Pueblo prisoner's father's plea on North Korea seizure
The father of 25 Pueblo crew members urges U S action to free prisoners taken when North Korea seized the ship on January 23. He accuses officials of prolonging agony while negotiations continue and questions admissions by Rusk and McNamara about North Korea waters. He denies his wife plans a North Korea trip and notes letters sent to Johnson and to Senators Kuchel and Murphy.
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North Korea
United States
Ellis
Dean Rusk
Defense
Robert McNamara
Anne
Pueblo
Johnson
USS
Thomas Kuchel
George Murphy
Guerrillas Routed In Attacks On Air Bases Near Saigon
UPI war dispatch says U.S. and Vietnamese paratroopers repelled Viet Cong assaults near Tan Son Nhut and Bien Hoa, with 56 guerrillas killed in the two battles. Paratroopers trapped about 150 attackers with claymore mines and crossfire, while Hue saw a relief convoy reach the city after a 26 day siege.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Tan Son Nhut
Bien Hoa
Patrick Brooks
Washington, D.C
101St U.S. Airborne Division
Khe Sanh
Demilitarized Zone
Hhe Sanh
Brooks
Bien Hoa Air Base
Dong Nai
Joseph Palagyi
Cleveland
Ohio
Hue
da Nang
Draft to shift many draftees to graduates in 196?
Washington UP I report says almost all next year’s draftees will be college graduates due to new deferment changes. Betty Vetter of the Scientific Manpower Commission told a House subcommittee the 240,000 men drafted from June 1 will come largely from graduate schools as deferments end, affecting 280,000.
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Washington
UPI
Betty Vetter
Scientific Manpower Commission
House
Frank Thompson Jr
Dn.j
Communists face worldwide split
Hungarian Communist party leader Zoltan Komocsin warned that international Communist unity is crumbling and cannot be restored. He cited the Romanian delegation walkout and blamed Mao Tse-tung for disunity. He joined the Soviet push for a Moscow summit to focus on broad common ground such as the American war effort in Vietnam. Italian and Czech Communists called for efforts to bridge Romania and China at the summit.
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Budapest
UPI
Communist Party
Zoltan Komocsin
Komocsin
Mao
Tse-tung
Moscow
Vietnam
International Communist Movement
Komoesin
Romania
China
Rockefeller signals candidacy but won't enter primaries
Washington reports Nixon faces little GOP opposition as he seeks to improve his primary showing. Rockefeller, Johnson rival for the Republican nomination, said he would not enter any primaries, though he remains Nixon's chief informal challenger.
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Washington
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Johnson
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Rockefeller
Michigan
George Romney
Portland
Oregon
Tom McCall
Romney
McCall
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
GOP
Chicago Klan plot revealed with crosses to burn
A police infiltrator testified that Ku Klux Klan members planned to attack black nationalist headquarters in Chicago and burn 1000 wooden crosses. The witness named William Plogger, a 15-year member, denied attending meetings while others faced misconduct charges. The cell also discussed importing demolition experts and plotting assassinations.
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Chicago
UPI
Ku Klux Klan
William Plogger
KKK
Plogger
Donald Heath
Ernest Semet
Tobin
Heath
Richard J. Daley
Marvin Bauer Hurt in One Car Accident Near Ainsworth
Marvin Bauer of Washington was injured Friday afternoon when his car ran off the highway into a ditch near Ainsworth. He was taken to Veterans Hospital in Iowa City for treatment after apparently losing control of the vehicle.
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Marvin Bauer
Washington
Ainsworth
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Bauer
Multiple Cities Face Prolonged Teacher Strikes Across Nation
United Press International reports ongoing teacher walkouts in San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Florida and Wellston Missouri, with mediators appointed in San Francisco and injunctions sought to end the strikes. Florida officials rejected a compromise proposal while Oklahoma teachers plan a mobilizing meeting.
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United Press International
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Florida
Joseph L. Alioto
San Francisco Federation of Teachers
Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers
Florida Education Association
Claude Kirk
Historical Society to Meet Discuss Indian Relics Speaker
The Washington County Historical Society will hold its annual dinner Wednesday March 6 at 6 30 p m at the Captain's Table in Washington with Professor Adrian Anderson of the State Archaeological Laboratory University of Iowa as speaker on finding and preserving Indian and ancient artifacts in Iowa. Attendees are invited to bring artifacts for dating and age origin notes. Dinner costs 2 25 with annual dues 1 due for 1968. Current officers listed include Lawrence Miksch president and John C Owen secretary treasurer.
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Adrian Anderson
State Archaeological Laboratory
University of Iowa
Washington County Historical Society
Washington
Anderson
Cient
Iowa
Washington County
County Society
Lawrence Miksch
Frank Kleese
Paul V
Thieu Signs Order Aiming To Curb Corruption In Vietnam
President Thieu signed a reform order to strip civil powers from four corps commanders and require 44 province chiefs to take orders from Saigon. Two top commanders were fired in a major government shakeup, as Thieu vows to eradicate corruption seen as a national shame.
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Saigon
UPI
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment
Probate of the will and appointment of the executor are filed for the estate of Arthur V. Sparks. An administrator is appointed for the estate of Anna Gordon.
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Arthur V. Sparks
Anna Gordon
Molotov Bombs Hit Des Moines Wallace Elementary
Three molotov cocktails were thrown through a window at Wallace Elementary School in Des Moines early today. The ensuing fire was extinguished before major damage, though a floor wall and window were damaged in one room. Des Moines police aided the investigation of the fire.
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Des Moines
UPI
Wallace
Auditor says state paid for meals by board member
State Auditor Lloyd Smith reports a member of the Iowa Board of Accountancy charged meals to state funds during official travel. Earl W. Druehl of Davenport attended the 79th annual meeting of the American Institute of CPAs in Boston Sept 29 to Oct 5 1966 and billed dinners of 15 13 50 13 25 13 25 and 12 50 dollars, totaling 408 80 in the board’s audit.
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Des Moines
UPTI
Lloyd Smith
Iowa Board of Accountancy
Smith
Earl W. Druehl
Davenport
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Boston
Druehl
Weather Iowa Mostly Fair Tonight and Sunday
Mostly fair weather continues in Iowa with colder air tonight. Sunday brings warmer temperatures to the northwest half of the state while the rest remains mild. Lows tonight range from 10 to 15 miles per hour east to 15 to 20 west, with Sunday morning readings in the 20s.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Secretary of Defense
Kingman Brewster
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Brewster
Board of Education
American Federation of Teachers
St. Louis
Wellston
Welllston
Oklahoma Education Association
Dewey Bartlett
Clark M. Clifford
White House
Earl Warren
Clifford
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