Luci Johnson and Fiance Expected to Join Iowa Visit
Des Moines Governor Wardé Hughes said Luci Johnson and her fiancé Pat Nugent are expected to accompany President and Mrs. Johnson on their trip to Iowa on Thursday. He claimed the trip is firmly planned, though the White House had not yet confirmed.
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National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber
Fumes Forcing Clarksville Residents From Home
About 35 residents in southwest Clarksville evacuated due to acid fumes from an ammonia tanker on Chicago Great Western tracks near the American Cyanamide plant. No hospitalizations. several nauseated. Firemen cooled car and drained remaining ammonia into another tank. Clarksville lies 25 miles northwest of Waterloo with 1,500 residents.
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Mansfield Sees Hanoi Raids Hardening Peace Talks
Washington AP Senator Mike Mansfield says bombing of North Vietnam oil depots marks a new war stage and will complicate negotiations. He predicts increased Soviet and Chinese aid and notes the strikes will not stop infiltration into the south, though they may slow it temporarily.
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Typhoon Kit Deaths, Drownings, Bridge Vote Save
TOKYO reports Typhoon Kit caused at least 52 deaths 12 missing and 89 injured as its fringe affected Tokyo area. In Cedar Falls Richard Kelly 20 of Waterloo drowned at Black Hawk Park. Omaha council saved Ak-Sar-Ben bridge, Des Moines governor candidate Parker withdraws, Mason City plant explosion, Illinois Central hires 51.7 million for freight cars, Audubon farmer Oswald Widerstein killed in two-vehicle crash.
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Air Strikes Hit Hanoi Haiphong Oil Depots Near North Viet Nam
U S air and naval units bombed major fuel depots near Hanoi and Haiphong as raids intensified, reporting fires and heavy damage. One F105 was listed as missing, while Hanoi radio claimed several aircraft shot down. In Saigon, Buddhist politics shifted as Thich Tam Chau gained support and hunger strikes continued.
Nine year old killed by elephant at Madison zoo
At Henry Vilas Park Zoo Madison a girl slipped near the elephant cage and was seized by Winkie an import from India. The elephant dragged the child into the cage and she died after being taken to a hospital. Ruth Ellen Freedman daughter of Princeton professor Ralph Freedman died.
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Princeton University
Parsons College Ended Ties With United Presbyterian Church
Ames AP The United Presbyterian Synod of Iowa moved to sever its 87 year link with Parsons College Fairfield after a lengthy debate. The resolution states Parsons chose a direction not compatible with the church concept of church related higher education. The action mirrors a prior severing by the Presbyterian General Assembly three years earlier over by law changes.
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General Taking Argentine Helm
Lt Gen Juan Carlos Ongania, a former army chief, to be sworn in as head of a new military regime in Buenos Aires after a bloodless coup that toppled President Illia. The junta aims to reform Argentina and woo Peronists while delaying elections for years.
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Inter-American Conference of Foreign Ministers
Curfew Ordered in Cordele Georgia After Gun Battle
In Cordele Georgia officials imposed an overnight curfew from 8 30 p m to 5 a m after a Tuesday night gun battle sparked racial violence City commissioners met in emergency session and state troopers were ordered to patrol streets to restore order Police reported no injuries or arrests after the incident and city manager was unavailable for comment
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McNamara cites oil depots hit to curb North Viet Nam
Secretary of Defense Robert S McNamara said U S planes attacked Hanoi Haiphong oil depots to raise the cost of infiltration into South Viet Nam He said the strikes were approved by President Johnson and Secretary of State Rusk and aimed to spare civilians and nonmilitary facilities He noted North Viet Nam's build up and fuel dependence with over 60 percent of its oil storage in the targeted areas This action sought to save lives of South Vietnamese Americans Australians and South Koreans in the conflict.
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Housing Sales Exemption In Rights Bill
Washington AP The House Judiciary Committee moved to exempt homeowners who sell their own houses from the administration proposed open housing provision. The bipartisan 21 to 1 vote adopted a Mathias substitute, narrowing the sweeping ban on racial discrimination in housing. Emanuel Celler aims to bring the bill to the House floor by month end.
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Train Hits Truck Near Clov erdale. Driver Killed
WHEATON Ill AP one man was killed and another critically injured in a train truck collision near Cloverdale in Du Page County. The victim was Thomas J Ryan 43 of Downers Grove driving a cement truck. The Illinois Central Land O Car passenger train collided en route from Waterloo Iowa to Chicago.
Britain Ends Seamen Strike After 45 Days
London AP reports Britain's 45 day seamen strike ends as the National Seamen's Union votes 23 to 16 to call off after a Commons controversy raised by Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Shipowners faced a 48 hour work week with a further cut plus 48 days vacation. the stoppage idled about 97,400 men and tied up nearly 90 ships.
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Harold Wilson
Final Span Of Bridge Is Placed In Quad Cities
LE CLAIRE AP The last span of the interstate 80 bridge across the Mississippi River was floated into place this morning. The 365 ton center span was maneuvered onto barges under perfect weather and river conditions. The barges will be moved later when the span is linked to the four lane bridge, the fourth in the quad Cities area, with completion scheduled in October.
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