Mountain Lion Calms During Singers Flight Rescue
Leopold Cann, 47, a Wales native and Civil Air Patrol volunteer, entertained a curious mountain lion near his downed plane wreckage in California with songs from Hebrew, French, German, and rock and roll. The animal twitched its tail to the music, then grew calmer as Cann switched tunes. Roy Hooper, 28, returned with rescuers. the lion fled when the party appeared. Cann, deafened in WWII, wondered how he sounded to the beast and how he would have tasted.
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Cann
Wales
Lili Marlene
The
Civil Air Patrol
Roy Hooper
Hooper
Royal Air Force
South Africa Premier Verwoerd Assassinated In Parliament
Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd, architect of apartheid, was stabbed three times in the neck and chest by a Greek descent messenger Dimitri Safendas in the South African Parliament. He died at 2:30 p.m. local time. Deputy PM Ben Schoeman named acting premier as the ruling party met to choose his successor.
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PE Town
South Africa
UPI
Henrick Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Dimitri Safendas
Farmer
David Pratt
Pratt
Artheid
Ben Schoeman
Federal Council of Verwoerd
National Party
Vorster
B.J. Vorster
Stafen
Bombers Drop Tons Near Viet Nam DMZ Amid Invasion Fears
Saigon reports U.S. B 52 bombers pounded the demilitarized zone between North and South Viet Nam today as Hanoi is accused of preparing a direct invasion. The action comes amid heightened tension with a near record intensity.
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Saigon
U.S. BS
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
Viet Nam
Hanoi
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
da Nang
U.S
Tran van Do
17Th Parallel
International Control Commission
ICC
Guam
Indochina
Wed
Daw
Air Force
Des Moines Car Lot Shooting Follows Russian Roulette Dare
Des Moines salesman Forest Haggard was shot dead after a buyer, Charles Aller, witnessed him draw a revolver and threaten to play Russian roulette while completing car sale papers at Advance Truck and Auto Sales. Haggard reportedly shot himself in the temple with a snub-nosed revolver in the presence of Harold Shepherd. Police say the incident occurred moments after Haggard opened a desk drawer to reveal the weapon.
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Des Moines
Haggard
Aller
Harold Shepherd
Igard
Shepherd
Jack William
Iowa fall primary vote count and key races
Voters turned out in sparse numbers as Iowa held its fall primary with Democrats choosing between Gary L. Cameron and FE Smith for the U S Senate and Republicans pitting Robert K Beck against William G Murray for governor. Cameron trails amid endorsement turmoil while Murray and Beck clash over tax policy. Local races include lieutenant governor contests and multiple state legislative and congressional primaries, with 21 Republican and 12 Democratic contests for the Iowa House and Senate.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Jack Miller
U.S. Senate
Gary L. Cameron
Senate
Cameron
Iowa State University
FE. B. Smith
Centerville
Robert K. Beck
William G Murray
ISU
Beck
Murray
Erally
Miller
Herbert F. Hoover
Oskaloosa
Viet Nam
Hoover
Obert Fulton
Lorne R. Worthington
Paul Franzenburg
Atty
Lawrence Scaliser
Agriculture
Kenneth Owen
Joseph Flatt
Winterset
Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
GOP
Rex McMahill
Lloyd R. Smith
C. W. Ward
Liddy
Sellers
L. B. Liddy
Harold L. Sellers
Ankeny
Joseph G. Bertrode
Virgil Moore
Richard C. Turner
Lawrence A. Touchne
Waterloo
Henry J. Stoffer
Sheffield
Touchne
Stoffer
John R. Hansen
William Scherle
Henderson
Donald L. Cleveland
Council Bluffs
Dale H. Jensen
Harlan
George ‘A. McIntosh
R. John Swanson
Red Oak
Scherle
Swanson
Lowa House
Trends in Nevada North Dakota and Iowa Primary Results
Weathervane primary results today in Nevada North Dakota and Iowa may reveal shifts in President Johnsons farm policies and Republican conservatism. The contests include Republican William G. Murray facing Robert K. Beck for nomination to run against Democratic Gov Harold E. Hughes who is unopposed for a third term.
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United Press International
Nevada
North Dakota
Iowa
Johnson
Viet Nam
FBI
Las Vegas
Tona William G. Murray
Robert K. Beck
Centerville
Harold E. Hughes
Jack Miller
Oskaloosa
Herbert F. Hoover
Grant Sawyer
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Paul Laxalt
Sawyer
Walter Baring
Ralph Denton
Labor Day highway toll hits alltime record
United Press International reports a Labor Day weekend death toll on highways rising to at least 602, with an eight minute per fatality rate. California led with 52 deaths, Ohio 39, New York 29, and Alaska and New Hampshire recording none. The prior Labor Day record was 575, and the piece also notes elections and political contests in North Dakota across the page.
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United Press
United Press International
California
Ohio
Michigan
Texas
New York
Mlinor
Town
Pennsylvania
S. F
Buckshot
Memorial Homer
Mark Andrews
R-N.d
Y's Men Club Auction Seeks Used Property for YMCA Additions
The Y's Men Club collects donated items for a Thursday September 8 auction at the fairgrounds starting 6 pm. Donors may drop items at the fairgrounds Tuesday and Wednesday 5 pm to 8 pm or bring them to the sale day. Proceeds fund YMCA addition equipment. Call Dick Weeks or Orris at local banks for haul services.
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Y’s Men’s Club
Fairgrounds
Y.M.C.A
Dick Weeks
National Bank of
Milo Orris
The
State Bank
Iowa Treasure Golden Corn Under Blue Skies
A county view shows dry green sentinels under September skies as harvest nears. USDA statewide yield estimates clash with area expectations due to heavy spring rains and replanting, with Washington county cornland not reaching its usual bounty in 1966. Journal photo by Tom Kuncl.
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Iowa
USDA
Washington County
Journal
Tom Kuncl
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Viet
E. B. Smith
Gary Cameron
Alaska
New Hampshire
Martin Vaaler
John Birch Society
Thomas S. Kleppe
Bismarck
Kleppe
the Birch Society
Vaaler
Rolland Redlin
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