Six Coppters Downed by Red Guns Near DMZ
Six U S helicopters were shot down by Communist gunners, two supporting Marines near the DMZ. The toll rises to 869. A Marine CH46 crew is listed missing after a Saturday crash into Red-held territory. Marines and government troops also report captures and firefights in surrounding areas.
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Saigon
Upz
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Pleiku
Highlands
Quang Ngai
Douglas Stays Viet Shipment Of Reserves
Justice William Douglas ordered the army to halt sending reservists to Vietnam until the Supreme Court decides if their callups for active duty are constitutional. The stay covers the 448th postal unit and the 1018th service supply company through Oct. 7, following similar moves for other units.
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Washington
William Douglas
Vietnam
Supreme Court
Douglas
448Th
1018Th
Earl Warren
1002Nd Combat Supply Company
iWarren
Hugo Black
1002Nd Company
Johnson
Study Ordered on U S Troop Exit
U S nationwide study to determine if any American soldiers can be withdrawn from Vietnam without impairing the war effort was ordered. Military sources say the focus is on trimming logistics rather than cutting combat units, with past studies noting possible troop needs.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Vietnam
Real estate agent teases couple with $5000 ride out
A real estate man tells a young couple he has something for 5000 dollars and invites them to ride out to see if it’s still standing. The line suggests a humorous or cautionary note about investment or property value. It parodies sales bravado common in real estate pitches.
Kiwanis District Convention Draws 600 Members
Nearly 600 Iowa-Nebraska Kiwanis members from about 100 clubs gather in Cedar Rapids for a three day convention at the Roosevelt hotel. Dr Kenneth D Wells of Valley Forge Pa is featured speaker after dinner with Herb Plambeck of Des Moines set as noon speaker Tuesday. New district officers will be elected Tuesday morning and the 1969 site chosen. Edgar F Knox of Wahoo Neb is governor elect. Coe College president Dr Joseph McCabe spoke Monday morning.
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Kiwanis
Iowa-Nebraska
Roosevelt Hotel
Kiwanis Kweens
Kenneth D. Wells
The
Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Herb Plambeck
Des Moines
Dispute with Cardinal O'Boyle Over Birth Control Edict
About 200 parishioners walked out of St. Matthew's during Mass as Cardinal O'Boyle urged obedience to Pope Paul VI's birth control ban. He read a pastoral letter denouncing dissenters, noting disobedience could invite grave sanction. protests also occurred at other churches.
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St. Matthew’s Cathedral
Paul VI
O’boyle
St. Matthew's
Washington
Humphrey Outlines Vietnam Withdrawal Plan Amid GOP Charges
Hubert Humphrey signaled a gradual U S troop reduction in Vietnam during TV appearances in Ohio and said the plan could begin in early 1969 while assuring no conflict with President Johnson on the war. Republican leaders accused him of lip service and opened a GOP truth squad to counter his remarks as campaign coverage continued.
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Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
U.S
Humphrey
Cleveland
Columbus
Ohio
Johnson
South Vietnam
G.O.P
Richard Nixon
New York City
John Mitchell
Viettnam
Mitchell
Sen
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
Rep
Donald Rumsfeld
Illinois
Republican Party
Cernik's Statement Lifts Czech Hopes on Troop Withdrawal
Premier Oldrich Cernik said in Ostrava that most Soviet troops will begin withdrawing in the next few days though some will remain. Reports note 600 Soviet civilian apartments requested in Prague to house advisers, with civilians moving into former army officers’ flats. Troop movements cited in southern Bohemia and border reinforcements near Austria and West Germany.
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Prague
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Oldrich i Cernik
Ostrava
Vasily Kuznetsov
Bubenec
Bohemia
Austria
West Germany
Elkader Marine R. R. Stroschein Dies in Vietnam
Ronald Robert Stroschein 20 died in Vietnam where he served in the Marine Corps since August 1966 and arrived there in April. A 1966 Central Community high school graduate, he is survived by his parents Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stroschein, three brothers Joseph Fred of Elkader and Lester of Cedar Rapids, and a sister Ruthie of Dyersville. Funeral arrangements are pending.
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Elkader
C. W. Stroschein
Vietnam
Ronald Robert Stroschein
Marine Corps
Central Community High School
Joseph
Fred
Lester
Cedar Rapids
Ruthie
Dyersville
Soviets Prove Space Lead With Zond 5 Recovery
The Soviet Zond 5 capsule completed a moon circle and sea recovery in the Indian Ocean, prompting praise from James Webb and Sir Bernard Lovell. Officials expect a manned lunar flight within months, potentially overtaking the U.S Apollo program due to budget cuts and stronger rocket capability.
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Moscow
Indian Ocean
Bernard Lovell
Britain
James Webb
U.S
Earth
Moon
Tass
Lovell
Jodrell Bank Observatory
America
Webb
United States
Sians
Leonid Sedov
GM Prices Up By 49 Dollars In Competitive Auto Move
Detroit AP General Motors announced a 49 dollar price hike averaging 1.6 percent on 1969 models, undercutting Chrysler’s 84 dollar 2.9 percent increase. GM also made federally required headrests optional for now, reversing an earlier plan to include them in price.
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Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
James Roche
Washington
Roche
Tornado Ravages Orange City Causing Over Million in Damage
A tornado struck Orange City Iowa injuring no one but damaging 30 to 40 homes and two large Krall Furniture warehouses. Mayor Robert Dunlop put total loss at about 1 million dollars with widespread destruction, power outages, and cleanup by volunteers from six neighboring communities. The storm also damaged Unity Christian School and a city park structure, while a large barn near Meriden burned in a separate incident.
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Orange City
Iowa
Robert Dunlop
Unity Christian School
Krall Furniture Co
Jaycees
Gene van Grouw
KLEM
le Mars
Northwestern College
Ellis Ames
Meriden
Johnson lauds GM price rise as moderation move
President Johnson praised General Motors 1969 price increases as a step toward moderation. He cited a cabinet price-stability plan forecasting smaller wholesale auto price gains and saving consumers about 350 million compared with Chrysler’s earlier rise.
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San Antonio
Johnson
General Motors
Chrysler
Cedar Rapids Woman Among Three Killed in Oskaloosa Crash
A Cedar Rapids woman and two others died in a two car crash seven miles east of Oskaloosa on Highway 92 Sunday evening. The victims were Mrs Ray Myers 61 of Cedar Rapids Mrs Eugene Sleeth 24 Ottumwa and Mrs John Schenk 41 of Washington Iowa. The husbands were injured and hospitalized. The Sleeth car went broadside into the Schenk vehicle in a driving rain near 6 30 p m. The Sleeth car was torn in half and the couples were thrown from the vehicles. Myers died at the hospital Sleeth died after arrival and Schenk was taken to University hospitals in Iowa City in serious condition.
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Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Ray Myers
Eugene Sleeth
Ottumwa
John Schenk
Washington
Iowa
Myers
Mahaska County
Sleeth
Oskaloosa Hospital
Schenk
University Hospitals
Iowa City
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