Buddhist rebels seek safe negotiations at Da Nang amid flying exodus
In Da Nang Buddhist leaders offer to negotiate if U S guarantees their safety as U S forces pull some warplanes from the field. The move follows rebel firing and an American casualty count of 15 with Marines, airmen, and a naval officer injured. President Johnson urges unity and a peaceful path for Vietnam as fighting continues near the city.
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Mrs. R. S. Cook Dies In Crash Near Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Robert Sutherland Cook eighty of the Roosevelt hotel died Saturday in a two car crash on highway 218 south of Cedar Rapids. Her son Sutherland Cook fifty and Mrs. Cook were injured with a fractured jaw and chest contusion. Terry Brumley twenty one of Iowa City was driver of the other car and treated at Mercy hospital. Surviving relatives include two daughters and nine grandchildren. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Turner's.
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1967 Cars Pack Padding to Limit Second Collision
Detroit UPI reports automakers add energy absorbing padding and reinforced instrument panels to reduce injury in the event of a second impact. Features include padded A-pillars, collapsible steering columns, recessed gauges, and reinforced sun visors, with four way flashers for stalled vehicles and dash controls redesigned for belt wearers.
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Four Hurt In Marion Bridge Collision
Four people were injured when three cars collided on the Indian Creek bridge at the Marion south edge. Florence Van Skike 36 Amber and her daughter Lana 13 were among the injured along with June K Smith 19 Hopkinton and Doris McElmeel 23 Langworthy. Florence admitted with possible head injury Lana treated and released.
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Catching Up On Pay As You Go Debate
A lighthearted remark on preferring pay as you go over paying as you go. The line suggests frustration with current payment systems and a wish for simpler billing.
Lady Dorothy Macmillan Dies at 65 in Sussex Home
London AP reports Lady Dorothy Macmillan widow of former Prime Minister Harold Macmillan died suddenly at Birch Grove House Sussex. The 65 year old, who accompanied her husband on a Scottish motor tour last month, lived quietly at Birch Grove since his retirement in 1963 while he works on his memoirs.
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Prairie Senior Crowned Miss Eastern Iowa
Cheryl Trachta an 18 year old Prairie high school senior was named Miss Eastern Iowa at Kingston Stadium during the Eastern Iowa Band Festival Anniversary ceremonies. Kenneth Smykil of Mt. Vernon was named outstanding band master of the year for Eastern Iowa.
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Local Option Liquor Signed in Mississippi
Gov. Paul Johnson signed a local option liquor bill, abolishing statewide prohibition July 1 and allowing counties to have legal liquor for the first time in 57 years. The article also covers festival band results, awards, and the Miss Eastern Iowa pageant winner Trachta.
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Paul Johnson
Two Englishmen Start Atlantic Row In Puffin Craft
In Virginia Beach two English rowers David Johnstone 34 and John Hoare 29 push from shore in a 15 foot Puffin to conquer the Atlantic. They target a 55 day historic run while a Globe trotter reporter notes their disciplined resolve amid onboard gear and calm seas. Capt. Ridgeway and Sgt Blyth also plan a parallel Atlantic crossing from Massachusetts.
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Atlas Rocket Opens Cape Kennedy Launch Week
A new Atlas rocket and target satellite for Gemini 9 rise on a Cape Kennedy pad as NASA readies one of its busiest periods. Five major launches are planned in eight days starting Tuesday, with four in a 36 hour span. The first mission is an Explorer satellite atop a Douglas Delta rocket at 9 am Tuesday CDT to study upper atmosphere mysteries.
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Iowa City Bandit Slips With $2000 In Robbery
An armed man robbed the A and P on Clinton Street in Iowa City Saturday night taking about $2000. He entered with a .38 revolver and forced customers to lie on the floor, grabbing a night deposit sack and fleeing. Authorities described the suspect as over six feet tall, about 225 pounds, around 40 years old, wearing work clothes.
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