Slaying Probe Focuses On Unknown Intruder
Investigators doubt a suspect yet as 44 people are questioned in Valerie Percy death. Police say the intruder who beat and stabbed the Kenilworth resident likely stood about five feet ten inches tall and weighed around 160 pounds. The FBI and local detectives join 32 leads, while Charles Percy demands answers.
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Continuous Meeting in Bus Strike Moves to Round-the-Clock Talks
In a stormy city council session National City Lines officials and the local bus drivers union agreed to begin around-the-clock bargaining at 1 p.m. Douglas and Bagley met with Mayor Bob Johnson to report progress amid the ongoing strike. The council had given an ultimatum to show definite progress by Tuesday or risk franchise termination. Johnson showed irritation as the officials refused to disclose negotiation details.
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Ozark and Central Airlines Announce Merger Plan
Ozark Air Lines and Central Airlines confirm a merger pending Civil Aeronautics Board approval. Surviving company Ozark will expand to 99 cities in 15 states, creating a large local service carrier rivaling Mohawk and North Central.
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Iowa Faces Worst Drug Theft Wave in State History
A sweeping wave of narcotics thefts grips Iowa with spillover into Minnesota and Wisconsin. Police report dozens of physician bags stolen from cars, involving possibly professional burglars and addicts. Losses include Demerol vials and other medicines, plus costly medical equipment across cities from Mapleton to Dubuque.
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Ford Boosts Car Prices for 1967 Models
Ford Motor Co raised prices on 1967 models with most increases $60 to $160 above 1966 base prices. The average rise was about $25 per car as added standard equipment such as automatic transmission and safety features pushed costs higher. Mercury Park Lane led with a $348 rise, while Mustang Fastback fell $3.19 and Galaxie 500 2 door hardtop rose $111.84.
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Linn County to hold Dec 16 election on health complex bond
Linn supervisors announced a $6 million bond issue to build a county home and health center will go to voters in a December 16 special election. The change from November 8 was made to avoid ballot clutter and to secure federal aid, which could cover 30 to 50 percent of costs.
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Three-Day Nightmare Ends for Trapped Marines
North Vietnamese forces surrounded two U S Marine companies on a jungle hill south of the demarcation line in Vietnam. Lt. Daniel McMahon and his men endured three days of siege while rescue attempts by a Marine battalion and helicopter evacuation faced stubborn enemy fire and damaged aircraft as Westerman’s tank sections directed defense and pullout efforts.
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Englishman Watches Football Huddle and Committee Meetings
An English observer at his first American football game notes a team entering a huddle and quips that the sport is not bad but plagued by too many committee meetings.
Second To Spare as It Blasts Off
CAPE KENNEDY AP America's Surveyor 2 space craft rocketed toward the moon with apparent accuracy aiming to soft land Thursday and photograph a cratered plain where U.S. astronauts may walk within three years. Initial tracking shows the path within Surveyor 1's capability and a mid course motor could refine the landing point. Officials caution that hours of tracking remain needed to confirm early reports.
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High Court Denies Custody to Mom in Texas Case
The Iowa Supreme Court, in a split 7-2 decision, upheld Fayette County custody ruling granting Phillip Walter Halstead, 13, to his paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Walter Halstead of Oran. The boy, from Katie Halstead Lee of Nome Texas, had lived with his paternal grandparents for eight years after the parents’ divorce.
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Train Destroyed by U S Pilots Near Hanoi
U S air force Thunderchief pilots said they knocked out a train 55 miles northeast of Hanoi on a North Vietnam rail line to China. Marine forces reported 53 enemy dead in an assault on a fortified village and 16 more killed near the Rockpile as Operation Prairie continued.
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