Sparrows Roost In Central Park Maples At Dusk
Birds fill Central Park streets with sparrow concerts hindering conversations and making bench sittings hazardous due to droppings. Kenneth E. Greene elected president of the Iowa Daily Press Association at Waterloo clinic, succeeding John B. Bishop with Erwin D. Sias as vice president. Judith Anne Ford wins Miss America talent prize and third round swimsuit title. The USS John F. Kennedy commissions at Newport News with notable attendees including Mrs Kennedy as guest of honor.
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Central Park
Waterloo, Iowa
UPI
Kenneth E. Greene
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Daily Press Association
Waterloo
Greene
John B. Bishop
Burlington Hawk-Eye
Daily Press
Erwin D. Sias
Sioux City Journal
Atlantic City
N.J
Iowa City
Iowa
Illinois
Judith Anne Ford
Belvidere
Ill
Newport News
Spanish UFO reports stretch across Madrid area
Spanish meteorological Cuenca station reported a fresh unidentified flying object sighting after thousands observed a glittering craft Thursday night. The triangle shaped object stayed high and stationary for hours before moving west, prompting air force flights that failed to reach it. Officials suggest a meteorological balloon testing future supersonic flights.
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Madrid
UPI
Cuenca
Spain
Spanish Air Force
Air Force
Iowans Win Plow Titles at Iowa Conservation Day
Two Iowa winners captured championships at the Iowa Conservation Day plowing contests in Eldora. Don Schuneman of Steamboat Rock won the large plow division, and Ray Willhoite of Peterson topped the contour plow competition, each earning 100 dollars and a trophy.
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Eldora, Iowa
UPI
Don Schuneman
Steamboat Rock
Ray Willhoite
Peterson
Eldora
Schuneman
Stephen King
Dennis Bishop
Indianola
Russell Lackender
Iowa City
Charles Glade
Guthrie Center
State Soil Conservation Commission
Iowa Association of Soil Conservation Officials
WHO Radio - Television
Des Moines
Hardin ‘County Soil Conservation Commission
Million dollar at Estoril ball draws world elite
Antenor and Beatriz Patino hosted a private party at their Estoril farm that stretched to dawn costing an estimated 500000. Guests included Henry Ford II, Soraya of Iran, Gina Lollobrigida, Audrey Hepburn, Emilio Pucci, and royals. the event featured 20000 candles, a baroque pavilion, carnival atmosphere, and fireworks near midnight. The Duke and Duchess of Windsor declined mourning obligations.
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Estoril
Portugal
UPI
Antenor
Beatriz Patino
Henry Ford II
Charlotte Niarchos
Anne Uzielli
Soraya
Iran
U.S. Newhouse
Gina Lollobrigida
Maharani
Baroda
the Maharani
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
Begum Aga Khan
Ira von Furstenberg
Audrey Hepburn
Emilio Pucci
Maria Gabriella
Italy
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Princess Marina of Kent
Saigon Terror Mounts as Viet Cong Strike Again
Viet Cong carried a second day of terror in Saigon with a 75-pound TNT blast near a government propaganda office killing 10 and wounding 55. A later attack in Cholon wounded six at a Chinese civic group, with a grenade incident causing no injuries. U.S. command noted no move toward the capital, while B52 bombers targeted nearby hideouts.
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Saigon
UPI
Cholon
U.S
Association of Chinese Groups
Trieu Quang Phuc St
Government Information Office
Girl-Aided Police Halts Bank Robbery by Bank of America
In Burbank California a 12 year old Brenda Paris saw three men rob a Bank of America branch. She noted the vehicle license, called police, then directed officers to the pickup as they fled. Officers pursued on the Ventura Freeway and the suspects surrendered.
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Burbank
Calif
UPI
Brenda Paris
Los Angeles
Bank of America
Don Brown
Harry Minty
Brenda
Brown
Minty
Ventura
Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister meets Dubcek in Prague
Vasily Kuznetsov deputy foreign minister conferred with Czechoslovak party leader Alexander Dubcek in Prague. Talks focused on Kremlin described hitches in the normalization process, signaling a push to restore solid Communist party control and end reform efforts.
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Prague
UPI
Vasily Kuznetsov
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Kuznetsov
Kremlin
Daley Defends City Amid DNC Disorder Charges
Chicago releases a 16 000 word report blaming protesters and reporters as dupes of radical agitators bent on disrupting the convention and paralyzing the city. It details murder plot rumors and plans to assassinate leaders while defending site choice and criticizing media naivety.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Vietnam
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert Humphrey
Daley
Sen
New York Teachers Vote to Strike as School Year Opens
United Press International reports a nationwide wave of teacher actions as New York City public schools face a potential strike after the UFT delegates voted to strike pending membership ratification. Nationwide boycotts and contract talks affect thousands of students across Illinois Michigan Connecticut Utah and Tennessee with classrooms closed or disrupted.
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New York
Illinois
Michigan
Connecticut
Utah
Tennessee
The
United Federation of Teachers
Brooklyn
UFT
Alabama
Tanner Wiliams
Philadelphia
Darien
Conn
East Haven
Clarksvile-Montgomery County
Stiff upper lip keeps guests calm as hotel floods
In Scarborough 250 guests invited to dine with Lord Derwent at Hackness Grange Hotel felt a drip become a flood when a shower upstairs overflowed through a crystal chandelier. Waiters evacuated diners who continued sipping champagne, embodying the stiff British resolve.
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Scarborough
England
UPI
Lord Derwent
Hackness Grange
Planting cats in the park memo stirs park board rumor
An intercepted memo cites a dubious suggestion to plant several cats in a city park and is attributed to WEJ. The note prompts questions about tenant safety, park policy, and municipal response. Authorities warn against harmful actions while evaluating authenticity and motives.
Nixon Humphrey Campaigns Split Voting In Texas
Nixon campaigned in Texas targeting conservative voters while Humphrey prepared to start his campaign in Minnesota. Nixon accused Humphrey of continuing Johnson era policies and urged private enterprise investments to aid slums. Wallace eyed Chandler as potential running mate as Muskie and Agnew traded policy points with Johnson and Rusk nearby.
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Richard M. Nixon
LBJ
Hubert H. Humphrey
Texas
George C. Wallace
Nixon
Humphrey
Johnson
Waverly
Minn
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Wallace
Kentucky
A. B
Chandler
Edmund S. Muskie
State Department
Dean Rusk
Spiro T. Agnew
New Jersey
Debate Over Drafting Protesters Raises Legal Questions
Washington report says the Justice Department attacked Selective Service Director Hershey over protests being reclassified for induction. The brief targets erroneous local board actions in Oestereich v. Cheyenne, a theological student ordered to serve after returning a draft card at an antiwar event. The case will be heard next term.
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Washington
UPI
Justice Department
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Department
Hershey
Congress
Supreme Court
James J. Oestereich
Cheyenne
Wyo
Cheyenne Draft Board
Oestereich
Andover - Newton Theological Seminary
Newton Centre
Mass
Weather Iowa Evening Forecast Partly Cloudy and Cooler
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with scattered showers or thunderstorms to 4 night and mostly east and south portions Sunday. Warmer north east and east central tonight. Turning cooler Sunday. Low to night mid 50s to lower 60s. Out look for Monday, fair to partly cloudy and cooler.
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Iowa
Senate Approves 500 Million Increase in Bill
The Senate by a 45-8 vote adds 500 million to an already large appropriations bill, boosting the total to 18.5 billion for Labor Health Education and Welfare. The move includes 215 million for the war on poverty, triggering strong criticism from Sen. John J. Williams. Debate also touched campus crime, busing for desegregation, and aid exemptions for districts affected by servicemen families. President Johnson urged Congress to free about 1 billion of the 6 billion in planned spending reductions and sought exemptions for CCC and Medicaid from cuts.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Departments of Labor and Health
Education
Welfare
John J. Williams
Rdel
United States Senate
Johnson
Congress
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