Midair collision blamed for TWA DC-9 crash in Ohio
A TWA DC-9 with 25 aboard and a small Beechcraft reportedly collided in clear skies near Urbana, Ohio. Debris and fire are reported south of state route 560 as investigators from the Civil Aeronautics Board descend on the scene. no survivors are reported from either aircraft.
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Urbana
Ohio
UPS
Trans World Airlines
Joseph Blosser
Ohio Highway Patrol
Columbus
Air Control Center
Dayton
TWA
Here
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Kenton
Lake Central Airlines Convair
William Schetter
Flight 553
LaGuardia
New York
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
George Baker
Teamsters End Two Day Sickness Over Hoffa Jailing
A Cedar Rapids Teamsters sympathy strike over Hoffa's jailing ended after two days with several thousand tons idle at Cedar Rapids terminals. Officials reported damage to public image and potential losses from spoilage while a Wednesday meeting split the union and booed bystanders.
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Cedar Rapids
Teamster
Jimmy Hoffa
Teamsters Hall
J Street
Teamsters
Pacific Intermountain Express
P.le
F Frm
the Gazette
Donnybrook
Hoffa
Lightning kills eleven at Grootdran farm school
Eleven people died when a lightning strike hit an agricultural school at Grootdran farm near Standerton in South Africa. Officials confirmed the toll and described the incident as a tragic weather accident affecting the school community.
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Standerton
South Africa
UPI
Grootdran Farm
Returning GI Ray Bisson Comes Home For Christmas
Marine Cpl Raymond Bisson returns from Vietnam to Clemens Michigan with Christmas waiting at home. His father Melvin and mother keep a vow to celebrate the holiday together for Ray and siblings Gary Cindy. The homecoming includes decorations and gifts after a war Christmas months earlier.
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Mt, Clemens
Mich
Raymond Bisson
Vietnam
Gary
Cindy
Ray
Metropolitan
GM Raising Question on Plant Status in Mansfield
GM says labor unrest at the Fisher Body plant in Mansfield raises doubts about its role in production. About 75 percent of 1,200 workers were on duty as 12 members faced contempt of court for violating a picket ban.
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Mansfield
Ohio
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Fisher Body
DAW
Detroit
Frank Petty
National Union
Sgls Suffer Biggest Casualties of War
UPI reports US troops suffered 1,617 casualties the past week as ground fighting intensified in South Vietnam. The week featured heavy losses for Communists and a drop in their troop strength to 282,000 while US numbers rose to 418,000. Defections reached 6,357 for the year.
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Saigon
UPI
U. S
WU. S
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
Junction City
Pic
Ture
Ia Drang Valley
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S. 4Th Infantry Division
Des Moines Doctors oppose Palmer regents appointment
The Town Medical Society president contends Davenport chiropractor David D Palmer faces conflict of interest if named to the state board of regents. Gov Hughes supports the appointment, but Senate confirmation by 41 of 61 votes is required amid a broader medical and educational policy clash.
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Des Moines
Town Medical Society
David D. Palmer
Davenport
State Board of Regents
Palmer
College of Chiropractic
Hughes
Leinbach
Medical Society
Iowa House Votes Remap Bill Changes and DST Repeal
The Iowa House approved amendments to a temporary reapportionment bill 83-34, freezing four year senate terms and shifting wording to constitutional guidelines. An amendment setting reporting deadlines to May 1 and June 10 passed 83-33, with a bi partisan six member commission to draft plans. The house also debated repealing the daylight saving time law, voting 40-50 to repeal DST while 43 Republicans and 27 Democrats supported keeping BST and 6 Republicans plus 1 Democrat were absent.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Senate
John Mowry
Marshalltown
Rops
Maurice van Nostrand
Havoca
Floyd Millen
Farmington
House
van Nostrand and
Millen
van Nostrand-Millen
Linn County
Allen
Baringer
Battles
Bergman
Christensen
Clark
Don Herder
Edgington
Fischer
Grundy
Fisher
Greene
Gittins
Graham
Grassley
Hanson
Howard-Mitchell
Harbor
Johnson
King
Klein
Knight
Mensing
iMiller
Page
Moffitt
Mowry
Nelson
Nielsen
Ossian
Patton
Petersen
Link-Belt and FMC Agree on Merger Proposal
Link-Belt chairman Robert Becherer and FMC chairman James Hall announced in principle merger plans. Link-Belt 1966 sales about 245 million with Cedar Rapids plant. FMC 1966 sales just over 1 billion, maker of food processing and military equipment.
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Link-Belt
FMC
Cedar Rapids News
Link Belt Co
FMC Corp
San Jose
Calif
Cedar Rapids
American Viscose Co
Robert ©. Becherer
James M. Hall
Deer dragged from home sparks state probe call
Heath recounts a fawn named Flag dragged from his Heath home by game warden Don Priebe amid a dispute over entry without a warrant. Governor Harold Hughes said he asked the commission to investigate alleged rights violations as Heath contemplates suit against Pride.
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Don Priebe
Heath
Harold Hughes
Commission
Flag
Pride
Priebe
Prebe
Repeal Daylight Saving Time Bill Fails in House Action
Des Moines report notes HF 31 to repeal Daylight Saving time in the state failed 47 to 70 with seven not voting as the House moved swiftly with no debate. The bill would have repealed DST if passed.
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Des Moines
Towa House
Nebraska passes Daylight Saving time start this year
The Nebraska legislature changed its plan on Friday and voted to adopt Daylight Saving time this year instead of waiting until 1968.
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Lincoln
UPI
Nebraska
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Charles Ballard
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