Snow Spreads Across Iowa As Storm Halts Traffic
Snow began in southwest Iowa and moved northeast across the state slowing travel. The Iowa Highway Commission reported slushy, snowpacked highways south of a line through Sivan Parry Newton Albia and Corydon with near normal conditions elsewhere. Des Moines saw snow as workers headed to work and traffic stalled on slick streets. The Weather Bureau warned snow flurries through Friday with highs around 24 to 34 and lows from 16 to 26 as northwest Iowa cleared some lines at night.
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Sioux City
Snowstorm Strikes Southwest and Plains Toughens Roads
A bitter storm drenched the Southwest with heavy snow and ice, closing US 66 near Moriarity New Mexico and blanketing northern Arizona with up to two feet. The system reached western Kansas and caused rail yard injuries, bus overturns, and two truck fatalities as subzero temperatures spread across several states. Weather warnings urged caution for motorists amid blizzard conditions.
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Classroom Rental Rule Clarified in Iowa Decision
DES MOINES Iowa Gen Lawrence Scalise ruled that a school district may not rent classroom space to religious organizations after hours for religious instruction. The ruling cites Iowa law excluding religious groups from authorized rent recipients and notes no implied authority. Merillat prompted by Jefferson County inquiry about Jefferson Community School Board and Catholic Church interest. Coast Guard reports a single engine plane developed propeller trouble over the north Atlantic and turned toward Newfoundland. RCAF dispatched a patrol plane to accompany the stricken craft and the Coos Bay was alerted for possible aid.
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Newfoundland
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Coos Bay
Jet Planes Hit North Viet Nam Areas Again
U S warplanes returned to North Viet Nam striking a power plant near Haiphong and a radar site southeast of the city. The Uong Bi plant raid knocked out about 25 percent of Hanoi power, while Haiphong lost a third of its supply. In the south Marines faced 40 Viet Cong near Da Nang as Harvest Moon entered its ninth day.
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South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Air Force
Uong Bi
Hanoi
Vinh
Lull on Christmas Eve Hinted in Viet Nam War
Washington sources said a Christmas Eve lull in the Vietnam war might occur if the Viet Cong permit it though officials doubt its meaning. Meanwhile Viet Cong attackers struck in Saigon area, tossing grenades into a church at Nha Be near Saigon and killing eight Vietnamese, including children.
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Johnson Administration
Viet Nam
Saigon
Nha Be
Tower urges broader authority and more troops in Viet Nam
Senator John G Tower R Texas said U S commanders in Viet Nam should have broader authority to bomb strategic targets in North Viet Nam and called for two or three additional divisions. He urged increasing U S forces to 300000 or more by mid next year and boosting firepower with better rifles after an eight day inspection tour.
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John G. Tower
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Viet Nam
Tower
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Experts hail Gemini 6 landing safe aboard carrier
Space Center Houston AP report recounts Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford landing Gemini 6 near the aircraft carrier USS Wasp in the Atlantic. The crew underwent medical checks aboard the ship as Marine decked sailors cheered.
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Two sisters die in train collision in southwest Iowa
PAYNE AP reports Geraldine De Long 23 and Arline De Long 17 were killed when a pickup hit a Burlington Road freight train near the river bottom community. Their father Joe De Long of Hamburg said the sisters were riding with 70 year old R R Ellsworth who was critically injured. The AP dispatch also notes a separate Clinton case and federal disaster aid updates.
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Joe DeLong
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Amana expands plant to add 1400 jobs in rural Iowa
Amana Refrigeration Corp plans a 30 percent plant expansion and hiring of more than 40 production workers by February. Gov. Harold Hughes announced the plan after a company news conference. The expansion will create a six mile conveyor line and consolidate foam insulation work in one department, with training for electricians, machinists, and foremen as Amana grows its rural facility west of Iowa City.
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Amana Refrigeration Corp
Harold Hughes
Amana
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Hughes
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Foerstner
Amana Colonies
Iowa City
Raytheon Corp
Diamonds worth 84000 stolen in London crime wave
London police report two more robberies raising the six week pre Christmas haul to over 3.5 million dollars. A man grabbed a bag containing 484000 in diamonds from a gem merchant leaving a subway station. Thieves also broke into a West London post office on Wednesday stealing cash and postage stamps valued at 44000.
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London
Wilson Presses Rhodesia Policy at UN Amid Walkout
Prime Minister Harold Wilson urged the General Assembly to back Britain’s Rhodesia policy as African delegations walked out in protest. He pledged to continue efforts until the white minority rebellion ends, ruled out force, and emphasized constitutional rule and negotiated peace, including Viet Nam talks with Red China. Wilson planned talks in Washington with President Johnson on Rhodesia and other world issues.
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N.Y
Harold Wilson
General Assembly
Britain
Wilson
Rhodesia
Ton ‘Smith
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Viet Nam
Red China
NATO Ministers Weigh China Nuclear Threat
Paris AP ministers of the Atlantic Alliance agreed to keep in close touch on security threats from Communist China's developing nuclear military might. A communique noted concerns over PRC policies and continued consultations on the Vietnam issue and Rhodesian policies. McNamara warned of a Chinese nuclear threat within five years with missiles and subs. Rusk called the meeting very profitable and avoided comments on Viet Nam stance.
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Atlantic Alliance
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South Viet Nam
Rhodesia
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McNamara
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Miin
Red China
Rusk
NATO
America
Viet Nam
Sayting
Youth Faces Draft Card Accusation
Paul G. Deaton a 26 year old Knox College student from Garland Texas was arraigned on a forging a draft card charge on the Galesburg campus. About 200 fictitious cards were seized at arrest. Attorney Richard Eagleton said the cards were printed to aid minors in obtaining liquor. Deaton released on 2500 dollar bond.
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FBI
Galesburg
Richard Eagleton
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Deaton
Oskaloosa Woman Dies In Crash
Mrs. Cecil Feree aged 72 of rural Oskaloosa was killed and her husband injured when their car collided with a truck on a slippery Highway 63 west of Oskaloosa. The truck rolled into a ditch. the driver escaped serious injury. Feree died at an Oskaloosa hospital. the husband was injured and listed in serious condition. Weather forecast: mostly cloudy through Friday with lows in the teens and highs in the low 30s.
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Oskarlooga
Highway 63
Here
Foree
Oskaloosa Hospital
British Author Maugham Dies in France at 92
British author W. Somerset Maugham died in NICE France after a stroke. He was 92 and had left writing fiction in 1953. His career included 30 plays, 26 novels, and 120 short stories. His memoir Looking Backward appeared in 1962.
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la Mauresque
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