Oregon rivers flood 1200 homes near Portland
The Columbia and Willamette rivers sent major flood crests toward the Portland area forcing about 1,200 residents to evacuate overnight. Authorities ordered a low land strip cleared, warning of possible dike breaches as floods rose over flood stage by roughly 12 feet. Despite slow turnout, relief centers opened for affected residents while Gov. Hatfield urged cleanup guidance as floods receded in most areas.
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Portland, Ore
UPI
Columbia
Willamette
Multnomah County
U.S. Army Engineers
Portland
Mark Hatfield
California
Oregon
Vanport
Vancouver
Wash
Williamette
Record Christmas travel toll tops prior three day mark
United Press International reports a record Christmas weekend death toll on icy and foggy highways nationwide. The National Safety Council cites 23 fatalities in Michigan and high totals in New York Texas Ohio Georgia Pennsylvania and California among the 8:30 a.m. EST tallies, warning the pace could exceed the 1955 three day record of 609 deaths.
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National Safety Council
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Ohio
Georgia
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The
Berlin wall opens for holiday trips to East Berlin
UPI reports thousands of West Berliners queued before dawn to visit relatives in East Berlin as Communists opened six narrow passages through the Berlin wall. About 85,000 entered East Berlin on Friday with more expected today and another crowd seen for New Year’s Day.
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Berlin
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Brighton Man Frank Chuck Dies at 73
Brighton resident Frank Chuck 73 died at 12 45 am today Dec 26 1964 at Washington County Hospital after a monthlong illness. A funeral will be Monday at 10 am in St Josephs Catholic Church East Pleasant Plain with burial in the parish cemetery. Rosary will be Sunday at 7 30 pm at Gould Funeral Home Brighton. Chuck born Chicago Oct 4 1891 was a lifelong Iowa carpenter married Nov 12 1918 to Minnie Mosinski. He is survived by his widow three sons Edward Mason City Norbert Brighton and Frank Jr Venezuela two daughters Mrs Clarissa Mottet Richland and Mrs Catherine Dickinson Brighton and 14 grandchildren.
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Frank Chuck
Washington County Hospital
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
East Pleasant Plain
Henry Geers
Gould Funeral Home
Chuck
Chicago
Alfred
Catherine Drish Chuck
Pleasant Plain Academy
Minnie Mosinski
Iowa
Pleasant Plain
Edward
Mason City
Norbert
Frank Jr
Venezuela
South America
Clarissa Mottet
Richland
Catherine Dickinson
Mrs. Brown 93 Dies in LaCrosse Wisconsin
Mrs Margaret Brown aged 93 died Christmas Eve in LaCrosse Wisconsin. Her son Ted Brown of Washington will attend the funeral with Fred Beye of Washington. She had broken her hip in November and is survived by a daughter in Indiana.
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Margaret Brown
Ted Brown
Washington
LaCrosse
Wisc
Brown
Fred Beye
Indiana
Seven drownings in Georgia family tragedy
In Cumming Georgia a station wagon carrying seven children and relatives slid into a rain swollen creek after a hunting trip for apples. Seven drowned including five children while a 3 year old survived. Authorities cited wet roads slick tires and speeding as factors.
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Cumming
UPI
Johnny Brown
Billy Rodgers
Linda
Brown
Rodgers
H. G. Pope
Russell Mahin dies in Rock Island Illinois
Russell H. Mahin aged 76 of 1716 29th Street Rock Island Illinois died at home Friday. Funeral at Knox Larson Funeral Home Rock Island at 10 a.m. Tuesday burial in Arsenal Cemetery. He was married to Myrtle Swift a former Washington resident.
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Russell H. Mahin
29Th Street
Rock Island
Knox - Larson Funeral Home
Arsenal Cemetery
Mr. Mahin
Myrtle Swift
Washington
Record Iowa Christmas traffic toll hits new high
A surge of deadly crashes across Iowa over Christmas pushed the state toll above 800 for the first time. Fatalities included Mrs. Leota Belzer 59 Albia and Mr. Lee Curl, with multiple other deaths and injuries reported near Albia Grinnell Monroe Mason City Coralville Keosauqua and Oelwein.
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Iowa
Albia
Lee Curl
Beacon
Leota Belzer
Curl
Gary Lee
Richard
U.S. 6
Grinnell
Marilyn Jean Tone
Tone
Ronald Ustermarkt
Reynolds
Iowa 163
Monroe
Ustermarkt
Theodore Wayne Gore
Atlanta
Gore
John Caughlin
Anna Feehan
Ottumwa
Wilma Utterbach
Washington Toastmaster Club Meeting Report
Robert Miller served as toast master at the weekly Washington Toastmaster Club gathering on Wednesday evening. Charles Twinam acted as table topics chairman. Five minute talks were delivered by David Miksch known as The Little Arab and Frank Patterson presenting Home for Christmas.
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Robert Miller
Washington Toastmaster Club
Charles Twinam
David Miksch
Frank Patterson
Tornado Hits Georgia Towns Killing Two In Trailers
A violent Georgia tornado killed two men in house trailers near Macon and injured more than a dozen others. It then struck Milledgeville, shattering windows, lifting a roof, and causing extensive damage. Weather officials reported winds over 100 mph as more storms swept the region.
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Here
Milledgeville
Tennessee
Alabama
Florida
Glynco
Highway 129
Bull Edwards
James H. Pittman
Weather Bureau
Hancok Street
Hopewell
Irwinvile
Florida Panhandle
Niceville
Buddhists blame government after Saigon attack on center
Buddhist leaders in Saigon blamed the government for the Christmas night assault on the national Buddhist center and signaled a possible truce with Prime Minister Tran Van Huong. The communique described anti government violence and cited an 18 year old barber as a captured suspect while noting a prior three attacks in five days amid heightened security in South Vietnam.
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Saigon
API
Tran van Huong
Huong
Viet Nam
South
Probate of wills and executors named for two estates
Probate of wills and appointment of executors listed for the estates of Catherine A. Rice and Anna B. Gamble as published in today’s Public Notices. Court filings outline the naming of executors and related estate actions awaiting confirmation in the usual probate process.
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Catherine A. Rice
Anna B. Gamble
Rites today for Hagans infant
Grave side rites for Debra Hagans four month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Richard Hagans 610 South Ninth Washington who died December 25 1964 of suffocation will be held at 3 p m Saturday December 26 at Elm Grove Cemetery Rev Richard Peterson officiating Jones Funeral Home in charge of arrangements Debra Beth Hagans born August 22 1964 in Iowa City daughter of Richard and Ruby Peiffer Hagans she is survived by her parents and one sister Sheri
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Debra Hagans
Richard Hagans
South Ninth
Washington
Elm Grove
Richard Peterson
Jones Funeral Home
Debra Beth Hagans
Iowa City
Richard and
Ruby Peiffer Hagans
Sheri
Rites Sunday for Mrs. Conrad in Wayland will be held
Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs Barbara Conrad will be at 2 p m Sunday at Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev Simon Gingerich and Rev Glen Richard officiating Burial will follow in Eicher Cemetery near Rubio Zehr Funeral Home in charge She was born August 18 1874 to Joseph and Elizabeth Roth Wenger married Joseph Conrad on September 1 1895 and was a Wayland Mennonite Church member She is survived by a son Hugh Conrad of Mt Pleasant two grandchildren five great grandchildren and a brother Ed Wenger of rural Wayland
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Wayland
Barbara Conrad
Pleasantview
Kalona
Wayland Mennonite Church
Simon Gingerich
Glen Richard
Eicher
Rubio
Zehr Funeral Home
Conrad
Joseph
Elizabeth Roth Wenger
Joseph Conrad
Wayland Mennoite Church
Hugh Conrad
Mt Pleasant
Ed Wenger
Keota Man John Fladung Dies in Pharr Texas
Keota resident John Fladung aged 69 died at 430 AM in Pharr Texas after a brief illness. He and his wife were wintering in Pharr when he passed. The body will be returned to Keota for funeral arrangements at Powell Funeral Home.
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John Fladung
Keota
Pharr, Texas
Pharr
Texas
President Johnson to Focus on Federal Budget at Texas White House
President Johnson returns to budget work at the LBJ ranch with figures for the next fiscal year under review. He plans telephone consultations with administration officials and aims for a budget around 100 billion or less, with cabinet disclosures boosting prospects. Gift exchanges highlight personal touches as the First Family marks Christmas.
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Johnson City
Tex
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Ranch House
Texas White House
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Congress
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