Viet Cong Attack Hits Saigon Australian Sentry
Viet Cong bombed an Australian billet in Saigon wounding a sentry as heavy Viet Cong losses were reported in surrounding areas. U.S. and Vietnamese air forces said 137 Viet Cong were killed in 24 hours while a U.S. pilot died in Tay Ninh Province. A large ground operation near Saigon continued with 65 to 100 Viet Cong militants defecting to government forces. American strategists plan a Hawaii meeting to coordinate 50 000 added troops. Four B57 bombers will be provided to South Vietnam for pilot training and maintenance by Americans.
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UPI
U.S
Bien Hoa
Tay Ninh
U. S
Mekong
Viet Nam
Hanoi
William C. Westmoreland
Maxwell D. Taylor
Honolulu
South Viet Nam
Slayings of UT coeds spark statewide manhunt
Police say two University of Texas coeds Susan Rigsby and Shirley Ann Slark, both 21, were found slain near Austin. Investigators believe the victims were raped as a 100-man search combs a field where the bodies lay under sunlit weeds. Autopsy and investigations continue with no immediate suspect.
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Austin
Tex
UPI
University of Texas
Dallas
Chi Omega
Homer Garrison
Texas Department of Public Safety
DPS
Earl F. Rose
Rose
Justice of the Peace
Jerry Dellana
Johnson relaxes at LBJ Ranch after record bill week
President Johnson sought rest at his Texas hill country retreat after a week marked by signing the Medicare expansion and Viet Nam troop buildup. He cruised Lyndon Johnson Lake aboard a 28 foot cabin boat as two Secret Service boats followed. Johnson reflected on Truman and the burdens of leadership, noting a tradition to reject despair while facing hard choices.
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Johnson City
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
LBJ
Harry S. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson Lake
Secret Service
Texas
Truman
Independence
Hubert Humphrey
Keota Girl Injured in Auto Crash Near Dysart
Delores Martin, 20, of Keota, daughter of Mr and Mrs Eugene Martin, is in good condition at a Vinton hospital after an auto accident at the 218 and 8 intersection near Dysart. She suffered a fractured collar bone, facial and leg wounds. she was en route to Cedar Falls to register for term. Dale Rexroth, 56, driver of the other car, is in fair condition. his wife Mildred is in good condition. The Rexroths are from Hampton Ill.
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Mildred
Rexroths
Hampton,Til
Red Cross swim program ends six weeks at Washington pool
Mrs. Marsh Atkinson reports a successful six week Red Cross Learn to Swim series ending July 23 at the Washington Municipal pool. Enrollment by area ranged from 36 to 168 participants with 108 beginners and 69 advanced beginners among 918 pupils. Volunteers contributed 414 hours, swim aides 189 hours, water safety aides 476 hours, and 360 hours by basket monitors, supported by a large corps of instructors and helpers.
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Red Cross
Washington Municipal Pool
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Riverside
Washington Rural
Washington City
Wellman
West Chester
Harold Moore
Joe McCarthy
Donald Smith
Don Taylor
James Richart
Milo Steele Jr
Ward Wetrich
Richard Schiebel
Cheryl Anderson
Yaro Chmelar
Neil Lampkin
Lloyd Marek
Robert Libe
Harold Gamon
Calvin Wolf
Hal Dunham
Lloyd Miksch
Marion Snodgrass
Chris Campbell
Doris Blieu
Mary Crone
Lavon Graber
Laura Holden
Jean Johnson
Rick Lampkin
Virginia Marek
Paula McFarland
John Tweeton
Susan Wetrich
Mary Lechner
Mike Walker
Becky Atkinson
Pat Hansen
Randy Chalupa
Larry Custer
Steve Custer
Matt Ross
Gary Graff
Carol McClure
Mary Ann Ross
Jean Wolf
Sally Patterson
Rita Fuhr
Mrs Hesseltine Dies After Lengthy Illness at 73
Emma Schantz Hesseltine, 73, of the Crawfordsville area, died this morning after a months long illness. She was born April 20, 1892 near Wayland and married Albert H. Hesseltine on June 25, 1913. Funeral Monday at 2 p.m. United Presbyterian Church Crawfordsville, Rev. Robert Rushing presiding. Burial in Eicher cemetery. Arrangements by Jones Funeral Home. viewing until 10 a.m. Monday. Survived by husband, two sons, four stepchildren, 19 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, six brothers, and two sisters.
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Crawfordsville
United Presbyterian Church
Robert Rushing
Eicher Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Emma Schantz
Wayland
Joseph R
Marie Rich Schantz
Eicher
Fairfield
Donald Brown
Washington
Ralph Wilson
Lewistown
Missouri
William Schantz
Noble
David
Frank
Edward
Robert
Iowa City
Howard
Buffalo
Mary Hesseltine
Winfield
Edith Snyder
Brighton
Battle over one man one vote amendment in Senate
Senate leaders seek a Wednesday showdown on a Dirksen proposal to allow state legislative apportionment by criteria beyond population. Mansfield backs the plan which would need two thirds in each chamber and ratification by 38 states, while liberal opponents threaten a filibuster.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Supreme Court
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Dirksen
Mansfield
Beauty Pageant at Fair Headlined by Jaycees Sponsored Show
The Washington Jaycees sponsor a beauty pageant as the fair's main Monday night entertainment. Also appearing will be Miss Iowa of 1965 touring Iowa for personal appearances.
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The
Washington Jaycees
Iowa
Washington County
Washington County Fair
President Johnson launches new Viet Nam diplomatic offensive
Johnson offers to cooperate on any UN peace basis to pressure for unconditional talks with the Communists. The move aims to isolate Red China and influence Moscow, while continuing a strong American war effort. UPI reports the letter to the Security Council signals a clearer path to action without a formal UNSC meeting. Officials see possible flexibility from Hanoi though predict a long struggle.
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UPI
Johnson
Viet Nam
United Nations
Red China
Far East
Russia
Kremlin
U. S
Security Council
Hanoi
United States
South Viet Nam
United States urges UN help to bring Vietpeace
The United States invites the United Nations Security Council to assist in finding a peaceful solution to the Vietnam conflict. In a letter to Security Council president Platon Morozov, Ambassador Arthur J. Goldberg pledged unconditional collaboration with Council members while continuing military and economic support for South Vietnam.
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Arthur Goldberg
U. N
Platon D. Morozov
Security Council
United States
United Nations
N.Y
UPI
Viet Nam
U.N. Security Council
U. S
Arthur J. Goldberg
Soviet Union
U.N. Q
Morozov
Indiana uses 1947 anti Klan law against five persons
In Greenfield Indiana five individuals tied to the Ku Klux Klan and the National States rights party face raid charges under a 1947 racketeering in hate law. Claude Parnell 61 remains jailed in Hancock County on a 2000 dollar bond after authorities say he rented a Greenfield post office box used for Klan membership mailings.
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Ind
UPI
Indiana
Ku Klux Klan
National States’ Rights Party
Claude Parnell
Hancock County
Robert Risk
Indiana Civil Liberties Union
John Bottorff
George Lewis
Parnell
Indianapolis
West hints at lighter on site inspections for test ban
At Geneva, Western powers signal readiness to lower on site inspections to ban underground nuclear tests. Britain and the United States push for extending the limited test ban while the Moscow treaty currently allows underground tests. Lord Chalfont cites seismic methods enabling fewer inspections, but no immediate Soviet concession.
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UPI
West
United States
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
Lord Chalfont
Brittan
Washington Swimmers Head to Grinnell Meet This Afternoon
Washington city swim team travels to Grinnell this afternoon with divers ready to depart at 2 p.m. Swimmers and drivers leave the local pool at 3 p.m. for the trip.
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City
Grinnell
Washington
Hartford Iowa road closure isolates small town
Hartford Iowa with 271 residents sits cut off as Iowa 60 closes for Red Rock Dam work. A rickety single lane plank bridge, 1920s built and owned by Rock Island Railroad, strains to carry buses and trucks. County and railroad plan temporary repairs, but residents fear accidents and future delays as school enrollment shifts to Carlisle.
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Tom Hammond
Warren County
Iowa 60
Carlisle
Pleasantville
Red Rock
Hammond
The
Rock Island Railroad
Sandy
Kansas City
Elmer Gidel
Weather forecast for Iowa a cool weekend ahead
United Press Iowa reports fair weather tonight and Sunday. Cooler in the southeast tonight with lows from 55 to the northwest and lower 60s to the southeast. Highs tomorrow reaching the upper 70s and lower 80s.
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