Snipers in Detroit Riots Shot to Scare Not Kill
Amid Detroit disturbances, residents and officials argue snipers aimed to terrify police and guardsmen rather than kill civilians. Reports note four confirmed sniper deaths across six days, with leaders denying a coordinated outside plot while some officers suggest agitators may influence actions in small groups.
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Detroit
UPI
National
Army
Guard
Ray Girardin
Motor City
Girardin
Still opposition to Mao in Wuhan despite Qing opposition
Radio Peking reported ongoing rebellion within the Wuhan garrison with some officers confessing mistakes and pledging to rectify them while warning that opposition remains. Travelers described Canton as a dead city after troops seized control and a 20 000 strong rail strike worsened turmoil with weekend clashes causing many casualties.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Radio
Peking Today
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
Wuhan
China
Mao
Canton
Peking
Radio Peking
Chilean youth to join Washington Community High School
Jorge E. Cruzat an 18 year old from Rancagua Chile will join Washington Community High School as a Rotary Interact exchange student this year. He arrives in August and will stay with Mr and Mrs John Logan. He plans to study agriculture and become a farmer, with interests in science sports and music.
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Jorge E. Cruzat
Rancagua
Chile
Washington Community High School
Rotary International
Interact Club
Rotary Club
Jorge
Washington
John Logan
Jim
Tom
Iowa State University
Ames
Music
Fire destroys decks of Forrestal carrier in deadly blaze
A fierce jet fuel fire swept the Forrestal, killing at least 26 crew and injuring many. The blast erupted when a belly fuel tank ruptured during preflight on a windy day, trapping pilots and destroying 29 planes. Rescue efforts involved nearby ships and helicopters as crews fought the blaze for hours.
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Saigon
UPS
Forrestal
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
Harvey P. Lanham
North Vietnamese
Oriskany
Gulf
Tucker
Navy
da Nang
U.S
Bombardment hits Saigon area airfields in pre-dawn attack
Communist guerrillas fired over 250 rockets and mortars at U.S. airfields north of Saigon injuring 34 and killing four Americans. The Forrestal sustained a fuel-tank fire after an American plane accident, destroying aircraft and trapping pilots. DMZ advances continued as B52s targeted routes and troop concentrations in North and South Vietnam.
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North Vietnam
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Forrestal
Gulf of Tonkin
South Vietnam
Lai Khe
Phu Lai
A Shau
Friday
Son Tay
Hanoi
Weather Outlook for Sunday Clear to Partly Cloudy
United Press International reports Sunday will be clear to partly cloudy and warmer. Skies remain mostly sunny in the afternoon with light winds. Highs expected in the mid to upper 70s, easing evening temperatures. No rain anticipated across the region.
Waterloo police open youth club in vacant building
Waterloo police in Iowa have begun development of a youth club in a vacant building on 4th Street in northern Waterloo. Police Chief Robert Wright said the facility will offer boxing facilities pool tables ping pong tables showers and locker space and will be operated by the department.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Waterloo Police
Robert Wright
4Th Street
Worst Week on Record Rioting Across U.S. Cities
Rioting erupts in Bed Stuy and seven other cities as the nation endures its worst week of racial disorder. Detroit reports 39 dead, 1,500 injured, 5,000 arrested, and $250 million in damage. National Guardsmen on standby, with sporadic gunfire and looting reported in multiple locales.
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Detroit
George Romney
Raw materials tax set to start Aug. 1 in Iowa
DES MOINES IDPA State Tax Commission Chairman Earl A Burrows says manufacturers will begin paying a two percent use tax on raw materials and equipment bought outside Iowa and used to manufacture goods in the state. The 1967 legislature ended the exemption for not readily obtainable items, with the rate rising to three percent on Oct. 1 for both sales and use taxes.
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DES Moines
IDPA
State Tax Commission
Earl A. Burrows
Iowa
Marvin Selden, Jr
Burrows
Dubuque Telegraph - Herald
New Hampton Tribune
Probate of Wayne E Norman Will and Executor Appointed
Notice states the probate of the last will of Wayne E Norman and appointment of the executor. The filing lists the estate details and identifies the court and heirs as required. The notice sets dates for filing objections and demands for claims against the estate.
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Wayne E, Norman
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al Chebuhar
Rotary - Interact
Robert Porter
Kelly Schlapkohl
James McQuaid
Dick Koehler
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Randy Hillman
Neil Britain
Rich Sojka
Mark Meyer
Pat Hennigan
Tom Essex
Jorge Cruzat
Red Rockets
Demilitarized Zone
Washington County
Gordon Shelman
LaVerne Shelmans
Shelman
Grace Hall
United Press International
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Brighton
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Bedford-Stuyvesant
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Del
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Passaic
N.J
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Ind
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Albany
New York
Cambridge
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