Flood crests lower than expected along upper Mississippi
Residents of Prairie Du Chien Wisconsin and downstream Iowa and Illinois river towns faced crests about six inches below forecast. National Guard workers ferried to Fulton to shore up a 12 mile levee as Davenport sandbagged manholes and Moline Rock Island evacuated about 200 people from three river islands.
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Pinch Is Felt Work to End Truck Dispute
The nationwide trucking shutdown is cutting into the economy as negotiators meet with federal mediators amid talks of possibly invoking the Taft Hartley act. About 100,000 Teamster drivers are out of work, nearing 250,000 represented, with no critical shortages yet but growing pressure on war-related industries.
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Johnson vows faster progress on Alliance summit
President Johnson arrived in Montevideo to push a faster pace for the Alliance For Progress and attended a Punta del Este summit with Western Hemisphere leaders. He urged speed, cited six years of progress, and urged multilateral projects while noting the stalled $1.5 billion aid proposal and Senate opposition.
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Wiring deficiencies blamed for Apollo capsule fire
Washington reports that North American Aviation officials say wiring under weight pressure contributed to the Cape Kennedy January 27 fire that killed three astronauts. Dale D Myers cites inadequate protection of 20 miles of wiring and says improvements are underway. J L Atwood calls the accident appalling and pledges intensified safety efforts guided by the inquiry board.
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Debate in Legislature Split on area colleges
Iowa lawmakers remain split over whether to separate community colleges from area vocational technical schools. A House subcommittee favored retaining colleges within the vocational system while supporting current-state aid. An informal gathering showed broad support to sever the two systems, amid large anticipated aid needs and deficits in area districts.
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Twin infant boys die in house fire in Iowa
In Harlan Iowa two four month old twin brothers Dale and Darren Musich died from suffocation in a bedroom blaze. Siblings Jeffrey four and Darla three were rescued and revived with mouth to mouth resuscitation by neighbors after the mother alerted authorities.
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Iowa Senate stalls Dirksen convention plan in committee
Iowa Senate subcommittee delays a constitutional convention resolution backed by 32 states to permit reapportionment of legislative seats by factors beyond population. Gov Hughes opposes, saying he seeks defeat, while 30 Senate members who supported it in 1965 return this year.
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Street of Broken Dreams on Skid Row
Chicago on Madison Street hosts an exile crowd of felons and runaways where Richard Speck’s murder spree shadows daily life. The Bridewell jailhouse rooming house near Starr Hotel illustrates peril and despair as residents cope with violence and intrusion from the infamous case.
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Battle near Saigon squeezes Viet Cong unit
American forces of the 9th Infantry Division trap a Viet Cong unit along the Do Mai river near Saigon in three days of heavy fighting that left 209 enemy dead and 1 American killed with 18 wounded. Further north and in the Central Highlands US troops reported 78 Communist deaths in two days while air missions reached 133.
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Weather Outlook for Iowa Partly cloudy and warmer
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures tonight and Wednesday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms late tonight mainly in the west and central areas. Lows range from the 40s in the northeast to near 50 in the southeast, with Wednesday highs from the 60s in the northeast to the 70s in the west and south. Thursday outlook calls for mostly cloudy conditions with showers in the east and cooler air in the west.
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Washington district plans summer school courses
Summer school plans for the Washington Community School District, led by Richard Textor, outline 11 courses with enrollment-based Class decisions. Remedial and developmental reading offered free in part by Title I and state funds, while other courses charge $7 to $15. Classes start June 12, driver education June 5, and registration should finish before May.
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