New Year Holiday Closures Across Washington Area
Washington stores and offices will close for New Year’s Day January 1 with the post office and government offices also observing holiday hours. The Journal prints at noon. In coldest weather yet official reading hits 14 below zero. Thieu pledges heavier South Vietnamese fighting role in 1969 to lighten US load. La Porte City’s new police chief Dawson faces intoxication charges in Waterloo. Wolverhampton jewelry store loses 18 watches and two rings in a theft. Baby sitter Kathleen Shiels charged with theft after 116 pounds found in infant’s diaper.
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UPI
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Waterloo
Southport
England
Kathleen Shiels
Record Cold Hits Iowa As Arctic Front Sets New Low
United Press International reports extreme cold across Iowa with LaMars reaching 25 below zero and Des Moines Burlington Lamont Ottumwa Sioux City setting or tying Dec 31 records. Arctic air mass to persist. ice on highways caused accidents and travel disruptions across the region.
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Attorney receives threatening calls in Des Moines case
Des Moines. After Pamela Powers was buried, calls to attorney Henry T. McKnight defending Robert Anthony Williams shifted from threats to calmer tones. McKnight, who says he still gets letters, complained Missouri authorities allowed Williams to remain free after escaping Fulton state hospital last July, failing to promptly catch or inform others about him.
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Des Moines
UPI
Pamela Powers
Henry T. McKnight
Robert Anthony Williams
Pamela
McKnight
Missouri
Williams
Fulton, Mo
Des’ Moines
Kansas City Police
Intercepted Memo From WEJ Describes North Wind Moment
An intercepted memo from WEJ recalls an unforgettable moment as the narrator faces a chilling zero north wind while rounding the northwest corner of the square. The brief note conveys a vivid, personal sensation and landmark setting.
Moose and Mace break in targets in Washington area
Washington County deputies investigate two break ins over two nights. Moose Hall west of the city was entered through a back window Sunday night with loot including 38 bottles of whiskey 20 packs of gum several spiced sausage items about $200 and various machines. Mace Motor Car Lot east of town saw thefts from vehicles including a 1969 Lincoln wiper blades a Ford pickup battery radiator cap a 55 amp battery an air cleaner dip stick and a distributor from a 1963 Mercury.
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Washington
Moose Hall
Mace
Mace Motor Lot
Iowa committee votes for lobbyist regulation bill
Iowa's Legislative Research Committee backed a bill to register lobbyists, define the role, and restrict access to the floor. The 7 to 2 vote also approved a study on campaign costs and rules to price bill costs, with attorney general oversight and limited floor access. Turkeys can run as fast as 25 miles per hour.
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UPI
Iowa
Legislative Research Committee
Iowa General Assembly
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Iowa House
Senate
Legisla
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House of Representatives
U N Security Council condemns Israel over Beirut raid
The United Nations Security Council moved to condemn Israel for its Beirut Airport commando raid with a near agreement on a resolution that mentions Lebanon’s right of redress but stops short of demanding compensation for $56 to $100 million in aircraft damage. The vote, seen before midnight, faces possible delay as new members join the council.
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UPI
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Beirut
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U.N
Joseph Tekoah
Moscow
United States
Security Council
Middle East
Jacob A. Malik
Hoover cites bombings FBI assails SDS objectives
FBI Director J Edgar Hoover warns that the core goal of the New Left and SDS is to destroy the U S government. He notes a rise in bombings and arson against public buildings and draft boards while detailing increases in draft law violations and deserter-fugitive cases during 1968.
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Navy
Army
Hoover
New Left
United States
Students For A Democratic Society
America
Progressive Labor Party
SDS
Benjamin M. Spock
Yale University
William Sloane Coffin Jr
U.S. Hammers Communist Supply Lines Despite Truce
U.S. troops and jets ignored the New Year truce and struck Communist supply stores from the Mekong Delta to the DMZ. Four guerrilla arms caches were found and B52 strikes sparked fireballs in attacks on other targets. Helicopters were lost and casualties mounted as the war continued. Saigon prepared for a battlefield meeting with Viet Cong over the release of three captive GIs.
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Saigon
U.S
South Vietnam
MACHINE GUN PATROLS Israeli attacks in Jordan
Reports from Beirut say Lebanon's cabinet under Premier Abdullah Yafi may resign amid criticism after Israel's air and helicopter strikes. Israel hit a Jordanian patrol car near Gharandal 30 miles north of Aqaba, killing two civilians and wounding three others. The Beirut raid damaged Arab airliners, drawing world condemnation while UN Security Council prepared to meet.
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Gulf
Beirut International
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United Nations Security Council
New York
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Tel Aviv
Bilt
Gulf of
Timna
Rava
United Nations
Weather Iowa Forecast Fair Then Cold Night Through Wednesday
Generally fair to night and Wednesday with continued cold temperatures. Lows tonight range from 10 below in the south to 15 below in the northeast, and Wednesday highs from zero in the northeast to 10 above in the southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
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