Senate move on Nike X anti missle system faces McNamara clash
The Senate prepared to override McNamara and fund Nike X pre production for anti missile defense as part of a $17.2 billion defense bill. McNamara argued no system can fully shield the nation from all out attack and urged keeping Nike X in research and development. He stressed February ammo needs show Viet Nam firepower and claimed no force calls for National Guard unless a major crisis.
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UPI
Senate
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Pentagon
U.S
Viet Nam
Derby man killed in collision with Chariton school bus
A rural intersection crash seven miles west of Chariton killed Kenneth Anderson, 60, a Derby resident, while he rode with Earnest Teater, 55. Teater had minor injuries and Larry Thomas, 27, the bus driver, and the children aboard were uninjured. The Iowa highway death toll for 1966 rose to 215.
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United Press International
Chariton
Derby
Iowa
Kenneth Anderson
Earnest Teater
Highway Patrol
Anderson
Teater
Larry Thomas
Thomas
Charles A. Bostwick
Centerville
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Bostwick
Frank Belloma
Moravia
Belloma
Flood roars as Lake Erie's flood forces evacuation
A gale whipped Lake Erie unleashing the worst flood in 14 years at Monroe Michigan. About 5,000 people were forced from their homes as 100 miles of shoreline suffered damaged boats and shattered houses. Police and civil defense volunteers patrolled the affected villages and summer homes evacuated Wednesday amid inland water from crashing waves.
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UPI
Lake Erie
Civil Defense
Wreckage Found Of Missing Lima Flight With 49 Onboard
Rescue planes sighted the downed Constellation in Chilea Canyon Andes. The Lima to Cuzco flight vanished late Wednesday with 49 aboard, including five Americans. Among the dead and missing are pilot Capt. William Jones of Miami and four U.S. volunteers, plus a Canadian and several Germans Swiss and a Spaniard.
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Peru
UPI
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Andes
William Jones
Miami
U.S. Peace Corps
Gerald F. Flynn
Roanoke
Seattle
Wash
Paul L. Bond
Parkwood
Jonesboro
Ark
Troy M. Ross
Jefferson
Boise
Idaho
George Hoffman
Cuzco
Americas
Ayacucho
Raya Perklmann
Dodd Tax Probe Opens Over DinnerIncome Claim
IRS confirms probe into Sen. Thomas J. Dodds finances over more than $100,000 received from dinners in 1961 1963 and 1965. Investigators weigh if dinners were political fund raisers or tributes organized by friends with potential personal use of funds. Possible civil or criminal action not ruled out. Williams accuses IRS of aiding Dodd by unclear income laws. IRS denies the charge.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas J. Dodd
D-Conn
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Dodd
John J. Williams
Rdel
Senate
Britain Rhodesia hold talks to avoid full break
London reports Britain and Rhodesia pause a complete diplomatic break while talks continue on Rhodesian independence. Rhodesia holds orders to close down Salisbury staff at Rhodesia House in abeyance and may announce stance after Bulawayo speech by Ian Smith. Wilson seeks cabinet approval to open talks with Smith.
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UPI
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Salisbury
British High Commission
Rhodesia House
Smith
Bulawayo
Wilson
Storms Kill and Flood Dallas as Tornadoes Rake Texas
Floods up to 25 feet deep swept northwest and northeast Dallas as violent thunderstorms lashed northwest and northeast Texas. Five people drowned in Dallas and one remained missing while Paris reported widespread street flooding and limited phone service. Tornadoes crossed Red River Valley as Dallas faced the worst damage with many houses inundated and residents clinging to trees and cars.
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UPI
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Texas
Oklahoma
Red River Valley
Willard Barr
Fort Worth
Erik Jonsson
Jonsson
Johnson to seek congressional seat in 2nd district
Cedar Rapids mayor Robert M L Johnson announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Congress from Iowa 2nd district. He criticized incumbent Rep Culver as a rubber stamp and absentee, saying he would represent local needs with longtime closeness to the people and no outside interests. Johnson cited unanimous county endorsements and broad party support backing his run.
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Iowa
UPI
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Culver
White House
National Congressional
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Coe College
Kim
Kristine
Sears Scholar Philip Lemke Wins Merit Scholarship Award
Philip J. Lemke 18 of Washington Iowa earns a four year Sears Foundation Merit Scholarship. He will attend Michigan State University this fall undecided on a major. Lemke is one of 39 Sears employe offspring awarded nationwide this year.
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Sears Foundation
Sears, Roebuck and Co. Employes
Philip J. Lemke
Alfred Lemke
North Avenue D
Margaret Lemke
Sears
Washington
Iowa
Philip Lemke
Gerald
Maybelle) Edwards
Sears Roebuck Foundation
Edwards
Michigan State University
Sears-Roebuck Foundation
National Merit Scholarship Corp
Washington High
Phil Lemke
Sears, Roebuck and Co
Phil
Gerald Edwards
Journal
Tom Kuncil
Johnson vetoes savings plan amid HEW funding bill action
The House Appropriations Committee vetoed over 312 million in proposed savings while approving a 10.3 billion HEW, Labor, and related agencies bill for the year starting July 1. HEW would receive about 9.6 billion, with growth to come from additional welfare spending. The panel boosted NIH and Public Health Service funding, countering Johnsons demand to curb domestic outlays to finance the war.
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UPI
House Appropriations Committee
Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Labor Department
Congress
House
Johnson
National Institutes of Health
U.S. Public Health Service
Weather Update From IUWA Freeze Warning Issued
Freeze warning is posted with diminishing winds tonight. Colder conditions shift east with frost or freezing temperatures across the state. Low temperatures range 25 to 32 degrees. Friday will be fair and cool, with Saturday outlook generally fair and slightly warmer.
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Iuwa
U.S. troops smash major Viet Cong supply complex near border
American infantry swept a vast Viet Cong complex 75 miles northwest of Saigon in the Da Ha River area, destroying thousands of uniforms, hundreds of tons of rice and salt, 16 motorized sampans, and bamboo warehouses. Defenders fled into neutralist Cambodia as U.S. forces pledged Operation Birmingham. Across the country, Marine units repelled a night assault on Phu Bai airbase, trapping eight Viet Cong in a perimeter trap and routing them with rifle and mortar fire.
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Viet Nam
Cambodia
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Sion
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Chutes
1St Infantry Division
Birmingham
van Meeters
Phu Bai
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