Johnson's Latin America swing boosts hemispheric summit aim
President Johnson's 24 hour Mexico City visit drew huge crowds and reinforced plans for a hemispheric summit. He hinted at more travel in Latin America while delaying a Europe trip amid NATO debates. Johnson met with Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, attended Lincoln statue dedication, and exchanged gifts with Cantinflas' son Mario Moreno Jr.
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San Antonio, Tex
Johnson
Texas
Air Force
Mexico City
Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Cantinflas
Mario Moreno Jr
Marines Break Reds After Fierce Mortar Barrage North of Saigon
US Marines repelled a massive Red mortar assault 375 miles north of Saigon in a hand to hand battle that routed attackers. At Tan Son Nhut airbase near Saigon, Reds breached outer defenses before being stopped as air and ground forces countered with helicopters, airstrikes, and flares. Air raids on the north set a single day destruction record for trucks in Ma Gia pass. A separate incident saw a Communist raiding party near Saigon driven off by South Vietnamese troops, while Marines near Chu Lai reported an armored jeep encounter with a bamboo spear passing through the vehicle.
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Saigon
UPS
Here
9Th Marine Regiment
Korea
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
South Vietnamese Air Force
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ma Gia Pass
North
Viet Nam
Chu Lai
California incident as mob attacks police in Pasadena
A crowd of 75 to 100 Negroes attacked Pasadena police with rocks bottles and a Molotov cocktail early today. About 10 people were taken into custody as order was restored after roughly two hours. no serious injuries reported and officers sustained minor wounds.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Los Angeles
Willie
Willie Gates
Jerry Gardner
DeMarta
Antone
Ina
New York
Car hits gas pump starts Davenport fire
Kenneth Otto, 20, of Davenport, rammed his car into a Dividend Gas Station pump at East River Road and Pershing, causing a fire that destroyed the vehicle and damaged station facilities. He was hospitalized at Mercy in satisfactory condition.
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Davenport
Iowa
UPI
Kenneth Otto
Fairhaven Road
Mercy Hospital
Otto
East River Road
Pershing
Iowa Supreme Court orders subdistricting for one man one vote
The Iowa Supreme Court directed the 1967 Legislature to create separate legislative districts in multi member counties to meet the federal one man one vote standard. It voided the 1965 temporary reapportionment act and ruled at large elections violate equal protection. Gov Hughes supports subdistricting but not rigid at large exclusion. The ruling preserves 1966 elections under existing law.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
General Assembly
U.S. Supreme Court
Iowa
William Stuart
Chariton
Court
Harold E. Hughes
High Tribunal
Polk County
Harry Perkins
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
la Mar Foster
West Branch
Elizabeth Kruidenier
Thomas Hefley
Regents Boost Iowa Campus Parking Fees and Ban Freshmen Cars
The Iowa Board of Regents approved raising University of Iowa student parking permits from 10 to 40 dollars and faculty reserved lot fees from 30 to 40 dollars per year. Freshmen are barred from weekday daytime parking in campus lots from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., except dormitory lots where no permit is needed but dorm parking requires vehicle registration.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
University of Iowa
Howard Bowen
University
Mason City man found in hotel bath after drinking
Walter Erick Gaffin, 59, was found lying face down in a bathtub full of water in the Elms Hotel. Police say he likely drowned after falling asleep in the tub. Harry Wilcox, hotel manager, noted Gaffin drank at the tavern until about 2 a.m. and water was still running when found. An autopsy will determine the cause of death.
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Mason City, Iowa
UPI
Mason City
Walter Erick Gaffin
Gaffri
Elms Hotel
Harry Wilcox
Wilcox
Gaffin
Cerro Gordo County
Alfred Herlitzka
Appointment of administrator in Ronald D Krantz estate
Public notice indicates the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Ronald D. Krantz. The notice is filed in the probate section and appears on page 6.
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Ronald D. Krantz
Da Nang Buddhists press protests as Saigon presses on
In Da Nang about 2500 Buddhist demonstrators burn a decree promising free elections and vow to continue opposing Premier Ky. In Saigon editor Chu Van Binh of Song newspaper is shot four times, blamed by some on Viet Cong, amid wider clashes and community tensions.
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UPS
da Nang
Viet Cong
Chu van Binh
Song
Binh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Buddhist Church
Nguyen Chanh Thi
1St Corps
South Viet Nam
Ky government under fire as Buddhist leaders demand end to unrest
Thi, dismissed March 10 from the corfriseas command, condemns the Ky government and calls for its immediate step down or overthrow. Buddhist leaders in Saigon endorse a caretaker regime for three to five months to organize civilian elections. In Hue, students accuse the decree promising elections of buying time and demand a new temporary government before polls.
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Unified
Buddhist Church
Thi
Corfriseas
Viet Nam
Saigon
Hue
da Nang
Rhodesia closes Salisbury embassy over oil embargo
Rhodesian Premier Ian Smith ordered Britain’s diplomatic mission in Salisbury closed and Rhodesian diplomats recalled from London after Britain used force in its oil embargo. He refused to use 18 000 tons of Ioanna V oil destined for Beira, citing desire to avoid widening the dispute, and accused London of broken promises and espionage by officers.
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Salisbury, Rhodesia
Smith
Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
Britain
Mozambique
United Nations
Wilson
Miners Press Talks Over Coal Wages In Pittsburgh
About 32,000 strikers ignored back-to-work orders as UMW and Bituminous Coal Operators Association met in Pittsburgh to renew wage talks. Some 55,000 soft coal miners had struck across nine states with 23,000 returning to work, while fear about a Peabody-like contract loomed.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
United Mine Workers
UMW
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
BCOA
Washington
W. A
Tony) Boyle
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Boyle
Peabody Coal Co
St. Louis
Peabody
Ordnance unit holds practice assembly
Members of the 872nd Ordinance Co a local army reserve unit participated in a practice assembly exercise this week to test alert procedures. The locally commanded unit under Capt Larsen reported a good response. The exercise was ordered by the 108th Support Brigade in Des Moines and relayed to the Washington unit through the 411th Ordinance Battalion of Davenport. The first shot in the Civil War was fired on January 9, 1861.
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872Nd Ordnance Co
Larsen
Des Moines
Washington
411Th Ordnance Battalion
Davenport
Michelangelo Liner Reaches New York After Storm
The luxury liner Michelangelo docked in New York harbor with a 60-foot gash from a fierce Atlantic storm. Two passengers and one crewman died and several were injured. passengers and crew praised the crew for handling the crisis while some travelers remained unaware of the danger.
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New York
UPI
Michelangelo
Atlantic
August DeMarta
Europe
Umberto Somaini
Milan
Italy
Angela
Somaini
Weather Outlook for Iowa With Showers Likely
Partly to mostly cloudy Iowa forecast from United Press International. Tonight into Sunday remain cooler with minimal temperature changes. Lows range from the 30s east to 40s west, with Sunday highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Variably cloudy, cooler, and showers likely Sunday night and Monday.
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Iowa
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