U.S. Nationals Warned to Leave Israel
The United States urges Americans to stay out of the Middle East. Dependents of U S officials in Egypt and Syria are ordered to depart by commercial transport as stage two of a contingency plan. Stage three could involve evacuation by the U S Sixth Fleet. stage four would restrict travel with non validated passports.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Middle East
U. S
Israel
Egypt
State Department
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Jordan
Syria
Robert J. McCloskey
Athens
U.S. 6Th Fleet
North Korea
North Vietnam
China
Cuba
Snow and gale winds lash the Northeast coast
Snow fell in parts of New England with gusts above fifty mph along coastlines and gale warnings issued for Maine Massachusetts Rhode Island and New Hampshire. Up to seven inches accumulated in Vermont and New Hampshire mountains while New York City delays impacted air travel at Kennedy. Coast Guard reported two fishing vessels loose moorings on the Hudson River and tugs suffered damage offshore New Jersey and near Haverstraw. Rain stretched from Atlantic City to Burlington as the system moved inland.
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New England
Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
New York City
Kennedy Airport
Coast Guard
Hudson River
Haverstraw
N. Y
New Jersey
Public notices on sale and probate hearings
Notice of hearing on sale of property for the estate of Dr T M Mast and probate of will and appointment of executor for the estate of John Lloyd Miller. Public notices page indicates hearings and legal actions.
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T. M. Mast
John Lloyd Miller
Egypt Rejects U S Bid to Open Gulf of Aqaba
United Press International reports Egypt rejected Washington's demand for freedom of navigation through the Gulf of Aqaba and accused the United States of backing Israeli aggression. Canadian diplomacy to open the route is discussed as Arab troop buildups and Middle East tensions escalate, with evacuations of U S officials underway.
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United Press International
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Cairo
London
Canada
United States
Britain
Aqaba Gulf
Jerusalem
U.S
United Arab Republic
Israel
U.A.R
US S
Richard H. Nolte
Tiran
Gulf
Sinai
U.A.A.R
Mahmoud Riad
al Ahram
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Riad
Nolte
Thant Returns from Cairo Mission with Gloom
U N Secretary General Thant arrived from Cairo after a hush mission to resolve the Middle East crisis. He offered no comment on arrival and planned a written report for the Security Council. The council had met in Thant’s absence without action and would reconvene.
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Soviet Union
Moscow
Russia
Mideast
Egypt
Shams Badran
United Nations
Thant
Cairo
New York
Kennedy Airport
Security Council
UPI
U.N
Middle East
Kennedy International
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Israel
Near East
U.N. Middle East
Parsons College trustees face Roberts fate after no confidence vote
Parsons College faculty voted 101 to 58 no confidence in President Millard G. Roberts amid accreditation troubles. Board chairman W. Clyde Wright said the next meeting, June 8 to 10 in Fairfield, will decide whether Roberts stays or is relieved of duties. The faculty urged interim administrators and a June board action to appoint replacements.
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Fairfield
Iowa
UPI
Parsons College
Millard G. Roberts
Parsons
Roberts
W. Clyde Wright
Wright
William H. Kettlitz
Keokuk
Lyman T. Evans
Raymond Stewart
Dr. Roberts
Fairfield, Iowa
North Central Association
NCA
Board of Trustees
Senate Approves Iowa Merit Plan To Gov Sign
The Iowa Senate approved a merit based civil service bill by 49 to 2 and sent it to Governor Harold Hughes who backed civil service. The plan creates a three member Merit Employment Commission, sets exams for most state workers, limits political activity, and preserves exceptions for legislators judges and university staff with new appointments from top three exam qualifiers. The law would take effect September 1 if signed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Senate
Harold E. Hughes
General Assembly
Senate
House
State Merit Employment Commission
Commis
Sion
Attorney General's Office
J Ob
Merit Commission
Legislators Attack Hughes Over Budget Criticism
Two Iowa lawmakers from both parties attacked Governor Harold Hughes for his claim of a 10 percent cut in the 1967-69 budget. Sen. Warren Kruck and Rep. Maurice Van Nostrand said Hughes misrepresented the legislature, defended the subcommittee’s careful work, and rejected the governor’s harsh rhetoric as extremist and unfair.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Maurice van Nostrand
R-Avoca
Democratic Party
Warren Kruck
D-Boone
van Nostrand
Kruck
Senate House
State Department
General Assembly
Four Rout from Rooms by Flames in Waterloo Building
A early morning blaze in a two story frame building in Waterloo Iowa forced four occupants from their apartments. Mrs Adams and her family upstairs were trapped though all escaped unharmed. The fire started in a bedroom of the Adams unit and caused smoke damage downstairs in Shirley Proctor’s apartment. Lloyd Peters owned the building and firefighters were called at 3 am.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Robert Adams
Adams
Shirley Proctor
Lloyd Peters
Omaha man drowns in Lake Manawa incident
Pottawattamie County sheriff reports a drowning at Lake Manawa when a sudden wind gust hit. Omaha resident Robert Baker Sr., 39, and three others including his son 12 were in the water near a boat. Marvin Wolf 23 and Steve Kruger 11 aided others as water deepened. Baker could not be found.
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Council Bluffs
Robert Baker Sr
Omaha
Robert Jr
Bakers
Marvin Wolf
Bellevue
Neb
Steve Kruger
Wolf
Baker
Weather in Iowa Sees Cooler Turnover and Showers
United Press International reports southwest winds 15 to 25 mph by evening. Cloudy with a chance of showers or thunderstorms in the southwest and likely rain in the northeast. Cooler trend moves southeastward across most of the state. Saturday outlook partly cloudy and cooler with a shower risk east before noon. Lows tonight 50 to 55 northwest and 65 to 70 southeast. Highs Saturday about 70 north to the lower to mid 70s south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Marines seize hilltop fortress in second DMZ push
UPI reports thousands of Marines captured a Communist hilltop fortress in the DMZ as a second invasion pressed from Pleiku toward the Laotian border. In the Central Highlands the 4th Infantry Division repelled a North Vietnamese assault. two ships engaged shore batteries with Providence damaged but silenced the guns.
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Saigon
Upi
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Highland
4Th Infantry Division
Pleiku
U.S.S. Providence
Providence
U.S.S. Boston
U.S.S. Edson
Central Highlands
U.S. 4Th Division
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Richard Hardwood
Vietnam
Pearce
UPI Telephoto
U.S. Nationals
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N. J
Burlington, Vt
France
Aqaba
Holy Land
Elath
Return of Thant
SUEZ
Sharm EL
Tsrael
Jordas
Saudi Arabi
Red Sea
Sharm el Sheikh
Council Bluffs Lake
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