News in brief from Dolliver to Denver and beyond
The report covers Pfc. William Weber missing in Vietnam near three weeks after enlistment. Chicago bus drivers strike affecting South Side routes while North Side runs normally. Julie Rodriguez, two year old liver transplant recipient, dies of cancer after 13 months post transplant. Eisenhower doctors express cautious optimism about his heart condition. Iowa experiences heavy rain with up to 4.76 inches in Correctionville as the Weather Bureau notes a damp pattern across the state.
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Dolliver, Iowa
UPI
Defense Department
Lloyd Weber
Dolliver
Army Pfc
William Weber
Vietnam
Weber
Chicago
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
South Side
North Side
Denver
Julie C. Rodriguez
University of Colorado Medical Center
United Press International
Iowa
U.S. Weather Bureau
Des Moines
Correctionville
Bug found in Democratic Platform Committee room
In Chicago a bug was slipped into the Democratic Platform Committee closed meeting room despite heavy security. The panel recessed briefly as investigators searched for the culprit. FBI and Chicago police were notified.
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Chicago
UPI
Democratic Platform Committee
FBI
Czechs cheer as leaders return from Moscow
Prague erupts in joy as reform leaders ride through Wenceslas Square after four days of talks in Moscow. Thousands greet them while Soviet-led forces still hold the countryside and promise a slow, partial withdrawal. Church bells, horns, and alarms punctuate the scene.
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Prague
UPI
Moscow
Kremlin
Wenceslas Square
Parliament
Josef Smrkowsky
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Dubcek
Trucker James Bell Killed In Highway 218 Crash
A Columbus Junction man James Lewis Bell 29 died Monday afternoon when his cement mixer truck collided with a southbound car on highway 218 about 60 miles north of Ainsworth. Kenneth Fitzgerald 42 of Cedar Rapids drove the other vehicle and was injured. Walter Byers 21 of Norway hit Fitzgerald from behind seconds later. Bell was thrown clear as the truck rolled and burned. Funeral services are set for Wednesday at Stacy Lewis Funeral Home Columbus Junction with burial in Columbus City Cemetery. Bell born October 26 1938 leaves a wife Donna Holmes Trembly a daughter Joy Earlene and two stepchildren plus his mother three brothers and five sisters.
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Columbus Junction
James Lewis Bell
Ainsworth
Bell
Kenneth Edward Fitzgerald
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Fitzgerald
Walter Leslie Byers
Norway
Iowa
Joy Earlene Bell
Ronnie
Sandra Trembly
Howard Jr
Jerry
Columbus City
Howard
Peggy) Kulp
William
Karen) Hills
Betty) Boulton
John
Paulette) Redlinger
R. M
Mary Jane) Meyer Jr
Muscatine
Washington County Hospital
Mercy
Soviet and allies agree on Czechoslovakia troop withdrawal
Moscow says Soviet and four Warsaw Pact allies will pull troops from Czechoslovakia with no interference during the withdrawal. Observers expect immediate reductions and some forces to remain along West Germany and Austria borders. Leaders from both sides met over four days in an atmosphere of frankness and friendship. Brezhnev and Kosygin led Soviet talks with Dubcek and Cernik among Czechoslovak participants.
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Moscow
UPI
Soviet Union
Warsaw Pact
Czechoslovakia
West Germany
Austria
Alexander Dubcek
Prague
Communist Party
Leonid Brezhnev
Alexei Kosygin
Nicolai Podgorny
Ludvik Svoboda
Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Cernik
Reds shell Green Beret camp in renewed assault
North Vietnamese forces shelled the Duc Lap Green Beret camp five times as siege defenses held. Red mortarmen, firing 59 rounds, wounded 10 South Vietnamese soldiers while U.S. B52s and 1,500 reinforcements lifted the siege last Sunday. Continued on page 8.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Duc Lap
Rally features Goetz urging GOP focus on individuals
Washington County Republicans hear Lt. Gov. James Goetz urge party unity with emphasis on individual Americans over internal issues. He promotes youth involvement, supports Nixon's ticket, and backs local control and welfare reform while noting federal-state gaps. Several state and county candidates attend. veterans’ deaths in Vietnam noted.
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Washington County
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington
James Goetz
Minnesota
Goetz
Fred Schwengel
Leon Hillman
Richard Drake
Phil Weldin
State Central Committee
Cecil Miller
Wellman
Bill Smart
William Perdock
Schwengel
Richard Nixon
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy to night and Wednesday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms. Warmer in the east and north portions. Lows tonight middle 50s northeast to mid 60s southwest. High Wednesday near 80 northeast to upper 80s in the southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Democrats Back Johnson Vietnam Plank At Convetion Fight
Democratic platform drafters endorsed Johnson's Paris peace stance and refused a McCarthy McGovern bid for a peace plank by 62 to 35, with 13 abstentions. The rejected measure urged an unconditional halt to bombing North Vietnam and pressure on Saigon to engage Viet Cong politics. The draft praised past achievements, pledged more programs, and promised a balanced budget while addressing law and order and youth reforms.
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Chicago
UPI
Johnson
Vietnam
Action
Paris
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Sens
Eugene J. McCarthy
George McGovern
McCarthy
McGovern
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy - McGovern
Saigon
U.S
Humphrey
Intercepted memo challenges friendly neighborhood cop image
A reported memo questions the image of the police officer as a friendly neighborhood presence in Chicago. Details are sparse, but the piece hints at public concern over policing style and accountability. The context and exact source are unclear.
Protests Bring Beating of Newsmen by Chicago Police
Eleven newsmen were beaten by police during Yippie protests in Chicago near Lincoln Park. Journalists from Sun-Times, Daily News, CBS, NBC, and ABC pressed Mayor Daley and Supt. Cowlisk for an Internal Inspections Division probe. Reporters and photographers, many with press badges, suffered head, facial, and other injuries amid clashes during demonstrations and arrests.
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Chicago
UPI
Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Daily News
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Richard J. Daley
James B. Cowlisk
Cowlisk
Lincoln Park
CBS News
Bill Leonard
Daley
Delos Hall
NBC News
Donald Meaney
James Strickland
Sun - Times
Emmett Dedmon
Conlisk
Sun-Times
Bob Black
Black
Washington Post
Stephen Worthrup
Henrotin Hospital
John Evans
Wbbm-Tv
Charles Boyer
Newsweek Magazine
Jeff Lowenthal
Newsweek
John Culhane
Milwaukee Journal
Howard Berliant
Clark
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Trucker
Mercy Hospital
Byers
Mr. Bell
Stacy Lewis
Columbus City Cemetery
Howard and
Etta Dircks Bell
Donna Holmes Trembly
Missouri
Green Beret
County Gop
James Bramwell
William Plymar
Robert Beck
Don Johnson
Roger Jepsen
Dale Awtry
Wendell Day
Dave Stanley
Robert Nicola
Robert Ray
Herbert Campbell
Joe Jones
John Patterson
Ray Johnson
Burl Pringle
Willis Richards
Charles Snyder
Robert Swift
Wallace Fagen
Walter Schroeder
Robert Porter
Roger Schwarz
Joseph Schwarz
LeMars
Kenneth M. Baldwin
Kenneth H. Baldwin
Box 182
Grafton
Michael D. Hahn
Eugene J. Hahn
Gaines Street
Davenport
Schwarz
Thua Thien
Gehlen High School
le Mars
Marine Corps
Ira Morrison
Richard Stephens
Keith Vetter
Miami Beach
Pledee Draft Lottery
Washington City
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