West Coast Sees Strong Solar Eclipse View
Early this morning the new moon moved between sun and earth, partially eclipsing the sun. Griffith Observatory director Dr. C H Cleninshaw reported about 40 percent coverage at the maximum around 6 30 a m PDT 9 30 a m EST with Alaska receiving the best view at about 70 percent. Maximum obscurity was over the West Coast, rising northward to Alaska.
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Los Angeles
UPI
West Coast
C. H. Cleninshaw
Griffith Observatory
Alaska
Bay of California
Protest alleging Hanoi paraded American pilots in violation
The United States protested North Vietnam for displaying three captured American pilots in Hanoi. State Department official Robert J. McCloskey said the protest, via the Red Cross, followed reports that the men were walked through streets and shown to newsmen, with some wounded and bandaged, identified by Tass as Lt. Col. James Hughes, Lt. Col. Gordon Larson, and Lt. J. Richard Shively.
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Washington
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Robert J. McCloskey
State Department
International Red Cross
Moscow
McCloskey
Stret
Tass
James L. Hughes
Iowa
Gordon A. Larson
Minnesota
J. Richard Shively
Pentagon
Gunman surrenders after hostage standoff in Kentucky
In Bromley, Kentucky, a gunman named Billy Damron, 27, held his two young children and U S marshal Archie Searp in a locked bathroom for two hours before surrendering. The hostages, Betty 4 and David 2, and the marshal were unharmed. Damron fired three shots but none struck anyone. his wife Laura Jean escaped and alerted police.
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Bromley, Ky
UPI
U. S
Billy Damron
Archie Searp
Betty
David
Searp
Damron
Bromely
Ohio River
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Laura Jean
Debate Over Iowa School Aid Measure Opens in House
DES MOINES UPI debate on a bill to raise 141 million annually via higher sales personal income and corporate taxes plus an intangibles surtax to fund a 28 percent rise in state aid to schools opened in the Iowa House. Gov. Harold Hughes criticized the plan as regressive and urged revisions to tax structure.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa House
Harold E. Hughes
House
Senate
Hughes
Petersen
Rigler weighs 1968 U.S. Senate bid
State Senate Republican Leader Robert Rigler said he has been approached by Iowans about running for the U.S. Senate in 1968 but has not decided. He would not seek the nomination if Bourke Hickenlooper runs for reelection. Hickenlooper, age 71 in July, has not announced his plans for 1968.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Robert Rigler
U.S
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Hickenlooper
U.S. Senate
Now Out of Action Key MIG Base Destroyed
UPI reports American bombing raids knocked out the Hoa Lac MIG interceptor base near Hanoi. A military spokesman said the base is inoperative. Thunderchiefs struck west of Hanoi for the fifth time since April 24 lifting the bombing ban.
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Saigon
UPI
Hoa Lac
Hanoi
U.S
Apollo Moon Mission Schedule Delayed By Fire
NASA chief James E. Webb told the Senate Space Committee that the fatal Apollo fire will push the first three man orbital flight back by about a year. The plan remains to land men on the moonthis decade with Wally Schirra leading the first three man flight around Earth. The backup crew includes Stafford Young and Cernan.
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Washington
UPI
Space Agency
America
Senate Space Committee
James E. Webb
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Cape Kennedy
Earth
Wally Schirra
Walter Cunningham
Air Force
Donn F. Eisele
Webb
Schirra
North American Aviation
Downey
Calif
Col
Frank Borman
United States
John F. Kennedy
North American
The
Cape
Thomas P. Stafford
John W. Young
Gene Cernan
Grissom
Navy
Walter M. Schirra
Keota Man Is Victim In Iowa Traffic Toll
Six people died in Iowa traffic crashes on Monday raising the state toll to 214 for the year. The crashes near Danville and Mount Pleasant involved multiple vehicles, injuring several and killing individuals including Lola Mae Hazel Lew and Sandra Lee Stonehouse. Weather outlook noted unsettled conditions with possible showers later.
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Iowa
Lola Mae Hazel Lew
Mount Pleasant
Sandra Lee Stonehouse
Lew
Jane Krebill
Danville
U.S. 34
Hoffa Hearing Ends Abruptly Over New Information
UPI reports in Chattanooga that attorneys for James R. Hoffa refused to proceed with a hearing on a fourth motion for a new trial citing new information. Judge Frank Wilson took the government’s motion to dismiss under advisement after a brief 40 minute session. Hoffa remained quiet as proceedings halted after initial objections and a request for a continuance. The case centers on alleged illegal wire taps during Hoffa's 1964 Nashville jury tampering conviction.
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Chattanooga, Tenn
UPI
Teamsters
James R. Hoffa
U.S
Frank Wilson
Hoffa
Lewisburg
Nashville
Tenn
Wilson
Morris Shenker
Shenker
Wirtz Defends Rail Dispute Proposals Before Congress
Labor Secretary Wirtz told Congress Johnson’s plan to block a nationwide rail walkout is closest to a workable solution. He urged evaluating the plan on sense rather than labels, saying it aims to prevent broader, more extreme intrusions while avoiding a strike disruption. Senate hearings begin Wednesday.
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Washington
UPI
W. Willard Wirtz
Congress Today
Johnson
Wirtz
Congress
House Commerce Committee
Senate
House Committee
Honors Convocation Honors Area III Students at UI May 6
Several Area III students were honored at the University of Iowa convocation in Iowa City on Saturday May 6. The honors list includes Barbara Beauchamp Diana Ham ment Linda Johnson Judith Kleese Richard Lemberger Peggy McGaffey Sally Owen Sharon Lowry Douglas Tindal James Groff Ronald McClellen Barbara Kempf Dennis Kiesey David Temple Stuart Kolesick and Bruce Temple. Temple is among 250 High Scholarship honorees at Iowa State University and will attend a Memorial Union dinner May 9 with guests Mrs Sikke Temple and Barbara.
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University of Iowa
Iowa City
Washington
Barbara J. Beauchamp
Diana Marie Hammen
Linda Marie Johnson
Judith Ann Kleese
Richard R. Lemberger
Peggy Ann McGaffey
Sally Elizabeth Owen
Sharon Ann Lowry
Douglas Leon Tindal
Sikke Temple
Barbara
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