B 52s Press North Vietnam in Central Vietnam Drive
U S bombers saturate border region with nearly 1000 tons of explosives as Marines clash with North Vietnamese near Con Thien and Dak To. Mameluke Thrust launches southwest of Da Nang with 76 enemy killed and 16 Marines dead or wounded. Aircraft fly 129 missions in May, total 2774.
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Saigon
America
Laos
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
Paris
Dak To
da Nang
Johnson
Panhandle
North Vietnam
Spock Group Presses Briefcase Refusal in Draft Trial
In Boston AP report, Marcus Raskin and three antidraft associates tried to hand a briefcase of draft cards to a Justice Department official. Assistant U.S. Attorney John McDonough said the cards warned of a law violation and that he could not accept them. The group faces conspiracy charges to advise evading the draft. Spock and Coffin appear in courtroom films from the Oct. 20 rally.
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Boston
Marcus Raskin
Benjamin Spock
Justice Department
John McDonough
U.S
Raskin
McDonough
Yale
Williams Sloane Coffin, Jr
Mitchell Goodman
Ramsey Clark
Spock
Washington
Coffin
Goodman
New York
Michael Ferber
Harvard
Federal Court
Routes Set for Sightseers in Twister Areas
Weekend tourist routes open in Oelwein and Charles City after May tornadoes. Access via highways 150 and 3 to Oelwein with a 9 p.m. curfew. Charles City to be open 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. with marked routes and uniformed police. Jaycees Lions assist police and civil defense. donation boxes placed along routes.
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Oelwein
Charles City
Jaycees and Lions Club
Senate Passes Crime Bill Expands Police Wiretap Authority
Washington AP reports the Senate approved a crime control bill aimed at undoing key Supreme Court rulings that protect defendants rights and would grant police expanded wiretapping and electronic bugging powers.
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Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Senate passes omnibus crime bill despite veto fears
Washington AP reports Senators Bourke Hickenlooper and Jack Miller joined the majority as the senate approved the omnibus crime control bill 72 to 4. Supporters face House action and possible presidential veto amid clashes with Johnson and Emanuel Celler over court controls and wiretap provisions.
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Town
Bourke Hickenlooper
Jack Miller
Senate
House
Johnson
Emanuel Celler
Dn.y
House Judiciary Committee
Celler
Supreme Court
Floods Force Ohioans to Evacuate Large Areas
Heavy rains and flooded creeks pushed evacuations across southern Ohio. Dozens of communities closed schools as emergency crews rescued residents from roofs and cars. A 77 car freight derailed in Fayette county with no injuries. Circleville and Logan had major evacuations and sheltering in schools.
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Columbus
Ohio
Circleville
Chillicothe
Logan
Scioto
Clinton
Fayette
Athens
Baltimore & Ohio
Newark
Cincinnati
Fayette County
Indiana Section Also Evacuated
More than 50 people were evacuated from Franklin and surrounding areas as rain swollen streams flooded. Franklin Police Sgt. Clement aid authorities urged residents to seek higher ground. Continuous coverage continued on page three.
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Franklin, Ind
Franklin
Indiana
Clement
Evacuation Ordered as Rains Hit Resurrection City
Heavy rains turned Resurrection City into mud forcing the temporary relocation of about 2,090 of the 2,400 residents. Rev. Jesse Jackson said many will be moved to churches in metropolitan Washington while authorities plan more temporary housing.
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Orville Freeman
Congress
Jackson
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Freeman
Abernathy
Chuckle on psychosis versus neurosis difference
A humorous distinction notes that a psychotic believes two plus three equals six while a neurotic knows it equals five yet frets about it. The joke hinges on contrasting certainty with anxiety over math.
Soviet Paper Accuses U S of Misinformation in Czechoslovakia
The Soviet defense ministry newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda accuses the United States of lies and slander to undermine communism in Czechoslovakia. It says Washington aims to sow discord between the Soviet and Czechoslovak peoples and to weaken socialism and the Czechoslovak Communist Party.
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Moscow
Defense Ministry
U.S
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Krasnaya Zvezda
Red Star
Czechoslovak Communist Party
Vatican Proposes Independent Panel for Heart Donor Death
A Vatican theologian urged a panel of independent medical experts to confirm death before heart removal in transplants. He warned against hasty procedures and stressed ethical safeguards, while not opposing heart transplants in principle. He cited concerns over Barnard's cases and differing global criteria.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Msgr
Lambruschini
Christiaan Barnard
South Africa
Barnard
Germany
Soviet Union
Two UI Students Die After Being Hit by Car
Two University of Iowa students, James Robert Vanek a 25 year old graduate student from Denville New Jersey and Mary Sue Miller a 20 year old junior from Randolph Iowa were struck by a car on North Dubuque Street in Iowa City. Gregory Ward Burt 21 of West Des Moines the driver is charged with drunk driving and is free on 500 dollar bond.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
North Dubuque Street
James Robert Vanek
Denville
N.J
Mary Sue Miller
Randolph
Iowa
Miss Miller
Mayflower Hall
Gregory Ward Burt
West Des Moines
Burt
Vanek
Jones Chapel
Mamie Vanek
Crawford Funeral Home
Sidney
Guns Taken at Dayhoff Home In Cedar Rapids
Police report a Thursday night break in at John W. Dayhoff residence 4324 Woodfield Lane NE Cedar Rapids. Entry was gained by prying a bedroom screen and six shotguns six rifles valued between 250 and 200 dollars each were stolen.
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John W. Dayhoff
Woodfield Lane
De Gaulle Seeks Referendum to Gain Full Powers
Paris reports President de Gaulle calling for a nationwide referendum to grant him full powers to implement social reforms as anti government protests and strikes ripple through France. Premier Pompidou will meet labor and business leaders to seek solutions amid farm protests and Common Market tensions.
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Paris
UPI
I de Gaulle
de Gaulle
DeGaulle
General Confederation of Workers
France
Pompidou
French Confederation of Democratic Workers
Brussels
West Germany
Brittany
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Iowa U
Dayhoff
Cedar Rapids News
Edgar Faure
Belgium
Paul van Dem Boeynants
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