Investigators Theorize Passenger Shot Airliner Crew
Federal investigators believe a passenger shot and killed the crew and may have caused the Pacific Airlines F27 crash near Danville California. The gun recovered, a Smith and Wesson 357 Magnum, had six empty cartridges and was traced to a San Francisco passenger who reportedly bought insurance before boarding. Recorded cockpit messages include a clear reference to being shot and a plea for help as authorities decipher the tape.
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Rusk urges NATO allies to curb Cuba trade
Secretary of State Dean Rusk pressed European allies to cut trade with Cuba and urged cooperation with Western Hemisphere nations to deny Castro critical items. He warned Cuban help threatens Venezuela elections and emphasized coordinating policies beyond NATO while en route to the NATO Council meeting in The Hague.
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Mrs Lulu Helscher of Keota Dies at 74
Mrs Lulu E Helscher, 74, of Keota died at 4 15 am in Mercy Hospital Iowa City after six weeks there. Funeral Monday 9 30 am at St Marys Church Keota with Rev Kempker. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Rosary Sunday 3 45 pm at Pow ell Funeral Home Keota. She born Oct 13 1889 south of Keota, married Edward Helscher in 1910. he died 1961. Survived by daughter Mrs Harold Sheets, three sons Finian, Joseph, LeVernon, 16 grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and siblings Cyril Conrad, five sisters.
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Eddyville
Bernard Pauly Sr
Madison
Katie Saeman
Cross Plains
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Margaret Bermel
Rites Monday for Ferguson infant
Mass of the Angels for Scott Raymond Ferguson aged one year eleven months who died suddenly at home. Services Monday at St James Church followed by burial in Elm Grove Cemetery. Funeral arrangements by Sherman-Eden. He was born June 8 1962 to Robert and Marianne Ferguson in Washington. Survived by parents three brothers and multiple grandparents. Death occurred between 3 and 7 am from unknown causes after responders failed to revive him.
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Nashville arrests on 12th day of protest
Police rounded up at least 36 demonstrators in roving sit-ins by about 150 students on Nashville Tennessee’s 12th day of segregation protests. Officers kept the march orderly amid pushing as Negroes attempted to enter a segregated restaurant.
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Freeman to Present Farm Program at Midwest Conference
Agri culture Secretary Orville Freeman planned to address a morning farm panel in Des Moines with Neal Smith and Oren Lee Staley as part of the Midwest Democratic Conference. The group endorsed Johnson for the presidential nomination and urged free choice of a running mate, while Udall urged reform of the nation’s 440 million acres of national real estate.
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Hoover to Remain FBI Director Beyond 70th Birthday
President Johnson exempted J. Edgar Hoover from Civil Service rules allowing the FBI director to extend service past age 70. Hoover, nearing 40 years in the role, expressed gratitude for the indefinite extension during a White House ceremony with congressional leaders.
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Johnson Urges Open Door of Equality for 20 Million Negroes
President Johnson called Americans to open the door of equality for 20 million Black citizens long denied rights. In a prepared address at the Singer Bowl World’s Fair ceremony marking the 50th anniversary of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, he vowed passage of the civil rights bill this summer and announced a $1 million grant to Harlem juvenile delinquency programs.
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Washington Junior High Music Concert Monday Night
Vocal and instrumental students at Washington Junior High will present their final concert of the school year Monday at 7 30 p m in the junior high building Ronald Halvorson directs the instrumental group and Mrs Dean Stanley leads the vocalists The program includes full chorus concert band small ensembles and a triple vocal trio a flute quartet and a timpani and brass choir
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Plan Wayland rites for Daniel Alliman
Funeral services for Daniel J. Alliman are arranged at the Zehr Funeral Home in Wayland. He died about midnight Friday at Washington County Hospital. Surviving are his wife Sarah Wyse, three children Gilbert of Iowa City, Frances Miller of Wayland, and Wayne of Winston Oregon, ten grandchildren, and two sisters Katie Kennel of Albany Oregon and Elmer Wyse of Wayland.
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Violent Iowa Weather Strikes With Tornadoes and High Winds
A week of near nonstop storms tore through Iowa with three tornadoes and winds up to 83 mph causing extensive property damage and about 20 injuries. Des Moines reports near 85 mph gusts, power outages, and shattered storefronts while police battled debris danger as crews faced labor disputes delaying power repairs. One fatality, Beverly Jean Lyle, 28, of Mount Pleasant, died in a crash near Iowa City. Separate twisters damaged farms near Harris and Melvin, and a tornado cut communications to Peterson. Rainbow Girls ceremony cancelled after W T Carson’s death.
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Severe Midwestern storms unleash killer tornadoes and damage
A violent storm system that spawned a killer tornado in Mount Clemens Michigan struck multiple Midwestern states. Wisconsin suffered widespread damage including Neenah, Appleton, Richland, Waupaca County, and Kaukauna. Power outages, blown roofs, and downed trees were reported along with injured bus drivers and farmhouse destruction. Iowa saw twisters near Melvin Sibley and Sioux Center.
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Weather IOWA: Fair and cool tonight then clouds and showers
Fair and cool tonight with increasing cloudiness Sunday and scattered showers in the extreme southwest. Warmer conditions develop in the north and central portions Sunday.
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