Talks on Pueblo POW release press on in Panmunjom talks
UPI reports private U S officials gratified that direct talks with North Korea persist over the USS Pueblo crew. Three meetings held with another likely at Panmunjom. no firm progress promised, but officials see less propaganda and more substantive discussion. North Korea seeks apology and admits ship in waters. U S hints at potential full disclosure of Pueblo movements and skipper discipline if crew is released. State Department stresses no apology before crew return.
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State Department
Robert J. McCloskey
United States
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Washington
The
Marines raise US flag amid Hue fighting in Saigon battles
In Saigon street fighting flared anew as about 900 Viet Cong moved from Cholon into central Saigon. Marines seized the Hue provincial capitol building and raised the US flag after tearing down a North Vietnamese banner. U.S. air forces battled MIGs near Hanoi and bombed near Khe Sanh as Tet offensives widened across Vietnam with heavy casualties and massive displacement.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Hue
Cholon
Tan Son Nhut
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
da Nang
Vietnam
UPI
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Ron ‘Christmas
H Company
Thuan Thien
U. S
South Vietnam
County Board in Meeting on School Merger Plans in Iowa
The Washington County Board of Education held another meeting in Iowa City to discuss merging four county school systems. A major center would be in Cedar Rapids with an Administration center in Iowa City. a contract officer would be in Cedar and Washington Counties. The contact office in Washington would house a speech therapist, psychologist and social worker. The group discussed continuing the present Washington Special Education Program and considered using it as a model for other programs. Six director districts would be created, with one at large to form a seven member board. Washington and Cedar Counties would have one member each, Johnson and Linn two each, plus one at large. The next meeting on February 23 will tour the Scott and Muscatine merged system to assess services and problems, with plans for a second meeting at Cedar Rapids Media Center.
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Washington County Board of Education
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Cedar
Washington Counties
Washington
Washington and Cedar County
Johnson County
Linn County
Washington County
Flashing Lights Planned at Key Washington Intersections
Washington city council members voted to install flashing red lights at the four way stops at South Iowa and Van Buren and North Second and East Second, plus a stop sign at Main Street and Avenue D. They named Clint Hensel and Dr. C A Larsen to the planning and zoning commission to replace retiring members. A beer permit for the Eagles lodge was renewed.
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Iowa
van Buren
North Second
East Second
Main Street
Avenue D
Clint Hensel
Dr. C.A. Larsen
Planning and Zoning Commission
Willis Jones
Glenn Mace
Vets are winners in Mahaska County
Mahaska County voters approve liquor by the drink 3367 to 2925 after four years. The measure carries in all seven Oskaloosa precincts, the county’s population center, while rural areas vote for it in only four of twenty precincts.
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Oskaloosa, Iowa
UPI
Mahaska County
Oskaloosa
Weather Update Iowa Partly Cloudy and Colder Tonight
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies and colder air tonight with little temperature change Wednesday. Lows range from about 10 at the north to 20 at the south, while Wednesday’s highs will be in the 30s.
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Iowa
Iowa contractors sue to void 3 percent service tax
A group of Iowa builders filed suit in Polk County District Court seeking to strike down the 3 per cent service tax as unconstitutional. If the court deems it legal, they ask to overturn the tax on construction, and if that fails, to eliminate the tax on new construction. The defendants include the State Department of Revenue and Revenue Director William Forst.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Polk County
State Department of Revenue
William Forst
State Board of Tax Review
Priester Construction Co
Davenport
Lloyd E. Clarke, Inc
Village Builders, Inc
Skogman Construction Co
Cedar Rapids
Sioux City Engineering Co
Sioux City
Stroh Corp
Brown Brothers, Inc
Electrical Contractors
Matthew J. Heartney, Jr
Charles F. Walker
Scott County
Nathan Grant
62Nd General Assembly
House
House Journal
Richard Turner
Department of Revenue
Parsons College visits by North Central evaluators
A four member inspection team from the North Central Association arrived at Parsons College in Fairfield Iowa for a two day visit. The team will report its findings to the NCA in Chicago next month. The NCA will decide on reaccreditation. Parsons lost accreditation last spring after appeals failed. Former president Millard Roberts was fired and replaced by William Munson who resigned. Dr Wayne Stamper was named provost.
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Fairfield
Iowa
UPI
North Central Association
NCA
Parsons College
Chicago
Parsons
George R. Waggoner
University of Kansas
Millard Roberts
Roberts
William Munson
Wayne Stamper
Six U.S. deserters granted asylum in Sweden
The Swedish Aliens Commission approved asylum for six more American deserters from the Vietnam era, increasing total asylum grants to 12. Recipients include Edward Johnson Jr and James Grant among others. one applicant, Johnson, had been previously refused before unanimous approval.
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Stockholm
UPI
U.S
Swedish Aliens Commission
West Germany
Edward Kelly Johnson Jr
Cleveland
Ohio
James H. Grant
Meridian Miss
Sweden
Joseph E. Norwood
Newport Beach
Calif
John Dowling
San Diego
Lawrence Teeland
Wassell
Alaska
Gregory Graham
Dallas
Tex
Johnson
U.S. Navy
Japan
Soviet Union
Annual Y campaign kicks off in Washington
Washington YMCA annual membership drive opened Monday at noon with a large crowd attending the kick-off in the community room. Wendell Eden, campaign chairman, outlined drive mechanics and its YMCA impact. Paul Gebhardt urged workers to learn the work and needs.
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Washington
YMCA
Wendell Eden
Paul Gebhardt
Y’s Men’s Club
High Korean official hails talks with North Korea
A senior government official met South Korean reporters to calm anti American protests sparked by UPI secret Panmunjom talks with North Korea. He said returns of the Pueblo crewmen were not yet secured and that South Korea was kept informed while discussing broader South Korean matters.
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Seoul
UPI
United States
North Korea
Vietnam
South Korea
Plane bomber found guilty in Chicago trial
Earle T. Cook, 37, a bottling plant executive from suburban St Charles NL, was found guilty of attempting to kill his wife Jeanne and 80 other airline passengers with a homemade bomb aboard an American Airlines flight last November. He received two 20 year terms to be served concurrently.
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Chicago
UPI
Earle T. Cook
Federal District Court
Richard B. Austin
Bottling Company
Cook
Jeanne
U.S. District Court
St. Charles
American Airlines
San Diego
Colorado
Santa-clad killer in jail after Seabrook murder
Donald Eugene Hammond, once a Christmas Santa at a Seabrook fire site, is jailed without bond for allegedly murdering his wife Diane and terrorizing a rural Texas school. He reportedly stormed a lounge on Sunday, threatened home violence, then 15 miles north held a 15 year old girl and a 36 year old teacher hostage for nearly three hours before surrendering in tears.
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Hammond
Seabrook
Diane
Pascha
Caldwell
Texas
Jeraldean Ayers
Robert L. Long
Leroy Wilcox
Probate of wills and appointment of administrators
Probate of wills and appointment of administrators for the estates of Rolla Galloway Ada E Hamil and David Tindal announced. Courts set hearings and executors named to manage asset settlements and final distribution of estates.
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Rolla Galloway
Ada E. Hamil
David Tindal
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