Bridge Fire Damages Burlington Mississippi River Span
Wrecking crews fought a freight train fire on the Burlington main line bridge over the Mississippi River. Damage likely exceeds 50 000 dollars with eastbound traffic possibly resuming today and westbound service weeks away. Three gondolas burned, steel beams dropped, trusses may be reinforced, and Trans spans twisted. Traffic rerouted via Quincy as repairs proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Burlington Railroad
Mississippi River
Sartorie
Peking Mayor Loses Red Post Amid Purge
Tokyo dispatch reports Peng Chen, long time Peking mayor and high CCP leader, stripped of his central committee post as Beijing tightens anti dissident drive. Li Hsueh feng named first secretary while Peng, 87, remains out of public view amid allegations linking him to anti party plots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Peng Chen
Peking
Chinese Communist Party
Purged Peking Mayor Replaced as Central Committee Chief
Peking's leadership shuffle appears to have replaced Mayor Peng Chen with Li Hsueh-Feng as first secretary of the Peking Central Committee. The official AP Photofax dispatch notes Hsueh-Feng's appointment without naming Chen. Three officials labeled traitors by Peking include Wu Han vice mayor Liao Mo-sha central committee member and Teng To former editor of the Peking People's Daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
Peng Chen
Li Hsueh - Feng
Communist Party
Peking Radio
Hsueh - Fang
Chen
The
Chinese Communist Party
Wu Han
Liao Mo-sha
Peking Party Central Committee
Teng To
Peking People’s Daily
Social Security Boost Proposed by Johnson
President Johnson urged a blanket increase in Social Security benefits for current and future recipients. He directed Welfare Secretary Gardner to craft a plan for Congress next session with high priority. Johnson spoke to National Council of Senior Citizens delegates before noting prior $1.5 billion annual increases and the need to alleviate hardship among older citizens. He announced a June 15 meeting of state leaders to ensure Medicare launches July 1 with about 200 doctors and hospital administrators invited to review plans for the largest domestic health program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
John Gardner
Congress
White House
National Council of Senior Citizens
Wilson to stay as State Board of Control chief
Russell Wilson, chairman of the State Board of Control, has decided to remain in his post rather than take a federal job. He cited commitments to state programs as the basis for turning down the offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
Russell Wilson
State Board of Control
Wilson
Gemini 2 Mission Ends In Quick Rendezvous With Shrouded Satellite
Gemini 2 astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan launched aboard Titan 2 from Cape Kennedy and closed to 30 miles from a tiny barrel shaped satellite after a 74 000 mile chase. The target remained in its protective shroud complicating docking. The mission aims included a 2 1/2 hour space walk by Cernan and a test rich flight plan across three days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Atlas
Thomas P. Stafford
Hawaii
Gemini
Stafford
Eugene A. Cernan
U.S
Cerman
Mission Control
Cernan
Thomas Stafford
Eugene Cernan
Raiders Hit North Viet Nam For Fourth Day
SAIGON South Viet Nam AP waves of American war planes pounded North Viet Nam for the fourth straight day. Navy and Air Force attack planes hit antiaircraft sites oil depots storage areas and river traffic. One F105 Thunderchief was shot down Capt. Robert B. Pielin 44 of Chicago was rescued by an Albatross after landing under fire and taken to Da Nang with only bruises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
Navy
Air Force
Robert B. Pielin
Chicago
Dong Hot
Pielin
da Nang
South
Viet Nam
Farm Bureau seeks law on REA ownership shares
The American Farm Bureau urged Congress to require a clear ownership structure for rural electric power systems valued over five billion dollars. Currently owned by farmer cooperatives, the ownership is not broken down by individual member shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Farm Bureau Federtion
Congress
Farm Bureau
Charles B. Shuman
House Agriculture Committee
Rural Electrification Administration
REA
Buddhist Nun Dies in Flames in Da Nang Courtyard
A 26 year old Buddhist nun Thich Na Dieu Dinh burned herself to death in a Da Nang pagoda courtyard. The act signals deep opposition to a truce with Ky's regime amid rising militant Buddhism. Tam Chau resigns as head of the Buddhist Institute, pending a special council decision. The episode follows a wave of self immolations and church calls for civilian rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Buddhist Institute
da Nang
Thich Na Dieu Dinh
Johnson
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao ‘Ky
Tam Chau
Buddha
Troopa
Hai Lac
Ain da Nang
Hue
Ex-Officers of Insurance Firm Facing Charges
Three former officers of Republic Investors Life Insurance Co. of East Moline were indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges. Named are Glen A. Jordan of Silvis now Hot Springs Ark Julius M. Lytton of East Moline and John K. Shamburger of Little Rock. A fourth man John Oates of Bettendorf Iowa formerly owner of Quad City Securities Corp. East Moline was indicted on mail fraud and security act violations in the same case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield, I
Republic Investors Life Insurance Co
East Moline
Glen A. Jordan
Silvis
Hot Springs
Ark
Julius M. Lytton
John K. Shamburger
Little Rock
John Oates
Bettendorf
Iowa
Quad City Securities Corp
Recovery Fleet Sets To Act On Apollo Splashdowns
A 6000 man recovery fleet prepares to locate astronauts returning from the moon. Five HC130 aircraft may scour the Atlantic with Bermuda and Azores bases ready, as Gemini 9’s crew plans splashdown timing. The Wasp leads ships and helicopters in a broad recovery plan amid unsettled weekend weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Kennedy
Fla
Moon
Defense Aitment
Bermuda
Azores
Navy
Eugene A. Cernan
Air Force
Thomas P. Stafford
Surveyor 1 Sends More Moon Photos
In Pasadena the Surveyor 1 spacecraft sent a second long stream of pictures of itself and lunar terrain near the Sea of Storms. Some images were out of focus to speed the sweep, others showed remarkable detail of features as small as one-eighth of an inch. The plan is to study results from the full-circle sweep and later target additional areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
U. S
Waterloo Mayor, Negroes Meeting
Hundreds of Negro pickets marched to City Hall and the office of Mayor Woyd Turner in Waterloo to protest alleged police brutality. The demonstration ended after representatives spoke during the moon hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waterloo
Woyd Turner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ilinois
Quincy
Ill
Li Hsueh-feng
Peking People's Daily
Red China
Mao Tze-tung
Control Board Head
Keokuk
Tilton Bottger
Europe
J. R. Leary
Bottger
van Buren County
Sioux City
James Zeisler
Jackson
Neb
Hubbard
Nebraska
Edward Zeisler
Missouri
Jefferson City
Missouri Highway Patrol
Raymond Paul Patrick
Patrick
Wisconsin
Iowan
Tomah
Wis
Darrell Needles
Knoxville
Here
Needles
Atomic Energy Commission
Nevada
Argyla
Marilyn Penrod
Argyle
Davenport
la Crosse
Lansing
McGregor
Dubuque
James A. Lovell, Jr
Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr
AP Photefax
N. Viet
Bureau
Johnson Administration
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Shuman
Surveyor 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!