Washington County 1969 fund chair announced
The local Red Cross Chapter names Lawrence Miksch as 1969 Fund Chairman for rural and outlying areas with vice chairs Bernard McCarthy Ralph Martin and David Miksch. Campaign start planned after mid January. Washington County road budget tops 1 million while paving is deferred. 1969 auto plates climb to 2,700. 800 truck licenses sold. license deadline January 31 with a 5 percent monthly penalty after February 1.
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Red Cross
Les Grim
Lawrence Miksch
Bernard McCarthy
Ralph Martin
David Miksch
Washington County
Iowa's 1968 Weather as Marked by Tornadoes and Snow
UPI reports a brutal Iowa year with record cold and heat, deadly tornadoes, and drastic snowfall. LeMars hit 28 below zero on January 7 while Red Oak topped 100 on June 28. May brought severe tornadoes near Charles City and Oelwein causing 17 deaths, 5,000 homeless, and about 50 million dollars in damage.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Essa Weather Bureau
LeMars
Red Oak
Charles City - Oelwein
Iowa Weather Signals Record Cold Snap and Drought Impacts
The September month failed to reach freezing for the first time since 1905. Drought hindered farm work in extreme southwest Iowa in July and again in October as heavy rainfall in the northwest delayed harvest. Sibley recorded the top rainfall in October with 7.33 inches. The 1968 weather book closed with near zero temperatures across Iowa.
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Bureau
Iowa
Sibley
Peace moves in Mideast fuel new hopes and renewed fighting
United Press International reports fresh peace initiatives in the Middle East as Israeli Air Force planes target Arab guerrilla positions in Jordan after dawn. Pope Paul VI urges potential intervention by major powers to halt regional violence amid reports of a new Soviet peace plan. Lebanese cabinet orders army takeover. security services come under Gen. Emile Bustani. Israeli forces clash with Jordanian troops near Beisan valley. casualties include three Israeli civilians from a Soviet Katyusha attack on Kiriat Shmona. Syria and Jordan report further Israeli strikes near Gharandal and As-Shuna killing a Jordanian soldier and two civilians. Soviet proposals allegedly urge withdrawal of Israeli forces in exchange for Arab recognition of Israel’s borders and access to Suez waterways, with U.S. and Russia backing guarantees.
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United Press International
Middle East
Jordan
Paul VI
Soviet Union
Beirut
Surete Generale
National Police
Emile Bustani
Fatah
Menshiyeh
Jordan River
Sea of Galilee
Pope Paul
Turin
la Stampa
Dor
Britain
Mikhail N
Smirnosky
Michael Stewart
Beisan
Kiriat Shmona
Amman
Gharandal
As-Shuna
United States
Israel
Suez Canal
London
Security Council
Russia
Community improvements mark Washington's 1968 progress
The city advances on multiple fronts in 1968 from Crane Company’s 200 job iron foundry on a 40 acre site to a new 50 bed county hospital. A 10 million revenue bond funded Crane, with 200 employees. The McCleery Cumming calendar facility adds 24 000 square feet. Building permits hit a record 116 for 790 550 dollars. New streets East 11th and widening of South 4th North 4th and East 7th improved traffic toward Crane. The courthouse received sandblasting and painting while the public library set a record circulation of 47 278 books with 673 new volumes. A new well is under construction in Jordan Stream the first in 14 years.
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Washington
Crane Company
Washington County Hospital
McCleery - Cumming Calendar Company
East 11Th
South 4Th
East Harrison
van Buren
North 4Th
East 7Th
Jordan Stream
Sworn in Today as Iowa Governor Fulton Takes Two-Week Term
Interim Governor Robert Fulton, a Democrat, was sworn in with five Republicans at the Iowa Capitol. Fulton will serve two weeks until GOP Robert Ray takes over January 16. Also sworn were Melvin Lynhorst, Lloyd Smith, Maurice Baringer, L. B. Liddy, and Richard Turner. Garfield officiated in a six minute ceremony. Fulton vowed a peaceful administration and joked about needing no attorney general opinions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert Fulton
Iowa Capitol
Fulton
Harold E. Hughes
U.S. Senate
Robert Ray
Melvin Lynhorst
Lloyd Smith
Maurice Baringer
L. B. Liddy
Richard Turner
Supreme Court
Theodore Garfield
Garfield
Executive Council
Turner
Hughes
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Ray
Pleads innocent to Iowa murder
Michael Charles Niccum pleaded innocent to a murder charge in Des Moines on Wednesday. He was arraigned before Municipal Judge Ray Harrison and ordered held without bond. Niccum, a 23 year old St. Louis native, is accused of fatally beating Linda Boothe 17, daughter of Patrol Lt. Arliss Boothe, at Arnold Palmer Cleaners in Des Moines on Nov 20. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan 14. He was returned to the Des Moines jail with protection from two officers after being arrested in a St. Louis book store. His wife was not charged.
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Des Moines
UPI
Michael Charles Niccum
Iowa
Niccum
Ray Harrison
Linda Boothe
Arliss Boothe
Virgil Moore
St. Louis
R.E. Weichman
Rolland Hoffman
Iowa Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Miss Boothe
Des Moines Lincoln High School
Arnold Palmer Cleaners
Wakonda
Boothe
Intercepted Memo Resolution Makers Washington
An intercepted note from Washington references resolution makers and a provocative line about revolution. The memo titled Strange how resolutions often call for revolution suggests political tension and discord within official circles.
Year’s Viet toll shows increase
UPI reports 1968 U S combat losses nearly equal to the first seven years of the war. Official tallies through Dec 28 list 14 521 dead and 92 564 wounded for the year with 1 243 missing or captured. Since 1961 total U S deaths reach 30 543 and 192 372 wounded.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Vietnam
Weather report for Iowa with frigid tonight and Friday
United Press International reports Iowa will see considerable cloudiness tonight with lows near zero in the north and 7 to 13 in the south. Friday brings variable clouds and colder conditions, with highs from 8 to 15 in the north and 15 to 20 in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Water damage hits Iowa Statehouse records
A ruptured water pipe on the second floor flooded offices and damaged the 1968 election records in the Iowa Statehouse vaults. Secretary of State Melvin Synhorst said the canvass for governor and permanent records were affected, with counties to supply duplicates if needed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Statehouse
Melvin Synhorst
Synhorst
Bob Ray
Robert D. Ray
Paul Franzenburg
Iowa General Assembly
State Corporation Division
Colfax youth dies in zero exposure after crash
In Colfax Iowa Charles Ray Wyer 19 was found in a roadside ditch near Iowa 117 north of I 80. Jasper County Sheriff Darrell Hurley said the victim, after a car crash, wandered in subzero weather, became exhausted and slipped into a steep bank area. He lost his shoes in the snow and did not reach the opposite bank. The case appears to involve exposure following the traffic accident.
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Colfax
Iowa
UPI
Here
Jasper County
Darrell Hurley
Charles Ray Wyer
Wyer
Iowa 117
Hurley
Resolutions for a hato seeker neglects sins into year
A humorous list of New Year resolutions urges self restraint and charity. It includes avoiding rude treatment of service workers, offering daily compliments, tolerating a spouse's quirks, avoiding broad judgments of groups, appreciating cultural music, and resisting gluttony. It notes empathy for Black Americans amid provocation and urges patience in debate, ending with a playful line about ordering a halo.
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Montreal
Maurice Beaudoin
Beaudoin
Highway Patrol
Mercy Hospital
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Gretchen
Chicago
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Koncevie
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Koncevic
Luton
England
Bartholomew Crunch
Birmingham
Paul Nicholls
Paul
Newton and
Grinnell
Arnolds Park
Cherokee
Orange City
Waverly
Forest City
Dunlap
Weather Bureau
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Mideast
Wej
Boston
Louis Cassell
Mairzy Coats
Jesus
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