Campaign stop and local fire report in Washington County
State Senator David M. Stanley plans a Washington County campaign stop on Wednesday July 17 at 10 a.m. and will address the Wellman Rotary Club at 12 10 p.m. A Washington fire call at Klein Clothing Co engine of a pickup owned by Bob Garrett caused a small blaze with no injuries and unknown damage.
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David M. Stanley
Muscatine
U. S. Senate
Washington County
Stanley
Washington
Wellman _ Rotary Club
Washington Fire Department
Klein Klothing Co
Bob Garrett
Garrett
Train Derailment Near Rubio Halts Milwaukee Line
A late Friday derailment west of Rubio on the Milwaukee main line damaged 14 freight cars and derailed steel, soybean meal, and wax. No injuries reported. Trains rerouted. crews worked overnight to clear tracks and assess damage as investigators study a possible link to ongoing track repairs. The other item notes New York City Chinese Presbyterian Church’s 100th anniversary.
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Rubio
Milwaukee Main Line
Johnson
Milwaukee
Ottumwa
Fice
Milwaukee Railroad
Journal
Charles Morris
Notice to Bidders for School Gasoline
Public notice indicates a bidding process for school gasoline supplies. Details include bid submission requirements, deadlines, and contact information. The notice directs bidders to Page 6 for full specifications and procurement guidelines.
Hijack Plan Averted A Delta Flight From Miami Havana
Delta Airlines Flight 977 from Baltimore with 47 passengers diverted to Havana after Oran Daniel Richards, 33, a forklift operator from Ohio, produced a .45 pistol and demanded Havana. Flight engineer Glenn Smith calmed the hijacker amid cockpit dialogue with Captain Forrest Dines. FBI later took Richards into custody in Miami. A separate hijack attempt involved a Williamsport teacher.
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Miami
API
Delta Airlines
Baltimore
Tennessee
James O. Eastland
Mississippi
Senate Judiciary Committee
Elaine Hawes
Eastland
Len
Havana
Flight 977
Phicoe Tepagae
Cuba
Pennsylvania
Florida
Delta Flight
Houston
Forrest Dines
Richards
Memphis
Smith
Chicago
Delta
Navy
Dines
Mr. Smith
FBI
Iowa Weather Outlook From UPI
Partly cloudy through Sunday with southerly winds 10 to 20 mph. A chance of thunder showers over the state tonight and Sunday. Low temperatures tonight range from 65 to 70 degrees.
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United Press International
Iowa
State
Cave-in in Fairmount Park Kills Two Council Bluffs Children
A cave-in at Fairmount Park buried two Council Bluffs youths, Janie Thomas 12 and Brian Underwood 11, who died. Robert Briggs 10 was hospitalized and released. four others escaped unharmed. The tunnel extended into the hillside above Third Street North, with a larger interior cavity aiding rescue efforts lasting over an hour.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
UPI
Fairmount Park
Janie Thomas
Donald Thomas
Brian Underwood
Joseph Underwood
Robert Briggs
Lyle Briggs
Mercy Hospital
Robert
Gary
Steve Vargas
Thomas
Steve
Third Street
Ninth Avenue
Clifford leaves on Vietnam tour with somber warning
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford departs for Vietnam with Gen. Wheeler for a week of high level talks. He warns the lull in fighting may precede a major Communist offensive similar in scale to the Tet attacks, citing intensified enemy activity in I Corps and estimates of up to 80,000 to 100,000 Northern forces.
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Washington
UPI
Clark Clifford
Vietnam
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Clifford
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Creighton W. Abrams
U.S
Honolulu
Johnson
Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
Paris
I Corps
Demilitarized Zone
Bobby Rogers Surrenders After Fatal Shootings in New York
Henry Rogers says Bobby, the Bronx building superintendent, killed three Puerto Ricans in front of his building and wounded a passerby. Rogers then fled to Graham, boarded a bus home, and later waived extradition as New York detectives prepared to pick him up.
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Graham
N.C
UPI
Cliff Wilkinson
Graham Soda Shop
Henry Rogers
Wilkinson
New York
Henry
Bronx
Bobby Rogers
Rogers
Bobby
John Stockard
Alamance County
Superior Court
Leo Carr
Pelham Bay Park
Manhattan
Hill 689 Held After Six Day Battle Near Khe Sanh
Lt. Col. Archie Van Winkle led about 1000 Marines in a six day fight to hold Hill 689 two miles west of Khe Sanh. A cook reportedly directed a mauled platoon while a Leatherneck repelled grenades with his rifle amid continuous Communist assaults. Refers to a victory claim and a continuation on Page 6.
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Saigon
UPS
Hill 689
Khe Sanh
UPI
Raymond Wilkinson
Post Office to Curtail Weekend Service and Deliveries
The Post Office Department will cut weekend service and eliminate Saturday city home deliveries this fall unless Congress reverses an economy order. About 347 small town post offices will close by Aug 2 and Aug 30, with customers directed to rural delivery from nearby offices.
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Washington
UPI
Post Office Department
Congress
Department
Marvin Watson
California
Los Angeles
Watson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Johnson
John J. Williams
Del
Senate
Williams
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Pickard
WBNX
Willie Cintron
Fellas
Leonard §. Bendicks
Williamsport
Cletis Massengill
Key West
Massengill
Marine
Lt. Col
Archie van Winkle
P. D. Department
Beacon
Marion Avenue
Gifford Morrison
Vernon Elgin
Mrs
Dwane Shalla
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