Space data gag prompts last minute withdrawals at Madrid congress
At the 17th international astronautics congress in Madrid four American papers were pulled by the U S Office of Munitions Control after objections from the Air Force and NASA. Delegates said none contained classified material though one paper dated back to August was submitted for clearance. The Soviet delegation also pulled three papers as their scientists could not attend.
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Washington
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C. J. Studerus
General Electric
E. A. Reinikka
Gromyko Talks Spark Hope for Nuclear Pact
U S and Soviet diplomats show cautious optimism for early treaty on halting spread of nuclear arms but key issue remains unresolved. West German opposition to NATO centered arrangements is echoed as talks to resume in New York. William Foster expected as main U S negotiator.
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U.S
Russia
Gromyko
Johnson
Rusk
U. S
State Department
New York
West Germany
Moscow
Jany U. S
William C. Foster
U. S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
House Passes Reservist Bill with Unrequested Duty Power
The House approved 305 to 42 to grant the president power to call organized reservists to active duty without a national emergency. The compromise $54.07 billion military appropriation bill extends to June 30, 1968 and could affect about 1.95 million national guardsmen and reservists.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Fire destroys major Navy exchange at Memphis base
A 3.5 million fire at the Memphis Naval Air Station gutted most of the Navy exchange building, leaving a charred shell after a two hour blaze. About 4,000 sailors Marines and civilian firemen fought the fire. The complex served 15 000 base personnel and families. Sixteen firefighters were hospitalized for smoke inhalation and one sailor was injured. Cmdr Joseph Jones said losses were nonappropriated funds and noted a service wide exchange fund covers such disasters.
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Exchange
Joseph Jones
North Linn High plans bond issue for central school
North Linn Community School district moves to replace three high schools with a central 400 seat high school in 1968. A $600000 bond proposal, land options on 40 acres near Troy Mills, architects Kohlman Eckman Hu kill to draft plans, and an open public meeting are set for next Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Troy Mills gym.
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North Linn
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Troy Mills
Walker
North Linn School Board
Virgil Chester
Danny and
Harry Powell
Troy Mills Blacktop
Chester
Kohlman, Eckman and Hukill
Cedar Rapids
Senate Panel Approves Tax Credit Suspension With Rail Car Break
The Senate Finance Committee approved President Johnsons plan to suspend two federal tax incentives for 15 months to curb inflation. Railroads retain a 7 percent tax credit for freight and passenger cars amid stock shortages. Small businesses and farmers may use the credit for investments up to 25 000, higher than the House limit. Opponents include Sens Hartke Fulbright and Rep Curtis Carlson.
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VFI
Senate Finance Committee
Johnson
Russell Long
Dla
Senate
Long
House
Hartke
Indiana
Fulbright
Arkansas
Curtis
Nebraska
Carlson
Kansas
Army seeks reunification of GI wife with Tennessee furniture
Mrs Wright and her three children in Cleveland await the return of her husband in Vietnam. Furniture sits in Tennessee after orders to move disrupted plans. The army congressman and American Legion discuss funding storage and shipment while Mrs Wright fights to reclaim her belongings within 90 days.
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Cleveland
Robert Wright
Vietnam
Tennessee
Army
American Legion
Rue Fish
Michael Feighan
Ohio
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Iowa Corn Crop Estimate Rises
The agriculture department estimated Iowa corn at 878.7 million bushels or 87 bushels per acre, up from 868.6 million a month earlier. The national corn crop is forecast at 4,096.977 million bushels, versus 4,089.985 million last month. The October U S wheat crop is estimated at 1,295.933 million bushels, about unchanged from last month.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Iowa
U. S
Transport Minister Arafune Resigns Amid Socialist Opposition
Tokyo AP reports Transportation Minister Seijuro Arafune signs to resign amid continuing opposition from the Socialists who harshly attack the move and call for accountability in the government.
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Tokyo
Seijuro Arafune
Judge Attacks Vinland Map Theory on Columbus Discovery
Justice Michael Musmanno of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court criticizes Yale researchers claim that Leif Erikson discovered America before Columbus. He argues the Vinland map and related manuscripts are flawed and possibly faked, calling their wormhole theory nonsense.
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Philadelphia
Michael Musmanno
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Yale University
Christopher Columbus
America
Musmanno
Yale
Leif Ericson
Vinland
Genoa
Heir Walks Into Plane Propeller In Fatal Accident
Richard Reynolds 29 heir to the Reynolds aluminum fortune lay critically injured after stepping into a whirling plane propeller at the Reynolds Metal Co hangar at Byrd airport. Ann Cecil witnessed the incident as Reynolds inspected an Italian designed twin engine amphibian plane he considered buying. Police speculated the propellers’ rear placement may have contributed to the accident.
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Richmond
UPI
Richard Reynolds
Reynolds Aluminum
J. Louis Reynolds
Ann Cecil
Cecil
Reynolds
Reynolds Metal Co
Byrd Airport
Yanks Overrun Red Prison Site
In Saigon AP reports that a U S First Cavalry Division unit overran a communist prison camp on Tuesday. They released several South Vietnamese soldiers and found evidence that others had been executed.
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Saigon
U.S. First Air Cavalry Division
Jathers
Death Blow For Defiant Red Force
A five hour battle near Qui Nhon left 38 Viet Cong dead and eight captured as a U S helicopter unit encircled and forced surrender. The clash, part of Operation Irving, followed air cavalry efforts against Viet Cong near the central coast of Vietnam.
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Saigon
U.S
First Air
Qui Nhon
Defense McNamara
Air Cavalry
McNamara
Demilitarized Zone
Mekong Delta
Vietnam
Trucker Dies in I 80 Crash Near Iowa City
Wayne Kain a 39 year old Des Moines resident died in a early Tuesday morning crash on Interstate 80 about four miles east of Iowa City. His semi tractor trailer loaded with eggs left the roadway and tumbled down an embankment. the cab was pinned in a gully. Police suspect a tire blowout or flat caused the off road departure.
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Iowa City
Wayne Kain
Des Moines
Chuckle: You rarely worry about others opinions
Witty quip notes that people rarely think about you as much as you fear and suggests self confidence in lighthearted reflection. The line offers a humorous take on social judgment and personal perspective.
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