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iii w/ui f/iir i■ n/i18-year-old Ottumwan killed in Vietnam actionMarine Pfc. Terry Roberts, 18. foster son of Mr. and Mrs. Duane Halpin of 902 S. Lillian, was killed by mortar fireWeather .Wednesday in Vietnam.Halpin was the son of Mrs. Una Roberts of the Mesquakie Indian Settlement near Tama. His mother received notification of his death Friday.Halpin was born Jan. 2, 1949, at Tama, but had lived in Ottumwa about 12 years. He at* ll/lH MMmttended Evans Junior HighwflKiflhK' - - Scho°l durmg ,he 1966‘67 termP an(j entered the Marines onJune 13 of this year. He took his basic training at the Marine Corps base in San Diego. Calif., and spent his leave here from , . jOct. 6 to Oct. 25. He left SanParty cloudy and warmer to- DlCgo for Vietnam on Nov. 15Andrew of San Francisco, Douglas in the Army at Ft. Mead, Md., and Ronnie of Davenport; and three sisters, Donna of Denver, and Nora and Imogene, both in foster homes.Flu rampage not too bad1Mionlsptercrlt;1night. Lows 15-20. Partly cloudy to cloudy Sunday. Highs near40.TemperaturesMinimum 10 a m.717Sunrise 7:32Sunset 4:46and was stationed at An Hot. Details of his death were unavailable.He attended the Foursquare Church here.In addition to his mother and foster parents, Private Roberts is survived by three brothers,DES MOINES (AP) - The bug making the rounds in Iowa is the flu, the State Health Department said Friday.Officials said the State Hygienic Laboratory at Iowa City determined that seven of eight specimens taken Dec. 6 at Cla-rinda showed indications of being Type A influenza virus, similar to the Asian flu of 10 years ago. Further attempts are being made to isolate the virus. I Health officials said most vie-ryda1Iedonttot196atin;satmiI(Alglixhas
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