Four torpedo boats hit as raiders dodge missiles
U S fighter bombers struck North Vietnam target sites near Hai Phong and Hanoi. Four torpedo boats were damaged or sunk after three carrier raids from Constellation and Hancock. Two American planes were down, one crew rescued, another missing. About 250 individual plane strikes were reported with 232 U S aircraft shot down since Feb 7 1965 reference.
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U. S
Haiphong
Constellation
Hancock
South Viet Nam
U.S
Navy
Hanoi
Vinh
Air Force
US. Navy
International Aid Loan for India Liberalization
The Agency for International Development announced a 160 million dollar loan to support India's new economic liberalization program. The loan will be signed in New Delhi marking the resumption of normal U.S. economic aid to India. Mercury at Buckeye shows 48 degrees. Pellston reports 40. Warren and wife met privately with Pope Paul VI in Vatican City during their Italian vacation. Davenport man faces U.S. induction reporting charge. Lawrence Bedenbender, 24, was sworn into the Army after learning of the charge. Tracy Barnes, 27, continues coast to coast balloon flight from Coronado, with weather-related delays and a ground crew following.
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Washington
Agency For International Development
India
New Delhi
Inia
Davenport
U.S
DES Moines
Lawrence Bedenbender
U.S. Atty
Donald M. Statton
Bedenbender
Kearney
Neb
Tracy Barnes
Chester
N.C
Barnes
Coronado
Calif
Towa
Hoffa Wins Five Year Union Term With Broad Powers
Union voters in Miami Beach affirm James R. Hoffa for another five years as Teamsters president. He gains a $25,000 raise to $100,000 annually, approval to cover over $1 million in legal costs, and a rewritten constitution guaranteeing strong job security. He also gains authority to negotiate national industry wide contracts. Hoffa faces a Supreme Court appeal on a sentence that could threaten his empire. Some vice presidents ponder challenging his nine year rule if prison looms. He blocks attempts to replace him by elevating Detroit’s Frank Fitzsimmons to general vice president.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
Hoffa
Hotla
Supreme Court
Detroit
Frank Fitzsimmons
Vanished Women Missing From Indiana Dunes Park
Chesterton Indiana AP report widens search for three young women missing since a picnic six days ago. Divers in Lake Michigan near the park hunt for clues while police and volunteers sweep cottages within a 10 mile area. A car was found and responsible youths reported a boat invitation refusal.
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Chesterton, Ind
Indiana Dunes State Park
Lake Michigan
Gary
Michigan City
Tho
Gas Halts Maryland Prison Riot
Rioting prisoners at the Maryland penitentiary were put back in their cell blocks by about 2 p.m. Tear gas was used after the noon fire and 1,000 inmates milled in the yard. Commissioner Vernon Pepersack called it the worst riot he had seen, noting authorities avoided using clubs or dogs.
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Baltimore
Maryland Penitentiary
Vernon Pepersack
State Commissioner of Correction
Pepersack
Maryland
Machinists Strike Halts Flights Of Five Major Air Lines
Five airlines Eastern Northwest National Trans World and United canceled originating flights as 35,000 IAM members walked out at 6 a.m. local time. Picket lines formed in major eastern ports and the walkout spread westward. The strike could affect 150,000 daily passengers and 231 U.S. cities, with CAB seeking rerouting and interim authority. President Johnson urged minimized disruption and ordered mail movement efforts.
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Afl-Cio International Association of Machinists
Eastern
Northwest
National
Trans World
United
New York
Washington
United States
Globe
Texas
Lawrence F
Brien
Viet Nam
Civil Aeronautics Board
White House
CAB Transportation
CAB
James Reynolds
Johnson
Reynolds
Large Gain In Iowa Tax Revenue Told
Des Moines AP reports Iowa tax revenue for the fiscal year ending June 30 rose by 93.8 million to 419.6 million. Individual income taxes led gains, with 41.6 million, aided by a 27.2 million windfall from new withholding. Sales, motor fuel, use tax and cigarette revenues also rose, while nonrecurring capital improvements were earmarked from the windfall. Individual income tax receipts for 1985-66 reached 97.7 million versus 56.1 million the prior year.
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DES Moines
Towa
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Iowa
Pumping Station Planned For Muscatine Island Levee
Public hearing at Muscatine county courthouse discussed Stage VV river levee improvement linking Mich aels creek upland to raised Mississippi levee. Drainage District 13 to fund a new pumping station replacing Port Louisa on a cooperative basis with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers aiding earthworks. Estimated cost 306,139 dollars, project due by November 30, 1968 with completion of pumping station first and flank levee finishing later.
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Muscatine Island
Michaels Creek
Muscatine County
Port Louisa
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Corps of Engineers
Michael Creek
Mississippi
Col
Howard Coffman
Assembly
Engine Hits Hot Asphalt Truck in Iowa Wreck
Two Milwaukee Railroad trainmen were hospitalized after a collision in Farson Wapello County Iowa when a lead diesel struck a tanker truck carrying 5000 gallons of hot asphalt. Engineer James Kelley 42 and head brakeman Robert D Miller 37, both of Savanna Illinois, sustained injuries as asphalt spread over the diesel and surrounding land. Truck driver Max Gabriel 38 of Montezuma reported his view was obscured by freight cars and siding. Eight diesel units pulled 175 cars.
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Ottumwaap
Milwaukee Railroad
Farson
James Kelley
Robert D. Miller
Savanna
Wapello
Max &. Gabriel
Montezuma
Weather forecast with scattered showers and warming trend
Patchy showers linger tonight with about 40 percent coverage and possible heavy bursts in some areas. Saturday turns warmer with a 30 percent chance of thunderstorms and highs reaching the upper 90s. River stage around 5.9 feet. temperatures today near noon around 82 degrees.
Winds and Rain Lash Sioux City
Powerful winds and rainfall hammered Iowa with showers and thunderstorms, causing downed power lines and damaged trees in Sioux City and across several counties. A Boone County fatal crash occurred when a gravel truck overturned and burst into flames trapping a rider, while other areas reported heavy rainfall totals, gusts, and warnings of more storms into the weekend.
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Associated Press
Jashed
Sioux City
Weather Bureau
Harrison County
Des Moines
Waterloo
Howard County
Merrill
Plymouth County
Holly Springs
Stranded Travelers After Chicago Airport Strikes
At O Hare International Airport crowds of travelers, crews, and families faced grounded flights as strike lines halted service. American Airlines stated no Eastbound space until Sunday, while Greyhound advertised full readiness for bus transport. Railroads planned added personnel to absorb overflow amid heavy Santa Fe traffic.
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Chicago
O'Hare
Umen
Aiport
American Airlines
O’hare
J.F. Dewitt
American
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