Florida tornado toll rises to eight across central region
Deadly storms from a Gulf squall line struck central Florida killing eight and injuring at least 150. Tampa reported five deaths while Polk County tied three, Lakeland affected, and Cocoa area reported a tornado near Cape Kennedy. Dormitory roof collapses but students unharmed. Communications down, many areas inaccessible two hours after the 8:30 a.m. strike.
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Fla
Central Florida
Cape Kennedy
Cape
University of South Florida
Jim Diamond
Tampa Police
Carrollwood
Forrest Hills
Tampa General Hospital
Polk County Sheriff's
Bartow
Atlantic
Brevard County
Kite flying amid Batmania soars in Saigon vigil
John and Jean Wilson at 442 S Seventh Kite pilots enjoy the Bat Kite as fits a Batmania trend in Saigon April winds. Jean watches while John proves kite flying remains a man's game, with high clouds and a sunny day enhancing the playful scene captured by Journal photographer Tom Kuncl.
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John
Jean Wilson
Jean
Bat Kite
Batmania
Washington
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Saigon Riots as Buddhist Students Battle Police and Riot
Buddhist students and anti government rioters clashed with national police in downtown Saigon and at the U S Embassy. U S officials barred Americans from Saigon and warned Da Nang while Buddhist groups burned a radio station and a hotel used as a U S soldier rest center.
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Saiton
UPI
Saigon
U. S
da Nang
Dalat
Nguyen Cao Ky
Russians report Luna 10 orbits moon amid congress cheers
Russia announced Luna 10 successfully orbited the moon, a major step toward a manned moon mission and a propaganda victory at the Soviet party congress. Tass cited an 8:44 p.m. orbit with altitudes between 217 and 621 miles and a three hour lunar revolution.
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Moscow
UPI
Russia
Moon
United States
Congress
Soviet Union
Rashidovy
Tass
Lady Bird Johnson Leaves Big Bend for Fort Davis
Lady Bird Johnson ends her Rio Grande flotilla journey in Big Bend country and heads to Fort Davis to dedicate its restoration. Cavalry guards once protected stagecoaches on the San Antonio El Paso route. From Fort Davis she will proceed to Presidio, then Austin and Washington.
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Big Bend National Park
Tex
UPI
Lady Bird Johnson
Big Bend Country
Rio Grande
Fort Davis
San Antonio
el Paso
Presidio
Austin
Russians Volunteer for Viet Nam Duty
Gen Alexei Yepishev told the 23rd Soviet Communist party congress that entire units volunteered to go to Viet Nam to fight for Vietnamese freedom. Western observers said no full troop dispatch is planned, but the remarks signal Kremlin support and solidarity with Hanoi.
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Moscow
VPI
Soviet Communist Party
Viet Nam
Alexei Yepishev
Yepischev
United States
Yepishev
Kremlin
Second rate action on Iowa cattle sale funds questioned
Des Moines UPI. A GOP candidate for Iowa attorney general, Joseph Bertroche, charged the state mishandled a cattle sale tied to a no account check of 9,770 dollars from Allen Ranstad. He accused the attorney general’s office of civil handling and delay, urging immediate return or North Dakota auction of cattle and faulting the Board of Control for not securing cash.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Lawrence Scalise
Joseph G. Bertroche
Allen Ranstad
Moorhead
Minn
Bertroche
Ranstad
Iowa Mental Health Institute
Cherokee
State Mental Health Institute
Independence
State
Bertrode
Verona
N. D
Atty
Attorney General
Minnesota
Ralstad
Bertrade
North Dakota
Board of Control
Railroad firemen return to work after major strike
Rail road firemen on eight top lines resume duties after a four day, multi state walkout. AFL-CIO BLFE chief H E Gilbert ordered 8 000 members off picket lines and back to work. Some trains roll within hours though full recovery expected by week end.
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Washington
UPI
H. E
Ed) Gilbert
Afl-Cio Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen
BLFE
Gilbert
Illinois Central
Boston & Maine
Quell forest fire in Hamlet North Carolina
Red eyed firefighters and rain quelled a towering forest fire that had threatened Hamlet forcing over twenty residents to flee. The fire, driven by strong southwest winds from South Carolina, was reduced to charcoal as wind eased and rain began around 2 a.m.
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Hamlet
N.C
UPI
South Carolina
Agriculture has a high accident rate in farming
CHICAGO United Press International reports L W Knapp Jr of the University of Iowa Institute of Agricultural Medicine says agriculture has the third highest accident rate among major occupations and kills more people than any other. He cites rural care distance and few doctors, urging better reporting of accidents to improve equipment safety.
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Chicago
UPI
L.W. Knapp Jr
University of Iowa
Institute of Agricultural Medicine
Knapp
Congress of Environmental Health
Two Brothers Die in Empty Basement Freezer
In Fort Dodge Iowa two brothers Craig Swanson six and Brad ley Swanson five suffocated after crawling into an emptied basement freezer. Their parents and neighbors searched the area as the lid latched shut from the outside. the unit had been emptied cleaned and unplugged recently.
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Fort Dodge
Near record crest as Red River floods Grand Forks area
The Red River neared a modern crest of 45.61 feet as sandbags went up around Grand Forks and East Grand Forks. National Guardsmen evacuated belongings for residents, while mayors urged 1,300 more dike workers. Roseau, Roseau power plant danger, and state officials planned tours to assess flood action.
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Grand Forks
N. D
UPI
Red River
Belmont Road
National Guardsmen
East Grand Forks
Minn
Roseau
U.S
Milton Young
Mark Andrews
North Dakota
Young
Karl F. Rolvaag
Minnesota
Heavy U S bombing escalates in North Viet Nam
The United States mounts its heaviest air assault of the year in North Viet Nam with 72 missions as B52s target bridges highways and coastal Da Nang area amid reports of 25 000 fresh Communist troops near the border. U S infantry cross into neutral Cambodia for the first time as actions spill over the frontier.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Air Force
Navy
Johnson
Viet Cong
Guam
da Nang
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
1St Cavalry Division
Cambodia
12Th Cavalry
UPI
Ib Heller
U.S
1St Cav
Weather forecast for Iowa with cool, unsettled days
United Press International notes partly cloudy conditions in Iowa tonight and Tuesday. The area remains largely cold with a low of 25 to 30 degrees tonight and highs mainly in the 40s on Tuesday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Textor named assistant superintendent in Washington district
Richard W Textor 31 of Coon Rapids will be the new assistant superintendent of schools in the Washington Community School District. Announcement by E Kelly Schlapkohl follows board action. Textor, Bayard high school principal for nine years, holds a B S from Drake 1956 M S 1962 and a Drake specialist degree 1965. He is married with three children and active in Lions Club and education associations.
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Richard W. Textor
Coon Rapids
Washington Community
Textor
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Board of Education
Bayard
New Providence
Drake University
Des Moines
Drake
Southern Methodist University
Lions Club
Bavard
Kappa Delta Phi Fraternity
ISEA
NEA
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