Harry Truman remembered as one of the nation’s great presidents
The editorial praises Harry S Truman as a resilient leader who faced Congress critics and media opposition, notes his bold wartime decisions including atomic bomb use and MacArthur’s firing, and recalls a local memory of Robert Tabor’s painting Vendue lost from the White House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Congress
Truman
Oelwein
Robert Tabor
Kissinger speaks of challenging peace talks with North Vietnam
In a candid address Henry Kissinger confronted the agonies of negotiating with North Vietnamese delegates. He warned that any proposed peace would be illusory if Hanoi keeps 150000 troops and Viet Cong in South Vietnam, risking a renewed war. Nixon and Kissinger fight for a just outcome, urging steadfast resolve rather than surrender.
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North Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Kissinger
South Vietnam
Nixon
Vietnam
Flanders Fields
John McCrae
Straub
LeBlanc
Washington
Russia
Agriculture Department
Joseph Blatchford
Peace Corps
Los Angeles
West Coast
L. A
Blatchford
Associates
Action
SBA
Offshore Oil Bids Double In Gulf Auction
Bids for 116 offshore Gulf tracts totaled 1.673 billion dollars in a four hour New Orleans session led by the Trans Ocean Group. The high bid for a South Marsh Island tract drew gasps from about 800 oilmen as bidders counted on five year starts and life-of-well leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf of Mexico
Alaska
North Slope
Trans-Ocean Group
Sheraton Charles Hotel
New Orleans
South Marsh Island
U.S
Prayer and Opportunity Year Amid Global Need
A devotional prayer cites scripture from Samuel on obedience over sacrifice and asks for strength to seize a year of opportunity. The message notes global need and includes a personal plea for steadfast faith and guidance as Key 73 is mentioned.
Oelwein Daily Register Staff Roles Highlight
The Oelwein Daily Register lists key editorial and business positions including Publisher General Manager Advertising Director Circulation and Credit Manager Mechanical Superintendent.
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The
Oelwein Daily Register
Oyane Fauser
Slight reduction in telephone bills
Northwestern Bell announces a one percent tax cut on federal excise tax for telephone service, effective Jan 1, 1973, with bills dated Dec 22, 1972, or later. The reduction lowers the rate from 10% to 9% and is set to continue for the next 10 years, saving about $6.5 million nationally in 1973 and $1.74 million for Iowa customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R.O. Link
Northwestern Bell
Iowa
Independence City Council Amends 1972 Budget
The Independence City Council approved amendments to the 1972 budget after a Tuesday public hearing. Funds adjusted include public safety sanitation sewer recreation municipal enterprise liquor profit and parking meters with transfers from the water fund to sanitation for new vehicles and other reallocations. The second reading of a snowmobile ordinance passed and the council planned to join the regional council of government. A beer permit was issued for Donnelly's tavern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Sanitation Fund
Zearing Tree Service
Mechanicsville
Anderson Co
Clear Lake
Iowa Northland Regional Council of Government
William J. Smith
Donnelly's Tavern
C R A S H Alcohol and Highway Safety film released
Ford promotes a 28 minute 16mm color documentary on the C R A S H program from Burlington Vermont. The film shows results of a DOT initiative with 425 drivers, only two repeat offenses, and has NHTSA backing. Co produced by Bill Jersey and Dick Wormser Quest Productions. Available free on loan from Ford Film Library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Motor Company
Department of Transportation
Burlington
Vermont
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Bill Jersey
Dick Wormser
Quest Productions
New York City
Ford
C.R.A.S.H
the American Road
Dearborn
Mich
Nixon kin on Vesco payroll amid White House concern
A 1971 Vesco memo reveals Donald Nixon Jr was hired as a consultant under ICC, with strict limits and no special treatment. Vesco moved him into unobtrusive European duties before a Bahamas post as personal aide, while White House officials worried about embarrassment and linked him to Nixon.
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Washington
Nixon
Donald Nixon, Jr
Robert L. Vesco
Vesco
America
Gilbert R. J. Straub
Europe
Norman LeBlanc
Vescao
Straub
Don Nixon, Jr
Don
Donald
White House
International Controls Corporation
Investors Overseas Service
IOS
ICC
Young Nixon
Securities and Exchange Commission
Nixons
Bahamas
John Ehrlichman
Christmas church concerts and local visit highlights
The St. John's Lutheran Choir performed at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Westgate during a Christmas evening concert. Local residents hosted guests including Erve Polege and the Fox family. Others noted are hospital visits in Fayette County and University Hospital in Iowa City, with several social calls in Waterloo and Oelwein.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Werick
Allen Hospital
Waterloo
Richard Huber
Wellman
Gene Chase
Huber
Carl Nourse
Galen Nourse
Columbus Junction
Sam Mast
Mason City
Independence
Walt Poleges
Erve Polege
Kenneth Fox
Dale
Darrene
Joan
Betty Fox
St. John's Lutheran Church
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church
Westgate
Howard Mathews
Fred Lyon
Jim Lyon
Fayelte County Hospital
West Union
Sophia Edgeton
University Hospital
Towa City
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Jack Anderson
Jotur Freund
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Barr
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Chic Young
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