West Point hero Carpenter leads rescue in Viet Nam battle
U.S. forces rescued by two captains from Tennessee and a courageous paratroop company in Kontum province after two days of heavy fighting. B52 bombers and artillery pounded North Vietnamese forces estimated around 7,000, as U.S. and Vietnamese units clung to survival amid jungle combat near the Cambodian border.
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UPI
West Point
Bill Carpenter
Chattanooga
U.S
Kontum Province
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Carpenter
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Willar Pearson
101St Airborne Brigade
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Pearson
Monk disguise fails as Viet lieutenant is arrested in Hue
Police in Hue arrest a South Vietnamese army lieutenant who posed as a Buddhist monk, shaving his head and wearing a yellow robe. He is suspected of antigovernment activity as security sweeps expand in the Hue area. Probed alongside this, thousands attend anti American protests linked to Thich Tri Quang and the Dieu De Pagoda, while military police deploy and Buddhist altars impede traffic.
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Public notice on administrator and estate of Paul R Seal
Public notices announce administration of the estate of Paul R. Seal with actions and deadlines listed for creditors and interested parties. The item indicates a page reference to page 6 for full details and filing requirements.
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Paul R. Seal
Ankeny Man Charged in Des Moines Tavern Shootout
Earl LeRoy Airhart, 28, of Ankeny, faces open murder charges after a 16 year old Des Moines boy, Merne Lee Shepherd, was killed by a .22 caliber shot and 16 year old Jack Shepherd was wounded in the stomach during a fight outside the Silver Saddle Tavern. Five people were arrested as police split the group after an argument over a drink led to shooting.
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Merne Lee Shepherd
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Iowa Lutheran Hospital
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Tornadoes Hit Lubbock Area Causing Heavy Damage
Two tornadoes moved north through Lubbock Texas injuring 16 people and causing over 1 million dollars in damage across Lubbock Abernathy and Plainview. High winds shattered windows toppled trees damaged farms and knocked out hundreds of telephones.
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UPI
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Plainview
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Texas Technological College
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Surveyor moon robot sets photo record at Sea of Storms
Still at work the Surveyor moon robot logged 1,758 lunar photos in its seventh session, raising its total to 5,726 since soft landing on June 1. The eight transmission period ran 5:30 a.m. to about 4 p.m. EDT as engineers noted high quality images and flawless instruments.
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Pasadena
Calif
UPI
Surveyor
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
JPL
Iowa Democrats split on endorsing candidates at convention
At the Iowa state Democratic convention delegates debated endorsing candidates. In districts 1 4 incumbents were endorsed, while 2 and 7 voted for endorsements by narrow margins. John Culver Neal Smith and John Hansen won endorsements, with committees re-elected in multiple districts.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
John R. Schmidhauser
Culver
J. Donald Weimer
Cedar Rapids
James Green
Dubuque
Lex Hawkins
Evelyn Hood
Fort Dodge
Hawkins
Neal Smith
Stanley Greigg
Don Murray
Bancroft
Eleanor Coffey
Emmetsburg
Marchers in Batesville clash with Klan area during Mississippi Freedom Trail
In Batesville Mississippi two white girls and 20 Negro youths danced the frug at a cafe signaling the sixth day of the Mississippi Freedom March. The group, numbering 200 to 400, moved toward the Panola County Courthouse to urge Negroes to sign voter registration books. Troopers and FBI observers secured the campsite at Coleman Chapel AME Zion while police in riot gear patrolled the town. Meanwhile in Des Moines a one year old boy treated for malnutrition after being removed from his mother with juvenile court involvement.
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Batesville
Miss
UPI
Panola County
Coleman Chapel Ame Zion
FBI
U.S. 51
Poice
James Meredith
New York
Des Moines
Broadlawns Hospital
Don Tidrick
Polk County
Accord Restores Wider North Atlantic Jet Corridors
The United States, Britain and Canada suspended the 90 mile North Atlantic jet corridors and returned to the 120 mile separation standard. The FAA announced the reversal after airline pilots argued the narrower route was unsafe, ending a contentious dispute with ALPA over collision risk.
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UPI
United States
Britain
Canada
North Atlantic
Federal Aviation Agency
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Air Line Pilots Association
ALPA
Weather forecast for Iowa shows showers and warmth
United Press International reports Iowa will be partly cloudy and warmer tonight with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies with a chance of thunderstorms in the east as temperatures dip to the mid fifties.
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