Reds hold Citadel in Hue as Marines press siege
In Hue, 400 Communists using captured American tanks defend the Citadel wall while U.S. Marines inch forward. American tanks pound from across the Perfume River as planes and ships join the bombardment. overall allied losses reach 266 dead and 1,259 wounded with 53 Americans killed.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Hue
Perfume River
America
Alvin B. Webb Jr
Richard V. Oliver
South Vietnam
Oliver
Local Mother of Year Nominee Honored by Fortnightly Club
Mrs. Ralph Kleese of Rural Route 2 Washington has been named a nominee for Mother of the Year by the Fortnightly Club. A mother of four and longtime civic and church worker, she is active with the UPW, Harmony Club, YWCA, and serves as assistant librarian. Her children include Robert, William, Roger, and Harriett, with eleven grandchildren. The nomination will place her name in contention for State Mother of the Year.
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Ralph Klefsf
Kleese
Washington
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Ralph J. Kleese
Route 2
Parent Teachers Association
Farm Bureau
Y’s
YMCA
Robert
William
Iowa City
University Hospitals
Roger
St. Paul
Minn
University of Minnesota
Garth (Harriett) Rustan
Marine Killed in Vietnam Feb 7 Near Thua Thien
L‑Cpl Mancelle Alan Ford of Mt. Pleasant and Columbus Junction was killed by hostile rocket fire during a convoy near Thua Thien, Vietnam on February 7. Funeral arrangements are pending at Crane-Ewart Young Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant. Survivors include his wife Joy Gipple Ford, his parents Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Ford, and a young son Edward Alan. he entered service January 1967.
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Columbus Junction
Ford
Harvey Ford
Mt. Pleasant
Joy Gipple
Lyle Gipples
Junction Beauty Center
Edward Alan
Beck asks which direction Iowa is moving
Sioux City Iowa Republican candidate Robert K Beck a Centerville newspaper publisher told workers he wants to know which direction the state is moving after State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg claimed Iowa is moving He said the remark raises questions whether the state is moving forward or backward
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Sioux City, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Robert K. Beck
Centerville
Sioux City
Paul Franzenburg
Beck
Iowa Council irked by Turners curt letter
In Des Moines three Executive Council members reacted to a brief letter from Attorney General Richard Turner that scolded the council for issuing dummy license plates to federal agencies after his office had advised against it. State Auditor Lloyd Smith proposed Turner appear before the council to explain, while Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst said he would never have written such a letter. State Treasurer Paul Franzen expressed a separate view.
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DES Moines
UPI
Executive Council
Atty
Richard Turner
Council
Turner
Lloyd Smith
Melvin Synhorst
Paul Franzen
Burg
FBI
Internal Revenue Service
Treasury Department
Attorney General
Synhorst
Franzenburg
Iowa
Smith
Harold E. Hughes
Agriculture
L. B. Liddy
Liddy
Washington School Concert Schedule Full of Variety
Two school concerts set for February feature multiple bands from Washington schools. A February 22 performance at 8 p.m. in the Washington High School Auditorium includes grade school, junior high, and high school ensembles under Ron Wise and Alan Bergstrom, plus a Lawrence Welk tune by the dance band. A February 29 vocal Focus concert directed by Jesse Knight showcases soloist Randy Chalupa, a Broadway medley, and pieces from The Peaceable Kingdom and Song of Democracy.
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Washington
Washington High School
Ron Wise
Ole Man
Alan Bergstrom
Jesse Knight
Randy Chalupa
County prepares tax figures for residents
The county auditor Walter Schroeder says it will take about two months to finalize property tax bills after receiving school tax figures from Des Moines. A delay due to a dispute over a new school aid tax law has slowed work. In a separate report, an Iowa City supermarket was robbed of about $3,000 by two men in a stolen car.
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Washington County
Walter Schroeder
Schroeder
Des Moines
Iowa City
Iowa
UPI
Jack Gray
Washington
Gary
Indiana
James Cole
South Bend
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Heart Sunday Drive Set for February 18 in Washington
The Kiwanis club of Washington plans a house to house canvass Sunday February 18 starting at 2 p.m. Gifts for the Heart Fund will be sought as a club effort this year, chaired by Joe Evanovich, organizing committee members for the drive.
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City of Washington
Joe Evanovich
Kiwanis Club
Kiwanis Club of Washington
Taxes Rising Every Thirteen Days Des Moines Study Notes
A Tax Foundation study shows eight years of rising state taxes with major tax increases every 13 days and a new major tax about every five months. Per capita tax payments grew from 185 to 291 dollars from 1959 to 1966 as six major tax sources supplied most state revenues.
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Des Moines
The
Tax Foundation, Inc
Tax increases and new levies across states 1959 1967
The period 1959 through 1967 saw 24 adoptions of major state taxes in 18 states and 255 rate increases. General sales taxes spread to all but six states, personal income taxes to all but 15, corporate income to all but 10, tobacco taxes to all but North Carolina, and alcohol and motor fuels taxed broadly. Wisconsin led with 13 total increases including a new sales tax in 1961 and multiple rate hikes, while Minnesota and Iowa followed with 12 each.
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North Carolina
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Rhode Island
Washington
Pennsylvania
Tax Foundation
Minnesota
Weather turns bitter across Iowa with sharp winds
The report from United Press International warns of much colder air sweeping Iowa with strong northerly winds and snow squalls especially in the northwest. Clearing weather follows with a cold wave tonight and diminishing winds. Lows range from 10 to 15 below zero at the northern border to 0 to 5 above in the south, then Saturday brings partly cloudy skies and highs from zero to 5 above in the north to 10 to 15 in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Open Competition urged to keep farm export share
At the National Farm Institute Dale E Hathaway of Michigan State University warned that U S agriculture must stay competitive in world markets to protect domestic incomes. He cautioned against high export prices and domestic policies like subsidies and import restrictions that could raise costs and invite countermeasures. Glenn H Pogeler and C W McMillan echoed concerns about soybean and beef imports and quotas to safeguard market share.
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U.S
Hathaway
Glenn H. Pogeler
Soybean Council of America
C. W. McMillan
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Sale of sanitary sewer bonds at Riverside
Notice announces Riverside sale of sanitary sewer bonds. Also listed are Soil Conservation district election notice and appointment of administrator for the estate of Lucy Reinert.
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Riverside
Soil Conservation
Lucy Reinert
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