Liberating High School Becomes Speech For The People
A high school transformed into a rallying ground for a new government as teachers assume strict discipline and students stand at attention. Principal rhetoric warned that liberty could vanish, citing Poland and other lands. Mary Garvin led the surge to oust Kirk, later elected director of the People’s party.
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Kirk
Poland
Barbara McEachern
Mary Arnold Garvin
Garvin
Miss Garvin
The
People’s Party
Walsh urges Iowa governor for special session on tax bill
Iowa State Sen. John Walsh urged Gov. Harold Hughes to call a special session to fix the service tax bill. He said the Legislature could repair the bill in two weeks, starting in January, and warned petitions could push a session if ignored. Walsh criticized the bill’s drafting and noted construction tax confusion could slow building.
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General Assembly
Walsh
Richard Turner
Tax Commission
Senate
Dubuque
Delbert Floy
D-Thornton
Eugene Condon
Waterloo
GOP
Condon
Third Attack In Three Days At Bu Dop Fort
Allied troops repelled a Viet Cong assault on Bu Dop airstrip near the Cambodian border, the third in three days. U S pilots supplied the post amid jungle fighting, while new clashes erupted around Con Thien and Dak To in the Central Highlands. About 100 Viet Cong from the 272nd regiment were reported killed, with Vietnam government forces countering an ambush near Dak To.
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Saigon
UPI
Bu Dop
Cambodia
U.S
Con Thien
Bo Dop
Bo Dus
Dak
Searsboro Completes Water Deliveries After Shortage
Searsboro Iowa residents regained normal water supply after nearly two days of hauling water from nearby farms. Public works reported restored service following a temporary outage and continued water distribution to affected households and facilities.
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Searsboro, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Searsboro
Major Midatlantic Snowstorm Causes Fatalities and Delays
A multi state storm blankets the mid Atlantic with heavy snow. New Jersey reports eight inches snarling traffic from north to south while New York City faces tunnel closures and thousands of commuters delayed. Three middle aged teachers die in Pennsylvania and a boy dies sledding in Connecticut. Washington areas record up to 11 to 12 inches with substantial city and suburban totals. Baltimore, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh also see significant snowfall. At least 15 deaths attributed to the storm as it sweeps from Kentucky to New England.
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United Press International
Washington
New Jersey
George Washington Bridge
Cape May Point
New York City
Lincoln Tunnel
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Middle Atlantic States
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Kentucky
Seaboard
New England
Cape Cod
Andrews Air Force Base
Dulles International
Audit uncovers $5,780 shortage in justice of the peace funds
State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports a 23 month shortfall totaling 5,780 in Lee County Justice of the Peace William Noll’s accounts. Fines and civil fees not remitted, missing annual and quarterly reports, and failure to file settlements prompted the audit. Noll, serving Fort Madison, has not remitted any money in 1967 and faces potential removal under state law.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Lloyd Smith
Lee County
William Noll
Noll
J. P
Fort Madison
Smith
Lee County Board of Supervisors
Iowa
Madison
Justice of the Peace
Board of Supervisors
Justices of the Peace
J.P. Smith
Nell
Fort Madison J. P
Egypt reports two Israeli planes shot down near Suez City
Cairo said antiaircraft batteries downed two French-built Mirage jets raised near the Suez Canal at 7:10 a.m. EST. One pilot landed in the Suez Gulf, the other in Israeli-held territory. Israel pursued a 5-point peace plan with canal passage.
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Suez City
Israel
Suez
Cairo
Levi Eshkol
Jerusalem
Middle East
Suez Canal
Suez Gulf
Jordan River
Elath
Fairfield farmer dies in farm accident near Fairfield Iowa
Fairfield Iowa authorities report 76 year old Rollie Krumholtz was found wedged between a tractor wheel and an elevator on his farm twelve miles northeast of Fairfield. He apparently fell from the tractor and died Thursday.
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Fairfield
Iowa
UPI
Rollie Krumholtz
Scientists recall birth of atomic age in Chicago
In Chicago a conference recalls the 25th anniversary of the 1942 Chicago Pile-1 reactor birth of the nuclear age. Notable attendees include Nobel laureates George Beadle Glenn Seaborg Emilio Segrè Melvin Calvin Willard Libby. The signficant launch occurred Dec 1 1942 with the pile experiment concluding around 3 30 pm.
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Chicago
API
Enrico Fermi
Iowa weather coastal drizzle and snow chances
An Iowa forecast shows drizzle or light rain south tonight with a chance of freezing drizzle or light snow in the north. Saturday trends partly to mostly cloudy with snow possible in the northeast. Temperatures little changed with lows around the 30s across the northwest to low 30s southeast and highs mainly in the 30s.
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Iowa
Far Left Threat Sparks Mud-Slinging Warning
Merriman Smith, veteran UPI White House reporter, warned at a national conference that the far left could trigger a mud-slinging 1968 campaign. He contrasted current tactics with past far-right bigotry, predicting increased violence, witch hunts, and public abuse of Johnson and antiwar critics. He urged voting on Vietnam policy at the polls.
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San Francisco
Merriman Smith
UPI
White House
National Conference of State Legislative
Martin Dies
Joseph McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Mussolini
America
Smith
Vietnam
Johnson
North Vietnam
Public Auction Notice for Real Estate on File
Notice of public auction of real estate appears on page 6. Details include the action to sell the property under court order, location of the property within the jurisdiction, and the date and time of the sale.
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Jill Morgan
Washington Junior High
Duane Hagensick
Journal
Helen Gilbert
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Denver
Carlson Family
Paul
Tina
Jim
Patti
Mary
Thersa
Mike
Justice of Peace
Fairfield Farmer
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