Mistake Costs 8 Lives in Iron Triangle Battle
U S artillery by mistake hit a company of the 1st Infantry Division during Operation Cedar Falls near the Iron Triangle. Sixteen rounds killed eight soldiers and wounded 34 as the Mekong Delta phase expands with a new American camp at Dong Tan. B52s pounded Viet Cong base camps while government forces consolidate the Mekong base near My Tho. The move has mixed support among Vietnamese leaders amid fears of civilian toll.
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Saigon
API
Iron Triangle
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Mekong
28Th Infantry Regiment
Cedar Falls
U.S
Dong Tan
My Thi
My Tho
Delta
Fourth Corps
Dang van Quang
Nguyen Cao Ky
Wall of flame from gas main explosion devastates New York suburb
A gas main blast in Queens sparked an orange fireball spreading over a 12 block area. More than 1,000 firefighters battled the blaze as five buildings burned, 20 more damaged, and hundreds evacuated. Two officers alerted sleeping residents saving lives. witnesses described the scene as like an atomic bomb.
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New York
UPI
Queens
Manhattan
Nat Gibson
Francis Keating
Jack O'Connor
101St Avenue
Charles McKeough
Roger Bernard
Bernard
Lou Gatsky
England
Olive
Ministers Oppose Gambling and Endorse Religious Unity
At the January Washington Ministers Association meeting held at the Christian Church leaders urged church members to contact state lawmakers about gambling legislation. The Rev. M. O. Smith presided and Rev. George Morris attended. They endorsed a revision changing the Washington Council of Churches to the Washington Council on Religious Affairs pending local church ratification. An Ecumenical Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity will be held January 22 at St James Church at 7:30 led by Rev. Richard Peterson with a unity dialogue featuring Rev. Clarence Dehne and Father William Strathman.
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The
Christian Church
Washington Ministerial Association
Washington
M. O. Smith
George Morris
Methodist Church
Washington Council of Churches
Washington Council On Religious Affairs
Richard Peterson
Clarence Dehne
William Strathman
Stephens named to committees in Des Moines
Senator Richard L. Stephens from Crawfordsville, Republican, representing Washington Henry and Louisa counties, received appointment to standing committees Appropriations Ways & Means Agriculture. He reminds constituents they may contact him during the session by telephone or mail at the Statehouse Des Moines or at his Crawfordsville home on weekends.
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Richard L. Stephens
Crawfordsville
Washington, Henry
Louisa Counties
Appropriations
Ways & Means
Agriculture
Stephens
Statehouse
Des Moines
Mao claims victory in cultural struggle in China
Mao Tse tung’s supporters seize NCNA as Maoist triumphs spark turmoil. Reports from Hong Kong and Tokyo recount deaths of Peng Chen Tao Chu in Beijing, Tibetan fighting, and renewed tension with Taiwan. NHK cites posters listing Hu Chi as NCNA head replacing Hsiung Fu.
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Hong Kong
UPI
Communist Party
Mao Tse-tung
New China News Agency
NCNA
Peking
Mao
Moscow
Tibet
Lhasa
Peng Chen
Tao Chu
Peng Teh-huai
Shanghai
Canton
Japan Broadcasting Corp
NHK
Hsiung Fu
Liu Shaochi
Hu Chi
Liberation Army
Red Army
Hsiung
Red China
Auto Crash Causes $1,600 Damage In Washington County
An accident January 12 at 6 00 p m at the intersection of the County Fairgrounds and old 92 caused an estimated $1,600 in auto damage. Roy Kephart and David Augustine were driving the two autos. passengers Florence Augustine and Lulu Kephart were injured. David Augustine suffered a scalp laceration. The two women remained in Washington County Hospital in satisfactory condition with jaw scalp and back injuries. Kephart was westbound on old 92 and turned south into the fairgrounds. the Augustine vehicle, approaching from the west, collided with the Kephart car. No charges were filed.
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County Fairgrounds
Old 92
Roy Kephart
Route 2
Washington
David Archer Augustine
Keota
Florence Augustine
Lulu Kephart
David Augustine
Kephart
Fairgrounds
Augustine
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Probate of wills and executors named
Public notice states estates of Ruth Strum and Edward Howell Davis undergoing probate and appointment of executors as listed in today’s notice on page 6.
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Ruth Strum
Edward Howell Davis
Sixteenth Annual Adult Education Courses Planned
Washington Community School district outlines ten winter courses for adults starting January 23 with ten-week sessions on Monday evenings. Registration is January 19. early mail registration urged. New courses include Commodities taught by Charles Hotle, Parents and College with Mrs Lay, and Physical Fitness for Men by Roger Harrington.
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Washington
Russell Bannister
McDaniel
Ron Andersen
Carlton Bump
T. J. Berdo
Charles Hotle
Everette Meeker
Russel Bannister
Permelia
Roger Harrington
Marguerite Pefferman
William Brice
Lay
Conselor
Harrington
Pefferson
Washington Community School
Planes clash near Formosa in first air battle since 1961
Nationalist Chinese jets downed two Communist MIGs over the Formosa Straits after four Nationalist planes fought 12 Communist jets northeast of Quemoy. The ministry reported no Nationalist losses and noted U S 7th Fleet patrols in the area.
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Taipei
Formosa Strait
Chiang Kai-shek
NCNA
Formosa
UPI
Formosa Straits
Straits
China
Liu Shun-wu
U.S. State Department
United States
Milk production in Iowa rises slightly in December 1966
Iowa farms produced an estimated 414 million pounds of milk in December 1966, up 2 percent from December 1965 but 8 percent below the five year average. Total 1966 milk output reached 5.346 billion pounds, 6 percent below 1965 and 11 percent under the five year average. Per cow production in December averaged 650 pounds, up from 585 a year earlier, with the five year average at 559 pounds.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Weather Notice From United Press International
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday with a chance of light snow in the northwest tonight and snow flurries west and north Saturday. A little colder Saturday. Lows tonight 15 to 20 northwest to 25 to 30 southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
Senior Center at Washington YMCA Offers Winter Programs
The Senior Citizens' Center in the Washington YMCA hosts daily shuffleboard for 16 to 20 men, with hours 9 to 12 and 1 to 5. Directors Dr and Mrs George Kerr began January 2, a phone 6533706. A January 13 social for couples runs 7 to 9 with light refreshments. Earl Nelson of Des Moines Commission on Aging met with Kerrs and the center's officers to plan expansion of 1965 initiatives.
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Washington Ymca
George Kerr
Earl Nelson
Commission On Aging
Des Moines
Kerrs
Don Minick
Harry Turner
Gift of $60,000 for Iowa colleges
The Iowa College Foundation received about $50,000 from Mr. and Mrs. John H. Witte Jr. of Burlington. Dr. Eugene E. Garbee, president of Upper Iowa College and foundation chairman, said it is the largest single gift to the foundation. Proceeds from stock sales will be shared equally among 22 member colleges.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa College Foundation
John H. Witte, Jr
Burlington
Eugene E. Garbee
Upper Iowa College
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Washington County Extension Council
Keith Horn
Riverside
Robert Greene
Ains
Ministers’ Group
Wu Lengshi
Peng
South China Morning Post
Tao
Washington County
YMCA
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