Johnson Urges Labor Support in Campaign Swing
President Johnson delivers a long campaign style address at a biennial convention, urging AFL-CIO backing for 1968 elections after touring a junior college dedication in Killeen Texas and inspecting a rocket plant in Michoud Louisiana. He pledges to do his duty despite polls, while Meany lauds the speech.
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Killeen
Tex
Michoud
Vietnam
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Johnson
King Constantine Leads Revolt Against Greek Junta
In Athens, King Constantine allegedly led army units in a revolt against the military junta that seized power last April. Tanks moved into central Athens as reports spread that the king fled the capital to seek democracy. The junta claimed he was misled by opportunists and warned of civil war if resignations were not accepted.
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Athens
UPI
Constantine
1St Army
Larisa
Athens Radio
Greece
Junta
Crete
Constantine Kollias
Ansa
Grece
George Paridis
3Rd
Fierce fighting near Saigon as 25th Infantry repels attack
U S Army 25th Infantry Division repelled a North Vietnamese attempt to storm a forward base 25 miles northwest of Saigon with heavy mortar fire and human-wave assaults. At least 39 Communists were killed while U S losses were light with six wounded. Concurrently 22 Communists defected in a second group this week. U S jets carried out 88 missions striking transport and coal targets as airlift of 10 500 paratroopers to Bien Hoa continued.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
25Th Infantry Division
101St Regiment
Charles Percy
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Worlan to Leave Iowa Development Commission
DES MOINES UP I reports that E Worlan director of the Iowa Development Commission since 1963 announces resignation to take effect January 1 1968 He will join R G Dickinson & Co in Des Moines as an investment banker and stock broker Worlan cites pride in the commission s five year growth noting the budget rose from 300 000 to 825 000 and calls Iowa s potential for greatness through accelerated development and use of its resources as scarcely tapped.
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Des Moines
UPI
Carroll E. Worlan
Iowa Development Commission
Worlan
R. G. Dickinson & Co
Commission
Iowa
Jaycee Holiday Tour Lets Shut-Ins Judge Decorated Displays
Washington Jaycees announce a Christmas decoration contest linked with a city tour for shut-ins on December 22. Entrants mail postcards by December 20 to Box 308 Washington. prizes corrected to 20, 10, and 5 dollars. Telephone numbers 33851 or 34906 arrange pickup and bus or car transport for the tour participants.
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Washington Jaycees
Washington
Larry Griggs
The
Jaycees
Iowa Supreme Court weighs child legal action against father
A six year old sued his father over a 1965 injury from an electric meat grinder. The Iowa Supreme Court heard arguments on whether a child may sue a parent, testing the Family Immunity doctrine and potential impact on family relations. The Palo Alto County case was argued by Charles Barlow for the boy and Roy Meadows for the father.
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Algona
Supreme Court
District Court
Roy W. Meadows
Des Moines
Meadows
James R. Hamilton
Storm Lake
Hamilton
High Court
Palo Alto County
Charles Barlow
Washington High School Choristers Present Christmas Concert
The Washington High School vocal music department will present its annual Christmas concert on Thursday Dec 14 at 8 p m in the high school auditorium The three part program opens with Gloria in Excelsis Deo by the mixed chorus They will sing six other selections on the Christmas theme Old Christmas favorites will be sung by the Hi Fi s during the second part The girls of the Hi Fi s will sing Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire while the boys will perform a Norwegian Winter Song Greg Goodell a baritone will solo The concluding vesper service features Saint Saens Christmas Oratorio with soloists and small groups The public is invited to hear the high school singers
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Washington High School Vocal Music
Greg Goodell
Saint Saens
Romney postpones flight to Berlin
Gov. George Romney the only announced GOP presidential candidate postponed his Berlin trip due to bad weather. A spokesman said BEA canceled the London to Berlin flight prompting the delay, and it had been reported Romney had already departed.
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London
Weather Forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Iowa mostly fair and colder tonight with low 5 to 10 degrees. Thursday partly cloudy and continued cold with highs in the 20s. Northwest winds bring colder air and teens in the southeast tonight.
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Iowa
Ford answers Johnson criticism in Miami Beach speech
House GOP Leader Gerald R. Ford replied to Lyndon Johnson's attack on Republicans calling them wooden soldiers of the status quo. Ford accused Johnson of wild and irresponsible policy, citing a $35 billion deficit and inflation harming price stability while the Budget Bureau signaled $19.8 billion. Johnson's speech also touched on Viet Nam and economic issues.
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UPI
Johnson
House
Gerald R. Ford
Afl-Cio
Miami Beach
Ford
The
Great Society
Lyndon Johnson
90Th Congress
White House
Budget Bureau
Eisenhower
Viet Nam
Walsh pleads guilty in Riverside fatal crash case
Loren Patrick Walsh, 27, of Riverside, pleaded guilty before Judge Harold J. Fleck to one OMVI offense second, and two counts of manslaughter for a November 18 crash that killed two Riverside girls, Linda Sue Simon 12 and Mary Jane Gerot 11. Sentencing set for December 29. Walsh in county jail on $7,500 bond.
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Loren Patrick Walsh
Riverside
Harold J. Fleck
Walsh
Riverside Road
Linda Sue Simon
Vincent Simon
Mary Jane Gerot
Ted Gerot
Highland Community School
Fleck
Washington County
L. J. Kehoe
OMVI
4000 GIs to be home for Christmas from Vietnam
A U S military spokesman said about 4000 GIs will end their Vietnam tour and return to the United States before Jan 4, with departures on or before Dec 18. The policy mirrors Korea and prior Vietnam practice. Truces of one day were expected for Christmas and New Year’s Day as fighting slackens.
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Screaming Eagles
101St Airborne Division
Ft. Campbell
101St
U.S
Vietnam
Saigon
UPI
United States
President Bowen Warns Iowa Students On Disruptions
University of Iowa President Howard R. Bowen told faculty that there will be stiffer punishment for students who disrupt university operations or violate core principles. More than 200 attended. the Faculty Senate approved the administration’s handling of recent antiwar demonstrations.
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Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
Howard R. Bowen
Big Ten University
Bowen
AAUP
George Starbuck
Writers Workshop
France Faces Crisis Over Britain's Common Market Bid
Brussels sources report urgent meeting planned for Thursday without France to press Britain’s entry. France's Maurice Couve de Murville will not attend, as ministers fear Gaullist veto could split the six member market. The talks, near a NATO ministerial session, aim to present a united front before the December 18–19 Brussels council.
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UPI
France
Britain
Maurice Couve de Murville
Belgium
Val Duchesse Chateau
Val Duchesse
Couve de Murville
North Atlantic
Charles de Gaulle
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