Thant Sets Mid-East Troop Exit From Gaza Strip
U Thant told the UN General Assembly he would withdraw the 3400 member UNEF peacekeeping force from Gaza and Egyptian territory to satisfy Egypt. He warned the move risks renewed Arab Israeli hostilities and removes a stabilizing international presence at the borders. Egyptian forces massed on the Sinai border as the Gaza strip was declared a forbidden area.
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U Thant
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Gaza Strip
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Canada
Security Council
Middle East
Thant
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United Nations Emergency Force
United Arab Republic
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Senate Stays Dodd Debate Until June 13
The Senate postponed a bid to censure Sen. Dodd of Connecticut until June 13. Dodd received a four week extension to prepare his defense after requests from Sen. Mansfield and Dirksen. Debate was set to begin Monday but was delayed to accommodate Dodd's plea and his son’s medical school graduation.
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UPI
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Sen. Ribicoff
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Ethics Committee
Viet Cong Captures Cedar Rapids Navy Pilot
Cedar Rapids reports Lt. Robert Naughton captured by Viet Cong on Thursday. Son of Mr and Mrs Roland Naughton of 1224 Sixth Avenue SE he served as a pilot from the carrier Enterprise.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Naughton
Naughton
Roland Naughton
Sixth Avenue SE
Enterprise
Chuckle About College Funds Teaches Parents Frugality
A humorous line notes that sending a youngster to college today educates parents in frugality as they learn to live without many comforts. The quip highlights the cost of higher education and the resulting budget discipline.
Hunt for Boys in Hannibal Ends
The search for three missing Hannibal boys was discontinued after a weeklong effort failed to find clues. Joey Hoag 13 Billy Hoag 11 and Craig Dowell 14 were last seen with a shovel and flashlights while planning cave exploration. Volunteers were urged to return home after traveling long distances.
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Hannibal, Mc
Hannibal
Joey Hoag
Billy Hoag
Craig Dowell
Lightning and winds hit farms and band festival plans
Storms sweep through eastern Iowa with tornadoes near Lamont Keota Gladbrook Waukon Oelwein and Gilbertville. A barn near Lamont collapses trapping cattle. a 14 year old escapes with bruises. Dust storms and a traffic crash trail the damage as the Eastern Iowa Band Festival details parade route and night show plans.
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Comerehelas
Iowa
Jaycee
Lamont
Keota
Gladbrook
Quad Cities
Waukon
Oelwein
Gilbertville
Maquoketa
Williamsburg Native Named State Regent
Des Moines AP reports Governor Harold Hughes named Ralph H. Wallace a Mason City consulting engineer and GOP activist to the Iowa State Board of Regents. If confirmed, his six year term would begin July 1, replacing Wilbur Molison as term ends. Wallace replaces David Palmer after Senate rejection. Wallace is a partner in Wallace Holland Kastler and Schmitz. Born in Williamsburg he is a Williamsburg High School graduate with 1946 degree.
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Ralph H. Wallace
Mason City
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Wilbur Molison
Grinnell
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Williamsburg
Williamsburg High School
Second Gunman Idea Illusion Disproved by Itek Study
Lexington Massachusetts. An amateur Kennedy assassination film claimed to show a second gunman is officially dismissed as an illusion. Itek Corp after months of analysis found the supposed rifleman to be shadows of tree branches and a distant vehicle in a parking lot.
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Itex Corp
Warren Commission
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Itek
Moon
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Educators Clash Over Iowa Area Schools Debate
In Des Moines two educators sparred over Iowa area vocational technical schools and community colleges. Prof Kenneth B Hoyt urged consolidating to four to six specialized institutions while Frank Malone defended the current 15 college system and its transfer options. The House weighs bills on state aid and reform as questions rise.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Kenneth B. Hoyt
University of Iowa
House
Hoyt
SUI
Malone
Doyt’s
Senate
Addition Planned By Armstrong's Store
Construction of a fifth floor addition at Armstrong's store 222 Third Avenue SE is planned to start within 10 days. President Robert Armstrong announced the unit will have 60 feet of frontage on Third Street SE and add 4,000 square feet, bringing total space to 224,000 square feet.
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Euar Rapas
Armstrong
Third Avenue SE
Robert Armstrong
Third Street SE
Raid Near Hanoi Expands Vietnam War Front
U S Marines and South Vietnamese troops push into the southern half of the demilitarized zone near Con Thien as the Hickory operation seeks to trap North Vietnamese regiments. Total enemy losses, U S fatalities, and near-Hanoi air raids mark a bold escalation in a border confrontation.
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South Vietnam
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
North Vietnam
Saigon
Air Force
Navy
Con Thien
Ben Hai
South China Sea
Bruno Hochmuth
Third Marine Division
U. S
Panhandle
Defense push in DMZ framed as defensive move
The United States described its action into the demilitarized zone as purely defensive against North Vietnamese buildup. A State Department spokesman said it is not an invasion and that Washington is ready to consider a solution to restore the zone as a demilitarized barrier under international supervision.
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Washington
U.S
Military planners say no cross into North Vietnam zone
Military sources indicate there was no plan to cross into North Vietnam’s half of the zone. The remark underscores tensions during the broader conflict without confirming any immediate incursion.
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North Vietnam
Soviet Warning on Allied Sweep Into Remilitarized Zone
Tass commentator Vassily Kharkov warned that the allied sweep into the remilitarized zone is a very serious and exceptionally dangerous act. He said it may entail serious consequences and that the Soviet Union will actively pursue its policy of isolating and defeating aggressive U.S. imperialism.
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Moscow
Tass
Soviet Union
U.S
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