Weather Snow Totals and Holiday Center News Briefs
Three and a half inches of new snow brings seven inches on the ground in Washington. The Post Office lobby closes 7 p.m. December 24. Washington County roads are icy and slippery per the Iowa Highway Commission. drivers urged to use caution. In Chertsey England Bill Parkhurst finds $1,100 in bonds and certificates, returns them to police. In Chicago James Ciukas in Santa suit faces disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. case to Jan 23. In Gary Indiana a "Santa" car theft alert ends with the vehicle towed for illegal parking. In Washington the White House overstocked with egg nog and fruit cake for 2000 guests. only 250 attend. leftovers to hospitals.
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Viet Cong Truce Looms as B52s Hit Infiltration Routes
Eight B52 bomb wings raided trails toward Saigon before Christmas truce. 800 tons dropped on north and northwest routes. Liberation Radio said Viet Cong would begin standdown at 1 a.m. Saigon time Wednesday. U.S. and South Vietnam planned continued offensives until the truce, then patrols. Viet Cong shelled 17 targets and downed two US helicopters, 2 Americans killed, 4 wounded.
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Property assessment plan outlined for Washington County
Washington County will use both mailing and station assessments this year for personal property. County assessor Ernest Lund says residents may report at a local station on dates or mail forms to the assessor. Personal property must be listed by February 15, with values set by the assessor or fieldmen per the Department of Revenue guide.
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Ernest Lund
Washington
Department of Revenue
Nixon expected to sign broad tax reform bill into law
Nixon could sign the tax reform bill after Congress sent it to him. The package would cut personal taxes by 9.1 billion dollars, boost Social Security by 15 percent and close several loopholes. It delays personal exemptions and could face a pocket veto if not acted on within 10 days.
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UPI
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Navy F8 Crusader crashes into Miramar hangar. 11 dead
A pilotless F8 Crusader jet smashed into the Miramar Naval Air Station repair hangar in San Diego, killing 11 sailors and injuring 14. The $3 million aircraft struck at about 225 mph, causing fire, explosions, and about $25 million in damage to the hangar and six jets inside.
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UPI
Miramar Naval Air Station
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Gary R. Miller
Richard Haight
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Haight
Four Iowa objectors get hospital work instead of service
In Des Moines a federal judge approved a milestone compromise allowing four conscientious objectors from Iowa to serve two years as psychiatric aides and orderlies at Broadlawns Hospital instead of civilian-service duties. The men Brent Hamilton Quentin Colton LeRoy Reidel and Timothy Strickel are Jehovah’s Witnesses. If they fail to comply the cases may go to trial.
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UPI
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Quentin Paul Colton
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LeRoy Alien Riedesel
Clarence
Timothy Marion Strickel
Marion
Broad Lawns
U. S
Allen L. Danielson
Danielson
U.S. District Court
Roy Stephenson
Stephenson
Iowa gives land seizure for two big lake projects
State officials won approval to condemn about 3 500 acres in Webster and Fayette counties for two mammoth lake and recreation schemes. The Volga River and Brushy Creek projects need 1 953 and 1 930 acres more from dozens of landowners before construction. Badger Creek Watershed adds flood control and small recreation use near Des Moines.
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The
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Robert D. Ray
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Manson seeks to defend self in murder case
Charles Manson asked to defend himself against seven murder counts in Los Angeles. Judge Keene appointed attorney Joseph Ball to advise on self representation. Manson held without bail and ordered back to court for further proceedings. Linda Kasabian and Leslie Van Houten faced separate pleas and trials.
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UPI
Charles Manson
Manson
Sharon Tate
William B. Keene
Joseph A. Ball
Ball
Keene
Linda Kasabian
Leslie van Houten
Leno
Rosemary Labianca
Indians hold tribal meeting of Alcatraz
In San Francisco upi reports tribes and bands are invited to a pow wow on Alcatraz to rally support for the occupiers who seized the former federal prison on November 20. Invitations were sent to about 5000 groups as authorities have taken no action to remove the 150 to 200 occupants.
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UPI
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
U.S
Intercepted Memo RESIDENTS of Washington It's beginning to look like Christmas
A memo intercepted by authorities references Washington residents noting festive preparations and a broad mood of holiday readiness. It mentions decorating streets and public spaces, with officials urging calm and community safety during the season.
Three St. Louis men charged in Fort Madison post office theft
Three men from St. Louis waived extradition on a Fort Madison Iowa post office theft over $50,000 in stamps. They lead a nationwide ring blamed for at least 15 post office burglaries this year across Iowa Missouri Indiana and Wisconsin. Bridle pleaded guilty to interstate transportation of a stolen automobile and got five years.
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Iowa
U.S
Charles Hughes
Russell E. Bridle
John Brown
William E. Mourey
Bridle
Ring
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Missouri Highway Patrol
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Wisconsin
Chicago
New York
Weather outlook for Iowa turns colder with light snow
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies and diminishing winds tonight with colder air entering the east. Lows range from near zero in the extreme northeast to the teens in the southwest, followed by cloudy skies and a chance of snow across most of the state Wednesday with highs from the teens to the upper 20s. The outlook for Thursday remains partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Probate Decrees For Orba M Little and J Harley Rhea
Public probate records announce the wills of Orba M Little and J Harley Rhea. Executors named and estate administration paths established. A separate notice appoints an administrator for the estate of Stephen Arnold Morrison.
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M. Little
J. Harley Rhea
Stephen Arnold Morrison
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