Traffic safety near Washington schools urged as spring returns
The Journal photographs show Roxie Miller and another student receiving a pretend ticket from Officer Dave Butler to illustrate the need for cautious driving. Washington police tighten speed enforcement to protect hundreds of young cyclists commuting to and from schools each day as pleasant weather returns.
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Roxie Miller
S. Second
Dave Butler
S. Main
Journal
Washington
Roxie
Tom Kund
Baghdad president and aides die in helicopter crash
An official report says President Abdul Salam Muhammad Arif and 10 aides were killed when their helicopter crashed in a sand storm near Nashawa Basra. Reports claim conflicting causes from bomb to machine gun attack by Kurdish rebels. a national mourning period is declared and Abdul Rahman Arif seen as likely successor.
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Baghdad
Iraq
UPI
Abdul Salam Muhammad Arif
Karnah
Kuwait
Arif
Middle East
Kayhan
Tehran
Mohamed Amin Barrezani
Mustapha Barrezani
Nashawa
Basra
Sinbad
Abdel Latif Daraji
Mustafa Abdullah
Cairo
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Council of Ministers
National Defense Council
Gen Abdul Rahman Arif
Moscow
Heaviest B52 Raid Seals Viet Nam Supply Route Pass
The first B52 attack on North Vietnam dropped about 700 tons of bombs 65 miles south of Vinh, sealing the Mu Gia Mountain pass on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. Pentagon review continues as analysts compare tonnage to the 1943 Regensburg Schweinfurt raid. The operation underscored potential B52 use against Hanoi Haiphong targets and referenced nearby Keo Nua Pass as a possible future objective.
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Washington
UPI
North
Viet Nam
Regensburg - Schweinfurt
Saigon
Mu Gia
Red
South
Pentagon
Strategic Air Command
Vinh
Regensburg
Schweinfurt
North Viet Nam
Messerschmidt Aircraft
8Th Air Force
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Keo Nua
Nape
Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight and Friday
United Press International reports variable cloudiness across Iowa with a chance of light rain or snow in the northeast tonight and Friday morning. Freezing temps likely again tonight, locally warmer Friday. Lows tonight in the 30s, highs Friday 55 to 65, outlook Saturday fair and mild.
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Iowa
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment for Anna Della Kolosiek
Public notice records probate of will and appointment of executor for Anna Della Kolosiek. Also cites proceedings of the board of supervisors held on April 4 and 5.
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Anna Della Kolosiek
Board of Supervisors
Reception for Beck Slated for Saturday
DES MOINES a reception for Bob Beck candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor will be held Saturday April 16 at 4 p m at the Kirkwood Hotel in the Capital City
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Des Moines
Bob Beck
Kirkwood Hotel
95 Americans killed in Viet Nam in one week
UPI dispatch reports 95 American servicemen killed in the week ending April 9, more than 67 South Vietnamese deaths. Wounded total 504 with four missing as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces shift due to political turmoil. Reports describe terrorist strikes, Marine tunnel team actions near An Hai, and air raids targeting railways and convoys.
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Saigon
UPI
USS
da Nang
U.S
Tan Son Nhut
An Hai
Mu Gia Pass
Buddhist Victory Parade Signals Civilian Return Push
In Saigon over 20 000 Buddhist supporters celebrated after a government decree promised a move to civilian rule in three to five months. Street violence and Viet Cong attacks persisted as Ky and Thieu faced possible coups and internal tensions amid ongoing political crisis.
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Saigon
UPS
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Soviet Mig 21 deliveries to North Viet Nam reported
London based UPI reports Moscow has stepped up supply of supersonic Mig 21 jets to Communist North Viet Nam. About 40 planes said to have arrived, some in service, others to come, plus ground to air missiles already in operation. Haiphong named as discharge port. China hindered transit. Diplomatic sources call aid moderate and limited to avoid direct involvement.
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London
UPI
Russia
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Moscow
Kremlin
China
Haiphong
Tax deadline looms for 1965 returns
Federal tax forms must be postmarked by midnight Friday for 1965 returns. A 5 percent monthly penalty applies to unpaid taxes. Officials expect 66 million returns and about 25 million refunds totaling over $3 billion, aided by IRS computers and the Martinsburg Martinsburg file.
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Washington
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Martinsburg
W.va
Ban on Nuclear Production Proposed at Geneva Talks
The United States proposed at the Geneva disarmament conference that fissionable war materiel production be halted under a spy proof control system. Soviet negotiator Roschin rejected the plan and demanded destruction of all nuclear weapons without verification. Foster described the system as simple practical and unobtrusive and urged acceptance. Roschin warned current stockpiles could destroy life on earth many times over.
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Geneva
UPI
United States
U.S
William C. Foster
Foster
Roshchin
Injunction Granted in Fairfield Moulders Strike
Jefferson County District Judge Edward P. Powers issued a temporary injunction barring International Moulders and Allied Workers Union members from interfering with deliveries to the Iowa Maleable Iron Co. plant in Fairfield. A show cause hearing is set for next Tuesday to decide if the injunction will become permanent. The plant has been idle since April 2 when Local 159 picketed, leaving about 125 workers out of work amid wage and working condition disputes.
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Fairfield
Iowa
UPI
Jefferson County
Edward P. Powers
International Moulders and Allied Workers Union
Iowa Maleable Iron Co
Powers
Two Iowa Hospitals Win Medicare Participation Certificates
Certificates of participation in the Medicare program were presented to Holy Family Hospital at Estherville and Evangelical Hospital at Marshalltown, the first two Iowa hospitals approved. The awards came at the Iowa Hospital Association meeting, based on recommendations from Dr. Arthur P. Long, state health commissioner, and approval by the Social Security Administration.
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Des Moines
Sister Mary Kunigunda
Holy Family Hospital
Estherville
H. C. Buchmueller
Evangelical Hospital
Marshalltown
Iowa Hospital Association
Social Security Administration
Arthur P. Long
State Commissioner of Health
Washington Community School Board Hires, District Merges
The Washington Community School Board approved several teaching hires for the 1966-67 term including Richard Collins as junior high guidance counselor and Rosemary Beard Janet Peterson and others as teachers. They accepted resignations of multiple staff and reviewed Iowa Basic Skills results showing high student performance. The board also rented coal contracts, approved a White Oak area transfer to Keota, and authorized investing general fund money in banks and schoolhouse funds in U S treasury securities.
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Washington Community School Board
Kelly Schlapkohl
Schlapkohl
Richard Collins
Rosemary Beard
Lincoln
Janet Peterson
Janice Laweless
Barbara Mitchell
Wanda Zuelhke
Rita DeSpain
Carol Winga
Gladice Cook
Dorothy Elmore
Mary Peck
Brighton
Mary Ellen McNeil
Carol Olesen
Nancy Hoover
Verne Knecht
John Phleger
Iowa
Washington
Freshwaters
White Oak
Keota
General
Schoolhouse
United States Treasury Securities
Ford Criticizes Johnson War Policy as Mismanagement
House Republican Leader Gerald Ford charged the Johnson administration with shocking mismanagement of the Vietnam war and criticized Defense Dept shortages of bombs and shipbackups. He urged caution on withdrawal, questioned Honolulu talks, and pledged hard looks at future defense spending when Congress reconvenes after Easter recess.
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UPI
House
Gerald R. Ford
Johnson
Viet Nam
Congress
Ford
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Honolulu
Nguyen Cao Ky
White House
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