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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1967

Page

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Bombing of North Vietnam Resumes After Tet Pause

UPI reports United States bombing over North Vietnam has resumed after a brief halt tied to the Tet cease fire and Kosygin's London visit. Defense officials say combat operations against military targets are back, with White House and State Department giving cautious remarks.

Washington UPI United States North Vietnam Defense Department Defense Phil G. Goulding North London Alexei Kosygin Goulding Kosygin Pentagon White House Hanoi State Department Dean Rusk Vietnam Harold Wilson Rusk Wilson Johnson

Latin nations sign first regional nuclear ban pact

Twenty one Latin American countries reached a final draft treaty banning manufacturing possession or use of nuclear weapons from the Rio Grande to the Antarctic. Signing begins Tuesday but ratification faces hurdles as loopholes and power objections loom. Cuba and Guyana abstained. U.S. resistance centers on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. France Britain China Soviet Union and United States weigh enforcement and peaceful-use provisions.

Mexico City UPI Rio Grande Antarctic Cuba Guyana Red United States Puerto Rico Virgin Islands U.S

Furor over Kennedy Paris peace feeler shocks White House

New York dispatch says Kennedy’s lack of French hindered understanding of a Hanoi three step plan relayed by Etienne Manac'h. Newsweek reports Johnson angrily rebuked Kennedy for leaking the peace proposal as aides called the Oval Office meeting “mean” and “rough.”

New York UPI Robert F. Kennedy Paris Kennedy Johnson Newsweek Etienne Manac’h Foreign Office Hanoi U.S Nicholas Deb. Katzenbach Oval Office

Wyoming quintuplets die in a few hours

In Big Piney Wyoming the last of the quintuplets born to Mrs. Allen Bradley died Sunday at Holy Cross Hospital. Doctors said the premature birth made survival unlikely for Sharon Bradley and her siblings Christopher Anne Samuel and Elizabeth. The mother is a Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing graduate.

Salt Lake City UPI Wyo Holy Cross Hospital Sharon Bradley Christopher Anne Samuel Elizabeth Allen Bradley Holy Cross Hospital School of Nursing

Weather outlook for Iowa with mild Tuesday conditions

United Press International reports Iowa Tuesday will be partly cloudy and mild with night lows from 15 to 20 degrees in the northeast and 30 to 35 in the southwest. Highs reach 35 to 40 in the northeast and into the 50s in the southwest. Wednesday outlook shows likely rain or snow and colder temperatures.

United Press International Iowa

Saigon mortar strike injures many near Westmoreland compound

In Saigon Viet Cong mortars hit from inside the city for the first time, wounding at least 51 people including children near Gen. William Westmoreland’s downtown headquarters. A second blast injured 12 in a nearby convoy, while a third shell damaged the British Embassy garden. a separate explosion killed 3 and injured 30, authorities said.

Saigon UPI William C. Westmoreland U. S Vietnam Pasteur Street North Vietnam South Vietnam Westmoreland Adrian Buxton

High court upholds draft card burning ban as constitutional

The Supreme Court let stand a 2nd Circuit ruling upholding the 1965 law banning draft card burning. David L. Miller burned his card at a New York City rally in October 1965, claiming symbolic protest. The court weighed whether symbolic speech is protected and noted Congress may regulate Selective Service actions.

Washington UPI Supreme Court U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals New York David L. Miller Miller New York City Army Induction Center Manhattan Catholic Worker Hospitality House Vietnam 2Nd Circuit Congress

House passes bill to add Beautiful Land slogan to Iowa plates

The Iowa House approved a bill requiring the words Beautiful Land on all license plates by a 69 to 51 vote and sent it to Governor Hughes. A motion to reconsider, after Friday’s failed attempt, barely passed 63 to 55 with six abstentions. Opponents argued the slogan would clutter plates, while supporters said it would boost tourism.

Des Moines UPI Beautiful Land Iowa House Harold E. Hughes Donald Baker D - Boone

NFO unveils new plan to balance farm markets

The National Farmers Organization announced a new approach to reduce the agricultural plant and balance supply and demand using USDA data. Oren Lee Staley said the plan tests USDA figures and complements NFC bargaining, with marketing guidance and staged selling of breeding stock, sows, beef and dairy cattle in February.

Corning, Iowa UPI National Farmers Organization NFO Oren Lee Staley U.S. Department of Agriculture Staley USA USDA NFC

University of Iowa weighs action over missing grades

Professor Donald Barnett, an anthropology assistant professor, did not submit fall term grades citing fears of draft impact. Dean Dewey Stuit said no action beyond reminders is planned for now, as contract renewal for Barnett expires next February 1968. Barnett opposes teaching on U.S. campuses as collaboration with war. A student group plans fundraising support.

Iowa City, Iowa UPI University of Iowa Donald Barnett Dewey Stuit College of Liberal Arts Barnett Iowa United States U.S Vietnam

Elderly Cedar Rapids Couple Die From Cold Home

An elderly Cedar Rapids couple, John Letovsky, 88, and Josephine Letovsky, 89, were found dead Saturday in their northeast Cedar Rapids home. Police say a furnace failure Friday or early Saturday caused indoor temps to drop to about 38. A relative found the bodies around 4:00 p.m. Autopsy not scheduled.

Cedar Rapids, Iowa UPI Cedar Rapids John Letovsky Josephine

Six children die in flash fire on farm shack

A flash fire swept a Lee Township tenant shack on the Adkins Bros. farm near South Haven Michigan killing six children. Parents Alzie and Lucille Rice and another child escaped. Sharon Stringer 14, a child by Mrs. Bice's prior marriage, survived to alert them. The blaze started from an oil heater and destroyed a 12 by 26 foot shack.

South Haven Mich UPI Lee Township Alzie Rice Bice Adkins Bros Sharon Stringer

Girl, 4, drowns as ice breaks on river

In Lynnville Iowa authorities recovered the body of 4 year old Shelby Crawford six hours after she fell through the ice on the North Skunk River while playing with cousin Regina Scull. Jasper County sheriff's deputies located the body by divers.

Lynnville Iowa UPI North Skunk Jasper County Sheriff's Shelby Crawford Ronald Crawford Regina Scull Grinnell

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