Blue ink front page brims over in subzero tale
In Owatonna Minnesota the Owatonna People's Press printed a blue front page under a 14 below zero morning claiming BRRR IT S SO COLD WE VE TURNED BLUE. Across the Atlantic in Southampton an angry man dumped a 23 inch TV on a receptionist and demanded the boss be told he is fed up with the programs. In Gunnislake organizers failed to secure a gift from Queen Elizabeth or Prime Minister Harold Wilson but the charity fair goes on. In Poole Agnes Baker after winning a car in a club pool cannot drive so organizers will seek a buyer for the prize.
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Owatonna, Minn
UPI
Owatonna
Southampton
England
Southern Television
Pat Tupper
BBC _ 1
Southern
Gunnislake
Elizabeth
Harold Wilson
Poole
Agnes Baker
Twenty-One Die In Marietta Nursing Home Fire
A fast moving blaze at Harmar House Nursing Home in Marietta Ohio killed 21 patients and injured 23. Most victims were elderly women in beds with rails or strapped in wheelchairs. 46 residents were present. Fire officials attributed rapid spread to the one story brick building as ambulances and hospital staff treated the injured.
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Marietta
Ohio
Weigel
John Burnworth
Ohio River
Charles Brown
Larry Steiner
WMOA
Mike Weber
Fitchville
Sandusky
Sam Howe
Selby Hospital
Howe
Joseph S. Stubbs
Marietta Memorial Hospital
Kenneth Owen
Washington County
Iowa Weather: Cloudy and Warmer With Light Snow Chance
United Press International reports Iowa will see cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with a chance of light snow tonight into Sunday. Lows drop to the teens in the north and to the low 20s in the south.
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United Press International
Iowa
Study urged for Iowa election law reform
Des Moines based Citizens' Committee on Iowa Election Laws urged a bipartisan House study to review reform proposals. They called for Gov. Ray to appoint the committee and urged delaying action on the 1969 Senate reform bill. They favored broader resident voting rights, mobile registration, and a four year automatic registration period.
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Des Moines
UPI
Citizens’ Committee On
Iowa
Iowa House of Representatives
Senate
Joseph Rosenfield
Ray Murphy Jr
Robert Ray
Government civilian job cuts target 76,700 by June
The Army Navy and Air Force begin eliminating 7,310 civilian posts amid a broader plan to cut 76,700 nonmilitary jobs by June 30. Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, McAlester depot, and Wright Patterson AFB bear large losses. Officials say savings total $3 billion, while critics call the move a conscription of labor at peasant wages.
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Washington
UPI
Army
Navy
Air Force
Naval Shipyard
Philadelphia
Navy Ammunition Depot
McAlester
Okla
Wright- Patterson Air Force Base
Ohio
Marine Corps
Defense Department
Pentagon
Wright- Patterson
Dayton
Foreign Technology
Mormons reaffirm ban on Negro priesthood rights
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints reaffirmed that Negroes cannot hold the priesthood while seeking equal opportunities in civil life. In a Dec. 15, 1969 paper issued to church officers, leaders stressed religious doctrine and the separation of church and state, reaffirming civil rights protections.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Mormon’ Church
David O. McKay
Stanford
Brigham Young Universities
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Joseph Smith
McKay
Hugh B. Brown
N. Eldon Tanner
Mormon Church
Nursing homes seek higher welfare payments in Iowa
Iowa's largest nursing home group, the Iowa Nursing Home Association, announced a letter-writing campaign to push for increased welfare payments. It reaffirmed plans to stop admitting welfare patients after January 31 if state payments are not raised. Executive director Ralph Quackenbush noted many homes already refuse assistance cases, stressing the need for fair reimbursement after no raises since July 1967 amid rising living costs.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Nursing Home Association
Ralph Quackenbush
Association
Quackenbush
Yablonski funeral marks miners' mournful rites
In Washington Pa church and cemetery mourners gathered for the Requiem Mass for Joseph A. Yablonski, his wife Margaret, and daughter Charlotte. Miners, many loyal to Yablonski, attended amid cold and snow as colleagues blamed professional assassins for the triple murder and his bid to unseat Tony Boyle as UMW president.
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Clarksville
UPI
Jack Yablonski
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Washington
Joseph A
Jock’’ Yablonski
Margaret
Charlotte
Yablonski
UMW
Ww. A
Tony”’ Boyle
Kenneth
Joseph
Msgr
Charles Owen Rice
Yablonskis
Rice
Parriott Named Washington Chief of Police After Vacancies
Mayor Ralph Martin announced that Lyle Parriott has been named chief of police in Washington. Parriott, a longtime officer, will replace Glen Murphy who became deputy sheriff. The force also saw the dismissal of acting chief John Green and the resignation of Clarence Lee. Fire truck driver and radio operator Jerry Johnson and patrolman Stanley Haynes joined the department, leaving one patrolman short until the vacancy is filled.
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Ralph Martin
Lyle Parriott
Washington
Lyle
Glen Murphy
Washington County Sherriff
John Green
Clarence
Mike) Lee
Jerry Johnson
Stanley Haynes
Parriott
Intercepted Memo Boosts Washington Residents’ Security
Intercepted memo from Mayor Martin and Chief Parriott suggests Washington residents can sleep secure now. The note, attributed to regional authorities, promises heightened safety measures and reassurance to the community.
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Martin
Parriott
Washington
National Guard units fail mobilization readiness
A GAO study of eight National Guard and two reserve units identified five-year old priority training units as ill organized and poorly equipped. It found many personnel roaming between drills, pay without obligation, and only 14 percent passing occupation tests, raising serious questions about mobilization readiness.
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Washington
UPI
National Guard
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Army
Elmer B. Staats
Comptroller
Hayes asks meet of Human Rights for Dubuque
Alvin Hayes Jr. of the Iowa Human Rights Commission asked Dubuque Civil Rights Commission for a special meeting Monday. Chairman William Fuerste said Hayes called Friday without giving a reason but anticipated discussion of statements by William Chalmers resigning as University of Dubuque president. Chalmers claimed black students faced hostility and opposition to a black culture center.
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Dubuque, Iowa
UPI
Alvin Hayes Jr
Iowa Human Rights Commission
Dubuque Civil Rights Commission
Dubuque Commission
William Fuerste
Hayes
Fuerste
William Chalmers
Chalmers
University of Dubuque
Notice of probate and executor appointment for estate of George C Stewart
Public notice lists probate of wills and appointment of executor for the estate of George C Stewart, along with notice of incorporation of Roaster Co and records from the Board of Supervisors proceedings.
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George C. Stewart
Co. Roaster Co
Board of Supervisors
State Legion and Auxiliary meet in Washington Wednesday
Washington County Legion and Auxiliary unit photograph and reception set for Wednesday January 14 with State Commander Don H. Harmeyer and Department President Mrs Louis Wood headlining. Chaplain Fitzpatrick will present the program and show color slides from recent conventions. Miss Iowa 1969 Becky Stoner will introduce the show and appear in the films. A 5 30 p m reception at the Captain's Table precedes a 7 30 p m meeting. attendees may dine or attend without supper.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Washington
Washington County Legion and Auxiliary
Don H. Harmeyer
Louis Wood
L.P. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpat
Rick
Department
National American Legion
Legionaires
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Atlanta
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U. S
UPI Radiophoto
National Association of Government
Kenneth T. Lyons
Yablonski Funeral
David Bradford
Wej
Meet of Human Rights
Legion
Eleanor Wood
Rev. Fitzpatrick
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