Inez Stalls Hurricanes Death Toll Mounts In Caribbean
Hurricane Inez stalled over Cuba after devastating Haiti and Cuba, with Haiti estimating hundreds killed and thousands homeless. Winds weakened to near 75 mph as the storm drifted north toward Miami, threatening continued damage across the region.
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Inez
Cuba
Haiti
Sierra
Trinidad
Cape Cruz
Oriente
Hispaniola
Criente
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
Guantanamo
B 52s Strike Twice in South Vietnam as U S Bombers Hit Key Targets
U S B 52 bombers pounded North and South Vietnam in two raids on Saturday marking a second straight day of double strikes. One raid hit infiltration routes north of the DMZ and another target troop HQ and supply areas near Qui Nhon. Ground fighting was light across the country with only two sizeable operations near the raids. U S pilots flew 143 bombing missions Friday on Hanoi Haiphong oil depots and missile sites while a Phantom was shot down over North Vietnam. Navy pilots damaged about 40 of 60 barges along the coast Vinh to Thanh Hoa. Marines near the DMZ reported 10 North Vietnamese killed Friday.
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South Vietnam
Nouth
Demilitarized Zone
Qui Nhon
U.S
North Vietnam
U. S
Hanoi-Haiphong
Panhandle
U. S Command
Air Force Phantom
Navy
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Man Is Left 100000 By Childhood Friend
Rod ney Melka a 30 year old former Minneapolis book salesman inherits 100000 from childhood friend George Margot who died Sept 13 at 30 Margot left a 300000 estate none of which went to immediate family Melka learned of the bequest in London where he had wed three weeks earlier to a nurse He plans to use part for a belated honeymoon and a house Margot’s remaining estate goes to educational and cultural groups in Minneapolis
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Minneapolis
Rodney Melka
Melka
George Margot
Margot
London
George Webster
Soo Railroad
Ball Ends Five Years as Influential Policy Voice
Des Moines native George W. Ball ends a five year tenure as undersecretary of state for political affairs. He advised Presidents Kennedy and Johnson on foreign policy and led U. S. actions in crises including Cyprus and Congo. Katzenbach named successor. Ball returns to Washington law practice.
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George W. Ball
Nicholas Katzenbach
Ball
Kennedy
Johnson
State Department
Dean Rusk
Sumner Welles
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Sen. Thurmond
R-5.c
Katzenbach
Lincoln
Potomac River
White House
Shim
U. S
Cyprus
Congo
Des Moines
Italy
Iowan Frost Hits State as Warm Sunday Forecast
Jowans woke to freezing temperatures and frost across much of the state with widespread frost reported by the Weather Bureau. Lows ranged from 29 at Spencer to 39 at Burlington, and Cedar Rapids noon readings reached 55 after an overnight low of 41.
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Jowans
Weather Bureau
Spencer
Burlington
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Dog Pulls Owner On His Rounds At Fairgrounds
Columbus AP reports 76 year old Duke caretaker Bill Edwards uses a dog cart pulled by his husky mix Duke. Edwards fashioned a small sulky like cart from scrap metal wheels to ride on rounds at the county fairgrounds in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Ohio
Bill) Edwards
Duke
Edwards
West Virginia
Dirt Pile Fiasco Leads to $13,500 Damages Suit
John and Antoinette Diciero sue the University of Cincinnati and contractor Frank Bartello for 13,500, alleging a misdelivered top soil pile buried barrels and caused damage to driveways garages and nearby properties after a vacation return. Neighbors report illness from fumes and the city ordered supports to prevent cave-ins.
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Cincinnati (Ap
John Duiciero
Dicieros Friday
University of Cincinnati
Frank Bartello
Robert Frank
Dicieros
Bartell
University
Churchmen launch Peace Prayer Month
An interdenominational New York committee organizes a silent vigil outside the U.N. as clergy from Protestant Catholic and Jewish groups pledge to hold daily prayers for peace in Vietnam during October. Leaders including Bishop Reuben Mueller Pope Paul VI and rabbis urge universal participation.
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New York
U. N
Vietnam
Reuben Mueller
National Council of Churches
Paul VI
Maurice Hisendrath
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Jacob Weinstein
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Pope Paul
U.N
Kennedy Reschedules Iowa Visit for October 9
U S Senator Robert Kennedy will visit Iowa on October 9 to boost Democratic congressmen. The trip was postponed after his brother in law George Skakel died in a plane crash in Idaho. Planned stops include Sioux City Des Moines Cedar Rapids and Dubuque.
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UPI
U.S
Robert J. Kennedy
Dn, Y
Iowa
Kennedy
George Skakel
Idaho
Sioux City
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Dubuque
Writ Imposed on Rockwell Nazis
Federal judge bars the American Nazi Party from demonstrating near any Jewish synagogue on the Sabbath or Jewish holidays. The permanent injunction issued by Judge Joseph Perry applies in Chicago and surrounding counties.
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Chicago
George Lincoln Rockwell
American Nazi Party
Joseph Perry
Today's Chuckle on Government Incompetence
A humorous take mocks officials running the government as if no one is in charge. The quip frames contemporary politics with sharp wit and public sentiment.
Lao She Ends Life Amid Red Guard Harassment in Peking
Hong Kong Star reports Chinese author Lao She, 86, killed himself in Beijing after sustained harassment by Red Guards who accused him of anti party and anti Mao writings. Lao She alias She She-ye led cultural committees since 1949. He reportedly jumped from a Beijing building.
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Hong Kong
Lao
Peking
Red Guards
Air Crash Kills Four Reservists at George Base
Four air force reservists died when their twin engine F 119 crashed into a mountain near George Air Base California early Saturday and burned.
Eleven Die in Iran Storm Toll Rises
A Friday night storm in Iran left eleven dead with seven drowned and four killed by lightning. Rescue teams searched floodwaters and cleared debris as authorities warned of continuing severe weather.
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Tehran
Iran
Sven
Buried Mine Disrupts Game Preparations At ISU Stadium
A home made mine exploded on Clyde Williams field's 46 yard line about three hours before a Nebraska Iowa State game. No injuries occurred as a maintenance man, Beryl Taylor, drove a sod roller over the device. Police retrieved two wooden boards wired to a battery and a hole six inches wide was left. the blast did not explode until after the roller passed. Authorities halted no arrests and pledged an intensive inquiry to find the planting party.
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Ames
Clyde Williams
Iowa
Beryl Taylor
Chalmers
Peking Pledge To Viet Reds On War Warning
Chinese Defense Minister Lin Piao, representing Mao and the central committee, pledged support for the Vietnamese struggle and warned the United States not to force China into war. He said China will stand with the Vietnamese and endure sacrifices, while warning of massive mobilization if war comes.
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China
U. S
Lin Piao
Mao Tse-tung
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America
Peking People’s Daily
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Liberation Army
Red Guards
Lin
Man Raised As American Faces Deportation Over Hidden Birthplace
Malcolm McDonald, formerly Richard Robinson, 20, learned his birth place is Calgary, Canada and that his U.S. entry was illegal. He and his wife Mary Anne, 18, fear deportation before Jan 15 unless he returns to Canada for possible reentry visa, a move opposed by Rep. McVicker.
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Colo
Malcolm MacDonald
Richard Robinson
Calgary
Alberta
McDonald
U.S
Salt Lake City
Denver
Mary Anne
Texas
Malcolm Keith McDonald
Nova Scotia
Young McDonald
Malcolm McDonald
U. Immigration Service
Canada
Immigration Service District
John Clingan
McVicker
McDonalds
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