Veiled Hanoi peace talks hints shape Viet conflict
Saigon dispatch reports rising signs that U S bombing may push Hanoi to begin peace talks with Washington, conditional on halting bombings and ending other acts of war. Hanoi inquiries through Indonesia raised mediation hope, but Jakarta doubts lingers without broader party involvement. Foreign ministers in Paris and London echo Hanoi willingness to talk once violence ends, while Washington awaits a clear signal from Hanoi.
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London
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George Gorse
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Gorse
Charles de Gaulle
Uyen Duy Trinh
Foreign Office
Trinh
Losses mount as Vietnam fighting continues with 1967 costliest year
Reports from Saigon indicate Communist rockets mortars and ground assaults near Da Nang and across central and southern Vietnam, inflicting civilian and military casualties. U S. Command notes more than 16 000 American deaths in the war and nearly 250 000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong casualties while Viet Cong forces attacked Ban Me Thuot and shelled An Khe and Ba Xuyen. In Iowa City, Paul Kleinberger, a University of Iowa graduate student and part time rhetoric instructor, was dismissed after demonstrations against Dow Chemical Co and conspiracy charges.
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UPI
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University of Iowa
Dow Chemical Co
Dewey Stuitt
College of Liberal Arts
Kleinberger
Stuitt
Dow
Humphrey's Car Targeted by Stones in Kinshasa Welcome
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey faced anti-Vietnam protests on arrival in Kinshasa. About 150 students threw rocks at security and other cars as his motorcade slowed at the route from the airport. He met with President Mobutu for about an hour at the OAU village above the Congo River rapids.
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UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ghana
Humphrey
Kinshasa
Joseph Mobutu
Organization of African Unity Village
Mount Stanley
Mobutu
Congo River Rapids
Thief Takes Wrong Car. Prosecutor Vows Personal Probe
In St Louis a car thief drove off with Assistant Circuit Attorney Ronald Rothman s vehicle from a downtown parking lot. A witness said the theft occurred about an hour after Rothman had parked the car. Rothman pledged to prosecute the thief and give the case his individual attention.
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UPI
Ronald Rothman
Rothman
Two Storm Systems Bring Snow and Cold Across Nations
A pair of winter systems hit the eastern half of the nation with sub zero temperatures and heavy snow, while the Arctic blast drove temperatures down to 42 below in North Dakota and Minnesota. Roads iced and crews warned of hazardous travel from Arkansas to the Virginias, with school closures in nine Virginia counties and multiple accidents linked to slick conditions. In Chicago and Evanston, a woman was found frozen and a plane incident occurred amid snow obscured runways.
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New Year Baby Tammy Rae Leffler Born in Washington County
Tammy Rae Leffler was born at 4 42 a.m. January 3 at Washington County Hospital, the 1968 New Years Baby. Her parents Ira Frank Leffler and wife live at 603 N Marion, the same address as the 1967 New Years Baby. Tammy is tied to Angela Gordon by birth date and family, with cousins Janice Gordon and Angela Gordon nearby. Tammy weighed six pounds twelve and three quarters ounces with curly black hair and hazel eyes. grandparents, great grandparents and local relatives are listed.
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Tammy Rae Leffler
Tammy Rae
Ira Frank Leffler
N. Marion
Janice Gordon
Angela Dawn Gordon
Washington
John McNabb
Delta
Jake Snider
Wellman
Tammy Kae Leffler
Journal
Helen Gilbert
County votes on county zoning plan in general election
Washington County voters will decide county zoning fate at the November 5 1968 general election. The Board of Supervisors by a 2 to 1 vote approved placing the issue before voters, with Patterson and Conklin for and Anderson against. The measure stems from months of study and a commission recommendation, and sets the procedure to determine if a zoning plan will exist.
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Washington County
Board of Supervisors
John Patterson
Clifford L. Conklin
Howard E. Anderson
Bowles named to confer on Cambodian situation
Prince Norodom Sihanouk approved President Johnson’s pick Ambassador Chester Bowles to lead reconciliation talks in Phnom Penh. Bowles will discuss border issues and U S aims on North Vietnamese and Viet Cong activity in Cambodia. Officials hope talks ease Cambodian American tension and resume relations, though full reconciliation remains uncertain.
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Phnom Penh
Cambodia
UPI
Norodom Sihanouk
Johnson
Chester Bowles
Sihanouk
White House
India
Southeast Asia
Washington
South Vietnam
United States
Peking
China
U.S
Plan for helicopter ambulances to aid Iowa crash victims
Des Moines plan envisions using helicopters to rush traffic-injured victims to designated emergency hospitals. State Safety Commissioner Fulton calls rural ambulance service inadequate and envisions a six to a dozen emergency care centers connected to a state fleet. He cites Vietnam precedent and potential federal support while noting high costs around eighty thousand dollars per helicopter.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Jack Fulton
Iowa
Fulton
Secretary of Defense
Secretary of Transportation
National Guard
Transportation and Defense Departments
Nebraska National Guard
Vietnam
United
Robert Hardin
University of Iowa
Hardin
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment in McAllister Estate
Probate proceedings for the estate of Robert B. McAllister confirm the will and appoint an executor. Court records indicate the will grants estate management authority to the named fiduciary, with standard duties to settle debts, distribute assets, and file final accounts. The filing marks formal initiation of probate and notification to heirs.
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Robert B. McAllister
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