Texarkana Army plant shell explosion kills eleven
An artillery shell 14 inches long exploded on an assembly line at Lone Star Army Ammunition Plant killing 11 workers and injuring at least 14. The blast started a two hour fire and many workers were hit as shells tumbled along the line. Investigators opened a probe as officials reported multiple hospitalizations and a large-scale casualty scene.
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Local bank to use computer services in Washington
Washington State Bank launches a computer bookkeeping program linking a local transcriber to Des Moines via closed line. Checks are converted to punched tape and sent to a central computer for nightly reports, with armored return to Washington before the next business day. The system began at Central National Bank and Trust Co. in 1965 and is expanding to banks statewide.
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Purdue economist urges local option taxes in Iowa
Des Moines UPI reports Purdue University economist Dr. James Papke urged Iowa lawmakers to consider allowing counties to levy sales and income taxes to curb property tax growth. He advocated returning local revenue to counties, raising state sales and income taxes, and replacing the corporate profits tax with a gross margins tax based on value added.
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Armed clashes in Fukien Province reported by Peking Radio
The Beijing radio quoted Han Hsien-Chu in Foochow saying anti Mao elements provoked clashes with the army in Fukien. He described a power struggle across China, with purges in the army and party, and claimed revolutionary victory against opponents.
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Near hurricane winds roar into East today
A vast weather storm lashes the Midwest and East with near hurricane winds, heavy damage, and widespread power outages. Blizzard conditions, snow and sleet, widespread school closures, and disrupted air travel mark a severe system from the Mississippi River to New England. Tornadoes reported in Indiana and Ohio amid icy power outages and road hazards.
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Des Moines Fire Destroys Radio Trade Building
A two story radio and television supply building in Des Moines burned Wednesday night, causing about 750000 dollars in damage. The Radio Trade Sales Co. was gutted as flames, fanned by 25 mph winds and near zero temperatures, persisted until early today. Firefighters battled the blaze, with walls collapsing and tubes exploding, while streets around 13th and Grand were barricaded and services shut down.
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Seven Separate Battles In Vietnam Run High-Intensity Fighting
U S and South Vietnamese troops fought Viet Cong across at least seven offensives marking the sharpest clashes in months. Reports say 575 Viet Cong were killed Wednesday, 13 U S helicopters were shot down, and Allied casualties were moderate to heavy. The action centered 110 miles southwest of Saigon with major operations in the Mekong Delta and Central Highlands.
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Mrs Powell to testify on her husband Adam Clayton Powell
Mrs Adam Clayton Powell prepares to testify before House investigators today and promises to tell everything she knows about her husband. The select committee seeks leads on Powell’s conduct while questions loom over her salary and payroll arrangement. She lives in Puerto Rico and may have a closed session.
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Senators seek action to dismiss Iowa professor over grades
Six Iowa senators introduced a resolution urging University of Iowa President Howard Bowen to terminate the contract of any faculty member who arbitrarily and without cause withholds grades from students. The measure targets an unnamed assistant professor presumed to be Donald Barnett for failing to turn in grades.
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Iowa House Approves Fire Protection Bill
The Iowa House approved a measure to add farmers to local fire districts by petitioning county boards of supervisors. Unanimous 115 to 0 vote sends the bill to the Senate, sponsored by Rep. Floyd Edgington and four Republicans.
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Weather Iowa Forecast Light Snow Friday Across State
Iowa expects a chance of light snow across most of the state Friday with warmer conditions in the west and north tonight and across the state Friday. Light variable winds this afternoon. Overnight low temperatures around zero to 10 above. Friday highs reach the 20s in the east and north, and near 30 in the southwest.
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Pentagon orders crackdown on lax reservists
The Defense Department plans to call about 30 000 delinquent reservists to active duty and screen 75 000 more for possible reclassification. Army, Air Force, Marine, and Navy reserves face various call up estimates, with McNamara framing the move as an extension of the draft.
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