Missiles experts confident Copters fire on civilians
U S military officials said a mistaken identity led helicopter gunners to fire on a Vietnamese sampan fleet killing 31 civilians and wounding 38. The boats violated a night river curfew while fleeing Viet Cong near the Bassac River in the Mekong Delta.
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Mekong
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North Vietnam
Advance Ross promotes Riley to run Burlington and Washington plants
Riley, vice president of manufacturing at Advance Ross Electronics, will oversee the Burlington Iowa plant and the Washington operation. Donald L. Taylor shifts to vice president at the parent company, coordinating subsidiaries and a new Portugal venture with ITT. A joint plant will be built in Cascais near Lisbon to produce deflection yokes for televisions, boosting European market competitiveness with lower priced components.
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Advance-Ross
Ross
Burlington
Washington
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Advance Ross Electronics Corporation
Iowa
Henry Buckingham
Riley
Donald L. Taylor
Taylor
Advance Ross
Portugal
Buckingham
Europe
United States
East
Washington Street
Ban on Lunar New Year Celebrations Across China
In Beijing the Chinese cabinet banned the lunar new year celebrations after railroad workers warned opponents of Mao were planning disruptions. The Feb 9 start marks the return to school for elementary and junior students, while universities remain unaffected. Maoist forces reportedly gained control of Tsingtao as unrest spreads in Sinkiang and Shanghai, with demonstrations outside the Yugoslav Embassy and a strong countercurrent in rural areas where traditional customs run deep.
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UPI
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Belgrade
Sinkiang
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Johnson calls for broad Air Quality Act to fight pollution
President Johnson urged Congress to pass a sweeping Air Quality Act of 1967 to curb industrial emissions and auto pollution within ten years. He warned that without federal intervention and tighter controls, air and water pollution would worsen despite existing laws. He also proposed related measures on highway safety beautification and water protection.
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UPI
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Senate
Iowa Girl Strangled In Freak Garage Accident
In Hiawatha Iowa a six year old girl Deborah Achenbach died after her head became caught in an open garage window. Firefighters said she likely stood on a tricycle seat and pushed her head through the window as it closed.
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Hiawatha
Iowa
UPI
Deborah Achenbach
US and Soviet ABM race on missile defenses doubts X-ray breakthrough
Washington reports US officials say U.S. nuclear missiles can penetrate any Soviet defense including an alleged X-ray shield. Defense Secretary McNamara faces Senate questions as ABM leaders rebut UPI claims of a Soviet breakthrough. U.S. News & World Report cites a Russian slip of the tongue about X-ray energy pulses.
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UPI
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Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Senate
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U.S. News & World Report
United
States
Russia
McNamara
Weather Outlook for Iowa Partly Cloudy and Warmer Tonight
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with a low around 30. Tuesday brings considerable cloudiness and a chance of occasional snow, with high in the 40s. Outlook for Wednesday is partly cloudy and colder.
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids burglary nets $1,100 cash
In Cedar Rapids Iowa an estimated $1,100 was taken from a tin cash box in Jim's Certified Market during the weekend. Police said the burglary occurred Saturday night or early Sunday morning, with a rear window forced open. Several checks were left in the box. New Zealand is the world's fifth largest newsprint exporter.
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Cfedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Jim’s Certified Market
Eight Die Near Red Oak in Weekend Crashes
Weekend Iowa traffic toll climbs with eight fatalities including four teens in a two car crash near Red Oak. Victims include Jon Coulter 20 and Gregory Bauer 18. others from rural Stanton and Red Oak area. Additional deaths in Davenport Center Point and near La Porte City bring toll to multiple regional wrecks.
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Red Oak
Jon Coulter
Gregory Bauer
Kenneth Johnson
Richard Thoren
Stanton
Coulter
Council Bluffs
Barry Sellergren
Highway Patrol
Montgomery County
Iowa 46
Lowell Burnison
Burnison
Lynn Wimer
Terry Adams
Randy McAlpin
Davenport
Alma Nagle
Eugene Cass
James Callahan
Cass
Nancy Graham
Gregory A. Kuderna
Rural Center Point
Jerry W. Malnix
Walker
Iowa 150
Center Point
Kuderna
Malnix
University
Iowa City
la Porte City
Faye Szemkus
Laurel Huffman
Penn State ad gimmick draws attention to crime control field
University Park Pennsylvania State University official Charles L Newman heads a program to recruit college graduates into the administration of justice. The Center for Police and Corrections offers a full spectrum of justice administration services in cooperation with state agencies and the Department of Public Welfare.
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UPI
Charles L. Newman
Center For Police and Corrections
Institute of Public Administration
Pennsylvania State University
Newman
Penn State
Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare
Final Apollo astronauts laid to rest at Arlington and Highland Falls
The bodies of Virgil Grissom Edward White and Roger Chaffee were loaded onto a C135B transport at Cape Kennedy for burial in Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Military Academy cemetery. Memorial services were held in Texas and Sunday. A tractor trailer mishap briefly interrupted the departure but was quickly cleared.
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UPI
America
Virgil I
Gus) Grissom
Edward H. White II
Roger B. Chaffee
Cape Launch Area
Andrews Air Force Base
Washington
Grissom
Chaffee
Arlington National Cemetery
U.S. Military Academy
Highland Falls
N.Y
Texas
Cape
Vincent Huston
Air Force
Kurt Debus
Gemini
Frank Borman
Moville Youth Found Dead In Car Crash
A 19 year old Moville resident, Jim Braesch, was found dead after his car plunged 25 feet into a water filled ditch near Moville. He had been missing since Jan 23 and appeared to have attempted to escape as water filled the vehicle. The Woodbury County Medical Examiner ruled death by asphyxiation, with possible drowning considered.
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Moville
Iowa
UPI
Here
Jim Braesch
Sioux City
Woodbury
Thomas Corden
Cordien
Braesch
Corden
Baker’s Conviction Shocks Capitol Insider Baker Found Guilty
A U S district court jury convicted Baker on tax evasion larceny and fraud after a three week trial. Jurors rejected his alibi suggesting he exploited the late Senator Kerr. Attorney Williams vowed a Supreme Court appeal while Baker faced potential 48 year prison term and fines.
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UPI
Robert G
Bobby) Baker
District
Senate
Johnson
James M. Buchanan
Baker
Buchanan
Edward Bennett Williams
Supreme Court
Robert S. Kerr
D-Okla
West Coast Savings and Loan
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