Satellites to Handle Arms Data from Titan 3 Launch
Cape Kennedy AP Eight satellites including seven to speed secret military messages between Washington Saigon and strategic points rode a Titan 3 rocket on its fourth test flight. The system aims to form a jam proof network 21 000 miles above the Equator, with five U S army ground terminals ready worldwide to relay traffic.
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Iowa
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Vote Warning Against Farm Price Roll-back
Washington AP reports a Senate warning against rolling back or freezing farm prices below parity. Sponsored by Sen McGovern and over 40 farm state senators, the message passed by unanimous voice vote to federal agencies and officials Thursday.
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Senate
Sen. McGovern
D-S.d
Marines Hold Hilltop Stand Against Viet Cong Siege
Eighteen U S marines fought off an encircling force of 250 Viet Cong for five hours on a rocky hilltop twelve miles northwest of Chu Lai. With only eight rounds left, reinforcements arrived by helicopter and soldiers counted 45 enemy dead as air and artillery support drove off the Reds.
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Saigon
U.S
Chu Lai
Howard
U.S. Navy
North Vietnam
American combat deaths hit high for year in Vietnam
U S military command reported 142 American deaths, 741 wounded, and one missing or captured after a battle in the central highlands against a North Vietnamese regiment. The losses marked the third highest weekly toll of the year.
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Saigon
Central Highlands
U.S
Marines Hold Hill Against Viet Cong Despite Wounding
Sgt. Jimmie Howard of San Diego led 16-year Marine Corps veteran defenders on a hill facing Viet Cong. He sustained a back wound and recalled a long night while his unit hurled rocks to mimic grenades as reinforcements arrived with seven effective men from the First Marine Division defending an observation post.
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Jimmie Howard
San Diego
Marine Corps
Eye Change In Financing Of Colleges
Iowa City state board of regents vows long range capital financing to avoid stopgap funding for campus buildings. Regents study four proposed methods including a regents building authority financing via rents and student income while legislature controls debt level.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
William Quarton
Cedar Rapids
Zenor
University of Iowa
Regents
Speculation on Castro Noted Washington State Dept Reports Castro Absence
The State Department on Thursday officially noted speculation in Cuba about Fidel Castro s whereabouts and warned that Havana faces growing popular dissatisfaction. The spokesman said Castro has not been at the foreground of events since May 1.
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State Department
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
Department
No NATO Cuts Unless Reds Do Likewise Rusk Says
Secretary of State Rusk said NATO forces must be kept at a minimum and any reductions require parallel cuts or redeployment in the communist bloc. He noted Warsaw Pact restiveness and possible red camp discussions. Senate figures pushed for NATO durability while contemplating Europe troop reductions tied to Vietnam concerns.
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Rusk
NATO
Jackson
D-Wash
Senate National Security Subcommittee
Capitol Hill
U.S
U. S
Europe
Vietnam
Stennis
Senate Armed Services, Preparedness Committee
Ribicoff
D - Conn
Johnson
de Gaulle
Anyevel
Presidential Beagle Him Dead After Car Incident
President Johnson mourns as his beagle Him is killed in a driveway accident at the White House while chasing a squirrel. Lynnda Johnson informed lawmakers. Mrs. Johnson was away in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her, the sister, died in 1964 after an on‑line operation following a rock ingestion on the lawn.
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Johnson
White House
Associates
Lincoln
Neb
Secret Service
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Johnsons
Her
Kennedy arrives in Athens after Africa tour
Senator Robert Kennedy touched down in Athens for a 24 hour unofficial visit following a four nation African tour. He arrived Thursday and planned no formal engagements during the brief stay.
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Athens
Robert Kennedy
Ethiopia
Mansfield urges high level US China talks on Vietnam peace
Senate Democratic leader Senator Mansfield proposes a face to face meeting between Secretary of State Rusk and Chen Yi to discuss a peaceful settlement in Vietnam. He notes the conflict could become a US China issue and suggests talks might include Southeast Asian nations if needed. He warns against more war and urges steps toward Peace despite low optimism for a rapid breakthrough.
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Rusk
Red China
Chen Yi
Senate
Yeshiva University
Korea
Peking
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
China
U. S
Dean Rusk
Geneva
Admiral Royal Johnson Visits Seventh Fleet Units Off Vietnam
Saigon reports Admiral Royal Johnson commander of the U S Pacific fleet visited Seventh fleet units off North Vietnam on Thursday confirming ongoing U S naval presence in the region.
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Royal Johnson
U. S. Pacific Fleet
Seventh Fleet
North Vietnam
Ky's Forces Push to Quell Hue Rebellion in Vietnam
Government troops with 500 paratroopers and 600 combat police tightened control in Hue after dawn incursions as Buddhist protesters and dissidents faced clashes. A curfew from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. was extended in Saigon amid reports of two monks seizing pagodas and a fresh intake of North Vietnamese regiments in the central highlands.
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Hue
U.S
Junta
Buddhist Institute
Thich Phap Tri
Thich Thien Hoa
34Th
88Th
Central Highlands
Laos
Leaking Gas Sends 5 to Hospital in Cedar Rapids
Sulphur dioxide fumes from a ruptured valve on a tank car in southeast Cedar Rapids sent 15 workers and emergency responders to Mercy hospital for treatment. Five were admitted for observation. firemen and police among those affected. The plant, located across the Cedar River from the sewage plant, halted the leak after the valve was closed.
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Otis Road
Cedar Rapids
Mercy Hospital
James Mihal
Nineteenth Street
Virgil Holub
Center Point
Jerold Tharp
Twenty - Third Avenue
Marion
Edward Bickel
F Avenue
Clair Clark
Boice Road
Jesse Hunter
the Gazette
Donald Oltrogge
Cedar River
Hunter
Chuckle Gardening Tip Distinguishes Real Plants From Weeds
A humorous gardening tip explains that real plants resist removal. if a plant regrows after being pulled it is likely a weed. The lighthearted remark emphasizes persistence of weeds and the need for careful weeding.
Five Others Die In Cedar Rapids Plane Crash Near Galesburg
A single engine Piper Comanche left Cedar Rapids Municipal airport Wednesday and crashed two miles north of Alexis Illinois killing six aboard including Hallie Sheriff 14 a noted gymnast Joanna Wulfsberg 4 daughter of Arthur H Wulfsberg and Mrs James Beckett 36 of Blue Mound and others The crash occurred during a thunder storm with poor visibility The FBI FAA and C A B sent representatives to investigate the cause The victims were en route to Decatur Illinois for a Nissen Corp stockholders meeting through which Hallie Sheriff performed as Olympic caliber gymnast with recent honors and a trip to England planned for exhibitions
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Blue Mound
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Arthur H. Wulfsberg
Lincolnshire Drive
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William Beckett
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Alexis
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