Viet Cong Pounded by U S Ships Off Vietnam Coast
U S war ships shelled a 2000 strong Viet Cong force near Tuy An as five government posts were overrun or threatened. Tuy An remained quiet after fierce fighting, while air and naval bombardment continued. US advisers’ fate was unknown as government forces pressed a search for more than 1000 Viet Cong near Thach Tru.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
Tuy An
U.S. Navy
Hanoi
Tuy Hoa
Thach Tru
Liens To Be Served During Amish Truce
Amish school dispute leads to a 30 day moratorium on court appearances for 15 Amish fathers and child pickup. Liens will still be served to collect unpaid fines and sheriff sales are being prepared for garnished property. Local officials seek a state law solution with input from the attorney general and governor.
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Lena Hews
Oelwein
Arthur Senior
Buchanan County
Harlan Lemon
Lemon
Buchanan County Sheriff's Office
Sheriff's Sales
Hughes
Scalise
Des Moines
Sensor
County
Ally
Sealise
Kennedy attacked plot foiled in Recife during Brazil trip
Brazilian police say three students were arrested and two suspects sought after a planned noon attack with acid on Senator Robert Kennedy during a visit to the federal university of Pernambuco. Kennedy and his wife are touring South America amid demonstrations and cultural exchanges.
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Joseph Novitski
Recife
Brazil
Robert Kennedy
New York Democrat
Federal University of Pernambuco
Latin America
Kennedy
Concepcion
Chile
Peru
Sao Paulo
Jorge Enrique Vadiviesco Pernal
Maria Do Carmo Barbosa
Enrique de Carvalho Matos
Kennedys
Salvador
Natal
John F. Kennedy
Kennedy Cultural Institute
Kennedy Square
Yank War Casualty List Biggest Yet
The defense department identified 45 U S soldiers killed in action in Vietnam in one day the largest for a single day. Heavy fighting occurred in the highlands with Viet Cong guerrillas as weekly totals rose to 115 and 108 in recent weeks.
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Washington
UPI
Defense Department
U. S
Vietnam
Murray SOP Candidate for Governor from ISU
William G. Murray a 62 year old economics professor at Iowa State announced plans to seek the Republican nomination for governor in next year’s primary. He requested a March 1 leave of absence from ISU to begin his campaign and resign two GOP positions while focusing on education tax reform and government reorganization as core issues.
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Murray
Iowa State
Story County
G.O.P. Central
Demonstrator killed as Rhodesia unrest flares in Bulawayo
In Bulawayo a black demonstrator was shot and killed by a police officer while throwing stones at a bus. The incident marked the first fatality in riots following Rhodesia’s unilateral independence move. Another demonstrator at Que Que was wounded by police.
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Bulawayo
Britain
Que Que
UCS Board urged to add poor representatives in Cedar Rapids
An OFO official pressed United Community Service to boost poor representation on the UCS board and its study committees by February 28. Government rules require 25 to 40 percent from poverty groups, with three neighborhood councils totaling nine of forty seats. Moore also demanded increased poverty program spending and a rise in unequal contributions.
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United “Community Service Board of Directors
Michael Moore
Moore
UCS
Cedar Rapids
United Community Service
Opportunity Council
United Good Neighbor
Pass Up Escape, Aid Sick Official
Three state prison inmates on a Gary trip rushed prison public relations officer Leon Baron to a hospital believing he had a heart attack. Inmates Steve Maljak, James Smith, and Bernard Harrison, all facing lengthy terms, had staged a crime skit before the incident and were returning to Michigan City when Baron fell ill.
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Michigan City
Ind
Gary
Leon Baron
Baron
Steve Maljak
James Smith
Bernard Harrison
Girl escapes kidnapper after 24 hours in Louisiana attic
Nancy Keller aged 8 was abducted near Bastrop on Sunday and later called her father to say she was safe. Douglas Emerich, 18, was arrested within an hour and jailed in Monroe. Police say no ransom and no sexual assault were reported. motive remains undetermined.
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Bastrop
Nancy Keller
Nancy
Louisiana
FBI
Douglas Emerich
Monroe
Douglas Keller
Keller
Sheriff's Office
Thanksgiving Day Closures Across Cedar Rapids Services
Public offices stores and offices at city hall and the federal building will close Thursday for Thanksgiving with Friday reopening. Linn county courthouse and municipal court close Thursday Friday. Schools and post office hours altered. parking free. Waste disposal and garbage collection delayed. state liquor stores closed.
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Linn County
Cedar Rapids Community School District
City Hall
Federal Building
City Health Department
C Street
Johnson to Meet Wilson for Talks in December
President Johnson and British Prime Minister Wilson will meet December 17 to discuss world issues. White House spokesman Bill Moyers said the meeting could be in Washington or at the LBJ ranch.
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Johnson City
Texas
Johnson
Wilson
White House
Bill D. Moyers
Washington
Lbj ‘Ranch
Senator Stennis Undergoes Kidney Cyst Removal
Washington UPI reports Senator Thad Stennis of Mississippi underwent surgery Tuesday to remove a non malignant kidney cyst in a procedure performed by doctors at a Washington hospital.
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Washington
UPI
Senator Stennis
D-Miss
Freeway Plan Told For Iowa
The Iowa highway commission adopted a long range plan prioritizing Cedar Valley Road to Cedar Rapids, a Cedar Rapids to Iowa City link, and a Cedar Rapids to Waterloo freeway. The 15 year buildout could total 760 miles costing about 595.6 million dollars with expected 45 million dollars yearly savings in 1986. The plan notes safety and user benefits and warns the financing remains unsettled while the interstate is funded mainly by federal aid.
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Ames
Cedar Valley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission
Cedar Valley Road
Iowa City
Waterloo
Commission
Towa
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