Tornado damages farm house near Lone Tree
A tornado struck the Gordon Morrison farm four miles south of Lone Tree at about 6:35 p.m. Monday, ripping the roof from the ranch style house and shattering windows. The Rain soaked walls and basement, with insurance expected to cover only part of the loss. Neighbors reported a path through the cornfield as Morrison prepared hog houses. Mrs Morrison of Iowa City, the son’s wife, noted the five year anniversary of a mobile home accident on the farm.
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Lois Weggen
Lone Tree
Gordon Morrison
Morrison
Colorado
Morrison Farm
Don Morrison
Iowa City
Fire destroys Conesville home
A Conesville residence owned by Ygnacio Martinez burned down around 8 5 am destroying the house and contents while the couple’s three sons aged 9 7 and 5 were away. Martinez worked at Ra h Packing Plant in Columbus Junction and Mrs Martinez at Louis Rich plant in West Liberty. Doris Forbes alerted Conesville station after seeing the smoke. Volunteers from Conesville and Pike Township fought the blaze.
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Conesville
Ygnacio Martinez
Martinez
Ra‘h Packing
Columbus Junction
Martinex
Louis Rich
West Liberty
Doris Forbes
Pike Township
River Water Levels and Changes Reported
River stages show LaCrosse at 6.9 with a rise of 3, Jansing at 8.2 up 1, Dam No. 15.9 at 8.1 up 0.1, McGregor 8.3 unchanged, Gultenburg 6.8 unchanged, Dubuque 9.3 down 0.1, Davenport 7.0 up 0.1, Muscatine 7.45 down 0.0, Keokuk 5.2 down 0.5.
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Rise
Jansing
Fall
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McGregor
Gultenburg
Dubuque
Davenport
Muscatine
Keokuk
Bombardment hits North Vietnam river traffic and port targets
American fighter bombers destroyed or damaged more than 100 supply boats on North Vietnam waterways near Vinh and along the Song Ca River as part of a broad attack. Navy pilots from the carrier Coral Sea claimed 69 watercraft destroyed or damaged. The U.S. Command reported over 220 strikes nationwide. In South Vietnam, forces pressed gains around Kontum, Hue, and An Loc with minimal shelling at the latter. River traffic to resume after 48 hours for a bridge project.
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North
Coral Sea
Song Ca
Vinh
Hanoi
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Kontum
Pleiku
Oler
Hue
An Loc
Muscatine Highbridge
George Morgan
Svedrup-Parcel Associates
St. Louis
Lebridge
Morgan
Ot tumwa widow sues driver in fatal truck crash
A $200000 lawsuit was filed in Wapello County District Court by the widow Carol Lynn Ames of Norman Ames who died in a November traffic crash on Ot tumwa's north side. The suit alleges negligence by the truck driver.
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Ottumwa Iowa (Ap
Ottumwa
Wapella County
Carol Lynn Ames
Norman Ames
Ames
Ollumwa
University Hospital
Iowa City
ICC cannot decide on Iowa Electric rate increase request
The Iowa Commerce Commission moved to dismiss Iowa Electric Light and Power Co. rate hike plans totaling 4.5 million dollars annually, saying the firm failed to present a prima facie case. Cedar Rapids attorney John Gaston argued the utility needs funds to pay stockholders and finance a Palo nuclear plant as trial arguments continued. The commission expected a decision within two weeks, amid protests from customers and questions about charging today for future power needs.
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Des Moines, Iowa
Iowa Commerce Commission
ICC
Iowa Electric Light and Power Co
Tris
James Merrit
Cedar Rapids
Towa Electric
Merritt
Commission
Iowa Electric
John Gaston
Town Electric
Palo
LOC
Maurice van Nostrand
Associated Press
van Nostrand
Purchas
Gaston Lelt
Gaston
Jie
Moonday
Towa Fleetric
Iawa Plectric
Mass at Kennedy grave marks fourth anniversary of his death
More than 100 Kennedys, friends, and followers gathered on the granite terrace at Robert F. Kennedy's grave in Arlington National Cemetery. The hour long folk mass featured guitars and songs, including We Shall Overcome, and reflected themes of peace and hope. The ceremony was led by Rev. Albert Poreira and Msgr. Gene Baroni as crowds remembered the senator shot on June 5 four years ago and died the next day.
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Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
John. Kennedy
Arlington National Cemetery
Potomac
Albert Fr. Poreira
St. Luke’s Roman Catholic
Mclean
Kennedy
Msgr
Gene C. Baroni
National Center For Urban Affairs
Federal City
New York
California
Exploding at Wankie Colliery Leaves 468 Feared Dead
A major underground explosion at the Wankie Colliery about 200 miles north of Bulawayo Rhodesia left 468 miners feared dead. 495 Africans and 38 whites were underground with no survivors reported. rescue efforts hampered by gas and ventilation damage. The mine, owned by Anglo-American, produces about 314 million tons annually.
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Rhodesian
Rhodesia
Wankie
Bulawayo
Une
Manchuria
Taz
Honkeika
United States
Monongah
W. Va
Wankie Mine
Glint Anglo-American Group
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