One Held Two Sought in Slayings London
London AP report says John Edward Witney was ordered held without bail on murder charges in the slaying of three police detectives. Police seek two more suspects, Harry Maurice Roberts and John Duddy, both armed and dangerous.
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John Edward Witney
London
AP Photofax
Scotland Yard
Witney
Britain
Harry Maurice Roberts
John Duddy
Roberts
Ronald Ernest Hall
John O’brien
Alll
Burlington
Boyd R. Heil
Charles L. Leible
End of Air Strike by Friday fits five airlines
Striking mechanics expect details today on a tentative deal aimed at ending the 40 day air strike. If ratified by about 35,400 machinists across Eastern National Northwest Trans World and United, most flights could resume this weekend with full service by early next week.
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Washington
P. L
Roy) Stemiller
Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Siemiller
Eastern
National
Northwest
Trans World
United
Power to Call Reserves Sought in Defense Bill Battle
The Senate considers a bipartisan amendment to allow the president to call reserves into active service for up to 38 consecutive months. Senators Russell and Saltonstall push for broader reserve use amid Vietnam war tensions. McNamara opposes civilian reserve call ups. The Appropriations Committee backs greater reserve deployment.
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Washington
Senate
Johnson
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Leverett Saltonstall
R-Mass
Russell
Armed Services Committee
Viet Nam
Saltonstall
Robert S. McNamara
Appropriations Committee
Weather outlook and river reading update
The forecast calls for generally fair weather with little temperature change through tonight and into Wednesday. Expect a low around the 60s, and a Wednesday high in the mid 80s. River stage is 5.4 feet.
Congress delays Capitol front expansion amid protests
Senate House conferees agreed to postpone the 34 million dollar west front expansion as protests rose. House also passed a home financing bill adding 3.75 billion for loans, with Senate action expected on a similar measure.
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Washington
Senate House
Capitol
House
Senate
Hearing Erupts as Eight Ousted at Capitol Committee
Washington AP United States House of Representatives Un American Activities hearings sparked disruptions as eight individuals were carried out after shouting at the panel led by Rep. Joe Pool. Witness Philip A. Luce testified about the May 2 Movement and alleged group control of antiwar protests. A court battle loomed with a three judge panel voiding a temporary restraining order while considering a temporary injunction.
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Washington
House Committee On UN
Joe R. Pool
D-Tex
Philip A. Luce
Luce
Progressive Labor Party
American Civil Liberties Union
Capitol
Asst. U.S. Atty
Joseph M. Hannon
Services For Slater Saturday
Funeral services are set for Fred W. Duke Slater in Chicago after his death from stomach cancer at 67. The former University of Iowa tackle and NFL player for Rock Island and the Chicago Cardinals will lie in state at Bethel A M E Church from 8 p.m. Friday with services at 10 a.m. Saturday, followed by burial at Mount Glenwood Cemetery. A Normal Illinois native, Slater began in Clinton high school, studied law between seasons, and was elected to the National Football Hall of Fame in 1951.
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Chicago
Fred W
Duke
Slater
Bethel A
Mount Glenwood
University of Iowa
Rocky Island, Ill
Chicago Cardinals
Clinton
Iowa
Normal
National Football Hall of Fame
Incomes Hit Record in Past Month
Washington AP reports personal income for July rose to a new high despite the airline machinists strike and auto plant model changes. The Commerce Department notes a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 579.7 billion with a 2.8 billion wage rise offset by Medicare deductions and higher elder health benefits.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Federal appeals court: New Orleans cases on death row
A federal appeals court reversed solitary confinement conditions for two death row inmates in New Orleans as part of a broader decision shaping jury selection guidelines in the South. Labat and Peret face possible reindictment for rape, reflecting ongoing legal scrutineering of trial fairness.
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New Orleans
Court of Appeals
Edgar Labal
Clifton A. Peret
Appeals
Guidlines
Labat
Peret
Washington
Senate
Everett M. Dirken
Rewsmen
Four Navy Skyhawks evade MIG fire south of Hanoi
Four US Navy A4 Skyhawks from the carrier Oriskany dodged 37mm cannon fire from two MIG17 fighters while attacking a train 70 miles south of Hanoi. They damaged four boxcars and did not return fire, as 133 missions were flown against targets in North Vietnam. Air actions in South Vietnam were lighter with B52 strikes near War Zone C.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
U.S
Oriskany
Navy
Air Force
Marine
Haiphong
Panhandle
Beef Champions Will Be Picked at Fair Tonight
West Liberty fairgoers viewed exhibits and judged junior and open class stock. Judging wrapped for dairy cattle swine and sheep, and beef entries. Grand and Reserve Beef champions to be named tonight at 6 30 before the grandstand, with variety show at 8. Square dancing at 9 Geels to perform. Sale time for junior beef moved to 8 30 Wednesday morning before final stock sale and Wednesday night stock car races.
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West Liberty
Geels
Ealier
West Liberty Fair
Barbara Timm
Fort Madison long distance outage hits region
A contractor near the State Penitentiary cut a large cable causing Fort Madison and nearby communities to lose long distance service. Work crews labored to restore lines between the Northwestern Bell office in Fort Madison and a microwave tower near the prison. Some long distance circuits, including teletype, were knocked out with repairs expected by about 2 p.m. Emergency calls between Burlington and Keokuk routed via Quincy, Illinois.
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Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Dale Anderson
Telephone Company
Anderson
Burlington
Keokuk
Quincy
Davenport Man Gets 18 Year Term for Wife Killing
Donald W. McCollom 37 of Davenport will serve 18 years for killing his wife Mary Pauline 33 and already faces a 60 year term for slaying her brother in law. Judge Clay Le Grand imposed the sentence after McCollom pleaded guilty to the stabbing death in his home on March 1. Earlier this year he received a 60 year term for second degree murder in the shooting of Richard L. Jurgensen 24. The killings occurred in the McCollom residence in Davenport.
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Davenport
Donald W. McCollom
Clay le Grand
Scott County District Court
Mary Pauline
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