Two Die in Head-On Crash North of Conroy Iowa
Two young men died and four others were injured in a head on collision on highway 149 one mile north of Conroy. The sports car driver William Hughes 23 died at Marengo Memorial hospital and passenger Anthony Frontera 19 was killed at the scene. The Henderson family of Fairfax sustained injuries including two children Tina Marie 3 and Mary Margaret 1. Frontera son of Iowa county treasurer Ernestine Frontera was a 1966 graduate of Iowa Valley Community School. He will be buried in Hillside I. Services are set for Wednesday at St Patrick's church Marengo. His death followed a wet road condition from Sunday rain. The collision occurred in the northbound lane in a valley south of the 149 and 6 junction. Investigating officer Phillip Hopkins of the Iowa highway patrol. Hughes had worked as a laboratory technician at Marengo hospital the past two and a half years. His parents reside in Rich Creek Virginia. His body was sent to Boyles funeral home in Peterson West Virginia.
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Garetts Marengo
Marengo
Conroy
William Thomas Hughes
Marengo Memorial Hospital
Anthony Frontera
Two Hills
Henderson
Hughes
Iowa
William Spurrier
Philip Hopkins
Iowa Highway Patrol
Young Frontera
Ernestine Frontera
Iowa County
Iowa Valley Community School
Frontera
St. Patrick’s Church
Hoover-Valentine Funeral Home
Hillside
Chicago
Hilsman Dairy
Frank
Camden
N. J
Maria
Marengo Hospital
Walter Hughes
Rich Creek
Boyles Funeral Home
Peterson
W. Va
Eight Die in Wisconsin Weekend Crashes
Eight other persons perished in two weekend traffic accidents in the state. Three more victims were reported from Janesville, with ongoing coverage continuing on page 8 column 5.
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Towa
Court Frees Dr. Sheppard with possible new trial
The Supreme Court ruled 8-1 that pretrial publicity and a carnival atmosphere deprived Dr. Samuel Sheppard of a fair trial in Marilyn Sheppard’s murder. The decision orders his release unless Ohio seeks another trial, and suggests rules for press coverage to control publicity.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Samuel Sheppard
Marilyn
Cleveland
Tom C. Clark
Bedlam
May Unemployment Jumps Largest In Two Years
The May jobless rate rose from 3.7 to 4 percent, the fastest monthly increase in two years. The number of unemployed climbed by 140,000 to 2.9 million, with students seeking summer work driving much of the rise.
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Washington
Labor Department
Arthur Ross
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ross
New Yorker 95 Walks Mountain Trails 52 Years
Joseph Bartha, aged 95, was honored atop Bear Mountain New York on his 96th birthday for 52 years of tending Bear Mountain trails. He migrated from Vienna to New York in 1914 and worked as a head waiter until retirement 15 years ago. He declined a walking staff saying his knees still hold and he feels like a youngster amid family attendees.
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Bear Mountain
N. Y
Joseph Bartha
N.Y
Bartha
Vienna
Austria
New York
Most Accurate Gemini Landing Felt By TV Viewers
At Cape Kennedy Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan completed a near perfect splashdown in the Atlantic aboard the carrier Wasp. The mission marked the most accurate U S landing yet with a mere half mile to the aiming point and 3 4 miles off the bow as millions watched on television. President Johnson congratulated the pair by phone from the LBJ ranch in Texas.
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Eugene Cernan
Thomas Stafford
Wasp
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Johnson
Thomas P. Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
U.S
Stafford
Cernan
Globe
Viet Nam nominating civilians to join ruling junta
Saigon reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky's military regime named a slate of 10 civilians to join the 10 man ruling junta while excluding militant Buddhist figures. The list includes moderate Buddhists Catholics and Cao Dai and Hoa Hao representatives. Buddhists warn the move will deepen opposition amid the ongoing political truce crisis.
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Saigon
Premer Nguyen Cao Ky
Cao-Dai
Buddhist Institute
Prince Philip Survives Fall in Windsor Polo Match
Prince Philip was thrown by a polo pony during a Windsor Great Park match. He was aided, remounted, and returned to win as Queen Elizabeth watched. The report notes the incident and the victory without graphic detail.
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Prince Philip
Windsor
England
Land i Windsor Great Parking
Cernan
Almanese
Twister Rips Outbuildings on Linn Farm After Weekend Storms
A twister damaged outbuildings on the Ted Becker farm between Center Point and Central City Sunday afternoon. A tornado funnel was seen near Coggon Sunday night but did not touch ground. Rainfall varied with Cedar Rapids reporting 0.12 inches while Winterset and Oelwein logged higher totals.
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Ted Becker
Center Point
Central City
Coggon
Winterset
Oelwein
Cedar Rapids
Train Derailment In Iowa Injures About Fifty
A City of Los Angeles passenger train derailed near Templeton Iowa, injuring about 50 people none seriously. The Union Pacific run from Omaha to Chicago plunged off a 15 foot embankment, with 17 admitted to St. Anthony’s hospital and about 30 treated as outpatients.
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Templeton
Iowa
Los Angeles
Union Pacific
Omaha
Chi
Cage
Here
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Carroll
Manning Hospital
Skirmishers Preserve Civil War Battle Skills in Ohio Meet
Hundreds of part time soldiers from the North South Skirmishers Association gathered in Logan County for their third Midwest regional event. About 2 000 members in 30 units portray Civil War era troops with authentic uniforms and period weaponry. The competition features eight man squads firing at targets up to 100 yards while wives and children watch in period dress.
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Bellefontaine, Ohio
8Th Michigan Cavalry
Detroit
Frank Grugel
City Lines Study Finds No Loss Despite Declines and Dividends
Cedar Rapids City Lines profits remained positive over Dec 31 1962 to Sept 30 1965, with net worth falling from 446 711.47 to 351 060.97 while $150 000 in dividends were sent to Tampa. The subcommittee warned that removing certain assets could cut net worth to about 300 000, and operating costs ranged 40.7 to 42.3 cents per mile amid unexplained rental income. Local 638 union threatened a strike over a new contract as MAC plans continued.
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Dean Wagner
Cedar
Cedar Rapids City Lines, Inc
National City Lines of
Tampa
Fla
Cedar Rapids City Lines
Wagner
Amalgamated Transit Union
MAC
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Richard Henderson Family
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids Mercy Hospital
Tina Marie
Mary Margaret
Lowa
Associated Press
State Safety Department
Dr. Sheppard
Hugo L. Black
Sheppard
Clark
Sam Sheppard
New Yorker
Space Heroes
LBJ Ranch
Texas
Edwin Q. White
Earth
Littles
Gene
Navy
Air Force
Stafford i
Space
Walter ‘M. Schifra, Jr
Gordon E. Hartley
An Stafford
Philip
Fawp
Uae
MGL Ave
AUD
UGG
Lidi ’ Park
Twister
Linn
IU. P
Bill Dean
Joann Nielsen
Las Vegas
Nev
Stanley Tweed
Dayton, Ohio
Ken Sullivan
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