Christmas Eve truce talks clouded by U.S. debate
Washington and Saigon officials reported the United States weighing the Viet Cong offer of a 12 hour Christmas truce while signaling no plans to halt bombing or honor a cease fire..US forces were not indicated to pause as fighting continued around Haiphong and Hanoi with renewed air raids and casualties noted in the weekly tally.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
National Liberation Front
Dean Rusk
Saigon
Inot
State Department
Haiphong
Hanoi
Uong Bi
Tan Son Nhut
Titan 3D mission fails again in space attempt
CAPE KENNEDY UPI engineers study why Titan 3D failed to fire its third stage on a two man military space station mission. After six hours in orbit the two 8,000 pound engines did not ignite, leaving three hitchhiker satellites in a weak orbit and one未 known. This follows October valve fault that caused a breakup, delaying a planned global 24 satellite network.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Titan
Earth
Air Force
Defense Department
Driver Licenses Renewals At County Courthouse In Holiday Period
Washington County reports no break in the regular schedule for automobile driver license renewals this holiday season. Examiners will be present every Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Licenses may be renewed anytime from 60 days before to 30 days after the birthday, avoiding the written exam required for new or expired licenses.
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Washington County Court House
Ronald R. Shaw Named Manager at Thorp Credit Office
Ronald R. Shaw was appointed manager of the Thorp Credit Inc. office in Washington Iowa, announced by Glenn D. Hammitt executive vice president. Shaw has worked at Thorp offices in Monroe Janesville Stoughton and Oconomowoc Wisconsin and studied accounting at Madison Business College. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs Harold Shaw of Madison and is married to Gloria Parkin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Parkin of Madison.
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Waterloo
Ronald R. Shaw
Thorp Credit Inc
Washington
Iowa
Glenn D. Hammitt
Shaw
Thorp
Monroe
Janesville
Stoughton
Oconomowoc
Wis
Madison
Harold Shaw
Gloria Parkin
Robert Parkin
Humphrey Seeks Peace Talks on Vietnam War
Vice President Hubert Humphrey said the United States and other governments are pursuing possible solutions to the Vietnam conflict though efforts have been rebuffed. He affirmed readiness to negotiate but noted it takes two to the table. He denied plans to visit South Vietnam and announced plans to travel to Manila for Ferdinand Marcos's inauguration before returning home for Christmas in Minnesota.
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Minneapolis, Minh
UPI
Hubert Humphrey
The
United States
Viet Nam
Humphrey
White House
South Viet Nam
Washington
Saigon
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Japan
Manila
Ferdinand Marcos
Dee
Federal Building
New York
Waverly, Minn
Emma M Reif 87 Dies in Wellman Nursing Home
Emma Mary Wischmeier Reif, 87, of West Chester, died Tuesday night December 21, 1965 at Shenk Nursing Home Wellman after a three year illness. Funeral Thursday at 10 a.m. in Jones Funeral Home with Rev. Wallace Kinzler and Rev. Arthur Peterson officiating. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery. Born September 20 1878 in Des Moines County she married February 14 1900 to William Oliver Reif who died September 16 1955. Surviving children include Mrs Merritt Morlan Branson Missouri Mrs Alva Kepler Kalona Mr Gale Reif West Chester Mrs William Bennett Waukegan Illinois and Mrs Beth Janecek Washington. Also 14 grandchildren and 30 great grandchildren. A son Oliver preceded her in death.
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Emma M. Reif
West Chester
Shenk
Wellman
Jones
Wallace Kinzler
Arthur Petersin
Elm Grove Cemetery
Emma Mary Wischmeier
Des Moines County
Fredrick and
Matilda Bruer Wischmeier
William Oliver Reif
Merritt
Suzann) Morlan
Branson
Alva
Agnes) Kepler
Kalona
Gale Reif
William (Grayce) Bennett
Waukegan
Beth
Betty) Janecek
Washington
Oliver
Americans jailed by East Berliners
UPI reports a Communist court near East Berlin sentenced two Americans to eight years for attempting to smuggle a 13 year old girl through the Berlin wall. A border incident saw a man shot while climbing the wall into East Berlin. guards fired warning shots then a fusillade damaged an American sector hospital with minor injuries.
Mrs Thomas Rickey Dies in Cedar Rapids
Mrs Thomas Rickey died early this afternoon in Cedar Rapids. The family formerly lived here and Mr Rickey was a barber in Washington for many years. Funeral arrangements are indefinite with Jones Funeral Home in charge.
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Thomas Rickey
Cedar Rapids
Rickey
Washington
Jones Funeral Home
Hughes to meet Amish leaders over Oelwein schooling
Gov. Harold E. Hughes said he would meet January 10 with Amish fathers and Oelwein school officials to hear both sides of the dispute over compulsory schooling. He planned separate talks, pledged confidentiality, and aimed to convey state concern for a settlement amid fines and an auction over Amish school attendance.
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Des Moines
API
Harold E. Hughes
Oelwein
Hughes
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight. Thursday cloudy with a chance of rain or snow mainly in the north. Colder in the north. Tonight’s low 20 to around 30 in the extreme southwest. Thursday high 40 to 45 in the north and 50s in the south. Friday outlook cloudy and colder with a chance of occasional precipitation.
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United Press International
Iowa
Dials wrong number ends in fatal bleedout
In Goshen Indiana Shirley Westfall 30 died after dialing a wrong number and bleeding from a leg wound while attempting to call for help The coroner said a varicose vein puncture near the ankle caused the bleed and that a missed call or delay may have cost her life The husband Clifford found her body after work hours later
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Goshen
Ind
UPI
Shirley Westfall
Elkhart County
George S. Westfall
Clifford
Westfall
Appointment of administrator estate of Daniel J Osweiler
Public notice details the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Daniel J Osweiler. Includes related filing and court actions and references to local proceedings and notices. Also notes assessment notices for Washington city sewer and paving projects and the board of supervisors proceedings dated December 7.
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Daniel J. Osweiler
Washington City
Board of Supervisors
State Fair records show 1965 loss instead of profit
Iowa State Auditor Lorne Worthington reports the 1965 State Fair shows a loss of 148374 under full accounting, contrasting Secretary Ken Falk’s prior claim of profit. He notes capital expenditures must be included, making the true figure worse, with receipts at 912627 and expenses at 626572.12. The audit cites more comprehensive expense inclusion and a higher ticket total of 590101.40, despite other revenue gains.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lorne Worthington
Ken Falk
Falk
Worthington
4-H beef project tour schedule announced Washington County
All Washington County 4-H members with Baby Beef and Junior Feeder Cattle projects in 1966 will be visited in the last week of December. Ken Cuhel announces the inspection visits with enrollment forms and weight details required for baby beef and junior feeder projects. Schedule lists clubs and times for December 27 to December 30 with specific group names and start times.
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Washington County
4-H
Ken Cuhel
Highlanders
Jackson Boys
Jackson Jills
Lime Creek Livewires
Progressives
Cedar Chips
Dutch Creek Flyers
Ainsworth Beavers
Riverside Ramblers
Franklin Cubs
Chicagua
Crooked Creek Cyclones
Washington Hustlers
Marion Men
Reuss attacks foreign grants over US balance of payments
Rep. Henry S. Reuss charges US funds support foreign research, including $40,000 to Australian scientists studying perspiration of Aborigines, as part of $70 million in foreign projects this year. He calls it a dollar drain amid a $1.3 billion deficit, while noting the work may be worthy. The Australian team would receive $8,000 this year to continue the study.
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Washington
Reuss
Christmas card from prison inmates to Judge Neubarth
A San Francisco Christmas gift from Folson State Prison shows 60 inmates who were sentenced by Superior Court Judge Harry J. Neubarth sending a holiday card. The card praises the judge for humane terms and keeping inmates in custody, accompanied by a letter from Warden Robert Heinze endorsing the greeting.
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San Francisco
UPI
Superior Court
Harry J. Neubarth
Folson State Prison
Neubarth
Santa Claus
Judge Neubarth
Robert Heinze
France to Attend Luxembourg Meeting on Common Market
Paris sources say France will end its six month boycott of the European Common Market and attend a six nation foreign ministers meeting in Luxembourg in mid January. Officials hope one or two meetings will resolve the crisis that paralyzed the Market since June 30 and do not rule out a six nation summit later.
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Paris
UPI
France
Luxembourg
Orphans Prepare Christmas After Parents’ Death
In Mott North Dakota 15 Kerzman children aged one month to 18 years cope as orphans after their parents died in an ambulance crash on November 20. A mysterious card from a boy named Eddie sent comfort as families across the country send more than 100 packages of clothing toys and candy. The children will attend Christmas services at St Placidus and share a turkey dinner.
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Kerzman
North Dakota
St. Placidus Catholic Church
Des Moines Board Debates Armband War Protest at Schools
Des Moines school board heard arguments on allowing students to wear black armbands to mourn Viet Nam dead and support a 12 hour truce. The four to three vote to review overrules suspensions of five students already wearing the bands.
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Des Moines
UPI
Des Moines Board of Education
Ora Niffenegger
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
Des Moines Board Drills Downtime Over Armband Protest
Drake University law professor Craig Sawyer of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union appeared at the Des Moines School Board meeting on Tuesday to defend five students suspended for wearing black armbands in mourning Vietnam War dead. About a dozen students wore armbands at the meeting.
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Craig Sawyer
Sawyer
Drake University
Iowa Civil Liberties Union
Des Moines
UPI Telephoto
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