Record lows across Midwest as cold snap hits several towns
The United Press International summary notes record low temperatures in Waterloo at minus 25 and Fayette at minus 36. The National Weather Service forecasts warmer weather Tuesday. In Waterloo a couple died in a house fire, Faye Kingsbury and Ursula Kingsbury, both 52, likely from burns and smoke inhalation. Delta Junction seeks five million Betty Crocker coupons for a new fire engine, with 45,000 collected. Peter Halliday, 40, assists a shelter dog in Beaconsfield England. Beaconsfield officials fence the common to curb courting couples. In Zurich Switzerland grants women the vote after a two to one result. a housewife notes her husband voted against it.
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Midwest
Waterloo
Fayette
Faye Kingsbury
Ursula
Kingsbury
Jela Junction
Aki Upd
Betty Crocker
Delta Junction
Fairbanks
Zurich
UPI
Switzerland
Parents to meet on class schedules
The Washington high school and junior high guidance department hosts informal meetings on curriculum and next year’s scheduling. Changes in course requirements and more electives are explained by counselors Beemim Diane Johnson Collings and Dean Knight to help parents guide their children.
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Washington
Earnest Reemblossom
Beem-im
Diane Johnson
Collings
Dean Knight
Weather outlook for town state with easing cold
Fair tonight not cold over state. Lows around 15 below northeast to 5 below zero southwest. Partly cloudy and not as cold Tuesday with highs in the teens.
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United Press International
Viet troops invade Laos in cross border offensive
UPI reports U.S. helicopter gunships and fighter bombers led 20,000 South Vietnamese troops into Laos to strike the Ho Chi Minh Trail bases. Six U.S. helicopters were downed, two crew members killed. North Vietnamese forces were said to be dug in near Khe Sanh as Washington pledged unlimited airpower to protect personnel.
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UPI
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Laos
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Khe Sanh
Jasper Sander
Shrewsbury
Mass
South Vietnam
Souvanna Phouma
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
Rotary marks 50th year anniversary in Washington club
Washington Rotary members and guests celebrated the Washington Club's 50th anniversary with a dinner and program in the YMCA Community Room. The event featured Carl E. Bolte from Kansas City and Old Gold Singers from the University of Iowa, plus long-time member recognitions and past presidents' honors. About 150 people attended as James McQuaid spearheaded the anniversary booklet distribution and Bill Sitler highlighted Rotary history.
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YMCA
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Kansas City
Rotary International
Old Gold Singers
University of Iowa
James McQuaid
L. A. Jones
Willis Jones
Frank Kos
Charles Kennedy
George Kerr
Bill Siler
Marr Schell
Murray McCreedy
Ralph Bauer
Walter Ferrell Sr
Bill Sitler
Rotary
Washington
Richard Colby
Hugo Lensch
John Winga Sr
Dr. McCreedy
Bill Tweeton
E. D. Morrison Jr
J. E. Mallory
E. K.’ Schiapkohl
Stan Kiesey
Marion McAvoy
T. R. Phillips
Washington Rotary Club
Gary Murphy
Robert Day
Dick Colby
Fred Morain
Apollo 14 crew on return voyage to Earth after moon mission
Apollo 14 astronauts Shepard Mitchell and Roosa, 161,512 miles from Earth, near the moon as they head toward a South Pacific splashdown. They urged world peace, showcased space manufacturing experiments, and carried 109 pounds of lunar rocks. Ground teams adjusted to schedule as they awaken from rest before final approach to Earth.
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Fra Mauro Valley
Shepard
Earth
Fred W. Haise
Mitchell
Manned Spacecraft Center
Houston
North Pole
South Pacific
American Samoa
Intercepted Memo ROTARY MEMBERS In Washington
A memo intercepted in Washington discusses Rotary members and hints that fifty years of service may be only the prelude to further recognition or advancement within the organization.
ISEA Threatens Statewide Sanctions Over Iowa Tax Freeze
Des Moines UP I report that the Iowa State Education Association, with 37 000 members, threatened statewide sanctions if a proposed 1971 tax freeze for school budgets passes. The bill would leave districts about 6 million short. delegates urged immediate legislative attention and district reorganization. The assembly also backed dress code rulings and drug and sequential family life education policies.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa State Education Association
Iowa
ISEA
Association
SEA
Ray warns sanctions by teachers may backfire in Iowa
Des Moines Gov Robert D Ray cautioned that sanctions proposed by the Towa State Education Association could provoke irritation among legislators and jeopardize a professional negotiations bill. He supported a $30 million aid package for schools, argued against higher spending, and noted districts could appeal to the School Budget Review Board if next year’s funding becomes burdensome.
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ISEA
Ray
House
Senate
Cambodian editorials praise Laos operation to curb North Vietnamese movements
Cambodian government papers endorse the South Vietnamese offensive against Communist bases in Laos. Officials say the move benefits Cambodia by disrupting North Vietnamese troop and supply corridors into Cambodia via Laos, while critics are accused of not protesting earlier Vietnamese activity in Laos.
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South Vietnam
Saigon
Nguyen van ''Thie
Indochina
Viet Cong
Thailand
Britain
North Vietnam
Cambodia
Phnom Penh
UPI
Todo
Laon
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