Coma ends in death of Jack Ruby in Dallas
Dallas patients and officials report Jack Ruby died at 10 30 a m CST in Parkland Hospital after slipping into a coma from widespread cancer. A hospital spokesman said a news conference was set for 2 p m. Ruby, who killed Lee Harvey Oswald after Kennedy's assassination, faced renewed debate over conspiracy theories as his death closes a chapter in the long case.
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Jack Ruby
Lee Harvey Oswald
Kennedy
Oswald
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Ruby
Peter Gerlich
Texas Schoolbook Depository
Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Wichita Falls
Tex
New York
Capitol Records
Feagin
Young Bonnett
Boyd
Boyd Bonnett
Albia
Iowa City
Rock Island Line
Jack Patti
Robert Bailey
Patti
Henry Willensen
Pella
Knoxville
Willensen
Clarion
U.S
Walter W. Green
Graham
New Year's Baby Arrives in Washington County 1967
Angela Dawn Gordon is named the New Year's baby for 1967 in Washington County arriving at Washington County Hospital at 11 10 a m weighing six pounds five ounces Her mother is Mrs Janice Gordon of 603 North Marion Avenue Washington County residents are eligible for local merchant prizes The first two babies born this year were disqualified due to nonresident parents from Columbus City and Conesville despite also arriving at the local hospital
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Angela Dawn Gordon
Washington County
Angela Dawn
Janice Gordon
North
Marion Avenue
Washington
John Skipton
Columus City
James Wasson
Conesville
U S pilots go after MIGs in early air war move
U S Air Force leaders describe a new mission against Hanoi’s air fleet after seven MiGs were shot down in a 12 minute dogfight near Hanoi. Col Robin Olds led the raid declaring they went looking for MiGs while B52 strikes hit DMZ troop build ups and areas near Hue.
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Saigon
North Vietnam
U.S
Hanoi
Vietnam
William Momyer
U.S Air Force
Soviet Union
Robin Olds
West Point
Haiphong
Red River Valley
PLO threatens Hussein in Cairo broadcast to strike Jordan
The PLO says it will send Abdel Kadar al Husseini Brigade to attack King Hussein's palaces and cabinet homes to topple the monarchy. Leaflets in Jerusalem call Hussein a traitor as clashes and sabotage claims rise amid regional tensions with Israel and Syria.
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Lebanon
UPI
Palestine Liberation Organization
PLO
Cairo
Hussein
Jordan
Abdel Kadar al Husseini
Jerusalem
Damascus
House of Victory
Abdel Kader al Hussein
Arab ‘‘Liberation
Palestine
Israel
Syria
First 1967 Fatality Report Highlights Iowa Crashes
United Press International notes seven Iowa traffic deaths over the New Year weekend plus two December fatalities. Victims include Joseph Scallon of Waucoma in a Fayette County head-on crash and Grace McClellen of Stanwood in a New Year’s hit and run.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fayette
Waucoma
Scallon
Stephen Kuenner
Stanwood
U S Seizes Arms to Foil Cuban Invasion Plot
Federal officers and local police disrupted an invasion plan by exiled Cubans Haitians and mercenaries aiming for Haiti. About 120 suspects and a priest led a raid from Coca Plum Beach into Florida Keys. Armaments included 50 caliber guns bombs rifles and 120000 rounds of ammo. Twenty one men were arrested and jailed in Key West while others were transported to Miami for questioning.
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Marathon
Fla
UPI
Haiti
Francois
Papa Doc) Duvalier
Coca Plum Beach
Florida Keys
Miami
Monroe County
Key West
Renee Thompson
U.S
William V. Albury
Stations in Operation Reminder for County Property Tax Assessments
Washington County residents are reminded of the field station system for personal property tax assessments. Ernest Lund, county assessor, urges reporting at local stations between 9 am and 4 pm weekdays and 9 am to noon Saturdays. No home calls unless necessary. specific station at Phillips Drug Store for Washington Township and city taxpayers. Washington Township sessions Jan 9–14 and Washington city north of the Rock Island tracks Jan 16–21. Bring filled tax cards and required information. veterans and homestead exemptions signed then.
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Washington County
Ernest Lund
Washington Evening Journal
Phillips Drug Store
Washington
Washington Township
Washington City
Weather Iowa Wednesday Forecast Across Regions
Iowa weather clear east and south with partly cloudy north west warmer overall. Lows tonight 10 to 15 degrees, highs Wednesday in the 30s north to 40s south. Thursday outlook shows increasing clouds and colder conditions in the north portion.
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United Press International
Iowa
Red Guards claim China a great school of Mao thought
In a rare state of the union, China admits a sharp party nation split and Maoist opposition remains. The central committee confirms Mao survived a 1966 attempt, names Chou Yang as ringleader, and outlines a four part 1967 program including anti-Mao elimination, new revolutionary groups, farm and factory driven intellectuals, and wide public debate under Mao Zedong thought.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Red Guard
Peking
Mainland China
Mao Tse-tung
Communist Party
Central Committee
Chou Yang
Mao
Peoples Daily
Chou
Red Chinese
Red
Cultural Revolution Committee
Mao Tsetung
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Dubuque
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W. E. Richburg
Demilitarized Zone
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Hue
Tet
Ahmed Shukeiry
Grace McClellen
Robert McClellen
McClellen
Cedar County
Richard Barden
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Barden
Bussey
Marion County
Iowa 156
Carl Bonnett Jr
Red Guards
China
Red China
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