Explosion Kills Four at Iowa Army Ordnance Plant
An explosion at the Iowa Army Ordnance plant in Burlington killed four women and injured three others. Victims were Josephine Gilman Dorothy Groves Ida Koett and Mary Koster died of burns. The blast occurred on line No 9 in a room where heavy ammunition is loaded. An army inquiry will probe the cause. The plant employs about 5000 people and is run by Mason and Hangar-Silas Mason Co.
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Burlington
Iowa
Josephine Gilman
Fort Madison
Dorothy Groves
Montrose
Ida Koett
West
Mathis
Mason and Hanger-Silas Mason Co
House Okays Vo-Tedh Bill to Aid Schools
Des Moines area lawmakers approve SF616 a 4.5 million measure aimed at putting 15 area schools on a current operating basis. The bill tightens state controls and faces a governor's decision after a close House vote of 67 to 46 and Senate approval earlier in the week.
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Des Moines
Conference Committee
House
Senate
Censure for Dodd after travel expense charge rejected
The Senate rejected a charge that Sen. Dodd double-billed travel expenses and then voted 92-5 to censure him for converting political campaign funds to personal use. Dodd said history would justify him as colleagues debated morals and conduct standards.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Dodd
Sen
Dodd
D-Conn
U.S
Long
D-La
Ribicoff
Thurmond
R-S.c
Tower
R-Texas
Inouye
Hawaii
Jordan
D-N.c
Len Russell
D-Ga
Dirksen Calls Dodd Debate Confusion a Virus Addiction
Senator Dirksen described Thursday's confusion in the Dodd debate as a virus addiction of Potomac fever, signaling frustration with the tense exchanges and political missteps surrounding the session.
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Washington
UPI
Dirksen
Ill
Senate Censure Vote Stalls After Heated Debate
After hours of wrangling in the Senate, Dodd urged resolution to end the dispute as Mansfield accused lawmakers of legal double talk. The chamber recessed after a vote on the first count, with Javits signaling potential judgment if the charge on political money is sustained.
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Dodd
Mansfield
Mont
Senate
Dodd Mereneny
Sen. Javits
R-N.y
Agreement To End Chamber Lease In Cedar Rapids
The Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce and the Veterans Memorial commission agreed to terminate the Chamber lease of 17 000 square feet on the Coliseum first through fourth floors to free space for the municipal court operation. The Chamber will move after securing a city reimbursement for unused lease and locating new quarters. Sam I Cohen announced five veterans organizations endorsed the lease termination. The city council asked the Chamber to quit to provide space for the courts.
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Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce
The
Veterans Memorial Commission
Chamber
May’s Island
Sam I. Cohen
Memorial Commission
Veterans’ Organizations
Cedar Rapids
Harold Wendorf
Larry Owen
Coliseum
Cohen
Commission
Owen
Wendorf
Extortion Racket Revealed Among Linn Jail Inmates
Sheriff Walter Grant announced an Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation inquiry into a June 15 beating of John Carnicle 18 Cedar Rapids. Four prisoners face assault charges with two also charged with extortion as investigators reveal a small scale scheme using property sheets to move funds for protection and perks.
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Linn County
Iowa’ Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Walter Grant
BCI
William Faches
Grant
John Carnicle
Cedar Rapids
Carnicle
the Gazette
Nugent Baby To Be Called Lyn In Texas
Luci and Pat Nugent announced the new son will be named Lyn, short for Lyndon, in Austin Texas. The couple shared the pronunciation and spelling choice for their child.
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Nugent Baby
Lyn
Austin, Texas
UPI
Luci
Pat Nugent
Lyndon
Polio Research Pioneer Dr. Charles Armstrong Dies at 80
Dr. Charles Armstrong, aged 80, a noted poliomyelitis research pioneer, died on Thursday in Washington. His work advanced understanding of polio and its treatment through groundbreaking laboratory studies and clinical insights.
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Washington
Charles Armstrong
Copter Wreck Takes 21 Lives
At Camp Lejeune North Carolina two helicopters collided during a touch and go drill killing 21 Marines and injuring 14. The Huey crashed into the Sea Stallion, which carried 33 crew and mechanics. Both helicopters burned and fell about 350 feet, with casualties rushed to Camp Lejeune and New River facilities. This was the facility’s worst collision.
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Camp Lejeune
N.C
UPI
Camp Lejuene
New River Marine Air Facility
Hussein to Attend U.N. General Assembly Emergency Session
Jordanian mission announced King Hussein would travel to New York for the United Nations General Assembly emergency session on the Middle East crisis. The trip marks a major political move as regional tensions loom over U.N. proceedings.
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United Nations
Jordan
U.N
Johnson Kosygin meet in Glassboro for first summit since 1961
President Johnson and Soviet Premier Kosygin held their first face to face talks in Glassboro New Jersey starting at 10 27 a.m CDT with security tight along the mansion in Hollybush. The summit aims to discuss Middle East Southeast Asia Vietnam and nuclear arms limits though early signs suggest no quick breakthroughs.
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Johnson
Kosygin
Glassboro State College
N. J
Richard Hughes
New Jersey
Thomas Robinson
Glassboro
N.J
Alexei Kosygin
College Town
U.S
John F. Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
Vienna
New York
Hollybush
Robinson
Patrick Lyndon Nugent
Grandfathers’ Club
Washington
Philadelphia
South New Jersey
White House
Middle East
U. S
U. N. General Assembly
Southeast Asia
Vietnam
U.N
Lincoln Tunnel
New Jersey Turnpike
Camden
Man admits killing three Iowa residents in Wednesday slayings
Hubert McClelland, 42 alias Joseph Robert Carter, confessed to police he murdered Gladys Schwab 42 of Belle Plaine Leland Skoog 54 and his son Garith 25 near Elberon. He said people bugged him and he could not sit in restaurants.
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Hubert McClelland
Joseph Robert Carter
Drivers and Farm Family Entangled in Benton County Tragedy
The report details a fatal sequence after a wreck near a farm where a Texas laborer and parolee allegedly shot multiple victims including Mrs. Schwab. Authorities describe the suspect as suffering hallucinations and being a drug addict. The piece also covers stormy weather and farm routine at the Leland Skoog dairy operation as the day unfolds.
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Linn County
Walter Grant
The
Gazette
McClelland
Beaumont
Texas
Grant
Leland Skoog
Benton County
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