Remembering Mac McMahon KIA in Saigon Rocket Attack
In Fredericktown Ohio Mac McMahon a 23 year old airman with the 377th Airlift Group was killed at Tan Son Nhut Airbase when a Viet Cong rocket struck the terminal just before his scheduled flight home after a year in Vietnam. His comrades Sgt William L McMahon Sgt L D Lee and Sgt Paul Pakham drove his body to hospital as others tended the wounded. Mac had worried about danger yet kept his faith and tight bond with fellow servicemen. The base attack claimed Mac as the sole fatality among the casualties.
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Saigon
UPI
Vietnam
Mac McMahon
Fredericktown
Ohio
Mac
Air Force
William L. McMahon
Tan Son Nhut
L.D. Lee
Jackson, Miss
Paul Pakham
Mt. Clements
Mich
377Th Hospital Dispensary
Lee
Robert Melick
Sgt. Lee
Smithy
Robert O. Smith
Honey Path
S.C
Smith
Portis
377Th
Pinkham
Pearson seeks confidence vote to keep Canada government
Prime Minister Lester Pearson returns to Ottawa to face a confidence motion after Parliament was recalled. Opposition parties unite against his Liberal government over a five percent income tax increase, with 129 votes opposed. Pearson vows to stand or fall and resumes coalition talks with cabinet members.
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Ottawa
UPI
Lester Pearson
Pearson
Liberals
Canada
Jamaica
House of Commons
Robert Stanfield
Stanfield
Critics Probe Tonkin Attack Motives in Senate Debate
Senators question McNamara on the Gulf of Tonkin incident arguing the testimony misses key context. Wayne Morse maintains the U S acted with constructive aggression and Fulbright signals ongoing scrutiny despite McNamara’s seven hour briefing.
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Wayne Morse
D-Ore
McNamara
Tonkin
United States
Driver license renewal reminder from Iowa Patrol
Washington County residents were reminded by the Iowa Highway Patrol that failing to renew the Iowa Driver's License requires taking the driving test and eye examination. The Patrol notes several recent renewals were neglected and the exam was needed. Drivers have 60 days before their birthday or 30 days after to renew to avoid the test. The Iowa Drivers Examiner appears each Wednesday at the Washington County Courthouse. New Hampshire is known as the Granite State.
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Washington County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Iowa
Commerce commission rejects parcel service plan to serve 3000 Iowa towns
The Iowa Commerce Commission rejected a request by United Parcel Service to serve more than 3,000 Iowa communities. The decision, by a 2 to 1 vote, denied permission for UPS to expand its parcel delivery network in the state.
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Commerce Commission
Des Moines
Iowa Commerce Commission
Iowa
United Parcel Service, Inc
Bernard Martin
Frank B. Means
Gamon elected soil commissioner at Iowa banquet
Harold Gamon was elected soil commissioner at the biennial Soil Conservation banquet held Tuesday at the Knights of Columbus Hall with over 200 attendees. He will serve six years, defeating P. Graber Jr. 54 to 32 on a ballot reviewed by state officials.
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Harold Gamon
Knights of Columbus
Richard Huber
Gamon
Dean Borg
WMT - TV
Cedar Rapids
Vietnam
Southeast Asia
Chamonaires
SCS
Paul F. Boettcher
Grover W. Rosenkild
Lester Luckenbill
Grace McKune
Mr. Huber
Guy Stacy
Larry Shalla
Dale Shadle
Iowa City
Mel Jaspering
John Mark King
Robert Boyse
Sam Canott
Kay Statler
Gale Reis
Ronald Ahrens
Miller Welding
Roy
Daniel Yoder
Leonard Leichty
Paul Gingerich and Sons
Russell Pence
Dave E. Yoder
Robert Welte Jr
Floyd Prymek
Raymond Schultz
Predawn blast at Soviet Embassy in Washington causes damage
An explosion at the Soviet Embassy in Washington twisted steel bars of a first floor window and shattered windows across the block. No injuries were reported though initial statements cited possible staff injuries. An Army bomb squad investigated as FBI noted the blast occurred at 5:52 a.m. EST and did not start a fire.
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Washington
UPI
FBI
Inferno at May's Hotel in Knoxville Kills Two
A downtown Knoxville fire at May's Hotel killed two elderly men and injured two others before 5:30 a.m. EST. Ten residents were present, all men, with two unaccounted for and fears of more victims in the rubble. Fire crews evacuated six people, but rescue was halted due to collapse and water in the basement.
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Knoxville, Tenn
UPI
Knoxville
Robert Chadwell
May’s
Chadwell
Roy Whitfield
Senate weighs housing bill as civil rights move stalls
The Senate debates dropping the housing ban in the civil rights package to gain support. liberals plan to soften the measure and Javits argues they can beat a motion to table. Modifications would exempt many single family homes, narrowing coverage to federally aided housing and large developments. Dirksen opposes the housing measure.
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Washington
Javits
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
GOP
Appointment of Executor I. W. Shenefelt
Public notice indicates the appointment of I. W. Shenefelt as executor. The notice appears in today’s public notices section on page 6.
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I. W. Shenefelt
Iowa route number changes eyed to ease travel
The Iowa Highway Commission may renumber more than two dozen state highways to remove duplicates and fill gaps. Director Carl Schach said staff is drafting a proposal to streamline route numbers, with cross state line coordination with Missouri and Minnesota. Changes would be approved in weeks and take effect with 1969 maps.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Carl Schach
The
Highway Commission
Commission
Missouri
Minnesota
Students Held After Clinton Center Stabbing
Two Job Corps Center trainees were arraigned in Clinton Municipal Court after a Sunday night stabbing. A 17 year old girl from Jacksonville Florida faces delinquency by assault with intent to murder and is held awaiting transfer. Birtrass Baker 18 is charged with carrying a knife over three inches with intent to use it. Baker was held on 5000 dollar bond. Irma Mitchell 18 was stabbed in the back and listed in satisfactory condition at Clinton Hospital.
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Clinton, Iowa
UPI
Women’s Job Corps Center
Clinton
Jacksonville
Fla
Birtrass Baker
Miss Baker
Florida
Irma Mitchell
Miss Mitchell
Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight and Thursday
United Press International reports partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with a warming trend on Thursday. Lows tonight range from five below to five above, while Thursday highs reach into the 20s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Washington Junior High
Appalachia
Save the Children Foundation
Tennessee
Mark Mangold
Mike Doughty
Jill Morgan
Washington Junior High Student Council
Richard Collins
Journal
Helen Gilbert
U.S. Tonkin
Capitol Hill
North Vietnam
U.S
Maddox
Turner Joy
Congress
Pentagon
World Bank
Granite State
New Hampshire
By Harrison Weber
Iowa Daily Press Association
Dick A. Witt
Iowa Parcel, Inc
Iowa Parcel
United Parcel
Martin and
Means
Witt
Parcel Post
St. Charles
Ill
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Jacob K. Javits
Rn.y
Liberal Bloc
Norwalk, Ohio
Capital Building
Washington Monument
Great Lakes
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