L A Area Flooded by 3 Day Rain
Los Angeles area endures the heaviest three day storm in southern California history bringing 7.93 inches downtown and a snow cap in the mountains. Twenty two dead include 16 in traffic, four in plane crashes and two by drowning as floods flood streets, homes, and freeways while rescue units work around the clock.
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Los Angeles
California
Weather Bureau
International Airport
Sears. Roebuck
Hollywood
Thousand Oaks
Beverly Hills
Rockies
Denver
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Doomed Jet Far Beneath Proper Path
Cincinnati officials report a Trans World Airlines jet crashed near Greater Cincinnati airport killing 66 aboard. An aviation official said the plane was well below normal flight height, about 1,000 feet too low, and blamed possible pilot error or equipment malfunction rather than airport issues. Weather and flood impacts worsened regional travel as four major freeways closed and responders faced overloaded lines. Recovered survivors numbered 16, with four in critical condition amid ongoing investigations.
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Cincinnati
UPI
Trans World Airlines
Greater Cincinnati
Philip Swift
Kentucky Department of Aeronautics
Kentucky
Ohio River
Swift
Slattery
Norried
Ohio
Robert Taft, Jr
Yanks Fight To Root Out Last of Foe at Dak To Hill 875
AP reports U S reinforcements reach Hill 875 near Dak To as 20 day Dak To campaign nears its peak. Losses include at least 246 Americans killed and 860 wounded, with about 1 290 North Vietnamese killed. U S forces push toward a bunker line amid heavy combat and rising casualties.
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Saigon
U.S
Dak
Ina Apy Fo
Dak To
Ia Drang
Plei Mei
Enem
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Haiphong
Panhandle
Kien An
Intrepid
D Company
J. D
Qumium
Buchanan County Atty Named Top Liquor Enforcer
Buchanan County attorney was named director of law enforcement for the Iowa liquor commission with a $12,000 annual pay after the post had been vacant 23 months. Interim duties will shift as E. E. McCarthy becomes assistant director, replacing the former director who held a law degree requirement.
Enough To Make A Man Retire Says Driver 92
Arthur Mohrman 92 of Monona told a highway patrolman on Tuesday that driving seems to compel retirement after his car was rear ended twice on Highway 52. The other drivers faced failure to stop charges. no injuries. Mohrman’s first stop near Millville to let a truck cross a narrow bridge led to a rear collision with David Bedtka 20 of Dubuque, pushing him toward the truck driven by Russell Jones 36 of Alta Vista. His car damaged but he continued to Dubuque. A mile and a half later he stopped again for a crossing truck. Bernard Saddler of Giard struck from behind. The truck driver stopped. Mohrman’s car was heavily damaged, ending his trip.
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Mohrman
Highway 52
Millville
David Bedtka
Dubuque
Russell Jones
Alta Vista
Bernard Saddler
Giard
Dozen Hurt In Violence In Chicago
Chicago unrest erupts at three high schools spilling into city streets. Twelve injured including three policemen and a newsman as rocks and bottles fly near Cooley Vocational and Waller high schools. Police exchange gunfire with snipers as looting and disturbances spread from Englewood to the near northwest side.
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Chicago
Cooley Vocational High School
Old Town
Englewood High School
Waller High School
Cooley
Waller
Michael Williamson
Williamson
Thhey
Joseph Porter
Englewood
Owen Lawens
Cedar Rapids eyes low rent housing under 221(d)(3) plan
Cedar Rapids aims to preserve a $120000 federal allocation for 221(d)(3) rent supplements through a city committee. The ad hoc panel will hire Don Decker and Robert Wickman to study development, assess a 2 acre southwest tract, and appoint a five member executive committee to meet the December 27 deadline.
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Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids
Don Decker
Decker Companies, Builders and Developers of
Omaha
Robert Wickman
A. L. Smutekoff
J. Thomas .Hoegen
Decker
Wickman
FHA
Hoegen
Senate approves broad social security bill boosting benefits and taxes
The Senate passed a sweeping social security bill aimed at large benefit increases for current and future retirees, sending it to conference with the House. The measure would raise payroll taxes to fund higher payments, with 78 to 6 votes and a projected first-year cost around 7 billion dollars.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bennett
Utah
Curtis
Neb
Holland
D-Fla
Stennis
D-Miss
Thurmond
S.C
Williams
Senate Finance Committee
Sen. Bayh
Long
Bayh
Decorah Farmer Killed in Highway Collision
Decorah resident Harold A. Ness aged 63 died when his pickup collided with a car on Highway 44 near Spring Grove Minnesota Tuesday. Several occupants of the car were injured. Ness is survived by wife Laura and three daughters Mrs Thomas Weis Mrs David Kelly and Mrs Rex Dorash of Decorah. Services set for Friday at 2 p.m. at Big Canoe Lutheran Church with visitation at Steine Funeral Home.
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Gazette
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173Rd Airborne Brigade
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Buchanan County Atty
Crossword
Daily Record
Farm It Financial
Marion
Monona
Arthur Mohrman
Que Son
da Nang
C Company
First Battalion
Seventh Marines
Senate For
Decorah
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