Chicago brief items include pig found tied to bar stool
The brief items report a Hampshire pig found tied to a bar stool in a north side tavern and offered for adoption by the Chicago Anti Cruelty Society. Other notes mention a police impersonation case, a Wichita hearing moment with a judge and defense counsel, and New York tax certificate wording on nonresidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
Wichita
Kan
Sedgwick County Atty
Keith Sanborn
Chester Lewis
Sanborn
Common Pleas
Daniel Dwyer
Dwyer
New York
Morse fails to gain in recount in Oregon Senate race
In Portland Oregon UPI reports Wayne Morse D Ore fails to gain ground in recount against Robert Packwood R Ore who defeated Morse by 3445 votes. After the first day 10 counties counted Packwood down 19 Morse down 22 of 44161. More than 5000 ballots challenged could spark court or Senate seating fight with Packwood observers asserting official tally remains accurate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland, Ore
UPI
Wayne Morse
D-Ore
Robert Packwood
Morse
Packwood
Senate
John R. Faust Jr
Hanoi promises to free prisoners for Christmas
Hanoi radio, cited by the Vietnam news agency, said the political bureau of the Vietnam armed forces and government decided to free captives for humanitarian reasons. UPI reports the release would apply to some pilots held in North Vietnam, with 1,215 Americans known to be prisoners or MIA, including 336 captives and 879 missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
UPI
Radio
Hanoi
USS
North Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam Armed Forces
U.S
Washington
North
South Vietnam
Weather Outlook for Iowa Dims Winds While Warmer Monday
Northwest winds slow ly diminishing as west portion becomes light variable. Lows tonight 5 to 10 north to 8 to 13 south. Highs Sunday in the 20s northeast to 30s southwest. Outlook for Monday partly cloudy and warmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
Brazil's Costa e Silva suspends Congress with Army backing
In Rio de Janeiro President Arthur Costa e Silva, backed by the army, suspended Congress and seized newspapers. Former president Juscelino Kubitschek was jailed as police arrested him before a speech. Military censorship took over media. Government decreed subversion to justify the move and warned of lifting political rights for a decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Arthur Costa E Silva
Brazil
Congress
Juscelino Kubitschek
Kubitschek
Nandes
Tribuna de
Mprensa
Osvaldo Peralva
Correio da Manha
Brasilia
Costa E Silva
Brazil Seeks State of Siege and Seizure of Illicitly Enriched Officials
Political observers say the government plans to lift political rights from congressmen who opposed trying Deputy Marcio Moreira Alves for slander. Costa e Silva, a retired marshal, became president last March after Humberto Castello Branco’s tenure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marcio Moreira Alves
Costa E Silva
Humberto Castello Branco
New highway for east Iowa
UPI reports a $126.9 million federal allocation will fund 74.8 miles of Iowa interstate construction. The Cedar Rapids to Iowa City to Cedar Falls segment and a 4 mile Cedar Rapids area link to Waterloo, plus a 2.4 mile Sioux City bridge to connect South Sioux City, Nebraska, are planned. Iowa officials say funding will accelerate completion and strengthen regional transport. Senators Miller and Hickenlooper join Nebraska’s to push a Missouri River bridge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Iowa
U. S. Department of Transportation
Joseph Coupal
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Carl Shach
Highway Commission
Shach
Donald Canney
Canney
Hruska
Senate
Sioux City
Missouri River
Intercepted Memo Aims to Speed 218 Road Work
A memo from the Highway Commission in Ames suggests hopes that construction on road 218 in Washington County will not delay work. Signed by WEJ, the note indicates concern over project timeline and potential impact on nearby traffic and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Laird pushes six to twelve month defense review
Rep. Melvin Laird, Nixon’s pick for defense secretary, urges a top level committee to reappraise the defense establishment and policy within six months to a year. He spoke after a Pentagon briefing with Clark Clifford and met Eisenhower, signaling caution on policy details and endorsing a Democratic deputy if selected. He also discussed ending the Vietnam War by next winter and preparing the first budget for fiscal 1970.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Melvin Laird
Richard M. Nixon
Wisconsin
Laird
Department of Defense
Pentagon
Defense
Clark Clifford
Soviet Union
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Vietnam
Senator Jackson
Flat Nose Dies Ends Poverty For Frugal Cat Heir
Chicago report says Flat Nose, a rich gray tiger striped cat, died on Friday at age 20. The cat’s will left $15,000 to William J. Fields, 79, a retired waiter who cared for the five Montgomery cats. Fields says the cat’s death ends his years of poverty and he sees it as losing a child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
William J. Fields
Flat Nose
Fields
Margaret Montgomery
Miss Montgomery
Philadelphia
Saigon battlefront amid intensified Laos and Laos border clashes
Rebels attacked Saigon’s outer defences and ambushed U S Navy boats in the waters near the capital. U S soldiers clashed with Viet Cong attackers 25 miles northwest of Saigon, with casualties on both sides. B 52 bombers struck Viet Cong positions, while fighting raged around Thateng in Laos as North Vietnamese columns moved toward the Bolovens Plateau and regional grain crops were cited as a possible motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
Laos
Thailand
South Vietnam
U.S. Navy
U.S. Army
25Th Infantry Division
U.S
Cambodia
Vientiane
Duane Rattikoun
Thateng
Bolovens
French students renew challenge to De Gaulle regime
Paris University and faculty of letters at Nanterre resumed strikes promising to keep the campus closed through next week. Rioting and clashes with police erupted in Nanterre, Marseilles, and Clermont Ferrand as students protested, while pharmaceutical and sociological students announced new national actions. De Gaulle revived a referendum plan to reshape the senate, a test of public support ahead of spring elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
UPI
Paris University
Charles de Gaulle
Faculty of Letters
Nanterre
de Gaulle
Fifth Republic
France
Marseilles
Clermont Ferrand
National
Senate
Prague Communist central committee adjourns with no reforms fired
In Prague the Communist central committee meeting closed without removing any reformists who helped liberalize Czechoslovakia. CTK reported brief talks on cabinet reshuffle for January 1 as the federalization of Czech and Slovak republics looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prague
UPI
Communist Party Central Committee
Czechoslovakia
Joseph Smrkovsky
Smrkovsky
CTK
Central Committee
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Gustav Husak
Presidium
Lubomir Stougal
Eldrich Cernik
Dubcek
Husak
Stougal
Cernik
New Department Opens Physical Therapy at Hospital
Washington County Hospital will activate a new physical therapy department on Monday December 16. Staffed by Physical Therapist Associates of Iowa City the service runs Monday through Friday from about 930 a.m. to 3 p.m. Referrals for inpatient and outpatient care must come from hospital medical staff doctors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County Hospital
Physical Therapist Associates of
Iowa City
Lowa City
Probate of Will and Executor Appointed for Wolfe Estate
Probate records indicate the will of Charles H. Wolfe has been admitted to probate and an executor appointed to manage the estate. Court documents name the appointed executor and outline their duties and powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Wolfe
Also Mentioned on This Page
Robert Schindler
Luis Antonio Gama _e_ Silva
East
Senators
Jack Miller
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
Nebraska
Carl T. Curtis
Roman
San Francisco
San Francisco State College
Highway Commission Ames
Wej
House Appropriations Committee
Gen. Dyan
Moshe Dayan
Middle East
Dayan
United States
Pierre
Henry A. Kissinger
Itzhak Rabin
Vaies
Bien Hoa
Long Binh
Vung Tau
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!