Iowa to keep 14 state parks open after funds found
The Iowa Conservation Commission voted to keep 14 small state parks open by transferring 30 600 from the support fund to the lands and waters division to cover summer help. The move follows Gov Hughes approval and prior plans to close the parks due to a budget shortfall.
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Des Moines
State Conservation Commission
Mike Zack
Mason City
Gov. Hughes
Hughes
Zack
Commission
Art Claus
Marvin Selden
Glenn Sarsfield
Desperation assault by trapped Viet Cong on Saigon fronts.
Viet Cong troops launched a desperate assault on American lines in Saigon's southern border pocket, with U S infantry reporting at least 88 enemy killed in flare-lit fighting. Earlier reports cited 50 more Viet Cong deaths around Saigon as reinforcements moved to Dong Ha and Hue amid renewed DMZ pressure.
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Saigon
U.S
Hanoi
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
Dong Ha
Dmz
Gazette
Hue
Milton Hull
Plant City
Fla
North Vietnam
Paris
Hull
Cua Viet River
U. S
Tony de Luca
Ninth Infantry Division
A Shau
Eight Killed In Collision Near Scanterbury
Eight people died in a head on collision on a straight highway near Scanterbury Man with two others in critical condition. Police reported Saturday the crash occurred about 35 miles northeast of Winnipeg.
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Scanterbury, Man
Winnipeg
Golfer with a Forgetful Habit Carded Zero After Hole in One
A golfer known for forgetting one stroke per hole made a hole in one during a Saturday foursome round and recorded a zero on the scorecard. The incident highlights a humorous on course mishap with no injuries or other penalties reported.
Paris Faces 2nd General Strike Over Student Riots
Police fired tear gas and beat back youths near the Sorbonne after an 11 hour protest that left 367 injured and 468 arrested. Thousands blocked Boulevards as unions called a general strike for Monday in solidarity with student demands for university reform and release of prisoners.
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UPI
Paris
Latin Quarter
Maurice Grimaud
Sorbonne
Boulevard St. Michel
General Confederation of Labor
French Confederation of Democratic Labor
Federation of National Education
Long Way To Go It Seems Cartoon Marks De Gaulle’s Winding Path
The Figaro published a cartoon showing President de Gaulle listening at the U S North Vietnamese conference door and quipping that they are coming along ending the beginning of the preamble of the preliminaries to the preliminaries.
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Paris
Figaro
de Gaulle
Cut in Spending Above 4 Billion Cut Hints LBJ Policy
President Johnson signaled a four billion dollar federal spending cut as the upper limit the nation can bear. He urged adoption of a 10 percent income tax surcharge during a Business Council meeting with leaders of major firms. He noted no mention of the Senate House deal tying the surcharge to six billion in cuts.
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Hot Springs
Johnson
The
Business Council
Senate - House
Rocket Falls From Orbit Triggers UFO Reports Across Florida
A Russian rocket launched April 21 broke apart entering atmosphere and burned up off Florida's east coast. The fiery debris sparked multiple calls to Patrick Air Force Base and Brevard law enforcement as residents across the state reported unidentified flying object sightings.
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Cape Kennedy
Florida
Space Agency
Goddard Satellite Tracking Center
Russia
Molniya Communications
Patrick
Brevard County
Conferees Agree on Procedural Setup for Vietnam Talks
American and North Vietnamese negotiators reached procedural accord for Monday talks in Paris. Vance said the agenda was not set and two official languages will be used with French as working language. Lau expressed satisfaction as both sides prepared to begin substantive discussions the next day.
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U. S
North Vietnam
Paris
Communist Party
Vietnam
Cyrus Vance
Newsmen
Vance
Ha van Lau
Lau
William Jorden
W. Averell Harriman
Xuan Thuy
Jorden
Harriman
Thuy
Five Days in Flooded Shaft Free Extraction of 15 Miners
Fifteen miners escaped a flooded West Virginia mine after five days trapped in water filled passages. Ten others remained missing as pumps emptied the shaft and the rescue effort continued. The recovering men were treated by a mine physician and returned home.
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Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Davis
Rudd
C. E. Richardson
Mao rebuffs North Vietnam peace delegate in Peking
The Hong Kong Star reports Mao Tse tung refused to see North Vietnam's peace delegate Xuan Thuy during a stop in Peking on his way to Paris, signaling a cooled reception to peace talks.
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Hong. Kong
Mao Tsetung
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Peking
Paris
Hong Kong
Miners recount five days in flooded West Virginia mine
Ottie Junior Walton, one of 15 rescued miners, tells newsmen of the ordeal in Hominy Falls as water surged to the ceiling and pumps finally freed them. He describes praying, jokes, fatigue, and relief after leaving the shaft on the first day of rescue efforts.
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Hominy Falls
W. Va
Bedlam
Ottie Junior Walton
Ernest Fitzwater
Frank Davis
Edward
Bozo Rudd
Salvati
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