Moline Fire Fatal to 4, Four Escape Burning Home
A fire at a Frame dwelling south of Moline caused the deaths of Minnie Hook and Jennell Hook and Jody Hook died. four other children and the parents escaped. Authorities say an explosion started the blaze as fire crews arrived, with Hook running to rescue his wife and child before he and Jennell perished.
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Moline
Chile
Minnie Hooks
Jennell Hook
Sentency Hook
Jody Hook
Selind M
Ernest Hook
Patr
Hook
John
Ernest Jr
Tina
Nook
William Johnson
Jody
Minnie Hook
Union Orders Strikers Back at Big Gary Steel Mill
In Gary Indiana union officials ordered striking workers at U S Steel’s Gary Works to return to jobs this afternoon ending a 13 hour wildcat walkout affecting about 160 workers. The standstill threatened steel supply to auto production as plant shutdowns began before the return order from Local 1014 leaders.
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Gary
Ind
Gary Works
U. S. Steel Corp
Mark Tincher
Presi
Harlan Farmer Kills 3 Ends Life With Shot
Officials said he was clear today and killed his wife Teresa and two of their children at the Sesomers farm. Sheriff Gearhart reported Schomer, 43, struck Teresa with a hammer, released cyanide powder, and then shot himself. One daughter Janice, 18, died. Patty, 5 months, also died. Elton, 26, hospitalized in critical condition from fumes. Connie, 16, hospitalized for shock. Four other children escaped serious injury.
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Marian
Francis Sehomoe
Tanice
Sesomers
Orrell
Gearhart
Schomer
Teresa
Janice
Patty
Elton
Connie
More Income and Jobs for Most American Families
A National Planning Association forecast projects higher earnings and lower unemployment by 1972 with a $9,500 average family income and a 4 percent jobless rate. GNP would reach $904 billion as population climbs to about 228 million, with strong gains for white collar roles and slower growth for blue collar work. An Air Force inquiry will probe wreckage of two Strato-tanker jets recovered in the Atlantic between Bermuda and Nassau, confirming the KC-135 loss with seven aboard.
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Washington
National Planning Association
Association
Center For Economic Projections
Davis
Homestead Air Borce Pas
Pla
Air Force Board
Atlantic
Bermuda
Nassau
Keosauqua Votes On Legal Liquor Election
Southeast Iowa county weighs liquor by the drink under a new state law. Keosauqua, long dry, faces a vote amid a series of local option elections. A tavern in Farmington already operates with liquor by the drink restricted to its permit. Results determine license issuance for three years and influence other counties with elections upcoming in Warren, Sioux, Lyon, Henry, Madison, Clay, and Guthrie counties.
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Kerauyug
Iowa
Towa
Boon
Story
Washington
Farmington
Warren County
Sioux County
Lyon County
Henry County
Madison County
Clay County
Guthrie County
Embassy Full Buddhist Monk Turned Away in Saigon
A young Buddhist monk sought asylum at the U S Embassy in Saigon but was politely refused. He joined three other Buddhists who were earlier granted asylum in the same embassy amid political tension. Police pursued the monk, with asylum conditions noting the asylum seeker must be chaotically pursued.
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Saigon
Viet Nam
U.S
Soviet to aid China with nuclear backing
Moscow Radio said China need not build an atom bomb, claiming if attacked it could count on Russia’s nuclear protection. It also stated that despite differences the Sino Soviet treaty remains in effect.
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Tokyo
Soviet Union
China
Russia
Moscow Radio
Kennedy warns on Viet Nam policy and Diem
President Kennedy signals a crackdown on South Viet Nam governance aimed at pressuring Ngo Dinh Diem to remove his brother Ngo Dinh Nhu. Officials indicate possible cuts to aid if Diem resists reform, while Kennedy stresses continued military support but reviews actions short of abandonment. US aid remains about 500 million annually, nearing 3 billion over a decade.
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OHXN
Washington
Kennedy
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dien
Ngo Dinh Nhu
ULS
U.S
Hyannis’ Fowl
Mass
Moncey
United States
Deia House
Tickens
Diem
South Viet Nam
Georgia Father Displeased at Mixed Marriage
Charlayne Hunter and white student Wallar Stovall secretly wed at the University of Georgia and expect a child in December. Stovall says his father George, a chicken food maker, called the news the end of the world. They announced the marriage Monday after Stovall’s arrival in New York. Stovall declined to specify date or place. they honeymooned on the turnpike. Stovall’s parents remain hostile while friends accepted the romance. President Johnson travels to Sweden on a 15,000 mile goodwill mission.
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New York
Charlayne Hunter
University of Georgia
University
Wallar Stovall
Douglas
George
Met Age
Ab ‘Janta Journal
Stovall
Holly
Avere
Atlanta
Bull Stovall
Nine Meet Death Over Holiday in Iowa Crash Toll
The Associated Press reports nine fatalities over the Labor Day weekend in Iowa from Friday afternoon to Monday midnight. Victims include Seargl ary and children at play, with multiple drivers and passengers killed in crashes on Interstate 38 near Homestead and other sites in Story City Mason City Rivers and Madison Minnesota connections noted.
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Iowa
Associated
Pal Danges
Oxcenla
Interstate 38
Aores
Homestead
Dodges Luckey
Rivers
Vivian Conway
Madison
Minnesota
C. H. Benoit
Story City
Larry Rugg
Mason City
Todd Mien
Faralites
National total sets new mark in Labor Day traffic deaths
Traffic deaths over the long Labor Day weekend rose to a record 530, surpassing last year’s 501. A Des Moines woman died from injuries after a weekend crash, while several children were among those killed in separate weekend accidents near Truro, Esthaville, and Mapleton.
Fellin and Throne Return Home as Bova Remains Lost
Hazelton Pennsylvania reports Fellin and Throne, two miners aged 58 and 28, returning home after a week in hospital from a mine entombment. Louis Bova, 54, is still missing as authorities explore three routes and drill shafts to reach him while noting unsafe conditions and no plan to send another man down.
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Hazelton
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Hone A
Fellin
Ad Throne
Bova
Bovey
Lenather
Wallace Forces School Closure in Tuskegee Desegregation Stand
Tuskegee Tuscaloosa or Tuskegee: Governor George Wallace withdrew all but 25 state troopers from Tuskegee High and Elementary, blocking desegregation per federal court order. Troopers guarded the school while remaining officials sought to reopen amid threats of federal intervention. John Doar and Justice Department officials noted the dispute remains between Wallace and local boards.
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George Wallace
Alabama
Tuscumbia
Tuskegee
Wallace
Ala
George C. Wallace
Birmingham
U Tuskeege
Gay
Consolidated Elementary High School
Macon County Board of Education
Cal
al Lingo
Sald
Wadaworth
Lingo
School
Macedon County
Sheriff's Deputies
Dallas Conn
Aberity Jim Clark
Justice Department
Macon County School Board
Ordéy
Macon County
John Doar
Washington
Robert F. Kennedy
Integration Runs Quiet as Baton Rouge Schools Integrate
In Baton Rouge Louisiana four white high schools admitted 28 Negroes under federal court order with police supervision. Two minor incidents were reported as Negro students, all freshmen, arrived by taxi. one picket lost his sign and two female bus drivers were assisted.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Amien
Charleston
5.C
South Carolina
Limited Dorm Space Remains at Iowa Private Colleges
Iowa private colleges and universities report constrained dormitory space with several campuses at capacity. Grinnell, Central Pella, Cornell Mount Vernon, Drake Des Moines, Loras Dubuque, Mount Mercy Cedar Rapids, Wartburg Waverly among those full. Off campus options exist. some schools list spaces for both genders and others only a few for women or men.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Iowa’s
Univisiti
Werner
Ont Cof
Association
Hodis
Dnsen
Foun
Grinnell
Pella
Cornell
Mount Vernon Drake
Loras
Dubu
Clarke
Dubuque
Mount St. Clare
Clinton
Crest
Davenport
the. Hospital
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Ee Mae
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London
B. Johnson
Scandinavia
Vows Schools Fight
Truro
Highway Patrol
Shiley
Folkers
Des Maines
Mark Richard Idt
Leant
Mapleton
Kenneth Wee
Esther
Ville
Estha
Robert J. Retter
Savannah
Savannah High School
Cambridge
William Ogietree
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