Massive Mississippi River Jam Battles Flood Threat
Davenport and Rock Island officials faced a seven mile long ice jam blocking the river channel. Experts estimated it would require about a million pounds of TNT to break the barrier which held back flood waters two feet above the danger level. Over 150 residents were evacuated as authorities weighed dynamite options and pursued cautious measures.
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Davenport
Town
Rock Island
Rock Island District Corps of Engineers
Hungary and U S Officials Debate Dam Break Tactics
The Nepszabad speaks of sedition aimed at undermining the regime while in Washington Rep. Schmidhauser discussed using explosives to clear the jam. Resor cited the blast needed to breach the gorge, but Army engineers warned of vast damage and ruled out such action. River readings showed 16.91 feet with flood stage at 15 feet. A thaw was deemed the only real chance to break the jam.
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Washington
John Schmidhauser
Iowa
Defense
Cyrus R. Vance
Army
Stanley R. Re ‘Sor
Schmidhauser
Resor
Army Engineers
Assembly In New York Bela Fabian
In New York Bela Fabian reports on Hungarian politics. The piece notes a growing Assembly mood toward reform and arrests linked to rioting in Miskolc and other cities. It mentions Verses of protests at Pecs and gallows graffiti reading Kada r to the gallows.
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New York
Bela Fabian
Hungari
Lenate
Federation of Form
Ers
Budapest
Tion
Czepel
Miskolc
Dumaujgaroskan
Dunaujgaros
Tax bill targets merchant licenses to cut state revenue
The measure eliminates retail and wholesale merchants license taxes at a 25 million cost, without broad consumer tax relief. Other bills in committees seek higher income tax exemptions to federal levels, college tuition credits, or 6 per family credits against sales tax. Gov opposes tax cuts harming revenue. merchants gain 2 percent of state tax and breakage. House committee to consider constitutional debt measures. Senate rejected highway/public building proposal 11 to 7.
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Harrison
Assembly
House Privileges and Elections Committee
New Mexico Soldier Sacrificed Life in Vietnam Grenade Rescue
Spec. 4 Daniel Fernandez of Los Lunas gave his life to shield comrades near Saigon when he jumped on an exploding grenade as enemy fire pressed his unit, later identified by the Army. His father said Fernandez volunteered for Vietnam in 1965 and had earned the Purple Heart and Air Medal.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
23Th Infantry Division
Army
Fernandez
J Mr
Birs
Josef
Las Lunas
Hermanas
Spec. Fernandez
Daniel
Deadly cold grips wide swath from Minnesota to Alabama
Severe cold snaps stretched from northern Minnesota to the Texas Panhandle and northern Alabama on Saturday night and into the Northeast. Forecasters warned of overnight temps well below zero across the central Canadian border to the Great Plains and lower Midwest to New England. The day saw readings as low as 40 below zero in Minnesota with record subzero streaks in several states. A pickup went stuck in the deep freeze near La Plant, South Dakota, killing three adults and a 3-year-old boy. another man walked for help and was treated for frozen feet.
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Texas Panhandle
Alabama
Mercury
Canadian
Great Plains
Lower Midwest
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Rockies
Atlantic Coast
la Plant
Bud Jeffries
Raseau
Minn
International Falls
Milwaukee
Sheboygan
Wis
Kennedy Eyes Public Hearings On Viet Nam Policy
The Senate panel weighing a 4.8 billion Viet Nam military aid bill may invite Defense Secretary McNamara and Vice President Humphrey to a closed session after they declined public testimony. Senator Tydings urged broader Senate influence on Johnson's Viet Nam policy, while Senator Symington criticized airstrike limits and urged freer targeting of North Viet Nam infrastructure. The debate centers on pilot risks, target rules, and war aims as lawmakers press for changes.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Joseph D. Tydings
Kennedy
Chicago
Senate
Johnson
Tydings
U.S
North Viet Nam
Stuart
Symington
D-Mo
Viet Nam
Air Force
Pentagon
Symiington
Viet Nam battle actions and air support reported from Da Nang to Tam Ky
Reports describe overnight Viet Cong attacks near An Khe and Hon Cong Mountain with light seeing heavy defenses and casualties. U S forces cover Phuoc Valley with helicopters and B 52 jets while a fresh coastal strike targets terrain west of Tam Ky. Casualties include a Navy Intruder, downed helicopters, a Marine crew killed, and a Vietnamese air spotter plane shot down.
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Dai Nang
An Khe
1St Cavalry
Phuoc Valley
Saigon
Valley Forge
South China Sea
U S. Navy AG
Jrm
North Viet ‘Nam
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Bong Son
U.S. Marine
Hoe Mon
U.S
Phune Valley
Tam Ky
da Nang
Ch Lai
George Esper
Charles Dean
Syracuse
N.Y
Iwo Jima
Dean
Castro Reports Measure Of Success In Cuba's Sugar Harvest
Havana AP Fidel Castro announced a mixed sugar harvest report stating 1,001,152 tons refined so far from a 170,000-man force, 623,376 tons below last year though yield improved per cane milled by 6.34 percent. He warned this year will still be under last year’s six million tons due to drought and other 1965 problems. Sugar dominates Cuba’s foreign exchange earnings as prices fall pressure the economy.
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Castro
Cuba
Havana
Fidel Castro
Communist Party
Granma
Red China
Briton weighs defense cuts amid world-stride costs
Mayhew warned Britain cannot sustain a 1970s world role east of Suez without drastic defense cuts and reduced commitments. He urged trimming plans for a new carrier and a costly Fill project, noting Britain cannot afford two major military obligations while relying on the United States. Mattalieu named navy minister as Wilson accepts Mayhew resignation.
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Indian Ocean
Mayhew
Britain
United States
Cially
Healey
U.S
China
Asia
Navy
J.P.W. Mattal ‘Leu
Murmansk
Harold Wilson
Jia
Wilson
Board of Trad
Wedding Continued from Page One
Arthur Goldberg is named in a playful wedding recap with guests joking about the couple’s future. The dialogue captures light banter as attendees speculate about elopement and hint at broader political themes within the crowd.
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Arthur Goldberg
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Doves
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