Viet Nam War Burden of Combat Expands Across North
AP dispatch from Saigon reports American and Vietnamese planes pounding bridges and barracks in North Viet Nam. Ground clashes kill 27 government troops and 20 Viet Cong. one Marine dies and three wounded near Da Nang. Other engagements leave multiple Viet Cong casualties and attacks on bridges, barges, and storage facilities around Vinh and Thanh Hoa.
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Judge Bows Out Of Ruby's Case
Dallas judge Joe B Brown who presided over the Jack Ruby murder trial in 1964 asked to be relieved from further proceedings in the Ruby case. He offered no reasons, stating a judge need not disclose personal decisions.
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Bernard Baruch Dies at 94 in New York
The capital ist philanthropist and presidential adviser Bernard M Baruch died Sunday night at age 94 from a heart attack in his home. He was survived by his son and daughter and was joined by former South Carolina Governor James F Byrnes at his bedside. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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Des Moines State Briefs Summary of Court Hearing
The Jawa Supreme Court set a Wednesday hearing at 30 am on an expedited appeal in a Polk County reapportionment ruling. Justice C Edwin Moore will preside in court chambers. A second brief notes the death of 74 year old Rev Robert Foster, longtime pastor of United Presbyterian Church of Keokuk, found dead Sunday in his home. In Vinton a 15 year old, Michael Agene Vor Stein of Shellsburg, drowned Sunday while evading something with companions in the Cedar River. Also, lowans are urged to get polio booster shots this summer. Harold Chenoweth, 41, of Macomb, drowned Sunday near the Illinois shore of the Mississippi after a boat overturned. three others from Macomb were rescued.
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World Trade Mission Heads to Holland
An Iowa trade mission left Rome for Amsterdam after five days of talks in Milan and Rome. The Iowans had previously visited Paris and Hamburg. From Holland they will go to London before returning home.
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Mississippi group on memorial march marks civil rights workers’ anniversary
In Philadelphia Mississippi a silent group of about 50 memorial marchers, guarded by armed officers, began a 12 mile walk to the burned Mt Zion Methodist church marking the first anniversary of the slayings of three civil rights workers. Separately, Rock Island Lines bought 2,094 new freight cars from five manufacturers for 26 million dollars.
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Weather Outlook With Showers Into Week Ahead
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with scattered showers and thunderstorms starting later tonight. Little temperature change tonight with lows in the upper 50s. Warmer Tuesday with highs in the lower 80s. High Sunday about 82 and a night low near 44. Noon today around 76 with rain Sunday totaling 0.22 inches and river stage about 10.4 feet.
Flood Crest Threatens Kin sley Kansas As Arkansa s River Rises
About 800 residents of Kin sley Kansas were evacuated as the Arkansas River flood, spawned by a Colorado storm, moved downstream toward Larned and Great Bend. Hospitals and nursing homes evacuated, Red Cross reported thousands homeless and two Kansas deaths amid widespread damage in Dodge City Syracuse Lakin Garden City and other towns. National Guard aircraft monitored the river valley while officials warned the crest could reach Lamed and Great Bend by Tuesday.
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Train Jump Sparks 27 Injuries in Delphos Ohio
A night passenger train from Chicago to New York derailed at Main Street Delphos causing 27 injuries among 16 passengers. Eight treated at Lima hospitals, one passenger car and three baggage cars overturned. Crossover lines ripped out. two streets blocked. damage estimated over 600000 dollars. The wreck likely due to a broken wheel.
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Big Tax Cut Bill Being Signed Today
President Johnson signs a second major tax cut, a 4.7 billion excise tax repeal, taking effect Tuesday. Government review delayed the bill over the weekend, aiding retailers, with promises of lower prices, more purchasing power, and new jobs as the cuts reduce or remove excise taxes on cars, jewelry, electronics, and many consumer goods. The stage one cuts drop the tax on new cars to 0 percent and eliminate the 10 percent retail excise on numerous items.
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Demonstration in Algiers Favors Ousted President Ben Bella
Crowds of youths in Algiers protest in favor of deposed President Ahmed Ben Bella as troops and police rush to the center. Soldiers fire into the air to disperse the crowd, some demonstrators are arrested, and anti Ben Bella chants echo near the post office. The Boumedienne government signals continued plans for the Asian African conference starting June 29 with a preparatory foreign ministers meeting set for Thursday.
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Five Drown In Lake Pokegama Near Grand Rapids Minn
Four adults and one child died after a boat tipped over in Lake Pokegama near Grand Rapids Minnesota Sunday. Two others escaped and were hospitalized in good condition at Itasca Memorial Hospital. Survivors include Eving Lange 44 Grand Rapids and Janet Millard 15 Madison Wisconsin. The depth at the accident point is about seventy feet near U S 169 five miles south of Grand Rapids.
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Commerce Post Goes To Collins
Collins tapped Leroy Collins former Florida governor to be the new undersecretary of commerce. He will succeed Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. in the No 2 spot. Collins, 58, is director of the Community Relations Service in the Commerce Department. It is unclear if he will continue that role. The service was created by the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Collins was elected governor of Florida in 1954 and served six years.
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Cool Note As Spring Departs
The Associated Press reports spring bowed out of Iowa with 44 at Spencer and 59 at Lamont as noontime highs. The Weather Bureau forecast 70s after cool mornings, with clear to partly cloudy skies. Spencer tied a 1946 date record for the low while Sunday's highs ranged from 76 at Spencer to 35 at Des Moines, Council Bluffs, and Lamont.
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DeGaulle Visit Praised After Humphrey Paris Meeting
President Johnson received a full report on Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s talks with Charles De Gaulle in Paris. Humphrey called the one hour and 20 minute Elysee Palace meeting fruitful and constructive, as McDivitt and White toured the air show with the president.
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