Police Investigate U S Embassy Attack in London
A group calling itself the First of May Group claimed responsibility for a machine gun attack on the U S embassy in London to protest white oppression in the United States. A handwritten letter signed by the group was sent to a British news agency and handed to Scotland Yard. The embassy had received two threatening calls and British police sourced FBI involvement with possible British links.
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Viet election guard plan prompts shoot on sight rule
National police chief Brig. Gen. Nguyen Ngoc Loan ordered security forces to shoot on the spot saboteurs during the South Vietnamese presidential election on September 3. Police will guard booths nationwide inside and outside to deter terrorism. He noted rivals and some reporters may carry weapons.Officials said Ha Thue Ky's charge that police jailed 19 Dai Viet party workers lacks substantiation and should be raised with the government rather than foreign press.
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Hue
Air force chief backs bombing North Vietnam at hearing
At a Senate defense hearing Gen. John P. McConnell argued that without air attacks on North Vietnam the war could have required 800000 more American troops. He warned Communists could have doubled manpower in the south, complicating U.S. buildup. The testimony followed questions on bombing limits and new targets.
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U.S
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South Vietnam
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Europe
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Senate may hike pension benefits to aid 23 million
Welfare Secretary John W. Gardner urged the Senate Finance Committee to raise Social Security benefits by 15 percent, arguing the House version of 12 percent leaves 2 million people in poverty. President Johnson had asked for 15 percent minimum with brackets up to 20 percent. Senator Ribicoff, a former HEW secretary, condemned the House plan as inadequate and pledged 25 percent amendments.
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UPI
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Hanoi seals off peace proposals
London based diplomatic sources report that Ho Chi Minh’s regime in Hanoi has closed all channels for peace feelers to both Communist and Western parties. Soundings for a possible cease fire and full peace negotiations have halted completely.
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UPI
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Vietnam
Riots Continue as New Haven Curfew Triggers Arrests
New Haven youths defy an 8 p.m. curfew for a third night, setting fires, smashing windows, and looting. Police report 115 arrests, bringing a three night total to 345, with widespread inciting, breach of the peace, theft and curfew violations cited.
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Richard C. Lee
Washington County Red Cross Elects Officers at Annual Meeting
The Washington County Red Cross chapter held a Monday evening meeting at the Iowa Southern building. Officers were reelected: Clarence Logan as chairman Lester Grim as vice chairman Keith Lord as treasurer and Mrs J Don Hazen as secretary. New board members were named and several volunteers received awards for service including Gray Ladies Gray Men and canteen workers.
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Ralph Martin
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Crawfordsville
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Kalona
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S. R. Barber
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Egypt to keep Suez Canal closed amid Israeli withdrawal
Al Ahram reports Cairo will keep the Suez Canal closed until Israeli troops withdraw from occupied Arab territory. Economic Minister Hassan Abbas Zaky framed the move as defensive and economic, noting the closure since June 6. Jerusalem status talks and Tito’s return from a three nation Arab tour are noted.
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Berlin forger taunts law with fake bank notes
West Berlin police hunt a counterfeiter who passes 100 mark and 50 mark bills that mimic the real notes but replace the warning with a taunting line reading Whoever forges bank notes must above all not be caught Ha ha ha.
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UPI
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Candidate Speaks at GOP Coffee in Washington
State Senator David Stanley, a leading Republican Senate candidate, spoke at a Washington coffee event to Iowa supporters about his campaign aims. He urged strict ethics, less government, targeted tax policies, and a tough approach to law enforcement, poverty, and the Vietnam conflict with a view toward balanced shared responsibilities among states and allies.
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United States Senate
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Muscatine
Bourke Hickenlooper
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Keith L. Vetter
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Iowa Weather Outlook Tonight Through Wednesday
Partly to mostly cloudy with a chance of showers in the northeast tonight and in the east Wednesday morning. Slight shower chance in the southwest tonight. Lows range from 53 to 57 in the northeast to the low 60s in the southwest. Wednesdays highs span about 80 to 90, higher in the southwest.
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Webster City man fatally stabbed in early morning incident
Webster City Iowa. A 29 year old James Walker died after a knife attack tied to a confrontation with Richard Blakey 30 and Douglas Hensley 18. Hensley claimed Walker attempted to rape a girl and confessed to stabbing Walker in the throat. Blakey was wounded but released from hospital.
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Iowa
UPI
James Walker
Hamilton County
Adly
Carroll Wood
Walker
Richard Blakey
Douglas Hensley
Wood
Hensley
Blakey
Ottumwa Woman Shot to Death in Living Room
Ottumwa 53 year old Alice Garman died after a shotgun blast through her closed window as she read. Her estranged husband Teddy Forest Garman surrendered at the police station and confessed. He was arrested on an open murder charge. The couple had recently divorced and their children were with Mrs. Garman’s mother Amy Davis. Garman works at a packing plant.
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UPI
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Teddy Forest Garman
StratoFortresses Pound Troop Sites In Hanoi Raid
UPI reports six U.S. jets lost in bombing of Hanoi and surrounding areas. Two Navy A6 Intruders and an F4 Phantom went down, four other Navy planes and two Air Force planes shot down. Losses bring total U.S. warplanes down in Vietnam to 653. Two crewmen rescued, rest missing. China claims escalated action and reports one airman captured.
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UPI
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Peking
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Probate of wills and executors named in estates
Notices announce probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Rose M. Reid and Hattie B. McConnell, with details on proofs of will and the Omer L. Green estate. The notices identify involved parties and upcoming court actions in these probate matters.
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Hattie B. McConnell
Omer L. Green
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