Tornadoes Lash Midwest States Across Weekend Storms
The midwest faced a weekend of violent weather from Kansas to North Carolina with tornadoes hail and lightning. Kansas City Kansas suffered at least four injuries and a fire causing 500000 damage. Cedar Creek Stables lost three horses. Hail pummeled Blackwell Oklahoma Lake City Ark and nearby areas. Western North and South Carolina endured crop damage from heavy rain and hail with Spartansburg peach crops hit hard.
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Mother and six children escape gas disaster
Davenport AP report: a mother Marjorie Bryson and her six children Colleen 18 Kathy 16 Mary 12 Tommy and Billy 6 Mickey 4 narrowly escaped poisonous gas. An 11 year old girl crawled to a phone to summon help after sliding down stairs. All were treated at Mercy Hospital for carbon monoxide poisoning with the three oldest released and the younger three in satisfactory condition.
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Billy
Mickey
Mercy Hospital
Gemini 9 Astronauts Eager to Go
Gemini 9 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene A. Cernan show readiness for Tuesday launch at Cape Kennedy as weather threats ease and recovery plans are confirmed. Officials describe the mission as the toughest assignment for an astronaut crew with a 12:39 p.m. EDT liftoff and an Agena target rocket in play.
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Cape Kennedy
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Wasp
Space Agency
Aid Calls via I 80 Devices Planned
Iowa traffic aid plan to install help button devices along Interstate 80 between Des Moines and Iowa City awaits U S Bureau of Roads approval to fund a portion of the cost. Des Moines murder case sees preliminary hearing set for June with Donald DeRaad charged in the death of Mary Jorgensen. He pleaded innocent and is held without bond. A large search for Peggy Ann Brodnick ends without results. Coast Guard hunts overturned boat near San Simeon with 12 aboard. Shipyard strike hits merchants and seamen amid wage dispute under Prime Minister Wilson. Nim bus 2 satellite circles earth gathering storm data. Forecast: cloudy, warm tonight with 20% showers. Tuesday cooler with 40% showers. highs in 70s. River stage 1.1 feet.
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Towa Highway Commission
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Iowa City
U. S. Bureau of Roads
Donald DeRaad
Mary Jorgensen
KeRaad
Buddhist Leaders Demand Army Pullout From Da Nang
North South Gulf Deepens as Buddhist leaders urge Premier Ky to withdraw Saigon troops from Da Nang where the regime has secured key centers to subdue dissident provinces. The rift between Hanoi and Saigon widens, harming the war effort and civilian election plans. Buddhist spokesmen vow to die for their cause amid claims of a plot against Buddhists.
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South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
North
Thien Minh
Da Nang fighting and Saigon strikes strain Vietnam turmoil
Airlifted troops took control near Da Nang as Buddhist groups rallied and clashes broke out. Minh demanded a civilian rule, reporting eight dead, 52 wounded, and 12 arrested, though other reports cited five deaths. In Saigon, Viet Cong attacks on police posts coincided with a transport and port strike threatening power and water supply. Ky dismissed northern commander Ton That Dinh for opposing troop movements. The United States warned the generals that further chaos could aid the Communists. Sprawling Saigon remained calm as thousands of workers began a citywide strike.
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Saigon
Ton That
Buddhist monk Thich Thien Minh opposes Ky regime in Saigon
In Saigon the monk Thich Thien Minh leads young Buddhist opposition to Premier Ky and AP Photo footage shows troops unloading cargo. Urgent meetings at the Buddhist Institute continue as leaders decide next moves after swift military actions against Da Nang.
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Thich Thien Minh
Buddhist Institute
da Nang
Iowa City Grocer Killed By Woman Bandit's Shot
AP reports Ronald F. Lipsius 30 father of three slain in Iowa City after a Clover Farm robbery. A 24 to 25 year old woman possibly with one or more men fired at point blank, lip sius died on the sidewalk near the market. Witnesses describe the assailant as about 5 feet 9 with glasses in blue jeans. The crime is listed as armed robbery murder with no confirmed witnesses.
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Coments
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Lipsius
Clover Farm
Burlington Man Named To Bench
DES MOINES Harold Hughes announced the appointment Saturday of William Cahill, 41, of Burlington as a judge of the 20th Judicial District. Cahill has practiced law since 1951. He replaces Judge E. O. Newell of Burlington, who retires May 31.
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William $. Cahill
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E. 0. Newell
U S Adopts Hands-Off Stance Over Vietnam Crackdown
The Johnson administration urged U S officials in South Vietnam to help leaders resolve their differences after Ky ordered a crackdown on Buddhist insurgents. No American units were involved and no advance consulting occurred. State Department said advisers generally stayed with their units near Da Nang, with possible withdrawals in some 1st Corps units. President Johnson met top advisers before retreat at Camp David as Washington faced a crisis atmosphere.
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Marshall Wright
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da Nang
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Dean Rusk
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Camp David
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Wrights
Johnson Calls Top Advisers On Vietnamese Crisis
President Johnson summoned top military and diplomatic advisers to an afternoon session to review the Vietnam crisis as Premier Ky tightens his crackdown on Buddhist dissidents. Da Nang installations went on full alert with reinforced perimeters.
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Johnson
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Vang
Mansfield Seeks U S NATO Force Reduction
Washington AP Sen Mike Mansfield proposes withdrawing nearly all U S troops from Europe leaving a token force as NATO realigns. He urges European nations to assume defense costs and duties amid De Gaulle's planned exit. Sen Frank Church anticipates hearings on U S Europe policies.
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Mike Mansfield
United States
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Europe
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Senate
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Charles de Gaulle
France
NATO
Montana
Western
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Didabo
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Area IX Opens Education Era in Muscatine Scott Clinton District
Area IX forms a 15 member board to organize a new three county educational district. The plan creates a college vocational program aimed at expanding post high school education and retraining for workers across Muscatine Scott Clinton.
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Muscatine Scott-Clinton
Ex-Housekeeper for Gang Figure Killed in Crash
Emile Hodges former housekeeper for underworld figure Wayne County Harris died in a two car crash near Milan Illinois. Kelsey Gosa 21 Rock Island also died and a passenger in Hodges car was injured. Hodges had testified in Harris murder trials and had lived in the Milan area since February.
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Charles
Charlie) Harris
Kelsey Gosa
Rock Island
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Harris
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