Brief News Roundup From Iowa And Nearby States
An accidental explosion at the Iowa Army Ammunition Plant caused damage outside the facility with no injuries but about a dozen reports of property damage. In Creston, voters defeated a cable TV proposal from Clear-Vue Inc. for the second time in three years by 926 to 629. The Iowa Commerce Commission saw some employees travel out of state without Executive Council approval, per a state audit. A northwest blast brought early autumn winds and frost in the North Central states with light snow in Montana. In Des Moines a California couple safely landed at the municipal airport after a landing-gear failure forced an emergency landing on a foam runway after circling for over an hour.
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Burlington
Iowa
UPI
Creston, Iowa
Creston
Clear - Vue Inc
Des Moines
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Executive Council
The
Commerce Commission
United Press International
Great Falls
Lewistown
Cut Bank
Mont
California
Fred Righetti
LaVonne
San Luis
Calif
Coal strike widens as 3200 Illinois miners walk out
About 3,200 coal miners at 16 Southern Illinois mines were off the job today in a spreading walkout over the national contract. Union officials intensified efforts to bring workers back to work.
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United Press International
Illinois
Sextuplets born five living in England first such birth
Birmingham housewife Mrs Sheila Ann Thorns delivered sextuplets by caesarean on her 30th birthday. Four girls and two boys weighed two to three pounds each. one girl died soon after birth. The babies were two months premature and in good condition, a rare England first with prior sextuplets all deceased.
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Birmingham
England
UPI
Sheila Ann Thorns
Britannica
McLain and Gibson Duel in Scoreless Series Opener
Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers and Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals pitched a scoreless first three innings in the opening World Series game in St. Louis. The Cardinals were favored entering the contest with no runs yet to show.
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Denny McLain
Detroit Tigers
Bob Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Cardinals
Candidates On Tour Spontaneity Beat Hecklers
An intercepted memo notes candidates on tour facing hecklers who struggle with the word spontaneous. The message, signed WEJ, hints at political theater and audience reactions during campaign travel.
Violence in Brooklyn schools risks new teachers strike
In Ocean Hill-Brownsville the clash between police and parents killed classes as 83 white teachers were slated to return after Yom Kippur. Ten cops were injured. violence erupted as teachers and pupils walked out in protest, signaling a possible citywide strike.
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New York
UPI
Brooklyn
Ocean Hill
Brownsville
Albert Shanker
United Federaton of Teachers
UFT
Shanker
Ocean Hill- Brownsville
Board of Education
C. Herbert Oliver
Fortas withdraws bid for chief justice after filibuster
Washington Abe Fortas asked President Johnson to withdraw his nomination to be chief justice after the Senate filibuster blocked confirmation. Johnson agreed to consider a successor to Earl Warren who intends to retire. Fortas, 58, said in a court letter that continued efforts would fuel attacks on the court and would be inappropriate while the court handles major cases.
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Washington
UPI
Abe Fortas
Johnson
Senate
Fortas
Earl Warren
Supreme Court
United States
Fortes
Gloria Dalton
White House
No Spontaneous Outburst from Humphrey Protesters
A reporter describes a small, coordinated group of peace demonstrators disrupting Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey’s campaign meetings in Seattle and Portland. They claim spontaneity, yet their signals and chants show planned direction, aiming to punish Humphrey for Johnson era Vietnam policy and to underscore a perceived lack of choice between Humphrey and Nixon.
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Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Seattle
Portland
Chicago
Johnny Unitas
Baltimore Colts
Hubert Humphrey
Lyndon Johnson
Goebbels
Richard M. Nixon
Vietnam
George Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Johnson
Rusk urges Soviet pullout as UN adjourns speech interrupted
Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged the Soviet Union to withdraw troops from Czechoslovakia and uphold the UN Charter during a major policy address at the United Nations General Assembly. His remarks, delivered as he condemned the August invasion, were interrupted briefly by protesters shouting antiwar and troop withdrawal slogans.
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United Nations
UPI
Dean Rusk
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Rusk
United Nations General Assembly
Vietnam
U.N
Czechoslova
Kia
Andrei A. Gromyko
Russia
U.N. General Assembly
World Parliament
United States
Assembly
Humphrey plan questioned in Paris Vietnam talks
In Paris the 24th session of the North Vietnamese peace talks produced no progress. Chou Thuy dismissed Humphrey’s pledge to halt air strikes as fallacious while Harriman avoided pledges on campaign statements. North Vietnam’s reaction to Humphrey came earlier in the week.
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Paris
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Chie
Johnson
Thuy
Nixon
Republican Party
Humphrey
Harriman
Cyrus) Vance
Agnew hits Humphrey on bombing halt talks in Chicago
In Chicago Spiro T. Agnew accused Hubert H. Humphrey of stealing the bargaining chip by proposing a bombing halt on North Vietnam and said North Vietnam would seek a better deal from Humphrey. He spoke at the American Bankers Association convention, criticizing George Wallace and urging bankers to recruit minority workers.
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Chicago
UPI
Spiro T. Agnew
Hubert H. Humphrey
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Hubert Humphrey
Agnew
American Bankers Association
Annapolis
Maryland
George Wallace
Wallace
Farmer killed in Corning farm mishap
CORNING Iowa UPI Gerald Curry 37 Corning man died in hospital from injuries after his body was crushed by a trailer loaded with soybeans. Police say Curry stopped his tractor south of Corning and exited. the trailer became unhitched and rolled forward over him.
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Corning
Iowa
UPI
Gerald Curry
Curry
Schwengel Pushes Boyd Resignation Over Truck Bill
Rep. Fred Schwengel of Iowa said he will ask U S Transportation Secretary Allan Boyd to resign for what he calls an arrogant attitude in Congress regarding the big truck bill. Schwengel opposes the bill and told reporters he will present his case to President Johnson and request Boyd to step down voluntarily. He said House passage of the measure now seems unlikely, and noted letters of support from several governors and highway officials in various states backing his opposition.
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Washington
UPI
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
U.S
Allan Boyd
Schwengel
Boyd
Congress
Johnson
House
Frost Warning From Northwest Iowa Tonight
Weather bulletin for Iowa reports frost or freezing temperatures in the northwest half tonight with clearing skies and much cooler conditions. Low temps range from the upper 20s in the extreme northwest to the 40s in the southeast, with highs in the 50s Thursday and a generally fair, warmer outlook for Friday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Red Cross helicopters shot down near Da Nang and Tam Ky
Several U S military spokesmen reported Communist gunners downed three marked medical evacuation helicopters near Thuong Duc and Tam Ky, with wounded aboard. One aircraft burned, others recovered. seven and three wounded on separate choppers. A4 Skyhawk also shot down while guiding battleship fire.
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Tam Ky
198Th Infantry Brigade
U.S. Military Assistance Command
Uss
New Jersey
Sheriff Sale Notice and Estate Appointments
Public notices report a sheriff's sale action. Also listed are the appointment of administrator for the estate of Elmo F. Rummelhart and probate of the will with appointment of executor for the estate of Shirley M. Clingman.
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Elmo F. Rummelhart
Shirley M. Clingman
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McLain
Gibson
Wej
Phil Rusley
James Lloyd
Larry Duncan
Duncan
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Real Pros
Hecklers
Merriman Smith
Communist Bloc
Middle East
West Germany
Demilitarized Zone
North
Chu Lai
South Vietnam
da Nang
Thuong Duc
Khe Sang
Thuong Luc
Radio Hanoi
198Th
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