Pueblo Seized by North Korea in High Seas Incident
The U.S.S. Pueblo with 83 crew was seized by North Korean naval forces 25 miles off the North Korean coast and forced to Wonsan. Pentagon says the ship surrendered without shots fired amid calls for diplomatic channels and a strong response from U.S. officials.
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U.S
Washington
UPI
Secretary of
Dean Rusk
U.S.S. Pueblo
Wonsan
Pentagon
Rusk
United States
Richard B. Russell
Senate Armed Services Committee
Johnson
U.S.S
North Korea
Time Inc. realigns to integrate World operations
Time Inc. approves a realignment of functions to merge Time-Life International divisions into Time, Life, and Time-Life Books under parent publishers. Charles B. Bear is named Vice President International with final authority over corporate international matters and will report to Time, Life, and Time-Life Books publishers.
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Charles B. Bear
Washington
Clayton Bear
International
Time Inc
New York
Time - Life International
Andrew Heiskell
James A. Linen
TLI
Time International
Life International
TLI Books
Time
Life
Time - Life Books
Ralph Davidson
E. Stevens
Iowa
Bear
Grinnell College
Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy
Harvard University
Tufts College
Manhattan
Cold Spring
American Viewpoint, Inc
Grin
Weather Summary for Iowa Tonight and Wednesday
United Press International reports partly cloudy conditions in Iowa with a cold snap tonight especially along the east border. Temperatures drop to the teens in the east and 20s to 25 in the west. Wednesday brings warmer weather with high temperatures in the 30s northeast to 40s-45s southwest.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington County Hospital to Furnish 16 Private Rooms
Hospitals board reports private rooms for 16 in the new Washington County Hospital to be funded by gifts from local families and organizations. The program mirrors the 1941 approach, with options for full or partial furnishing and donor plaques identifying contributors. Completion is planned by May 1, with more donations hoped to finish the facility.
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Washington County
Washington County Hospital
Hospital Board of Trustees
Iowans Urged to Use State Money to Shore Up School Funds
The Iowa Bankers Association urged State Treasurer Paul Franzenburg to move state funds invested in federal bonds back into Iowa to ease a looming school funding shortfall. The move aims to cover warrants banks issue to cover empty school district accounts, with potential delays in state aid distribution risking local tax shortfalls and bank liquidity. Franzenburg promised a full reply after studying the request, noting only six districts reported needing partial early distribution.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Bankers Association
IBA
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Iowa
General Assembly
Harold E. Hughes
Marvin Selden, Jr
Richard Turner
Simpson student wounded in dorm gun incident
An 18 year old Simpson College freshman from Chicago was wounded in a shooting described as a takeoff on Russian Roulette at a campus dorm in Indianola Iowa. The gun went off during horseplay with another student from New Jersey. The injured youth was hospitalized in Des Moines in good condition. Police confiscated a shotgun a rifle and two pistols from the room as other students brought arms to a storage area.
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Indianola
Iowa
UPI
Simpson College
Chicago
Warren County
William M. Mathews
Charles C. Cooley
Craig Repsol
New Medford
N.J
Cooley
Des Moines
Mathews
Johnson proposes 2.1 billion manpower program in cities
President Johnson asks Congress to approve a 2.1 billion manpower plan to create jobs for about 500000 hard core unemployed in major cities. The program would expand the labor department driven effort to 146 areas and include government and private sector partnerships to place 100000 by mid 1969 and 500000 by mid 1971 with training and disability support.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
America
House
Senate
Labor Department
GIs Lead Frontline Victory Against North Vietnamese Forces
In a four day border battle along South Vietnam's DMZ frontline, a small force of GIs with government militia and regional troops, aided by American advisers, crushed a North Vietnamese battalion near Khe Sanh. Across the McNamara line, South Vietnamese units and U.S. air and naval support killed hundreds more NVA and Viet Cong. Casualties include 30 U.S. killed, 750 NVA dead, and significant Vietnamese losses, amid heavy fighting across Khe Sanh, Con Thien, Gio Linh, and Camp Carroll.
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Saigon
VPI
South Vietnam
Khe Sanh
South China Sea
7Th Fleet
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Camp Carroll
Con Thien
Gio Linh
County beef men to meet Feb. 8
The 16th annual banquet of the Washington County Beef Producer's Association will be held Thursday, February 8, at 6:30 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall, Washington. Kenneth Falk, Secretary of the Iowa State Fair, will speak. the Wyman Kitchen Band will perform. Tickets cost 2.50 and are available from board members or the County Extension office. The association board includes Wright, Carr, Freese, Stransky, Steele, Ornduff, Luers, Hammen, Sojka, and others. Sale is limited to about 400. members urged to join the Iowa Beef Producers Association. annual meeting February 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Captain's Table.
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Washington County Beef Producer's Association
Wilbur Wright
Keota
Knights of Columbus Hall
Washington
Kenneth Falk
Wyman
Association
County Extension Office
Wright
Robert Carr
Crawfordsville
Baxter Freese
Wellman
Allen Stransky
Kalona
Oscar Steele
Riverside
Ronald Ornduff
Ainsworth
Dean Luers
Brighton
Herb Hammen
Franklin Sojka
Andy Boston
Scandalous $13.3 Million USPS Truck Deal Criticized
Rep. H R Gross charges the Johnson administration overruled experts and pushed Universal Fiberglass to win a $113.3 million contract for three wheeled mail trucks. He says $3 million was lost, with only 4,224 of 12,714 trucks delivered before the firm failed.
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Washington
UPI
H. R. Gross
Iowa
Johnson
Minnesota
Gross
Universal Fiberglass Corp
Two Harbors
Minn
Eugene Foley
Small Business Administration
SBA
Universal
Foley
House
General Services Administration
GSA
ARA
Permit Application for Liquid Transport Service Granted
Probate of will and appointment of executor finalized in Roxie Longer estate. Court confirms executor named and authorized to manage the estate and settle outstanding affairs.
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Roxie Longer
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