British Common Market bid collapses shock Western capitals
London reels as Britain's bid to join the Brussels Common Market is rejected. De Gaulle asserts a stand against Britain while Britain faces Labor critiques and potential defense cuts. Five Common Market partners cancel finance ministers’ meeting to avoid France criticism, with the United States pressing for a path to membership.
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London
Britain
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
Brussels
Europe
Commonwealth
European Free Trade Association
de Gaulle
West Germany
Italy
Netherlands
Belgium
Luxembourg
Wasp
France
Edward Heath
Five
Paris
United States
Washington
French veto on European Market may aid American farming
AP reports that France blocking Britain's bid to join the European Common Market could push member nations toward expanding farm production with incentives. Higher European output may raise imports barriers, harming U S wheat grains and poultry. Britain may keep buying U S goods, easing some pressure on American farmers.
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Ovid A. Martin
AP Farm
Wester
Washington
Britain
Bodes Ili
Amerydean
U. S
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Italy
West Germany
France
United States
Two Children Die in Ft. Dodge Mobile Home Fire
A mobile home three miles east of Ft. Dodge housing a family of seven burned late Tuesday. Two children, Tope Rasjean Pingel age 3 and Norman Charles Pingel 16 months, were trapped by an air furnace explosion at one end of the trailer and died. Parents Norman and Mrs Pingel were at work while a babysitter cared for the remaining child.
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Fort ‘Dodgene
Here
Tope Rasjean Pingel
Norman Charles
Norman Pingel
Norman ‘Ringer
Fort Dodge
Hast
Fire injures Fort Dodge family. two youngsters rescued
A blast and blaze near a Fort Dodge mobile home left several children trapped. Babysitter Joan Gunderson fled next door for water and, with grandmother, tried to escape through a electrified front door. Holly and Heather Pingel escaped via a rear door, while Melissa Arndt was rescued by the grandmother. Mrs Pingel works at the Fort Dodge Messenger and Mr Pingel at Standard Engineering Co.
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Joan Gunderson
Charles Pingel
Miss Gunderson
Pingel
Holly
Heather
Melissa Arndt
Murder charge dropped for Airman in Idaho case
Mountain Home Idaho Airman Gerald M Anderson is freed after nearly ten months of confinement on murder charges regarding the killings of a fellow airman’s wife and son. Civil authorities had accepted Theodore Dickie’s confession. Air Force later dismissed the case amid questions about the confession and investigation.
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Mountain Home
Idaho
Gerald M. Anderson
Air Force
Anderson
Mountain Home Air Force Base
Theodore Dickie
Dickie
Archie J. Olds
1Éth Air Force
Mareh Air Base
Calif
Apartment Fire Impacts Burlington Building
Fire swept a Burlington three story frame building Tuesday night forcing 23 residents to evacuate. Flames tore through the third floor and breached the roof. no injuries reported. Firefighters battled the blaze for about two and a half hours before gaining control.
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Burlington
Trove
Navy plane with 14 aboard missing at sea
A U S Navy P3A Orion with 14 aboard disappeared 150 miles southeast of New York as Coast Guard and Navy ships, including the Absecon and two destroyers, converged on a search area. The aircraft, from Patuxent River MD, was on a training flight and fuel would have run out by 9:30 am. An initial sighting of debris and marker was uncertain, with survivors later not confirmed.
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Atlantic
Coast Guard
Absecon
Patuxent River
Naval Air Station
Tong
Patuxent
New York City
Naval
Fear Three Lost Lives In Mine Fire Near Benton Illinois
A fire at Freeman Coal Company Orient Now mine near Benton Illinois threatened three miners, with fear of fatalities among crews fighting the blaze. Nearly all 70 men were evacuated while 24 rescue workers tried to seal airways and smother the fire underground. The mine, producing since 1561, employs about 950 in the Southern Illinois city.
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Benton, Dl
Minois
Freeman Coal’ Co
Orient Now
Benton
Ming
Illinois
Shaft Plan Could Fail At Polls Says Hughes
Governor Hughes warned that the Shaft plan for legislative reapportionment could be defeated in a public election if opponents run a sufficient campaign. If approved at a Dec 3 special election, it would become part of Iowa's Constitution. the Dec 3 date allows an educational campaign against it.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Kansas City Plane Crash Fatal to 8
A four engine Continental Viscount crashed while landing at Kansas City Municipal Airport, killing all eight aboard including pilot Capt. Joseph Wiliam Smith and First Officer S. Clark George. The passengers included Mary Ann Stewart of Kansas City PR staff for People to People and Elmer Russell's family. Flight 290 from Midland approached from the north, then veered and disappeared behind a dike after a sudden drop near the runway end.
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Kansas City
Continental Airlines
Crow
Joseph Wiliam Smith
Dallas
Tex
S. Clark George
Ann Lewis
R. C. Lewis
Abilene
Mary Ann Stewart
Stewart
Wichita Falls
Elmer Russell
Kan
Richard
E. N. Johnson
Chicago Heights
Nathan E. Garber
St. Louis
Ziegler
Federal Aviation Agency
Midland
Missouri River
McNamara Opens Hearing on Defense Burdens and Plans
Sec McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee the United States bears a heavy share of defense duties and allies must shoulder more of the burden. He outlined a five year program to counter the Communist threat, cited a 1964 defense budget of 56 billion with 51 billion for military forces, and urged rapid development of anti missile systems and new airborne infantry concepts. He suggested possible US combat troops in South Vietnam if North Vietnam attacks and asked for 46 million to advance Nike X, plus 35 million for missile research and development. A 15,000 person Army personnel increase was proposed to form provisional units and new air assault divisions with extensive helicopter and aircraft procurement.
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Free World
McNamara
America
Earope
U. S
Atlantic Alliance
Congress
Horse Armed Services Committee
U.S
United States
South Viet Nam
Viet Nan
Eldon Jiliary
Viet Nam
Europe
Pentagon
Friday Will See Penalty On Licenses
The license deadline is 5 p.m. on Thursday January 31 at Muscatine county court house. County treasurer vehicle clerks report busy week with over 2000 licenses sold plus transfers titles and liens. Starting February 1 a 3 percent penalty will be added to renewals with a minimum of 1 and five percent per month after January 31. New vehicles or first time town registrations avoid the penalty.
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Muscatne
Ecourt
Rouse
Shaff Reapportionment Plan Clears Iowa Senate Vote
The Shaff plan, a constitutional amendment, passed the Iowa Senate after about six hours of debate and heads to the House with a 21 to 24 vote split by party. Sponsors say the House will act promptly, while opponents may mount a final challenge. the plan hinges on a December special election and could be challenged in federal court.
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Europe
Britain
Harold ‘Macmillan
Labor Party
Shaff
Iowa
Senate
House
David O. Shaff
R-Clinton
Iowa Federation of Labor
Afl-Cio
Roy Stephenson
Des Moines
Stephenson
Fes
Atl
Retaliation Plans Outlined by McNamara
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara told the House Armed Services Committee that the United States would retaliate in kind if Soviet cities were hit. He described a two to three part plan including strikes on Russian military targets and, if necessary, urban and industrial centers, while noting possible millions of casualties even with defenses.
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Washington
United States
Robert &. McNamara
McNamara
Congress
Soviet Union
Russia
House Armed Services Committee
Titan Missile Soars on Training Launch From Vandenberg
A 38 foot Titan I missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base California in a rainy Tuesday training flight. The Strategic Air Command crew reported a successful launch with preliminary telemetry suggesting the missile hit its Pacific target over 5 000 miles away.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Air Force
Strategic Air Command
Pacific
Grain Elevator Fire Destroys Two Elevators in Farragut
A blaze swept two grain elevators in Farragut today destroying both structures. The fire, whose origin is undetermined, cut electrical service to the town and surrounding farmland to protect the nearby power station. local authorities investigated the incident as flames consumed the facilities.
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Farragut
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