Typhoon Ida Slams Northern Philippine Islands
Typhoon Ida battered Lu zon Island and northern provinces with winds over 40 mph and headed toward the South China Sea. Manila experienced heavy rains and flood risks, forcing some residents from their homes as waves breached Manila Bay’s sea wall. Damage expected to be extensive though initial reports are sketchy.
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South China Sea
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Manila Bay
Shy Guys and Aggressive Wives Study Noted as Pilot
In The Nation a pilot study suggested middle class marriages show shy, sexually ineffectual husbands called "mother's boys" who drink excessively, while wives are aggressive, efficient, masculine, and sexually frigid. Unemployment slipped to 4.9 percent in July with 72 million employed, but Wirtz cautioned about remaining out of work. Judge Brown denied a new trial for Jack Ruby, with appeals proceeding to Texas Court of Criminal Appeals unless constitutional issues arise.
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Washington
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Lee Harvey” Oswald
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Texas
Iowa Cities Move to Standard Time Before October 4
Several Iowa communities plan to revert to Central Standard Time ahead of the October 4 daylight saving deadline. Red Oak will set clocks back August 23, Brooklyn August 27, and Audubon and Bedford August 36. Sioux City, Council Bluffs, and Glenwood had already announced prior changes.
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Brooklyn
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Saigon Crisis Eases but Red Threat Persists
Reported lull in ground attacks along the Vietnamese border followed by warnings of ongoing U S and Red Chinese military buildups in Southeast Asia. Officials, including Defense Secretary McNamara, stressed no substantial Chinese movements and no confirmed North Vietnamese attacks on costlier ships Maddox and Coral Sea.
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U. S
Hickam Air Force Base
Asia
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Nam
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Costrogers
Maddox
Corner Jay
Lodge Plans Asia Visit to Explain U S Vietnam Policy
Former ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge said he will visit allied capitals within a week at the request of President Johnson and Secretary Rusk to outline the U S position in Southeast Asia. The trip aims to explain U S aims to allies amid North Vietnam’s border clashes and critiques from Beijing and Hanoi.
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South Viet Nam
White House
Dean Rusk
Congress OKs LBJ Action In Viet Nam
Congress overwhelming approved the resolution backing President Johnson s actions in Southeast Asia. The House passed 414 0 and the Senate 58 2 in a display of bipartisan unity behind a military response to attacks by Communist forces. Protests cited Morse and Gruening, while Powell explained his wartime support.
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Congress
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House
Senate
Wayne Morse
D-Ote
Ernest Gruening
Alaska
Morse
Greening
Viet Nam
Adam Clayton Powell
D-Ny
Powell
Stong
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
Hous Foreign Affairs Committee
Gas Explosion Blasts Buffalo Area Plant
A propane gas explosion rocked a suburban Lancaster area plant near Buffalo. Police evacuated homes within a one mile radius as fire crews battled the blaze. No injuries were reported, but authorities feared further explosions. About 30 fire companies responded to the scene.
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N.Y
Lancaster
Four Klansmen charged with murder in Penn slaying
U S authorities announced murder charges against four Athens area Klansmen for the July 11 shooting of Lemuel Penn, an Army Reserve lieutenant colonel from Washington DC. The men, Herbert Guest James Lackey Ceil William Myers and Joseph Howard Sims, identified by the FBI, face federal Civil Rights Act charges and potential state first degree murder charges with possible death penalty.
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Macon
Viet Nam Dispute Not for U N Security Council
Secretary General Thant said the Security Council should not be the sole body to settle Southeast Asia matters. He noted its limited authority and the nonmember status of North Vietnam, while speaking after talks with President Johnson and U S officials during his visit.
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Grand Champion Brings $41.50 At Louisa Fair
More than 1 million head of baby beeves were sold at the Louisa County fairgrounds auction. Smiley Livestock Auction of Columbus Junction paid top price for Bereford, grand champion owned by Tom Smith of Columbus Junction, at $41.50 per hundred. Reserve champion Angus, owned by Greg Stone of Wapello, sold for $36.50 per hundred to Wapello Livestock Auction. In the market lamb sale, top price $41? per hundred was paid by Farmers Cooperative of Winfield for the grand champion of Mark Huston of Winfield. Grand champion Jersey pig, Jittering the market pig, owned by Jane Paisley of Columbus Junction, sold to Farmers Cooperative of Winfield at $28 per hundred.
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Louisa County Fairgrounds
Smiley Livestock Auction
Tom Smith
Greg Stone
Wapello
Wapello Livestock Auction
Farmers Cooperative At
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Mark Huston
Jane Paisley
Farmers Cooperative of Winfield
Poverty Bill Vote Today Tests LBJ Political Stand
Washington awaits a House vote on Johnson's $947.5 million antipoverty bill amid GOP opposition calling it an election-year gimmick. Debate hours precede a likely narrow victory, with Southern Democrats pivotal and a 40 vote margin feared by some insiders. The plan would fund programs to confront poverty, including $412.5 million for youth initiatives.
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Washington
Johnson
House
United States
South Viet Nam declares emergency as mobilization begins
Premier Nguyen Khanh declares a national emergency and mobilizes manpower and resources as the coming weeks are deemed decisive in the struggle against the Communists. Military courts gain power to impose summary death sentences on terrorists and saboteurs with appeal rights.
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Tonkin Gulf
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North Viet Nam
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Hong Kong
Formoza
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Khanh
Regents Set to Approve 3985-07 Budgets for Regents Institutions
DES MOINES Regents expected to formally approve 3985-07 budgets for six institutions under Regents control. Capital improvement requests dominated by University of Iowa seeking 92,749,000 for projects, Iowa State 800,000 for strengthening programs, and State College of Town asking 1,000,000 for a new education building in Cedar Falls. Wilton requests 1,390,000 for capital upgrades, amid discussions on equipment, space, and obsolete facilities to handle enrollment growth.
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State Board of Regents
University of Iowa
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State College of Town
Howard Bowen
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SUT
James Hilison
Towa State University
Wilton
J. W. Maucker
Cedar Falls
Iowa City Girl Injured in West Liberty Car Crash
Vernona Lee Neppel, 17, of Iowa City, escaped with bruises and abrasions when her car overturned after losing control on a county road two miles north of West Liberty. An 11 year old sister, a passenger, was treated at a West Liberty physician’s office. A Town Highway Patrol officer said Neppel was traveling west on a paved highway and swerved to avoid an oncoming pickup over a knoll.
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Vernona Lee Neppel
Towa City
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