FBI ends Operation Hoodwink aimed at pits Mafia and Communists
Washington AP report details newly released FBI files on Operation Hoodwink a 1966 68 counterintelligence program. The NY office sought to trigger clashes between La Cosa Nostra and the Communist Party U S A through phony letters leaflets and misdirection but found no tangible results. Philadelphia and San Francisco offices participated with little success and overall the tactic yielded no adverse reactions from the target groups.
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Margaret Gentry
Associated Press
Washington
FBI
U.S
Uly
New York
Communist Party U.S.A
The
Weatherman
Black Panthers
Ku Klux Klan
la Cosa Nostra
Caintelpro
Philadelphia
Bureau
San Francisco
Communist Party
the Waker
Brooklyn
N.Y
Joa Jaca la Cosa Nostra
Daily Court Costs And Fines From Local Docket
A daily report lists speeding fines for multiple residents including Charles T. Pells Davenport and La Verne S. Blosser Wayland with bonds forfeited for Hagen Davenport and Rutheford Elbro Fla. Other items include license issues for Schmidt and Lyman, stop sign violations, snowmobile and firearm charges, a marriage license for Sauer and Sears, small claims won by Thorp Credit, probate petitions, admitted residents, and hospital birth notice for Tennelle Marie.
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Charles T. Pells
Davenport
la Verne S. Blosser
Wayland
Elden C. Hagen
Harold L. Brooks
West Liberty
Clette M. Rutheford
Elbro
Fla
Abel Torres
W. 7Th SL
James W. Seydel
Robert D. Krohn
Orange
Larry J. Truitt
Gas Lantern Sq
Richard L. Schmidt
Larry J. Lyman
Rt. 1
Dose Ruiz
5Th St
Gary G. Gerger
Scott
Jon K. Chiowa
Nichols
Freddy D. Hicks
Buffalo
Robert K. Stohr
Craig A. Sauer
Karen J. Sears
Muscatine
Thorp Credit, Inc
Gary D. Boysel
Thorp Credit
Ronald E. Brockert
Fred H. Schwertfeger
Marian Q. Dittman
Rolland J
Ruth M. Clausen
Thomas A
Donna R. van Zandt
Conservation Spending Cut Hits Agricultural Program
The Agriculture Department plans to limit the Agricultural Conservation Program to 85 million dollars for soil and water projects, far below the 175 million authorized by Congress. Local officials will decide practices and cost-sharing under 1976 rules, with a focus on conservation beyond farmer resources.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Congress
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
Funeral services for Verna Mae McCormick held Monday
Verna Mae McCormick 72 died after being pronounced dead on arrival at Muscatine General Hospital. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Monday at Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home with interment in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation begins 7 p.m. tonight at the funeral home. She lived at 1001 Cypress Street and was born July 27, 1903 in Sioux City Nebraska. She married Lewis Alden, then Ellis McCormick who survives. Also surviving are a son Richard Alden of New York City a daughter Anita Stitt of Lincoln Nebraska a step daughter Sharon Van Est of Muscatine and a brother Martin Santee in Nebraska.
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Verna Mae McCormick
Geo. M. Wittich Funeral Home
Greenwood Cemetery
McCormick
Muscatine General Hospital
Cypress St
Sioux City
Neb
Lewis Alden
Wilton Band at Festival Attends Augustana Jazz Event
Wilton High Jazz Band directed by Michael Green attends the Augustana Jazz Band Festival marking the second straight year. Clubs from Town and Chicago suburbs join clinics run by noted musicians including Paul Smoker of the University of Northern Iowa. Awards honor class sizes with Best Over-AIP praise. Wilton plans selections such as Gospel John Maynard Fuergeson arrangements Corezone and Alone Again Naturally. Funeral services for James A. Middleton set for Monday at 1:30 p.m. in Pembroke. private visitation Sunday. Miss Lillie E. Carstensen, 84, dies. services Monday at Walnut Street Baptist Church with burial in Harker Cemetery. Shipments to needy countries under Food for Peace now projected at 6.5 million metric tons, up 5 percent.
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Wilton
Wilton High
Michael Green
Augustana
Surburbs
Chicago
Paul Smoker
University of Northern Iowa
John
Maynard Fuergeson
Woody Herman
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bar committee urges lifting ABA lawyer ad ban
A committee of the American Bar Association recommended removing the traditional prohibition on advertising by lawyers. Consumer groups expect price competition to lower fees for many personal legal services. Proposals to amend the Code of Professional Conduct will be reviewed again before a February House of Delegates meeting in Philadelphia.
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Chicago
American Bar Association
ABA
House of Delegates
Philadelphia
Juan Carlos to keep Arias Navarra as premier
King Juan Carlos preserves Carlos Arias Navarra as head of government for a five year term starting January 1974. The king grants Arias new powers to pursue cautiously liberal policies, aiming to placate conservatives wary of rapid reform after Franco's era. All cabinet members tendered their resignations to Arias.
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Madrid
Spain
Juan Carlos
Carlos Arias Navarra
Arias
Francisco Franco
Franco
Leon Herrera
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Frank Seitz
Canon Ave
Walter Mohnsen
Park Ave
Frank Farnlacher
Rosemary Carter
Kim Wiegand
E. 7Th St
Ronald Phillips
Wapello
Robert Squires
Joy
Adrian Stephens
Wilbert McGinnis
Cedar St
Myrtle Echardt
Isola Redman
Riverview Heights
Edward Pendell
Santos Cruz
Rock Island
Ill
Mariano Rodriguez
Alan Kilburn
9Th St
Ted Augspurger
Eisenhower St
Lester Coulter
First Ave
Tennelle Marie
Harold Lloyd
Logan St
University Hospital
Town City
Cut
Mrs
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James A. Middleton
Pembroke
Ralph J. Wittich
Fred Boyce
Memorial Park Cemetery
Lillie E. Carstensen
Walnut Street Baptist Church
Harker Cemetery
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Muscatine Care Center
Culver St
Hans and
Minnie Koeicke Carstensen
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Ning Carlos
Richard Spilger
Hides E. Ballenger, Jr
Royal Spa
Lone Tree
Iowa
Ora & Roy Hahn
Mulberry
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Fuhlman and Sons
Keever Aluminum, Inc
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Bosch Pest Control
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George's Steak House
Gary Graham
Carver Pump Co
Musicland
Neal's
Lutheran Homes
Hershey Road
Plaza Theatre
Muscatine Plaza
C.K
Jack Arp
Northwest Dental Lab
Ray Sprouse
Tom
Dan Kelly
Garvin and Sons Carpet Cleaning Services
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Fredonia
Muscatine Journal
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Great Midwest
Schnoekloth’s Standard
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Apco
Patton
Journal
Lowe Lodge No
Teamrem Kaaba Shrine
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Pipley’s
Marshfield
Concord Mobile Home
Ripley's
Regent
Buddy
Ely
Garner & James Liberty
Alpine Real Estate
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Gary Kallberg
Karl Reichert
Virginia Lovstad
Inc
Rosenberg Agency, Inc
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Coder Real Estate
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Rosalie White
Doug Coder
Brian Shepley
Art Miller
Jan White
O.K. Fisher
City OF Muscatine
Community Development Department
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