U.S. arms buildup in Viet Nam reaches 84,200 troops
The United States says it now has 84,200 troops in Viet Nam, with 40,000 Army 4,500 Navy 25,700 Marine 12,000 Air Force and 200 Coast Guard personnel. Air and ground raids target north and south Viet Cong positions as casualties rise. Guerrilla actions near Pleiku and along National Highway 1 intensify, with no reported U.S. casualties in some engagements.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Coast Guard
Mekong
Duc Long
North
Hoover birthday observance sparks stamp release in West Branch
West Branch Iowa prepares for a Hoover celebration featuring former president Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon. About 20 000 people expected for tours of the birthplace grave site and library, with a noon luncheon and Nixon speech. A commemorative five cent Hoover stamp goes on sale at 8:30 a.m. and first day covers sell briskly.
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West Branch
Iowa
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Herbert Clark Hoover
United States
Hoover
Herbert Hoover
Nixon
General Eisenhower
Post Office
Cedar Rapids
Allan
Herbert Jr
Donald Johnson
The
American Legion
Fabian Bachrach Sr
Mur
Ray Gibson
Gibson
Freeman tours Iowa defends farm program aims
U S Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman spent a busy day in Iowa visiting Marshalltown Sioux City and Humboldt rallying support for the administration farm bill and attacking critics He warned that failure to extend current programs would revive the 1960s low income climate and noted bread cost impacts under the feed grains plan while accusing opponents of profiteering in a bread tax claim.
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U.S. Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Iowa
Freeman
Marshalltown
Sioux City
Humboldt
Nebraska
Humboldt County Fairgrounds
Bread Trust
Washington
Agriculture Department
Bert Bandstra
D-Iowa
Stanley Greigg
D - Iowa
American Farm Bureau
Agriculture Secretary
Greigg
Woodbury County Farm
Funeral services for Mrs Swartzendruber held at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church
Mrs Lloyd Swartzendruber died Saturday night at her home east of Swedesburg. Funeral services conducted by Rev Vernon Gerig and Rev Robert Hartzler at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church Tuesday at 2 p.m. Burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Survivors include husband two children and five grandchildren. Also ten siblings and five sisters surviving. Weather note: over an inch of rain fell weekend totaling 1.23 inches.
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Wayland
Lloyd Swartzendruber
Sugar Creek
Mary Ann King Yohn
Garden City
Edwin
Mt. Pleasant
Duane B
Mary Vaughn) Widmer
Rock River
Ohio
Fred
Warren Yohn
Kansas City
L. B. Yoder
Salina
Kansas
M.J. Yoder
Iowa City
Harvey Ashbury
el Monte
Calif
Harvey Oesch
Sturgis
Willard Arbuckle
Walla Walla
Wash
Rosa Harsh
Millers Funeral Chapel
Farmington
Harsh
Ft. Madison
Kenneth Carroll
Mrs Barbara Jones Dies in Wellman
Mrs Barbara Lillian Jones died at Shenk Rest Home in Wellman Sunday after three and a half years there. Funeral Tuesday at 1 30 pm at Powell Funeral Home Wellman with Rev Ezra Shenk. Burial in Friends Cemetery Richland. Born March 31 1892 in Wayne County Iowa she married Clyde C Jones December 12 1928. Survivors include three sons De Wayne Williams Gene Edwin and daughter Mrs Donna Welch plus six stepchildren thirteen grandchildren sixteen step grandchildren seven great step grandchildren and siblings Dororthy Jehle Zener Tuttle and Joseph Tute.
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Wellman
Barbara Lillian Jones
Shenk Rest Home
Powell Funeral Home
Ezra Shenk
Friends Cemetery
Richland
Jones
Wayne County
Iowa
Joseph
Mary Etta Williams Tuttle
Clyde C. Jones
Joetown
Parnell
Williamsburg
The
Baptist Church
DeWayne Williams
West Branch
Gene
Wenatchee
Wash
Edwin
Iowa City
Donna Welch
Osa Jones
Vic
California
Oren
Keota
Nile
Vaughn
Montana
Louise Jones
Nebraska
Dorothy Jehle
Zener Tuttle
Joseph Tute
Mrs William Carr Dies in Charles City
Mrs William Carr of Charles City, sister of Ralph Gibson Ruth Gibson and Mrs Willa Freshwaters of Washington, died Saturday in Charles City. Funeral held there at 2 p m today. She was reared locally and had lived in Charles City for years. Survived by husband two children and three sisters Alice of New Jersey Ruth of Ottumwa and Evelyn of Charles City.
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William Carr
Charles City
Ralph Gibson
Ruth Gibson
Willa Freshwaters
Washington
Charles’ City
Carr
Oe City
Alice
New Jersey
Ottumwa
Evelyn
Veteran Physician Dr. C. A. Boice Dies Today
Washington physician Dr. C. A. Boice died at Washington County Hospital after a brief illness. A pioneer in state medical circles, he backed the Washington County Hospital in its early days and was active in the State Tuberculosis Association. Funeral arrangements were pending with Jones Funeral Home and obituary details will be released Tuesday.
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C. A. Boice
Washington
Washington County Hospital
Jones Funeral Home
Boice
State Tuberculosis Association
Singapore secedes from Malaysia amid regional shift
Singapore announces secession from the Federation of Malaysia and seeks to resolve differences with Indonesia. Kuala Lumpur Parliament declares Singapore independent. Britain hints at reevaluating defense commitments as Sabah and Sarawak discuss referendums. Also reported are funeral services for Rosa Harsh, 84, with details of residence and burial plans.
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UPI
Singapore
Federation of
Malaysia
Indonesia
Jakarta
Federation
Subrandrio
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee
Britain
London
Kuching
Sarawak
Borneo
Schooley With 11 Strikeouts Sets Up Big Win
Schooley, Washington South pitcher, struck out 11 of 13 in a 12 to ? win over Coralville at Green Field in the Little League tournament.
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Bill Schooley
Washington South
Green Field
Coralville
Boy Scouts Return From Camp Waubeek Outing
Washington group of Scouts returned Saturday afternoon from Camp Waubeek after a fine time. Included were assistant scout masters Louis Pailliotet and Neal Lampkin and scouts Daryl Shy Mark Schumacher Jim Herdricks Rick Lampkin Larry Lampkin Dennis Shaver and Larry Mabb.
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Washington
Waubeek
Louis Pailliotet
Neal Lampkin
Daryl Shy
Mark Schumacher
Jim Herdricks
Rick Lampkin
Larry Lampkin
Dennis Shaver
Larry Mabb
Iowa man sets world record in Keene horseshoe event
Glenn Menton of Maquoketa Iowa threw 175 ringers out of 194 horseshoes while defeating Ray Martin of Philo Illinois 52 to 49 in Keene New Hampshire. The match was the longest in the International Horsesee Tournament since 1909.
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Keene, N.H
UPI
Iowa
Keene
Glenn Menton
Maquoketa
Ray Martin
Philo
Ill
SEEK TO VOTE Negroes register at Americus
In Americus Georgia scores of Negroes queued at Sumter County Courthouse to register under a new voting rights law. SCLC field secretary Willie Bolden predicted over 500 would register today amid racial tensions following a Ku Klux Klan march. County officials said veterans' applications could be filed and the registrar board would meet Tuesday. More than 40 Negroes lined up within 20 minutes of opening as a white man aided them. no police were seen.
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Americus, Ga
UPI
Sumter County
Willie Bolden
Atlanta
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Georgia
Ku Klux Klan
Board of Registrars
Seven named in Iowa traffic toll raise to 391
The 1965 Iowa traffic fatality toll rose to 391 after seven more deaths over the weekend. Victims include Aaron Charles Barr of Detroit in a one car crash on Iowa 141 near Mapleton, Norman Fred King of Davenport, James Broederick of Buffalo IA, Stanley Stiegel of Mountain Grove MO, James G. Pittman of Chicago, Jay Louis Meyers of Chapppaqua NY, and De Lohr of Sac City. Several others died in weekend crashes or from injuries. The report notes crashes on U S 6 near Wicot and Iowa 92 near Treynor, plus a three-truck crash on Iowa 71 near Lake View. Weather forecast remains mostly fair with highs around the 80s.
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Iowa
Aaron Charles Barr
Detroit
Mich
Iowa 141
Mapleton
Barr
St. Joseph Hospital
Sioux City
Wicott
Norman Fred King
Davenport
James Broederick
Buffalo
Stanley Stiegel
Mountain Grove
James G. Pittman
Chicago
Treynor
Myron C. Ballain
Imogene
Pittman
Council Bluffs
Parsons College
Fairfield
Jay Louis Meyers
Chappaqua
N. Y
Stanley Mathey
Corrville
Ohio
Jefferson County
Iowa 71
Lake View
de Lohr
Sac City
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