Air Force jet crash kills 84 Marines bound for Okinawa
An Air Force Boeing 707 carrying 84 Marines from Camp Pendleton and McGuire Air Force Base crashed near El Toro California while en route to Okinawa for a mission to Vietnam. Wreckage found in brushland hills. search teams alerted next of kin and urgent notices prepared.
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18Th Air Transport Squadron
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Viet Nam
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Los Angeles
Santa Anna Mountains
Johnson Urges U.N Peace Push at 20th Birthday Meeting
President Johnson appeals to the United Nations in San Francisco to back peace in Viet Nam and a global alliance to fight poverty, arms race, and population growth. He warns that peace talks are blocked by aggressors and pledges U.S. support for any effective UN action.
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Johnson
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Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
U.S
Johnnson
Nikolai T Fedgrenko
Kremlin
Capitol West Front Extension Ordered by Joint Commission
Washington AP report says the Joint Commission on the Capitol ordered architect J George Stewart to begin planning a multimillion dollar extension of the west front after experts warned the wall could collapse. Stewart estimated costs between 24 and 31 million dollars.
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Capitol
Joint Commission On
House
John McCormack
J. George Stewart
Stewart
Jon
Hughes faces broad veto requests over oversize truck bill
In Des Moines Governor Harold Hughes is expected to be inundated with requests from Town counties as they urge him to veto a 1985 legislature bill relaxing restrictions on oversize trucks on state roads. Ralph G. Buck of Rhodes, president of the Town State Association of Counties, says nearly all counties have joined the appeal to kill the measure. Also, ahead of next Thursday, merchants warn of a cigarette and gasoline rush as the state tax hikes take effect July 1, adding three cents per pack on cigarettes and one cent per gallon on gasoline.
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Des Moines
Harold Hughes
Ralph G. Buck
Rhodes
Town State Association of Counties
Pipeline plan to build $21.6 million gas facilities
The Natural Gas Pipeline Co of America has applied to construct transmission facilities costing about 21.6 million dollars, per the power commission. The upgrades would raise peak day gas deliveries to Central Illinois Gas & Electric in Rockford, Northern Illinois Gas in Aurora, and Town Illinois Gas & Electric in Davenport, along with Cedar Rapids area utilities and Iowa projects.
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Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of America
Chicago
Power Commission
Central Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Rockford
Northern Illnois Gas Co
Augora
Towa Electric Light & Power Co
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Town Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Davenport
Iowa courthouses must open Saturday ruling
Des Moines Iowa Atty. Gen. Lawrence Scalise ruled that Iowa courthouses must stay open from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays under a 1965 legislative bill. He said the language is clear and that the policy requires Saturday hours, though not necessarily full staff on Saturdays.
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Des Moines
Lawrence Scalise
Scalise
Iowa
Walter
Iowa Attorney General’s ruling affects Muscatine courthouse hours
Law change in Muscatine County opens courthouse earlier on Saturdays starting July 10. New hours are 8 a.m. to noon, replacing the former 8:30 a.m. to noon window. The Iowa attorney general, Lawrence Scalise, notes limited local impact from the ruling.
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Iowa
Lawrence Scalise
Muscartine County
State courthouses push Saturday hours amid closures
Morning report notes county courthouses plan to open on Saturdays as many state offices face weekend closures. Officials say extended hours aim to serve the public and reduce backlogs in courts and related agencies.
ISU Staff Parking Fees Rise and Regents Plan
Iowa State University staff with reserved parking will pay 40 dollars a year starting this fall as the State Board of Regents approved changes to parking regulations. Permit costs for using lots without reserved spaces increase from 3 to 10 dollars annually. The board also named a committee to study a site and financing for a new residence for the university president, while keeping the Knoll for academic use. A public outline for spending capital appropriations shows the university's 1965 allocations total 8.131 million dollars, with the Agricultural Experiment Station receiving 400 thousand. major items include a 2.4 million classroom and office building, 1.8 million for a library addition, 900 thousand for East Hall, 750 thousand for a new steam plant, 650 thousand for a computer lab, and 1.016 million for existing construction equipment.
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Iowa State University
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East Hall
Georgetown Consulate Bombing Raises Sabotage Suspicions
Police say bombing of the U S Consulate General in Georgetown British Guiana may link to a wave of sabotage in the colony. The blast after 6 pm destroyed the John F Kennedy Library on the ground floor and damaged two other floors. A local young employee was injured and hospitalised. Prime Minister Forbes Burnham called the act disreputable and dastardly and apologized to Consul General Delmar Carlson, vowing a full investigation.
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British Guiana
U.S
South America
Forbes Burnham
Delmar Carlson
Burnham
Viet Cong executes U S Army Sgt Harold Bennett
Saigon reports the Viet Cong executed U S Army Sgt Harold George Bennett in reprisal for the Viet Congs dead. The embassy called the act murder and warned of more Americans at risk. Bennett was captured December 29 at Binh Gia during a failed Ranger assault.
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South Viet Nam
Viet Cong
U.S. Army
Harold George Bennett
South Vietnam
Hanoi Radio
U.S
Bennett
Pauline H. ‘Bennett
Perryville
Ark
Binh Gia
38Rd Ranger
Ben- Snell
Pvt
Charles B. Crafts
North Bay
Maine
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Nguyen van Troi
de Dau
Tran van Dang
Americans Die In Saigon Blast
Two large explosions ripped through the My Canh floating restaurant on the Saigon River at night. Initial counts reported 17 dead and 24 wounded with officials cautioning the tally could rise. Mothers and children were among the casualties as blood slicked the riverside docks and streets. The attack, described as possibly the worst in years, struck around 9:15 p.m. local time.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
My Canh
South Viet Nam
Senate Votes To Cut Silver In U.S. Coins
The Senate approved a bill to remove silver from dimes and quarters and reduce half dollar silver content to 40 percent at the President's request, sending the measure to the House where a similar bill may be taken up next week.
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Senate
U.S
Washington
House
Johnson
Saigon presses closed by Ky in political purge
AP reports Premier Nguyen Cao Ky ordered 36 Vietnamese language newspapers in Saigon shut for one month. The move aims to remove factional bias as elections and governance shift since 1963, with publishers often serving political figures and religious groups.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Lon
Ngo Dinh
Diem
East German threats to halt Berlin traffic and air routes
East German Communists threaten to block barge and rail shipments to West Berlin and seek control of air traffic. Transport Minister Kramer proposes hourly permits after June 30 and warns of new transit documents if Bonn and East Berlin fail to agree. Otto Winzer hints at air corridor measures tied to Cold War tensions as border traffic concerns grow. Military activity near Berlin ends with Western diplomacy seeking countermeasures.
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Kramer
Bonn
East German
Otto Winzer
Central Committee
Berlin
Allied Control Council For
Winver
Berlin Autobahn
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