Christmas publication pause and town moves noted
The Evening Journal will skip Friday publication for Christmas Day and resume Saturday. Winter weather halted Washington street paving, with repairs to resume when weather allows. A two story house was moved east of city hall for remodeling by new owner Tom Palmer. The Elliott family lit a large Christmas card on their West Washington Street lawn to thank the town as John Elliott nears recovery after surgery. In Mount Pleasant a man, Robert Stearns, 31, died when pulled into a corn auger. In Ottumwa, Solomon Haynes, 35, was killed by a 1600 pound bull after leaving his office. In Detroit Dr. Clinton’s Christmas cards to treated animals mostly return as addressee unknown. Norden California reports a record 85 inch snowpack for the Sierra.
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Washington City Hall
Washington Street
Washington
Tom Palmer
John Elliott
Elliott
West
Iowa City
Elliotts
Mount Pleasant
UPI
Robert Stearns
Supply Co-op
Here
Ottumwa
Wapello
Solomon Haynes
Haynes
Detroit
Thomas Clinton
McNichols Animal Hospital
Ray Seeks Tax Reform While Curbing Spending in Iowa
Gov. Robert D. Ray urged any tax plan to relieve property tax burdens must also curb spending across all government levels. He warned against premature judgments, backed the foundation school funding plan, and favored equitable state finance while resisting tax schemes that simply fund higher local spending.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Iowa
Ray
Legislative Tax Study Committee
Tax Study Committee
Foundation
Lowa
Defense blames CIA at My Lai
Defense attorney Charles Weltner seeks CIA testimony as he presses cases of Sgt. Esequiel Torres and Pvt. Gerald Smith in My Lai war crimes proceedings. Torres faces murder and assault counts for the March 16, 1968 Viet Nam raid that killed hundreds. Smith is charged with seven counts including premeditated murder and indecent assault. Trial dates set for Feb. 15 and Jan. 25, respectively, amid broader Calley proceedings and other hearings at Ft. Benning.
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FT. Mcpherson, Ga
UPI
My Lai
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Georgia
Charles Weltner
Esequiel Torres
Brownsville
Tex
Torres
Gerald A. Smith
Chicago
Smith
Weltner
Southeast Asia
William IL. Calley Jr
David Mitchell
St. Francisville
Calley
Ft. Benning
Ernest L. Medina
Intercepted Memo from Governor Ray Des Moines
An intercepted memo from Governor Ray in Des Moines urges reliability. The message emphasizes despendability and calls for steadfast duty amid ongoing political pressures.
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Ray Des Moines
Poland's Cyrankiewicz Ousted in Party Shakeup
In Warsaw, Jozef Cyrankiewicz, premier since 1947, was ousted amid a government and party purge following Baltic riots. Piotr Jaroszewicz's nomination to succeed him signals a ceremonial presidency potential as Ed ward Gierek consolidates leadership amid reported Szczecin riots with a high death toll and a 15 percent wage demand by workers.
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Warsaw
UPI
Jozef ‘Cyrankiewicz
Poland
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Cyrankiewicz
Communist Party
Marian Spychalski
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Edward Gierek
Gomulka
Cyrankiewics
Szczecin
Warski
Eoward Gierek
Polish Communist Party
Unclear Weather Forecast From Towa Report
United Press International brief notes clear and very cold conditions with diminishing winds tonight and lows from five below in the north to ten below in the south. Then a quiet morning with clear skies and a hot afternoon. Forecast shows highs from one to ten above in northern to southern areas.
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Towa
North Fear
Probate of wills and executors for two estates
Notices announce probate of the wills and the appointment of executors for the estates of Emmett Ko Van Nostrand and Lloyd Franklin Moothart. The listings specify filing and qualification steps under local probate procedures and invite claims or challenges within set deadlines. Names, estates, and court references appear as principal details.
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Emmett Ko van Nostrand
Lloyd Franklin Moothart
Nixon hikes oil imports for 1971
President Nixon signs a proclamation boosting oil imports by 100000 barrels per day for 1971 to ease inflation. The increase applies to the area east of the Rocky Mountains, with West Coast quotas adjusting under separate law provisions.
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Washington
UPL
Nixon
Rocky Mountains
Office of Emergency Preparedness
West
Christmas cease-fire begins as Vietnam war pauses
Communist forces start a three day Christmas ceasefire at 1 a.m. local time amid an allied 24 hour armistice. Reports say three government soldiers die and seven wounded near Prety Totung as South Vietnamese troops aid Cambodian forces on Route 7. A helicopter crash kills six Americans. Cambodia arrests the son of exiled Prince Sihanouk on terrorism charges.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Phnom Penh
Prety Totung
Cambodia
Laos
Mekong Delta
Norodom Sihanouk
Robber caught by TV interviewer in bank heist
Anthony Yokley, 27, charged with attempted robbery of American Savings Bank in South Chicago Heights. A radio tip from WGN helped police foil the plan after Yokley tied bank president Louis Dandur to a chair and fled with keys. He was captured as police closed in. the FBI joined a hunt for a second suspect.
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Chicago
UPI
Anthony Joseph Yokley
American Savings Bank
Chicago Heights
WGN
Don Harris
Yakley
Louis Dandurand
Harris
Yokely
Guy
Rennie Smith II
Charles Beckett
Beckett
Yokley
New York City
U.S
James T. Balog
Federal Bureau _ of Investigation
Dandurand
Defiant Angela Davis Returns to California for Arraignment
Angela Davis, 26, arrived at Marin Civic Center under heavy guard to face charges of kidnap, murder, and conspiracy in the Marin County courtroom shooting that killed Judge Harold Haley and three others. She was flown from New York after a prior extradition bid failed, accompanied by federal and local officers.
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San Rafael
Calif
UPI
Marin Civic Center
Angela Davis
California
Miss Davis
New York
Air National Guard
Hamilton Air Force Base
UCLA
Hamilton
New York City
Marin County
Harold J. Haley
Haley
James MacClain
William Christmas
Jonathan Jackson
U.S. Supreme Court
New Iowa highway program announced for 800 million
The Iowa State Highway Commission approved a 793.352 million five year construction program to 1976 with aims to maximize benefits for road users. It covers 1971 calendar year activity and notes unmet needs totaling over 1.02 billion, including safety improvements such as bridge widening and railroad crossing protection.
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Ames
Iowa
Iowa State Highway Commission
Commission
J. R. Coupal, Jr
Coupal
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Tim Holle
Reds
United Press International
Pui
Angela
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