Viet Nam War update from Tay Ninh and Da Nang areas
Reported night fighting intensifies near Saigon as U S B52 strikes hit Tay Ninh Province and a North Vietnamese army unit rampages in Da Nang Chu Lai corridor. A Polish ICC officer seeks asylum after fleeing Saigon amid jubilation over Dalat barracks attack.
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Guam
Tay Ninh Province
High Command
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da Nang
Chu Lai
South Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Dalat
Peace drive flayed as Viet Nam talks stall show wide Cold War split
North Viet Nam pressed withdrawal as a condition for peace in a New Year message. Soviet sources privately signaled opposition to U.S. peace overtures. Viet Cong attacks kill one U.S. soldier and wound ten at Dalat as Johnson's efforts press on. Ambassador Goldberg meets De Gaulle and NATO, Harriman misses Tito due to fog, heading to New Delhi for talks as ICC supervision of Geneva accord looms.
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North Viet Nam
Ho Chi Minh
U.S
South Viet Nam
Moscow
Viet Nam
Dalat
Viceman
Arthur J. Goldberg
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Goldberg
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
W. Averell Harriman
Tito
Brdo
Harriman
Belgrade
New Delhi
USS
India
Poland
Canada
International Control Commission
McGeorge Bundy
Travel Program to Be Shown Monday in Washington
The Kiwanis club sponsors the Winter Travel and Adventure series presenting Canada Coast to Coast by Julian Gromer Monday January 3 at 6 30 p m in the high school auditorium. Gromer, a noted photographer, traces the Trans Canada Highway from Nova Scotia to British Columbia.
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Washington
Kiwanis Club
Canada
Julian Gromer
British Columbia
Pacific
Gromer
Probate notices for Thompson and Hanson estates
Public notices announce probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Robert W. Thompson and Allan L. Hanson. A special election is set for Highland Community School District. Also noted are the incorporation of Mid-America Securities Co and an application for a franchise to erect an electric transmission line.
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Robert W. Thompson
Allan L. Hanson
Incorporation of
Mid-America Securities Co
Paycheck Deductions Rise as 1966 Social Security Tax Hits
Washington reports that excise tax cuts take effect today easing New Year bills while Saturday brings a bigger Social Security tax bite. The new 4.5 percent levy applies to the first 6,600 of income, boosting the maximum annual tax to 227.20. The changes fund higher retirement benefits and parts of a new elderly health program, with an estimated 5 million dollars in extra revenue. Excise cuts include repealing the 20 percent club dues tax and the 10 percent cabaret tax, plus reductions on telegrams and telephone service, and the repeal of stock and bond transfer taxes.
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Washington
UPI
Rites at Richland for Mrs Martha Cook
Mrs Martha Cook 85 longtime Washington County resident died in Keosauqua Memorial Hospital Funeral set for Sunday at 2 pm Gould Funeral Home Richland Rev Harold Chute officiating Burial in Clay Cemetery She was born Sept 6 1880 near Rubio parents George and Laura Wagner lived in Rubio two years with daughter Mrs Homer Morrow in Douds married June 6 1898 to Lucy Cook Rubio Friends Church survivorship includes six grandchildren six great grandchildren two great great grandchildren and one brother John Wagner of Brighton
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Richland
Martha Cook
Washington County
Keosauqua Memorial Hospital
Gould
Harold Chute
Clay Cemetery
Cook
Rubio
George
Laura Wentworth Wagner
Homer Morrow
Douds
Lucy Cook
Williamsburg voters reject school pool bond
Williamsburg Iowa voters shot down a $168000 indoor pool bond for Williamsburg High School. The measure failed by 880 yes to 744 no with 54 percent in favor, below the 60 percent needed.
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Williamsburg
Iowa
UPI
Williamsburg High School
Williamsburg Community
Outstanding young man sought by Washington Jaycees
The Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations for the outstanding young man of the year for men aged 21 to 35 who have contributed to the community. District and state winners advance to national competition. nominations due January 13 with awards announced January 20 at the DSA Banquet.
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Washington
America
Dick Matthew
Jaycee Dsa
Change in garbage disposal schedule announced
Washington sanitary landfill operations updated with a ban on alley collection due to soft ground. The landfill south of town will be closed tomorrow and Sundays starting Jan 2 until further notice. Residents are advised to place trash at curb and avoid alleys until ground freezes again.
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Washington Sanitary
Sanitation Department
Toll Up 785 as Iowa 1965 Deaths Grow
Four names added to the 1965 Iowa traffic toll before the holiday weekend end, including state legislator C D Seibert and his wife Lois. Seibert died when their car was hit by a pickup on Iowa 28 near Norwalk. Eleven others were hospitalized with serious injuries. Other crashes claimed a decapitation in Illinois and multiple fatalities near Coralville, Dubuque, and Kewanee, with weather and road conditions contributing to the day’s fatalities.
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United Press International
Iowa
Illinois
C. D. Seibert
D - St. Charles
Lois
Norwalk
Des Moines
Seibert
Lamarian Howard
Cathy Beaman
St. Charles
Leo Kirscher Daugherty
Highland to hold school board election January 17
January 17 has been set as the election date for the Highland Community School district in Washington and Johnson Counties. Seven directors will be elected, six from district seats and one at large, with polls open from noon to 7 p.m.
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Highland Community
Washington
Johnson Counties
Highland
Faith Baptist Church Files Articles of Incorporation
Faith Baptist Church recorded the Articles of Incorporation today at the County Courthouse. The church currently holds Sunday services at the Fair Ground. Officers of the corporation include Rev. Oliver J. Parish Warren Anderson Frances Roland Samuel Weeks.
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Faith Baptist Church
County Court House
Fair Ground
Oliver J. Parish
Warren Anderson
Frances Roland
Samuel Weeks
Bethlehem Steel Raises Steel Prices First Since 1962
Bethlehem Steel Corp announced a five dollar per ton price hike for some structural steel types, effective shipments on or after January 1. VP Edward D. Bickford cited higher mill time and costs, noting that overall framing costs may be lower than five years ago despite the increase. The company also introduced new lightweight structural sections to cut construction costs and revised jumbo sections downward.
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New York
UPI
Bethlehem Steel Corp
U.S. Steel
John F. Kennedy
Anaconda Copper &Co
Johnson
Edward D. Bickford
Bethlehem
Bickford
Thelma Luther Named State Nursing Director
Thelma Luther of Ames a former public health nurse in Washington County will become State Director of Nursing in the Iowa State Department of Health in January A. She has held roles with Minneapolis Community Health Service Washington County Public Health Nursing Service and the state health department as regional supervisory nurse maternal and child health nursing consultant and educational director. A Mercy Hospital School of Nursing graduate she earned a BS in public health nursing from the University of Minnesota and an MPH from the University of Michigan.
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Thelma Luther
Ames
Washington County
Iowa
Miss Luther
Mercy Hospital School of Nursing
Des Moines
University of Minnesota
University of Michigan
Jaycees to Collect Holiday Trees Monday
Washington residents may dispose of old Christmas trees Monday evening as the Jaycees collect trees from street corners and haul them to a central area for burning. Residents should place trees on the terrace near their homes for pickup.
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Jaycees
Washington
Chamber
Draft card burner on stand tests Viet Nam war debate
Stephen Smith a 21 year old former University of Iowa student testified he burned his draft card to provoke debate on the Viet Nam war. UPI reports the trial before Federal Judge Roy Stephenson ongoing with verdict awaited and briefs due January 15.
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Des Moines
UPI
Stephen Smith
University of Iowa
U.S
Jerry Williams
Smith
Roy Stephenson
Stephenson
Marion
Williams
Craig Sawyer
Drake University
Iowal Civil Liberties Union
Cedar Rapids
Students For A Democratic Society
SDS
Stores to close early on Saturdays in winter
Washington retailers plan earlier closing hours on Saturdays during January and February. Most stores will shut at the weekday hour rather than stay open later, with virtually all closed on Saturday January 1 for New Year’s Day. Beginning Saturday January 8, the earlier closing will take effect.
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Washington
Elder Etter Dies in Missouri at 95
George Etter aged 95 father of Dr P L Etter of Washington died this morning in Gentry Missouri. He had spent two summers in Washington and will be remembered by many local residents. Funeral set for Sunday afternoon in Missouri.
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George Etter
P. L. Etter
Washington
Gentry
Iowa Weather: Partly cloudy and colder into Saturday
A weather summary for Iowa notes partly cloudy conditions and a colder trend tonight. Saturday remains partly cloudy with a colder southeast. Lows range from 10 to 15 in the northwest and reach 20s to the southeast. Saturday highs reach the 20s to 30s, with Sunday showing little change in the outlook.
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Iowa
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Red Bank
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