Da Nang falls as government crushes rebels in city
Government troops capture at least 350 holdout rebels in Da Nang as Mayor Nguyen Van Man is seized and flown to Saigon amid threats of execution for treason. A remaining rebel ordnance group holds across the Da Nang River while 902 dissidents are jailed and three reporters are injured near the pagoda retreat. Hue remains under rebel control and a court martial for Pvt. Adam Weber Jr. is postponed in Saigon.
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Se Nang
UPI
da Nang
Nguyen van Man
Saigon
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tien Hoi
Robert Poss
Free-Lance
Timothy J. Page
Alain Taieb
Paris Match
Steve van Meter
Minh Chieu
Chieu
Hue
New Orleans
Pvt
Adam R. Weber Jr
South Viet Nam
Ten Commandoe
Rain Causes Delays to Planting in County
A heavy mid morning shower drenched Washingtonians with about one inch of rain, delaying corn and bean planting as soils remain soaked. The official observer confirmed an inch of rain, most falling around 10 a.m., prompting residents to check basements for water.
Heavy Fighting Near Da Nang Shifts To Highlands Skirmishes
U S and South Vietnamese forces report over 300 Viet Cong killed as ground actions move from rice paddies around Da Nang to elephant grass in the central highlands. Ambushes sink a U S Navy patrol boat on the Dinh Ba River. Eighty-nine missions by U S and allied aircraft target North Viet Nam and Mu Gia Pass as the conflict expands.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Strifetorn da Nang
da Nang
Dinh Ba River
U.S. Navy
Air Force
North Viet Nam
Mu Gia Pass
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Navy
U.S. Marine Corps Medium Helicopter Squadron 265
Marble Mountain
Sea Knights
Viet Nam
Long Xuyen
U.S. 1St Cavalry
Here
Guam
Quang Ngai
Optimistic Johnson on Economy Press Conference
President Johnson voiced optimism about the U S economy despite higher living costs saying the inflation problem may not require an anti inflation tax. He noted living standards are better than in major rivals and cited full employment as a context for wage and price dynamics. He projected a smaller budget deficit, with revenues near 102.5 billion and expenditures about 106.4 billion, yielding roughly a 4 billion deficit.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
United States
Court rules against punishment for editorial on election day
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Alabama's Corrupt Practices Act as applied to Birmingham Post-Herald editor James E. Mills for publishing an election day editorial. The ruling says criminal penalties for editorials silence the press at a time it is most effective, while Justice Harlan warned the matter may be premature and possibly vague.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Alabama
North Dakota
Montana
Oregon
James E. Mills
Birmingham Post-Herald
Birmingham
Jefferson County Criminal Court
Mills
Alabama Supreme Court
John M. Harlan
Fire destroys Barker’s grocery. residents evacuated
A five alarm blaze destroyed Barker’s grocery in Fredericksburg Iowa early Monday. Seven upstairs apartments above the store and several across the street were evacuated as firemen from Fredericksburg Sumner New Hampton and Nashua fought the fire that began around 3 a.m. No injuries are reported.
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Fredericksburg
Iowa
UPI
Barker
Sumner
New Hampton
Frederika
Nashua
County Hospital Approved for Medicare Program
The Department of Health Education and Welfare approved the Washington County Hospital to participate in Medicare. Eligibility was established after accreditation by the Joint Commission on Accreditation and an approved Utilization Review Program led by the Medical Staff to ensure effective hospital service utilization. The Federal Health Insurance Program takes effect on July 1, 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Health, Education & Welfare
Washington County Hospital
Joint Commission On Accreditation
Population study outlines Washington County trends and forecasts
The Economic and Population Analysis of Washington County notes a 1950 to 1960 population decline with 2,417 in-migration loss countywide. It projects continued rural out-migration, slower than now, and rising nonagricultural jobs, with Kalona and Wellman set for growth and Washington town to near 6,327 by 1985. Details and meetings announced through June.
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Washington County
English River
Kalona
Washington Township
Brighton
Cedar
Clay
Crawford
Dutch Creek
Franklin
Highland
Iowa
Jackson
Lime Creek
Marion
Oregon
Wellman
City of
Washington
Seventy-six
County Zoning Commission
Board of Superas
Powers and Associates
Crawfordsville
Riverside
Hamann Named First District Chairman for Schwengel
Elmer Hamann of Eldridge Iowa was named First District Chairman of the Schwengel for Congress Committee at the Blackhawk Hotel Davenport. Schwengel praised Hamann as a qualified Republican veteran and pledged an aggressive campaign while Hamann outlined support based on district issues and Schwengel's five terms in Congress.
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Elmer Hamann
Eldridge
Iowa
Hamann
Fred Schwengel
Congress
Nine Die On Iowa Roads In Weekend Crashes
United Press International reports nine people died in Iowa traffic incidents over the weekend. Among them were three teens killed in a one car crash near Oskaloosa, and a University of Iowa coed Diane Oliver killed in Iowa City when a car struck the motorcycle she rode. A Cedar Rapids area two car crash claimed Faun Hamilton Cook, and other fatalities included Barbara McKeon and Miner Alexander, with multiple injuries and charges noted in the cases.
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United Press International
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Epworth
Barbara McKeon
Highway Patrol
Barbara
Laurie
Tyrus Scott
Ronald Feldman
Hopinton
Feldman
Finely Hospital
Dubuque
Edna Pauls
Ogden
Albert
U.S
Boone
Ogden Hill
Pauls
O. E. Christensen
University of Iowa
John Lettie
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Faun Hamilton Cook
Sutherland Cook
Roosevelt Hotel
Cook
U.S. 218
Josephine
Terry Brumley
Brumley
Harvey Lee Ver Schaller
Thomas W. Spratt
Steven D. Frazier
Eddyville
Ver Schaller
Iowa 63
Arnold Bader
Atkins
Chicago & North Western
Watkins
Benton County
Des Moines
Miner Alexander
Weather Iowa Partly Cloudy and Colder With Showers
Partly cloudy and much colder tonight with scattered showers extreme east this evening. Tuesday partly cloudy and cooler east. Low tonight 40 to 45 northwest to upper 40s southeast. Outlook for Wednesday generally fair and continued cool.
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United Press International
Iowa
Baccalaureate Service Draws Large Washington High Crowd
A large crowd attended the annual Baccalaureate in Washington High School gym Sunday evening. Rev. W J Stevens urged the class of 1966 to value Christian principles and use Bible teachings in their lives. Assistants included Rev S Ray Blair and Rev Emil Burricher. Barbara Humston played organ and the mixed chorus, directed by Vernon Feuerhelm, sang two selections.
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Washington High School
W. J. Stevens
Christian Tabernacle
Stevens
Men of
S. Ray Blair
Emil Burricher
Barbara Humston
Vernon Feuerhelm
YMCA Announces Busy Summer Programs For Youth
The Washington YMCA schedules activities for members eight years and up from June 1 to August 27 with a $3 summer membership. Programs include swim lessons at a private pool, two eight lesson series, co ed restrictions, and separate boys sessions at Sunset Park and the city pool. Out of town trips to Burlington, Quad Cities, and Muscatine are planned with dates listed.
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Washington Ymca
YMCA
W. Main
Ben Franklin
Robert Day
Iowa Ave
Sunset Park
Burlingtown
Quad Cities
Muscatine
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Defense Department
Benjamin E. Smit
Court
County Hospital
Medicare
Schwengel
Scott County
Davenport
Sheridan
Lincoln
Wallace
Scott County Farm Bureau
North Scott School Board
S-M Service Co
Scott and Muscatine
Central Trust and Savings Bank
Scott County Board of Review
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Hamanns
Dale
Wynne
Carol
Jack Albrecht
Schwengel’s Chairman
Richard Rowling
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