Pueblo crew threatened with punishment and war warnings
North Korea said the Pueblo crew faces punishment and warned that U S reprisals would trigger immediate war. The statement came after U S warnings that punishment would aggravate the crisis. Pyongyang cited Captain Lloyd Bucher and his crew, and reiterated Kim Il Sung's call for total war if the United States desires it.
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UPI
U.S
Pueblo
United States
Pyongyang
Dean Rusk
North Korea
Lloyd Bucher
Bucher
Kim Il Sung
Hue mayor says VC prisoners to be executed publicly
Hue mayor Lt Col Phan Dang Khoa told U.S. officials prisoners captured in the siege will face public firing squad executions with American advisers backing the plan. Heavy fighting continued around Saigon as Viet Cong forces fortified positions near tombs in Ap Tan Hoi cemetery and along Binh Loi Bridge. Reinforcements were sent and roads into Saigon came under renewed pressure as the Communists attempted to cut access to Tan Son Nhut Airport.
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UPI
Hue
U.S
Nothern
South Vietnam
Richard Oliver
Phan Dang Khoa
Thua Province
Communist Party
George Powers
Helena, Mont
Ranger
Ap Tan Hoi
Binh Loi
Tan Thoi Nhut
Tan Son Nhut
Gyrocopter Crash Kills Iowa Farmer Near Farm
West Liberty Iowa farmer Gene Warren Dutton 28 died when his homemade gyrocopter crashed at low altitude near his family farm. A flash of fire followed by a crash sent the craft into a fence and onto U.S. 6 witnesses said.
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West Liberty
Iowa
Upi
Gene Warren Dutton
U.S. 6
Hughes shifts stance on Vietnam amid 1967–68 shifts
Gov. Harold Hughes, once backing U.S. policy in Vietnam, indicated at a Des Moines news conference that he no longer sees eye to eye with the president on Vietnam. He questioned sending more troops and recalled supporting the president in 1965 after a Washington briefing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
U.S
Vietnam
Goldwater
United States
U.S. Senate
Johnson
Gulf of Tonkin
American Legion
Sioux City
Two School Fires Hit Florida Towns
In Tallahassee Florida arsonists set fire to the main office of Miami Springs High School during the nation's first statewide teacher walkout. The event occurs as part of widespread school closures affecting about 6 000 Florida schools.
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Tallahassee, Fla
UPI
Miami Springs High School
Florida
County school aid payments issued to districts total across three warrants
County Superintendent Dwight G. Bode announced three state warrants for school aid payments in the county. Highland receives 46,921.28 dollars, Mid-Prairie 75,451.20 dollars. State officials say another Basic School Tax Equalization payment will circulate around April 1.
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Dwight G. Bode
Golden State on Last Run Ends Washington County Rail Era
The Rock Island Golden State Limited makes its final run ending passenger service across Washington County. The decline followed mass auto use and line bypass plans, with Milwaukee and Burlington trains fading earlier. Columbus Junction and other depots lose service as rail travel era closes.
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Washington County
Rock Island Railroad
Golden State Limited
Washington
Rock Island
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Burlington
Brighton
Fairfield
Haskins
Columbus Junction
Golden State
South Washington
Izaak Walton Chapter
Emigre Michigan sociologist forces plane to Cuba getaway
Thomas Boynton, 31, a former Loras College teacher from Kalamazoo, demanded asylum in Cuba after abducting pilot Donald Doran, 42, from Coral Gables. The freed pilot awaited favorable weather to return to Florida as Boynton remained in Havana under study.
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Miami
UPI
Michigan
Cuba
Donald Doran
Coral Gables
Fla
Florida
Thomas Boynton
Loras College
Dubuque
Iowa
Havana
Boynton
Youth leaders to host state official in county conference
Noe Max K. Noe state supervisor of Youth Employment Services will speak at a February 27 conference at the YMCA in Washington County. Robert Tolsma of Ottumwa will assist as resource person. The event marks the Commission on Children and Youths first visit as it gears up for 1970 White House Conferences.
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Max K. Noe
Robert Tolsma
South
Washington Kiwanis
Rotary
Y’s Men
Robert Day
Burge Hammond
Ken Cuhel
Robert Gillesby
Joe Evanovich
Ira Morrison
David Groeneman
Cloid Willits
Don Oxford
Washington County
Commission
Iowa
White House
Amish Move to Ozarks Crowds Seymour Missouri
About 200 Old Order Amish families relocate from Indiana to Missouri Ozark hills near Seymour. They acquire 3,500 acres for farming, set up horse barns, plan dairy business, and avoid electricity and running water while locals prepare by adding hitching posts and updating facilities. The Schwartz family leads with 16 children and 41 grandchildren among the newcomers.
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Seymour
UPI
Missouri
Ozark
Berne
Ind
Samuel C. Schwartz
Schwartz
Indiana
Boards cite increase in teacher salaries
The Iowa Association of School Boards reports higher starting pay for new teachers in 1968 69. Beginning teachers with a bachelor’s degree would earn about 6078 yearly, up $435 from the prior year, while those with a master’s degree would make around 6765, about $562 more.
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Michael Broderick
St. Joseph’s
Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Association of School Boards
IASB
Iowa
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