Iowa Farm Bureau urges land retirement and coop action
President J Merrill Anderson tells about 2 000 delegates at the 49th Iowa Farm Bureau convention that farmers should strengthen organizations and boost cooperative activity to improve bargaining power rather than depend on government programs. He backs five year land retirement to balance supply and demand and suggests a 40 million acre strategic reserve. He also urges inflation curb and less government market dominance. Awards presented to 46 county bureaus for reaching 1967 membership goals.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa Farm Bureau
J. Merrill Anderson
Anderson
Iowa
Farm Bureau
Bunker cites antiwar protests disturbing Saigon morale rising
Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker said American antiwar demonstrations disturb South Vietnamese leaders yet U S troops’ morale in Vietnam is strong. He warned against long bombing pauses, noted improving Vietnamese forces, and said the U S aims to maintain its commitment while pursuing gradual progress in pacification and constitutional development.
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Washington
UPI
Ellsworth Bunker
Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
South Vietnam
Johnson
Bunker
NBC
Hanoi
United States
William C. Westmoreland
Robert W. Komer
Freed prisoners return home to U.S. hospitals
Three American Army sergeants released from Viet Cong captivity were hospitalized at Walter Reed and Womack for malnutrition dysentery and exhaustion. S. Sgt. Edward R. Johnson S. Sgt. Daniel L. Pitzer Jr. and S. Sgt. James Jackson arrived with families awaiting updates. They were captured in 1963 to 1966 and were liberated at Phnom Penh.
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FT. Bragg
N.C
UPI
William Koch
Army Information
Phnom Penh
Cambodia
Koch
Edward R. Johnson
Seaside
Calif
Andrews Air Force Base
Walter Reed Hospital
James
Allan
New York
Paris
Jackson
Ft. Bragg Guest House
Pitzer
Johnson
Walter Reed
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
NLF
Mekong Delta
Stanley defends right to work in Iowa campaign
State Senator David Stanley of Muscatine urged voters to defend right to work as a 1968 Senate issue. Speaking at three Washington County events, he argued against repealing Taft-Hartley Section 14B and said voluntary union membership strengthens unions and preserves workers’ freedom of choice.
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David Stanley
Muscatine
Washington County
Duane Tadlock
Wellman
William Perdlock
Washington
Washington Kiwanis Club
Stanley
United Sttes
Iowa
Senate
Stassen to Run as Peace Candidate in Wisconsin Primary
Former Minnesota Governor Harold E. Stassen announced as the first candidate for the 1968 presidential race in Wisconsin. He pledged to be a peace candidate, citing Vietnam War and urban unrest as twin national frustrations and expressing confidence in an early, honorable end to the war if elected.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Stassen
Vietnam War General Hochmuth Killed In Helicopter Crash
Maj. Gen. Bruno A Hochmuth commander of the 3rd Marine Division died when his helicopter exploded in flight and crashed into a flooded rice paddy near Da Nang. Five others were killed including crew and staff. Eyewitnesses doubted ground fire. Capt. Chancey and Lt. Darge reported watching the crash from a nearby helicopter.
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DA Nang
UPI
Bruno A. ‘Bah
Hochmuth
Vietnam
3Rd Marine Division
Hue
Dong Ha
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
John A. Chancey
Newville
Ala
Chancey
Rocky Darge
Sioux Falls
S.D
William C. Westmoreland
U.S
America Hochmuth
Leatherneck
Howitzers Halt Charge In Central Highlands Vietnam War
U S forces pummeled North Vietnamese troops with howitzers and air power in the Central Highlands as Marines recaptured ground near Dak To. A helicopter explosion killed Maj Gen Bruno Hochmuth and three others, a setback amid a 13 day battle.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
South Vietnam
Bruno Hochmuth
Highlands
Hochmuth
173Rd Airborne Division
Air Force
Dak To
Cambodia
Washington city well setback delays $10,000 rehab contract
Washington City Council discussed saving one aging well with Warner Well Co of Dubuque. The 43 year old Number 6 well has deteriorated steel casing and a blockage at 600 feet. A smaller casing is being lowered to bypass the obstruction, with costs potentially reaching $100,000 if the old well is abandoned.
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Washington
Warner Well Company
Dubuque
Lloyd Robertson
Glenn C. Yoder
Water Works Department
Warner Company
Yoder
Mr. Yoder
Jorden
Wellman
Keota
Iowa City
Brighton
Don Watt
Iowa alumni plan telefund in Washington County
Iowa City area alumni will conduct a county telefund this Thursday to raise funds for the University of Iowa Old Gold Development Fund. Volunteers, led by Mrs. Mary Chmelar, will call 225 local alumni to support scholarships, loans, research, and library acquisitions. The fund often funds projects not covered by state money, helping transform ideas into federal and foundation grants. Last year the national drive raised 250000 from nearly 11000 contributors, with Washington County donors rising sixfold since 1963.
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Iowa City
University of Iowa
Washington County
Mary Chmelar
Washington
U of I
Telefund
Chmelar
OGDF
Weather forecast for Iowa from UPI
A little warmer with highs from 40 to 45 in the northeast and 50 to 55 in the southwest. Tonight fair, cooler in the east and north with lows 20 to 25. Wednesday fair and warmer with highs in the low 50s northeast to 60 in the southwest. Thursday partly cloudy and mild.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of wills and executors named in three estates
Public notice announces probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Eva Mouser Edna C Purvis and William A Lealer. Court actions outline deadlines and involved parties and offices. Public may inspect filings and respond per local statutes.
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Eva Mouser
Edna C. Purvis
William A Lealer
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