Mothers form Viet Nam Veterans group backing Stanley
Mrs Jacqueline Day mother of a twice wounded Vietnam veteran announces a Mothers of Vietnam Veterans group to support David Stanley for U S Senator She criticizes Harold Hughes bombing halt position and recalls her trip to Vietnam last November Des Moines Iowa
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U.S
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North Vietnam
Hurricane Gladys Claims Four Lives Across Florida and Cuba
Hurricane Gladys killed four people and displaced over 76,000 as it carved a 30 mile damage path through central Florida and skimmed Cuba and Florida. The storm weakened while crossing Atlantic shipping lanes and moved inland near Cape Cod. Florida eyed federal disaster aid for about 35.5 million in damage.
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Simple rites Jackie weds SKORPIOS Greece
Aristotle and Jacqueline Onassis wed on Skorpios in a Greek Orthodox ceremony lasting 45 minutes aboard the Christina yacht. The couple planned a Mediterranean honeymoon aboard the 325-foot yacht, with Caroline and John Jr. returning to private schools in New York, and possible future homes in New York City Newport and ongoing name discussions.
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Mother of God Chapel
America
Kennedy Memoirs Reveal Near Clash With Soviet Sub
Newly published Robert F. Kennedy memoirs detail a near confrontation during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. A Soviet submarine submerged near two cargo ships challenged the Essex to surface, with orders to drop depth charges if faced with defiance, while President Kennedy sought to avoid war.
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Apollo 7 Faces Final TV Show Before Splashdown
Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham wrapped up their 11 day orbital mission with a live TV finale from Space Center Houston despite colds and beards. They head toward a 7:12 a.m. EDT splashdown in the Western Atlantic after logging 4.5 million miles in 163 orbits.
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Humphrey Pledges Demo Miracle On Main Street USA
In New York City Hubert Humphrey says 16 shopping days remain until Election Day and predicts a Democratic miracle on Main Street. He campaigns in Herald Square and at the Waldorf Astoria, urging peace in Vietnam before November 5 and targeting key states Texas New York and California. He accuses Nixon and Wallace of avoiding a debate while stressing the party unity efforts and a lull in bombing.
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Man dies in gyro-plane crash near Linn-Aire Airport
Cedar Rapids man Ben Wimner, 34, owner of a Central City construction firm, was killed when his auto-gyro aircraft crashed in a field beside Linn-Aire Airport east of Marion. Witnesses said he had bought the gyrocopter a week earlier and was practicing takeoffs and landings when it banked too sharply, flipped, and plunged from an estimated 500 to 700 feet, bursting into flames on impact.
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Subcommittee to Develop Racial Issues Materials Formed in Iowa
The Iowa State Education Association TEPS unit will form a subcommittee to craft materials addressing racial problems in schools. The group, chosen by Dr. Clifford Bishop of UNI, emerged from a Des Moines meeting titled Schools Face the Racial Crisis with about 100 attendees.
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Ronald Johnson
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Nolden Gentry
State Board of Public Instruction
Terry Hooks
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Two queens reign at homecoming Grinnell Iowa
Grinnell College crowned two homecoming queens at the Be loit game. Cathy Abbott of Moline Illinois was crowned first while a second queen, Dick Mellman, tall and blond, arrived by red car amid confetti and cheers. The event featured military garb students and a crowd chanting that the queen belongs to the people.
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Cathy Abbott
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Grinnell-Beloit
Viet plane crash kills 24 passengers
In South Vietnam a C47 transport plane from Saigon to Da Nang crashed in the Central Highlands near Ban Me Thuot at dawn, killing all 24 aboard. The dead include 20 Air Force personnel, two Army men, and two civilians. Victims names withheld pending next of kin notification.
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Police Slowdown Fails to Hit 20 Percent Mark
In New York a threatened 24 hour police sickout by about 4 500 Patrolmen's Benevolent Association members did not reach the forecast 20 per cent. Only 933 patrolmen reported sick with Hong Kong Flu or other ailments, though some calls may still be logged. Authorities warned of potential enforcement problems if schools remain closed by a teachers strike.
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Patrolmen’s Benevolent Association
PBA
Hong Kong
Intercepted Memo From George Wallace Note
In Bristol Tennessee an intercepted memo surfaces with a snide remark about a public figure. The memo appears to be a private note from WEJ praising or criticizing political figures.
Wallace accuses opponents of trying to erode support
Wallace accused opponents and the news media of claiming his support was slipping. He told a cheering crowd from atop a car that they were slipping into the White House. About 4,000 greeted him at Tri-cities Airport as he arrived from Washington, with more waving along the route to a motel where 250 fans waited. He planned rallies at Bristol International Speedway before visits to Davenport and Moline. He met with running mate Gen. Curtis LeMay in Washington, who warned of North Vietnamese buildup at the 19th parallel as bombing restrictions ease.
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Weather forecast for Iowa turns cooler with showers
United Press International reports Iowa will be mostly cloudy tonight with a chance of showers and cooler conditions in the west. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with lows in the upper 30s to 45 and highs around the middle 60s. Wednesday outlook calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions.
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