Rockefeller tours Guyana as Kissinger envoy in Latin trip
Governor Rockefeller ends Guyana visit after urging U S pressure on Venezuela over a disputed 61 000 square mile border. Prime Minister Burnham backs diplomatic push while 50 000 Guyanese cheer his motorcade. He heads to Bridgetown Barbados for final Latin America stop with Nixon.
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Burnham
New York
Dominican Republic
Rain and odd notes cap Fourth of July week
The brief notes report 0.26 inches of rain in Washington after a hot July Fourth with low humidity. Temperatures peaked in the low 90s as residents sought cool spots, then showers eased conditions by morning. Other items include a sewer line clog in Lakehurst cleared by finding a brassiere, and a trash display in Walton-le-Dale before pickup. Leo Kemmitt, age 42, plans to leave trash collecting to teach politics and government at a college in England.
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Walton-Le-Dale
England
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Leo Kemmitt
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Charles Trevelyan Technical College
Ruskin College
Oxford
Newcastle University
Germ protection at Apollo 11 news conference in Houston
An elaborate germ shielding setup was completed at the Apollo 11 news conference site in Houston. Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin will face reporters behind a sealed germ free room and a plastic cage with six clean room blowers to prevent earth organisms from reaching the astronauts before their July 16 moon mission news conference.
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Michael Collins
Edwin E
Buzz’ Aldrin
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Space Center
Los Angeles
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Edwin Aldrin
Neil Armstrong
Mike Collins
Iowa's Worst Auto Accident Kills Five Teens
A three car crash near Missouri Valley western Iowa on U S 3 killed five teenagers. Victims identified as Edward Greer 18 Michael Ramirez 17 Kathy Bertlesen 16 of Missouri Valley Lewis Keirnes 18 of Denison and Mazine Burbridge 16 of California Junction. Allen Johnson 18 of Denison and Charles Sieck 17 of Woodbine survived injuries.
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Iowa
Missouri Valley
Iowa Highway Patrol
Edward Vincent Greer
Michael Martin Ramirez
Kathy Sue Bertlesen
Lewis Leonard Keirnes
Denison
Mazine K. Burbridge
California Junction
Missouri Valley Community Memorial Hospital
Allen A. Johnson
Charles Sieck
Woodbine
U.S. 3
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Keirnes
Sieck
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Burbridge
Johnson
Kiernes
Public notices on Kalona plat vacate hearing and bids at Washington High
A notice announces a hearing on the plan to vacate a plat at Kalona. Another notice invites bids for a building at Washington High School and details alterations to school stairwells.
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Kalona
Washington High School
Thuy Returns to Paris as Vietnam War Deescalation Hopes Rise
Hanoi peace chief Xuan Thuy flew home for talks with Ho Chi Minh and North Vietnamese leaders amid signs of possible de escalation. Allied sources note reduced Viet Cong activity and a drop in Ho Chi Minh Trail traffic as negotiators seek new approaches to end the stalemate.
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Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Ho Chi Minh
Thuy
Moscow
U.S
Ormond Simson
le Duc Tho
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Peking
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sihanoukville
Hanoi may delay release of three U S prisoners
Hanoi may hold the three U S prisoners it promised to release until an American peace group arrives to pick them up, Australian sources said. No indication of group timing or arrival. North Vietnam had announced freeing three pilots on the Fourth of July, details undecided.
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Intercepted Memo on Apollo 11 Cape Kennedy Isolation
A memo intercepted discusses the Apollo 11 mission at Cape Kennedy stressing the need for earth isolation and protection during great space feats. The note emphasizes safeguarding operations and personnel amid historic space exploration efforts.
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Cape Kennedy
Tornados in Ohio Kill at Least Eight on Fourth of July
Violent weather across the Great Lakes left at least eight dead and many injured as up to 11 tornadoes struck northern Ohio and nearby Michigan. In Cleveland area and Lakewood Park thousands witnessed twisters. two teen girls died from falling trees. Coast Guard dispatched ships and aircraft for rescue but weather paused operations.
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Cleveland
Michigan
Whittaker
Detroit
Manitowoc
Wis
Milwaukee
Edgewater Beach Park
Lakewood Park
Toledo
Cedar Point Playground
Lake Erie
Coast Guard
New York
Cong shoots down US helicopter in reportedly quiet battle day
In Saigon the Allied command reported one U S observation helicopter shot down by ground fire, killing three Americans. The week’s U S death toll was expected to be among the lowest in months, while 138 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese fighters were said killed and 18 towns and bases shelled overnight. Nine South Vietnamese civilians died and 34 were wounded in three terrorist bombings, two in the Mekong Delta and one in Saigon. The bombers escaped.
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Mekong Delta
Borman Honors Soviet Space Heroes in Moscow Visit
Apollo 8 commander Frank Borman toured Moscow visiting Lenin and Gagarin sites. He laid a wreath at Lenin’s mausoleum and paid respects at Gagarin’s Kremlin grave. He met cosmonauts at Star City and toured the Kremlin with his family during a nine day visit as guest of the Soviet American Friendship Association.
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Frank Borman
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Vladimir Lenin
Yuri Gagarin
Borman
Lenin
Gagarin
Kremlin
Star City
U.S
Birchwoods
Gherman Titov
Konstantin Feoktistov
Crimea
Black Sea
Novosibirsk
Central Asia
Soviet Space Center
Baikonur
Charles de Gaulle
Jacob D. Beam
Five Iowans drown over 4th holiday
Five Iowans drowned during the Fourth of July weekend in separate incidents across the state. David Moore, 19, died when his boat overturned on the Iowa River near Wapello. Mrs. Bert Johnson, of rural Portland, drowned crossing the Winnebago River on horseback. Randy Duehr, seven, of Dubuque, drowned after wading at a Mississippi River site near Vassville, Wisconsin. Cathy Korman, 10, of Dubuque, died after slipping from a ledge while wading in the North Maquoketa River near Cascade. Daniel Lawlor Jr., 17, of LeClaire, disappeared while swimming in a quarry near LeClaire. his body was recovered.
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Wapello
David Moore
Iowa River
Bert Johnson
Portland
Winnebago River
Cerro Gordo County
Gerald Allen
Randy Duehr
William J. Duehr, Jr
Dubuque
Vassville
Wis
Cathy Korman
Glenn Casey
Maquoketa
Cascade
le Claire
Daniel Lawlor, Jr
Iowa Weather Update Partly Cloudy Then Storms Likely
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of showers or thunderstorms from the extreme southwest tonight through Sunday evening. Cooler conditions in the extreme northeast tonight. Lows near 60 in the northeast to upper 60s in the southwest. Monday outlook shows a chance of showers with little temperature change.
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