Flaming Crash on Span Kills Four on Bay Bridge Tunnel
A tractor-trailer tire caused a two-vehicle collision on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Norfolk Virginia. The blaze killed four occupants believed to be in a Connecticut plated car, marking the first fatality on the span since its opening a year ago. The $200 million crossing has seen over 1.25 million vehicles pass since opening.
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Norfolk
Chesapeake Bay
Connecticut
Kiptopeke
Virginia
Ottumwa Man Heads Eagles at Iowa convention
Everett Summers of Ottumwa was elected president of the Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles at the group’s 57th annual convention. Mrs. Jane Neuman of Spencer was named to lead the Iowa Eagles auxiliary.
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Burlington
Everett Summers
Ottumwa
Iowa Fraternal Order of Eagles
Jane Neuman
Spencer
Iowa Eagles
Court to Name Pope's Counsel in Nebraska Bank Killing
U S District Judge in Kansas City expected to appoint J Whitfield Moody to defend Duane Pope, charged in the Big Springs Nebraska bank robbery that left three dead and several injured. Pope is held on $100000 bond with a June 25 preliminary hearing, facing federal charges and possible state prosecution. Pope surrendered after a weekend visit from family, while the case raises questions of cross jurisdiction and potential double jeopardy and death penalty options. Weather outlook calls for cloudy conditions through Tuesday with highs near 80 and lows in the 50s.
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Kansas City, Mo
U.S. District Court
Duane Pope
Big Springs
Neb
John W. Oliver
J. Whitfield Moody
U.S
Pope
Tony
Missouri
Moody
Jackson County Legal Aid Committee
F. Russell Millin
Western Missouri
McPherson
Kan.) College
Robert Richards
Dever County
Theodore Richlng
Omaha
Nebraska
Richling
Kansas City
Dennis
Blo
Roxbury
Kan
Andreas Kjeldgaard
Glen Hendricks
Louis Ann Hothan
Franklin Kjeldgaard
Adjournement Plans Might Strike Snag In Congress
Congress nears Labor Day with major bills pending. Voting rights, union shops, foreign aid, elderly health care, minimum wages, base closures, reapportionment, excise taxes, and pay raises stand as key obstacles. Few appropriation bills sent to the President. recess plans under discussion amid uncertain Senate progress.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
News Briefs From Iowa and Mississippi
Eighteen Negro students from Rust College in Holly Springs Miss began a seven week study at the University of Iowa under the Mississippi Support program. The Iowa Executive Council put on hold action to build a security fence around the governor's residence until Gov Harold Hughes returns June 22. The council approved purchasing two University of Iowa residences in Iowa City. Davenport reports John Bishop 38 claiming to lead the Nazi party says America must confront an internal Communist threat by shocking the public. In Run nells a youth died when his car collided with a gasoline transport trailer at an intersection.
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SUI Iowa City
Rust College
Holly Springs
Miss
University of
Towa
Mississippi Support Program of
Iowa City
Des Moines
Iowa Executive Council
Harold Hughes
Davenport
John Bishop
Hitself
Iowa
America
Bishop
Floods in Reeds Spring Cause Over Million in Damage
In Reeds Spring Missouri a cloudburst Saturday night flooded the town, killing a man. Mayor Frank Judah said about 20 businesses and numerous homes were damaged, with losses estimated above $1 million. In Springfield Illinois the Legislature began a five day work schedule amid a heavy backlog.
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Missouri
Reeds Spring
Reeds
Frank Judah
Tasik
Italians vote as regional elections end in Italy
Italians cast final votes in regional and local elections rumored to affect Premier Aldo Moro's center left coalition. Sardinia's 447,455 voters could sway the national political picture while early results begin to trickle in from scattered sections.
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Rome
Aldo Moro
Sardinia
India
Gauhati
East India
Assam
Paratroopers Guard Major Viet Nam Airport
Vietnamese rangers found about 100 government troops dead north of Dong Xoai, including the 7th Airborne Battalion, while U.S. paratroopers were moved to protect Phuoc Vinh airfield. Air raids continued across North and South Vietnam with jets and naval, marine air support. Six Americans were killed weekend, plus helicopter crew losses and a truck explosion at Chu Lai.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Dong Xoai
7Th Airborne Battalion
U.S
Vird U.S. Airborne Brigade
Phuoc Vinh
Viet Nam
Chu Lai
Dozen Die In Weekend Accidents
Dozen fatalities marked a bloody weekend with 12 deaths from accidents starting 5pm Friday. Notable victims include Joseph J. Vanaga near Des Moines and Jerry Lee Pumprey near West Point. A four-death crash near Dubuque involved Abben family members from Deer Park and Illinois. Additional Illinois deaths followed in Chicago area crashes and other regional incidents across Iowa and Missouri.
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Associated Press
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Joseph J. Vanaga
Indianola
Des Moines
Jerry, Lee
Pumprey
Fort Madisor
West Point
Dubuque
Abbo Abben
Deer Park
John G
David Abben
Sycamore, Ill
Chicago
Illinois
Highway Patrol
Marvin Vander Inden
Vernon Lee Nelson
Polk City
Timothy Donahue
Edward Donate
South Holland
Lake View
Kane Johnson
Aplington
Cedar Falls
Wfichaal Pingel
Gertrude Larkin
South Iowa Conference Opens With Memorial Service
The South Iowa Annual Conference of the Methodist Church opened its 122nd session with a memorial service for ministers, wives, and widows who died in the past year. Over 600 delegates from 47 southern Iowa counties attended as the convention continued, with ministerial assignments for 1965-66 to be announced on Thursday. Bishop James S. Thomas delivered the opening sermon urging steadfast, clearheaded action to face world problems.
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Muinestar
South Iowa
The
Methodist Church
Iowa
James S. Thomas
Towa Methodists
Space Twins Honored In Chicago Heroes Parade
Astronauts James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White II were cheered by about 2,500 Chicagoans at a heroes parade and celebration at O'Hare Airport. Vice President Humphrey, Gov. Kerner, and Mayor Daley attended as the Gemini 4 crew arrived in sunny, 61 degree weather.
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Chicago
James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White II
O'Hare International Airport
Hubert H. Humphrey
Otto Kerner
Ilinois
Richard J. Daley
Washington
Shastri to Pass Visit With LBJ
Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri said President Johnson invited him to Washington in the fall but he cannot attend due to Parliament in session. Johnson has previously canceled a Washington visit citing the Vietnam situation. White House aides said Johnson would welcome a fall visit. Meanwhile Chicago events included astronaut visits, a Daley dinner, and Civil Rights protests with hundreds arrested over school integration issues.
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Ottawa
Lal Bahadur Shastri
India
Johnson
Washington
Shastri
Congress Zia
White House
George E. Reedy
New Regime Formed In South Vietnam Under Thieu
South Vietnam's general staff announced a ten member committee chaired by Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Thieu to run the country with a war cabinet. Thieu becomes de facto chief of state, while civilian Phan Khac Sun remains caretaker head and Phan Huy Quat is premier. The panel includes army corps commanders and the general staff chief and air force commander Brig. Gen. Nguyen Cao Ky.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen van Thieu
Amy Corps
Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thieu
Phan Khac Sun
Phan Huy Quat
Quat
Nguyen van Thien
South Viet Nam General Staff
Pravda Calls For World Communist Parley Over China Split
Pravda reports a Soviet drive for a showdown with Peking and accuses Chinese leaders of covertly maneuvering in the Vietnamese war. Kosygin calls Viet Nam a focus of liberalist provocations as Moscow and Beijing clash, with a Portuguese Communist party urging a world conference.
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Soviet Communist Party
Peking
Kremlin
Pravda
Communist Party
Viet Nam
Alexei N. Kosygin
Viet Man
Pyongyang
North Korea
Soviet Union
Red China
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