Congressmen Schwengel to meet constituents in county
The congressman will spend Wednesday December 11 in Washington County meeting residents at 211 W. Washington in Washington. Sessions run from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 2 to 4:30 p.m. A noon luncheon for town mayors is planned. Appointment inquiries go to Bill Perdock at 653-3213.
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Fred Schwengel
Washington County
Morrison, Morrison and Lloyd Law Office
W. Washington
Washington
Schwengel
Congressman Schwengel
Bill Perdock
Early release for troops announced
The Army will release about 37 of 38 thousand reservists and National Guardsmen called after the Pueblo seizure by December 15 1969, with Vietnam veterans among the first to go home. Air Force and Navy plans align, while some Navy Seabees in Vietnam await decisions. Draft calls will rise to 28 thousand monthly to cover releases.
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UPI
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Navy
Pueblo
North Korea
Campus clashes fuel protests at San Francisco State
Radical students and police clashed weekly as acting president S I Hayakawa offered a limited black studies plan and refused amnesty for 80 arrested students. Dissidents called concessions unsatisfactory as protests spread to Wittenberg Notre Dame Washington U and more.
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S. I. Hayakawa
San Francisco State
Hayakawa
San Francisco
Wittenberg University
Springfield
Ohio
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
UCLA
Art McFarland
Charleston
S.C
Washington University
St. Louis
Thomas J. Eliot
Wisconsin
Near agreement on peace parley plans
Paris reports diplomats from the United States and North Vietnam near consensus on opening expanded talks as early as Wednesday. Vance and Lau expected to meet again while four delegations will speak separately on each issue and receive briefings. Ky arrives for Saigon’s position signals. Iowa forecast: partly cloudy, highs 20 to 35, cooler tonight.
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Paris
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Cyrus R. Vance
Col
Ha van Lau
Vance
Lau
Washington
South Vietnam
Iowa
Nixon Seeks Renewal of Spirit at Governors Conference
President-elect Nixon met with about 1,000 Republican governors at Walter Annenberg’s Palm Springs estate and urged renewing the American spirit as the nation’s crisis shifts from material to spiritual. California Lt. Gov. Robert Finch hinted at joining Nixon’s cabinet, possibly as health, education and welfare secretary, with final word anticipated next week.
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Calif
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
America
California
Robert Finch
Los Angeles
Finch
Health, Education and Welfare
New York
Philadelphia
Walter Annenberg
Rockefeller
Herbert G. Klein
Washington Post
Sen
Henry Jackson
D-Wash
Post
Washington
Dan Evans
Jackson
Evans
Education for the kids in Iowa’s future programs
State Sen Joseph Cassidy and Dr Wendell Pierce urged Iowa officials to prioritize student needs over Legislature or tax groups. They called for state controlled, individualized programs with reduced federal interference, predicting a shift toward integrated subjects and local experimentation by 1980.
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Walcott
Iowa Education Conference Board
Cassidy
Legislature
Iowa Taxpayers Association
Farm Bureau
Wendell Pierce
Education Commission of the States
Pierce
Washington
American Legion
Chambers of Commerce
Afl-Cio
Iowa Association of School Boards
Iowa Pta Organization
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa Association of School Administrators
Stargazer satellite orbited to map the sky for space travelers
The $75 million Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Stargazer launched from Cape Kennedy atop an Atlas Centaur rocket to study ultraviolet light from hot young stars. The 2-ton satellite unfolds a 21 foot wing span and aims to provide star maps for future astronauts. Stay tuned for first light expected after Wednesday as engineers test the complex system.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
United States
OAQO
Earth
Charles Lundquist
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Joseph Purcell
OAO 2
Appointment of administrator for Earl M estate
Public notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Earl M. with the case proceeding details to be filed on page 6. The document names the authorities, outlines the filing steps, and sets deadlines for interested parties to respond or object.
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Earl M
Intercepted Memo SEN Cassidy Walcott Right
An intercepted memo references Senator Cassidy Walcott and a directive to avoid misleading youth, signaling political tension and caution in messaging. The fragment hints at internal concerns over youth engagement and political trust during a heated period.
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