Communist raid wounds four U.S. officers in Saigon
Communist commandos infiltrated the Vietnamese 5th Division HQ at dawn wounding four American officers when a bomb exploded. Four more U.S. casualties were reported, including one killed and two wounded, with another missing. Additional fighting near the Perfume River Valley produced more U.S. and Viet Cong casualties as Buddhist leaders ended a hunger strike and refugees fled rising violence near Qui Nhon.
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Saigon
UPS
South Viet Nam
U.S
North Viet Nam
U.S. Navy
Perfume River
Tran van Huong
Rites Tuesday for County Assessor Walter Kiesey
Walter L. Kiesey 65 of 90 North Iowa Avenue Washington County Assessor died at University Hospital Iowa City December 13 after a brief illness. Born June 14 1899 in Milan Illinois he is survived by wife two sons a daughter five brothers four sisters and seven grandchildren. Funeral services Tuesday December 15 at Washington Methodist Church with burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Rotary members to assemble at 1 40 p m in church basement.
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Walter L. Kiesey
Iowa Avenue
Washington County
University Hospital
Iowa City
Kiesey
Milan
Illinois
William R
Nancy Rosetta Brown
Wayland
Washington
Ernestine Vanatta
American Pearl Button Co
Washington Manufacturing Co
Washington Methodist Church
Theodore Schwartz
Elm Grove Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
Walter Kiesey
Don
Mt. Pleasant
Robert
Max
Laurine) Owens
Stanton
Ted
West Chester
Samuel
Taylor Ridge
Iil
Raymond
Dale
Mayfield
Kentucky
Ella Knott
Russell Knott
Elsie Davidson
Everette Burham
Rotary
Methodist Church
Johnson defends Army reserve realignment move as prudent
President Johnson calls Pentagon plans to realign the Army reserve into the National Guard prudent and wise. Defense Secretary McNamara outlined shifts to unit structure, with savings cited at 150 million dollars annually. ROA criticized the plan as monstrous and conspiratorial, warning of broader changes to the Air Force reserve. Reeder’s letter publicized claims that motives and aims behind the policy shift should be clarified. Johnson asked the Defense Department to brief him on the plans.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Pentagon
Army Reserve
Adm
Edgar H. Reeder
Reservice Officers Association
ROA
Reeder
National Guard
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Air Force Next
McNamara
Air Force Reserve
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
Defense Department
National Gard
Sioux City youth escapes from jail
Sioux City police seek 17 year old Steven Birmingham who escaped from Woodbury County Jail last night after forcing open his cell and using the jail elevator. He was awaiting extradition from Englewood Colorado for a parole violation and may have stolen a car to flee. Birmingham is described as 6 foot 4 and 160 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.
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Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Steven Birmingham
Woodbury County
Englewood
Colo
F.O. (Whitey) Rosenberger
Birmingham
Morris Coyne
Rusk Visits Paris to Reassure De Gaulle on NATO
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk met with President Charles de Gaulle at the Elysee Palace and planned talks with Prime Minister Georges Pompidou and Foreign Minister Maurice Couve de Murville. The discussions aimed to reassure France that Washington seeks no political effort to isolate Paris ahead of a key NATO council.
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UPI
U.S
Dean Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
France
Rusk
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
NATO Council of Ministers
Georges Pompidou
Foregn
Maurice Couve de Murville
Kinross Man Killed In Sunday Auto Crash
Kinross resident Merlin Gail Netser 23 died when his car rolled into a ditch about one mile west of Wellman on Highway 22 at 2 a.m. Sunday. He was alone. Funeral services set for Tuesday at the Kinross Christian Church with burial in Brethren Cemetery near South English. Netser, born July 6, 1941 in Wellman, was an examiner for the State Auditor and is survived by his parents and two half brothers in California. Powell Funeral Home handles arrangements.
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Washington County
Merlin Gail Netser
Kinross
Wellman
Netser
Christian Church
Donald Manwarren
Bretheren
South English
Powell Funeral Home
William H. and
Leita L. Martin Netser
English Valley School
Commercial College
Iowa City
Iowa Guard could absorb most Army Reservists
Iowa Adjutant General Miller said the Iowa National Guard could absorb about three quarters of the state's Army Reserve personnel, with about 3,000 troops added in 40 units. He noted federal funding would rise to over 90 percent and the transfer might begin after May 1, 1965, with completion in early 1966, despite reservations from Maj. Gen. Louis Burkhalter who called the move a mistake.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Adj
Junior F. Miller
Iowa National Guard
Miller
Harold E. Hughes
National Guard
Defense
Robert McNamara
Army Reserve
Hughes
Washington
McNamara
Department of Defense
Armed Services Committees
Congress
Army National Guard
Adjutant General
Iowa Guard
Iowa Army Reserve
Louis Burkhalter
Cedar Rapids
Guevara predicts Latin revolts enflame region nationwide
Ernesto Guevara told CBS Face the Nation that revolutions would spark turmoil across Latin America while Cuba aids training of subversives but denies arms shipments. He warned the United States must not force Cuba to kneel, saying they would rather die. Police guarded anti Castro protests outside the U.N. and CBS studios amid a tense scene.
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New York
UPI
Ernesto Che Guevara
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Guevara
CBS
United Nations
World Peace Organization
East River
U.N
Gladys Perez
United States
U.S
Washington
Iowa Manufacturing Up by 36 Percent in 1963
Unity of census data shows Iowa's value added by manufacturing rose to 2.2 billion dollars in 1963 from 1.7 billion in 1958. Employment reached 179000, with 127000 production workers and 968 factories with 20 or more employees. Payroll totaled 1.05 billion dollars, wages to production workers 687 million.
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Washington
UPI
Iowa
U.S. Department of Commerce
Department’s Bureau of Census
Iowa City Man arraigned after self directed shooting outside home
Iowa City 27 year old Lawrence Goodman was arraigned on assault with intent to commit murder after firing at his house and a car outside it early Saturday. Police, highway patrol, and county deputies captured him in an alley near a concrete plant. he is held on $20,000 bond.
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Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Lawrence Goodman
Goodman
Donna
Johnson County
Rites Wednesday for Mrs. Elizabeth Liska
Funeral services for 77 year old Elizabeth A Birka Liska will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Trinity Methodist Church Riverside with Rev. G. C. McDowell officiating. Burial in Riverside Cemetery. Survived by son John Riverside daughters Anna Lantz Rosa Jandle Emma Feldman five grandchildren and three great grandchildren with siblings and other relatives listed.
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Riverside
Elizabeth A. Liska
Washington County Hospital
Trinity Methodist Church
G. C. McDowell
Riverside Cemetery
Sorden - Adams Funeral Home
Joseph Liska
John
Anna Lantz
Rosa Jandle
Iowa City
Emma Feldman
West Liberty
Cirus
Phoenix
Ariz
William
Palo Alto
Calif
Josephine Kolesick
Washington
Supreme Court Upholds Civil Rights Public Accommodations
The Supreme Court ruled the public accommodations section of the Civil Rights Law constitutional in test cases from a motel and a local restaurant. The court also invalidated sit-in prosecutions in covered establishments. The 5 to 4 decision followed unanimous motel and restaurant rulings with Justice Clark delivering the opinions. The Atlanta motel case opened the first opinion.
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Tom C Clark
Hugo L. Black
Arthur J. Goldberg
William C. Douglas
Atlanta
Christmas Program Set For Lincoln School December 14 15
Lincoln Grade School principal Robert Dimit announced the annual Christmas program, "One Christmas," will be held Monday and Tuesday evening December 14 and 15 at 7 30 pm. A varsity basketball game conflicts with Tuesday's program, but officials will try to run the game so attendees can see both events. Two casts perform, with different grades in each night.
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Lincoln
Robert Dimit
Mrs. Lowless
Mrs. Morgan
Batterson
Mrs. Cornish
Christmas Party at County Home Planned for Dec 23
The County Home will hold its annual Christmas party on Wednesday December 23 at 7 p.m. Mrs David Bauer the matron announces the Women of the Moose will provide entertainment. Santa Claus will visit and gifts will be given to all residents from the lighted tree. Gifts may be brought to the Home or left at McDaniels Drug Store before December 23.
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David Bauer
the Moose
Santa Claus
McDaniels Drug Store
Death notices Sally Ann Hazelett dies in Ainsworth
Funeral services for Sally Ann Hazelett 20 Muscatine who died suddenly at the home of her husband parents in Ainsworth will be Wednesday December 16 at 1 30 p m at the Fairbank Chapel Muscatine burial in Ainsworth Cemetery She was born Sally Ann Eddington in Muscatine daughter of Foster and Helen Eddington married July 26 1963 to John Hazelett in Washington Iowa She is survived by her husband an infant daughter Kris ti Kay her Tucson Arizona father and Muscatine mother two brothers Gary Phoenix and David Muscatine
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Sally Ann Hazelett
Muscatine
Ainsworth
Fairbank Chapel
Ainsworth Cemetery
Hazelett
Sally Ann Eddington
Muscentine
Foster
Helen Eddington
John Hazelett
Washington
Iowa
Kristi Kay
Tucson
Ariz
Gary
Phoenix
David
Carrier Certificate Application Filed
Public notice indicates a file application for a Carrier Certificate. Information on the filing parties and procedural steps is summarized for public reference.
Rusk and de Gaulle discuss NATO nuclear force in Paris
U S Secretary of State Dean Rusk met Charles de Gaulle in Paris for over 90 minutes to discuss an Allied multilateral nuclear force, with de Gaulle opposing it. Rusk said the talks were friendly and noted the U S did not seek to attack France over MLF or isolate it. Officials said ANF concept could extend to the Far East and Middle East.
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Paris
UPI
U. S
Dean Rusk
Charles de Gaulle
Rusk
Johnson
Johnson-De Gaulle
de Gaulle
United States
France
MLF
U.S
NATO
Far East
Middle East
Iowa Weather Update From United Press International
Occasional cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with colder air across the state. Lows range from 5 below in the north to about 10 above in the south and Tuesday highs near 20. Wednesday outlook shows considerable clouds and light snow across 30 to 60 percent of Iowa with milder temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Donald B. Norton,ii
Donald B. Norton
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Cao Duc Thuan
The
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Iowa State Association of Assessors
Iowa State Association of County Officers
LBJ
Donald and
Merry Gail
Palo Alto, Calif
Elizabeth Liska
Supreme Court
Public Accommodations Sec
Lincoln School
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