China and Soviet Union clash over world communism
In Moscow and Leningrad speeches praise for Soviet progress marks 50 years in power while Communist China denounces Moscow and plans a counter celebration. Beijing asserts leadership of world communism and attacks the Soviets as unqualified to celebrate. Cuba is barred from speaking at Moscow events as part of a broader snub in the Communist bloc.
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Leningrad
Moscow
Soviet Union
China
UPI
Radio Peking
Red China
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Lenin
Kremlin
Palace of Congresses
Soviet Communist Party
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Local election races set for Tuesday in Washington
Voters in Iowa's Washington go to polls Tuesday from 8 am to 8 pm for four ward races and a decision on an airport commission. Contests include first ward councilman Carlton Mangold unopposed, third ward Ray Moyer vs John Walker, at large seat Robe...
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Iowa
Washington
City Park Commission
Carlton Mangold
First
Marion
Washington Street
East Main
Iowa Avenue
Ray Moyer
John S. Walker
Coucilman
Robert Reed
Rodney Davisson
City Park Board
Hugo Lensch
Marion S. McAvoy
Airport Commission
Party Leaders Watch Elections Preview Across Nation
Washington reports a nationwide preview of 1968 issues as racial tensions and the Vietnam War shape state and local contests. Cleveland and Gary feature Negro vs white mayoral races, San Francisco voters weigh withdrawing from Vietnam, and Indiana seeks National Guard mobilization amid fears of racial violence. Louisiana elects McKeithen to a second term. first Negro in its legislature, while Philadelphia and Boston host pivotal races.
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Washington
UPI
Cleveland
Gary
Ind
Boston
San Francisco
United States
Indiana
Richard Gordon Hatcher
Joseph Radigan
Philadelphia
James H.J. Tate
Dist
Mindoro Ferry Sinking Leaves 14 Bodies Recovered
Manila reports 14 bodies recovered from the interisland ship Mindoro after Typhoon Emma wrecked the vessel south of Manila. 67 missing and 134 rescued amid rising death toll and widespread devastation including a tidal wave that wiped out a fishing village.
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Manila
UPI
Interisland
M.V
Bacon
Sorsogon
Weather forecast for Iowa region through Tuesday
United Press International reports a partly cloudy period through Tuesday with cooler conditions in the northeast. Lows tonight range 15 to 20 degrees in the north and 20 to 25 in the south with Tuesday highs from 30 in the northeast to 45 in the southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Humphrey and Suharto discuss peace in Southeast Asia
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey urged acting Indonesian President Suharto to join peers in pursuing a peaceful Vietnam settlement. He sought multilateral aid for Indonesia and promised to promote World Bank funds while proposing closer alignment with international efforts. Suharto accepted an invitation to visit the United States and United Nations.
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Jakarta
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Suharto
Indonesia
Humphrey
Java
Bali
Washington
Hanoi
United States
South Vietnam
United Nations
New ATS satellite launched to orbit above Brazil
The Applications Technology Satellite ATS launches atop an Atlas Agena rocket and reaches a near stationary orbit 22 300 miles high above Brazil. Project manager Robert Darcey says the motor performed normally. The robot satellite will test communications, color Earth imaging, airliner talk and an improved antenna for space use.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
America
Brazil
Robert Darcey
51 Killed In Hastings to London Rail Crash In Fog
In Britain's worst railway disaster of the 1960s a Hastings to London express derailed in fog near London. Fifty one people died and 112 were injured as 11 of 12 coaches jackknifed and plunged down a muddy embankment. Rescuers worked in rain as theories pointed to heavy rain softening the embankment.
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London
UPI
Britain
Scotland Yard
British Railways
Hastings
Fire destroys five downtown LeMars businesses
A Sunday afternoon blaze in LeMars Iowa destroyed five downtown businesses including LeMars Heating and Plumbing Co Bower Real Estate Agency Joel Sheppard Insurance Agency Model Cleaners and Far Away Travel Agency A real estate office Dale Noble Agency suffered heavy smoke damage The adjacent theater survived thanks to a fire wall No damage estimates or cause yet determined About 30 volunteer firefighters and four units fought the fire for about two and a half hours causing road detours and street hose crossings
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Lemars
Iowa
UPI
LeMars Heating and Plumbing Co
Plumbing Company
Bower Real Estate Agency
Joel Sheppard Insurance Agency
Model Cleaners
Dale Noble Agency
Iown 3
U S bombers hit Viet war supplies near Hanoi
U S fighter bombers ranged over Gia Lam area near Hanoi targeting Gia Thuong storage complex and its 72 sheds as bases in Thailand dispatched F105 Thunderchiefs. They faced heavy anti aircraft fire and MiG opposition while downing two MIGs in air battles.
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Saigon
VPS
U.S
Hanoi
Thailand
Gia Thuong
Gia Lam International
One Iowan Victim In Weekend Traffic Toll Climber
A single Iowa death today plus six weekend fatalities push the state toll to 681. Wayne Phillip Harvey, 21, of Oakland died when his car hit a tree near Council Bluffs after 4 a.m. on U.S. 6. Parsons College students suffered a bridge collapse causing a fatality as another car crashed onto their vehicle. Jeanne Rochford, 18, of Chicago, was killed when a second car struck her as she exited. Other injured include Carol Barad, 22, of Warwick, and Scott McCann, 23, of Fond du Lac. Additional crashes claimed Lenora Anna McCallister, 54, near North English, Roger Warren, 16, of Council Bluffs, and Patsy Cook, 34, of Milton, with multiple others hospitalized or treated. A father and son, Albin B. Harrison, 45, and Albin A. Harrison, 16, near Wilton Junction died after a pickup collided with a train. Alvin Evan Townsend, 44, of Britt died in Rochester, Minnesota, from injuries a week earlier.
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United Press International
Iowa
Wayne Phillip Harvey
Oakland
Council Bluffs
U.S. 6
Pottawattamie
Carol Barad
Warwick
R.I
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Miss Rochford
James B. Rochford
Chicago
Parsons
Scott McCann
Fond du Lac
Wis
Jefferson County Hospital
Fairfield
John A. Campbell
Danbury
Conn
Campbell
Paul W. Kopak
McCann
Fairfield Hospital
Lenora Anna McCallister
North English
Roger Warren
Iowa 370
Mills County
Darrell William Brooks
Patsy Cook
Milton
Keosauqua
Donald Clark
Numa
Clark
Cook
Roger Berrett
Bentonsport
Wilton Junction
Rock Island
Albin B. Harrison
Albin A. Harrison
Moscow
Alvin Evan Townsend
Britt
Rochester
Minn
William Brady
Ventura
Petition for Franchise to Operate Transmission Line
Petition seeks a franchise to construct and operate an electrical transmission line. The document outlines the proposed route, the applicant, and the governing body that will hear the request. It notes public notice and potential hearings as part of the approval process.
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Lensch
Warren Commission
New York State
Carl B. Stokes
Seth A. Taft
William Howard Taft
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Johnson
Louise Day Hicks
Massachusetts
Kevin H. White
Minneapolis
Francis J. DuPont & Co
Marlys Hunstad
Southeast Asia
Honolulu
World Bank
Marshall Green
Ethel Cowland
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