Missing plane man Stilwell leads search over Pacific
San Francisco reports planes and ships scouring a 120 mile wide corridor 600 miles southwest of the city for a missing DC3 with four aboard including Brig. Gen. Joseph W. Stilwell Jr. The younger Stilwell heads Special Forces training at Fort Bragg and survived a 1965 parachute incident.
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San Francisco
UPS
Pacific
Here
Honolulu
Joseph W. Stilwell
Army
Stilwell
Joe
Yorktown
United States
China-Burma-India
Special Forces Training Center
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Viet Nam
Marines battered in ambush during Hastings operation
UPI reports near Hastings front lines in Vietnam a Marine company faced a brutal ambush leaving at least six wounded Marines captured and an eyewitness says the assault amounted to a massacre. Survivors recount fierce jungle fighting as India Company, 5th Marines, moves to rescue and repel the attackers amid heavy mortar and automatic fire.
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Saigon
Cpl
Raymond L. Powell
Kansas City
India Company
Hastings
Sth Marine Regiment
Powell
UPI
Robert Kaylor
Eight more die on Iowa's roads
Eight persons were killed in Iowa traffic accidents over the weekend, boosting the 1966 toll to 408. Victims include Barbara Schuch, 18, of Central City, in a Marion three car crash. Levi Rowlett, 18, and Lois Rowlett, 12, of Keokuk in a Donnellson crash. Barbara Jasperson, 16, near Wilton Junction after being struck on a bicycle. Russell Dickey, 16, of Mechanicsville in a single car rollover. Wayne Coch, 19, of Tipton, driving near Muscatine. and a rural Rockwell City man in a US 71 collision near Early Town.
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United Press International
Iowa
Barbara Schuch
Central
City
Marion
Miss Sehuehed
University
Iowa Cit
Donnellson
U.S
Levi Rowlett
Keokuk
Howard R. Hunter
Eolia
Rowlett
Lois Rowlett
Hunter
Barbara Jasperson
Wilton Junction
U.S. 6
Muscatine County
Iowa Highway Patrol
Wayne Coch
Tipton
Mechanicsville
Russell Dickey
Theighway Patrol
Dickey
US 71
Early Town
Rockwell City
Morse Revises Airline Strike Bill for 6-Month Back-To-Work
Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon proposed last minute changes to his airline strike bill. The plan calls for a six month back-to-work order without placing the five strike carriers into government receivership. The measure was slated for consideration by the Senate Labor Committee later today.
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Washington
UPI
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Senate Labor Committee
Freeman speaks to 500 at Harlan on farm aid
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman barnstorms western Iowa reassuring farmers of 100 percent support for higher farm prices. In a 90-degree sun at Shelby County Fairgrounds he answered questions, drew a standing ovation, and defended actions on butter and pork purchases while urging farmers to back federal programs.
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Harlan, Iowa
Freeman
Agriculture Department
Johnson Administration
Iowa
Midwest
Defense Department
Defense and Agriculture Departments
Aney
Council Bluffs
Mamreland Lutheran Church
Stanton
Otha Wearin
Wearin
Hastings
Macedonia
John Hansen
Iowa Agriculture
Kenneth Owen
Harlan
Omaha
Washington
Offutt Air Force
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment in Schultz Estate
Public notice announces the probate of the will of Herman Schultz and the appointment of an executor. Court records indicate filing of the will, designation of fiduciary, and deadlines for interested parties to respond or contest. Administrative actions proceed under applicable probate laws.
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Herman Schultz
Rioters Target Abandoned Homes in Cleveland Firebomb Attacks
In Cleveland’s Hough district, abandoned buildings slated for urban renewal were struck by firebombs amid a week of unrest mirroring Watts. Officials say demolition waits on housing for displaced residents, while residents demand faster relief, more police, and better housing and health enforcement.
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Cleveland
UPI
Watts Or
Hough
Watts
Los Angeles
Hough Ave
Hough District
Lewis Robinson
JFK
Schwengel blasts Schmidhauser on debt and rights
In Ladora Iowa U S Congressman Fred Schwengel accused Rep John Schmidhauser of trying to change horses in midstream and voting against the national debt limit He attacked Schmidhauser for backing Great Society programs and warned of higher living costs He called for subdistricting and residency rule changes to protect civil rights and aid new residents voting absentee.
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Ladora
Iowa
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
John Schmidhauser
Schwengel
Iowa County
Schmidhauser
Washington County Fair Opens With Exhibits In Place
Washington County fair grounds buzzed with 4H and FFA members placing exhibits as judging begins. Crowds gather for four days of carnival entertainment and events including a beauty pageant, home talent show, and livestock judging from Tuesday through Thursday. The livestock parade and horse show highlight midweek and a tractor pulling contest plus a free beef barbecue cap the event.
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Washington County Fair
FFA
Washington County
Des Moines Sewage Protest Chills Hopes of State Aid
Harold E Hughes said little could be done about the lack of sewage facilities in Des Moines southeast side. Demonstrators, led by college students, rallied at the Capitol, reading a letter to Hughes and using statehouse restrooms. A spokesman said another march would occur later that day. Hughes left open the possibility of a meeting if demanded, noting his schedule could block unappointed visitors.
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Des Moines
Harold E. Hughes
Moines
Capitol
Hughes
Statehouse
Two youths injured as car demolished in Highway 92 crash
Edward J. Mattes, 20, and passenger Jim Kauffman, 19, suffered multiple lacera tions and bruises when their high speed eastbound car left Hwy 92, veered 560 feet, and wrecked against a bill board. Both were hospitalized. Vehicle owned by David Sorrell. Charges pending after investigation.
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Washington
Waco Drive-In
Highway Patrol
Edward J. Mattes
S. Avenue B
Hwy. 92
Jim Kauffman
Mattes
Washington County Hospital
David Sorrell
Weather forecast for Iowa remains warm and humid
Partly cloudy through tonight and Tuesday with light southerly winds. Lows tonight upper 60s to lower 70s. Highs Tuesday in the 90s. Outlook for Wednesday calls for warm, humid conditions with scattered thunderstorms likely.
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United Press International
Iowa
Ho Chi Minh telegram masks prisoner fate amid Viet Nam war
U S officials study a cryptic Ho Chi Minh telegram sent to CBS asking if POWs would be tried. Ho said no trial in view. Hanoi seeks legal grounds for trials as officials denounce U S raids and Harriman warns any trial would unite Americans and harm North Vietnam.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
Striki
An Xuyen
Mekong Delta
U.S
North Viet Nam
Navy
Vinh
Washington
UPS
Ho Chi Minh
Hanoi
Columbia Broadcasting System
CBS
Hanoi Radio
W. Averell Harriman
United States
Harriman
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