Two Iowans among 74 U.S. servicemen killed in Vietnam
United Press International reports that Army Spec. 4 Dennis W. Bingham of Chariton and Army Pfc. Arlan D. Franken of Sioux Center are among 74 U.S. service members listed as killed in Vietnam. Both deaths result from hostile action. Bingham’s parents live near Chariton and Franken’s widow resides in Sioux Center.
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United Press International
Vietnam
Defense Department
Army
Dennis W. Bingham
Chariton
Army Pfe
Arlan D. Franken
Sioux Center
Bingham
Sebird Bingham
Franken
Beverly Franken
Department
IAAP guard force rejects contract near Burlington
Guards at the Iowa Army Ammunition plant rejected an interim contract extension to Sept 7. The Mason Co union Local 22 voted 118 to 12 against the offer. Cedar Rapids mediator O F Libby was to meet with officials. The plant employs about 6,400 civilians plus 2,000 government staff.
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Burlington, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Burlington
Mason & Hangar-Silas Mason Co., Inc
International Guards Union of America
O.F. Libby
Cedar Rapids
Guard Union
Mason Co
the Mason Co
Intercepted Memo Hints Nixon Peace Hope in Round World MP
An intercepted memo discusses President Nixon and a global peace outreach via a round the world mobile peace mission. The document suggests diplomatic aims and may indicate mounting U S efforts to foster settlement and stability.
Medicaid billing overhaul urged by Ray at news conference
Ray pressed for a running total of Medicaid payments and a released list of payments to individual medical personnel. He noted timing disputes with the state auditor and Health Department officials and urged full records from July 1, 1967 onward. The exchange touched on party politics and a Warren truck firm cited for oversized load permit violations.
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Social Services Department
Ray
State Auditor’s Office
Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Jack Warren
Waterloo
William Gannon
D - Mingo
Warren
Gannon
Drake University
Institute For State and Local Government
Iowa Highway Commission
Nixon Begins 11 Day World Peace Mission
President Nixon lands in San Francisco to start an 11 day global tour carrying the moon mission peace message. He plans stops at Honolulu Johnston Island Guam Manila Jakarta Bangkok New Delhi Lahore Bucharest and Mildenhall with a possible Vietnam side trip while continuing to push for peace and progress for mankind.
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UPI
Nixon
California
America
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Aldrin
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Hawaii
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Hornet
Guam
Manila
Philippines
Jakarta
Indonesia
Bangkok
Thailand
New Delhi
India
Lahore
Pakistan
Bucharest
Romania
Mildenhall Air Force Base
Great Britain
Vietnam
Lyndon B. Johnson
White House
Westinghouse urges FCC rule to limit networks
Westinghouse proposes a rule limiting network control of prime time to three hours for any affiliate between 7 and 11 pm and banning networks from rights in programs. It contrasts with the 50 50 rule and bars domestic syndication. FCC decision date is pending.
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UPI
Westinghouse Broadcasing Co
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Westinghouse
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Broadcasting Co
American Broadcasting Co
Nicholas Johnson
Robert Montgomery
Apollo 11 crews eager to land and return home
Armstrong Aldrin and Collins, anxious to finish their 60 hour return from the moon, await rendezvous with the recovery carrier Hornet 1,040 miles southwest of Honolulu. TV scenes showed their lighter mood and lunar sample displays as they near Earth and isolation.
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Ohio
Neil A. Armstrong
Armstrong
Moon
Edwin E. Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Earth
Honolulu
Space
Aldrin
Collins
Clifford E. Charlesworth
Eagle
Dr. Rendezvous
Charles Duke
Kennedy's Car Crash Probed In Chappaquiddick Death
A state police investigator joined Edgartown Police Chief Arena to probe the late Friday or early Saturday accident on Chappaquiddick Island that drowned Mary Jo Kopechne, a Kennedy aide’s purse found in the car. Kennedy said he dove repeatedly to save her and did not report the crash for hours.
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Sen
Edward M. Kennedy
Joan
Mary Jo Kopechne
Sen. Kennedy
Miss Kopechne
Robert Kennedy
Larksville
UPI
Edgartown
Martha's Vineyard
Mass
George Killen
Dominick J. Arena
Chappaquiddick Island
Arena
Kennedy
Ethel
Plymouth
Killen
Joseph
Christopher Look Jr
Look
Rosemary Keough
Hero's welcome for Apollo 11 crew
UPI reports Nixon arranged Aug 13 visits for Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong Michael Collins and Edwin Aldrin Jr after lunar quarantine. Parades in New York Chicago and Los Angeles with a dinner in Los Angeles and hometown celebrations in Wapakoneta Ohio. Doctors plan 18 day earth quarantine ending Aug 11 before the trio tours.
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San Francisco
Wapakoneta
Ohio
Armstrong
Space Agency
Earth
Moon
New York
Rioting in Columbus Ohio Continues Amid Curfew
Rioting in Columbus East Side leads to 140 arrests on second night of unrest. Police and National Guardsmen report rock throwing, window smashing, and suspected arson amid curfew from 8:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. A civilian traffic director was killed Monday. 36 people hospitalized and 190 arrested that night.
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Columbus, Ohio
UPI
Ohio
Will remove poison bombs on Okinawa amid strain with Japan
State Department officials said the U S move to remove poison gas bombs from Okinawa may ease U S Japan tensions yet Okinawa remains a sore point. The Defense Department confirmed GB agent present and pledged removal while executives prepare to consult civilian scientists. A separate Iowa forecast notes a partly cloudy, thunderstorm‑prone period with cooler south temperatures.
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Washington
UPI
State Department
U.S
Okinawa
Defense Department
Nixon
Asia
William P. Rogers
Tokyo
Rogers
Kiichi Aichi
Ryukyu
United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Japan
United Press International
Iowa
City to Hold Hearing on Airport Revenue Bond Sale
Notice announces a hearing on the issuance of airport revenue bonds by the city of Washington. Details include date time and location to review terms and financing plan for the bonding. Participants and creditors may attend to comment on the proposed bond issue.
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