Five Die As F105 Jet Slams Into Las Vegas Housing Tract
An F105 fighter jet from Nellis Air Force Base plunged into a new Las Vegas housing development on a sunny afternoon, killing five residents including Lt. Raynor L. Hebert. The crash destroyed seven dwellings and sent flames across the area as witnesses described the plane skidding across rooftops before the impact.
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Raynor L. Hebert
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Betty
Lou le Dane
Teresa
Paul Lowry
Derwent
Josephing
Months
Avide
Hebert
Delegation Attends Cannon Funeral Service in Missouri
President Lyndon Johnson and former President Harry Truman are among dignitaries expected at U.S. Rep. Clarence Cannon's funeral in Elsberry Missouri. Cannon, 85, died Tuesday of a heart attack. A 4-member House Appropriations delegation and staff will attend. Rev Paul Grimes to deliver the oration. About 500 people expected at 3:30 pm.
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Lyndon, R. Johnson
Harry
U.S
Clarence Cannon
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Cannon
Van Allen Named Fellow of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Iowa City space scientist Dr James Van Allen of Science Academy earns fellowship at the American Academy of Arts and Sciences during the annual meeting in Boston. He is one of the named fellows honored this year.
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Iowa City
James van Allen
University of Fane
American Academy At Arts and Sciences
Academy
Bostom
Leaders Seek Support For Rights Compromise
Washington reports negotiators forge a compromise package to break the civil rights stalemate after sixth Kennedy talks. Leaders aim to rally 41 or 42 Democrats and 25 of 31 Republicans to invoke cloture and end Southern obstruction, with Senate plans to press full party votes next week.
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Lt. Senate
Robert Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Sen
Clair
Engle
D-Calif
Committee Banks Aid Bill Cuts
President Johnson’s 3.4 billion foreign aid bill stands to pass the House Foreign Affairs Committee intact, marking a first barrier cleared without notable cuts. The panel rejected attempts to trim the measure, though final appropriations will come later, with reductions possible during the funding stage and future debates centering beyond money cuts.
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Johnson
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Nile River diverted in ceremony at Aswan High Dam
In Aswan Egypt Premier Khrushchev and President Nasser triggered a new Nile diversion channel by a dynamite blast at the dam site. Joining leaders from Iraq and Yemen the ceremony celebrated the first stage of the 1.1 billion irrigation and hydroelectric project funded by the Soviet Union with credits and personnel.
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Nasser
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Iraq
Abdullah Sallal
Yemen
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Soviet Union
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Africa
Commerce Dept Limits Shipments to Cuba
The Commerce Department ordered tighter control on shipments of food and medicine to Cuba. Only gifts are exempt. All sales now require a specific license and department approval, not an embargo, a spokesman said.
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Washington
Commerce Department
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Island
Speke
Department
U.S
Anti-Bias Order For Iowa Signed
DES MOINES Gov. Harold Hughes signed an executive order endorsing Iowa laws barring racial religious or ethnic discrimination. State officials must not discriminate in policy or practice on race color religion national origin or ancestry, and must appoint and advance employees on merit and fitness.
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Harold Hughes
Iowa
Rrder
McNamara Calls for Expanded U S Viet Nam Help
Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara said the United States must expand commitments in South Viet Nam to meet a rise in guerrilla terror. He outlined increased military and economic aid and possible reinforcement of forces, stressing the need to counter beheadings kidnappings and ambushes by the Viet Cong while avoiding North Viet Nam action unless necessary to support the south.
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United States
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Viet Nam
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Fenlagen
U. S
Maxwell ‘D. Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Taylor
Arthur Sylvester
Aleud
Hughes Not Hurrying On Appointment
DES MOINES Gov Harold Hughes said he is not worried about filling a vacancy on the State Board of Regents. He may not make the appointment until summer due to many applications and the importance of the post. Chrystal resigned to become banking commissioner, serving one year of a six year term. The successor will have a long appointment.
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Harold Hughes
State Board of Regents
Towa
Chrystal
Hughes
Cuban Exile Forces Attack Sugar Mill and Port in Cuba
Exile Revolutionary Recovery Movement claims a seaborne raid and hill guerrillas seized Pilon port for three hours and burned a sugar mill in eastern Cuba. It says 7,000 bags of sugar were destroyed, workers’ homes strafed, one woman and a child injured, with Manuel Artime leading the raid. The group links the attack to ongoing pressure against Castro.
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Cuba
Fidel Castro
Revolutionary, Recovery Movement
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Il. Castro
Manuel “Artime
Revolutionary Recovery Movement
Bay of Pigs
Palm. Beach
Fla
Pilan
Revolutionary Recovery, Movement
Brazil Breaks Diplomatic Ties With Cuba Over Raids
Brazil's new government severed diplomatic relations with Cuba alleging Castro regime spread of communism in Latin America. Havana broadcast Castro's angry reply claiming attacks came from a ship, not ground forces, with exiles listing commandos and guerrillas as participants. no losses reported amid tenacious fighting.
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Cuba
Latin America
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Havana
Copter Changeover Nears End in Vietnam War
Washington reports the Army will soon retire the CH21 flying banana helicopters from South Vietnam replacing them with UH-1 turbine craft. More than 100 turbine choppers are already in country while old models cease combat flights as critics question resource use amid the war.
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South Viet Nam
Associated Press
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Congressional
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Stress on Discipline at State Reformatory
DES MOINES disciplinary treatment and rehabilitation emphasized as Men’s Reformatory officials urged by Carroll Price of the State Board of Control to focus on discipline until unrest subsides. The board noted about 20,000 dollars in damage from last week’s disturbance and 260,000 dollars from a riot last fall, with custodial care and discipline central to reforms. Price refused to publicly detail underlying causes, offering private briefing to committee members.
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Carroll Price
State Board of Contral
Price
Legislative Interim Committee
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Reformatory
John Shooman
Atlantic
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Baer
Benjamin Baer
Lang
Ray Purcell
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