Turner cites oversold relief programs fueling riots
Waterloo Mayor Lloyd Turner blamed over selling of federal programs like on the job training for sparking Negro riots last month. He said glowing reports raised expectations and sparked clashes when goals were not met, urging closer federal program oversight to prevent future unrest. Governor Hughes pledged full law enforcement support and warned against violent rhetoric, while officials planned another meeting with minority representatives.
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Robert Wright
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Struggle in Canton Deepens Amid Cultural Revolution Violence
Travelers report chaos in Canton as Red Guards clash with rival factions and vigilantes hang bodies from trees and lamp posts. More than 1,000 killed in recent days. mass exodus fears grow as Red Army redeployed toward Hong Kong.
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Soviet Red Guards Attack Chinese Port Ship Over Detention
Tass reported mobs of Red Guards stormed a Soviet merchant ship in a Communist Chinese port injuring the captain Viktor Korzhov and smashing equipment. The clash followed protests over prior actions against the freighter Svirsk as crew remained besieged and navigator Stanislav Ivanov sought by the mob.
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Rail crash near Saratoga Springs kills two on Montreal Limited
A Delaware and Hudson passenger train bound for Montreal collided with a freight train at a siding near Saratoga Springs New York. The wreck derailed 17 cars and tore up hundreds of feet of track. Two people were confirmed dead with more than a dozen injured, all passengers.
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Romney hosts private talks with GOP leaders at Mackinac Island
Governor George Romney and key Republican backers plan private weekend sessions on Mackinac Island to discuss the 1968 presidential bid, next year’s primaries, and the political outlook. Nelson Rockefeller William Scranton join Romney aides, with John Chafee expected later. Scranton and Rockefeller will golf as talks proceed.
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Watts festival on 103rd Street celebrates Black pride
A wide Hue Watts festival along 103rd Street from Will Rogers Park to Jordan High School shows food stalls, art exhibits, Afro styling and Negro author displays. Negro music fills the air as Jazz, rock, and spirituals mix with job drives, voter registration, and urban renewal plans reflecting pride after past burnings.
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Judging Continues at All Iowa Fair Dairy Show
Green Knoll Farm of Eldridge won both the grand champion bull and grand champion female in the Brown Swiss class at the state dairy show. Karl Krapfl of Greeley exhibited the grand champion Jersey bull, while Harold and Bob Massee of Nashua claimed the grand champion female Jersey. The fair runs through Tuesday with auto races and Eddy Arnold featured. In sheep judging, James Nixon of Stockport won both champion ram and ewe in Southdown, Henry Siemers of Marshalltown won Oxford, and James Cary of Tipton captured Shropshires.
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Tipton
Iowa Weather Prospect: Mild Weekend With Warm Up
United Press International reports fair skies tonight and Sunday in Iowa. Warmer air moves in from the northeast tonight and across the state Sunday, with highs in the 70s to 80s and southeast lows around 45 to 50, cooler in the northwest.
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Viet Cong Document Shows Defeatist Mood Amid Bridge Raid
U S commanders released a captured Viet Cong paper claiming their combat potential is damaged and attitudes pessimistic and defeatist. In the same action Col Robin Olds led air forces to destroy the Paul Doumer bridge center span over the Red River, aiming to disrupt links to Communist China. Viet Cong attacks in three northern provinces caused heavy casualties, while U S forces reported 41 Viet Cong dead with no American injuries.
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Washington, D.C
Thailand
Paul Doumer
Red River
Four Die In Chain Collision On Foggy U.S. 66 Near Joliet
A massive pileup on fog bound U.S. 66 near Joliet Illinois left at least four dead in burning wreckage of two tank trucks. A driver Harold L Burns age 30 of Bellevue Illinois survived with serious burns and three other victims are in serious condition. police expect a possible fifth fatality. Ambulence crews evacuated injured asState Police sealed off the highway from Wilmington to Joliet and scattered fire units fought the blaze.
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Civilians Back Campaign In Viet Nam Election Row
Civilian presidential hopefuls in South Vietnam threaten continuing campaigning if the military regime fails to guarantee transportation security and unbiased crowds at rallies. A union of eight of ten candidates says they will proceed though a spokesman calls the communique nonbinding. Thieu and Ky resist. U.S. officials press for fair conduct and a possible rethink of commitments. Thieu tours the countryside proposing a week long bombing pause to test Communist goodwill.
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Truong Dinh Dzu
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Proceedings of county board of supervisors minutes
Proceedings of the Washington city council meeting records. The report notes decisions, votes, and topics discussed, including local governance actions, budget items, and public notices presented during the session.
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