Four Army fliers die in helicopter collision east of Fort Des Moines
The brief reports the death of Charles E. Cady and three other Army student fliers in a helicopter collision near Fort Des Moines. It notes the victims were close to earning their wings and situates the accident among other AP updates from Elba Alabama Des Moines New York Warsaw Pleasantville and Vietnam war news for that day.
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Prague
NEW London
Russell Warth
Woodrow Warth
Vietnam
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Saigon
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Driving Crackdown Ordered by DES and DES Governor
Governor Harold Hughes announces a 10 point plan to curb drunk driving on Iowa highways. He questions the State Conservation Commission over closing 14 state parks for funds, suggesting transfers from other divisions to support summer operations. The plan includes heightened highway patrols, a Reverence For Human Life Sunday, daylight headlight hours on holidays, and a breath test expansion for violators. A separate mine incident in Hominy Falls reports ten workers dead or missing after a flood in a coal mine passageway.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Des ‘Moines
State Conservation Commission
Hominy Falls
W.va
Frank Davis
Edward Rudd
Peace talks start time set for 10 30 am Monday in Paris
U S and North Vietnamese representatives agreed to begin preliminary peace negotiations at 10:30 am Monday after a Saturday session on arrangements. Ambassadors Cyrus Vance and Ha Van Lau led the talks, aiming to resolve procedural details. violence marked the day as a march in Boston faced a stabbing near the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.
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Cyrus R. Vance
U.S
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Associated Press
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Joseph’ Mrot-Mroz
Salem
Mass
Boston City Hospital
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Luther
Ring Jr
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Kleber
Arc de Triomphe
International Conference ‘Center
Youth Writes Death Note While In Refrigerator
William B. Moore, 17, left a suicide note in a shed near his home after being found dead in a refrigerator. The note described taking sleeping pills and feeling faint with masking tape sealing the interior. Four classmates later reported receiving letters from Moore indicating he had contemplated ending his life.
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Eftigeratov
William B. Moore
Elizabeth Bodine 1968 Mother of the Year on farm values
Elizabeth Bodine of Velva North Dakota named 1968 Mother of the Year in a Waldorf ceremony. She raised 18 children on a farm, says religion foundations family life first, notes that 16 of her children attended college. Her offspring include a Navy officer teacher nurses a lawyer and coaches. The Bodines travel to visit children across Minnesota to California spreading across the region.
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New York
Elizabeth
Bodine
North Dakota
Velva
N.D
Tax Spending Measure Stalls in Conferees Talks
President Johnson faces pressure as House and Senate conferees push a compromise blending a proposed income tax hike with a mandatory spending cut. The delay appears tied to persuading undecided members ahead of upcoming elections. White House says president has not committed to supporting the bill if passed. Observers note most reelection hopefuls opposed the measure amid broader political maneuvering.
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