Air force and Marine push in Vietnam halt ambush near Saigon
American jets and South Vietnamese fighters attacked 130 Viet Cong guerrillas after an ambush on a convoy near Ba Ria southeast of Saigon. US officials reported 100 enemy killed by air strikes and that Marines widened the effort to reopen Highway 1, linking Chu Lai and Da Nang, amid reports of as many as four thousand enemy in the area.
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UPI
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Ba Ria
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Mese
South Viet Nam
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Leatherneck Air Field
Washington Community board studies acts on ESEA and bus route
The Washington Community school district board plans to study needed programs under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and votes to establish an activities bus route to Brighton after school activities. A meeting in Ottumwa will discuss ESEA administration and local planning.
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Washington Community School District
Washington
Washington County
Ottumwa
Airmen Defect to Nationalist China in Formosa
Three crewmen of a Communist Chinese air force jet bomber defected to Nationalist China. Formosa awarded them 140000 in gold after landing at a Formosa air base. The Mig 15 suffered minor damage, radio operator injured, pilot unhurt. Weather and unfamiliarity blamed. This was the third defect to the Nationalists with a standing reward policy.
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Taipei
Formosa
UPI
China
Chinese Defense Ministry
Liu Chen-Siu
Nationalis
Byrd resigns from U S Senate after 50 years of service
Governor Harrison announced that U S Senator Harry F Byrd a D Virginia has resigned effective Wednesday night. Byrd was appointed to the Senate on March 4 1953 and served nearly 33 years in the United States Senate. The resignation cites a long career and retirement.
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Richmond
UPI
Albertis S. Harrison
U.S
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Senate
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Byrd
U.S. Senate
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Virginia
Peo
United Sta Senate
Appointment of administrator for Charles H estate
Public notice lists the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Charles H. Schroeder Orator. Details include filing status and prospective responsibilities in the probate process. Notices indicate the court handling and required actions for interested parties.
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Schroeder
Charles H
Rhodesia declares independence amid global tension
Rhodesia unilaterally proclaims independence in a move opposed worldwide. Britain calls UN Security Council meeting, considers sanctions and asset freezes as Prime Minister Wilson denounces the act as treasonous while Smith defends it as historical necessity. The United States and Soviet Union react with nonrecognition and warnings of broader implications.
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Lower
Africa
United States
UDI
Soviet Union
Lewis Zook rites set for Kalona Church
Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. in East Union Mennonite Church Kalona with Rev A Lloyd Swartzen druber in charge. Burial follows in East Union Cemetery. The body rests at Yoder Funeral Home until service time.
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Kalona
East Union Mennonite
A. Lloyd Swartzendruber
East Union Cemetery
Yoder
Washington Officials Warn Trucks to Park Off Streets
City notices warn large trucks to park off street at night to curb traffic hazards and odors. Enforcement will begin soon under an ordinance prohibiting all night parking on city streets, applicable to large trucks but not small pickups.
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Washington
Eisenhower suffers chest pains during Augusta stay
Doctors at Augusta National Golf Club report former President Dwight D. Eisenhower, 75, with recurring chest pains. A briefing was planned as specialists assess whether the episode resembles a heart attack. doctors call it angina with coronary insufficiency but say no heart attack occurred. Mamie Eisenhower remains at his side during the vacation.
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Augusta
UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Augusta National Golf Club
Eisenhower
Mattingly
River navigation study pondered to keep Mississippi open year round
About 200 Iowa business, industry and government representatives met in Davenport to discuss keeping the upper Mississippi River navigable through winter. A $40 million Iowa plant hinges on year-round river traffic, while a $50 million firm chose Kentucky’s Ohio River after Iowa’s nine month season. A Rock Island Army Engineers official warned winter locks are costly, and the first step is congressionally approved study. Rep. John Schmidhauser chaired the session for the Davenport Chamber of Commerce.
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Iowa
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Mississippi River
Robert Cannon
Iowa Development Commission
Paul Hadley
American Commercial Lines
Harvey Aluminum Co
Ohio River
Kentucky
Mississippi
Rock Island District Army Engineers
Col
Howard Coffman Jr
Keokuk
John Schmidhauser
Drowa
Davenport Chamber of Commerce
Congressional Public’ Works Committee
Schmidhauser
House Public Works Committee
Marcos Leads Macapagal in Philippines Presidential Race
Manila report shows Ferdinan Marcos with 2,333,031 votes to 1,899,245 for Diosdado Macapagal as 57 percent of ballots are counted. Observers fear fraud amid counting delays in eight million votes. Marcos, 48, is Nacionalista. Macapagal, 55, Liberal.
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Philippines
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National Elections Commission
Iowans Hold Veterans Day Observances Across State
United Press International reports Iowans joined national observances honoring military veterans. Gov. Harold Hughes returned from a four day South Viet Nam tour, stressing the debt to servicemen. Keokuk hosted services at Iowa’s national cemetery. Des Moines featured Rear Admiral Edgar R eeder of Montana. Federal and state offices closed. mail halted. stores and banks mostly open.
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United Press International
Harold E Hughes
South Viet Nam
Hughes
Viet Nam
Keokuk
Iowa
National Cemetery
Edgar H. Reeder
Helena
Mont
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Des Moines
Reeder
Reserve Officers Association
Montana Unemployment Compensation Commission
Government wins aluminum price battle ends industry hikes
Washington reports the Johnson administration forced a rollback of aluminum price increases as ALCOA Reynolds Kaiser and Olin Mathieson rescinded rises after a 12 day dispute. Officials said others would follow with no direct presidential involvement. The move mirrors 1962 steel industry actions under Kennedy.
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Washington
UPI
Metal
Aluminum Co. of America
ALCOA
Reynolds Metals Co
Richmond, Va
Kaiser Aluminum and Chemical Corp
Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp
Kaiser
Ward C. Humphreys
Olin Mathieson
Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Elmer McClure Former Washington Resident Dies in Muscatine
Elmer McClure, former Washington resident and father to Marvin McClure of Washington, died Wednesday evening at Muscatine General Hospital. His body remains at Fairbanks Funeral Home in Muscatine as funeral arrangements are undecided. He is survived by a second son, Earl, of Riverside.
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Thomas Mattingly
Ft. Gordon, Army Hospital
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Elmer McClure
Marvin McClure
Muscatine General Hospital
Fairbanks
Muscatine
Mr. McClure
Earl
Riverside
Congress orders full dress probe into blackout
Congress moves toward a formal inquiry into Tuesday's northeastern U S power outage. Senate Commerce Chair Magnuson seeks quick agency findings from FPC and OEP to analyze causes and prevent recurrence. House power panel chief Rogers warns saboteurs could cripple the grid. Jackson calls for improved central control and transmission safeguards. Senator Aiken says the event should wake the nation.
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UPI
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D-Wash
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Office of Emergency Planning
OEP
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Walter Rogers
D-Tex
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Rogers
Sen
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