Rail Pact Signed At Oelwein For Community Protection
Officials of the North Western railway and the Oelwein Railroad Merger committee announced an agreement to protect Oelwein from adverse economic effects of the proposed merger with the Great Western railway. The pact withdraws objections as the merger awaits Interstate Commerce Commission action in Washington. The signing in Chicago included Ben Heineman and Rep. John Culver among attendees, with formal pledges to aid the community and to allow displaced workers to remain in Oelwein as recommended by the examiner.
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North Western Railway
Oelwein Railroad Merger Committee
Great Western Railway
Oelwein Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Chicago
Ben Heineman
North Western
John Culver
Marion
Great Western
North Western commits to Oelwein expansion and jobs pact
North Western Railroad agrees to establish a divisional office in Oelwein and maintain about 328 positions there for the foreseeable future. The company offers its industrial development and legal staff to help attract new industry, with vacated Great Western facilities to be used for that purpose. Officials expect retraining programs to help displaced workers transition to new jobs in Oelwein.
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Harry Young
Oelwein
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Great Western
ICC
Mother of Iowa student named 1966 Mother of the Year
Bayou levee breaks near Oil City Louisiana prompting evacuations as heavy weekend storms pound north Texas. A boy drowns in a submerged car and his mother dies. five others killed on rain soaked highways. Dallas area endures seven lives lost with extensive property damage and widespread evacuations.
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Fort Worth
Dallas-Fort‘ Worth
Arlington Heights High School
Eight Killed In Seaside Collision Involving Teens
An early morning head on crash on a Seaside Oregon highway killed eight people including teens and adults and left seven children severely injured. The station wagon carried two adults and the other vehicle carried youths. Earl Anderson 49 of Vernonia and his wife Salkey were among the deceased.
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Ore
Earl Anderon
Vernonia
State Income Tax Returns Due Monday
The Iowa State Tax Commission reminds residents that state income tax returns must be postmarked by midnight Monday to avoid penalties. An extra two days were granted due to the April 30 deadline falling on a Saturday, and rural post offices may delay postmarks Friday night. About one third of the roughly 900,000 Iowa taxpayers delay filing until the last days.
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Des Moines
Jet Fells Mig Near Hanoi Credited to U S Phantom
Cedar Rapids officer first lieutenant Robert A. Bleakley served as co pilot of a U S Phantom escorting Thunderjets on a bombing run 35 miles north of Hanoi when four Migs attacked. Captain Larry R. Keith led the retaliation firing a Sidewinder at the Mig tail and another Phantom hit the target causing it to crash and burn. Bleakley 26 a University of Iowa graduate has been in Vietnam since 1965 and his wife resides in Bangkok Thailand.
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Larry R. Keith
Peoria
Ill
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Tampa
Fla
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Oklahoma City
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Vietnam
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University of Iowa
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Thailand
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Hanoi
Lawrence Goldberg
Duluth
Gerald Hardgrave
Jackson
Tenn
US Defense Department
Larry Keith
Robert Bleakley
Iowa
Air Force
Haiphong
Gulf of Tonkin
Tass
Pair Abduct Seven Get $18 000 Loot
A Charlotte report says seven people abducted a group and stole eighteen thousand dollars in cash. Police pursued suspects as investigators sought motives and possible connections to similar robberies.
University of Iowa band returns from Europe tour
Des Moines greeted the University of Iowa symphony band after a three week trip that included more than 40 concerts in nine European countries. The group, led by Daryl Vander Wilt, spoke of the tour as fantastic with positive impressions from Russia and Portugal as students recounted the extended after-concert hospitality and late-night conversations.
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University of Iowa Symphony
Europe
Des Moines
Daryl Vander Wilt
Pella
Russia
Portugal
Iowa
Bill Holt
Momence
Getty Says Rome Hunt Club Rejection Not Angering Him
American oil magnate J Paul Getty says he is not mad about being blackballed by the Circolo della Caccia in Rome but unhappy the private club let the matter become public. He noted he rarely goes to clubs and would not want to join a group that makes private issues public.
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London
J. Paul Getty
Rome Hunt Club
Getty
Oerry
Sutton Place
England
America
Circolo Della Caccia
Rome
Chuckle Stop Rule Sparks Dating Advice Joke
A humorous quip notes that praising a woman repeatedly may lead her to believe you do not love her. The twist warns that persistent flattery could make her think she is too good for you. Copyright.
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