Two School Bills Sent To Hughes
In Des Moines the Iowa House cleared two education bills after conference reports. One builds minimum standards for all schools and authorizes the state board to enforce them, while the other creates a statewide system of area vocational technical schools and junior colleges. The measures passed with votes 96 to 10 and 77 to 25, sent to Governor Hughes for action.
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DES Moines
Town House
State Board of Public Instruction
Bruce Mahan
Dtowa City
House
Iowa
Harold Hughes
Supreme Court
Senate
Board of Governors
Board of Public Instruction
Train wreck injures 22 in Marseille Illinois
Twenty two people were hurt when 14 cars of the Rock Island Corn Belt Rocket derailed in Marseille Illinois a town of 4300. Eight were hospitalized in Ottawa including three Iowans with others taken to Chicago by bus. Passengers described a sudden braking before the derailment.
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Ottawa
Rock Island
Illinois
Omaha
Chicago
Korean Marine Commander to Tour U S in June
Lt Gen Kang Jung shik head of the South Korean Marine Corps will depart for the United States on June 2 for a 20 day inspection tour. He will visit U S military installations and meetings with senior officers during the tour.
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Seoul
UPI
Kang Jung-shik
Marine Corps
U. S
Fire Devastates Waterfront Block in Hong Kong
A blaze ripped through a waterfront block in Hong Kong destroying ten small factories. Firefighters battled the flames as the fire spread, with crews from several stations tackling the scene. No injuries were immediately reported.
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Hong Kong
Battery Job Completed No Gemini Delay Seen
Cape Kennedy AP reports the Gemini 4 mission proceeds with battery replacement completed and no delay to the lift off. McDivitt and White will perform a controlled rendezvous with the spent Titan 2 booster using a space gun to approach within 200 feet and later within 10 feet during orbital passes to test spacecraft performance and weightlessness effects.
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James McDivitt
Edward White
White
Cape Kennedy
Edward J. White
Gemini
Byj
Space Agency
U.S
McDivitt
Mueller
Engineers Call Regents Probe Into Melloh Firing
A group of 21 Iowa City engineers urged the state board of regents to investigate the May 8 firing of Arthur Melloh as dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. They allege a minority faction influenced the dismissal and request disclosure of how such power affected the college’s reputation.
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Iowa City
State Board of Regents
Arthur Melloh
University of Iowa College of Engineering
Thomas R. Breese
College of Engineering
Melloh
Howard R. Bowen
Meliah
Engineering College
Iowa
Foreign Minister Fernan do Gomez resigns in Bogota
In Bogota Foreign Minister Fernan do Gomez Martinez stepped down Friday night on the eve of a cabinet meeting at the presidential palace. The resignation shifts the Colombian government’s leadership as it prepares for a new political phase.
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Bogota
Columbia
Fernando Gomez Martinez
Frigid Memorial Weekend Hits Eastern Iowa Crops
Frigid conditions across eastern Iowa begin Memorial Day weekend with frost and light rain. Temperatures fell to 25 in New Albin and Elkader, 29 in Fayette and Anamosa, 30 in Waubeek and Decorah, 31 in Dubuque, with Cedar Rapids airport at 37 and Gazette station at 40. Some growers report crop damage while others see limited effects. a Fairfax-area farmer notes heavy losses on tomatoes cucumbers and peppers. Rain eased by afternoon and the forecast calls for a cool pattern with 40s overnight and 60s on Sunday and Monday.
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Iowa
Fayette
Anamosa
Waubeek
Decorah
Oewein
Waterloo
Davenport
Dubuque
Cedar Rapids
Gazette
Two Die in Area Crash Near West Branch
A Cedar county road crash about 10 miles north of West Branch killed two young men. Joseph Walker 18 of rural West Liberty died at the scene. Dale Sayles 22 of West Branch died at about 11:30 a.m. from chest and internal injuries. Sayles had recently returned from Korea and worked for Foster Transfer Co. Funeral services set for Monday at 2 p.m. at Springdale Methodist Church with burial at West Branch Cemetery.
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Cedar County
West Branch
Joseph Walker
West Liberty
Dale Sayles
Walker
James Walker
Springdale
Sayles
Ross Sayles
Foster Transfer Co
Korea
Springdale Methodist Church
Barker Funeral Home
Johnson's Drink American policy draws mixed global reactions
Europeans and Americans abroad react with laughter and concern as President Johnson favors American wine at diplomacy venues. Ambassadors and wine officials in Spain France weigh in on potential impacts while White House and state department confirm plans to stop foreign wines in official settings.
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London
Johnson
Angier Biddle Duke
U.S
Spain
Dijon
France
The
Assn. of Fine Wines of
Burgundy
White House
State Department
Associated Press
Jacques Chevignard
Knights of Wine Tasting
Diplomatic Corps
Bertrand Mure
Interprofessional Committee of Champagne Wine
Pierre Grandjean
Wagner Considers Leaving Mayoral Race Amid Tumult
New York AP report says Mayor Wagner, 53, seriously weighs not seeking a fourth term citing personal and health reasons. He plans to decide in a week or two as Brooklyn Democrats remain divided over leadership and Walter battles. Lindsay enters, boosting national party implications.
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NEW York
Robert Wagner
Brooklyn
Democratic
Stanley Steingut
Wagner
Robert Kennedy
Democratic Party
Robert
Lindsay
Viet Cong Attacks Strike Broad Northern Area
Viet Cong assaults spread across the northern First Army region as a major offensive threat looms. A U S Army officer died and about 30 government troops were killed or wounded three miles east of Quang Tri city.
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Saigon
First Army ‘Corps
Quang Tri
North Vietnam
Quan Ngai
Tam Ky
Quang Tin Province
da Nang
Marching Negroes Reach Brandon After 14 Mile Hike
About 150 marchers wound through Brandon Mississippi over two days covering 14 miles along a state road. Police lined the streets as they paraded around a rebel soldier statue and sang freedom songs. A delegation entered the courthouse to present grievances.
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Brandon
Miss
iMarching
Two U S Ministers Sentenced in Guba
A Cuban court sentenced two American Baptist ministers in Havana. Rev. Herbert Caudill of Omega, Georgia received 10 years in prison and his son in law Rev. James Fite of Waynesboro, Georgia was given six years. Both were accused of espionage illicit currency traffic assisting anti Castro groups and helping people leave Cuba.
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Havana
UPI
Herbert Caudill
Omega
James Fite
Waynesboro
Cuba
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Levy
Coralville
Marseilles
Edna May Phorgaard
University of Iowa
Burtt
George Mueller
Actiing
Cedar Rapids News
Zek
Route Three
New Albin
Elkader
Dick Prochaska
Fairfax
Cedar Rapids Area
Joseph Ressa
Twenty-ninth Avenue
Lester
Gazette West Branch
Pierre
By Eddy Gilmore
George Esper
Lindisay
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17Th Parallel
Air Force
U. S. Navy
Hanoi
Mississippi
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