Misfortune of War: Friendly Village Bombed Killing 28
Reported two U S Marine A4 Skyhawks strayed from target and bombed a Central Highlands village. Ninety minutes earlier two North Vietnamese torpedo boats were sunk and two damaged by U S Navy planes. A foreign freighter may have been damaged east of Haiphong. extent unknown.
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Saigon
UPS
Highlands
Gulf of Tonkin
1St Marine Air Wing
Quang Ngai Province
da Nang
Haiphong
China
Poland
Viet Nam
Russia
Heliopters
Quang Ngai City
Mekong Delta
Phui Loi
Can Tho
Coast Guard
Coast
More married men face Iowa draft
Iowa's November draft quota drops to 644 despite continued calls for married men without children. Single men and married men who have no children remain first priority, with married fathers requiring a presidential order to be drafted. Officials note uncertainty on how many married men will be included in October and emphasize the broader Viet Nam buildup context.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Selective Service
Henry J. Fleischacker
Fleischacker
Io Selective Service Office
Johnson
Fleisbacker
Viet Nam
TWU postpones 12 hour strike against American Airlines
The Transport Workers Union announces a 12 hour postponement of a nationwide strike against American Airlines from 6:45 a.m. to 6:45 p.m. EDT as talks continue on a new contract. American Airlines says flights will depart on schedule during negotiations and hopes a strike is averted.
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New York
UPI
Transport Workers Union
TWU
American Airlines
Matthew Guinan
TWU International
James F. Horst
Airlines
Nurses seek collective bargaining at Ottumwa Hospital Iowa
The Iowa Nurses Association rebuffed Ottumwa Hospital asks to bargain for 35 nurses, aiming to win a collective bargaining agreement. They seek $100 monthly pay raise, 36 days sick leave, sick leave accrual, overtime at time and a half, and double time for a second eight hour shift.
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Des Moines
UPI
Towa Nurses Association
INA
Ottumwa Hospital
The
35 'S
Ottumwa
Fay S. Cleary
Ottumwa Nurses Unit
Sam Battone
New York City
Economic Security
American Nurses Association
Miss Cleary
Appointment of Administrator for Mary B. Snider Estate
In a notice on page 6 the court announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Mary B. Snider. The action names the executor chosen to manage the probate and settle debts and assets under local probate law.
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Mary B. Snider
Approve Plans for High School Equivalency Course
The Washington County CAP board announced state approval for a high school equivalency course in cooperation with Area Ten Community College. Local officials will finalize arrangements, with over fifty residents showing interest.
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Washington County Community Action Program Board of Directors
Washington
State Department of Public Instruction
Area Ten Community College
Washington County
Mid Prairie
Highland
Richard Textor
Ezra Schenk
Wellman
Schenk
CAP Board
CAP Group
Department of Social Welfare
Des Moines
Washington County Cap Board
Southeast Iowa Community Action Organization
Mt. Pleasant
Galveston Officer Rescues Teens in Rough Surf
Officer Jack Dawson braved high waves to aid a stranded teenage couple on a rocky jetty. He handed his shirt to the girl and guided them to safety, displaying chivalry and heroism on the Galveston police force. The girl wore a topless bathing suit.
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Galveston
Tex
UPI
Jack Dawson
Hurricane Inez Hammers Caribbean Islands with Fatal Toll
Tropical storm Inez battered Guadeloupe killing five as winds reached 65 to 70 mph on Haiti and Puerto Rico coasts fear of tidal waves rose. Death toll uncertain but many injured while residents prepared with memories of Cleo. Paris said reports from the stricken area were incomplete as officials warned of catastrophe.
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Puerto Rico
Guadeloupe
Iuez
Cleo
Inez
Dominican Republic
Haiti
Paris
Ministry of Overseas Territories
New York
Iowa Governor Sees Surplus As Opportunity For Growth
Governor Harold Hughes argues Iowa’s 80 to 90 million surplus is an opportunity not a problem. He cites needs in higher education, vocational schools, conservation, and a future state office building, while planning capital improvements rather than recurring spending.
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DES Muines
DPA
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Board of Regents
University of Iowa
William G. Murray
Towa
Iowa
Anamosa
Fort Madison Penitentiary
Gene Needles
Murray
Iowa City
Bowen
GOP
Jury frees Klan man in Liuzzo slaying verdict
A mixed race jury acquitted Ku Klux Klan member Eugene Thomas in the 1965 slaying of Mrs Viola Gregg Liuzzo a white civil rights worker in Alabama. The all white victim and eight black jurors sat through a 900 minute trial ending with Thomas’s acquittal.
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Mayneville
Ala
UPI
Verdid
Art Hanes
Birmingham
Thomas
Bessemer
Liuzzo
Detroit
Curfew Imposed as San Francisco Riot Reaches Hunters Point
Police with 2000 National Guardsmen restored order after a night of violence in Hunters Point following the shooting of Matthew Johnson by Patrolman Alvin Johnson. Five injured, 20 arrested, curfew set to 6 am, Taverns closed, fires and rock throwing reported. Mayors Shelley and Cahill urged crowds at a community center before being evacuated.
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San Francisco
UPI
National
Hunters Point
San Francisco Bay
Candlestick Park
California
Edmund G. Brown
Watts
Los Angeles
Russell Sheehan
Anthony Laduidice
Alvin Johnson
Matthew Johnson
Johnson
John F. Shelley
Thomas Cahill
Shelley
Cahill
Hall of Justice
Weather Brief for Iowa Region Thursday Outlook
Partly cloudy to cloudy weather continues through Thursday across Iowa. Warmer conditions in the south and central tonight with a chance of scattered showers tonight and Thursday. Lows around mid 40s to low 50s. highs Thursday mid 60s to low 70s. Friday looks partly cloudy and mild, with cooler northeast areas.
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Unha Rress International
Iowa
Murray sticks with tax refund strategy for Iowa
Republican gubernatorial hopeful William G. Murray urges a tax refund or tax credit from Iowa’s growing surplus, arguing $33 million should return to taxpayers. He notes current platform does not bind the idea and cites capital improvements and education funding as competing needs.
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Des Moines
William G. Murray
Iowa States University
Iowa
Murray
GOP
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