Marion Marine Wounded Third Time in Viet Nam
A U S marine from Marion identified as Cpl Kenneth Churchill, 21, was wounded in the right hand and hip by enemy fire near Quan Tri in South Vietnam. This marks his third wounding after battles for hill 881 in early June, and comes as he neared a possible corporal promotion on his 21st birthday.
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U.S
Marion
Kenneth Churchill
Marvin Churchill
Valleyview Drive
Quan Tri
South Vietnam
Cedar Rapids
Churchill
Hill 881
Marion High School
Churchills
Cpl
Fifth Avenue paving delays street project progress
Weather slows the No 2 paving project as Fifth avenue remains closed between Seventh and Eleventh streets while asphalt resurfacing proceeds on the major portion. After Seventh to Twenty second is completed, Fifth will cover remaining brick, with the Eleventh to Thirteenth stretch next.
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Lee Coppock
Fifth Avenue
Fifth
Seventh
Eleventh
Thirteenth
East Iowan Major Westfall Killed in Guatemala Crash
U S Air Force Major Bernard L Westfall of Iowa City Iowa died in a plane crash near Guatemala s Pacific coast He served as an adviser to the Guatemalan air force His wife and three children were with him Burial is planned for Arlington National Cemetery
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Guatemala City
U.S. Air Force
Bernard L. Westfall
Iowa City
Iowa
Guatemala
Pacific
Westfall
Carolyn White
Coyt Westfall
Lone Tree
University of Iowa
Arlington National Cemetery
Promotions to Two Iowa City Policemen
Iowa City Police Chief Patrick McCarney announced two promotions. Robert Vevera will be promoted to sergeant on the 3 to 11 p.m. shift effective Oct. 1. Craig O Connor will become sergeant on the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift effective Oct. 2. Vevera is 34 and has served since 192. O Connor is 27 and has served since 1965.
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Iowa City
Patrick McCarney
Robert Vevera
Craig O'Connor
Vevera
O'Connor
State Provides Weather Alert Service in C R IA Ames
Iowa highway commission secures an emergency weather forecasting service for the Cedar Rapids maintenance district. The service from Murray and Trettel, Inc. will warn of probable snowfall or ice storms and suggest actions. The cost is 1500 dollars for the initial storm season through spring.
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Ames
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Foster ‘Smiley
Murray and Trettel, Inc
Northfield
Joseph Coupal
U.S. Weather Bureau
Oxford Man Injured When Car Hits Pole
Dennis Lee McKee 17 of Oxford is in fair condition at University Hospitals after a one car crash on the Coralville cutoff road near IWV road. His vehicle struck an electric utility pole injuring his face and causing road closures for repair work. The pole carried 69 000 and 13 800 volt lines and some Coralville customers lost power briefly.
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Iowa City
Oxford
Dennis Lee McKee
Coralville
Iowa-Illinois Gas and Electric Co
Beulah Opens Chasm in Texas Political Ranks
Beulah’s devastation heightens long running rift between Texas Governor Connally and Senator Yarborough. A two day House probe into hurricane damage spotlighted their feud with claims of political maneuvering on both sides.
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Beulah
Texas
Corpus Christi
Corps of Federal Agency
House Public Works
Yarborough
Connally
Washington
House
Subcommittee
House Committee
Connally-Yarborough
LBJ
Kennedy
Johnson
Escape From Sumatra to Ceylon Under Fire
A World War II native junk fleeing Sumatra toward Ceylon was attacked by planes. Machine gun fire punctured nearly every airframe, yet all 50 soldiers escaped unharmed with no scratches.
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Sumatra
Ceylon
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John Hammen
Jim Newton
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Craig Schultz
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6Th Ave
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Lori Bock
Diane Morrow
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Prairie Chapel
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