Refugee boat sinks near Florida as search continues
Sixty miles from Key West the 24 foot La Esperanza with forty four Cuban refugees sank after leaving Pinar de Rio Monday. Only Enrique Gonzalez survived after four days adrift. Garcia died at Homestead base hospital. eight children and two women were aboard before the raft broke apart. Coast guard aircraft and eight ships scoured from Fort Pierce to the Marquesas Keys for survivors or bodies.
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Miami
Fidel Castro
Inez
Enrique Gonzalez
Gonzalez
Jorge Garcia
Garcia
Homestead Air Base
Florida Straits
Key West
Coast Guard
Cuba
Nicholas Bowater
la Esperanza
Pinar de Rio
Fort Pierce
Marquesas Keys
Fire damages Cedar Rapids mayor’s home as family flees
Cedar Rapids Mayor Robert Johnson and his wife and two children escaped early Saturday when a fire in the living room caused by an extension cord forced them outside. The mayor suffered a minor finger burn. no one was hurt. Repairs are estimated at 2500 to 3000 dollars. Fire crews from First Avenue NE and Council Street NE contained the flames.
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Cedar Rapids
Robert Johnson
Northeast Side
Johnson
Northwood Drive
Johnsons
First Avenue NE
Council Street
Wholesale Food Prices Decline In Third Straight Week
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports farm prices down 1.3 percent for the week ending Oct 4 and wholesale prices for processed foods down an average of 0.5 percent, fueling hopes of lower retail costs soon.
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Washington
UPI
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Seoul brands NK reunification proposal fraudulent
Seoul on Saturday dismissed a North Korean plan for Korean reunification as a fraud proposing an international conference outside the U.N. framework, raising no confidence in Pyongyang’s offer.
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Seoul
South Korea
U.N
Man Proposes on One Knee Delays Getting Back on His Feet
A humorous line notes that a man who proposes on his knees may take years to recover his footing. The wry observation points to the comic stubbornness of romance and the lasting impact of a bold gesture.
Kennedy to visit Cedar Rapids Marion area for rally
Senator Robert Kennedy plans a 3:35 PM chartered plane arrival in Cedar Rapids. He will attend a 4:00 PM rally at Marion city park with Congressman John Culver, depart at 4:45 PM, and return to Cedar Rapids by 5:05 PM before heading to Dubuque. He will be joined by Governor Harold Hughes and other congressmen.
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Kennedy
Cedar Rapids
Marion
John Culver
Dubuque
Harold Hughes
U.S
E. B. Smith
John Schmidhauser
Bert Band
Bishop Refuses to Withdraw Heresy Charge
In Geneva New York the Rt Rev Henry I Louttit Episcopal bishop of South Florida stood by charges of heresy against Rev James Pike after Pike asked for withdrawal. The dispute centers on Pike's controversial views and church authority.
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Geneva
N.Y
Henry I. Louttis
South Florida
James Pike
Pike
CIA Order To Debunk UFO Stories Charged
University of Arizona physicist Dr James McDonald says the CIA ordered the air force to debunk UFO sightings. He claims the policy has stifled scientific study and that some objects may carry beings from outer space on reconnaissance missions over Earth. He notes the Robertson Report was declassified only partially and a CIA agent named Phillip Strong signed the debunking order. McDonald calls it a foul-up rather than a cover-up.
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Tuscon
Central Intelligence Agency
Air Force
University of Arizona
James McDonald
University
Institute of Atmospheric Physics
Department of Meteorology
McDonald
Navy
Wright-Patterson Air Base
Ohio
CIA
U.F.O
Robertson
Phillip Strong
Hurricane vigil urged along Texas and coast of Mexico
An AP report notes a hurricane watch extending up Texas coast as Hurricane Inez moves toward Mexico's populous coast. Forecasters warn of unpredictable strength and potential land impact for communities and coastal areas along the Gulf.
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Texas
Inez
Mexico
Hexane Gas Fumes Cause Explosion in Cedar Rapids Homes
Gas fumes escaping from a Penick & Ford plant spilled hexane into the Cedar Rapids sewer system on the southwest side. A 9:30 a.m. explosion occurred at the Chester Sheetz home, 54 Twentyfirst Avenue SW, with nearby basements catching fire in two houses. No injuries were reported. Fire Chief Jesse Hunter said fumes traveled through the main sewer line into tributaries after cleaners removed sewer plugs.
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Cedar Rapids
Chester Sheetz
Twenty-first Avenue
Iowa-Illinois Gas. and Electric Co
Penick & Ford
Tenth Avenue
Jesse Hunter
Hunter
Sheetz
Julie
Jeff
Blair Homer Sparks Orioles 1-0 World Series Win
Paul Blair hit a fifth inning homer as the Baltimore Orioles edged the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 to take a 3-0 series lead. Wally Bunker pitched six hits allowed to Dodgers against Claude Osteen in a scoreless start, with Dodgers stymied after the blast.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Orioles
Los Angeles Dodgers
Paul Blair
Wally Bunker
Oriole
Dodgers
Claude Osteen
Orioles edge Los Angeles in tense baseball duel
Baltimore defeats Los Angeles 1-0 on a seventh inning run after a pitching duel. Osteen lasts 7 2/3 with 3 strikeouts, Bunker earns the win, Le febvre and Parker contribute on defense, while Parker collects a double for Los Angeles and Silai homers for Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Harpor Aparicioss
Blefary
Snyder
Robinsonsf
Robinson
I Powell
Djhoson
FI Blakres
Etchebarrene
O Bunker
Osteen
Los Angeles
Aparici
D. Johnson
Powell
Wills
Lefebvre
Parker
Silai
S—Wills
Regan
Bunker
B. Robinson
Fairly
Etchebarren
Roseboro
U—Pelekoudas
Plate Rice
Steiner
Drummond
Jackowski
Chu- Tak
J J Ridge Marine Memorial to Gallant Chief
In Vietnam’s hill country Captain J J Carroll of Miami Beach led Kilo company on Hill 428 earning praise as a gutsy selfless leader. He died when friendly tank fire hit the command post as Hill 484 was pressed, and mates recall his vigor courage and unflinching leadership. He was nominated for the Navy Cross.
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Saigon
Carroll
Miami Beach
Hill
Vietnam
J. J
Third Battalion
Fourth Marines
Kilo Company
Ted Hopgood
Billings, Mont
Dan McCard
New Castle
Kilo
Robert Hanrahan
Randolph
Mass
Mike Company
Bill Masterpool
Solvay
N.Y
Hanrahan
Masterpool
Hutton
Road Toll Reaches New High In Iowa
Iowa's 1966 highway death toll rose to 680 as seven more fatalities were added. The Associated Press notes the year’s pace exceeds 1965 by 91, with state safety toll at 634 and private road toll excluded. If trends continue the 1966 toll could break records set in earlier years.
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Iowa
Associated Press
State Safety Department
Marion Youth Killed in Crash
A University of Town student James J. Henderson, 20, of 1501 First Ave Maries, was killed when a convertible plunged 200 feet off a bluff in Dubuque. Two others Michael Turner and Gregory Sells, both 20, were listed in critical condition at Mercy Hospital. Police traced a long sequence of failures from the Kerrigan road edge to impact near 365 Southern Avenue, noting Henderson was thrown from the car and died instantly.
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Dubuque
University of Town
James J. Henderson
First Ave
Maries
Alma Henderson
Mercy Hospital
Michael Turner
Clarence Turner
Washington Ave
Cedar Rapids
Gregory Sells
Fort Dodge
The
Gazette
Henderson
Kerrigan Road
Murphy Park
Meridian Strip
Southern Avenue
James Spark
Sells
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