Nixon criticizes rioters amid call to stop crime
Former vice president Nixon drew a 1300 crowd in Keene after promising to curb violence and restore respect for law if elected. He attacked Johnson's civil disorders commission for blaming riots on everyone but rioters, urged reconciliation, and pressed voters to back him in the Republican primary. He warned of strong action to quell rioting next summer.
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Iowa governor outlines wide program to curb riots
Des Moines Governor Hughes unveiled a five part plan to prevent civil disturbances in Iowa cities. The program covers education recreation jobs on the job training and education plus jobs. Meetings run from March 14 to March 29 in Des Moines Marshalltown Ottumwa Ames Burlington and more with churches urged to sponsor underprivileged youths and all white or all black schools to be reviewed.
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Iowa slaying tied to revolver found with suspect
Cedar Falls police and Iowa BCI questioned a 27 year old Waterloo man Harold H Carstens after officers found a .22 caliber revolver on him as he was brought to Cedar Falls jail. He faces a concealed weapon charge and is being questioned in the Tuesday night slaying of Dale Redman at a LaPorte City dairy. Investigators linked the case to nearby break ins with safes damaged in Vand, and ballistics were to be tested to compare with Redman’s wounds.
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Black Hawk County
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Elmer Hightower
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Czech general Sejna defect victim of Prague demand
Czechoslovakia plans to demand the return of Maj. Gen. Jan Sejna who defected to the United States. U.S. officials said there was no official Prague word yet and the general was reportedly being questioned by U.S. intelligence in Virginia or Maryland. Prague may seek his return under a 32 year old extradition accord and accuse embezzlement.
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Virginia
Maryland
Sejia
Corporal held after claimed study of fake career data
Corporal Gerald Hassler a 20 year old Army medic based at Fort Benning Ga was held in Muscatine Iowa after failing to return from a February 27 leave West Liberty police arrested him while visiting his mother Fort Benning officials said Hassler had allegedly created a forged record claiming several inflated ranks and credentials including first lieutenant a four year nursing degree from Iowa State University age 22 and marriage status Officials noted the real details were that he was a 20 year old corporal single with a ninth grade education Fort Benning said Hassler served as the company medical officer and the unit reportedly held a high medical rating
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Fort Benning
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Iowa State University
Army
U.S. Troops Death Toll Reaches 3254 in Nine Weeks
In Saigon UPI reports 3254 American troops killed in the first nine weeks of the year. The figure equals about one third of last year’s toll and more than a sixth of all U.S. fatalities in the Vietnam War since 1962. Last week’s losses were 542, leaving cumulative combat deaths at 19251 since 1961.
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Saigon
Anderson Talks on Indians at Iowa Archaeology Meeting
The Washington County Historical Society hosted a dinner where Adrian D. Anderson, president of the Iowa Archaeological Society, spoke on Finding and Preserving Indian Artifacts in Iowa. About 60 attendees brought arrowheads and potsherds for discussion while officials noted progress on restoring the county courthouse clock.
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Iowa Archeological Society
Washington County
Lawrence Miksch
Iowa City
Anderson
Phil Thornton
Otsego St
Storm Lake
Iowa
Howard Anderson
Court House
Senate backs compromise civil rights bill with antiriot amendments
A bipartisanship coalition supports a civil rights package, maintaining a broad housing discrimination ban while accepting antiriot provisions. The measure would outlaw sales or rentals discrimination and make certain riot-related actions federal offenses, as debate continues and filibuster risks loom.
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Mike Mansfield
Mont
Nine Marines and sailor missing after canoe capsizes on Potomac
Nine servicemen from a Marine Corps school at Quantico are missing after their 25 foot canvas canoe capsized during amphibious training on the Potomac River about four miles south of Quantico. Coast Guard and Navy air sea searchers scoured the river as temperatures dipped into the mid 30s and tides slowed.
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Quantico
Maryland
Herbert Harkey
Coast Guard
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Friday
United Press International reports partly cloudy to cloudy conditions in Iowa tonight and Friday with scattered showers possible. Warmer tonight, with lows in the 30s nationwide except near 49 in the southwest. Friday highs reach the 50s to low 60s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of will and executor for Lillie C. Moore sets estate plan
Public notices announce the probate of the will and appointment of the executor for the estate of Lillie C. Moore. A city ordinance on subdivision regulation appears, outlining zoning and development rules for parcel splits and street layouts.
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Lillie C. Moore
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