New Offensive Opens Against Viet Cong Near Saigon
U S Army 1st Air Cavalry lands near Phu Xuang in Operation Eagles Claw as air strikes and artillery push Viet Cong from Bong Son area. Helicopter crews suffer brief losses but are saved. Air war widens with blasts from U S and Vietnamese planes and destroyers bomb coastal targets.
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U.S. Army
1St Air Cavalry Division
Phu Xuang
Bong Son
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Ane Helicoper
U.S
U.S. 7Th Fleet
North Viet Nam
North
Bien Hoa
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Viet Nam
Violence widens in Santo Domingo amid anti American protests
Sporadic gunfire spread through Santo Domingo on Thursday amid a general strike by leftist groups protesting a police action at the National Palace. At least five people were killed in the city and dozens wounded as U.S. troops helped restore order briefly before violence resumed. Rebels urged the armed forces to follow Caamano into exile, as protests spread to other cities.
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Santo Domingo
UPI
Hector Garcia-Godoy
U.S
Dominican
White House
Hector Aristy
Hector Garcia Godoy
Caamano
Windjammer to Australia Travel Show at Washington High
Australia feature of travel program Art Erickson will narrate and show colored films from his Pacific trip aboard the Yankee. The winter Travel and Adventure series by Washington Kiwanis Club presents this Monday at 7:30 p.m. in the high school auditorium. Tickets may be bought at the door. season tickets accepted for admission.
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Art Erickson
Pacific
Washington High School
Washington Kiwanis Club
Australia
Outback
Erickson
Galapagos Islands
Pitcairn Island
Mutiny On the Bounty
Society Islands
the Cooks
Kokelaus
Solomons
Gilmour to Attend Washington County CAP Meeting
Dr. C Edwin Gilmour director of the State Office of Economic Opportunity will attend the Washington County Community Action Program group meeting Monday at 7 30 p m in Mrs Robert Day s home local president He will answer questions as the CAP continues evaluating ideas from the state conference
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C. Edwin Gilmour
State Office of Economic Opportunity
Washington County
Robert Day
Gilmour
Washington County Cap
Retail merchants to meet here Tuesday
Clem Dold as new 1966 chair man of the Retail Merchants Bureau will preside at his first regular monthly meeting on Tuesday February 15. He urges all members to be present for the meeting in the Iowa Southern basement starting at 9 30 a m. Discussions will cover Washingtons Birthday and Coupon Days plus regular business.
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Clem Dold
Retail Merchants Bureau
Amended Articles Filed for Farm Service Company
Public notice announces amended articles of incorporation for Farm Service Company. Details include updated corporate purpose and registered office as required by law. no other substantive changes or stakeholder actions disclosed in the readable text.
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Farm Service Company
Mrs Charles Brown dies in Fairfield
Mrs Charles Brown of 202 East Burlington Street Fairfield died this morning at Jefferson County Hospital The former Frances Jones of Richland. Funeral will be Monday in Fairfield with burial in Richland Survivors include sister Mrs Stanley Spohn formerly of Brighton and two brothers Herbert Jones of Washington and Harold Jones of Omaha A typographical error in the Washington County Historical Society annual meeting report causes confusion about officers Edna Jones is president Harold Mangold and Howard Anderson are vice presidents They with Chuck Hotle and John Owen on the executive committee
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Charles Brown
East
Burlington Street
Fairfield
Jefferson County
Frances Jones
Richland
Stanley Spohn
Brighton
Herbert Jones
Washington
Harold Jones
Omaha
Washington County Historical Society
Edna Jones
Harold Mangold
Howard Anderson
Chuck Hotle
John Owen
Washington High inducts NHS members in ceremony
Academic Excellence was rewarded this week as Washington High School inducted junior students into the National Honor Society. Front row names include Arthur Petratz Carl Hays and Doug English. Back row includes Jami Bump Karen Vosika Karen Soucek Kathy Bakehouse and Carma Chorpening. Journal photo by Tom Kuncl.
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Washington High School
National Honor Society
Arthur
Jenta Chorpening
Tom Lowe
Ellen Jarrard
Judy Kleese
Diana Hammen
Linda Johnson
Linda Anderson
Lois McBee
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Court studies appeal from remap order
Iowa Supreme Court heard an appeal from a district court remap decision. Des Moines attorney David Bellin argued the current apportionment dilutes minority and rural GOP votes, while Solicitor General Timothy McCarthy contended the plan follows one man one vote and does not discriminate. The case centers on sub districting of multi member counties and the legality of a temporary 1965 plan.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Drake University Law
Iowa
Timothy McCarthy
David Bellin
Iowa House
Senate
Polk County
Harry Perkins
General Assembly
High Court
Belin
McCarthy
U.S
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Solicitor General
Ewart Scarff Named Production Superintendent at Advance Ross
Washington plant appoints Ewart Scarff as production superintendent and assistant to vice president W. Robert Riley. Scarff, an industrial engineer with three years at Advance Ross, previously worked for International Resistance Corp. in Burlington. He and wife Elizabeth reside at 907 West Madison with two children, Lee Ann and Deborah.
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Advance Ross of
Washington
Ewart Scarff
Advance Ross Washington
W. Robert Riley
Scarff
Advance Ross
Burlington, Iowa
Internation Resistance Corp
Burlington
Elizabeth
West Madison
Lee Ann
Deborah
Heart Fund drive urged in February issue
Workers gear up for the Heart Fund drive to combat heart disease. The event in Washington is set for Sunday, Feb. 20, with Kiwanis directing activities and Joe Evanovich serving as city chairman. Don Maxwell leads countywide fundraising efforts.
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St. Valentine
Washington
Kiwanis Club
T. M. Nelson
Joe Evanovich
Don Maxwell
Rapids fire chief granted 30 day medical leave
Fire Chief Jesse Hunter of Cedar Rapids Iowa has a 30 day medical leave of absence approved on his doctor's advice amid a department controversy. Assistant Chief John Kopecky leads the fire department in his absence as resignations cited pay and leadership concerns. Hunter, in his 12th year as chief, plans to retire in four years.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Jesse Hunter
Frank Bosch
Hunter
California
Asst
John Kopecky
Bosch
Weather by United Press Iowa Partly cloudy through Saturday
Partly cloudy conditions persist through Saturday with warmer readings in the west and north. Tonight’s low temperatures range from 20 to 25. Saturday highs reach 40 to 45 with a mostly cloudy Sunday outlook bringing possible snow or rain in eastern sections and a bit cooler air.
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United Press International
Iowa
Iowa symphony band to tour seven European countries
Iowa City Iowa University of Iowa will dispatch its 89 member symphony band on a concert tour of eight weeks through seven European countries starting Saturday. The ensemble will perform in multiple cities and represent the university abroad.
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Europe
Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
Watts Riots Six Months Later Struggle for Solutions
Six months after Aug night riots in Watts, Los Angeles, city and residents wrestle with causes and slow rehabilitation. Official tallies show nearly 3,960 defendants processed by Jan. 31 with 2,006 adult convictions and 534 juveniles. many offenders remained at large. Government plans include a 61.5 million package for jobs and training, school reforms, and an inspector general system to curb brutality complaints.
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UPI
Watts
J. Miller Leavy
Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office
Leavy
National Guard
Economic and Youth Opportunity Agency
McCone Commission
Edmund G. Brown
McCone
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