Bus Crash in Germany Kills 31 Belgians and 2 Others
A bus carrying 40 Belgian school children from Brussels crashed off a bridge on the Frankfurt-Cologne autobahn near Idstein, killing 28 students aged 10 to 17, two teachers, the driver, and a German army officer. Dozens injured as rescue crews freed victims amid a traffic jam and collapsed roof supports.
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Idstein
Germany
Frankfurt
Cologne
Limburg
Arbus
Brussels
Chase Ends In Death of Omaha Youth
In Omaha Nebraska a 19 year old youth Eugene Nesbitt was shot to death by Patrolman Floyd Matula during a nighttime chase in the north part of town. Nesbitt died in a hospital from shotgun wounds after officers pursued a car driven by Rodney Stewart who was jailed on burglary suspicion. Authorities said Nesbitt and Stewart threw a market taker from the vehicle and fled on foot after being ordered to halt.
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Omaha
Neb
Eugene Nesbitt
Floyd Matula
Nesbitt
Rodney Stewart
Matula
Michel London
Stewart
Man Nabbed With Masks Cash in Car
Davenport police chased two men after a report of tampering with a bar. In a car driven by George Sotak, 51, of Springfield Ill, officers found £2900 in cash, several guns and face masks. Sotak faced carrying a concealed weapon and Franks, 32, of Houston Texas, was arrested in another car for motor vehicle larceny.
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Davenport
George Sotak
Springfield
Alton Franks
Houston
Tex
Sotak
Balloon Death and Drownings Highlight Iowa News
Four year old Shelley Haut died after swallowing a balloon in Davenport. Jerry Redbout, sixteen, drowned at Coralville Reservoir near Iowa City. Tracy Barnes’s hot air balloon landed near Clutier after a long drift. Jerome Perry, thirty one, survived injuries from a car air conditioner explosion near West Union. In Congo Kisangani region the white rebellion is reported nearly over by Congolese radio.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Jerry Redbout
Coralville
Jerry
Marion Reddout
West Union (Ap
Jerome Perry
St. Lucas
Perry
Kinshasa
Leopoldville
We Congo
Kisangani
Stanleyville
Katanga
Gemini 18 astronauts return to Texas homes
Navy Cmdr John W. Young and Air Force Maj Michael Collins arrived at Ellington AFB after a delayed flight from Cape Kennedy. They completed the first dual rendezvous with two satellites and Collins performed two extra-vehicular excursions. The return featured near fuel scarcity in their spacecraft and late arrivals due to oil leaks in support planes. Nearby astronauts welcomed them as storms Dorothy and Ells churned offshore with no land threats.
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Houston
Tex
Space
Navy
John W. Young
Air Force
Michael Colsins
America
Space Agency
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Fie
Ellington Air Force Base
Florida
Huntsville
Ala
Young
Collins
Earth
John Young
Michael Collins
John
Morse Drives Fast Track on Airline Strike End
Washington senator Wayne Morse revised his plan to end the one day airline strike and urged swift Senate action. Republicans drafted a separate strike stopping bill, risking delaying the initial congressional step. President Johnson announced the resignation of Edwin O. Reischauer as ambassador to Japan and named U. Alexis Johnson as successor.
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Washington
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate
Japan
Johnson
Edwin O. Reischauer
U.S
U. Alexis Johnson
Reds Hit Near Saigon Fight and Air Strikes Near Border
Viet Regulars fade into jungles near the border after mauling a U.S. Marine unit in a weekend battle. Viet Cong attack Saigon fringes with mortars and machine guns, hitting outposts and a defeectors camp. A B 52 raid from Guam targets a regimental post south of the 7th Parallel. US Marines press into rugged hills as Air Force, Navy, and Marine pilots fly 92 missions. one Skyhawk down with pilot rescued.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
APJ
North Viet Nam
U.S
U.S. Air Force
Ti Saigon
Air Force
Guam
South Viet Nam
Navy
Marine
Gulf of Tonkin
Race Violence Eases as Cleveland Seeks Peace Formula
In Cleveland Ohio race violence subsides with police and National Guard support easing tensions in East Side slums. Leaders from white and Negro communities form a broader peace group and establish an employment center for workers displaced by looting and fires. Guard presence to be scaled back as calm returns and streets flood after heavy rain.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Richard R. Wagner
Wagner
National Guard
Hough
Wilton Girl, 16, Killed In Car Bicycle Crash
Muscatine county reports a fatal traffic death for Barbara JoAnn Jasperson of Wilton nine miles north of Muscatine on highway 638. Harlan Koch, 48, and Barry Langley, 16, were in the car. Jasperson and companion Shirley Rushton rode bicycles when Jasperson crossed into the car’s path. Jasperson died of head and neck injuries after the collision. Koch was treated for shock and released. Funeral services set for Wilton Methodist Church, burial Oakdale Cemetery.
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Muscatine County
Barbara JoAnn Casperson
Wilton
Muscatine
Charlie Whister
Harlan Koch
Route 1
Tipton
William Roudybush
Miss Jasperson
Shirley Rushton
Hatfield
Miss Rushton
Whisler
Jasperson
Koch
Barry Langley
Mascaline General Hospital
Langley
Wilton Community High School
Kenneth
Rosa
Marie Walther Jasperson
Chris
Charles
Louise
Wilton Methodist Church
Oakdale
I. G. Wilkins
Gill Funeral Home
Witnesses Gather for Speck Prosecution Grand Jury
Chicago AP prosecutors assemble witnesses for a Cook County grand jury to indict Richard Speck on murder charges for eight nurses killed. Early witnesses include Miss Josephine Chan, nursing director at South Chicago Community Hospital, while Speck remains in a jail hospital recovering. Corazon Amurao, 23, a Filipina nurse, is slated as chief grand jury witness.
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Chicago
Richard Speck
Office of
Atty
Daniel Ward
Josephine ‘Chan
South Chicago Community Hospital
Speck
Hallings
Cook County
Corazon Amarao
Amurao
Heat Waves and Humidity Hit Iowa Across State
Iowa faces hot humid conditions with temperatures near 90 during the day and 65 to 82 at night. The Weather Bureau forecasts a five day pattern with seasonal normals, as a mass of Canadian air moves into the state by Thursday.
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Iowa
Weather Bureau
Towa
Waterloo
Bes Moines
Council Bluffs
Sioux , City
Davenport
Burlington
Ottumwa
Lee County crash kills five in town and county
Five people die in traffic accidents Sunday night across Town and Lee County. In Lee County three died in a collision at the intersection of Highways 213 and 103 near West Point: Levi Rowlett 18 of Keokuk his 12 year old brother Louis and Howard Hunter 43 of Eolia Missouri. Barbara Schucit 18 of near Central City dies from a three car crash in Marian. Russell Dickey 16 of Mechanicsville dies when his car runs off a gravel road and overturns east of Mechanicsville.
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Lee County
West Point
Levi Rowlett
Keokuk
Louis
Howard Hunter
Eolia
Levi Roweltt
Hunter
Barbara Schucit
Central City
Marian
Towns
Russell Dickey
Mechanicsvillé
Mechanicsivilly
General Stilwell Jr Missing On San Francisco Honolulu Flight
Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Jr, commander at Fort Bragg, aboard a twin engine DC3 missing over the Pacific. His mother confirmed his presence in Carmel and said he joined friend Hal Grimes on the flight from San Francisco to Honolulu. A large search is underway about 386 miles west of San Francisco.
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San Francisco
Joseph W. Stilwell Jr
Amys Special Warfare Center
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Honolulu
Joseph W. Stilwell
Carmel
Presidio of
Stilwell
Hal Grimes
Grimes
Ner Som
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Atlantic
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