McNamara cites Asian leaders opposing halting bombing
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara said in congressional testimony and public remarks that impartial Asian leaders not directly involved in South Vietnam have urged against stopping the bombing of North Vietnam. He did not name the leaders but noted the view could be seen as a sign of weakness.
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Washington
UPI
Roberts
McNamara
U.S
North Vietnam
Senate Armed Services Committee
Military Appropriations Subcommittee
South Vietnam
Pastore
United States
United Nations
Thant
Farrell's Purchases Nicola & Harmon Store in Washington
Farrell's Office Supply has acquired the Nicola & Harmon store on the square from the S. C. McCleery Estate. Walter Farrell Jr. said the new owners will run the store in its current location with similar merchandise and remodel the building after closing inventory February 28. The Nicola & Harmon store has operated since 1898 and will be led by T. M. Nelson as manager, with staff remaining largely unchanged. The exchange also includes Farrell's continuing operation on West Washington Street. The ownership transfer takes effect March 1 with plans for extensive remodeling.
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Farrell's Office Supply
Nicola & Harmon
S. C. McCleery
Walter Farrell Jr
Farrell’s
Office Supply
Farrell's
West Washington Street
T. M. Nelson
Indictments in Mississippi Slayings Considered by DOJ
In Jackson Mississippi the Justice Department planned new federal indictments over the 1964 slayings of civil rights workers near Philadelphia Mississippi and the 1966 firebomb death of Vernon Dahmer near Hattiesburg. A federal grand jury would convene with FBI evidence and possible confessions.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Justice Department
FBI
Philadelphia
U.S
Harold Cox
Vernon Dahmer
Hattiesburg
Dahmer
John Doar
Robert Owen
Lawrence Rainey
Neshoba County
Cecil Price
Michael Schwerner
Andrew Goodman
Meridian
James Chaney
Fulbright Urges Congress Probe Into CIA Activities
Senator J William Fulbright calls for a special Congressional inquiry into CIA operations among students and other groups amid reports of CIA money to Canadian student groups and the National Student Association. He questions the Johnson panel as inadequate. The National Student Association said it will turn over records to Fulbright's Senate committee for possible CIA ties.
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Washington
UPI
J. William Fulbright
Central Intelligence Agency
Arkansas Democrat
CIA
Fulbright
Johnson
Richard M. Helms
Helms
Joe Fowler
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
ABC
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
CBC
Canadian Union of Students
Foundation For Youth and
Foundation For Youth and Student Affairs
U. S. National Student Association
National Student Association
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Deadly Landslides Kill 143 as Rio Floods Hit
After 30 hours of heavy rains in Rio de Janeiro region, at least 143 people are dead and thousands homeless. Buildings collapsed burying many in mud and rubble as rescue teams search through the night near the former presidential palace. About 5,000 people sought shelter in auditoriums and schools. Fire Capt. Ernesto Santos reported a four story residence in Laranjeiras collapsed after rain washed away earth under its foundation.
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Rio DE Janeiro
UPI
Rio
Ernesto Santos
Laranjeiras
Wants warning signs for slow vehicles Bill filed in Iowa Senate
UPI reports a bill in the Iowa Senate would require slow moving vehicles such as farm tractors to display rear warning signs on highways. Vehicles under 30 mph would bear clearly visible signs, with the public safety commissioner to decide sign type. The move aims to improve visibility for slow moving road users.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Burglary Foiled at Wadena Bank Branch
A burglar broke into the Elgin State Bank Wadena branch early Sunday but fled without stealing any items. No injuries were reported and police continue to investigate the attempted burglary.
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Wadena
Iowa
UPI
Elgin State Bank
Weather Forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy conditions dominate tonight with a warmer trend Tuesday. Overnight lows zero to 5 below north and 5 to 10 below south, with Tuesday highs in the 20s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Start sign up for feed grain program
ASC official William Day says the 1967 Feed Grain Program signup is progressing with 455 producers signing intentions as of Friday afternoon February 17. Final signup date is March 3, 1967. 762 farms participated in 1966. Measurement services cost at least $11 per farm. half the payment may be advanced. County office has disbursed $200,000. Office closes Feb 22 for holiday. special Saturday hours Feb 25 from 8 a.m. to noon offered.
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William Day
ASC
Battle near Quang Ngai yields 400 Viet Cong dead
South Vietnamese paratroopers with U S air and artillery repelled a major North Vietnamese assault against Quang Ngai, with battlefield reports counting about 400 enemy dead and hundreds more left behind. Maj. Gen. Tran Than Phong stated the 12 hour engagement thwarted a key Communist attempt and showcased a large allied victory.
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Saigon
VPS
U.S
Tran Than Phong
Vietnamese Joint General Staff
Quang Ngai
Phong
Cao van Vien
Explosions Damage St Adalbert Parish Complex
About 250 people were in a new school addition when a gas seep from a sewer line triggered two blasts. Fourteen injured, one critically, five hospitalized. evacuation completed in minutes as firefighters responded to a call from a bystander who noted the bubbling gas.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Strozyk
Donald Rupert
Rupert
Mason City Soldier John E. Quam Killed in Vietnam
Pfc. John E. Quam 20, of Mason City Iowa, was killed by small arms fire during combat patrol in South Vietnam. He served in the 8th Infantry, 4th Division, Army. A 1965 Mason City High School graduate, he entered service in 1966 and was shipped to Vietnam last October. He is survived by his parents four brothers and five sisters.
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South Vietnam
UPI
Mason City, Iowa
Mason City
Vietnam
Department of the Army
Clayton Quam
Pfc
John E. Quam
Quam
8Th Infantry
Mason City High School
Clash in China Leaves Over 1,000 Dead Across Provinces
Nationalist news agencies report a major clash between pro and anti Mao factions in Szechuan with casualties rising above 1,000. Reports from Hong Kong and Peking Radio describe further violence in Kwangtung and Fukien with dozens dead and many wounded as fighting spreads toward coastal regions.
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Hong Kong
UPI
China
Szechuan
Taipei
Central News Agency
CNA
Kuomintang
Nationalist Party
Red China
Kwangtung and
Fukien
Formosa Straits
Taiwan
Mao
Canton
Fat-shun
Peking Radio Today
Tsingtao
U.S. 7Th Fleet
Kwantung
Boy Dies After Accidental Shot During Hunt
An 11 year old boy, Mark Allen Hansen of rural Durant, was accidentally shot Sunday while hunting near his Cedar County farm home. Sheriff Barden said the gun discharged as the boy slipped, and he was found about noon by his father a quarter mile from the house.
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Durant
Iowa
UPI
Here
Cedar County
Richard Barden
Mark Allen Hansen
Barden
Mark
Postal burglary at Cedar Falls office
Federal authorities estimate up to 30000 dollars were stolen in a weekend burglary at the Cedar Falls Post Office. Investigators say cash and mainly stamps were taken after thieves cut a rear door chain and bashed a vault. A prior attempt six months earlier triggered tear gas and failed.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
UPI
Marlin Sternhagen
Oelwein
Two men sought in Burlington holdup
In Burlington Iowa two men remain at large after a Sunday night hold up at Kenney's Market. Police say the robbers demanded flashlight batteries and took about 300 dollars from the cash register plus more from the owner Kenneth Meth 56. The total taken was estimated at 450 dollars.
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Burlington
Iowa
UPI
Kenneth Meth
Kenney’s Market
Meth
Oppenheimer Dies Father of Atomic Bomb
J Robert Oppenheimer known as the father of the atomic bomb dies at 62 from throat cancer at Princeton. Funeral services planned privately with memorial set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Alexander Hall Princeton University. He directed Los Alamos lab 1943 to 1945 and led the Institute for Advanced Study 1947 to 1966. His career included controversy over Communist associations and security hearings in 1954. He later received the 1963 Enrico Fermi award from the Atomic Energy Commission.
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Princeton
N.J
UPI
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Katherine
Oppenheimer
Institute For Advanced Study
Princeton University
Institute
Alexander Hall
Los Alamos, N.ml
Johnson
Atomic Energy Commission
Enrico Fermi
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Speck
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Kwangtung
Robert Oppenheimer
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Nagasaki
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Army
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