Six die in Lock Haven paper mill shooting spree
A Hammermill Paper Co technician and school board member Leo Held killed six coworkers and wounded others in a sudden attack across the plant and at nearby sites. Held, pursued after a gun battle, was captured in Loganton after wounding and killing several people including Floyd Quiggle and his wife.
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Lock Haven
UPI
Leo Held
Loganton
Here
Held
Hammermill Paper Co
Piper Aircraft Co
Floyd Quiggle
Quiggle
Donna
Lock Haven Hospital
Hammermill
Donald Walden
Allen Barrett, Jr
C.H. Edwards
Mill Hall
Richard Leach
Leach
Roy Goodlander
Goodlander
Bombing mixup hits Con Thien hospital corpsman
Robert See HM writes from Vietnam about a U S bomber mistakenly dropping bombs near his unit at Con Thien. He, acting senior corpsman, helped recover bodies and treat the wounded during the attack on October 13. He notes he was unscathed aside from minor head injuries and describes the chaotic scene until 1:30 a.m. the next day.
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Robert See
Max See
Washington
Con Thien
U. S
Vietnam
Robert
R. C
PLC
FPO
San Francisco
California
Rescuers Locate Stranded SAS Fliers in Yukon Tundra
Rescuers report three Scandinavian fliers missing since Oct 14 after their plane went down nine days ago in the Yukon Territory. Einar Pedersen 48 from Stockholm Thor Tjoentviet 39 Oslo, formerly SAS navigators, and Rolf Storhaug 21 Oslo, were found on the Richardson Mountains foothills 60 miles north of Old Crow and 45 miles SSW of Shingle Point. Wein-Alaska pilot Bob Shinn led the search with 25 volunteers witnessing the wreckage.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
UPI
Yukon Territory
Einar Pedersen
Stockholm
Scandinavian Air Lines Systems
SAS
Thor Tjoentviet
Wein-Alaska Airlines
Rolf Storhaug
Oslo
Richardson Mountains
Wein-Alaska
Bob Shinn
Old Crow
Y.T
Shingle Point
MacKenzie River
Ford UAW Reach Record Pact End 47 Day Strike
Ford Motor Co and the United Auto Workers strike ends with a three year contract giving average wages rising to 8798 in 1970 and immediate 20 cent hourly raise plus cost of living protections. Ratification by 160000 Ford workers in 25 states expected after 12 day blackout ends.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union Policy Board
Ford Motor Co
Ford
UAW
International Executive Board
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
American Motors Co
Walter P. Reuther
Reuther
Johnson vows to press Vietnam fight after antiwar protests
President Johnson defended U.S. Vietnam policy at a Shoreham Hotel keynote to the International Federation of Commercial Clerical and Technical Employes, rejecting calls to withdraw and urging allies to stay the course. He condemned violence at the Pentagon and praised security forces for restoring order during the weekend demonstrations.
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Johnson
United States
Vietnam
Asia
International Federation — of
Shoreham Hotel
Pentagon
Peace Demonstrations Display Rumors and Denial
Merriman Smith reports from Washington on weekend peace demonstrations showing dismay at alleged press bias and inflated crowd counts. He notes conflicting estimates, claims of brutal police actions, and accusations from protesters about defections, with the piece ending amid column notes and a financial figure.
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Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
Washington
Pentagon
Five Die Each Day Weekend Traffic Toll in Iowa
United Press International reports ten people died in Iowa traffic crashes over the weekend, lifting the year’s toll to 639. Victims include Phyllis Flud and her son Mark in Iowa City, West Bend driver Byron Boos and Dr. James Franklin Johns near Spirit Lake, Mavis Nagel in George, and Richard Bergman in Webster City, with other riders and survivors listed.
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Iowa
Gary
Ind
Phyllis Flud
Iowa City
Mark
Donald William Goche
Eulis
Spirit Lake
Byron C. Boos
James Franklin Johns
West Bend
Merle Emery Porter
Boos
Johns
Kent Eichelter
George
Mavis Nagel
County Hospital Quarterly Statement of Claims Allowed
County hospital releases a quarterly statement of claims allowed, detailing approved and pending medical service charges, reimbursements, and patient care costs for the period. The report itemizes departments, claim numbers, dates of service, providers, and total sums approved versus unsettled, highlighting financial status and accountability within the facility.
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County Hospital Quarterly
Fewer patients in mental institutes
Des Moines reports a continuing decline in the number of patients at the Mental Health Institute at Independence. June 30 average daily population 396, down from 1,130 years earlier and 497 last year, with costs rising to 3,082,957 for 1967 and staff surpassing patients at 458 employees.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Ot Independence
Lloyd Smith
Independence
Debate controls on beef imports
Washington creditors and cattlemen clash over import quotas for beef. The American National Cattlemen's Association argues current quotas are too high and poorly timed, while Agriculture Secretary Orville L. Freeman says controls are adequate and tighter rules would hurt farmers. Senate Finance Committee testimony frames pros and cons of beef import regulation amid calls for steadier supply planning.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
American National Cattlemen's Association
Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Tigher
Senate Finance Committee
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Tonight Through Tuesday With Showers
Mostly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with a chance of showers or storms beginning late tonight and continuing Tuesday. Cooler Tuesday with overnight lows from 40 to 60 and Tuesday highs from 55 to 70. Wednesday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and cooler conditions with showers mainly in the east.
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United Press International
Iowa
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