Air War Escalates Around Saigon and North Vietnam
B 52 bombers pounded targets in the DMZ as U S air operations reached near record levels with 152 missions. Marines killed 26 enemy soldiers near Da Nang in a major ground clash. Three U S planes were shot down over the north, one crewman rescued. A Saigon curfew for American personnel was ordered during the final week of campaigning.
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Saigon
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
da Nang
Constitutional Assembly
Henry Cabot Lodge
Defense Department
North
South Vietnam
International Control Commission
Tran van Do
ICC
U.S. Air Force
Rights Bill Hits Quick Roadblock
Washington the civil rights bill faced a fast parliamentary block in the senate as Ervin refused unanimous consent and forced a quorum call. With many absent after Labor Day, the chamber adjourned, and Dirksen predicted a two week filibuster while open housing provisions remain contentious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Ervin
D-N. C
Chamber
Dirksen
Car Train Collision Claims Tama Driver
Dale Eugene Bogue, 27, died instantly when his car struck a Milwaukee freight train on the Tama Pack road east of Tama at 7:50 a.m. The crossing had no signals. Bogue, traveling south, was thrown from the car as the train went west. He is survived by his mother Mrs. James Jordan of Tama. The body was taken to Mason funeral home.
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Tama
Dale Eugene Bogue
Milwaukee
Tama Pack Road
Bogue
James. Jordan
Mason Funeral Home
Man in Texas Gifts Wife Money for Birthday
A man in Texas gave his wife cash for her birthday. She kept the money then exchanged it for a larger size item. The incident centers on a domestic gift exchange and financial return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Question Vagrant in Warehouse Blaze
A large Vernal street warehouse known as Barry's Storage burned completely with only the front wall standing. Fire officials suspected a vagrant cooking inside the building. a man matching that description was questioned but not detained. Contractor Don Barry estimated $10,000 in grain handling equipment loss.
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Dave Luck
Cedar Rapids
Vernal Street
Donald Barry
Near West Side
Vernal Street NW
Jesse Hunter
Don Barry
King’s Concrete Co
Riverside
Light primary in Cedar Rapids sees light turnout
Voters in Cedar Rapids cast few ballots in September primary with scattered precinct totals. Precincts like Fourteenth street and B Ave NE logged 41 votes by 2 p.m. while Arthur school led with 155 votes. A jammed voting machine at Jefferson school briefly halted balloting before reopening.
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Cedar Rapids
Fourteenth Street
B Avenue
Erskine School
Arthur School
Bertram
Monroe
Washington Township
Jefferson School
Fisherman Reels In Swimmer and Saves Him
In Monroe a fisherman pulled a drowning swimmer to safety after snagging him with a fishing line. Hazen Harrison 21 was saved but his brother William 29 drowned when they could not reach shore against strong winds on a lagoon off Lake Erie. Edward May 44 made the rescue.
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Monroe, Mich
Hazen Harrison
Lake Erie
Edward May
Harrison
William
Rep Albert Stricken For Minor Coronary Occlusion
Washington AP reports House Democratic Leader Carl Albert of Oklahoma was admitted to Bethesda Naval Hospital with a minor coronary occlusion without complications. He will stay two to three weeks for rest and observation.
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Washington
House
Carl Albert
Okla
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Albert
Verwoerd A Controversial Leader Of South Africa
Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd, South Africa’s towering proponent of apartheid, shaped the Nationalist government from 1958, guiding native affairs and segregation policies. He survived a 1960 assassination attempt, proclaimed resilience, and led the country toward a republic while facing global isolation.
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Hendrik Frensch Verwoerd
Africa
Holland
University of Stellenbosch
Hamburg
Leipzig
Berlin
Stellenbosch
South Africa
Johannesburg
Die Transvaler
Dr. Verwoerd
Cabiinet
Senate
Nationalist
Johannes Strydom
Verwoerd
David Pratt
Pratt
British Commonwealth
Ver
Sir de Villiers Graaf
Commonwealth
London
Paris
Verwoerd Assassinated in Parliament by Greek Messenger
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was stabbed to death in Cape Town's parliament by Dimitrio Tsiendas, a six-foot Greek-descent messenger. The attack disrupted a critical session as Verwoerd, architect of apartheid, died en route to hospital.
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Cape Town
UPI
Hendrik Verwoerd
Verwoerd
South Africa
Africa
Dimitrio Tsiendas
Mozambique
Tsiendas
Keevy
Col. Buitenbach
Helen Suzman
Progressive Party
Starvation Crisis in Lombok Nears Mass Death
Lombok Island faces dire famine with Dr. Arbain Yusuf warning up to 80 000 may die by January without rice. Jakarta rice shortages and local limits on redistributing grain worsen hunger across 150 villages in the 1.5 million population island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arbain Yusuf
Jakarta
Yusuf
KAMI
Student Action Front
Lombok
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By Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids News
Tsfendas
Sport and Tourism
Frank Waring
Waring
M.p.s
Cas Greyling
M.P
Betsy
Lourenco Marques
Durban
By T. Jeff Williams
Lombok Island
Indonesia
Jush
Bali
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Aes
Eeebee Boreseatees
Marion
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