McNamara exits as Pentagon ceremony ends in rain
President Johnson led a rain soaked farewell for Robert S. McNamara after seven years as defense secretary. A 19 gun salute honored the 51 year old official and Clark M. Clifford prepared to succeed him at the White House ceremony.
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Washington
UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Secretary of Defense
Johnson
McNamara
Pentagon
Air Force
White House
No. 13
World Bank
Clark M. Clifford
Doctors Included in Draft Plans Iowa Call for 14 Physicians
DES MOINES UPI The Iowa Selective Service System announced a special draft for 14 physicians and two osteopaths to be drafted between July and September this year. Lt. Col. Victor Gillespie said 1-A draftees under 26 will be called first, with the oldest prioritized. if needed, those over 26 near 26 will be taken next.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Campaign opens tonight for Washington Concert Association
More than seventy volunteers meet at Captain's Table to launch a membership drive running through Friday March 8. Membership chairs list regions including Washington Ainsworth Brighton Crawfordsville Kalona Keota Olds Riverside Wellman and West Chester with three plan levels: regular adult eight dollars student four dollars family twenty.
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Washington Concert Association
Howard W. Greiner
Wellman
Robert Day
Washington
Ainsworth
Brighton
Crawfordsville
Kalona
Keota
Olds
Riverside
West Chester
Weather update for Iowa Friday and Saturday
United Press International reports Iowa forecast with Friday partly cloudy and warmer conditions. Low at night 10 to 15 and highs in the 30s to 40s depending on location. Saturday outlook calls for mostly fair skies and further warmth.
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United Press International
Iowa
Rural Iowa crashes claim two lives in separate incidents
A rural Des Moines mother of six, Peggy Robinson, 33, died in a one car accident near Des Moines after her car skidded on a slick street and crashed into a tree. Ronald Etner, 25, of Winthrop died later from injuries after his car hit a utility pole two miles east of Winthrop on U S 20.
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Des Moines
Winthrop
Iowa
Ronald Etner
U. S
Scholtz Hospital
Waterloo
Pittsburgh High Schools Face Teacher Strike Turmoil
Pittsburgh teachers walk out across five high schools as a third of the district’s 3,100 educators press for a collective bargaining election. Vandalism and minor disturbances are reported at Westinghouse Carrick South Hills Taylor Allderdice and Schenley with no injuries.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Board of Education
Westinghouse
Carrick
South Hills
Taylor-Allderdice
Schenley
Washington County faces timbered tract purchase by grant
The Washington County Conservation Board will receive 15000 dollars in federal funds to acquire about 200 acres of Brinton Timber along the Skunk River southwest of the county. The grants total nearly 122900 for outdoor recreation facilities in Iowa, covering Lake Anita development, Pike's Park land addition, Pammel Park expansion, and the Washington County parcel purchases.
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Iowa
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McKain Bridge
County Conservation Board
County Recreation and Conservation Group
Des Moines
UPI
Land and Water Conservation Fund
State Conservation Commission
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Anita
Pike's State Park
McGregor
Pammel Park
Forest City
Skunk River
Lake Anita Park
Romney withdrawal stirs New Hampshire GOP race
The New Hampshire primary heats up as George Romney quits the GOP race leaving Richard Nixon as the front runner. Nelson Rockefeller runs second in polls and Rockefeller supporters see Romney’s exit as helping their bid. Nixon faces the risk of weak gains on March 12 with Romney still on the ballot. Sen. Eugene McCarthy enters the California Democratic primary, calling Romney’s exit a clearer choice for the voters.
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Michigan
George Romney
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rocckefeller
Rockefeller
Sen
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
California
McCarthy
Rom.ney
Vietnam
Stanley Attacks Government Secrecy in Speech
Washington State Senator David Stanley of Muscatine urged an end to federal secrecy at a Washington Rotary Club luncheon. He championed open meetings and stronger public access laws, citing credibility gaps and government misstatements on Vietnam and defense programs.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
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Stanley
Washington Rotary Club
Iowa
Vietnam
Defense Department
Des Moines
Congress
Six arrested in Ames drug raid near ISU campus
Police seized marijuana, prescription drugs and drug paraphernalia in an Ames apartment raid. Four of the six were charged with keeping an illegal house. two faced counts of resorting to an illegal house. All but one pleaded guilty in municipal court. a hearing was set for March 7. The case remains under investigation.
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UPI
Iowa State University
Dianne P. Brendenburg
Michael John Bishop
Dianne Lynn Hammond
Rebecca Roberts
Ames
Stephen Loren Khurts
Rural
Denny Wilson Brown
Boone
Brown
M.D. Seiser
Seiser
Story County Atty
Charles Vanderbur
Arne Siedelmann
U S Planes Bomb Hanoi Amid Vietnam War News
UPI reports heavy bombing of Hanoi area targets and Vinh as U S and allied forces press strikes to degrade North Vietnamese defenses. Casualties run high with 18,709 American deaths in the war and about 300,000 Communist losses, while troop estimates place allied forces around 1.2 million with 500,000 Americans. Capt. Gene Basel, 31, of Lakeside California, was rescued after his F105 was shot down.
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UPI
U.S
North Vietnam
Hanoi
Vinh
South
Chuc Son
White House
Haiphong
Gene I. Basel
Lakeside
South Vietnam
Public Notice of Estate Administrations for Jeffrie Fisbete and Moore
Public notices announce the appointment of administrators for the estates of Charles H. Jeffrie Fisbete and Lillie C. Moore. Details include required filings and deadlines for creditors and heirs under applicable probate law.
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Ape Enene
Charles H. Jeffrie Fisbete
Lillie C. Moore
Dirksen Sought Votes to Pass Civil Rights Bill
Senate civil rights advocates predicted Everett Dirksen could rally enough votes to secure a two thirds margin and end southern opposition, clearing the way for passage of a two part compromise bill. The looming cloture vote on Friday would limit debate and advance the housing and civil rights protections once the measure is enacted. Mondale hailed the housing provisions as covering 44.6 million dwellings or 68 percent of U S homes.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Everett M. Dirksen
Dirksen
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