Americans Pounce on Arms Ship Off Ca Mau Peninsula
U S ships and Vietnamese forces drove a gun running coastal freighter ashore on the Ca Mau peninsula 200 miles southwest of Saigon and broke it in two. Warships seized large caches of weapons and ammunition, some with Soviet markings, after a clash with Viet Cong fire that drove off a coast guard cutter.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Ca Mau
U.S. Coast Guard
101St Airborne
U. S
Nine Named To Area Ten School Board
Nine members were elected to Area Ten state school district board from 33 candidates in seven eastern towns. Winners include Robert Davidson Cedar County Mechan esville District 1 and Morris Allen Marion District 7. The board focuses on vocational training, with results from multiple districts detailed.
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Area Ten School Board
Area 10
Cedar County
Robert Davidson
Mechanesville
Jones County
Ewis Dreibelbis
Anamosa
Johnson County
Paul Wolfe
Iowa City
Iowa County
James A. Sauter
North English
Benton County
A. MacAlister
Vinton
Washington County
Max E. Lewis
Wellman
Linn County
Cedar Rapids
Morris Allen
Thirteenth Street
Marion
John M. Gerber
Nineteenth Street
B. A. Jersen
Memorial Drive
Robert David Son
G. C. Wallace
Clarence
Herbert Hinkhouse
West Branch
Lewis Dreibelbis
Cedar Ra
May Snow Record in Dubuque Weather Summary
Reported by the Dubuque desk a May snow event brought around three inches in the area with hail and sleet mixed in. Temperatures dipped to record lows for the date with overnight lows around 30 in Oelwein and New Hampton and 42 in Council Bluffs. Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport noted a low as the system moved through.
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New Hampton
Council Bluffs
Cedar Rapids Municipal
Snow Stalls Plows as Iowa Reports Rainy May
In Bismarck the storm drops 12 to 18 inches of snow causing plows to free stuck vehicles southwest of the city. Elsewhere in Iowa on May 11 light snow fell across the northeast with Cedar Rapids among the affected areas.
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Bismarck
Iowa
McNamara Criticizes Fulbright Brothel Remark
Secretary of Defense McNamara told Senator Fulbright that calling Saigon an American brothel was a disservice. The exchange occurred in Washington as part of ongoing discussions on Vietnam policy.
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Sen. Fulbright
Washington
Defense McNamara
D-Ark
Saigon
Freeing of Spanish Envoy Ends 12 Day Kidnapping Standoff
Msgr. Marco Ussia, Spain's ecclesiastical councilor at the Vatican, was released unharmed 12 days after being abducted near Rome. Police traced the anti Franco group to the kidnappers who wore masks and dark glasses. He walked to a bus and reached the Vatican radio station where Spanish Ambassador Antonio Garrigues and Ussia's sisters awaited.
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Pope Paul
Spain
Marco Ussia
Vatican
Assia
Msgr
Ussin
la Storza
Vatican Secretariat of State
Antonio Garrigues
Ussia
Hick Endorses Quiet Talks on Foreign Aid in Vietnam Debate
Senator Hickenlooper urged private hearings to detail the 3.4 billion foreign aid bill as TV fueled Vietnam outbursts continue. He praised Secretary Rusk amid sharp public criticism while Ambassador Lodge prepared to testify and Johnson consulted.
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Washington
Hickenlooper
A-Iowa
U.S
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Fulbright
Jowan
Rusk
McNamara Aims Low Casualties in Vietnam War
Defense secretary McNamara told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that U S tactics aim to minimize casualties in both North and South Vietnam with a limited objective and the lowest possible cost in human life. He credited President Johnson for restraint amid calls for tougher measures and a broader air war. The goal remains political stability for a South Vietnam free to choose its government.
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Defense McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
South
Senate Foreign
McNamara
Johnson
South Vietnam
Sen. McCarthy
D-Minn
Case
R-N. J
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Pell
D-R. 1
North
Plane Crash Near Houston Kills Three On Takeoff
AP report says a private plane owned by Lamb Rental Tool Lafayette Louisiana crashed on takeoff near a Houston area intersection, bursting into flames and killing three including the pilot. Co-pilot and two women passengers were aboard with critical injuries outcomes incomplete.
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Houston
Lamb| Rental Tool
Lafayette
Iairport
Tulsa
Agony Not Arrogance for Nation Says Johnson in Princeton
President Johnson defended U S restraint in Southeast Asia and global crises during a Princeton Woodrow Wilson school dedication speech He argued U S power should be exercised with caution and limited aims and noted many academic leaders hold advanced degrees in public service.
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Johnson
Princetons University
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs
U.S
Gross Slams 3 AM Smithsonian Watusi Parties
Rep H R Gross accuses the Johnson administration of hosting late night watusi at a Smithsonian Museum of History and Technology ball attended by Moyers ambassadors and cabinet members. He calls for restraint amid a war and national concerns.
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H. R. Gross
Johnson
White House
Smithsonian
Iowa
Gross
Smithsonian Institution
Museum of History and Technology
Bill
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