FBI releases massive files on Kennedy assassination
US agencies disclose 40,001 pages of raw FBI materials under FOIA detailing early Hoover judgments about Lee Harvey Oswald. Memo says Oswald may be “in the category of a nut” and part of a pro Castro extremist. Warren Commission later concluded Oswald acted alone.
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Bitter Cold Grips Iowa With Snow and Ice Delays
Bitter cold and heavy snow grip Iowa as subzero readings persist across the state. Snow totals reach 2 to 4 inches in northern counties, while many areas face 100 percent snow cover on highways. Ice jams back up towboats and barges at Lock Dam 10, and a house fire near Schleswig highlights continuing cold dangers.
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Barges Still Trapped By Bridge Delay Across Iowa
Renitz noted barges lingered as traffic stalled by a railroad bridge breakdown. Some vessels were expected to be freed later today. Estherville ranked as a notably miserable spot with 10 below zero and 35 mph winds, wind chill near 69 below, as numerous Iowa cities reported 30 to 50 below chill factors.
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Kiesey Opens New Law Office in Washington
Brad Kiesey a Washington attorney since 1975 has opened a new office at 118 West Second Street He came to Washington in 1975 after practicing at Mason City and has been with G Gifford Morrison but will practice alone He holds a law degree from the University of Iowa and was admitted to practice in 1971.
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Washington High Jazz Band Earns Second at Augustana Meet
The Washington High School Jazz Band returned from the Augustana College Jazz Festival in Rock Island Ill with a second place trophy in Class B. Savanna Ill won Class B. Other Class B finalists were Keokuk Davenport Assumption Winchester Ill North Scott Eldridge and Bellvue. Outstanding performance certificates went to Kent Keating piano and Bob Boyd drums. The next competition is Friday January 13 at the Coe College Jazz Festival in Cedar Rapids.
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Leach Attacks Carter Energy Plan Costs in Des Moines
Iowa congressman Jim Leach warned Republican leaders that the Carter energy package acts as a tax bill, saying crude oil at the wellhead would raise gasoline prices by up to seven cents a gallon by 1981. He argued the plan hurts rural Midwesterners and farmers, and cited proposed tax loopholes and price regulation exemptions as windfalls for oil companies.
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Four-car mixup on South Iowa Avenue early morning
At 10:18 a.m. on a hill near South Iowa and Fast Jackson Street two separate accidents tied by a shared scene left no injuries and an estimated $1,900 in damage. Janet Mae Graber skidded on ice, hitting Dwight L. Sutton’s parked car while Dwight Graber arrived and parked behind a police car, then Loraine Miller slid into the same Graber vehicle a few minutes later.
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Fire damages home and garage on East Second Street
About 6 p.m. Tuesday a car and a garage were destroyed by flames at a residence in the 600 block of East Second Street. Firemen responded and then at 10:45 p.m. another alarm drew them to a South Avenue B residence, but the second alarm proved false.
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Washington County pesticide sessions urged by Extension Service
Farmers in Washington County are reminded of two pesticide sessions organized by the Extension Service. The first will start at 1 p.m. and a second at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Farm Bureau building on Highway 92 and 1 near Washington.
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Snow Likely Overnight North Sections Thursday
Occasional snow expected across most sections tonight and Thursday. Accumulations of 2 to 4 inches likely in the north, less in the south. Lows tonight around zero to 5 below in the northwest and 10 above in the southeast. Thursday highs near 10 for the north and low 20s in the southeast.
Sadat Expels Soviet and East Bloc Officials Over Peace Push
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat expelled Soviet and East European diplomats who criticized his peace initiative as Cairo pressed toward talks with Israel. The move followed U.S. support for Sadat and amid regional tensions with Syria, Jordan, and other Arab states, while Moscow faced fresh charges of meddling. The Cairo talks, slated for December 14, drew global attention as Washington backed Sadat and Begin, signaling a possible settlement outside Geneva.
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