Fires Leave One Dead and Four Families Homeless in Iowa
Weekend fires across Iowa left one woman dead and forced at least four families from their homes. A barn on the DD Farms near Ottumwa burned, damaging livestock and equipment. the blaze cited a overheated lamp in farrowing pens as the likely cause.
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Iowa
Rourke Hickenlooper
Ute
Minnie Thomas
Leon
David
Blakely
William Blakeley
Plymouth
Jack Dorsey
Earl Maney
Fairfield
Robert Sellers
Swaledale
Des Moines
John Knapp
David Hickenlooper
Charles Smith
Monona County
Elias
Martin Seed
Enhance Algona Nativity Scene
A World War II era nativity scene in Algona rebuilt with a new building and staging effects opens for display through January 5. The 1945 construction by six German POWs in Algona is celebrated yearly with over 5,000 visitors, featuring life size Holy Family shepherds Wise Men and animals against Bethlehem town backdrops. A fall fundraising total of 2700 dollars financed the renovation and restaging.
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Algona
Methodist Men's Club
Bethlehem
Lady Jays Meeting Canceled for Christmas Holiday
No meeting was held Wednesday due to the Christmas holiday. The club's next gathering is scheduled for January 29.
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Lady Jays
Weather forecast hints fair skies through Tuesday
Weather summary notes generally fair conditions through Tuesday with rising temperatures. Overnight lows Monday night dip to five below zero, while Tuesday highs reach 18 to 25. Christmas Day outlook shows partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures.
Democrats Eye Victory In Foreign Aid Bill Clash
House Democrats bring back members by plane to secure enough votes to pass the $3 billion foreign aid bill by Tuesday. President Johnson presses for swift action as White House calls and charter flights return lawmakers from Christmas break. Senate action remains uncertain with holidays and a long session end likely around January 7.
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Johnson
Texas
White House
Louisiana
Georgia
Floods Hit Bali Island. 1600 Displaced Amid Heavy Rains
Destructive floods struck Bali as heavy rains forced 1,600 residents to leave their homes on the island. The Antara news agency reported the displacement amid the disaster.
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Indonesia
Bali
Antara
Jaycee Shopping Tour Brings Kids Holiday Joy
Burlington residents recount a warm Christmas shopping tour as 20 Atlantic youngsters aged five to eight met Jaycees and Lady Jays. The day opened with a skating party at Platime rink followed by holiday visits, gifts, and festive songs highlighting the true spirit of Christmas.
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Jaycee
Santa Claus
Atlantic
Lady Jays
Platime
Platime Rebels Club
Cambodia says U S not to be blamed in neutrality talks
Prince Norodom Sihanouk announced Cambodia will not fault the United States or its allies in any conference to guarantee Cambodian neutrality. The communique followed a Paris dispatch noting the U S may oppose attendance if the meeting becomes a venue to criticize the United States Britain Thailand or South Vietnam.
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Cambodia
United States
Norodom Sihanouk
Paris
Britain
Thailand
Viet Nam
Fire Drives Audubon Family From Home In Frigid Blaze
Thirteen people endured minus 14 degree air when a chimney fault sparked a fire at the Paul Joens home in Audubon Sunday night. No injuries were reported as flames damaged about seven thousand dollars of property and spread into a wall. Fire Chief Milo Clemmensen said crews fought the blaze for two hours, with residents seeking warmth at a neighbor’s house after moving furniture and gifts to safety.
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Audubon
Paul Joens
Milo Clemmensen
Joens
Dave Lansman
Susan Lansman
Paulette Joens
M. E. Phillips
Des Moines Pair Granted Marriage License Saturday
Hereld F Van Gundy 22 and Zelda Veleris Zachariasen 22 both of Des Moines were issued a marriage license Saturday by the clerk of court’s office.
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Hereld F. van Gundy
Zelda Veleris Zachariasen
Des Moines
Samichlaus and Christkind Part of Swiss Christmas
Swiss exchange student Nik Buergin describes how Samichlaus and Christkind are celebrated in Switzerland versus the United States. He notes less outdoor decoration in Switzerland, candlelit windows, and St Nicklaus visiting in December with a book and sack of treats.
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Samichlaus
Christkind
Nik Buergin
Gerald Kay
Atlantic
Switzerland
United States
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Samichlaus’s
Black Woods
Nik
Santa Claus
Scranton Denies Presidential Candidacy After Eisenhower Push
Harrisburg AP reports Governor William Warren Scranton, amid rumors of a GOP bid, says he does not want to be president and has not given deep thought to running. Eisenhower urged him to consider the question, meeting Dec. 14 in Eisenhower’s private railcar near Harrisburg. Scranton recounts Eisenhower praising him and urging reflection, but reiterates his stance against a campaign.
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Scranton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eiisenhower
Harrisburg
Four Bodies Found in Gila Bend Plane Crash Wreckage
Four bodies are recovered from a light airplane wreckage in Bear Canyon on the San Carlos Reservation, ending a month-long search for Gale McCoy 41 his wife Rotha 38 and their two children Arden 11 and Rodney 12 formerly of Rockwell City Iowa. Evans Beadle and his father located the site about 100 miles east of Phoenix. The McCoys missing since November 23 were en route from Amarillo Texas to Gila Bend when contact was lost near St Johns Arizona.
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Bear Canyon
Phoenix
McCoy
Amarillo
Tex
Gila Bend
St. Johns
Arizona
McCoys
Joe
Jim
H. P. Palmer McCoy
Ceylon Protests U S Fleet in Indian Ocean
Ceylonese political leaders voiced sharp criticism of a planned U S 7th Fleet cruise in the Indian Ocean. Dr N M Perera called it an unwarranted provocation and said the move injects the cold war into the region. K M P Rajaratne warned it would encircle Asia.
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Ceylon
U.S
7Th Fleet
N. M. Perera
United Left Front
Indian Ocean
K. M. P. Rajaratne
National Resurgence Movement
Asia
Ship Ablaze Off Northwest Africa World News
East German guards fired on a man attempting to flee from East Berlin as West Berliners lined up to visit relatives. Across the Atlantic, the Greek cruise liner Lakonia burned off Africa’s northwest coast with 670 survivors reported and multiple nations aiding a large rescue operation.
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London
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Salta
Montcalm
Atlantic
Madeira
Casabalanca
Wiesvaden
Germany
17Th Air Rescue Squadron
Azores
U.S. Air Force
Mercury May Climb To Higher Levels In Iowa
The Weather Bureau predicted a warm trend across Iowa with afternoon highs 10 to 20 degrees above zero as the cooling spell began to ease. Some cities logged frigid lows again on Monday with Davenport at 20 below and Council Bluffs at 3 below, while Waterloo and Mason City reported 18 and 16 below respectively.
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Mercury
Iowa
Weather Bureau
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Waterloo
Mason City
Ottumwa
Spencer
Bond hearing notes gun found on stripper witness
Dallas officers seize a .25 caliber pistol from Keren Lyn Bennett known as Little Lyn a stripper at Ruby’s Careveel Club during the Jack Ruby bond hearing. The weapon was hidden under a scarf in her purse.
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Dallas
Jack Ruby
Kennedy
Keren Lyn Bennett
Little Lyn
Ruby
Germans put 22 on trial for Auschwitz Extermination Camp crimes
Wilhelm Bover, 56, ex Gestapo first sergeant, faces trial in Frankfurt along with 21 others over what prosecutors call the greatest mass murder factory in history. The defense describes the site as Auschwitz Extermination Camp with 2.5 to 4 million deaths cited in World War II context.
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Gestapo
West Germany
Frankfurt
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