Windshield Shattered As United Flight Lands Safely
Des Moines AP United Air Lines flight 881 from Chicago with 60 passengers diverted to Des Moines Municipal Airport after a nighthawk struck the copilot’s side of the windshield. A six by twelve inch hole and dent appeared. Pilot Capt. PB Miller copilot C J Young and engineer D F Specht were treated for minor facial cuts and released. Passengers, including Iowa Farm Bureau members returning from Europe, remained unharmed. Cabin depressurization occurred and emergency procedures were followed before a safe landing.
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Goldberg Attacks China and Seeks Viet Nam Peace
U S Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg denounces Communist China at the United Nations. He says the United States aims to prevent South Viet Nam from becoming the first victim of China’s bid for world domination and seeks a peaceful solution through U N discussions. He urges India and Pakistan toward a permanent peace, and proposes mutual Soviet U S destruction of some nuclear arms and UN work on celestial exploration.
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India Pakistan Cease Fire Briefly Halts Fighting
UN sponsored cease fire ends 22 days of bloody India Pakistan fighting on the front. Kashmir unrest persists as Voice of Kashmir vows guerrilla action. India accuses Pakistan of infiltrations, while Chavan says the situation is separate from the truce. Civilian losses and economic cost loom large. President Ayub Khan warns of wider conflict if Kashmir not solved.
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Senate trims foreign aid bill before final vote
Washington AP reports the Senate cut another 50 million from the 3 billion plus foreign aid measure as it moves toward a final floor vote. In Washington AP another item notes House Un American Activities Committee has located a key witness a former Klansman who provided inside details after a five hour session. In Woodbine AP Ray Vandemark a retired farmer was struck and killed by an Illinois Central freight train near the town edge amid poor eyesight and crowding.
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Nehru Warns of Red Threat and US Aid Call
Indian Prime Minister Nehru tells AP that India faces a long term Red China threat and urges the United States to resume military aid to strengthen Indian defenses without waiting for Chinese pressure. He says Pakistan’s use of American arms has hardened India’s stance on Kashmir and rules out a plebiscite solution.
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Cooler Air Sweeps Across Iowa in Early Autumn
A chilly north wind makes it feel like early winter as autumn arrives in Iowa. Temperatures dipped to the 30s in spots while higher readings only reached the upper 40s, with Spencer at 37 and Davenport and Council Bluffs around 49.
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Armed Youths Held to Face Dual Charges
Two youths surrendered after a deputy sheriff threatened to mow them down with a submachine gun. Ulick Edmund Nie Imyjski, 16, and Richard Bolstad, 18, of DeSoto Wis., are charged with carrying concealed weapons and assaulting an officer after they attacked Clinton Policeman Larry Tompkins at a boat landing Tuesday night.
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Dougherty Succumbs At Hospital
James R. Dougherty with 16 years service as Muscatine county engineer died after a heart attack at the courthouse office. Helen OBrien aided him to Muscatine General Hospital where he passed away about 11 30 a m His death shocks courthouse staff and the board of supervisors as they prepared for a Cedar River flood inspection The veteran engineer previously worked 26 years for Lee County and was a past president of the State Association of County Highway Engineers He leaves wife Rose two sons James E and Robert daughter Mrs Gerald Lundgren four grandchildren Funeral arrangements are pending with Fairbanks funeral home River stage and weather notes follow
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Autumn floods strike U S Midsection and Texas
The Associated Press reports heavy rains hit the midwest and Texas causing river flooding and damage. Two deaths are reported in weather related accidents as the Pedernales River swells near the LBJ Ranch, isolating the area and flooding farms and homes.
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GM Cuts 1968 Car Prices After Tax Breaks
General Motors announced price reductions on its 1968 models, passing full excise tax relief to buyers and including standard safety equipment. The cuts average about 72 dollars across GM cars, following Chrysler’s higher pricing.
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West Liberty Man Indicted In Car Deaths
IOWA CITY AP The Johnson County grand jury indicted Dennis R DeCosteau a 20 of West Liberty for manslaughter in the deaths of Barbara Jarrard 29 and Diane Jarrard 34 both of Lone Tree killed July 3 when struck by a car while riding bicycles on a county road north of Lone Tree.
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Scalise Backs Denial of Iowa Land Tax Credits for Nonresidents
Atty Gen. Dawe rence Scalise says 1985 Iowa law denying agricultural land tax credits to nonresidents is constitutional. Legislature raised credits from 11.25 to 15 million annually but limits apply after January 1 with 1967 payments not going to nonresidents or nonpaying corporations. Comptroller notes uncertainty over nonresident ownership. credits target land 10 acres or more and school taxes above 15 mills. Residents may receive a higher share of claims in 1967 as funds shift.
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