Diary Tells of Survival Fight
A 16 year old girl Carla Corbus kept a diary during a two month struggle after a snowbound plane crash on Bully Choop mountain in Trinity Range near Redding California. Her mother Phyllis Oien perished with bones found by a deer hunter. Stepfather Alvin F. Oien remains missing after searching 107 days. The diary details injuries and repeated attempts to reach help, with the final entries on May 4 describing a soaked, drippy day and unclear fate for the trio. Authorities confiscated the diary for estate administration.
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Redding
Calif
California
Carla Corbus
Phyllis Oien
Alvin F. Oien
Portland
Ore
Carla
Oien
Alvin, Jr
Civil Air Patrol
CAP
San Francisco
Delta Airlines
Bully Choop Mountain
Trinity Range
Phyllis
Chuckle Joke About Listening Keeps Couple on Speaking Terms
A humorous observation notes that when a man learns to listen, he and his wife can remain on speaking terms indefinitely. The quip reflects a light, domestic punchline with a playful take on communication in marriage.
Harry Chadima Dies Cedar Rapids Hamilton Co. Leader
Harry J. Chadima president and chairman of The Hamilton Co. died suddenly at 70. Born Aug 26 1897 he served in World War I and later led the family business with his brothers. Survived by wife Elsie and two sons Richard and Thomas, his civic work included First Presbyterian Church and the All Iowa Fair board.
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Harry J. Chadima
The
Hamilton Co
Joseph T. Chadimas
Cedar Rapids
Elsie Helen Hayek
Twenty-third Street
Drive
Af&am
el Kahir Shrine
Elks Club
Cedar Rapids Country Club
Pickwick Club
Delta Sigma Phi
Acacia
Sigma Phi Delta
Hanford Post
American Legion
Richard W
Thomas L
Lester C
Willard J
George
Tax Officials Swamped by Phone Calls
Des Moines dispatch reports Iowa's new 3 percent state sales tax on services sparked a flood of calls to the Iowa tax commission. Commission members and staff field inquiries on which services are taxable, with grain and agricultural storage among the disputed items.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Tax Commission
Commission
X. T. Prentis
Prentis
Earl Burrows, Jr
Burrows
Sargent Famed Conductor Dies at 72 in London
Sir Malcolm Sargent, 72, a renowned conductor, died Tuesday in London after July surgery for an acute biliary obstruction. He led the BBC Symphony Orchestra during its summer promenade concerts and never fully recovered from the operation.
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London
UPI
Malcolm Sargent
Malcolm
British Broadcasting Corp
Suit Questions Validity Of City Zoning Statute
A Linn district court suit filed Monday challenges Cedar Rapids zoning changes after the city adopted a new zoning map. Residents allege the Mefford property was not rezoned from residential to neighborhood business, while the city, Building Official Winter, and the Tre tnars are named as defendants.
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Linn District Court
Cedar Rapids
Mt. Vernon Road
Thirty-fourth
Thirty-sixth
City of
Edward Winter
Joseph and
Hermina Trestnar
Robert Dean
Mary Cecelia Mefford
Harold D. Vietor
Iowa
Mefford
Tom Riley
Hurricane Fern Near Mexico Coast Heads Inland
Hurricane Fern, a one day old infant storm, moved toward the northeast Mexico coast with 85 mph winds and heavy tides. The weather bureau forecast Fern would come inland between Tampico and the Soto La Marina river mouth tonight, placing peak force more than 200 miles south of Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Texas
Fern
Mexico
Weather Bureau
Tampico
Soto la Marina
Extradition Denial Sets Stage for Rap Brown Appeal
Alexandria Judge Backus denied a bid to block the transfer of H Rap Brown to Maryland on charges of inciting to riot and arson. Brown did not attend. his lawyers plan an appeal to delay surrender while arguing illegal arrest and potential trial bias. Brown remains free on $10,000 bail as extradition proceeds.
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Alexandria
Franklin Backus
H. Rap Brown
Maryland
Brown
Backus
Philip Hirschkop
Virginia
Hirschkop
Put Aside 'Til Accord On Spending
Washington AP The House Ways and Means Committee postponed spending cut talks with President Johnson until an agreement is reached between the President and Congress. Democrats then defeated a GOP bid to force a $5 billion spending cut by 213 to 205, rejecting a temporary funding measure and omitting a 10 percent tax surcharge condition.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
Congress
Red Attacks and Gas Fight Escalate in Vietnam War
UPI reports Hanoi radio saying heavy American air raids hit Saigon and Haiphong with seven planes shot down. Viet Cong attacks on Hue followed a lull, civilian targets shelled as U S troops in the central highlands seek to trap a North Vietnamese regiment. B 52s returned to the DMZ for three artillery strikes as North Vietnamese artillery wounded nine Marines.
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Saigon
UPI
Hanoi
Haiphong
U.S
Hue
Central Highlands
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam War Escalates as Hue Bombing Rages
Hanoi rejected President Johnson’s peace bid and demanded unconditional U.S. bombing halt. In Hue the offense destroyed a hospital a school and a jail killing one and wounding sixteen. Indications pointed to a major battle near Pleiku with two NVA divisions massed across the border in Cambodia and reinforcements sent by the U S Fourth Infantry Division. At least 35 North Vietnamese were reported killed in early hours.
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Hue
Dmz
Pleiku
Cambodia
U.S. Fourth Infantry Division
Buddhist nun dies by self immolation in Saigon protest
In Saigon a young Buddhist nun burned herself to death amid anti government protests linked to a charter Thieu signed. Militants warned of more self immolations while Ky urged restraint and return to pagodas as clashes with security forces continued.
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Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Quang
Thieu Ky
le Thi Cuc
Can Tho
Mekong Delta
Dhist
Symington proposes halt in Vietnam action with conditional peace talks
Senator Symington calls for a fixed date halt to all U S military action in Vietnam, followed by potential unlimited war if peace talks fail. He would tie the halt to Saigon’s willingness to negotiate and offer amnesty to Viet Cong, while warning the U S could resume hostilities if talks stall. He cites Soviet gains and overcommitment as reasons for a bold peace move.
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Washington
Symington
D-Mo
Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Air Force
Saigon
Laos
Thailand
Middle East
Europe
Mediterranean
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
U. S
Hanoi
de Gaulle
Mers el Kebir
Algeria
NATO
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House of Lords
Ronald
Charles
Dallas
Federal Aviation Records
Medford
Oregon- California
Harry Chadima
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Tokyo
Rachel
Kuchel
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