Johnson presses peace demand in Southeast Asia address
President Johnson told ceremony at the Truman library that North Viet Nam blocks peace by clinging to a belief the U.S. will abandon its allies. He added a new section to his remarks after talks with Secretary Rusk and Harriman, outlining a renewed peace offensive and a tougher line toward Hanoi. He urged North Viet Nam to replace force with negotiation and previewed aid plans tied to population goals as part of a broader 1966 foreign aid push.
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Independence, Mo
UPI
Johnson
North Viet Nam
Southeast Asia
United States
Harry S Truman
Washington
Missouri
Dean Rusk
W. Averell Harriman
North
Viet Nam
Truman Library
Harry S. Truman
Washington County Farm Institute Draws 200 Attendees
About 200 farmers and locals attended the fourth annual Washington County Farm Institute at the National Guard armory in Washington. The event, themed New Horizons for Agriculture, featured experts from Ames Des Moines and Iowa State University outlining future farming shifts and market needs. Speakers emphasized optimism but urged readiness to adapt to future markets.
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Washington County
Washington County Farm Institute
National Guard Armory
Washington
Roth Robertson
Agriculture Committee
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
John Hohl
The
Farmers Implement Co
William Uhrig
Ames
New Horizons
Robert Skinner
Iowa Grain and Feed Association of
Des Moines
Louis Thompson
Iowa State University
Iowa Agriculture
Feed Weidhuner
Illinois Swine Improvement Association
Greenview
Ill
al Keen
DeWitt
Iowa
William Matson
Farm Institute
Frank Patterson
Chuck Hotle
Viet Cong Target U S Troops As Lunar Truce Begins
Viet Cong guerrillas opened fire on a U S Army helicopter during Tet truce start, with reports that the Viet Cong excluded Americans from the cease-fire. U S planes then conducted pre-truce strikes on bunkers near Saigon while noting uncertain enemy casualties.
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Saigon
APS
Richland to Host New Fertilizer Plant by Sinclair Oil
Sinclair Oil Company took option on three or four acres on the Kermit Hinshaw farm east of Richland and highway 78. Don Fosdick of Keota says building could start soon if land and highway access are finalized, with H Smith of Waterloo and two Chicago men also involved. In other news, Sardinia reports sheep and goats outnumbering people two to one per National Geographic.
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Sinclair Oil Company
Kermit Hinshaw Place
Highway 78
Don Fosdick
Keota
Oil Company
H. Smith
Waterloo
Chicago
Mediterranean
Sardinia
National Geographic
Johnson asks for longer terms for Congressmen and direct presidential vote
President Johnson urged Congress to amend the constitution to extend House terms from two to four years and to abolish the Electoral College in favor of direct state voting for president and vice president. He urged passage by judiciary committees and set an effective date no earlier than 1972.
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UPI
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Senate
Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
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Spaniards Alarmed Searching for Nuclear Device
Palomares Spain reports say American airmen with geiger counters scoured the southeastern coast for a missing nuclear device after a mid air collision between a B52 Stratofortress and a KC135 tanker. Four crewmen survived as the bomber crashed into the sea and the area was quarantined amid fears of contamination.
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Spain
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Strategic Air Command
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Madri
Washington
Mediterranean
Europe
McNamara urges quick approval of Vietnam war funds
Defense Secretary McNamara told the Senate Armed Services Committee and the military appropriations subcommittee to fast track the 12.3 billion supplemental for Vietnam. He outlined a 113,000-man buildup including a new Marine division, tactical helicopters for the Marines, 11 landing ships tanks, a refrigerator ship, patrol boats, and expanded Army and Navy support forces while avoiding reserve calls.
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UPI
Robert S. McNamara
Congress
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McNamara
Senate Armed Services Committee
Military Appropriations
McNamra
Army
Pentagon
Kiwanis Club Offers Fourth Scholarship Plan
Washington Kiwanis club President Robert Bates announced at the regular meeting that a fourth $200 scholarship will be awarded to a Washington High School graduate senior. Three earlier Kiwanis scholarships had been announced, with Don Maxwell receiving the citation for service. New members Phil Kneen and Byron Winans were introduced. guests included Lou Clarahan, Larry Green, Clarence Dehne and others. Rev Rudolph Martens spoke about missionary work in the Congo with colored slides.
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Robert Bates
Washington Kiwanis Club
Washington High School
Kiwanis Club
Don Maxwell
Phil Kneen
Byron Winans
Guess
Lou Clarahan
Larry Green
Clarence Dehne
Rudolph Martens
Ficher Mennonite Church
Congo
Rath to Close Junction Plant and Curtail Waterloo Ops
Rath Packing Co to temporarily shut its Columbus Junction plant and cut pork operations at Waterloo plant due to higher hog prices and hog shortages. Hog dressing to close Friday. rest of Columbus Junction plant closed next week. About 125 workers laid off. 90 workers at Waterloo laid off two weeks. Butchers priced hogs at interior Iowa southern Minnesota market and Omaha.
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Waterloo, Iowa
UPI
Rath Packing Co
Columbus Junction
Waterloo
Iowa
Minnesota
Omaha
Connelly Relative's Father Dies in Tipton Iowa
Harry Siemsen 71 of Tipton died Wednesday afternoon after a heart attack. He was father of Mrs. Dale Connelly of Washington. Funeral services will be Saturday at 1 30 p.m. in Sheets Funeral Home Tipton.
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Harry Siemsen
Tipton
Dale Connelly
Washington
Sheets
Phillips Says I'm a Genius Phony Doctor Career Spanned 40 Years
A Colorado medical center case reveals Arthur Osborne Phillips a 70 year old with a long career as a fake physician. He hoodwinked authorities in 10 states then was arrested on parole violation in Kansas. Colorado may not prosecute and Kansas may lift warrants, freeing him. His history traces to an Alabama doctor name and multiple jail terms for perjury and fraud.
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UPI
University of Colorado Medical Center
Phillips
Colorado
California
Wheat Ridge
Kansas
W. C. Henry
Kansas State Parole Board
Edward W. Grout
Witten
James Herman Phillips
Doro
Ala
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Idaho
Arizona
Illnois
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Wyoming
Montana
Iowa Weather: Mostly Cloudy with Snow and Cold Outlook
United Press International reports mostly cloudy skies in Iowa with occasional snow and a drop in temperatures. Snow may begin in extreme west this afternoon, with northeasterly winds 5 to 15 mph. Tonight and Friday bring continued cold, with lows 0 to 15 below and highs 5 below to 10 above. Saturday looks equally cold.
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United Press International
Iowa
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