Fire destroys Iowa family home. 11 children affected
A two story house in northeast Iowa burned completely when a blaze started in the living room. Parents were away visiting relatives in Camp Douglas Wisconsin. Denise 17 was left in charge. a 4 year old Ricky perished inside. Neighbors and officials organized clothing drives and urged monetary gifts via Kennett Bros. Savings Bank of Lansing.
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Connors
Connor
Camp Douglas
Wis
Denise
Muscatine
Mississippi
Ricky
Iowa
Kennet Bros. Savings Bank of
Lansing
Barnard conducts second heart transplant in Cape Town
Dr Christian Barnard led a 30 member team at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town to transplant the heart of 24 year old Clive Haupt into retired dentist Philip Blaiberg. The five hour operation succeeded with the donor heart functioning well, marking the third such operation and the first between mixed race donors and recipients.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Barnard
Louis Washkansky
New York
Clive Haupt
Fish Hoek
Haupt
Groote Schuur
Blaiberg
Muriel
Postal rates rise January 7 1958 change
Postmaster Levy announced new mailing rates effective Sunday January 7 1958. First class letters rise six cents, air mail ten cents. post cards five cents and air mail post cards eight cents. Third class rates jump, with a six cent rate for the first two ounces of mail and higher costs for newspapers magazines and advertising circulars. Unsealed greeting cards stay at four cents until January 7.
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Levy
States
United States
Canada
Mexico
Air Mail
Beehive shells halt Viet Cong at Dau Tieng
U S troops repulse an assault by about 1500 Viet Cong at Dau Tieng near Saigon during a brief New Year truce. Beehive darts fired from artillery shredded ranks. U S casualties totaled 23 dead and 153 wounded. Communists 546 killed and nine captured amid 177 violations.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
North Vietnam
UPI
Robert Kaylor
Dau Tieng
25Th Infantry Division
Kaylor
Sweden backs asylum for four Navy deserters
A Stockholm government committee advised granting political asylum to four U.S. Navy deserters if they refrain from political activities. The recommendation highlights political asylum as a potential solution for the servicemen amid ongoing debates over antiwar protest policies.
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Stockholm
UPI
Sweden
U.S. Navy
Audit slams Iowa fuel tax contract handling
Des Moines UPI report says State Auditor Lloyd Smith found a serious breakdown in administrative responsibility in the State Treasurer’s Division of Motor Vehicle Fuel Taxes. The audit targets a contract with Iowa-Des Moines National Bank, alleging authority transfer without Executive Council approval and excessive bank charges.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lloyd Smith
Iowa-Des Moines National Bank
Smith
State of
Iowa
Waterloo
New councilmen take posts today in city government
Washington city government begins 1968 with swearing in of new councilmen Carlton Mangold John Walker and Rodney Davis along with continuing members Paul Gebhart Wayne Davis and Harold Stephens. Dr E J Vosika named city health officer as county supervisors elect Howard Anderson chairman for 1968 and rotate the chairmanship with Clifford Conklin also serving as third supervisor.
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Washington City
Cloid Willits
Carlton Mangold
John S. Walker
Rodney Davisson
Paul Gebhart
Wayne Davis
Harold Stephens
City Hall
City Board of Health
E. J. Vosika
Vosika
Willits
Washington County
John Patterson
Howard Anderson
Anderson
Washington
Clifford Conklin
Trains collide ignite Dunreith as town burns
A collision of two freight trains near Dunreith Indiana sparked a massive fire consuming gasoline crude oil and deadly chemicals forcing 236 residents to flee in near freezing conditions. Firefighters withdrew as two ammonia tanks threatened rupture and officials warned of toxic fumes. Most injuries were minor and the explosion was seen miles away.
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Dunreith
Ind
UPI
James Klieman
Indianapolis
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania
Columbus
New York
U.S. 40
Christmas Tree Pickup Held by Washington Jaycees
Washington Jaycees conduct their annual Christmas tree pickup in the city. Homeowners should place trees along the curb at the nearest street intersection by Friday evening January 5 for loading and burning by Jaycees volunteers. This service is a yearly community project.
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Washington Jaycees
City of Washington
Jaycees
Weather Forecast for Iowa Tonight and Wednesday
United Press International reports partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with a chance of light snow mainly in the southern portions. Cold temperatures expected with lows from 15 to 20 degrees below zero in the north and near zero in the south, and Wednesday highs around zero in the north to the teens in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Johnson seeks deficit cut with global spending curb
U.S. emissaries led by Nicholas Katzenbach and Eugene Rostow toured Europe and Asia to sell President Johnson’s plan to shrink the 1967 balance of payments deficit by about 3.5 to 4 billion dollars. The strategy includes a two year moratorium on nonessential overseas travel, tighter controls on foreign spending, and measures to bring home foreign earnings.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Johnson
Nicholas Deb
Katzenbach
London
Roy Jenkins
Asia
Eugene Rostow
Tokyo
Eisaku Sato
Europe
Texas
United States
Financial House
Western Hemisphere
Congress
Federal Reserve Board
NATO
Dean Rusk
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Commerce
Alexander B. Trowbridge
Fowler
Nicholas Katzenbach
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment for Mildred M Kupka
The estate of Mildred M Kupka undergoes probate with the court confirming the will and appointing an executor to administer the estate. Proceedings establish the valid grant of authority for settlement and distribution under the will.
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Mildred M. Kupka
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