Treason by Rhodesians is Charged
London reports Britain warned Prime Minister Jan Smith and his Rhodesian regime that their defiance is treason. A new bill seeks emergency powers to restore authority, revoke Rhodesian laws, and grant easier UK citizenship to loyal Rhodesians. Heath backed the bill as Wilson warned of possible troop involvement if requested.
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London
Britain
Jan Smith
Elwyn Jones
House of Commons
Central
Africa
Jones
Rhodesia
Smith
Harold Wilson
United Kingdom
Edward Heath
Wilson
Humphrey Gibbs
Rainfall Total in Cedar Rapids Breaks 80-Year Mark
A cold drizzle in Cedar Rapids pushed the yearly rainfall to 45.39 inches, breaking the 1885 record of 44.89 inches. Other Iowa towns saw heavy totals with Waterloo at 2.16 inches, while Cedar Rapids cooled from 57 to 50 degrees as a northwest wind gusted to 20 mph.
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C.R
Gazette
Cedar Rapids
The
Iowa
Waterloo
Fayette
New Albin
Waukon
Decorah
Oelwein
Elkader
Dubuque
Oakland
Cluytter
Pella
Gilman
Toledo
Contract
Parkersburg
Grundy Center
Shell Rock
Traer
Chariton
Garwin
Hamburg
Rising Chlorine Barge Recovered After Betsy Sink
A giant floating derrick raised a sunken chlorine barge from the Mississippi near Baton Rouge in under two hours. The four tanks carried 602 tons of chlorine and were washed clear of silt before an all clear was issued. The Betsy sinking prompted a state of emergency in the Greater Baton Rouge area.
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Baton Rouge
Mississippi River
C. C. Aycock
Louisiana State University
Drug Store Robbers Arrested in Illinois
Cedar Rapids detectives arrested three Chicago residents identified as John Sellinger Jenny B Sellinger and Samuel C Taglia in connection with August robberies at five Cedar Rapids drug stores. The trio will face Illinois charges before returning to Iowa to answer Cedar Rapids larceny counts.
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Jerry Elsen Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
John Sellinger
Jenny B. Sellinger
Samuel C. Taglia
John Kuba
Storm Spreads Across Dakotas and Plains
Wintry weather swept from northern Montana into the northern plains and headed toward the northern Midwest. Two inches of snow fell near Dickinson North Dakota as arctic air and gusty winds pushed southward, dropping temperatures to 13 above in Cut Bank. Winter warnings were issued for the Dakotas Minnesota and central Nebraska with travel and outdoor activity disrupted.
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Chicago
Montana
Plains
Midwest
Dickinson
N.D
Dakotas
Cut Bank
Minnesota
Nebraska
Weather Bureau
UGN Drive Surpasses Goal By $4,008 in Cedar Rapids
The United Good Neighbor campaign in Cedar Rapids Marion reported pledges of 821,848 reaching 100.5 percent of its goal of 817,840. Campaign Chairman Bill Munsell praised the community and credited Ted Lloyd with key leadership. The UCS committee will allocate any excess to local agencies as the drive marks its fifth success in twelve years.
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UGN
Bill Munsell
Munsell
Ted Lloyd
United Community Service
Lloyd
UCS
UCS Board
Eisenhower Diagnosed With True Heart Attack at Fort Gordon
Former President Eisenhower, 75, at Fort Gordon after chest pains Monday night. Electrocardiogram tests confirmed a genuine heart attack though he slept well and remained in good spirits. Milton Eisenhower, president of Johns Hopkins, visited. police tightened access to the private five room suite.
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Fort Gordon
Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Fort Gordon Army Hospital
Milton
Johns Hopkins University
Black Angus Castle
Learn Son Missed Jet Learn Son Missed Jet
A Roy Utah couple bursts into tears when a phone call confirms their son Lynn William Stein survived United Flight 227 after the jet burned on landing in Salt Lake City. Lynn told his parents he missed the Chicago leg of the trip, ending the fearful wait.
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Salt Lake City
United Air Lines
Roy
Utah
Stein Donaldson
Lynn William
Lynn
Chicago
Don't worry son killed in Vietnam war letter says
A Maine family learned their son Lt Clair Thurston was killed in action in Vietnam two days after writing a reassuring letter to his father. The officer, leading his platoon, died Monday. his father is a retired brigadier who heads the Maine state guard.
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Knox
Maine
Vietnam
Clair Thurston
Thurston
Department of the Army
Hisetter
Maine State Guard
Yanks Repel Reds In Day-Long Saigon Battle
In a 12 hour clash north of Saigon the U S First Infantry Division repelled a Viet Cong assault. about 500 Viet Cong attacked 700 American troops along Highway 13 near Zone D with recoilless rifles and mortars. American casualties were light. U S fighter bombers and artillery supported the defense as planes flew over 40 missions.
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Saigon
Highway 13
Zone D
U.S
173Rd Airborne Brigade
Tragedy in Landing at Salt Lake City Flight Ends In Flames
A Boeing 727 with 90 aboard crashed on landing at Salt Lake City airport and burst into flames killing 40 passengers. Fifty survivors including six crew jumped to safety as flames spread from the tail engines. The crash, under investigation by the Civil Aeronautics Board, followed earlier deadly 727 incidents this year. Survivors described a sudden crash and intense heat.
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Associated Press
United Air Lines
Salt Lake City
Gail Kehmeir
Denver
Lake Michigan
Lake Forest
Ilc
Cincinnati
Civil Aeronautics Board
Washington
Federal Aviation Agency
Pader Hogue
Boeing
Lyndon R. Day
Arlington
Ralph Nesbitt
Santa Monica
Calif
U of Iowa Hobbled by Bids for Married Students Housing
Plans for a 512-unit married student apartment project at the University of Iowa hit a snag as bids came in about 25 percent above the $6.7 million budget. Regents rejected all bids and consider three paths: study cost cuts to Hawk Eye II, hire Amos Emory to seek low-cost housing, or purchase or lease existing buildings.
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Phylis Fleming
Cedar Falls
State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Karl Keffer Associates
Des Moines
U. of I
Howard Bowen
Chicago
Dr. Bowen
Ted Rehder
University
Amos Emory
Memphis, Tenn
South
Restorative Chuckle Leaves Office Crew Grinning
By closing time the office crew feels so good they can hardly stop sprinting to the elevator. Copyright notes accompany the lighthearted end of day mood.
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