Battles rage along border as India and Pakistan clash near Lahore
UPI reports armored columns and air forces fight in Kashmir and Punjab with both sides claiming gains. Indian raids hit East Pakistan bases near Lalmonirhat and Thakurgaon while Pakistani forces claim to have halted Indian advances and destroyed numerous tanks and aircraft. Evacuation of about 1500 Americans from East and West Pakistan pending government clearance amid international diplomacy efforts.
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Karachi
Lahore
Dacca
East Pakistan
Lalmanirhat
Thakurgaon
Pakistan
India
Brahmaputra River
Assam
Soviet Union
Alexei N. Kosygin
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Mohammed Ayub Khan
Kashmir
Harold Wilson
Chequers
United Nations
Thant
Ayub Khan
Rawalpindi
Shastri
Bagdogra
Himalayan
Sikkim
Tibet
Sialkot
Man
Indian Defense Ministry
All India Radio
Ferozepore
Punjab
Amritsar
West
Washington
State Department
U.S
Iowa Democrats approve primary endorsements compromise
Gov Harold Hughes supports a plan allowing party conventions to endorse one to three candidates per office in primaries. If multiple nominees win, ballots rank them by preference up to three. Endorsed candidates can receive party campaign aid but not cash. The move aims to balance voter choice with party input and prevent splinter candidacies.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Democratic State Central Committee
Lex Hawkins
Central Committee
Hughes
Iowa
Democratic Party
Democratic Party of
Community School District Polls Open Monday
Polls open 12 noon to 7 p.m. Monday September 13 to elect directors in districts three and four. District three votes at Walnut School District schoolhouse, district four at Washington City Hall. Bob Kleese runs unopposed in district three to fill the unexpired term of William Crayne. Lewis McFadden opposes incumbent Carl Dallmeyer in district four. Frank Kos is unopposed for district treasurer.
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Washington
Walnut
Washington City Hall
Bob Kleese
William Crayne
Lewis McFadden
Carl Dallmeyer
Frank Kos
Gangland figure shot near Chicago
Mandel Skar a 41 year old reputed crime syndicate front man who aimed to create a little Las Vegas near Chicago was fatally shot as he drove his 1965 black Pontiac Bonneville into a parking garage behind his Lake Shore Drive apartment early today. He had coast to coast dealings and faced a tax indictment of over one million dollars.
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Chicago
UPI
Rabies Shots Out of Reach for Stranded Father in South Dakota
Gerald Covey, 43, bitten by a rabid skunk near his trailer, cannot afford the injections. A Valentine clinic and a Franciscan mission have helped with some doses, but Covey’s bills total about 300 dollars and he lacks transport and funds for further treatment. Doctors warn death could come within 90 days if untreated, while Covey remains hopeful despite severe financial and health pressures.
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Valentine
Neb
Covey
Tom Deakin
Deakin
County farmers hear 1965 corn price support details
Howard Lins, chairman of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee, announces 1965 county corn price support will average 1.23 per bushel in Washington County. The national average is 1.25, with a 20 cent payment and a 1.05 loan rate. Loans depend on actual production. payments on normal production. Applications at ASCS County Office. loans mature July 31, 1966.
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Washington County
Howard Lins
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation County Committee
ASCS
Popcorn and potato salad charm Finland trip
Local student Charlotte Stanley, a Washington High senior, returned from a three month exchange in Finland sponsored by the American Field Service. She described Finnish meals, sauna baths, birthday open houses, fashion, and schooling, noting two main meals, three coffees, and strong interest in pop corn and American dishes.
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Marco Polo
Walter Raleigh
England
Charlotte Stanley
Finland
Charlotte
Dean Stanley
Washington
Washington High School
American Field Service
Kamis
Ann-Cha
Vaasa
Vora
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Miss Iowa Wins Miss Congeniality at Miss America Pageant
Marie Elizabeth Mushro of Iowa received the Miss Congeniality award at the Miss America Pageant in Atlantic City New Jersey, ahead of tonight's Miss America 1966 selection.
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Atlantic City
N.J
UPI
Iowa
Marie Elizabeth Mushro
Viet Cong attack across northern Saigon area persists
Viet Cong guerrillas pressed four assaults 35 to 50 miles north and east of Saigon as U S and Vietnamese government forces counterattacked. A 159-air sortie day followed a Ba Lang An Peninsula operation that left 198 Viet Cong dead and 49 captured. Xuan Loc, Gia Tan, Tuc Trung, and Gia Kiem faced heavier fighting with limited government casualties reported.
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VPS
U. S
10Th
Xuan Loc
Ba Lang An
Gia Tan
Gia Kiem
Tuc Trung
U.S
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