House Un American Activities chair slams antiwar protesters
Washington UPI The chairman of the House Committee on Un-American Activities labeled protesters who try to block troop trains and munitions shipments to Vietnam as yellow bellied cowards. The hearing on a proposed federal crime to impede military operations continued amid arrests and legal challenges as witnesses asserted their rights and the ACLU challenged the panel’s conduct.
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Iowa Traffic Toll Rises With Six Dead
United Press International reports six Iowa road deaths over two days. A 19-year-old Centerville man, William Richard Gale, died after losing control near Centerville. Two Lake City youths, Ronald Kraft and Roger Meyers, aged 16 and 18, perished in a Breda area crash. Mrs. Mary Wiles, 61, of Fontana, California, was killed when her vehicle ran a stop sign near Belle Plaine. Her husband, Richard, escaped serious injury.
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Fontana
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Oxford
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London manhunt for scar-faced suspect in police killings
About 900 armed policemen including commando-trained sharpshooters from Scotland Yard searched Epping Forest with bloodhounds for an armed and desperate suspect in the murders of three London detectives. A released photo shows Harry Maurice Roberts, 30, possibly disguised as a camper or hiker, as authorities warn residents not to try capturing him.
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North Viet Nam rejects Asian peace bid from Malaysia Thailand and Philippines
North Viet Nam rejected a joint peace plan from Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines calling it shop worn merchandise of the Johnson clique. Hanoi said the proposal aimed to serve the U.S. war of aggression in Viet Nam and depicted its leaders as subservient to U.S. devils.
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Public notices from city and county meetings
Proceedings of the Board of Supervisors on Thursday Aug 11 and Monday Aug 8 detail actions. Probate of will and executor appointment for M D Atkinson estate follows. Minutes of Washington City Council meeting recorded for reference.
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Washington City
Tractor overturns near Diagonal. Iowa woman dies
A 28-year-old Iowa woman, Mary N. Mercer, died Wednesday in Ringgold County when a tractor overturned during hedge post work. The hydraulic lift failed to free the front end as the machine flipped, pinning her beneath the vehicle while she helped her husband pull posts.
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Darrell
Partly cloudy weather forecast for Towa area
Partly cloudy tonight with scattered showers or thunderstorms likely in the southwest and west. Low temperatures in the 60s. Friday will be partly cloudy with highs around the 80s and additional scattered showers or storms in the west and south. Saturday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder showers and little temperature change.
Marines Hit Beach In Vietnam Landing Near Saigon
Marines went ashore from the carrier Iwo Jima landing by boat and helicopters on beaches about 100 miles east of Saigon. They met no initial resistance, according to U.S. military authorities.
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Bombing drives toll as US Viet Nam fighting widens
US B52s pounded a Viet Cong tunnel complex 325 miles north of Saigon while American jets battled Communist MiG-17s over North Viet Nam. The weekly casualty tally rose toward 5,000 with 101 Americans killed and 593 wounded last week, 4,711 dead in total. Aerial clashes near Hanoi and Haiphong left several planes downed, adding to mounting civilian casualties in Hue Da Nang and nearby areas.
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Morning Trailways Bus Crash Kills Nine in Altavista Virginia
Early dawn collision between a Trailways bus and a truck in Altavista near the Blue Ridge Mountains leaves nine dead and about 35 injured. Both drivers died at the scene. bus occupants were freed from seats and taken to Lynchburg hospital. The bus was en route from Danville to Washington.
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Beck Tours Iowa Counties as Gubernatorial Candidate
Republican hopeful Bob Beck, publisher of the Centerville newspaper, travels over 30,000 miles campaigning through Boone Sac City and Audubon. He faces an uphill race with undecided Republicans and faces strong opponent William Murray of Ames. Beck emphasizes development, lower taxes, and using surplus state funds for schools while pressing for industry growth and Iowa modernization.
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