Vietnam War Escalates With Large Ground Air Assaults
U.S. and Vietnamese troops pressed two major operations against communist regiments near Quang Ngai Tuy Hoa and Ben Cat as air power dominated. Air force and navy missions struck targets including a missile site west of Hanoi and Khe Nha Dong bridge area while losses rose with crashes and ejections reported.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
Quang Ngai
10St Airborne
Tuy Hoa
Air Force
Red River Delta
Navy
Ranger
Hancock
Long Khe Na Dong
Vinh
Six Known Dead in Blizzard and 14 Missing
A brutal blizzard paralyzed a vast north central region with heavy snow and winds. North Dakota reports six dead and many stranded, with 14 missing. rescue efforts include ferried food and shelter to thousands and trains halted across the area.
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Fargo
N.D
U. S
Weather Bureau
South Dakota
Dakotas
Minnesota
North Dakota
Devils Lake
Sterling Corners
Doland- Redfield
Blowing Snow Strikes Iowa Reducing Visibility
Moderate to heavy blowing snow hits extreme northeast Iowa while light to moderate snow swirls in the west. The whiteout is forecast to move east today as state police report visibilities below normal and snow bands west of Mason City to Fairfield at 11 30 am.
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Iowa
Mason City
Fairfield
Road Condition Report for Iowa Available by Phone
A 24 hour road report for Iowa may be obtained by dialing 366-1884 in Cedar Rapids. The update is compiled by Iowa Highway patrolmen.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Snow Report Cites Wide Varying Conditions Across State
Snow amounts ranged from zero to 50 feet in northwest Iowa and about 300 feet in central and southwest Iowa. Highways were normal to snow packed in protected spots and snow covered in extreme northeast Iowa. A blizzard warning was issued for Saturday night in Eastern Town with snow flurries and colder temps expected Sunday. Cedar Rapids reported 32 degrees at 2 30 p m Saturday.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Johnson to Direct Youth Job Task Force
President Johnson asked Vice President Humphrey to head a special task force to keep youths busy and out of trouble this summer. He spoke by memo to Humphrey while at his Texas ranch after conferring with Washington officials by phone. Also announced is the appointment of Dr. Robert Grant as director of the National Heart Institute.
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San Antonio
Johnson
Humphrey
White House
Washington
Pentagon
Ellis Williamson
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Vietnam
Ralph Porter
Minneapolis
Ralph Kerwin
Henry Koubo
Los Angeles
National Accounts
Westinghouse Corp
Japan
Mother Survives Blizzard Search for Lost Daughter
In Woodworth North Dakota Mrs Raymon Diede nearly died Friday while searching for her 13 year old daughter Betty who vanished in a severe blizzard with 70 mile winds. Betty left to close a chicken coop door and was last seen heading away from the farmhouse. A town search failed to reach the Drede farm as snowplows stalled and drifted roads blocked efforts.
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Fort Yates
N.D
Mandan
North Dakota
Rotary
Harlen Wash
Allen Mitzenberger
James Barret
Wing
Stanley Hetzler
Jay Ehrmantraut
Bismark
Monroe Chase
Harold Blumhardt
Ashley
N.C
Woodworth
Raymon
Betty Diede
Mrs. Diede
Betty
Drede
Army Called to quell Krishnanagar Food Violence in India
In Krishnanagar near Calcutta troops suppressed protests over food shortages after students set three railway stations ablaze and looted railway property. Local authorities requested assistance to restore order.
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Calcutta
Krishnanagar
Landslide damages two Naples apartment houses
A hillside landslide unleashed over 35 000 cubic feet of rock and soil, dropping 150 feet and smashing two apartment buildings. Eleven people were injured and six cars buried as workers repaved a nearby road. Estimated damage reached 1.6 million dollars.
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Naples
Chuckle Caption: Man Claims No Mistakes Life Errors at Home
A humorous line notes a man who insists he never erred, while his wife reportedly did, playing on the familiar flaw of claiming perfection. The quip wraps a playful jab at egos and domestic dynamics in a single witty beat.
Studebaker Ends 64 Years as Car Maker
Studebaker Corp ends its 64 year auto making era. President Byers Burlingame cites irreversible losses and a difficult market. The firm shifts focus to home appliances, generators, refrigeration, oil additives, tractors, tire studs, and aerospace plastics.
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Studebaker
Detroit
Studebaker Corp
Byers Burlingame
Gress
U.S
Canada
Plane crash on Mt Fuji kills 124 on tour flight
A British Overseas Airways Corp. jet en route to Hong Kong from Tokyo crashed on Mt Fuji slopes killing all 124 aboard. Nine Americans were among the victims, including three Thermo King Corp. executives and their spouses. Rescue teams recovered bodies amid high winds and smoke.
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Gotemba
Japan
Mt. Fuji
Tain
Thermo King Corp
Minneapolis
British Overseas Airways Corp
Tokyo
Weather Bureau
Hong Kong
R Crater
Canadian Pacific Air‘lines
Tokyo’s
Tokyo Bay
Two Iowa Folk Apparently on Crashed Plane
Des Moines area businessman Howard Maxwell of Thermo King and his wife, secretary at the firm, were aboard the airliner that crashed in Japan. Their two Omaha daughters were at home when news arrived. Maxwell, 45, and his wife 37, were in Asia on a Far Eastern sales tour won for Maxwell’s top performance.
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Des Moines
UPI
Altoona
Iowa
Japan
H. Maxwell
Thermo King of
Minneapolis
Howard Maxwell
Maxwell
Thermo King Sales & Service, Inc
Secetary
Charlene
Gorman
Omaha
Thermo King
Maxwells
Gordon Gill
Mrs. Maxwell
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Minn
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Miami
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Nikko
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