Washington High School concert band to present annual pre Christmas concert
The Washington High School concert band will perform an eight p.m. December 17 show in the school auditorium featuring Rudolphs Christmas Concert A Christmas Festival and other well known pieces Admission is 75 cents 50 cents and activity tickets honored Hi Fis singing group also performed at a Des Moines American Legion Auxiliary meeting under Jesse Knight with parental car rides.
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Washington
Ron Wise
Rudolph
Washington High School
American Legion Auxiliary
Des Moines
Jesse Knight
Prairie Flower School hit by extensive Sunday fire
A Sunday night blaze heavily damaged Prairie Flower School eight miles northwest of Washington, starting about 9 p.m. Firemen faced water shortages until a Washington water truck arrived. crews from Washington and neighboring towns battled the fire for hours, with extensive damage to the office area and smoke and water damage elsewhere. Fire marshals will investigate the cause. Earlier, a garage fire at Charles Hotle residence on South Avenue B destroyed the structure and its contents.
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Prairie Flower School
Washington
Washington City
Wellman
Kalona
Keota
West Chester
Iowa
Charles Hotle
S. Ave
Hotle
S. Ave. B
Journal
Charles Morris
Supreme Court leaves Sirhan gag order in place
The Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal in the Sirhan B. Sirhan case, keeping a Los Angeles court order that bars discussions of the evidence outside court. Sirhan faces trial January 6 in Los Angeles Superior Court for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy during a June event. The publicity restriction was issued June 7, the day he was indicted.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Los Angeles
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Sirhan
Los Angeles Superior Court
Robert F. Kennedy
Superior Court
Kennedy
Fire damages in LaPorte City destroy two buildings
United Press International reports heavy damage from a Saturday night fire in LaPorte City that destroyed two buildings and damaged a third. Winds and near zero temperatures hampered crews from LaPorte City and nearby towns as they battled the blaze. The cause is under investigation, with the blaze likely starting in an apartment above a former knit shop owned by Clifford Burr, proprietor of the LaPorte City Progress Review. Burr estimates losses at 50 thousand dollars. the knit shop and newspaper building were damaged, and an adjoining office building shared by two veterinarians was destroyed. The newspaper plans to publish temporarily from a nearby vacant building, with assets saved by staffer Bob Wagner.
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LaPorte City
Clifford Burr
J.A. May
A.J. McIntosh
Burr
Des Moines
Bob Wagner
Ambulance Contract Signed For Washington County
Washington County approves a $45,000 one year contract with Booth and Sons of Washington to run two ambulances starting January 1 1969 after funeral homes decline to offer service. Booth to staff two crews with at least one advanced first aid trained and provide radios and insurance. Fees include load and mileage charges with surcharges for emergency use night hours oxygen and after twenty miles. County to furnish two fully equipped ambulances to be staffed by Booth and Sons.
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Washington County
Dale Booth and Sons of
Washington
Booth and Sons
Funeral Homes
Booth
Protest Pipeline Threat to Iowa Ammonia Line
Hearings before the Iowa Commerce Commission on a proposed anhydrous ammonia pipeline across parts of Iowa including Washington County drew 22 protesting farmers led by Howard W. Greiner. Witnesses warned of a potential cloud of death from line breaks, with up to 400 tons of ammonia released, and only river crossings offering automatic shutdowns. Manual shut-offs every ten miles and limited maintenance crews could delay repairs for hours. Proceedings continue despite questions over the commission's permit authority.
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Iowa
Washington County
Iowa Commerce Commission
Howard W. Greiner
Wellman
Ky and Clifford clash over Vietnam talks delay
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky accused Clark Clifford of mis speaking on American Vietnam policy and said there is no current rift with Saigon. Hanoi pressed for a four party round table while Saigon and Washington clashed over seating as talks stalled and Tran Buu Diem prepared to arrive to join the dispute.
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Paris
UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
U.S
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
Vietnam
Hanoi
Saigon
United States
W. Averell
Harriman
Nguyen van Thieu
North Vietnam
Round Table
National Liberation Front
Tran Buu Diem
Moscow
Ha van Lau
Cyrus Vance
FBI reports sharp crime rise in Des Moines area
The FBI notes a surge in murders and non negligent manslaughters in Des Moines for the first nine months of 1968 with 10 deaths up from four in 1967 Cedar Rapids shows one murder this year up from none in 1967 Across Des Moines all crime categories increased including forcible rape from 18 to 32 robberies 145 to 147 aggravated assaults 43 to 66 burglaries 1 144 to 1 270 larcenies over 50 955 to 1 366 and auto thefts 601 to 679 Cedar Rapids also saw rises in rapes robberies and burglaries while larcenies over 50 and auto thefts climbed as well
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Washington
UPI
FBI Today
Des Moines
Federal Agency
Cedar Rapids
FBI
Intercepted Memo From Fire Dept Wishes for Quieter Christmas
An intercepted memo from a Washington fire department thanks for service but notes this is one kind of Christmas busy-ness they can do without asking for relief from excessive calls during the holiday season.
Weather Iowa: Cloudy Night and Snow Likely Tuesday
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with a chance of occasional snow in the north and east. Occasional rain elsewhere on Tuesday. Warmer tonight and on Tuesday in the east and south. Lows tonight in the teens northeast to the 20s southwest. Tuesday highs range from the 30s in the north to the 40s in the south. Outlook shows a colder Wednesday with likely snow.
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United Press International
Iowa
North Vietnamese prisoners returned as fliers seek relief
The United States released seven captured North Vietnamese sailors near Vinh in hopes of securing U S pilots held in Hanoi. Saigon said talks in Laos framed the move as goodwill, with no guarantee Hanoi would reciprocate. More than 300 U S airmen remain prisoners in North Vietnam while heavy fighting and air strikes continue around Saigon and in the Mekong Delta.
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Saigon
UPS
United States
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Vinh
U.S
Vientiane
Laos
North Vietnam
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