U.S. officer killed in ambush near Saigon
An American Army officer and 22 Vietnamese paratroopers were fatally hurt when a mine exploded on a highway 40 miles north of Saigon. Viet Cong guerrillas ambushed a 280-strong para column near Bau Long, as U.S. and Vietnamese forces pursued them with air and ground support. The ambush followed by air strikes and helicopter tracking, with efforts continuing to engage the retreating guerrillas.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Bau Long
Binh Duong
Binh Long
T28
ADG
Plan New Maneuvers To Save Compromise Farm Legislation
Senate leaders consider a new tactic to rescue farm legislation amid House passage risk. They may bypass the Agriculture Committee to merge House and Senate bills on the floor, then send to conference for compromise. Ellender opposes hearings and favors a permanent surplus plan only if guarantees exist.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
House
Agriculture Committee
Senate House Conference
Kennedy
Senate House
House Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
Senate Agriculture Committee
Ellender
Flash Flood Hits Rapid City S D
A flash flood swamped Rapid City after torrential rains sent water down Rapid Creek. National Guard evacuated families as homes were isolated and millions in damage occurred.
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Rapid City
S.D
Rapid Creek
National Guard
Cannon Dam
Black Hills
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Wyoming
Illinois
Glasgow
Mont
Rantoul
Spring County
Sterling
Colo
Lincoln
Wayland Homecoming Plans Set for July 20–21
Wayland committees finalize events for a two day homecoming with a Friday parade and queen crowning. Governor candidates Harold Hughes and Norman Erbe appear in Central Park with additional concerts, a dance, tractor pull, Kiddie Parade, drawing for cash prizes, and a square dance.
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Wayland
Harold Hughes
Central Park
Leo
Pioneers
Cedar Rapids
Norman Erbe
Saddle Club
Break-In At Ainsworth Cafe Steals Cigarettes and Cash
Ainsworth Cafe on Main Street was broken into Friday night. About 50 cartons of cigarettes and $25 in cash were taken, according to Washington County sheriff reports. Entry was gained by forcing the rear window amid a spate of local break-ins this period.
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Ainsworth
Washington County
Jerry Wald Dies Of Heart Attack In Beverly Hills
Producer Jerry Wald aged 49 died of a heart attack in Beverly Hills after a recent illness and hospital stays. The Brooklyn native created hits like Peyton Place and Johnny Belinda while pursuing projects from Kennedy’s The Enemy Within to Joyce Ulysses, steering his own company since 1957 and leaving widow Constance and two sons, Andrew and Robert.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
UPI
Jerry Wald
Wald
Constance
Andrew
Brooklyn
Johnny Belinda
Jane Wyman
Mildren Pierce
Joan Crawford
Ward
Irving Thalberg
Atty
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Ulysses
James Joyce
Flash Flooding Strikes Iowa City Area
Torrential rains dumped about 7 inches across central and eastern Iowa triggering flash floods along the Ralston Creek in Iowa City. The Red Cross aided 14 residents who fled flooded homes near Iowa Avenue as the creek rose over its banks. Airport runways were flooded and Interstate 80 and U.S. 218 were briefly closed by mud and floodwaters.
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Iowa
Iowa City
Red Cross
Ral- Ston Creek
Iowa Avenue
Iowa River
Saskatchewan Premier names to cabinet amid doctors strike
Regina reports Premier Woodrow Lloyd accuses the Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons of harassing doctors under the Medicare Act. He cites the expulsion of Dr Gerhardt Beck of Florida and notes another U S doctor remains in Prince Albert while Beck leaves Leader hospital. Beck says registrar ordered him to quit under threat of arrest. Lloyd apologizes to Beck and praises his emergency service.
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Regina
Sask
UPI
Woodrow S. Lloyd
Saskatchewan
U.S
Saskatchewan College of Physicians and Surgeons
Gerhardt Beck
Jacksonville
Fla
Lloyd
Beck
Leader
Winnipeg
Man
George Peacock
Canada
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Harold Wise
San Francisco
Prince Albert
Bermuda Hop At Y Tonight for Jr High
A Bermuda Hop will be held at the YMCA for junior high age boys and girls. The dance runs from 7 30 to 10 30 with a best looking legs contest for a boy and girl. Admission is 50 cents for non members and 15 cents for members.
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Bermuda
Jr. High
YMCA
Macmillan reshuffles cabinet to boost faltering Tories
Prime Minister Harold Macmillan ousted seven of 21 ministers and promoted Richard Butler to deputy prime minister. The reshuffle aims to present a younger, more vigorous government ahead of the 1964 election, with Reginald Maudling and Peter Thorneycroft replacing Lloyd and Watkinson respectively. An open house is planned at St. Joseph's Church in Wellman from 2 to 5 pm Sunday, July 15.
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London
UPI
Harold Macmillan
Macmillan
Gottskell
Home
Richard A. Butler
Butler
Britain
Foreign Office
Selwyn Lloyd
Harold Watkinson
Lloyd
Reginald Maudling
Watkinson
Aviation Minnister
Peter Thorneycroft
St. Joseph's Church
Wellman
Telstar Longevity Tests Probe Space Radiation Toll
Telstar scientists in Andover Maine monitor the satellite and its instruments to assess radiation effects up to 3,500 miles altitude. The first official transatlantic call bounced via Telstar shows circuit delays but successful links to Paris and London, with AT&T chief Eugene McNeely coordinating from Kingston.
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Andover
Maine
UPI
Telstar
Eugene McNeely
American Telephone & Telegraph Co
McNeely
Kingston
N.Y
Paris
London
Jacques Marette
Banks, Estes tangled in bankruptcy and charges
SWed e rancher Sandstrum testified before a Senate subcommittee that Billie Sol Estes used his cotton allotment to enrich himself after an agent’s push. Estes was declared bankrupt in El Paso as three associates pled guilty to five charges amid a 29 count federal indictment.
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Washington
UPI
Swan August Sandstrum
Oklahoma
Senators
Sol Estes
Estes
Glenn Blake
Billie Sol
Sandstrum
Pinkerton
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Sandstrom
Agriculture Department
Eufaula
Mcntosa County
Estes Blake
Blake
Stigler
Oklo
EL Paso
Tex
Billie Sol Estes
U.S
R.E. Thoma
Thomason
West Texas
John Cofer
Coleman MeSpadden
Lubbock
Ruel W. Alexander
Harold E. Orr
Amarillo
Kennedy taps Celebrezze for Health Secretary post
President Kennedy names Cleveland Mayor Anthony Celebrezze a son of Italian immigrants as secretary of health education and welfare to succeed Ribicoff who resigns to seek a Senate seat. Celebrezze, a Democrat and longtime Kennedy supporter, will assume the post after Senate confirmation.
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Hyannis Port. Mass
UPI
Kennedy
Cleveland
Anthony J. Celebrezze
Celebrezze
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Senate
White House
Andrew T. Hatcher
Hatcher
Ohio State Senate
American Municipal Association
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Ribicoff
Hartford
Conn
HEW
Robert Kennedy
Connecticut
Canada
Chicago
Stanford Student Jailed in East Germany for Helping Escape
Stanford sophomore Robert Mann was sentenced to 15 months in an East German prison for aiding an East Berlin locksmith, Uwe Sturberg, 24, to flee to the West. The court subtracted six months already spent in jail, and Mann faced a potential 30 month term. His father and a mission observer attended. Mann had no Western lawyer and was defended by an East Berlin attorney.
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East Germany
Stanford
Stuttgart
West Germany
Mann
Uwe Sturberg
East Berlin
Sturberg
Supulveda
Calif
Gabriele Hammerstein
Jean F. Loba
Altadena
Local IOOF Officers Installed This Week
District deputy grand master Don Hazen and his staff installed Covenant 101 Odd Fellows lodge officers for the next six months. The slate includes Dave Williams as noble grand Keith Williams Jr vice grand Harold Brock warden Earl Zieg lowsky conductor John Beenblos som inside guardian Carl Kelley outside guardian Fred Kephart right supporter to noble grand Frank Shepherd left supporter to noble grand Don Gardner right supporter to vice grand Wayne Brock left supporter to vice grand Richard Harvey chaplain Clyde Lambert right scene supporter Luther Crom left scene supporter.
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Don Hazen
Covenant 101
Odd Fellows Lodge
Dave Williams
Noble Grand
Keith Williams Jr
Harold Brock
Earl Zieglowsky
John Beenblossom
Inside Guardian
Carl Kelley
Outside Guardian
Fred Kephart
Frank Shepherd
Don Gardner
Wayne Brock
Richard Harvey
Clyde Lambert
Luther Crom
Iowa Weather Quietly Sees Showers Through Sunday
Mostly cloudy with occasional showers and thunderstorms across the state through Sunday. Localized heavy storms favor western and southern areas with little temperature change. Lows near 60 north to 70 south, highs 60s north to 70s south. Monday offers few eastern showers and otherwise partly cloudy mild conditions.
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Iowa
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