Wide spread cold grips nation as Jack Frost returns
A springlike thaw stalled as Jack Frost revisited much of the nation. The U S Weather Bureau warned of frigid air spanning from the Rockies to New England. Teens froze across the Dakotas while Iowa and Kansas faced subfreezing temps. Nebraska saw ongoing snow with Scotts Bluff and Sidney reporting fresh totals. Southwest Oklahoma saw hail as central plains to lower Great Lakes endured cold rains. Tyler Texas recorded 2 to 3 inches of rain in six hours.
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Jack Frost
Rockies
Northern Plains
Great Lakes
New England
Jack
Virginia
U. S. Weather Bureau
Mercury
Dakotas
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Scotts Bluff
Sidney
Central Plains
Oklahoma
Tyler
Tex
Hughes Concerned Over License Photo Plan
Iowa Governor Harold E. Hughes delayed a decision on a bill requiring colored photos on driver licenses until Friday. He seeks a financing plan after the legislature removed a proposed 50-cent fee. Estimates pegged annual costs around 500000, with staff suggesting higher.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Iowa Weather: Partly cloudy with warming Friday
United Press International reports Iowa will be partly cloudy tonight and Friday with a bit warmer temperatures on Friday. Lows range from near 30 in the north to the low to mid 30s in the south, while highs Friday rise to the upper 40s to middle 50s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Guerrilla Raid Hits Green Beret Camp Near Khe Sanh
Communist forces attacked the Lang Vei Special Forces camp in northwest South Vietnam near Khe Sanh, killing 39 Montagnard troops and two U.S. advisers, wounding 37, with 38 missing. The assault involved about 300 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong troops breaching three wire barriers amid mortar and machinegun fire.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
South Vietnam
Robert Kaylor
Green Beret
Kaylor
G.i.s
Lang Vei
Popular Force
Khe Sanh
Iowa tuition hike proposal meets stiff opposition
A joint Senate House subcommittee debated proposed tuition increases for University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and State College of Iowa to cover about 25 percent of instructional costs for residents and 65 percent for nonresidents. Critics called the plan arbitrary and warned it could limit access. supporters argued the loans would expand college access. No action was taken as the panel reconvenes.
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DES Moines
UPI
University of Iowa
Iowa State University
State College of Iowa
Senate House
Board of Regents Institutions
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Iowa
Maurice van Nostrand
Avoca
van Nostrand
Tom Reily
Cedar Rapids
Riley
Andrew Frommelt
D - Dubuque
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
ISU
SCI
Ten Protestant denominations study merged union plan
Cambridge UPI ten major Protestant churches map a partial merger using an interim governing council to unite 68,000 ministers and 25 million members without drafting a full constitution for 20 years or more. Dayton meeting next April will discuss initial acts and provisional council makeup.
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Cambridge
Mass
UPI
Consultation On Church Union
COCU
Provisional Council
Dayton
Ohio
Pre school conferences set in Washington Community
Pre school conferences for future kindergartners in the Washington Community School District are scheduled for May 9 10 and 11. Eileen Jeffrey says sessions start at 1 30 p m at Lincoln Bright on and Stewart schools. Parents must bring birth certificates and children must be five by September 1 to enroll.
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Washington Community School
Eileen Jeffrey
Lincoln School
Wendesday
Brighton School
Stewart School
Lincoln and Stewart Pta
Florida Braces as Prolonged Drought Hits Everglades
Miami dispatch reports the Sun Shine State enduring a long drought drying up the Everglades and stressing cattle and wildlife. Forest fires threaten communities as rain remains elusive and water supplies dwindle across the region.
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Miami
UPS
Everglades
Eisenhower Calls Vietnam War a Nasty Mess
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower condemned the Vietnam war as a nasty mess while at a news conference in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. He said the United States is doing everything possible in Southeast Asia and noted a recent talk with General Westmoreland. He and Mamie Eisenhower were en route home from California and he suggested he might have a preference for the 1968 Republican candidate before the GOP convention.
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Harrisburg
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Pennsylvania
United States
Mamie
Gettysburg
California
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
Vietnam
Bill awaiting action by Iowa House tightens area schools controls
The Iowa Senate approved a bill to place area schools under tighter oversight by the State Board of Public Instruction and appropriate 4.5 million dollars to erase the deficit for the first year. The measure also moves state aid to be current in future years and approves appointing the governor’s direct selection to the state board. The bill now goes to the Iowa House for action amid debates over vocational focus and junior colleges within the area school system.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
Iowa House
Iowa Senate
Senate
House
Area School System
State Board
Senate Education Committee
Eugene Hill
D - Newton
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
David Stanley
Muscatine
John Ely
Cedar Rapids
Alden Erskin
Sioux City
Richard Stevens
Ainsworth
Hill
Gene Glenn
Ottumwa
Scholarships to fund nursing careers in Washington County
Three March of Dimes nursing scholarships totaling 400 dollars will be awarded to girls from Washington High School and Mid-Prairie High School who plan nursing careers. Richard Ross says 1,842.50 was raised, with 340 in expenses. after scholarships, about 1,100 remains for local and national use. Eileen Jeffrey will present the awards.
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Washington County
Richard Ross
March of Dimes
Washington High School
Mid - Prairie High School
Ross
Medical Science Research Fund
National Headquarters
Johnson County
Eileen Jeffrey
Washington
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Dorothy Hernandez
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Iowa City
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Indochina
Hoa Lac
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Ho Chi Minh Trail
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