Des Moines Suspect Held Amid Death Threats After Girl’s Body Found
A calm escapee from a Missouri mental hospital identified as Anthony Erthell Williams, 24, is held under heavy guard after guiding investigators to Pamela Powers's body near Mitchellville between a culvert and a snow embankment. Police await autopsy results for cause and time of death. Williams had surrendered in Davenport and spoke minimally through his lawyer, while threats against his life prompted tight security at the Des Moines station.
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Wallace Nelson
Davenport
Henry ‘T McKnight
McKnight
Anthony Erthell Williams
Grinnell
Merlin Powers
Urbandale
Mark
John Knapp
YMCA
Anthony
Donald Hanna
Knapp
Robert Anthony
China detonates third megaton nuclear device in Lep Nor area
The United States Atomic Energy Commission reports China tested an atmospheric nuclear device with about three megatons yield in Lep Nor. Detonation occurred circa 2:30 am and marks the eighth Chinese test detected by the U.S. since 1964. The Lep Nor site lies in the western desert near 450 miles from the Soviet border.
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Cedar Rapids Man Killed in Illinois Semi Crash
Kenneth L Cahill 46 of Cedar Rapids died when his semi rolled over a median strip on Interstate 80 near Morris Illinois. The truck struck by Lillie Jones Joliet crossed the median and crashed a service road. Surviving are wife Ida Moniez two daughters Catherine Haass Janniece Howrey and two sons Ken.
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Joliet Ill
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Kenneth LaVerne Cahill
Quasquet
Ida Moniez
Independence
Catherine Haass
Janniece E. Howrey
Ken
Civic Center Merits City Support in Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids civic center advisory committee finds city support warranted while warning that high taxes must be addressed. An estimated 8 million bond would finance a first class facility with economy. Two site options, First avenue NE and Fifth avenue SE, remain under consideration with final choice by city administration.
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Man's Drive Into Universe Is Underway
SPACE CENTER UPI The acting head of NASA Dr Thomas Paine hailed Apollo 8 as a triumph of the squares and called its return the start of a movement toward space. He forecast possible two lunar landings next year and two before 1970 ends, but said the decade goal remains uncertain until Apollo 9 tests lift off next February or March.
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Apollo 8 makes flawless return 6000 yards from Yorktown
Apollo 8 splashed into the Pacific on Christmas Eve and the astronauts landed 6000 yards from the recovery ship USS Yorktown. Frank Borman James Lovell and William Anders were taken aboard after a dawn recovery and treated to praise from President Johnson and the crew.
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Mail Driver Stranded on Icy Iow a Route
A thin glaze of ice stranded mail driver Bob Flagel of Maquoketa on the Cedar Rapids to Maquoketa route for hours until a county sand truck reached him. Eastern Iowa saw light rain and freezing drizzle with slick roads causing multiple accidents and a Thursday night closure on Highway 20 near Galena Illinois.
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Maquoketa
Star Mail
Cedar Rapids
Morley
Dubuque
East Dubuque
Galena
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Two Gallant Ladies of Sea Shine From USS Hancock Story
A Christmas visit aboard the USS Hancock reveals the ship’s enduring charm and the brave spirit of its crew. Comdr Bill Span praises 22 Skyhawk pilots while recounting a dramatic rescue near North Vietnam and the tight camaraderie across the ship’s deck.
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Hancock
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Apollo 8 Achievements Highlight Lunar Mission Firsts
Space Center reports Apollo 8 set multiple firsts including Saturn V lifting men toward the moon, safe navigation after prior disaster, and reliable two way voice comms. It proved lunar landmark guided navigation and delivered television pictures from lunar orbit and space between Mercury and Earth.
Poverty program criticized by frugal living advocates
A humorous take notes that people aiming to live within means may be sabotaging the poverty program by misusing resources and expectations, reflecting tensions between budget measures and personal behavior.
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