Severe storms sweep Texas to Arkansas with tornadoes
Heavy rain and snow spread across the nation with a cold front from Wisconsin to Texas. A tornado struck near Lackland AFB, San Antonio, with 70 mph winds, no injuries reported. Widespread damage reported from Texas to Arkansas as power lines fell and fronts blew down storefronts.
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Texas
Louisiana
Missouri
Rockies
Red River Arsenal
Texarkana
Ark
Wisconsin
Lake Charles
Harrison
Plains
Washington State
Key West
Fla
Laramie
Wyo
San Antonio
Lackland Air Force Base
Waco
Aquilla
Tex
Two Day Toll High in Vietnam Fighting Near Cambodian Border
UPI reports U S and Vietnamese troops trapped fleeing Viet Cong after savage two day battle north of Saigon in the Iron Triangle. Napalm and fragmentation bombs killed many as air forces mounted 111 missions against targets in the Hanoi Haiphong area.
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Saigon
UPI
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U. S. 1St Infantry Division
Iron Triangle
U. S. Air Force
Navy
Marine
North Vietnam
Hanoi- Haiphong
Tornado Strikes Gulfport Miss Killing Several Injured Many
A morning tornado struck Gulfport Mississippi with two suspected twisters. At least two dead and about 200 injured with others missing. Heavy damage hit Mississippi City Handsboro and the State Docks. A woman trapped under a car near the banana docks and a restaurant roof torn off as debris blocked U S Highway 90.
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Gulfport
Miss
UPI
Gulf Coast
Highway Patrol
Richard Campbell
Mississippi City
Handsboro
Banana Docks
U.S. Highway 90
Iowa Weather Summary From United Press International
Generally fair conditions across Iowa with cooler air tonight especially in the southeast bringing lows from the upper 20s to the 30s. Tuesday warms with highs in the 50s and southeast areas remaining milder while the northwest stays cooler tonight.
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Iowa
Ash Montagu urges impeachment of Johnson at Grinnell rally
Anthropologist and author Ash ley Montagu called for President Lyndon Johnson's impeachment at a Grinnell College peace rally in Grinnell Iowa. He listed 11 grounds tied to Vietnam policy and urged action as part of a student led convocation with King also speaking.
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Grinnell, Iowa
UPI
Ashley Montagu
Lyndon Johnson
Montagu
Grinnell College
Vietnam
Andrew Johnson
America
Johnson
Martin Luther King
Grinnell
King
North Vietnam
United States
Princeton, N.J
United Nations
Bolivia
Richard Gilman
Yale University
General Clay Defends Vietnam War Policy at Iowa Wesleyan
Army General Lucius C. Clay defended U S policy in Southeast Asia comparing it to postwar Western Europe. He warned withdrawal could shift power and threaten free governments in Europe while addressing Iowa Wesleyan College during the school 125th anniversary events and dedicating the George B McKibbin Hall.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPL
Lucius C. Clay
United States
South Vietnam
Europe
Southeast Asia
Clay
Germany
Western
Iowa Wesleyan Colege
George B. McKibbin
Iowa Wesleyan
Ex suitor kills himself after kidnapping bride in attic
In Cleveland, Robert Batch, 23, held Lida Caldwell, 19, hostage for nearly two days after shooting her husband Charles Caldwell, 18. Batch shot himself in the heart upon arrival at hospital. Caldwell was wounded and died later. Police surrounded the house as negotiations with Batch continued overnight.
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Cleveland
UPI
Lida Caldwell
Doctors Hospital
Robert Batch
Batch
Parmly
Charles Caldwell
Gillesbys in speedy recovery after kidney transplant
Reports from Denver indicate Bob Gillesby and his son Gordon are progressing well after a Friday kidney transplant. Rev. Clarence Dehne and Robert Gillesby report both patients are up and walking. Bob is out of intensive care while Gordon remains hospitalized with a critical period ahead. If progress continues, both may leave the hospital for a brief city ride within a week.
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Denver
Colo
Bob Gillesby
Gordon
Clarence Dehne
Gillesby
Robert Gillesby
Humphrey Pins Purple Hearts on Vietnam Heroes
Vice President Hubert Humphrey traveled to Vietnam to pin Purple Hearts on ten American service members. He spoke of U.S. support for the new Vietnamese government as he toured Tan Son Nhut Airport, the Benewah, and sites near Saigon. Humphrey praised Sgt. James J. Shippey and greeted Sgt. Earl Nigon from his home state. He rode the Benewah’s deck and later toured Vung Tau learning centers aiding local defense efforts.
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Saigon
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Secret Service
Congress
United States
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
William C. Westmoreland
Benewah
James J. Shippey
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Earl Nigon
Rochester
Minn
Vung Tau
Notice of Extension Council Elections
Public notice reports an extension council election event and related procedures. It notes election timing, eligibility, and submission deadlines for candidates seeking extension authority. The notice also mentions petitioning for a franchise to operate an electrical transmission line and outlines filing requirements.
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Extension Council
American physicist Bethe wins 1967 Nobel Prize in Physics
The Swedish Royal Academy awarded Hans Bethe of Cornell the 1967 physics prize. He is noted for his theory of nuclear reactions in stars, explaining solar energy. Bethe’s work aided space exploration planning and radiation shielding for astronauts. The chemistry prizes went to Eigen, Norrish, and Porter for ultrafast reaction studies.
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Stockholm
UPI
Royal Academy of Sciences
Hans Albrecht Bethe
Cornell University
Manfred Eigen
Max Planck Institute
Goettingen
West Germany
Ronald W. Norrish
Institute of Physical Chemistry
Cambridge University
George Porter
Royal Institution of London
Bethe
Space
Albert Einstein
Nazi Germany
United States
Los Alamos Science Laboratory
Ithaca
N.Y
Eigen
Ruhr
Bochum
Germany
Goettingen University
Max Planck Institute For Physical Chemistry
Norrish
Cambridge
Emmanuel College
University of Cambridge
Porter
Satainforth
Yorkshire
University of Leeds
Royal Institution
London
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