Sterling Police Face Busy Weekend With String Of Crashes
Police logged multiple accidents Friday and Saturday in Sterling and nearby Rock Falls. In one incident Phillip Manning, 17, was charged with reckless driving after his car hit a guard rail on the First Ave bridge, injuring two passengers. Ronald Haynes, 21, left the scene after striking a parked car on 19th Ave. Mason Hicks and Keith Hubbard collided on East Sixth Street, with Hicks sustaining injuries. Albert Vary, 63, was treated after rib pains and charged with failure to yield at an intersection. Terry Wallingford, 19, faced charges for leaving the scene of a damage accident.
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Sterling
Phillip C. Manning
Eighth Ave
Rock Falls
First Ave
Joe Skinner
Ave. A
Jim Adams
Seventh Ave
Community General Hospital
Allen
First Ave. Bridge
Mason Hicks
16Th Ave
Keith Hubbard
Vary
Second St
Fourth Ave
Twila Kurfiss
12Th Ave
Locust St
Locust E
Terry Wallingford
Ave
C. Sterling
Ice jam stalls St. Lawrence shipping near Quebec Bridge
Transport official G. E. Gaudreau says river ice is the worst in 50 years with jams up to 40 feet thick. Five government ice-breakers cannot breach the jam by the Quebec Bridge as nine ships wait to proceed upstream to Montreal.
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Quebec
St. Lawrence River
G. E. Gaudreau
Quebec Bridge
Montreal
Deaths Funerals Lanark Mrs Clyde Ione Buss
Mrs Clyde Ione Buss 78 of Lanark died Friday at Johnson Nursing Home Shannon after a year as resident. Funeral Sunday 1 30 p m Frank Funeral Home Lanark Rev Merle Handbecker officiating burial Lanark Cemetery no visitation. She born November 13 19 about 1880 daughter of Henry and Louisane Kampmeier married Clyde A Buss August 6 1910 in Lanark lived there all their married life. Survived by two sons Donald Lanark and Kenneth Dallas Texas seven grandchildren nine great grandchildren a sister Mrs Clare Flossie Smith Dakota. Preceded by husband in 1961 two brothers and one sister. Field text garbled. remaining life as nurse beautician and former Dinner inner Bell Cafe Hillsdale.
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Lanark
Clyde Ione Buss
Johnson Nursing Home
Shannon
Frank Funeral Home
Merle Handbecker
Tone Buss
Henry
Louisane Kampmeier
Clyde A. Buss
Donald
Kenneth
Dallas
Texas
Clare
Flossie) Smith
Dakota
Rites Conducted For Henry Kessler 84
Funeral services for Henry W. Kessler 84 retired Hillsdale farmer were held Thursday at Dail ey Mortuary Port Byron with Rev John Lauer of Hills dale Methodist Church officiating. Burial followed at Mount Maria Cemetery. Kessler died Tuesday at Hammond Henry Hospital Geneseo. He was born in Chicago son of Charles and Augusta Lippelt Kessler. He married Linda Schave June 30 1915 in Hampton Township. He was a director and vice president of the Old Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Hillsdale. Surviving are his widow a son Robert of Hillsdale two daughters Mrs Woodrow Norton of Drakesville Iowa and Mrs Alvin Vroman of Hillsdale.
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Erie
Henry W. Kessler
Hillsdale
Dailey Mortuary
Port Byron
John Lauer
Hillsdale Methodist Church
Mount Maria
Henry Kessler
Hammond-Henry Hospital
Geneseo
Mr. Kessler
Chicago
Charles
Augusta Lippelt Kessler
Linda Schave
Hampton Township
Old Farmers and Merchants State Bank
Robert
Woodrow Norton
Drakesville
Iowa
Alvin Vroman
Hills
Mrs. Viola Sheley Dies in Sterling Rest Home
Mrs. Viola Sheley of Iowa City died at 4 a.m. today in Colonial Acres Rest Home Sterling. Funeral rites are set for 10 30 a.m. Monday at Gay Cathout Funeral Home Iowa City with Rev Robert Welsh officiating. Burial will be in Memory Park Iowa City. She was born June 15 1885 in City Mich and is survived by her daughter Mrs. Musgrove and son Tracy Sheley of Albuquerque New Mexico.
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Viola Sheley
S. Clinton
Iowa City
Iowa
Colonial Acres Rest Home
Sterling
Homer Musgrove
19Th
Melvin Funeral Home
Gay Cathout
Robert Welsh
Miss Alma Kuehl Dies at 54 in Moline Hospital
Alma Kuehl, 54, of Hillsdale died Thursday at Moline Public Hospital after a two week illness. Funeral services will be held Sunday at Dailey Chapel Port Byron with Rev. John Lauer of Hillsdale Methodist Church officiating. Burial is planned in Mt. Maria Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.
Funeral Rites Held For Roland Bender
Funeral rites for Roland Bender aged 72 were held Thursday afternoon in Schil. The Rev L Harold George of Erie Methodist Church officiated. Pallbearers included Richard Besse Jim Harold Brooks Wheelock See ey Schryver and Wendell Mil. Burial followed in Bethesda Cemetery Hillsdale.
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Erie
Roland Bender
Clifford: A storied career in government and law
Clifford rose from Naval Reserve lieutenant to captain and served as Truman’s naval aide and special counsel. He helped draft the 1947 National Security Act, advised during Kennedy’s transition, and sat on the Intelligence Advisory Board. A longtime partner in a major D C firm, he lived in Rockville Maryland with three daughters.
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Washington
General Electric
Naval Reserve
Truman
Defense Department
Kennedy
A Intelligence Advisory Board
Wnhy Rema
Manila
Rockville
Wash- Saateie Unioned
St. Louis
Johnson
Religious Leaders Urge Halt to Vietnam Bombing
A group of 15 religious leaders in Washington DC including bishops appealed to President Johnson to re-evaluate US Vietnam policy. They urged an immediate de escalation and negotiations with UN involvement, arguing the war threatens world peace and burdens religious conscience. They noted stopping in Saigon underscored the gravity of the conflict and saluted American service members.
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Washington, D.C
Johnson
U.S
North Vietnam
United Nations
South Vietnam
Saigon
Vietnam
Call for De-Escalation Over Vietnam War Policy
A letter urges U.S. leaders and the public to recognize moral revulsion abroad against heavy bombing of North Vietnam. It calls for de-escalation and greater sensitivity to war’s impact on Vietnamese civilians, families, culture, and economy amid the ongoing conflict.
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De-Escalaon
U.S
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Clifford named secretary of defense amid war policy debate
President Johnson tapped Clifford to head the Pentagon with key senators praising his readiness to evaluate policies. Leaders like Senate hawks Rivers and Symington welcomed the move while critics such as Senator Aiken urged clarity on Vietnam stance and future defense direction. Clifford, from a successful law practice, will reshape defense administration.
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Armed Services
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
Russell
Margaret Chase Smith
Ciif
L. Mendel Rivers
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Hawk Camp
Fulbright
Clifford
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Pentagon
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Aiken
Vietnam
Vermont
Meene
Ryan pressure cited in bid for Manhattan House seat
Rep Ryan faced private pressure and intra party maneuvering in his West Side Manhattan district while denying the influence. Dr Martin Shepard national co chair of Citizens for Kennedy said he will announce Monday his candidacy for Ryan's seat unless Ryan opposes Johnson for both the Democratic nomination and the general election if nominated. Ryan said he would hope to support the Democratic nominee if the President is re nominated. The August convention will.
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West Side
Manhattan
Ryan
Martin Shepard
Citizens For Kennedy
House
Johnson
Income Tax Maze Simplified Part II Guide for Deductions
An annotated outline describes a simplified guide to income tax forms for itemized deductions. Ray De Crane offers money saving tips to reduce taxes and explains depreciation claims. A coupon enables ordering the book for 50 cents.
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Ray de Crane
Dems Split Over Vietnam Policy Amid Johnson Nomination
Two months after New York primary several House Democrats criticize U.S. Vietnam policy. Ryan is the third to oppose Johnson. He joins Don Edwards and George E Brown Jr on McCarthy's steering committee for California primary in June 4.
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House
U.S
Vietnam
Ryan
Johnson
Don Edwards
George E. Brown Jr
California
McCarthy
US Marine CH53 crash death toll tops 40 in DMZ region
A CH53 helicopter crash Jan 8 in the South Vietnamese demilitarized zone killed all 41 aboard. Rescue teams reached the site after weather delays, confirming the loss. Amid DMZ fighting, Marines reported 23 enemy bodies found and casualties among allied forces as operations continued toward a cease fire window.
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Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Dmz
Gio Linh
Leathernecks
Khe Sanh
Hue
Personal income rises to a record annual pace in December
The Commerce Department reports personal income jumped by $5.7 billion in December, reaching a record annual rate of $648.1 billion, with a prior $6.5 billion November increase noted as the largest in over two years. Uruguay to receive $19.3 million in U.S. farm products under Food for Peace, per Agriculture Department.
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Associated Press
Commerce Department
Uruguay
Agriculture Department
CUT YOUR OWN TAXES available at 50 cents each
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Rostow cites steps to curb foreign travel under White House plan
Gene Rostow states Americans already cut unnecessary foreign travel in line with the presidents recommendations to shrink the balance of payments deficit. He notes many Europe conferences have been canceled.
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Gene Rostow
Europe
Japan May Resume Talks With China On Trade Pact
Tokyo reports Cabinet Secretary Toshio Kimura welcomed Chou En Lai’s pledge to start talks on renewing the five year private Chinese Japanese trade accord. The pact expired last November and China’s silence raised renewal fears. The Japanese government distinguishes politics from economics despite not recognizing the Peking regime.
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Tokyo
Toshio Kimura
Chou En-lai
Chou
Peking
Hisao Ishino
Japan
China
Crusoe Couple Returns From Desert Island Trial
Bruce Johnson and Shari Quam, a Santa Monica couple, ended a 40 day trek on Wagada in the South Seas. They built a palm lean‑to, foraged for crabs and coconuts, feared lionfish, shot 2800 feet of film, and plan a book titled Adam and Eve Crusoe. They will not marry.
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Los Angeles
Bruce Johnson
Shari Quam
South Seas
Wagada
Johnson
Bruce
Shari
Untouchability Report Highlights Ongoing Practice Across India
A government committee found untouchability widely practiced despite a legal ban. Tour findings include caste restrictions in Madras water taps in New Delhi and Mysore, and even moustache tips barred in Ratlam Madhya Pradesh.
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Jullundur
India
Madras
Mysore
New Delhi
Ratlam
Madhya Pradesh
First Girl Born in Five Generations in Louisville
Donna Sue Eberman is the first girl born into the Eberman family in 126 years, marking a five generation birth sequence in Louisville. She is the first child of her parents, the Donald Ebermans.
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Louisville
Donna Sue Eberman
Donald Ebermans
Eberman
Mrs. Clifford Reflects On Husband Nomination For Defense
Mrs. Clark Clifford comments on her husband’s nomination as secretary of defense. She says they have had a comfortable life and view the appointment as a chance to give back.
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Associated Press
Clark Clifford
Defense
Britain’s pullout shifts burden to U S for world peace
Washington notes British withdrawal from major military roles leaves the United States bearing the burden of protecting smaller and larger nations against communist threats. The article argues that economic limits drive Britain’s cutback, and only a U S Soviet détente could avert further arms buildup and regional wars.
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David Lawrence Washington
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Union
United Nations
Middle East
Southeast Asia
Red China
Moscow
Peking
Political figures discuss civil rights and Vietnam policy
McCarthy runs in six Democratic primaries opposing Vietnam policy. George Wallace criticizes pseudo intellectuals and warns demonstrators against blocking his car. Romney says he is closing the gap with Nixon in New Hampshire while Nixon backs preventive diplomacy and critiques the Vietnam war as overused military power.
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McCarthy
U.S
Vietnam
White House
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Lexington
Hanoi
Wallace
Romney
Washington
New Hampshire
Nixon
San Antonio
Tex
Adeer
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