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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1965
Page
1
A South Vietnamese search-and-destroy mission in central Viet Nam's coastal rice paddies erupted into a massive battle with a Viet Cong regiment. Heavy casualties occurred on both sides as artillery and jets joined the brutal clash to dislodge the enemy.
London proposes a 12 nation appeal to Communist North Vietnam to quit fighting and negotiate a peace. The draft message to the Soviet government accuses North Vietnam of escalating involvement in the South and aiding the Viet Cong while violating Laos neutrality. U S air power pounded Viet Cong targets as Marines remained away from ground fighting near Tam Ky.
A 15-year-old was stabbed in the chest when burglars surprised him at the Peter Mathiesen residence in DeWitt as around $1,008 in checks and a leash were stolen. He received hospital treatment and returned home. The incident occurred early today.
In Moscow, Nikolai Podgorny rises to the presidency as Alexander Shelepin moves to a top party role, while Anastas Mikoyan retires after four decades in the top Soviet command. Brezhnev retains hegemony as first secretary and Kosygin remains premier.
Sukhan Lal, a food merchant in Paharganj Boxcar, checks the rationing card of a woman customer in New Delhi. Food rationing started Wednesday in the India capital and is expected to take effect soon in all major cities of the country.
Muscatine county and the city plan to file suits in Polk county district court seeking orders to delay for one year the state tax commission's recent property valuation raises. The board of supervisors and the city conference board approved actions, with county and city attorneys to prepare the filings. A similar suit was filed by Mitchell county with Judge Dale Missildine granting an injunction.
AP report notes two U S Navy officials eyed as Kitty Hawk crew rescued Airman Apprentice Kenneth W Bergman of Keokuk Iowa after he fell from the carrier's flight deck into the sea near Vietnam. Bergman, 17, was pulled aboard quickly and listed in good condition.
Gemini 6 launch crew ordered to prep for a Sunday morning Titan 2 flight to chase Gemini 7. Borman and Lovell to maneuver into a 185 mile Earth orbit, then meet in space to complete the first U.S. rendezvous. weather outlook calls for cloudiness and chilly temperatures.
President Johnson ordered a speedup of roughly five hundred thousand tons of U S wheat to India to ease an immediate food shortage. He also authorized a $50 million fertilizer loan to India, to be matched by New Delhi with $100 million in fertilizer purchases.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas W. McKay announced the Iowa Tax Commission will not appeal a Polk County district court injunction blocking property assessment adjustments for one year. Judge Dele Missildine granted the injunction on Mitchell County's petition, with thirty other counties and cities joining as intervenors. McKay cited insufficient time to pursue an appeal.
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