Monsoon Clouds Delay Yet Increase Strikes Plan
Sources say accelerated sudden incidents will proceed despite late monsoon lifting. Most newly targeted sites are on an approved list by the military and President Johnson. Haiphong docks remain largely untouched due to risk to neutral ships while other storage, rail, port, and comms targets near Hanoi Haiphong are considered.
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Haiphong Harbor
Hanoi
Ore ship Shozan Maru blocks Panama Canal refloated
At Balboa Panama Canal workers refloated the Japanese ore carrier Shozan Maru after it sank in Gaillard Cut. The 743 foot vessel had left a 75 foot long hole and a buoyant air bubble attempt to lift her freed 63 vessels. A board of inquiry will determine responsibility.
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Middle East
Theodore Rooseevelt
Cape Horn
South America
Lyric Singers to headline first Washington Concert Series
Earl Rae, president of the Washington Concert Association, announced the inaugural season featuring the Lyric Singers led by Carl Olsen in an evening of musical comedy. The seven member group will perform hit songs and sketches from classic shows in colorful costumes with multiple changes. Membership drive runs February 29 to March 8 with no single admissions. adult $8, student $4, family $20.
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Washington
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Earl Rae
The
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Rae
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Leslie Wright
Mr. Rae
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Howard W. Greiner
Wellman
Hughes predicts no special session in Iowa
Governor Harold E. Hughes said at a Des Moines news conference that in all probability there will not be a special session of the Iowa Legislature this year. He added he has almost conclusively reached the point of not having a special session unless a great need is shown.
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UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Year’s toll is now 91 in Iowa highway deaths
United Press International reports Iowa’s 1968 traffic toll rose to 91 after a weekend with 11 deaths across multiple crashes. Victims include Robert Tucker, 41, at a Fairfield crossing. William Templeman, 22, near Muscatine. Denise Carr, 16, near Council Bluffs. and Wayne Johns, 21, Ackley, among others, with several others injured or hospitalized.
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Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Robert Marion Tucker
Fairfield
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Tucker
Mildred
Muscatine
William Templeman
University Hospitals
Iowa City
Lester Genung
Allen Peak
Denise Carr
Council Bluffs
Carr
Judith
Senator David Stanley to Speak at Washington Rotary
Senator David Stanley Republican candidate for U S Senator will address a Washington Rotary Club luncheon at Captain's Table Washington February 29. Known as a hard worker he served three terms in Iowa House and two in Iowa Senate. He carried every precinct in his two county district in 1966 and has four children. Leading causes of death among life insurance policyholders are heart disease and cancer.
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Washington Rotary Club
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Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Iowans urge Rockefeller run for president
A Des Moines committee of prominent Iowa Republicans formed to urge New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller to seek the Republican nomination. J Ray Murphy, chairman, stressed the grassroots effort and said there has been no contact with Rockefeller or his staff. The group asserts Rockefeller is best qualified to lead the GOP and win, citing polls showing him strongest.
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UPI
Iowa
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
J. Ray Murphy
Rockefeller
Murphy
Republican Party
United States
Vietnam
Harland S. Soper, Jr
Sioux City
Cochairman
New York City
Allied force routs Viet Cong battalion near Saigon base
Allied troops led a tank charge and tracker dogs against a Viet Cong battalion bombarding Tan Son Nhut warbase. The guerrillas fled their bunkers as tanks closed in and air and ground forces pressed the pursuit.
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UPI
Tan Son Nhut
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9Th Infantry Division
Cape
Mekong Delta
Gis
Welcome Home Gordy Gillesby Family Triumph
Gordy Gillesby and his parents Bob and Joy returned to a festive scene at their North Iowa avenue home after Gordy’s kidney transplants in Denver. A large tree sign and home decorations greeted the family as Gordy resumed classes at Stewart Elementary, with doctors noting good progress and continued at-home recovery under periodic medical checks.
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Bob
Joy
Gordy
Denver
Gillesby
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Single
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Young Gordy Gillesby
Stewart School
Washington
Colo
Stan Kiesey
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Iowa Weather Summary Tonight and Tuesday Outlook
Partly cloudy in Iowa tonight and Tuesday with a slight warming trend. Low temperatures range from 25 to 30 degrees tonight, and highs around 50 on Tuesday. Wednesday outlook remains partly cloudy with little temperature change.
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Iowa
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