Accused Klansman silent as House panel culled Liuzzo case
Congressional investigator named Robert St. Thomas of North Birmingham as the Ku Klux Klan leader who ordered the Liuzzo murder in Selma. Thomas invoked the fifth amendment to all questions, denying comment on other Alabama killings, while FBI informer Gary Rowe testified he identified Thomas as the murder orders man. The witness also described Thomas as a top UKA figure with broad authority across klaverns and realms.
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Washington
UPI
Birmingham
Ala
Committee
Donald Appell
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Gary Rowe
Selma
Liuzzo
Detroit
Rowe
FBI
Alabama
Thomas
16Th Street Baptist Church
Appell
United Klans of America
UKA
Southern Railway
Klavern
Luna-9 Lands on Moon Spark Historic TV Pictures
Soviet television celebrated Luna-9 as the first craft to softly land on the Moon and transmit television pictures. Tass reported the craft began scanning the lunar surface at 4:50 a.m. and sent data to earth while forecasts hinted at a Soviet manned moon mission by 1976.
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Moscow
UPI
Earth
Alexei Leonov
Yuri Gagarin
Tass
United States
America
Giant Radio Observatory
Jodrell Bank
England
Moscow Radio
Burglars Busy at Keota Thursday
Keokuk County sheriffs officers report a series of break ins at Keota businesses between midnight and morning. Central Cafe back door entry tampered safe. Levien's Market back door entry with $75.95 cash missing. Kepta Lumber and Fuel front door entry with safe dial broken. Schrock's Fertilizer front door entry with $134.50 cash and about $500 in checks missing. Flynn's D X service station front door entry with $13 in change. Chase's Jack and Jill back door entry with $13 in change and empty safe door broken. The note adds a separate statistic about heirs to estates from Tracers Company of America.
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Keota
Keokuk County
Levien
Kepta
Schrock
Flynn
D-X
Chase
Jack & Jill
Mrs. Katie Wertz of Kalona dies at 84
Mrs. Katie Ann Wertz 84 of Kalona died this morning at her Kalona home after a lingering illness. Funeral set for Sunday at 2 p.m. at East nian Mennonite Church with George S. Miller and Robert K. Yoder in charge. burial in local cemetery. Survived by daughter Ferne Whetstone, six great grandchildren, two sisters Nettie Gingerich and Mary Miller, one brother Eddie Miller.
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Kalona
Katie Ann Wertz
East Nian Mennonite Church
George S. Miller
Robert K. Yoder
Petersolm Funneral
Wertz
Michael D
Lovina Shettler Miller
Charles Wertz
Ferne Whetstone
Nettie Gingerich
Wellman
Mary Miller
Eddie Miller
Tucson
Ariz
Public Notice of Sewer Assessment in Washington
A public notice announces assessments for sewer improvement projects in Washington. The document outlines parcel participation, estimated assessment amounts, due dates, and collection procedures under local municipal authority. Eligible property owners are advised to review assessment details and contact the city clerk for questions.
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Washington
Tokyo Bay Boeing 727 Crash Kills 133, 183 Aboard
An All Nippon Airways Boeing 727 with 183 on board crashed into Tokyo Bay during approach in clear weather. 133 feared dead as searchers recovered floating debris, life jacket manuals, and a body. Most passengers were employees of Toshiba Trading Tokyo Advertising and Standard Shoe Co attending a Sapporo snow festival.
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Tokyo
API
All Nippon Airways
Tokyo Bay
Japan
Maritime Safety Agency
United States
Masaki Takahashi
Haneda International Aiport
Hokkaido
Nippon Hoso Kyokai
National Radio Network
Toshiba Trading Co
Standard Shoe Co
Tokyo Advertising Co
Perdock elected director of Iowa Auto Dealers
William Perdock of Perdock Olds-Cadillac in Washington Iowa has been elected a director of the Iowa Automobile Dealers Association for a three year term starting February 1 1966. He will represent Washington County at the annual directors meeting in Des Moines and the 48th convention opening on March 27.
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William Perdock
Perdock
Olds-Cadillac
Washington
Iowa
Iowa Automobile Dealers Association
Washington County
Norman Dunlap
Des Moines
Fulbright questions Viet Nam policy over $3 billion aid
Sen. J William Fulbright opened a Senate Foreign Relations Committee inquiry into U S policy in Viet Nam citing $3 billion in foreign economic aid over the past decade as a major factor in deep U S involvement He questioned AID head David Bell on the President's request for $415 million in foreign economic aid this year and the total U S outlay in Viet Nam potentially reaching $15.8 billion including military costs Bell acknowledged rising aid and military costs and said Viet Cong violence has spread to northeast Thailand with more police and border patrol fatalities.
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David E. Bell
Agency For International Development (Aid
South Viet Nam
Fulbright
U.S
Viet Nam
Congress
Bell
Saigon
Thailand
Radio man stalls would be death by own action
New York radio interviewer Long John Nebel kept a despondent Staten Island caller on the line for 15 minutes during a late night program. The caller, who had threatened to kill herself, provided a phone number and police traced her home where a doctor from St. Vincent's Hospital treated her after authorities were alerted.
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New York
UPI
Staten Island
Long John Nebel
Nebel
WNBC
Ken Regan
Navy
Regan
John
St. Vincent's Hospital
Kenneth Marsh Dies in Missouri Auto Accident
Word was received of the death of Kenneth Marsh, a former resident, in an auto accident in Missouri. He and his wife had been living in Dallas Center, Iowa. Marsh was employed here and oversaw construction of the Nixon Feed Mill years ago and was well known locally for his bowling activity.
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Kenneth Marsh
Missouri
Marsh
Dallas Center
Iowa
Nixon
No agreement reached on Amish school dispute in Iowa
Gov. Harold E. Hughes said a solution to the long running Amish school dispute is not imminent after a 90 minute meeting with the Oelwein School Board. Officials hint a near resolution, but Hughes refused to detail any plan. The clash centers on Amish children and state accredited teachers amid claims of religious freedom versus a right to education.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Oelwein
Ceive
Arthur Senior
Iowa
Buchanan County
Rath plant resumes hog slaughtering at Columbus Jct
The Rath Packing company plant at Columbus Junction will resume hog slaughtering on Monday February 7, announced by Bernard Ebbing director of hog procurement. Russell Greene head hog buyer said the firm is already in the market for butcher hogs after a two week shutdown that laid off about 140 workers due to hog price and supply shortages.
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Columbus Junction
Rath Packing Company
Columbus Juntion
Bernard Ebbing
Russell Greene
Coumbus Junction
Junction plan commission names announced
Mayor William D. Dunn of Columbus Junction announced the members appointed to the new planning and zoning commission. Thomas Huston receives a two year term, Warren May and Robert Hedeman three years, D N Cecil four years, Russell R. Newell and Harry Lowe five years.
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Columbus Junction
William D. Dunn
Planning and Zoning Commission
Thomas Huston
Warren May
Robert Hedeman
D.N. Cecil
Russell R. Newell
Harry Lowe
Schooley leases D X service station here
Dale Denison proprietor of Denison's DX on West Madison Street has retired after 35 years of service to the public. Lester Schooley has leased this station and already has taken over active management. Mr. Schooley announces he will observe open hours of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.
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Dale Denison
Denison’s
West
Madison Street
Lester Schooley
Mr. Schooley
Weather Today Iowa Partly Cloudy and Warmer Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions persist tonight and Saturday with warmer readings on Saturday. Lows range from 5 below in the extreme northeast to near 8 above in the extreme southwest. Sunday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and a little warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fifth straight day of raids near Hanoi targets
U S Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs attacked 69 miles southwest of Hanoi marking the fifth straight day of raids after the bombing lull end. Two Navy lanes were lost in Thursday’s strikes. three crewmen aboard those planes presumed dead. Marines push into Viet Cong areas in Quang Ngai Province under Operation Double Eagle with heavy air support. Viet Cong casualties reported 711 in the week long sweep involving U S and South Korean forces.
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Saigon
UPS
Hanoi
United States
Viet Nam
U.S
Quang Ngai Province
Navy
North Viet Nam
Ranger
U.S. 1St Cavalry Division
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Percy Holder
Joe Evanovich Jr
Washington City
Juanita Hering
Washington County Heart Fund Unit
John Verenga
Cedar Valley Heart Association
T. M. Nelson
Washington County Union
John Eckstein
Iowa City
Iowa Heart Association
Kiwanis
Don Mawell
Tracers Company of America
Katie Wertz
Nippon
Japanese Airlines
Haneda
Chitose
Rath
Columbus Jct
Plan Commission
Schooley
Phuoc An
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