Hurricane Gerda Veered Out to Sea off Cape Cod
Boston AP reports Hurricane Gerda moved away from New England, heading into the North Atlantic. Warnings extended from Block Island to Eastport Maine as beaches flooded and dozens of families evacuated. Gusts and heavy seas affected Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard while police and coast guard prepared for rough conditions.
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Boston
Gerda
New England
North Atlantic
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Cape
Weather Bureau
Oscar Tennenbaum
Nantucket
Martha’s Vineyard
Hyannis
Coast Guard
Block Island
Eastport
Maine
Otis Air Force Base
Newport. R.I- Naval Base
New York
New Jersey
Lindsay
New York City
U S and Thailand Open Talks on Troop Withdrawals
High ranking U S and Thai military officers began talks in Bangkok on Tuesday to determine how many U S troops can be withdrawn from Thailand.
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Bangkok
U. S
Dirksen Lauded as Politician in Finest Sense at Capitol
The body of Everett McKinney Dirksen lay in state in the Capitol rotunda as President Nixon and fellow officials paid tribute to the longtime Illinois Republican. Nixon called Dirksen a politician in the finest sense while lamenting his 32 years of service. The service was civilian with no music or flag, just the Senate seal atop the casket as dignitaries gathered for 24 hours of public viewing.
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Washington
Everett McKintey Dirksen
Capitol
Abraham Lincas
Nixon
Dirksen
House
Senate
Louella
Congress
Suri Holo Dirksen
Everett Dirksen
R-lll
Capitol Steps
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Margaret Chase Smith
R-Maing
Edward Elson
Agnew
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
C R Library Seeks December 17 Vote on Bonds
Rapids council eyed December 17 for a 2.9 million public library referendum to fund a new downtown two story library plus a west side branch. The plan includes 64,000 square feet downtown and 7,400 square feet west side with bookmobile HQ. The current 1905 building would become city property for UCS use or similar, as the library board argues space and age limitations require replacement.
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Rapids Library
David Smith
Smith
Third Avenue
Library Board of Directors
Library, ‘Board
West Side
Council
Third Avenue SE
Fifth Street
United Community Service
UCS
Cold Wave Brings Mixed News for Farmers and Hay Fever Sufferers
A cool snap dipped into the thirties across northern Iowa easing hay fever but giving farmers headaches. Waterloo 37 and Decorah 43 signal near frost dates while experts say frost risk remains low around mid September. Corn damage in the region is limited with only partial susceptibility if frost hits around September 27.
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Towa
Jess
Iowa
Waterloo
Mason City
Decorah
Cedar Rapids
Winneshick
Allanakee
Paul J. Waite
Roger Sutherland
Crop Reporting Service
Iowa State
Gas shipments barred through Iowa by state action
Governor Robert Ray announced the Department of Transportation will halt all further shipments of phosgene gas through Iowa and nationwide. Federal Railroad Administrator Reginald Whitman informed Ray the permits to ship gas from the Rocky Mountain Arsenal near Denver have been rescinded. Railroads were notified, and the army may destroy or neutralize the remaining gas. Seven trains remain scheduled to depart with 15 cars each.
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der Moines
Department of Transportation
Iowa
Robert Ray
Ray
Reginald Whitman
Federal
Washington, D. C
Army
Rocky’ Mountain Arsenal
Denver
Colo
Transportation Department
Hopes Fade for Nigerian Cease-Fire Prospects Dented
Addis Ababa Ethiopia AP reports that cease-fire hopes in the Nigerian civil war faded on Tuesday as Tanzania president Julius Nyerere told a news conference that African leaders favored no military solution in Nigeria.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Julius Nyerere
Tanzania
Nigeria
Incumbents Return to C R School Board Seats
In the Rapids area election Monday, incumbents Ben Trickey and Mrs Fred Bjornson won seats on the C R School Board. Trickey received 2,283 votes to secure a second four‑year term while Bjornson, finishing third, polled 2,291 votes and pledged a conservative stance on sex education.
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Bill Duty
Rapids School Board
Fred ‘Bjornson
Ben Trickey
Bjjornson
Trickey
Will Bel
East Iowa School Results Highlight Large Voter Turnout
The East Iowa school election drew 5,537 voters in a bond issue vote 2,485 yes 401,041 no. Top finisher Mrs. Bjornison led 13 precincts. Trickey, Thompson, Kuba, Reynolds won multiple precincts while Lenway and Jeson won none.
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Bjornison
Trickey
Thompson
Kuba
Reynolds
Lenway
Jeson
Ore
Chuckle on hair woes from comic note
A lighthearted joke contemplates hair pains and a humorous imagined remedy. The fragment mentions Mrs Bjornson of 501 Knollwood Drive and hints at continuing content on Page 3.
Israel strikes south of Suez in biggest raid since 1967
Israeli tanks landed between El Hafayer and Bag Zafrana and swept 30 miles through Egyptian positions along the Suez canal before dawn Tuesday. Officials said 109 Egyptian soldiers were killed and radar installations were damaged while an Israeli aircraft was shot down. Egypt claimed destruction of an Israeli torpedo boat as both sides escalated in the Gulf of Suez and along the canal.
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Tel Aviv
UPI
Egypt
Suez Canal
Israel
Cairo
Gulf of Suez
el Alamein
el Hafayer
Suez
Bag Zafrana
Saigon Iam
Saigon
Sinai Desert
Egypto
Gald
Gulf
Washington
Mob Storms Police Station in Manhattan Fight
A mob of hundreds stormed a Manhattan police station injuring at least six officers as they defended themselves. In Washington state, authorities said they did not know what angered the mob that sailed into Puget Sound to prepare for deactivation of the battleship USS New Jersey.
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New York
UPS
Manhattan
Maco
Bremerton
Wash
New Jersey
Puget Sound Naval
Ho Plea Read In Hanoi as Viet Nam Remains Unified
Ho Chi Minh in a final will urged unity among Vietnamese Communists and called for continued struggle against the United States until victory. The service in Ba Dinh Square drew over 100,000, with Ho’s words broadcast by Hanoi Radio and a collective leadership announced for North Vietnam. China sent a delegation to honor Ho while Vice-President Thang acts as president.
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Hong Kong
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
Communist Party
le Duan
Hanoi
Ba Dinh
Hanoi Radio
Russia
China
Vietnamese Communist Party
U. S
Ba Dinh Square
Li Hsierensen
Tan Duc Thang
Prince Norodom Sihanouk
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C.R. Library
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