Spectacular Tama Crash Kills Two at Hall Street Crossing
Two Tama men, Frank Clifton Wharton aged 34 and Mark Chuck Plowman aged 18, died when their pickup was struck by westbound freight train No. 912 at Hall Street crossing. Nineteen derailed freight cars scattered 108 autos, with debris reaching the Irish Egg and Poultry Co. building.
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Alice Witosky
Corres Porwen
TAMA
al North Western
Frank Clifton Wharton
Mark “Chuck” Plowman
Hall Street
North Western
Third Street
U.S. Turns Over Camp to Saigon as Vietnamization Quickens
The U.S. command in Saigon hands over an infantry division base camp to South Vietnam, while American operations at Nha Trang airbase shrink. Troop strength drops to 511,800, the lowest in 18 months after Nixon's 25,000-troop withdrawal. The move, plus reduced bombing in Laos, marks a shift toward Vietnamization with focus on North Vietnamese bases in the south. In separate incidents, two clashes near Da Nang and a major train-car derailment with fatalities in Tama are reported, with investigations underway.
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Nha ‘Trang
U.S
Laos
South Vietnam
Saigon
da Nang
South Vietnamese cabinet formed under Tran Thien Khiem
The new prime minister Tran Thien Khiem announced a 31 member cabinet to President Thien. Aimed at broadening civilian representation, it fell short of U S hopes for an advisory council of top figures. Thieu instead planned to name former Prime Minister Huong as a special adviser on state affairs.
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Tran Thien Khiem
Thien
Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieuw
Huong
Chuckle On Daytime TV Women Behind Wheel Humor
A light quip notes how daytime television supposedly keeps many women off the road by providing entertainment at home. The remark implies a cultural stereotype about gender roles and media influence.
Syria frees four Israeli women held in hijacking release
Syrian officials released four Israeli women from the hijacked TWA flight to Damascus while holding two Israeli men. An Italian-chartered plane carried the women to Athens and on to Tel Aviv. The two male passengers remain in custody amid ongoing discussions with U S authorities.
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Damascus
Rome
Athens
Tel Aviv
Trans World Airlines
C. Wiser
TWA
Popular Front For the Liberation of Palestine
Israel
Syria
Dean Carter
Storm Francelia Gathers Strength Near Caribbean
AP reports Nursicane Francelia formed a well defined center during the night and began growing as it moved through the northwestern Caribbean. The National Hurricane Center said the storm, though small, could be dangerous and was expected to pass near the Swan Islands about 300 miles east of Belize as forecasters warned the future path remained unpredictable.
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MIAML
Nursicane
Francelia
Caribbean
National Hurricane Center
Swan Islands
Belize
British Honduras
Army coup seizes Libyan throne and proclaims republic
Arab Libya declares a republic as the army seizes control while Idris I rests in Turkey. Airports closed and a curfew imposed. Benghazi radios report a revolutionary council and the country renamed Libyan Arab Republic. Foreigners to be protected, says Tripoli embassy broadcast.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Libya
Idris I
Turkey
Idris
Tunis
Benghazi Radio
W.8
Tripoli
Named by Johnson Won't Yield to Nixon Appointee
Incumbent San Francisco Marshal Martin, appointed by Johnson, refuses to step aside for George Tobin, Nixon’s nominee. He says he has not received formal removal notice, while Judge George Harris delays Swear-In and a Justice Department spokesman recognizes Tobin. Nixon aides plan no comment pending review.
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Johnson
Nixon
San Francisco
Martin Democrat
U.S
California
George Harris
U.S. District Court
George Yobin
Mill Valley
Yataney
Tobin
Justice Department
Washington
Department
Martin
Richard Kleidienst
White House
Rebels Rock Episcopal Meeting Causes at Notre Dame
In Notre Dame, with about 1000 delegates, insurgent black and youth groups demanded new church influence. They disrupted sessions, shouted for action on reparations and antiwar positions, and staged a walkout planning further protests into the night.
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Notre Dame University
Mohammad Kenyatta
Philadelphia
Black Economic Development Conference
Dick Van Dyke Adopted at Mesquakie Powwow
Dick Van Dyke, television and film star, was adopted into the Mesquakie tribe during a Tama powwow attended by about 5 000. He received the name We Pe Mau Qua meaning white bear and a beaded necklace as gifts. Rep John Kyl attended and joined him in the friendship dance, drawing cheers.
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Ias
Dick van Dyke
van Dyke
Samuel Keahna
Chicago
Tama
Greenfield
John Kyl
Iowans Die In Plane Crash In Newton Area
Rocky Marciano, former undefeated heavyweight champion, died when a light plane crashed near Newton Iowa. Also killed were Des Moines residents pilot Glenn Belz and Frank Farrell. The four-seat Cessna 172 apparently ran out of fuel or had engine trouble. The crash site was two miles south of Newton on the Henry Wilander farm. Federal officials sealed the area as investigations began.
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Becky Marciano
Newton
Glenn Belz
Frank Farrell
Des Moines
Chicago
Jasper County
Rocky Marciano
Iowa
Darrell Hurley
Marcisac
Hewry
Wilander Farm
Plane Crash Kills Rocky Marciano Reported Near Newton
A farmwoman heard the engine sputter and quit before a single engine plane carrying former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano crashed south of Newton Sunday night. Deputy sheriffs and Newton police found Marciano and another victim beside a creek bed after responders arrived.
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Newton
Rocky Marciano
Here
Floyd Schwartz
Newton Police
Sherill
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Timothy
Paula Gail
Mark Plowman, Jr
John Speer
Associated Press
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Arab Libya
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George W. Cornell
Squth Bend
Episcopal Church
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Blacksburg
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John Hines
Kenyatta
Des Moines Funeral Home
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Jim VeVere
Murciano
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Red State
Bret Cater
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