Liberty ship Lib erty toll 31 feared dead after attack
The Navy unofficially lists 31 dead aboard the U S communications ship Lib erty after being mistakenly shelled and torpedoed by Israeli forces. Official figures later set nine dead 22 missing and 75 wounded with missing sailors presumed dead. White House presses for clarification and protest to Israel.
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Washington
Navy
U.S
Liberty
White House
George Christian
Lawrence admits he shot Kaiser in Marion slaying trial
Richard P. Lawrence testified he killed Clark Kaiser, 49, at a Marion supermarket site after years of stalking and an affair involving Kaiser and Lawrence’s wife. He said he fired as Kaiser ran, then felt sickness and relief, while details of a broader case unfold.
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Richard P. Lawrence
Clark Kaiser
Lawrence
Kaiser
Marion
Cedar Rapids
East Post Road
Storm toll rises as heavy rains flood Iowa towns
Severe weather drenches Iowa with heavy rain and damaging hail. Tornadoes touched down near Fort Dodge, while Cedar Rapids and Clarion recorded multiple inches of rainfall. Rivers, including the Little Sioux and Nishnabotna, are rising with flood warnings in western and northern areas.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Popejoy
Franklin County
Galva
Dumont
Sac City
Storm Lake
Denison
Rockwell City
Ida Grove
Tort
Waukon
The
Little Sioux
Boyer
Nishnabotna
Raccoon
Des Moines
Granger
Minn
Decorah
Fort Dodge
Walnut flavored helicopter spoils supply miss in Vietnam
Major Charles Sauer of Fairfield Connecticut and his crew flew a walnut flavored helicopter on a routine resupply mission in South Vietnam. A five gallon container of walnut ice cream spilled when wind blew the lid off, coating the interior and crew instead of reaching the infantry.
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Saigon
Charles Sauer
Fairfield
Arabs Denounce U S Embassy as Soviet Forces Bar Protest
A thousand Arab led students protested the United States and Britain before the U S embassy in Moscow. Security kept the crowd back with heavy lines of troops and police as signs denounced Johnson and Wilson. Some clashes occurred but no stones or bottles were thrown.
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Moscow
U.S
Broad Tchaikovsky Boulevard
Johnson
Pea Wilson
Moscow University
Cairo
Soviet Union
Middle East
Massachusetts Race Imbalance Law Upheld
Massachusetts Supreme Court on a unanimous vote upholds the 1965 racial imbalance law. The ruling rejects objections from the Boston school committee and affirms that officials must seek numerical balance between white and Negro students and allow the state to withhold funds from communities not submitting acceptable plans to abolish imbalance.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Boston School Committee
State Board of Education
Chuckle: weary shopper finds end of day spent
A lighthearted quip notes that after a shopping day the average housewife feels both weary and spent, poking fun at post‑store fatigue with a 1947 voice.
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T-A
Defense Bill Sets Record World War II Levels
The House Appropriations Committee recommended a peacetime defense package of 70.3 billion dollars for the fiscal year starting July 1, with 20.3 billion for the Vietnam war. The panel said the tempo and cost of the Southeast Asia conflict were rising and that more funds would likely be needed later.
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Washington
House Appropriations Committee
Vietnam
Johnson
Hag Congress
Mahon
D-Texas
Southeast Asia
Defense Department
University Hospitals Bonds Move Forward in Legislature
A conference committee reached unanimous agreement on SF532 to allow the state board of regents to issue revenue bonds to finance a 10 million renovation program at University hospitals. Bonds would be repaid by patient fees Medicare Medicaid payments and private insurers after both houses approve the plan.
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Frank Nye
Des Moines
Town City
State Board of Regents
Regents
House
Senate
Truce Accepted As Syria and Israel Move Toward Cease Fire
Nasser resigns as Egypt faces crushing defeat while the UN calls for cease-fire. Syria accepts the cease-fire as Israeli forces push toward Damascus, with reports of 15 miles inside Syria and heavy casualties in Jordan and Egypt.
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U.N. Security Council
Syria
Jordan
Egypt
Israel
Qumtra
Damascus
Jerusalem
Cairo
U.N
Thant
Security Council
New York
Nasser
Hue Under Mortar Fire as Colgate Sweep Probes Hue
UPI reports communist guerillas fired a 50 round mortar barrage at Hue near U S Marines as part of Operation Colgate to dislodge Viet Cong. Four Marines killed and 21 wounded in the Hue area and surrounding actions. North Vietnam air strikes total 110 missions targeting routes and anti aircraft sites.
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Saigon
UPI
Hue
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
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