Parties
U.N. Security Council
George Christian
Defense McNamara
Senate
House
Christian
U. N
U.N
U.S. Deny Bombing Soviet Cargo Ship Turkistan
Pravda asserts facts showing the U S defense department lied about not bombing or strafing the Soviet cargo ship Turkistan in a North Vietnamese harbor Friday. Capt Viktor Sokolov from Turkistan cites excellent visibility and denies any mistaken attack.
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Moscow
Pravda
U.S. Defense Department
U.S
Turkistan
Communist Party
Viktor Sokolov
Heavy Rain Soaks Western Iowa With More Forecast
Heavy rainfall drenched western Iowa with reports of over two inches in several towns. The Weather Bureau forecast two days of further rain with temperatures in the 60s rising to around 80, and rainfall totals up to two inches in the period. Local stations logged multiple three inch plus totals during the 24 hours ending Monday morning and radar equipment was briefly knocked out by lightning.
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Weather Bureau
Atlantic
Carroll
Harcourt
Rockwell City
Algona
Sac City
Jefferson
Williams
Buckeye
Clarion
Adel
Kanawha
Popejoy
Des Moines
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