Body Taken From River May Be Rock Island Man
A body pulled from the Mississippi near the Muscatine-Louisa county line late Monday may be a Rock Island businessman. Gerald Brown spotted remains snagged on a tree limb near Blanchard Island as Illinois authorities prepared to view the body in Aledo. Identification likely by teeth, coroner says, amid ongoing river drag searches and flood conditions.
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Rock Island
Rock Island, BJ
Mississippi River
Muscatine
Louisa County
Gerald Brown
Phillips Street
Blanchard Island
Tllinois
John Sloan
Mercer County
Kenneth Liggett
Joe Ingold
Arthur J. House
36Th Street
Rock River Bridge
Moline
Hause
McCabe
Batterson Department
Rock River
Ingold
Darrell Bollinger
Illinois
Dispute over raiding warplanes in South Viet Nam
Jet planes strafed Gia Linh outpost near the 17th Parallel. U S and Vietnamese officials disagreed on whether the raiders were Communist MiGs or straying American fighters. Five Vietnamese wounded, a truck destroyed, a bulldozer burned. Initial reports suggested U S jets off course, with debate over aircraft type and markings.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
U.S
Gia Linh
da Nang
Bose
Nguyen Chanh Thi
Navy
North
Viet Nam
Space Bird Pegasus 2 Satellite Orbited by Saturn 1 Rocket
The Saturn 1 rocket launched at Cape Kennedy on a flawless countdown to place Pegasus 2 into a 329 to 460 mile orbit. The 23,000 pound satellite unfolded two 6 foot wings and will measure meteoroids while emitting electronic squawks when penetrated, aiding astronaut safety studies for future moon missions.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Pegasus
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
West Indies
Antigua
Atlantic
State Killer Sentenced To Forty Years In Burlington
Walter Franklin Haley 20 formerly of Hannibal Missouri was sentenced to 40 years at the State Penitentiary for second degree murder without malice. Convicted by a District Court jury Friday of the killing of Richard Saldeen 45 of Burlington. X rays and tests will be used to explain a crack in a Interstate 80 bridge steel beam near Atlantic.
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Burlington
Walter Franklin Haley
Hannibal, Mo
State Penitentiary
Richard Saldeen
AMES
Atlantic
Ruby says he took stimulant pills before Oswald killing
Jack Ruby testified at a Dallas courtroom hearing that he swallowed numerous stimulant pills prior to killing Lee Harvey Oswald and expressed fear of being linked to the assassination. The session also saw attorney Joe Tonnhill removed from Ruby's defense for his upcoming sanity hearing. Cancel plan to mint new silver dollars in Washington, officials say the government will not issue 45 million silver dollars.
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Ruby
Dallas
Tex
Jack
Lee ‘Harvey Oswald
Oswald
Joe Tonnhill
Washington
Salaries Rise For Iowa State Employees In Appropriations Bill
Iowa Senate approved a 28.2 million yearly appropriations bill to run state government for the biennium starting July 1. Governors salary rises to 25,000 with 5,000 expense allowance. Highway Patrol pay up. AG salary to 16,500. agriculture, auditor, secretary of state and treasurer to 15,000. House changes on school standards rejected pending conference committee. Also discusses a property tax relief measure for the elderly and disabled with a $3,000 homestead value ceiling and revenue made up from the state general fund.
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Harold Hughes
Itor
State I General Fund
Injuries in Fatal May 18 Motor Crash Claim Mrs King
Mrs Ronald C King 27 of Muscatine died at University Hospital Iowa City from injuries in a head on crash west of Muscatine on May 18. Her husband Joseph aged 9 and two daughters 8 and 4 5 were among survivors. Others injured were Joan Shetler and Mrs Wilma Moyers and her son Rory Flake. Services planned at St Marys Church with burial at St Marys Cemetery.
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King
Ronald C
Phyllis) King
Muscatine
Atom
University Hospital
Iowa City
Highway 22
Joan Shetler
Orange Street
Veterans Hospital
Shetler
Wilma Moyers
Rt. 1
Wilton
Rory Flake
Muscatine County
Ray van Zandt
Lee Street
St. Mary's Church
Ronald C. King
Joseph
Deborah
Diana Christine
Phillip
Bonnie) Jenkenson
Flint
Mich
Prospects Dim for Dominican Coalition Talks
In Santo Domingo the Dominican rebels and Americans clash over a coalition government. A rebel spokesman says talks to form a Guzman Fernandez led government are very advanced while U S officials warn of dim prospects for a quick settlement. Brig Gen Imbert Barrera seeks clarity from the United States and OAS on the negotiations.
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Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
Antonio Guzman Fernandez
Juan Bosch
U.S
Guzman
Antonio Imbert Barrera
Imbert
W. Tapley Bennett Jr
Jose A. Mora
Organization of American States
Bennett
Bert
United States
Col
Francisco Caamana Deno
FBI Assigned to Dominican Situation Acknowledged
The White House confirmed the FBI is playing an investigatory role in the Dominican Republic crisis. Press secretary George E. Reedy declined further comment on a Washington Post report that President Johnson ordered FBI agents to probe Communist influence in the revolt.
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Washington
White House
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George E. Reedy
Washington Post
Johnson
FBI
Dominican Republic
Reedy
Legion Chief Tours Far East With U N Command Group
Donald E. Johnson national commander of the American Legion West Branch Iowa visits the Far East as he tours the area around Ponmunjom Korea He is shown with James J O Neill Legion magazine publisher Lt Col Dennis A Hovalend security service and Col Ralph Wright of the United Nations command viewing a pagoda erected by Communists in the conference area.
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Donald E. Johnson
West Branch
American Legion
Ponmunjom
Korea
Johnson
Far East
James J. O'Neil
Legion Magazing
Dennis A. Hovalend
Security Service
Ralph Wright
United Nations Command
AP Phototax
Vote Cloture On Debate In Senate
The Senate imposed a one hour speaking limit on the voting rights bill as cloture was invoked by a 70 to 30 vote. Debate began April 12 and leaders hoped to pass the measure by Wednesday, if not tonight.
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Washington
Senate
Johson
Five miners killed after fear mine blast in Robbins
Rescue work resumed at a gas polluted Robbins mine as four trapped men were pulled out unconscious and later hospitalized while officials cleared methane gas and coal dust. The body of a fifth miner was recovered earlier, and inspectors indicated the trapped men likely died.
Cease Fire Signed in Bolivia Ends Mining Strike Turmoil
Bolivia's military junta and tin miners agreed to a cease-fire ending an eight day strike. Troops were to withdraw from state mines after battles in La Paz suburbs left at least 19 dead and more than 70 wounded. Heavy fighting occurred in mining centers south of La Paz as troops tried to occupy state mines.
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LA Paz
Bolivia
la Far
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