Fighting intensifies in Congo provinces with battles near Bukavu Kisangani
The official Congolese press agency says government troops have dispersed mercenaries backing an armed rebellion in northeastern Congo. Rebels and mercenaries reportedly seized Bukavu and Kisangani but were repelled in heavy street fighting as Mobutu orders protection for whites and civilians.
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Bukavu
Kisangani
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Kivu
Orientale
Rhodesia
Ing
Joseph Mobutu
Moise Tshombe
Algeria
Tshombe
Katanga
Kindu
McNamara weighs modified plan for Vietnam buildup
In Saigon American commanders offered Secretary McNamara alternatives and one modified approach to a major troop increase in Vietnam. The spokesman would not detail the proposals but said exact dates and phases of the buildup were discussed. McNamara urged maximum use of all manpower, noting the burden on U S forces as talks continued with Westmoreland Bunker and other officials.
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Saigon
McNamara
William C. Westmoreland
U. S
Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
United States
Washington
Follows Amelia Aviatrix Ends World Flight
Ann Pellegreno, a Michigan housewife and teacher, landed at Oakland after a 28,000 mile circumnavigation retracing Amelia Earhart’s route. She completed the final leg from Honolulu to Oakland in a twin engine Lockheed Electra, asserting she narrowed Earhart’s possible flight area and gathered new evidence while meeting reporters and well wishers.
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Calif
UPI
Ann Pellegreno
Michigan
Amelia Earhart
Oakland International Airport
Miss Earhart
Finis
American Aviation
Ann Arbor
Gurkhas move to Hong Kong border amid border clashes
Indian Nepalese Gurkha troops moved toward the Chinese frontier to reinforce a Hong Kong border police station under siege. At least four policemen died and 11 were wounded by sniper fire as a 300-strong demonstrator mob returned to Communist territory, with casualties also reported among Pakistani and Chinese officers. The auxiliary police were summoned for emergency duty as the border area saw intensified clashes along Shataukok.
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Hong Kong
Tupi
Shataukok
48Th
Gurkha Rifles
Two Iowa Soldiers Die in Vietnam Service
Washington report by UPI says two Iowa soldiers were among 49 U S servicemen killed in action in Vietnam. Spec. 4 Ralph B. Gerken of rural Winthrop and Pfc Arnold R. Palmer of Independence are named among the fallen.
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Washington
UPI
Iowa
Defense Department
Vietnam
Ralph B. Gerken
Winthrop
Arnold R. Palmer
Independence
Gerken
Bernard J. Gerken
Palmer
Billie J. Palmer
Second Ave
Southwest
Saudi Arabia Signals Oil Reopening to U S and Britain
CAIRO UPI reported Saudi Arabia indicated readiness to resume pumping oil to the United States and Great Britain, marking a possible shift in Middle East energy supply. The move follows mounting pressure and diplomatic cues from Western allies.
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UPI
Saudi Arabia
United States
Great Britain
France and Soviet Union Seek Joint Peace Plan for Middle East
In Moscow, France and the Soviet Union announce a shared peace approach for the Middle East and affirm Israel’s right to exist. They oppose Israel’s territorial gains and urge U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam while pledging ongoing cooperation on these points.
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UPI
France
Soviet Union
Middle East
Israel
Georges Pompidou
Russia
United States
Vietnam
U.N. General Assembly
Paris
Pompidou
Kosygin
Fighting Near Suez Canal Escalates As Wars Intensify
Cairo reports Egyptian and Israeli forces clash with planes tanks and artillery along the Suez waterway from Ras El Esh toward Port Fouad and Port Said. Cairo radio says Israeli raids hit Port Fouad and Port Said. Egypt seeks UN Security Council action.
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UPI
Suez Canal
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Cairo Radio
Ras- El-Esh
Port Fouad
Port Said
Mediterranean
Beirut
U.N. Security Council
Israel
Qantara
Ras-El-Esh
East Bank
Egypt
U.N
Parsons College fights NCA move to drop accreditation
UPI reports U S District Judge Julius Hoffman denied the North Central Association motion to dismiss Parsons College suit over accreditation. Hoffman ruled federal jurisdiction exists and recessed hearings to Monday for further injunction arguments. Parsons contends NCA ignored due process by not hearing or notifying it of review and that NCA overruled its own committees.
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UPI
North Central Association
NCA
Parsons College
U. S. District Court
Julius J. Hoffman
Fairfield
Iowa
Liberal Arts
Accrediting Association
Parsons
L. Don Nichol Jr
Millard G. Roberts
Hoffman
Parsons-Nca
Illinois Court of Appeals
Virgin
American College of Surgeons
U.S. District Court of Appeals
Langer
The
Red Oak Man Killed in Motorcycle Crash With Truck
A Red Oak man, Thomas Harvey Schenck, 25, an Iowa Highway Commission employee, was killed when his motorcycle collided with a truck driven by John Terrill, 41, near Red Oak as the truck turned left off Iowa 48. Passenger Larry Hillding, 21, Red Oak, was hospitalized in good condition with bruises and lacerations. A second fatality occurred nearby as Duane McIntosh, 16, of rural Dunkerton, died when his tractor overturned on a county gravel road after a rear wheel came loose, causing a loss of control and a massive skull fracture. The day’s deaths raised Iowa’s 1967 highway fatality count to 349.
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Iowa
Thomas Harvey Schenck
Red Oak
Iowa Highway Commission
John Terrill
Atlantic
Iowa 48
Schenck
Larry Hillding
Duane McIntosh
Dunkerton
Iowa Highway Patrol
Two Days of Fierce Fighting Leaves Hundreds Dead In Vietnam
U S Marines report heavy two day clashes near the DMZ with more than 500 Communist troops killed. Con Thien post hit by artillery causing 14 Marines dead and 25 wounded. North Vietnamese artillery and air strikes escalate as McNamara tours Saigon. Hanoi Radio announces Gen Nguyen Chi Thanh’s death. Search continues for survivors of B52 crash with Maj Gen Crumm among six missing.
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UPS
U.S
Vietnam Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Con Thien
South Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
Cong Thien
Con Thien Gio Linh
Dong Ha
McNamara
Hanoi Radio
Nguyen Chi Thanh
Thanh
Hanoi
North Vietnam
South China Sea
Guam
U.S. Air Force
William J. Crumm
Strategic Air Command
3Rd Air Division
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy today and tonight with a chance of showers and thunderstorms mainly northwest. Locally heavy rains possible in the northwest. Sunday temps rise with highs in the 70s to 80s and a chance of showers across the east. Tonight lows range from the 50s north to the 60s south.
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Iowa
Hearing on county zoning proposal noted
Public notice lists a county zoning proposal hearing and cites related municipal records. Also referenced are minutes from the city council meeting held July 3 and probate matters concerning the estate of Alice Cheoriene Oriez including appointment of an executor.
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Alice Cheoriene Oriez
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