Americans Ambushed in Ia Drang Valley Heavy Casualties Reported
In Pleiku Vietnam American cavalrymen claim at least 300 North Vietnamese killed after a communist ambush in the Ia Drang valley. The First Air Cavalry division suffered heavy U S losses with one company nearly wiped out. U S spokesmen report moderate casualties but acknowledge the battle as the war’s heaviest yet. Dozens of wounded are treated as bombing raids target enemy positions and fighting continues through the night.
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Pleiku
Vietnam
U. S
Ia Drang
U. S. First Air Cavalry Division
Saigon
U. S S
South Vietnam
Tan Hiep
Ja Drang
Chu Phong
Miguel Seise
Augusta
Jet hijack attempt foiled by space crew and security
An armed 16 year old, Thomas Robinson of Brownsville Texas, attempted to hijack a Los Angeles to Miami National Airlines flight 30 over the Gulf of Mexico ten miles from New Orleans. Edward Haake and Chris Kraft helped subdue him after he fired into the lounge floor. Robinson faced arraignment in New Orleans on charges of intent to intimidate the crew and influence the captain to Havana and was held on $80 000 bond.
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Cape Kennedy
Gulf of Mexico
Thomas Robinson
Cuba
New Orleans
U. S
Paul ‘Haney
Edward Haake
Seabrook
Texas
Brownsville
Haake
Haney
Chris Kraft
Globe
Robinson
National Airlines
Chris
Havana
Charles Berry
Gemini
Associated Press
TEXAN
Nancy Taylor
Miami
Tony Genuso
U.S. Commissioner's Office
Halt Santa Fe Strike Faces U.S. Mediation
The Brotherhood of Railway Labor Clerks agreed to suspend the Santa Fe strike pending federal mediation after the National Mediation Board announced the move. Freight service was disrupted while passenger trains ran with supervisory staff as clerks sought changes in work rules pay and fringe benefits. C L Dennis led the union and urged other unions not to cross the picket lines. The railroad asked the mediation board to take jurisdiction four hours before the walkout. The board urged postponement to allow a federal mediator to pursue settlement.
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Washington
UPI
Brotherhood of Railway Labor Clerks
Sant Fe
National Mediations Board
Santa Fe
C. L. Dennis
Mediation Board
First Snowlight in Cedar Rapids Marks Seasonal Start
The first snowfall of the season touched Cedar Rapids Thursday morning and melted by noon as temperatures rose above freezing. Forecasters expect mainly cloudy skies tonight with lows from the 20s to around 30, and light rain or snow possible in the north Friday with similar daytime highs.
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Iowa News
Cedar Rapids
Kidnapped Boy Freed After $45000 Ransom Paid
Charles Hyde II, 13, was abducted from a Tacoma school bus stop on Wednesday and released that night after his father paid a 45000 dollar ransom. The boy, unharmed, described two white suspects in a white car and noted one may have mixed heritage. The FBI and sheriff investigated, with the ransom exchange and ensuing search guiding the case.
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Tacoma
Wash
UPI
Charles Hyde II
Jack Berry
Berry
77Th Street
Park Avenue
FBI
Sheriff's Office
Hyde
Rush Stoffer
Steffer
Valuations To Increase On Farms In Linn County
Linn county taxpayers owning more than ten acres of agricultural land outside towns will face a ten percent rise in their 1965 taxes payable in 1966. The state tax commission ordered the increase to agricultural realty over ten acres, while building valuations on such property will drop ten percent. Auditor John Arthurs notes Linn county’s 1964 quadrennial reassessment cushions overall impact. Officials plan three weeks to finalize valuations for January.
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Linn County
State Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Iowa
John Arthurs
Arthurs
Linn
Iowa-Born Wallace, Former VP, Dies at 77 in Danbury
Henry Agard Wallace, Iowa native and former vice president, cabinet member, and 1948 Progressive Party presidential candidate, died after months of illness. He served as vice president 1941 to 1945 and previously as secretary of agriculture, later criticizing Cold War policy shifts while pursuing farming and plant breeding at his South Salem, New York, home.
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Danbury, Conn
Henry Agard Wallace
Iowa
Wallace
Danbury Hospital
South Salem
N. Y
National Institutes of Health
Washington, D. C
Wallace i
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Big City
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Truman
Progressive Party
Russia
Communist Party
China
Ex C R Man Is Found Dead Near Lake Nakuru Kenya
The body of John Stephen Parrott, 22, a Peace Corps worker formerly from Cedar Rapids, was found near Lake Nakuru 100 miles north of Nairobi. Autopsy showed barbiturate poisoning. Parrott disappeared Oct 30 after a weekend trip to Turbo near the Ugandan border. he was born in Iowa City and lived in Cedar Rapids since 1952.
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Nairobi
Kenya
John Stephen Parrott
Peace Corps
Cedar Rapids
Lake Nakuru
Parrott
Turbo
Iowa City
Franklin Junior High
St. Petersburg
Florida
Marietta
Stephen J. Parriott
Lisbon
Sainthood for Two Popes Hinted at Vatican Beatification Start
Pope Paul VI ordered the start of beatification for his predecessors John XXIII and Pius XII, a first step toward possible canonization. He spoke at a ceremony on decrees for the laity and Divine Revelation and outlined jubilee plans to promote the council decisions and a forthcoming synod of bishops.
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Pope Paul VI
John XXIII
Pius XII
Pope Paul
Vatican
Congregation of Rites
Vatican Curia
Holy Office
Curia
Synod of Bishops
Paul
Truman Says Wallace Was An Asset To The Country
In Independence Missouri on Thursday former President Truman expressed sorrow over Henry Wallace's death. He said Wallace was an asset to the country and offered apologies for the loss.
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Truman
Wallace
U.S
Independence, Mo
Henry Wallace
Henry
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