Viet Cong assault grips Saigon as martial law declared
Viet Cong guerrillas battled through Saigon and across South Vietnam, inflicting heavy casualties as U.S. and South Vietnamese forces fought street by street. Embassies and Tan Son Nhut Air Base saw fierce combat while Hue and Ban Me Thuot faced major engagements. Casualty tolls ran into the hundreds with incomplete figures.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Independence Palace
U.S
Pentagon East
William C. Westmoreland
Vietnam
Cans
Hue
Ban Me Thuot
Darlae
Khe Sanh
Plan for YMCA enrollment begins February 5
Wendell Eden, chairman of the 1968 YMCA Member Enrollment, announced a February 5 kickoff with a noon luncheon at the YMCA Community room. The goal is 1,300 members and 17,900 dollars with 80 dollar targets for regular sections and 350 for the Bob Huber Special Sustaining section. A Senior Citizen section led by Dell Walker will call on seniors to contribute toward facility rent-free operations.
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Wendell Eden
YMCA
Bob Huber
Dell Walker
Eden
Community Chest
Ymca Board
Jaycees honor Horak and Marshall at annual banquet
Richard Horak received the Distinguished Service Award at the Jaycees banquet held in Knights of Columbus Hall. Ralph Marshall was named Boss of the Year for 1967 and Richard Anderson earned the Key Man Award. Leon Hillman led the evening with events recognizing Jaycees and community service projects. The group highlighted efforts including a maternity room for Washington County Hospital and Christmas Tree Sale.
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Ralph Marshall
Jaycee
Ed Bean
Marshall
Marshall Furni
Richard Horak
520 W
Knights of Columbus
Horak
Max Milo Mills
Waterloo
Washington County
Abbie Timmins
West Chester
Marshall Furniture
Washington
Richard Anderson
Anderson
Jaycees
Leon Hillman
Journal
Radio Kcn
Washington County Hospital
Washington Jaycee’s
Miss Timmins
Davenport
Iowa
Washington Insurance
Helen Gilbert
Baker Will Appeal After Guilty Verdict in Church Trial
A University of Iowa English professor Joseph E. Baker and his wife Matilda were found guilty of disrupting the peace and unity of the First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City. They were suspended indefinitely from communion and Baker was removed as elder. Baker plans an appeal.
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Vernon G. Elgin
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church
Washington
Judicial Commission of the
Southeast
Iowa
Tery
Judicial Commission
Baker
United Press International
Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
First Presbyterian Church of
Iowa City
Bakers
First Presbyterian Building Committee
Udall Urges Action at Lake Michigan Pollution Conference
Interior Secretary Stewart Udall told federal and state water pollution fighters it is not too late to save Lake Michigan from an ugly fate. He cited symptoms of pollution from Chicago to Milwaukee and urged uniform standards and enforceable actions after five days of hearings.
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Chicago
UPI
Stewart L. Udall
Lake Michigan
Udall
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Lake Erie
Calumet Park Beach
Indiana Dunes
Sturgeon Bay
Hammond
Green Bay
Milwaukee
Water Pollution Control Agency
Federal Water Pollution Control Administration
Federal Antipollution of
Iowa Weather: Cloudy, Colder With Snow and Rain East
United Press International reports Iowa trends for Thursday with cloudy, colder skies and snow in the northwest while rain or snow spans the east and south. Tonight lows range from the upper 20s in the northwest to the mid 30s in the southeast, with Thursday highs from the 20s in the northwest to the 80s in the southeast.
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Iowa
Dubuque Men Survive Plane Crash Near Airport
Kenneth Mott the pilot and passenger Rev Thomas Rhomberg walked from their two passenger Cessna 150 after circling Dubuque airport three to four times in fog unable to land. The crash happened when they maneuvered toward Monticello and the plane hit trees in a valley south of the airport. Rhomberg suffered a dislocated shoulder and was taken to hospital.
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Dubuque, Iowa
UPI
Dubuque
Kenneth Mott
Thomas Rhomberg
Matt
Monticello
Governor to appear in court over erratic driver incident
Gov. Harold E. Hughes said he will be in Des Moines Feb. 20 for a court appearance tied to a citizens arrest he and his driver Richard Nehring made earlier. The case involves disputed driver identity with Noel Rodrigues, James Paterno, and a ticket for wrong side driving and defective brakes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Richard Nehring
Hughes
Iowa
Nehring
Noel Rodrigues
James Paterno
Paterno
Rodrigues
Probate and Estate Administrations Noted in Public Notices
Probate of will and appointment of executor for Earl C. Galloway plus appointment of administrator for Alice Bone are listed among today’s public notices on page 6.
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Earl C. Galloway
Alice Bone
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Robert Bates
Washington Ymca
Mr. Bates
Edward Augustine
Ray Carter
Robert Nicola
Richard Peterson
Don Oxenford
Rex Lee
Horak, Marshall
Waterloo, Iowa
Black Hawk
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