Washington residents urged to pay city tax by April first
County Treasurer Wally Fagen warns residents to settle the city special assessment by April 1 to avoid a penalty of three fourths of one percent. The brief also notes a series of local civic items including school band concerts and staff changes in the city utilities department. A group from southeastern Iowa prepares for a Naval Academy trip, and Heart Fund canvassing continues in Washington. In Detroit, Bomber II police dog finds four bricks of marijuana worth about 3200 dollars in a passenger handbag.
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Nixon in London as NATO tensions flare over Europe
President Nixon arrived in foggy London amid a dispute with France over NATO and European unity. He reaffirmed the special relationship with Britain, urged a future summit with the Russians, and sought harmony with Western allies while security and antiwar protests surrounded his 36 hour stay.
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Busy week at Cape Kennedy with Apollo 9 flight
At Cape Kennedy Apollo 9 astronauts McDivitt Scott and Schweickart undergo medical clearance ahead of Friday’s launch to test the Spider lunar module. A Mariner 6 Mars probe launches tonight followed by Mariner 7 later in the week to map Mars and study its canals and polar features. The Gold Boom in California began in 1848.
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Intercepted Memo President Ike in Hospital
An intercepted wartime style note purports to send well wishes to President Eisenhower from a group or individual signing as WEJ. The fragment references his hospitalization and conveys sympathy, lacking verifiable context or provenance.
Viet Cong shelling Saigon raises civilian toll and pressure
Viet Cong and North Vietnamese shelling of Saigon and approaches to the capital intensified with more than 50 rocket and mortar barrages. Attacks killed 39 civilians and wounded 112 as U.S. and allied forces reported heavy fighting but no major ground actions. Allied leaders urged Paris talks warning and urged de-escalation amid concerns over the Vietnam offensive.
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Riverside boy dies after hunting accident near Lone Tree
A ten year old Riverside boy, Peter Leroy Howell, died from a shotgun blast while rabbit hunting with a friend on Homer Eden farm near Lone Tree. Johnson County coroner rules the death accidental. Funeral set for Tuesday at 11 a.m. at Serden and Adams Chapel Riverside. Burial in Riverside Cemetery. Survivors include parents Robert and Billie Jo Shipley a sister Kimberly Ann and a brother Richard Dean.
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Eisenhower Recovers After Major Intestinal Surgery
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remains in satisfactory condition at Walter Reed Army Hospital after a two hour and twenty minute operation to relieve an acute intestinal obstruction caused by scar tissue from a 1956 ileitis surgery. Doctors say two adhesive bands caused the blockage and that he is doing fine with Mrs. Eisenhower nearby.
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Pueblo crew to testify on Code of Conduct during court inquiry
Enlisted sailors of the USS Pueblo, captured by North Korea on January 23 1968, are called to testify about potential breaches of the Code of Conduct. Six more crewmen join the proceedings as Capt Newsome says the Code will be a major issue in the inquiry.
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Five Americans Die in Taiwan Airliner Crash
A Nationalist Chinese two-engine turboprop with 36 aboard caught fire and crashed near a Taiwan town after taking off from Kaohsiung. Among the dead were five Americans: R.Y. Alejandro, Gavin D. Agustin, J. T. Legge, B. A. LaFrance, and P. J. Burgess, a missionary assist.
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Iowa Senate Halts Sex Ed Hearing Move Faces Opposition
Iowa lawmakers weigh reopening debate on sex education in public schools with Sen Reichardt seeking a public hearing to hear minority views while Sen Flatt and Denman push a review by the State Board of Public Instruction. Opposition from Grassley and others remains strong as activists lobby at the statehouse.
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Weather in Iowa Cloudy and foggy tonight then cooler Tuesday
United Press International reports Iowa will have cloudy and foggy conditions tonight with partly cloudy skies Tuesday. Lows will be 30 to 35 and highs 35 to 45. Outlook for Wednesday calls for cloudy and a bit warmer with a chance of showers in the west.
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