Nebraska primary braces for big early voting
In Omaha and across Nebraska Democrats and Republicans cast ballots with potential delegates at stake. Kennedy said he must win to stay viable, while McCarthy warned Nebraska alone won’t decide his fate. Nixon looked set for victory but faced possible challenges from absent GOP rivals amid heavy turnout.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Robert Kennedy
Eugene McCarthy
Richard Nixon
G.O.P
Hubert Humphrey
Humphrey
Nixon
Diplomats Map Plans and Trade Verbal Punches in Paris Talks
U S and North Vietnamese negotiators outlined next moves at the Paris peace talks as they traded criticisms from opposite sides. Harriman said he would present ideas for progress after studying North Vietnam's opening statement, while Xuan Thuy urged an end to bombing and other acts of war. The session schedule shifted with a Wednesday restart and possible secret talks to push de escalation.
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Paris
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
North Vietnam
Harriman
United States
South
Xuan Thuy
Washington
Johnson
Xuan
Scolaro Proposes Major Linn County Township Reform
Cedar Rapids News reports Linn Supervisor Chairman Anthony R. Scolaro plans a county wide reorganization that could abolish many townships. He notes state lawmakers have nearly ended township government and that current trustees complicate administration and ballots. He cites legal technicalities and may delay action.
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Linn
Anthony R. Scolaro
Scolaro
RFK Promises Bold Action On Problems In Davenport
Sen Robert F Kennedy campaigned in Davenport promising to tackle war poverty crime and economic woes if elected president He praised Gov Harold Hughes and predicted Eugene McCarthy would work with Hughes in Congress Kennedy urged Iowa delegation support for the national Democratic convention crowds filled streets from sidewalk to sidewalk with loud applause.
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Davenport
Robert F. Kennedy
Browd
New York
Kennedy
Gov
Harold Hughes
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Hughes
Congress of the United States
U.S. Senate
Iowa
Lynda Robb Expecting First Baby This Autumn
The White House said on Tuesday that Lynda Robb, the President's elder daughter, is pregnant and due near the end of October.
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Lynda
Washington
White House
Lynda Robb
Hairnet Joke Marks Kennedy Purchase Hint in Minn.
Vice President Humphrey told Governor Romney that Kennedy bought something from his former Minneapolis drug store. Romney pressed for details, asking if it was a hairnet, but Humphrey declined to disclose what Kennedy bought.
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Lansing
Mich
Humphrey
Gov
Romney
Robert Kennedy
Minneapolis
Kennedy
Rainfall Tapers After Iowa Storms Hit Southwest
Showers and thunderstorms moved out of Iowa after heavy rain in Clarinda at 2.18 inches. Cedar Rapids saw 0.33 inches while western Iowa logged the heaviest falls. Northeast towns reported lighter totals. a tree was struck by lightning in a reported incident.
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Iowa
Clarinda
Corning
Mt. Myr
New Albin
Decorah
Fayette
Elkader
Independence
Oelwein
De Gaulle Pledges Support for Independent Romania
French President Charles de Gaulle and Nicolae Ceausescu pledged to promote national freedom and independence during a five day visit to Bucharest. De Gaulle praised Romania's independent friendship with France and their aim for peaceful cooperation amid Eastern bloc tensions.
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Bucharest
Charles de Gaulle
Nicolae Ceausescu
de Gaulle
Ceausescu
Europe
de Gaulle l
Romania
France
Eastern Europe
Soviet Union
M 16 procurement tied to GM contract say congressman
Rep Kyros charged the army’s M 16 rifle procurement was tailored to award a General Motors contract at a $20 million premium over the lowest bid. Testifying to a House Armed Services subcommittee, he said the process appeared engineered to favor GM and bypass Congress’s disapproval of a sole source award. The subcommittee had earlier accused the program of gross mismanagement.
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Washington
Kyros
D-Maine
Army
General Motors
House
Armed Services
Congress
War hero burro faces red tape after Vietnam return
Corporal Jack A. S. Le of the 595th engineering company arrives in San Francisco aboard a TWA freighter from Vietnam. He endures blood tests and temperature checks at the airport and awaits transport to Fort Riley, Kansas, with officers planning to assign him to the 138th engineering group and promote him to buck sergeant.
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Vietnam
Jack A. S. le
U. S. Army
595Th Engineering Company
Trans World Airlines
Cpl. le
Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Beltsville
Lee
International Airport
TWA
Kansas City
Corporal le
Fort Riley
Kan
Harry Orbison
Orbison
138Th Engineering Group
Buck
Soviet Secret Police General Agayants Dies at 57
Moscow officials announced the death of Major General T I Agayants of the Soviet secret police at age 57. Izvestia reported the loss on Tuesday, detailing his long service and rank.
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Moscow
T. I. Agayants
Soviet Secret Police
Izvestia
Chuckle on Voice Cues Women Use for Requests
A witty remark notes that lowering a woman's voice signals she wants something while raising it signals she didn't get it. Copyright humor reflects playful gendered misreadings in social exchanges.
C 130 Crash in Vietnam Kills 150 South Vietnamese and 6 Americans
U S and South Vietnamese forces evacuated Kham Duc camp and came under heavy fire as four American planes and five helicopters were shot down. A C 130 carrying about 150 South Vietnamese and six Americans was destroyed after taking off. prior reports said many aboard were killed. B 52s bombed the area as mop up continued near Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
Kham Duc
New York City
da Nang
U.S. Green Beret
Mopup
William Smith
New Hartford
N.Y
Smith
Marine Sea Knights
Ajsite
Olinda
Caroline Schmidt
Independence
Marion Girl 17 Killed in Highway 150 Crash
Marion News reports a high school senior Mary Kathryn Maier, 17, died in a two car crash on highway 150 five miles west of Walker around 1 45 p m Monday. Pamela Chesley, 18, was in critical condition at University Hospitals, Iowa City.
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Marion High School
Highway 150
Walker
Pamela Chesley
James Chesley
McGowan Boulevard
Marion
University Hospitals
Iowa City
President Holds Talks with Aides on Vietnam Negotiations
President Johnson, after returning from Texas, conferred with top advisors in Washington. He met Defense Secretary Clifford, Secretary of State Rusk, Gen. Earle Wheeler, and CIA Director Richard Helms as he maintains contact with Paris-based Vietnam negotiators.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Paris
Texas
Defense
Clifford
Rusk
Earle Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Richard Helms
Central Intelligence Agency
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Robert Ellsworth
Ronald Reagan
Nelson Rockefeller
John M. Hightower
Hanoi
Cedar Rapids News
RFK
Towans
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Bobby
West Point
Bob Hope
U.S. Military Academy
N. Y
Academy
Association of Graduates
Hope
Sylvanus Thayer
Donald Bennett
Phyllis Diller
Iowa News
Cedar Rapids
San Francisco
George Esper
Marion Girl
Marion News
Mary Kathryn Maier
William Maier
Fourteenth Street
Maier
Chesley
Upper Iowa College
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