Keosauqua cleans up debris after storm
A killer tornado hit Keosauqua Iowa on Sunday killing a mother and her sailor son and injuring eight others. Rescue and Red Cross crews aided cleanup as Barker Equipment Co. faced heavy losses and local residents prepared for possible federal aid while Parsons College students joined the relief effort.
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Keosauqua
Iowa
UPI
Helen Scull
Barker Equipment Co
R. A. Bruce
Barker
Bruce
Jim McGrath
Red Cross
van Buren ‘County
Orville Lee
Fred Schwengel
Pearl Mort
Lindbergh declines White House invite to Paris Air Show
Charles A. Lindbergh has refused a request from the White House to attend the Paris Air Show next month marking the 40th anniversary of his New York to Paris solo flight. Moyers said Johnson sought his presence but Lindbergh chose privacy over publicity.
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Johnson
United States
Russia
Lindbergh
Moyers
New York
Paris
U.S
Storms sweep nation with twisters and 70 mph winds
Tornadoes touched down in Coal City West Virginia and Maxton North Carolina causing property damage. Midwest winds reached 70 mph. Des Moines evacuated a building due to damage. Chicago reported six minor injuries and widespread damage while Lake Michigan issued boating warnings. Large hail fell in Tyler Texas and Waco saw heavy rainfall.
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Beckley
Maxton
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Iowa
Iowa Executive Council
Iowa Commerce Commission
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Texas
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Tex
Waco
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Michigan
Atlantic States
New York
New England
Probate of Will and Appointment of Executor
Probate of the will of Loran W. Longwell is filed with the court seeking appointment of an executor. The petition requests authority to administer the estate under state law and to gather, inventory, and distribute assets to rightful heirs.
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Loran W. Longwell
Fair housing bill clears committee in Iowa
In Des Moines UPI reports a House Committee recommended passage of a fair housing bill prohibiting housing discrimination in Iowa. The measure previously cleared the Senate 49 to 11. Rep Cecil Reed noted the bill would help African Americans achieve better housing and opportunities, while Rep Don Bowin cited local needs in Black Hawk County. Some members abstained to raise questions about state versus local authority in handling housing discrimination cases.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
House
Senate
Industrial and Human Relations Committee
Cecil Reed
Cedar Rapids
Reed
Don Bowin
Waterloo
Black Hawk County
Bowin
Earl Yoder
Iowa City
State Civil Rights Commission
City to Use Old Quarry as One Year Landfill Site
Washington city council leased the old Gracehill Quarry for a sanitary landfill for one year with an option to renew. They will seek county help to share the $50 monthly rent so residents outside the city may use the site. They also discussed paving South 10th Avenue and solicited bids through county engineers while approving a beer permit for Washington Cafe run by Richard Powers. Tree planting at the landfill south of Washing was noted.
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Gracehill
County Board of Supervisors
South 10Th Avenue
East Washington
East Main
Robert Huber
Washington Cafe
SEATO ministers back Vietnam policy endorsement
SEATO foreign ministers open their annual conference as President Johnson’s Vietnam plan receives strong public support. Australian Foreign Minister Hasluck credits the US with bearing the main burden and urges Western allies to back its efforts in Asia. Secretary Rusk says critics prolong the war and vows continued fighting until a durable peace is found.
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UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
SEATO
Paul Hasluck
United States
Southeast Asia
Asia
Dean Rusk
Rusk
Iowa Senate backs oil well bonus plan in state
The Iowa Senate passed a bill by 47 to 4 to pay bonuses for the first producing wells in Iowa. Bonuses range from 20000 to 50000 dollars depending on depth and output, with caps per oil zone. Ownership shares split between landowner and well owner.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Andrew Frommelt
Dubuque
Rigler
H. Garland
Hersey
Bombing and ground clashes surge along Vietnam DMZ
U.S. and allied forces pounded North Vietnamese jungle bases near Quang Tri and Hue with B52s while South Vietnamese units fought guerrillas along the DMZ. Ground actions killed dozens of Viet Cong and aimed to blunt a northward push as Saigon seeks a mutual pullback and a stronger front line.
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UPI
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U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Army
196Th Light Infantry
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Dmz
Hanoi
Quang Tri
Imperial and University City of
Hue
Fires devastate three Iowa farms damaging barns and livestock
United Press International reports three northeastern Iowa farms burned on Monday. The Stecklein Brothers near Cascade lost a large barn, about 70 beef cattle, and 5000 bushels of corn as flames melted items in the farmhouse. Near Greene a fire at Leo Landers farm killed about 100 pigs and five sows with hay and other buildings damaged. A La Porte City farm of Alvin Lubena along U.S. 218 saw a big barn hog house and several pigs destroyed or damaged.
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Iowa
Stecklein Brothers
Cascade
Monticello
Epworth
Leo Landers
Iowa Weather: Warm Up Tonight and Wednesday
Mostly fair tonight with warmer readings in the west. Partly cloudy and warmer on Wednesday with overnight lows in the 30s and highs 55 to 60 northeast to 70 southwest. Thursday outlook shows partly cloudy skies and a chance of scattered showers.
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United Press International
Iowa
Man Trapped Overnight After Tax Return Rush
Raymond Fernandez stayed late at his office to finish his income tax return just before the deadline. Locked in after hours, he spent the night there and handed his form to two patrolmen from a fourth-floor window, then watched as it was mailed.
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New York
UPI
Raymond Fernandez
Fernandez
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