Nine killed on Iowa roads in weekend crashes
United Press International reports nine deaths in Iowa traffic accidents raising the 1968 toll to 41. Victims include Kenneth Venteicher 24 of Manning. George Strahorn 79 of rural Ackley. three men in a head on collision near Burlington. John Gustafson 73 of Sac City. Clifford Shannon 53 of Eldora. and Charles Squires of Guthrie Center among others.
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Iowa
Ities
Davisson
Kenneth Venteicher
Manning
Templeton
Venteicher
George Strahorn
Ackley
Strahorn
Albia
Iowa 137
Burlington
Larry Syphrit
Kenneth Reed
Wapello
Gary Dean Jack
Milburn McKinney
Chillicothe
John A. Gustafson
Sac City
Chicago & North Western
Maple River
Carroll County
Clifford Shannon
Eldora
Marshalltown
Charles Squires
Guthrie Center
Des Moines police chief named head of new Iowa academy
John F. Callaghan a 50 year old Omaha FBI veteran was named director of Iowa's new law enforcement academy at Camp Dodge near Des Moines. The academy aims to train every state officer, with basic and specialized courses, and classes may start in March or April.
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Des Moines
UPI
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Iowa
Law Enforcement Academy
John F. Callaghan
Omaha
Iowa Law Enforcement Academy Council
Callaghan
FBI
Camp Dodge
General Assembly
Donald
State of
Statton
Iowa Highway Patrol
Kuchel Warns Against Sole Hanoi Talks For Vietnam Peace
Sen. Thomas H. Kuchel warns that relying on bilateral talks with North Vietnam would create dangerously false hopes and urges a broader international negotiation. He calls for a new Geneva conference to help secure guarantees for all peoples in Southeast Asia. Kennedy says America's moral standing would be intolerable if Hanoi’s peace overtures are ignored. Fulbright hints Clifford could persuade Johnson to shift U.S. Vietnam policy.
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Washington
UPI
Thomas H. Kuchel
R - Calif
Hanoi
Vietnam
Kuchel
Senate
GOP
U. S&s
Geneva
Southeast Asia
North Vietnam
America
U. S.S
Robert F. Kennedy
Dn.v
Kennedy
CBS
U.S
J. William Fulbright
Clark Clifford
Johnson
U. S
Arkansas Democrat
Clifford
Hughes Urges Churches to Aid Minority Youth in Iowa
Gov. Harold E. Hughes asked church congregations and members to sponsor underprivileged youths in vocational training and secure jobs, framing racial problems as solvable within the law. He urged ordinances against discrimination and public support for a civil rights bill, as conferences continue in Council Bluffs tonight.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Des Moines North High School
Congress
Council Bluffs
Bromwell Opens Senate Campaign in Des Moines Pushes Vietnam Vote
James Bromwell, running for the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, opened his Des Moines campaign on Saturday calling for formal congressional action to reaffirm the U.S. role in Vietnam. He said the issue should be returned to the American people. He is the third Republican to seek the seat vacated by Sen Bourke Hickenlooper.
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James Bromwell
U.S. Senate
Des Moines
U.S
Vietnam
Bramwell
Sen
Bourke Hickenlooper
UPI
Iowa Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Mostly cloudy tonight with cooler conditions and lows in the 20s. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and cooler temperatures with highs in the upper 30s to 40s depending on location.
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United Press International
Iowa
Airlifted villagers flee Khe Sanh amid Viet Cong bombardment
The USS and airlifted over 1,000 villagers from the Khe Sanh area near the DMZ as North Vietnamese forces massed for a major offensive. Col Lownds said the fighting signaled a new campaign, while B52s hit barrages and Marines defended the key outposts including Khe Sanh Gio Linh Camp Carroll and Con Thien against three North Vietnamese divisions.
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Dmz
David Edward Lownds
Plantation
Fla
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
McNamara
U.S
South Vietnam
Laos
Gio Linh
Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Assassination bid on Blue House thwarted by police
North Korean lieutenant Kim Shim-jo and 30 Communists infiltrated Seoul intending to kill President Park Chung Hee and aides. Police foiled the plan after an exchange of fire. one police superintendent and five civilians died, five terrorists killed, two captured. Infiltrators entered from the DMZ January 16 and reached Bibong Mountain near Seoul January 20.
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Seoul
UPI
Park Chung Hee
Kim Shim-jo
Blue House
Park
Kim
Bibong Mountain
Yoon Pil-yong
Army Counter-Intelligence Corps
Munsan
Imjin
Dmz
Plymat enters GOP race for U S Senate from Iowa
Des Moines UPI reports William N. Plymat an Iowa insurance executive announced his bid for the Republican nomination for the U S Senate seat held by retiring Bourke Hickenlooper. He opposes further Vietnam escalation and supports a settlement approach while endorsing U Thant Gavin and Ridgeway views.
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Des Moines
UPI
William N. Plymat
U.S. Senate
Plymat
United States
Vietnam
Senate
Bourke B. Hickenlooper
David Stanley
James Bramwell
H. R. Gross
Waterloo
GOP
Plymar
U Thant
Gavin
Ridgeway
Peterson Will Run Vetter Won't Seek Re election
Keith L. Vetter of Washington announces he will not seek another term as State Representative. Dr. A C Peterson, longtime Washington veterinarian, will seek the Republican nomination to fill the now open seat. Vetter cites expanding business interests and time demands as reasons for quitting the race.
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Keith L. Vetter
Washington
Vetter
Washington County
A. C. Peterson
Peterson
Keith
Culligan
Quad Cities
Fowler appeals for early tax increase
Treasury Secretary Henry H. Fowler urged quick congressional approval of a 10 percent income tax surcharge to take effect April 1. He spoke to House tax writers along with Budget Director Schultze, CEA Chairman Ackley, and Fed Chair McChesney Martin, all lobbying for the stalled bill to cut the deficit, curb inflation, and bolster the dollar.
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Washington
UPI
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Fowler
House
Charles L. Schultze
Gardner Ackley
President’s Council of Economic Advisers
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Federal Reserve Board
Ways and Means
Iowa student wins Hearst writing award for apathy letter
Brad Kiesey a University of Iowa senior won January’s Hearst Foundation monthly writing contest. The January awards part of a six month program totaling 50 000 in prizes awarded Saturday Kiesey earned 600 scholarship and a matching school grant for a letter to the editor advocating against campus apathy He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ted Kiesey of Keota rural route near West Chester.
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San Francisco
UPI
Brad Kiesey
University of Iowa
William Randolph Hearst Foundation
Kiesey
Ted Kiesey
West Chester
Keota
Kasperak Dies After Heart Transplant Drama
Mike Kasperak died at Palo Alto Stanford Medical Center two weeks after receiving a smaller heart from Virginia Mae White. Postmortem tests sought signs of rejection to guide future transplants. doctors praised the pump function despite massive internal bleeding and complications.
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Palo Alto
Calif
UPI
Mike Kasperak
Kasperan
Norman E. Shumway
Kasperak
Stanford Medical Center
Virginia Mae White
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