Johnson Bows Foreign Policy As Priority In Schedule
President Johnson plans to elevate foreign policy, the federal budget, and the State of the Union in a busy week. Associates say he will review relations with nations, Vietnam Congo and Cuba, and consider many ambassador appointments while drafting the anti poverty program, pay for civilians, and a broad education package.
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Campus sale urged for Carthage site by state official
In Carthage Illinois the campus of the former Marthage College may be purchased by the State of Tinois for 1.5 million dollars. State Senator Bernard Neistein proposes using the 44 acre site as a ranch for Western Illinois University. The Chicago Democrat quoted the suggestion in a Sunday statement. A U S Navy Polaris submarine named Danial Boone has been deployed in the far western Pacific within range of Red China.
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Bolivian regime cites terror plot linked to exile leader
In La Paz the Bolivian government claims a terrorist plot by followers of ousted President Victor Paz Estenssoro, who fled to Peru after his government was toppled. General Rene Barrientos leads the junta and Interior Minister Quiroga announced the charge. In India, two navy ships rescued about 2,090 people marooned off southern coast by a tidal wave, with a death toll around 300 including 13 aboard a drained train bridge incident.
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GOP Approves Outside Audit Of State Offices
DES MOINES Republican members of the State Executive Council approved an outside audit of statehouse offices. The audit, requested by the only Democrat on the council Gov. Harold Hughes, will review cash on hand versus the books. It will be a cash check only, not a full operational review.
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Recall Blair rally in Angeles over Philippines shootings
A crowd estimated at 2000 gathered Sunday in Angeles to protest the killings of two young Filipinos by U.S. sentries. Dr. Carlos Sandico, city council member and rally organizer, spoke as the movement called for recalling U.S. Ambassador William McCormick Blair Jr.
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Holiday toll climbs as Iowa ends record stint
Iowa ends the Christmas holiday period with 1 known traffic death, part of a toll still rising toward the 78 recorded in 1934. A Fairfield infant died in a crash near Fairfield injuring parents Harald and Mrs. Baker and two other children. Lawrence Davitt and James Davitt, brothers of Fairfield, were hospitalized. Marie Petersen and Eugene Wilkening were also reported killed in separate Sunday crashes in Brayton Audubon County and Albion near Marshalltown.
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National Christmas weekend traffic deaths rise over 570
The Associated Press reports traffic fatalities across the United States during a 78 hour Christmas weekend rose to over 570. The toll hit Christmas records in several states but stayed below the 609 deaths set in 1955, aligning with early National Safety Council estimates.
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Head-on Collision Near Brayton Claims Multiple Lives
A head-on crash on a county road three miles east of Brayton ended in deaths for two passengers. Officers report the cars met atop a hill. one victim, Young Wilkening, died at a Marshalltown hospital. A separate two-vehicle crash east of Albion left a passenger dead. Near Mount Ayr, a two-vehicle crash killed Mrs. Kenneth Rinehart, 33, of Hatfield Missouri, and her daughter Nancy, a University of Nebraska student.
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Two Des Moines Men Charged In Jail Break Aid
Des Moines men Harold Stewart 20 and James Beanmet 28 were charged with aiding one of three Marshalltown jail escapees. The escapees Robert James McCrea 19 John Pelham 96 and Gerald M Reed ay 24 broke from the Marshalltown county jail last Tuesday night. Pelham remains at large after a crash near Bondurant. McCrea was arrested in Des Moines Wednesday night.
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Weather Outlook Mixed Snow and Freezing Drizzle
Weather forecast shows mostly cloudy and warmer tonight with 20 to 40 percent area risk of light freezing drizzle or light snow. Strong southerly winds, lows in the 30s. Tuesday cloudy with occasional light rain, highs near 40. Sunday’s high 29, overnight low 19, noon 34 with an inch of snow.
Major Viet Cong position crushed near Saigon
Government forces and U S units struck a key Viet Cong base 75 miles southwest of Saigon, killing at least 87 guerrillas and capturing 10 as helicopters and rockets pounded the position. Eleven government troops died and 32 were wounded, with U S helicopter crews hit by small arms fire amid ongoing, sporadic fighting as bodies were recovered.
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Seek Pact On Soviet U N Debt Showdown
United Nations negotiators press to avert a Soviet US clash over unpaid Congo and Middle East peacekeeping assessments. The Security Council risks paralysis on New Year’s Eve unless a basic accord is reached or two disputed council seals are filled without a vote to challenge Soviet voting rights.
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Viet Cong claim large gain in South Vietnam
Viet Cong leaders told their Politburo that guerrillas control about three quarters of the countryside and more than half the population as the year ends. They estimate Viet Cong strength at about 120,000 against 615,000 government troops, noting Saigon’s reliance on U.S. helicopter mobility.
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Base Carb Cn Airmen At U.S. Base
Manila reports indicate American servicemen were allowed out of Clark Air Base after a weekend of U S restrictions following a protest in Angeles. Speakers urged removing U S bases from the Philippines while lawmakers including Rep. Benjamin Ligat called for stronger U S presence around the Philippines.
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Fatal Waterloo crash kills six on Highway 20 near Cedar Falls
Six people died in a collision between a car and a truck on Highway 20 near the Waterloo Cedar Falls boundary. The car bore Polk County plates. A one year old boy was hospitalized in Cedar Falls in critical condition. The crash happened shortly after 1 p.m. with the car in a ditch and the truck atop it.
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Rescue Efforts Hampered by Heavy Northern California Snow
Heavy mountain snows and gusty winds in Oregon and northern California slowed rescue work after unprecedented rains. Rivers receded enough to allow cleanup on the Columbia, but hundreds remained marooned with food shortages and looming storms. Red Cross reports widespread losses in Oregon, California, Idaho and Washington, with relief leaders estimating near one billion dollars in damage.
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Bomb Hoax Delays United Flight at O Hare
A United Airlines jet bound for New York was halted for three hours at O Hare after a passenger warned of a bomb. Captain Ray Downing steered the plane back to the terminal where the passenger was arrested and handed to the FBI. No bomb was found after evacuation and luggage searches. 90 passengers were aboard flight 114 from Los Angeles. FBI did not identify the detainee. A federal bomb threat law carries up to a $1,000 fine and one year in jail.
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Hughes Returns From Texas Hunting Trip to Des Moines
Gov. Har old Hughes ended a two week Texas vacation and said he killed two deer during the hunts near Mason. He noted the mayor and citizens entertained Mrs. Hughes and their daughter Phyllis. The family also made a one day trip into Mexico and he reported no contact with President Johnson during a Johnson City stop.
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Israeli Border Clash Reported on Jordan Frontier
TEL AVIV reports Israeli and Jordanian forces clashed twice this morning along the Jordan-Israel frontier. An Israeli army spokesman confirmed the incidents and said no Israeli casualties were reported.
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Legislative Sentiment Sets New Start on Reapportionment
DES MOINES Iowa lawmakers debate anew how to redraw legislative seats after a Supreme Court ruling that requires population based apportionment. Two main camps form yes immediate constitutional amendment to base seats on population, or seek broader federal constitutional changes and keep the temporary plan. The 1965 legislature, elected under the current temporary plan, faces pressure from courts and urban areas to revisit reapportionment before the next census.
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