Hughes to announce 1966 plans in Des Moines news conference
Gov. Harold E. Hughes was expected to disclose his 1966 plans at a 4 p.m. news conference in the Statehouse office. He may seek a third term as governor or run for the U.S. Senate, with Iowa Democrats hoping he stays on the ticket to help other party candidates. The decision could influence timing for unsettled campaigns ahead of statewide races.
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Rites for Mrs Velda Lewis Held in Keota
Mrs Velda Beat rice Lewis 55 died at 6 45 am in Washington County Hospital She had lived in Washington since her husband Marvin Lewis died in 1962 caring for her father I D Hoxworth She formerly lived in Keota The funeral is set for Monday at 130 pm at Powell Funeral Home Keota Rev M O Smith to officiate Burial in Keota Cemetery Born October 28 1910 in Washington daughter of I D and Christena Gray Hoxworth Surviving are her father and sister Mrs Wilfrid Peiffer of Van Horne Iowa
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Reed heads Extension council in Washington County
Cletus Reed of Wellman was re elected chairman of the Washington County Extension Council on January 4 representing Seventy Six Township. Earl Wright of Brighton was elected vice chairman and Mrs Melvin Booth and Keith Hora were re elected secretary and treasurer respectively. Newly elected two year terms began January 1 with Rolland Benson Cedar Township Wayne Gamon Marion and Delbert Lewis Crawford joining the 15 member council. Hawaii's state bird is the nene goose.
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Riverside
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Marion
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Crawford
County Extension Council
Mrs. Howard L. McCleery Dies at 80 in Washington
Mrs. Howard L. McCleery aged 80 of 4032 West Main Street died Friday night January 7 1966 at Washington County Hospital after a 24 hour illness. Funeral 3 p.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev. M O Smith in charge. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery memorials to Methodist Church fund. Surviving are husband two sons Howard Nicola McCleery Iowa City and Samuel Collin McCleery Littleton Colorado eight grandchildren.
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Samuel Collin McCleery
Littleton, Colo
Mount Pleasant Teen Killed In Iowa Crash
Two Iowa traffic deaths raise year total to 13 after a Friday crash near Mount Pleasant. Diana Wellington 18 died when the car she rode in left the road and rolled over on a curve. Driver Donald Dougherty 16 and other teens were treated and released. Detlauf Day 63 died from injuries in a separate county-road crash near Minden after his car hit a pickup driven by Ernest Weed 40. Weed remained hospitalized.
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Mount Pleasant
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Pottawattamie
Day
Ernest Weed
Weed
Killer shot at Chicago car firm leaves three dead
A lone gunman entered a large used car agency in Chicago and killed two owner brothers, Sidney Fohrman and Edward Fohrman, and salesman Albert Sizer before police shot him. The incident began when Donald Dean Jackson, 24, drew a sawed-off shotgun amid refinancing disputes with Sizer. Police, who arrived as Jackson held three women hostage, killed him with multiple shots through the office window.
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Highland school gains 16285 grant for language program
Riverside The State Department of Public Instruction approves a 16285 federal grant to Highland Community School District for an enhanced language arts program. The plan starts Jan 20, runs six weeks in summer, and requires no local matching funds.
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Mrs. Ralph Johnson dies. Columbus City native
Mrs. Beulah E. Clark Johnson, 75, of Columbus City died this morning at Washington County hospital. Funeral arrangements by Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Survived by husband Ralph Johnson, daughter Mrs. Glen Coates, Sterling Illinois, five grandchildren, seven great grandchildren, and brother Lawrence Clark of California.
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Sterling, Ill
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California
Planning talk set for Columbus Junction club
Barl Parks, extension specialist in planning and development at Iowa State University, will speak to the Columbus Community Club Monday after a noon luncheon at the S-Bar-S lunch room. Zoning and community planning will be the theme of his talk.
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Tuskegee sit‑ins loom as tensions ease in city
More than 500 Tuskegee Institute students vow to stage large sit‑ins in downtown Tuskegee despite risk of jail. Mayor Keever, meeting with officials and leaders, says things are cooling. A white night attendant, Marvin Segrest, 69, is charged with first‑degree murder over the Samuel Younge Jr. slaying. About 250 students marched Friday. 500 more gathered at the Institute to vote on Saturday actions targeting key local financiers and political leaders.
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Dr King Leads Chicago Freedom Drive Targeting Economic Exploitation
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr announced a large freedom movement aimed at ending economic exploitation of Black people in the North with Chicago named as the first target city. The plan includes economic boycotts rent strikes education and potential street demonstrations led by SCLC and CCCO with King praising Dick Gregory as a mayoral challenger.
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Dr Peters resigns as Chester mayor
The Rev Dr Arthur Peters of West Chester has submitted his resignation as mayor of the town effective immediately. In a Friday letter to town council via Clerk Earl Griggs he offered thanks to supporters from his two terms, noting he was not a candidate in the last election.
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Viet Cong Blast Hits Saigon River Restaurant Again
A Vietnamese Communist attack squad exploded a hazardous device outside the My Canh restaurant on the Saigon River amid a lunar new year security push. No fatalities were reported, but several were injured as patrons sought cover. The incident followed a June 25 blast at the same restaurant that killed 46 people, including 12 Americans, and came amid a series of attacks around Saigon during the Lunar New Year cease-fire period.
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Stabbing at Iowa City Teen Party Injures Boy
A 14 year old boy, Stephen Courtney of Iowa City, was stabbed in the left chest during a scuffle at a teenage party Friday night. He was listed in satisfactory condition at University Hospitals. The other 14 year old involved was being questioned by police.
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Weather Iowa Forecast Clears and Warms Then Cools
Clear to partly cloudy and warmer tonight and Sunday with increasing southerly winds. Low tonight zero to 15 with higher values in the southwest. Sunday highs from 20 in the northeast to the lower 30s in the southwest. Monday outlook partly cloudy and turning colder with a chance of light snow showers.
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Slow progress in New York transit strike grips city
New York and transit union talks stall into week two as TA and TWU harden positions. Mediation chair Garrett reports little progress while federal measures announced by President Johnson offer limited relief. TA cites inflation rules and says 3.2 percent wage rise is fair. TWU trims demand to 15 percent this year and 15 percent next year.
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