Cambodia May Allow Viet Cong to Use Territory
Washington reported Cambodia may avoid fighting if fleeing Vietnamese Communists enter Cambodian territory. Norodom Sihanouk offered to receive a Johnson envoy to discuss sanctuary issues, signaling a shift from December’s rejection of talks. Officials weighed a formal response days later.
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Winter Storm Deluges Virginia and East Coast
A powerful Nor'easter dumped heavy snow and frigid winds from Tennessee to New England, sparking highway closures and accidents. Virginia, Maryland, New York, and New England faced several inches to feet of snow while Western states saw bitter cold. San Francisco reached 74 degrees as Key West stayed near seven.
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Stanley speeds up campaign after Hickenlooper decision
Des Moines State Senator David M Stanley said his bid for the U S Senate will move ahead faster as Bourke B Hickenlooper retires from reelection plans. He praised Hickenlooper and noted loyal supporters will join his Republican team, strengthening a campaign already ahead of schedule.
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Hickenlooper
Iowa
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Hickenlooper recalls Cuba in crisis years
Des Moines IDPA reports on Senator Bourke Hickenlooper recalling the Cuban missile crisis after a pivotal White House call during a tight 1962 Iowa campaign. He reflects on US missteps with Castro, Vietnam, and national finances while retiring from active politics.
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Paul Whiteman dies at 77 in Doylestown
Paul Whiteman the orchestra leader who popularized jazz died of a heart attack at 4:50 a.m. in Doylestown Hospital after being transported from New Hope. The longtime musician, age 77, spent his later years away from the stage but kept Bach and Beethoven in mind.
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Britain Readies Far East Pullout and Europe Shift
London reports indicate a Labor policy to pull out 40 000 troops and 40 000 civilian staff from the Far East by 1970 71 with defense duties shifted to Europe. Early Persian Gulf withdrawal and scrapping of Ark Royal Hermes Eagle carriers are planned as part of a 1.92 billion dollar spending cut to secure foreign aid and stabilize the pound.
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New Year Dawns in Gay's Optimistic Toast
Gay Pauley compiles a year end column weaving quotes from Confucius Ovid Luce Dante and Roosevelt into a hopeful New Year message. She highlights values of hearth health prosperity patriotism education and religion while urging readers to ring out the old and ring in the new with optimism for 1968.
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UPI
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Clare Boothe Luce
Montaigne
Charles Churchill
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Dante
Joseph Addison
the Spectator
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Alexander Pope
Ruskin
America
Theodore Roosevelt
Sir Thomas Overbury
Winter Church Camp Brings Snow Sled Joy to 100 Youths
A winter church camp organized by Christian Tabernacle in Washington hosted about 100 high school and college students from the nation. With new snow, many tried sledding for the first time, coming from California and other snow-scarce areas. The group has been in Washington over Christmas and plans to depart Saturday. Pastors Rev. W. J. Stevens and Rev. Fred Bickhart lead the church.
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Washington
California
W. J. Stevens
Fred Bickhart
Journal
Helen Gilbert
UAW Ratifies GM Contract Raising Auto Worker Pay
UAW members ratified a new General Motors contract boosting average annual pay by 1700 by end of 1970. Production workers approved 5 to 1 and skilled trades 7 to 2 with veto power used for the first time. Ratification ends four months of stalled bargaining for about 380,000 workers.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
General Motors Corp
UAW
Leonard Woodcock
No. 1
Weather Iowa Mostly Cloudy Tonight and Snow Flurries
Mostly cloudy tonight with low temperatures from zero to 5 above, northeast to 10 to 15 above in the southwest. Occasional snow flurries tonight and Saturday. Saturday turns partly cloudy and colder with highs in the teens north to the low 20s south.
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Iowa
Probate of will and executor appointment for Brinning estate
Public notice states the probate of the will and the appointment of an executor for the estate of Cora E Brinning. The notice appears in Public Notices Today on page 6. The filing governs probate actions and official duties related to the estate.
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Cora E. Brinning
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