Washington approves 10 million bond for Crane factory
Washington residents cast 2404 yes votes with 9 no and 18 spoiled ballots on a 10 million industrial bond to attract a Crane Company factory. Four wards show overwhelming support from 311 to 963 yes in latest tally, turnout about 40.3 percent of residents, higher than last November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Washington Industrial Corporation
Nued
Crane Company
Carlton D. Beh Co
Des Moines
City of
Facilities Planning Services Inc
Chile Hit by Strong New Quake. 3 Dead, Severe Damage Feared
A strong new earthquake struck central Chile near Quillota La Ligua San Felipe and Cabildo while tremors continued in Taltal. Authorities report at least three dead and heavy damage in northern towns with thousands displaced. The epicenter 90 miles north of Santiago registered 7.75 on the Richter scale, prompting airlift of emergency supplies and a cautious forecast of potential aftershocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Chile
UPL
Quillota
la Ligua
San Felipe
Cabildo
Seismological Institute
Jiago
Pacific
Taltal
Here
Antofagasta
Pueblo Hundido
Polites
University of Chile
Arica
Mendoza
Argentina
Peru
el Cobre
Santia
Powell's wife again silent before House subcommittee
Mrs. Yvette Powell, wife and secretary earning 20578 a year to Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, failed to appear before a House subcommittee probing her husband's conduct. Chairman Wayne Hays said she might be ill and noted possible contempt action if she misses Friday as scheduled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Yvette Powell
Adam Clayton Powell
House
Subcommittee
Wayne Hays
Ohio
Hays
Congress
Powell
Chinese Celebrate Nuclear Success in Beijing Streets
Thousands of Peking residents braved freezing weather to dance and cheer the fifth Chinese nuclear test. Posters praised Mao Tse tung as the driver of progress and prosperity, while crowds planned a mass meeting Friday to vent anger at Liu Shao-chi and Teng Hsiao-ping, per a Yugoslav news agency report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
POKYO
UPS
Peking
Mao Tse Tung
Mao
Communist Party Central Committee
Liu Shao-chi
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chinese Communist Party
Central Committee
Tanjug Aid
Lunch prices up five cents per meal in district
The Washington Community School District Board approved a five cent increase for hot lunch meals, effective January 3 1967, due to higher food costs and tighter supply. A ten meal ticket will cost 3 50 with milk unchanged, and prepaid tickets remain usable until punches run out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Education
Washington Community
North Korea shells DMZ guardpost in brief attack
The United Nations Command reported North Korean troops fired about 40 rounds from a machinegun at a U S Army guardpost inside the DMZ near Changdan with no casualties. UN said North Korea refused joint investigations and a fleeing individual was seen northward. The incident followed an Oct 28 ambush killing six Americans and one South Korean during President Johnson's Korea visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
UPS
United Nations Command
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Richard
Cicolella
U.N
Panmunjom
Pak Chung Kuk
Changdan
Iowa Farm Bureau rally to outline state issues in Des Moines
President J Merrill Anderson will outline the Iowa Farm Bureau position on state legislative issues Tuesday at the annual statewide membership rally in Des Moines. The event kicks off the statewide membership campaign with a 113,212 goal and features Calvin Johnson, Jimmie Hays, Jack Lynn among other speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau
J Merrill Anderson
Farm Bureau
Anderson
Calvin Johnson
American Trucking Association
Jimmie Hays
Alabama Farm Bureau
Jack Lynn
American Farm Bureau
Three ballots spoiled in Washington IRB vote
Three ballots cast in Washington's industrial revenue bond election were spoiled and not counted. Two were discarded for excessive enthusiasm with marks beyond the yes and no boxes, one showing yes on the back and a self drawn square, and the third absentee ballot unopened due to missing notarized envelope information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kosygin Seeks East West Accord Amid Vietnam Debate
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin plans a Feb 6 to 13 visit to Britain at Harold Wilson's invitation to discuss bilateral issues and broader conflicts. Western officials expect Vietnam to dominate talks, with Wilson urging Moscow to back new efforts toward a North Vietnam conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
UPL
Alexei Kosygin
Russia
West
Kosygin
Britain
Harold Wilson
Vietnam
Wilson
Northnam
Saigon General Strike Ties Up Port Over U.S. Troops
Vietnamese labor leaders call a 12 hour citywide strike in Saigon starting Friday to protest use of American troops at docks. The Saigon Workers Council, representing about 60 000 workers across 120 unions, aims to halt water and electricity and curb cargo flow to press for a solution. Prime Minister Ky warned of intervention as dockworkers’ action disrupts military and vital cargo shipments amid mounting tensions over troop use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPI
U.S
Nguyen Cao Ky
Saigon Workers Council
Dalat
The
Poor Investment Plans Audit critical of 8 counties
Iowa State Auditor Lorne Worthington criticized eight counties Boone Montgomery Buena Vista Plymouth Clayton Marshall Jefferson and Greene for failing to establish proper idle cash investment programs. Audits show potential gains ranging from thousands to tens of thousands in uninvested funds, with several counties missing target interest amounts and authorities over penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DES Moines
UPI
Lorne Worthington
Worthington
Boone
Montgomery
Buena Vista
Plymouth
Clayton
Marshall
Jefferson
Greene
Iowa
Paul Franzenburg
Boone County
Better Investment Poli
Buena Vista County
Plymouth County
Clayton County
Marshall County
Jefferson County
Greene County
Mental Health Fund
Board of Education
Snow storm sweeps Midwest and East in twin blizzards
A Rocky Mountain storm moving eastward unleashed blizzard and freezing rain across the Plains to the Mississippi Valley and Midwest, with 31 deaths reported nationwide. Heavy snow and ice snarled travel, cut power to Chicago area homes, and delayed flights at O'Hare as two other airports closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Midwest
mid-Atlantic States
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Canada
Michigan
Maine
Virginia
Panton
Lake Placid
N.Y
Rochester
Minn
Ohio 13
Ilinois
Iowa
Indiana
South Dakota
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
New Mexico
Chicago
O'Hare International
Weather Iowa forecast: Partly cloudy with light snow
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of scattered light snow, especially in the north and east. Not as cold west and central tonight and Friday. Low temps near zero to 5 above southeast to 5 to 10 above northwest. Friday highs mostly in the 20s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
Record for industrial bonds in Washington tops turnout
The heavy vote for the city of Washington reached 98.9 percent in favor, matching Ft. Madison’s second Industrial Revenue Bond election. Washington’s turnout was a striking 40.3 percent of its population, a record for Iowa, with many adults voting despite the blizzard. A list below shows other Iowa towns with industrial bond elections, giving population, percent favorable, and turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ft. Madison
Iow
Lowa
Mt Pleasant
Cresco
Malvern
Glenwood
Lennox
Chariton
Clinton
Madison
Mason City
Oelwein
Vietnamese Christmas truce sparks large gun attacks near DMZ
Communist troops resumed heavy mortar and machinegun assaults against U.S. Marines and South Vietnamese forces near Dong Ha and Gio Linh as a 48 hour New Year truce began. Americans reported moderate losses while Vietnamese casualties were listed as light. enemy losses were undetermined. The Viet Cong pressed a major operation in U Minh Forest with 89 killed earlier in the Mekong Delta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saigon
UPS
U.S
Demilitarized Zone
Vietnam
U Minh
South Vietnam
Mekong
Dong Ha
Gio Linh
Dmz
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fort
Fort Madison
Ted Johnson
WIC
North Koreans
Ation
L. C. Ahrens
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!