U S Pilots Launch Big Air Offensive Near Vietnam Border
US pilots pressed a major air offensive into North Vietnam on the third day of fighting, striking near the Chinese border and damaging bridges around Haiphong. Saigon reported losses as Hanoi claimed crashes and the US tally rose to 779 combat aircraft.
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Apology Issued For Possible Haiphong Ship Damage
The United States apologized for possible damage to a Soviet freighter in Haiphong, Vietnam, saying if the ship was damaged as claimed it was inadvertent and regretted. The State Department issued the statement on Thursday.
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American missionary teacher found with three children in Malaysia
Aborigine trackers located June Laing 35 of Altoona Pennsylvania and the three Indian ambulance driver children after three days lost in Cameron Highlands jungle. They were found on a tea plantation about six miles from Cameron Highlands and were fed and given fresh clothes at a police station. The search involved nearly 1000 police and jungle survival experts.
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No Cause Found In Baby's Death
BRISBANE Australia AP doctors said post mortem examination revealed no obvious cause for the death of Geoffrey Roger Braham the last born of the Braham quintuplets at age four days He died Thursday after illness Intensive tests would take weeks Surviving boy and three girls were reported in satisfactory condition The babies were born Sunday to a 36 year old wife of a lawyer Roger Braham Lloyds of London will pay 446 on the policy despite a clause declaring it invalid if birth was beyond six weeks early
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Burying Vietnam Dead Puts Extra Costs On Families
Washington AP survey finds many grieving families pay $300 to $700 more than government burial allowances cover. Funeral homes in several areas say they reduce charges to stay within limits, but costs rise sharply for civilian services such as gravesites, monuments, or vaults. Officials note allowances depend on military rules and vary by transport mode and cemetery type.
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Earliest Ever Towboat Through Lock Muscatine January
A 3.20 horsepower towboat named Peoria pushed four coal barges through ice on the Mississippi at Muscatine in January, marking the first commercial towboat passage through Lock and Dam 146. Captain Ivan Sullivan led the voyage with a seven inch ice field, reaching Rock Island at 6 a.m. with 5,000 tons per barge.
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Civilians slain in 1967 amid Viet Cong violence
The AP reports Viet Cong terrorists killed 3,820 civilians in 1967, more than doubling 1966. kidnappings reached 5,368 civilians, up from 3,507 the prior year. Separate items note Is Sentenced poet Le Roi Jones to 2.5–3 years and $1,000 fine for weapons during Newark riots, Israeli Jordanian clashes near Umm Shar, Kennedy citing improved civilian care in Vietnam, and other briefs.
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New City Council Adopts Appropriations Ordinance
Muscatine City Council approved a 2,371,716 annual appropriations ordinance for 15 funds at a Thursday session. A new 10,000 Forestry Fund was created to finance tree removal payments, with most funds raised by taxes across several departments, including Public Safety, Sanitation, Municipal Enterprise, Recreation, Street, and Sewer Rental, while Parking Meter, Street Construction, Garbage, and Liquor Profit have no tax revenue.
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Bus struck by semi in Hill area injures none
A school bus was rear ended by a semi truck around 4 15 p m Thursday on Eisele Hill as the bus stopped to discharge students. No injuries were reported. The Town Highway Patrol investigated. The bus driver was Donald Wilson from Muscatine rural route 5 and the bus normally carries about 35 students on an early route.
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