Sea disaster and rescue efforts in the Visayan Sea
Ships and planes searched the Visayan Sea for 126 missing after the steamer Pioneer Cebu overturned in Typhoon Irma. Survivors and reports from Cebu described sharks and drifting without food or water for more than 40 hours, while other vessels rescued 196 survivors.
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Cebu
Cebu City
Philippines
Visayan
AP Photofax
Manila
Visayan Sea
Pioneer
Interisland
Diana
T—E
Philippine Navy
Jury Finds Five Guilty In Slaying In Indianapolis
A jury convicted Gertrude Baniszewski and four teens in the torture death of Sylvia Likens. Baniszewski, 37, found guilty of first degree murder with life penalty recommended. Paula Baniszewski, 18, convicted of second degree murder. Son John, 13, and neighbors Coy Hubbard and Richard Hobbs, both 15, convicted of manslaughter. Trial began April 18. Miss Likens, 16, died Oct 26 after two weeks of abuse.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Sylvia Marie Likens
Gertrude Wright Baniszewski
Jife
Paula
Coy Hubbard
Richard D. Hobbs
Baniszewski
Miss Likens
Miss Likans
Captive Girl Peggy Ann Brodnick Rescued After Weeklong Ordeal
Peggy Ann Brodnick seventeen was rescued in Shade Gap Pennsylvania after a week hiding with kidnapper William Diller Hollenbaugh. She bore scratches bruises and fatigue from being dragged by a chain and living in woods as a massive manhunt unfolded. An FBI agent was killed and Hollenbaugh killed in a gun battle. a deputy sheriff was wounded. Peggy Ann described two to three days in a shelter before fleeing into the hills and eating beans and corn from cans. Local residents knew the captor as Bicycle Bill and suspect scrutiny focused on Hollenbaugh from early in the search. Medical staff found no evidence of molestation.
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Shade Gap
Peggy
Tuscarora
FBI
William Diller Hollenbaugh
Hollenbaugh
Pegsy Ann
Gerald T. Lorentz
Ann
Lorentz
Robert Fry
Peggy Ann
Burnt Cabins
Hozenbaugh
Not Guilty Plea in Mount Pleasant Murder Case
Mount Pleasant AP Bar Harkness 68 pleaded innocent today in Henry County District Court to a grand jury indictment charging first degree murder for the April 18 rifle slaying of 24 year old Dale Edginton of rural West Point. No trial date set.
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Mount Pleasant
Harkness
Near Mount, Pleasant
Henry County
Dale S. Edginton
West Point
PTA
Baltimore
Rebels' Da Nang HQ Besieged After Heavy Fighting
In Da Nang, South Viet Nam, premier Nguyen Cao Ky's troops surrounded rebel headquarters after over four hours of heavy shooting. The clash marked a significant escalation in the unrest gripping the region.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
da Nang
Navy Trade With China Is Probed
Washington AP The Pentagon is examining Gruening charge that Navy procurement in Hong Kong involved firms tied to Communist China. Gruening urged tighter fighter control to enforce the Trading With the Enemy act. Assistant Defense Secretary Ignatius said the matter is under review after staff investigation in Hong Kong.
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Washington
Pentagon
Sen
Ernest Gruening
Navy
Hong Kong
China
Alaska
Lippman
U.S. Navy
T No
Woman Recovers After Heart Valve Transplant
A Parma housewife in her 40s is reported doing very well after a March 21 heart valve transplant from a deceased donor. Dr. Earle Kay at St. Vincent Charity Hospital performed the operation using a Suzuki technique. the valve could not be repaired and the damaged area could not fit an artificial valve. A bank of human heart valves was recently established at the hospital.
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Cleveland, Ohio
Parma
Earle B Kay
St. Vincent Charity Hospital
Akio Suzuki
The
Plain Dealer
Parents Snatch Children From Burning Apartment
In Cedar Rapids a couple rescued their children from a fire in an upstairs apartment. Kathy Everts 6 was taken to University Hospitals in Town City in critical condition with second and third degree burns. Mrs Janet Everts 25 and Danny 2 were at Mercy Hospital in fair condition. James Everts 31 was treated and released. 4 year-old Jiane escaped injury. The blaze started in a nap room, possibly from children with matches or a space heater. Fire damage was heavy and roof penetration occurred.
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Kathy Everts
Town City
Mercy Hospital
Janet Everts
Danny
James Everts
Jiane
Reform Advocates Hold Sway at U P Assembly
In Boston AP report advocates for reform gained influence at the United Presbyterian Church U S A General Assembly session selecting a new moderator Rev Dr Ganse Lit Ue 61 Pasadena California a reformer backing reunification doctrinal clarity and internal reorganization. He won on the second ballot beating four rivals and pledged to move forward. Rev Dr Howard M Stone Indianapolis named vice moderator.
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Boston
United Presbyterians
Ganse Lit Ue
Pasadena
Calif
United, Presbyterian Church
U.S.A
General Assembly
Dr. Little
Howard M. Stone
Indianapolis
War Correspondent Wounded in Da Nang Foot
Da Nang South Viet Nam Associated Press correspondent Robert D Ohman was wounded in the foot today while covering fighting between progovernment and rebel forces.
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DA Nang
South Viet Nam Ut
Associated Press
Robert D. Ohman
Air Force cargo plane crashes near Qui Nhon
A C123 cargo plane on a flare drop mission crashed 36 miles northwest of Qui Nhon. Bodies of two crewmen were recovered while the remaining three are missing. Week by week Allied casualties rose with 86 Americans killed and 2 more missing, 988 Viet Cong killed and 192 captured, as fighting intensified around Da Nang and Ky urged a cautious posture with Marines controlling a disputed bridge.
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Air Force
Qui Nhon
da Nang
South Viet
Nam
Duy
du Quoc Dong
Fluorides Added To Muscatine Water Supply
Muscatine city officials announced fluorides are now being added to the water, raising fluoride levels to one part per million as recommended by the Iowa State Department of Health. Engineers from the health department assisted with installation, and the program mirrors the city’s long use of chlorine for health.
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Dancer
Paul
Johnston
State Department of Public Instruction
Park Rinard
League of Iowa Municipalities
Muscatine
Andersen
J. W. Andersen
Iowa State Department of Health
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William Davids
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Tex
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Lester B. Pearson
Paul Martin
Chartier
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North Viet Nam
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Buddhist Institute
Josephine Robertson
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cedar Rapids
U.P. Assembly
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