Linda Flanders Crowned Miss Muscatine at Pageant
Linda Flanders, 20, won the Miss Muscatine crown after a busy weekend of congratulations. She will compete for Miss Iowa in Davenport July 19 to 22 and plans a 10 day Expo 67 trip with family. Five judges selected her from 18 contestants. Donna Parry and Kathi Wendling were runners-up.
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Muscatine
Davenport
Donna Parry
Atalissa
Kathi Wendling
Karen Pearlman
Shirley Wells
Wendling
U.S
Parry
Miss Muscatine
Linda
Bernard Flanders
Hayes High School
Mount Mercy College
Cedar Rapids
University of Iowa
Batterson‘s
Montreal
Canada
Muscatine Jaycees
Jim Ellis
Jack Smith
Linda Zimmer
Iowa
Pamela Ericson
Sioux City
Miss Zimmer
Atlantic City
Mary Longley
Shirley Davis
Warren Moses
Joe Campbell
J. D. McPike
Kosygin Blames U.S. For Middle East War at UN
Soviet Premier Kosygin accused the United States of inciting Israel to war, demanding Israeli withdrawal from the Suez Canal zone and occupied lands. He warned a new world war would be nuclear and urged UN action while Israel’s Ebba Eban replied. Des Moines debate meanwhile undid parts of a personal property tax bill as lawmakers consider exemptions funded by the income tax.
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United Nations, N.Y
Alexei N. Kosygin
United States Today
Israel
U.S
DES Moines
Senate
Kosygin
Suez Canal Zone
Middle East
Ter
Soviet Union
United Nations
Vietnam
U.N. Security Council
Alcohol Project
Harold Hughes
Iowa
Car Crashes Into Tourists in Los Angeles Side Street
A car plowed into a line of tourists on Overa Street in downtown Los Angeles. Witnesses described victims crumpling “like bowling pins.” About 1,000 persons were injured, with many hospitalized and later released. The driver, Harold Francis Bilby, 65, said he turned on the ignition and “it just took off.”
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Los Angeles
Overa Street
Harold Francis Bilby
45 Guerrillas Die In Attack On U S Cavalry Bivouac
In a fierce midnight assault about 40 miles east of Saigon a core guerrilla unit of around 500 was repelled by U S armor and artillery. Eight U S soldiers were killed and 32 wounded after a one hour battle as airstrikes expanded against North Vietnam. A night patrol encountered a recoilless rifle team signaling looming action before the main clash.
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Saigon
U.S
U S
7Th Armored Cavalry Regiment
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Thai Nguyen
Ad Seeking Husband Draws 250 Replies in Harvard Crimson
Radcliffe student Beth Lucy received 250 responses to a one year marriage ad in the Harvard Crimson aimed at escaping dorm life. She and Michael Luey married last January. he finishes Harvard Law School while she pursues Russian studies graduate work. Responses ranged from Vietnam to an Alaska bartender, with letters offering shelter and dates. Lucy notes the ad challenged Radcliffe off campus living rules and helped her move out.
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Cambridge, Mass
Radcliffe
Harvard Crimson
Vietnam
Beth
Kirkland House
Harvard
Beth Lusy
Michael Lury
LBJ Ties Troop Pullback to Arab-Israeli Peace
President Johnson linked the withdrawal of Israeli forces from captured Arab land to negotiations for a general Arab-Israeli peace settlement. He said retreat alone would not ensure peace without talks addressing refugees, freedom of passage, recognition of Israel, arms race limits, and territorial integrity. The remarks, made at the State Department, echoed global debates at the UN with Kosygin watching.
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Johnson
Wartorn
Middle East
Israel
State Department
Alexei N. Kosygin
U.N. General Assembly
New York
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued for Iowa Illinois
The Weather Bureau issued a severe thunderstorm watch for parts of eastern Iowa and northwestern Illinois. Areas near Des Moines to Peoria could see storms with large hail and damaging winds from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. The watch covers a region boxed roughly from Burlington to Des Moines to Mason City to Dubuque.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Illinois
Des Moines
Peoria
Burlington
Des Moines I
Mason City
Dubuque
Cassius Sings As He Arrives For His Trial
Cassius Clay arrives at the federal courthouse for his trial on draft evasion charges. The 25 year old boxer mocks the process with a joke to jurors as he enters the building, facing possible prison and a fine if convicted.
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Houston
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Cassius Clay
Federal
Armed Services
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Youth Drowning After Car Plunge Into Cedar River
Francisco Martinez 20 of Nichols died in a drowning accident when the car he drove left County Road C west of Muscatine and entered the Cedar River. Three passengers escaped. Martinez, last seen on the car hood, went underwater while attempting to aid others. The body was recovered later. death ruled accidental drowning. He had lived in Nichols. services planned at St. Marys and West Liberty Catholic cemetery.
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Nichols
Cedar River
Muscatine
Martinez
Juan Cardona
West Liberty
Real
Nicholy
Martinexs
County Road C
Cardona
Malbondo
Hernandez
Oppell
Willard Martin
W. W. Swayze
Linton
Texas
Frnesto
Esperanza Escobar Martinez
Ernesto Martinez Jr
Domingo Martinez
Jor
Juanita) Cabazos
California
Connie Martinez
Ernesto Martinez
Esperanza Escobar
George M. Wittich
Carl Clenis
St. Mary's Church
West Liberty Catholic Cemetery
News In Brief Detente shifts as US planes may have struck Soviet ship
Washington reports indicate American aircraft possibly strafed a Soviet vessel in North Vietnamese waters earlier this month, despite prior denial of such claims regarding the Turkistan hit on June 2 in Cam Pha. Soviet reports claim one death and a serious wounding.
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Defense Department
Department
U. S
Turkistan
Cam Pha
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