Deep North Vietnam air strike as Marines die on beach
Six U S Air Force jets struck targets in North Vietnam destroying two bridges and an ordnance depot and dispersing enemy interceptors near Hanoi. A separate ground report said two off duty Marines were captured and executed on a Chu Lai beach. Leaflets warned civilians near Nam Dinh as air strikes extended toward Dien Bien Phu.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S. Air Force
North Viet Nam
Hanoi
South Viet Nam
U.S
Yen Sen
Red Capital
Nama Dinh
Navy
Tri Dong
Dien Bien Phu
Viet Nam
Laos
Route 134
Nam Dinh
Yen Bay
Chu Lai
Johnson Medicare bill clears Senate in landmark health program
The Senate approved a 7.5 billion welfare bill by 68 to 21 to fund hospital care for the elderly and expanded Social Security benefits as part of a broader health and welfare package. The House soon followed with voting rights passage, forcing a conference to reconcile House 6 billion and Senate 7.5 billion versions before enactment.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Senate
House
Texas
House - Senate
Senate Health and Welfare
Iowa Weather Outlook Tonight Through Monday
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies tonight with 30 percent thunderstorm chances in the west. Lows range from the low 60s in the northeast to the mid to upper 60s in the southwest, with warmer conditions tonight. Monday will bring showers ending and a cooler trend across the state.
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United Press International
Iowa
Belly landing saves 73 aboard crippled airliner in Tijuana
Mexican pilot Rafael Rico Vasquez earns hero’s welcome after a 3% hour circling drama ends with a safe belly landing at Tijuana Airport. 73 passengers, 30 Americans, endure partial wing damage as crowd swarms the terminal. a San Francisco teacher praises the smooth touchdown and notes a parallel with a Pan American landing earlier.
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Tijuana
Mexico
UPI
Rafael Rico Vasquez
Rico Vasquez
Aeronaves de Mexico
San Francisco
Howard Rote
Rot
Charles H. Kimes
Courthouse offices reopen in Washington County Saturday
For the first time in about two years the Washington County courthouse offices will be open Saturday from 8 a.m. to 12 noon following an Iowa Attorney General order. Washington County had been among the few in southeast Iowa closed on Saturdays prior to the ruling.
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Washington County
Iowa
Gener
Lawrence Scalise
Girl, 8, killed as she darted into traffic
An eight-year-old girl, Terry Maasson of Williamson, Iowa, died in Des Moines after running from a curb into the path of a pickup driven by Lester John Lang. Lang said she darted into the road about 30 feet from his approach. The death raises Iowa’s traffic fatalities to 338 for the year.
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Des Moines
UPI
Terry Maasson
Williamson
Iowa
Lester John Lang
Lang
Iowa corn crop forecast nears national top
Des Moines dispatch reports the U S Department of Agriculture projects Iowa will rank second in both total corn production and yield in state history. The 1965 Iowa crop is estimated at 807.84 million bushels with an 80 bushels per acre yield, behind Indiana and Illinois.
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DES Moines
UPI
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Indiana
Illinois
Department
Hawkeye
Agriculture Department
Advance-Ross opening moved to North Twelfth Avenue
East Seventh Street near the Advance Ross factory is under paving so the parking lot entrance is available via a temporary driveway off North Twelfth Avenue east of the building. Workers will return to their regular jobs Monday after vacation.
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East Seventh Street
Advance Ross
North Twelfth Avenue
Advance - Ross
Udall to Speak at Dinner Honoring Schmidhauser
Final plans announce a dinner for Congressman John R. Schmidhauser on Friday July 23 at the Blackhawk Hotel Davenport. Stewart L. Udall Secretary of the Interior will address the gathering at 7 p.m. Tickets available by telephone through Mrs. Harry Levy.
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First District
John R. Schmidhauser
Stewart L. Udall
Interior
Blackhawk
Davenport
Washington County
Udall
America
Harry Levy
Probate of will and executor appointment for William Murphy
Public notice states probate of William Murphy's will and the appointment of an executor. The notice requests any objections or claims to be filed with the court by a specified deadline and names the official docket related to the estate.
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William Murphy
Miller labels Medicare a social injustice in Senate vote
UPI reports Senator Jack Miller of Iowa denounces the Medicare plan as a social injustice saying it taxes the poor to pay benefits for the rich. He notes 19 million will be eligible immediately, many who can pay their own costs, while Kerr-Mills aid remains available.
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Washington
UPI
Jack Miller
Iowa
Miller
Senate
Kearr-Mills
The
Iowan
Washington High School Class of 1945 Reunion Plans
The Washington High School graduating class of 1945 will hold its 20th reunion this year on Saturday, August 7, at the Country Club. Banquet at 6 30 p m with July 15 reservation deadline. Members away from town should write to Mrs. Mary Lee Moore 329 E Polk Washington Iowa with their whereabouts and activities.
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Washington High School
Country Club
Mary Lee Moore
E. Polk
Washington
Iowa
Ainsworth Rural Mail Deliveries Go Out Earlier
The re scheduling of post office star routes allows earlier mail delivery on Ainsworth rural routes by 15 minutes to an hour depending on route and conditions. Patrons should place outgoing mail and postage requests in boxes earlier in the morning to gain the full benefit.
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Ainsworth
Post Office Star
Summer school offers varied courses at Washington district
Local students fill summer sessions at Washington Community School District with driver training reading and arithmetic and How to Study. High school classes include driver training personal typing and How to Study while elementary groups meet at Lincoln and Brighton. Enrollment limits exist as auto mechanics speech and high school reading were dropped for lack of interest.
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AL Fritz
Washington High School
Bill Arnold
Roger Arnold
Brighton
Sharon Riley
Robert Riley
Washington
Washington Community School
Cal
Lincoln School
Earl Loveless
Lincoln
John Sproule
Loveless
Leola Trabert
Johnsons Voting Rights Bill Clears House For Conference
The House approved the voting rights bill 333 to 85 after four days of debate. It would strike down poll taxes and literacy tests and allow federal officials to register Black voters in southern states. The Senate had earlier passed a $7.5 billion welfare bill including Medicare, both seen as steps toward Johnson's Great Society.
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House
Johnson
Senate
Ate
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
Texas
Vandalism Reported at Waldo Fisher Farm Near Wellman
Washington County Sheriff Charles Snyder reports vandalism at the Waldo Fisher farm near Wellman on a Friday night. Welkona Turkeys Inc rents the property. The farmhouse windows were broken, a fire was started, walls burned in two spots, plaster knocked out, and nearby machinery damaged. Vehicle headlights and wiring damaged. jeep windows smashed. a light meter torn from its pole. Investigating sheriff’s office.
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Washington County
Charles Snyder
Waldo Fisher
Wellman
Welkona Turkeys, Inc
Washington Sheriff's Office
Postville woman killed in head on collision
A Postville Iowa woman Betty Jane Looney was killed early today in a head on crash when a car driven by her husband tried to pass a third car. Her La Am brose and a 15 year old son were hospitalized in good condition. Clint Schnuel le 18 Castalia was attempting to pass a car driven by his cousin Will when he collided with the Looney vehicle two miles east of Postville on the road shoulder.
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United Press International
Postville
Iowa
Betty Jane Looney
la Ambrose
Clint Schnuelle
Castalia
Will
Looney
Blind Waterloo couple injured in hit run crossing
A blind couple, Leo Hlubek aged 50 and his wife, were hit by a driver in a crosswalk in Waterloo. Both suffered injuries with Hlubek having a broken arm and other wounds while Mrs. Hlubek had cuts and bruises. The driver fled the scene.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Leo Hlubek
Reap
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