Major Viet Cong Assaults Burst Across Vietnamese Provinces
A large Viet Cong force attacked a Vietnamese ranger base camp in Quang Ngai Province as U S and Vietnamese forces fought to prevent a breakout. Reports said more than 400 enemy dead or wounded lay beyond barbed wire while air power artillery and naval gunfire held the camp. In other sectors allied forces repulsed attacks near Saigon killed hundreds of guerrillas and captured weapons. A separate incident saw booby traps found near Tan Son Nhut Airport as U S air and naval units pounded North Vietnamese targets over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saiton
UPS
Saigon
Quang Ngai
U.S
Quang Ngai City
U.S. 1St Infantry
Ia Drang Valley
Soc Trang
Tan Son Hut
Viet Nam
Hanoi
No Serious Injuries in Keota Area Car Crash
Michael Clingman of Cedar Rapids and Leroy Eugene Edward of Sigourney were involved in a two car collision at the west edge of Keota. Clingman had a neck cut while Kathy Sigler, a passenger in the Edward car, sustained head and knee injuries. All three were treated by a Keota doctor and released.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keota
Michael Clingman
Cedar Rapids
Leroy Eugene Eward
Sigourney
Keokuk County
Sheriff’s Office
Clingman
Kathy Sigler
Eward
Arrest in Tacoma Kidnapping and Ransom Case
In Tacoma, sheriff's deputies captured the final suspect, James Edward Evans, 31, who turned himself in after calling from California. The 13 year old Charles Hyde III was held nine hours and released unharmed after a $45,000 ransom. Cooperator Tilford Baker, 34, a Tacoma worker, also confessed. Dean Allen Bromley, 20, of Tacoma, was implicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tacoma
Wash
UPI
Charles Hyde III
James Edward Evans
California
Young Hyde
Evans
Dean Allen Bromley
Tilford Baker
Baker
Howard M Stewart dies here at 77 in Washington
Howard M Stewart 77 of 110 Clara Barton Street Washington died Saturday November 20 1965 in Ottumwa Jefferson Square Manor after two years illness Funeral Tuesday 2 pm Jones Funeral Home Rev M O Smith burial Elm Grove Cemetery He was born April 19 1888 in Oregon Township Washington County son of James M and Etta Adel Colt hurst Stewart reared at Ainsworth attended college at Ames married November 10 1909 to Susie Morton Surviving wife four children James Columbus Junction Howard Wenatchee WA Mrs John Helen Mc Neill Crawfordsville and Mrs Harold Jean Timmins Washington 16 grandchildren 13 great grandchildren two sisters Mrs Mary Lewis and twin sister Mrs Mabel Millard preceded him in death
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Howard M. Stewart
Clara Barton Street
Washington
Jefferson Square Manor
Ottumwa
Jones Funeral
M. O. Smith
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Stewart
Oregon Township
Washington County
James M
Etta Adel Colthurst Stewart
Ainsworth
Ames
Susie Morton
Stewart
Methodist Church
R. of P.lodge
James
Columbus Junction
Howard
Wenatchee
Wash
John
Helen) McNeill
Crawfordsville
Harold
Jean) Timmins
Myrtle Stites
Des Moines
Mary Lewis
Mabel Millard
Court order may be taken in Amish school standoff
In Hazleton Iowa Amish families fiercely resisted forced school attendance as 28 children faced a public school bus. Officials and deputies watched as parents pleaded and children ran toward cornfields to escape. Truancy officers pursued, with a court order considered to compel attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazleton
Iowa
UPI
Abner Schwarz
Jesus
Snively
Buchanan County
Harlan Lemon
Oelwein School
Former resident of Keota dies Saturday
Mrs. Earl Hart, 76, a former Keota resident, died Saturday in Inglewood California. Graveside services are set for Wednesday at 1 30 p m in Garratt Cemetery Delta with Rev. Orrin Potter of the Keota Methodist Church presiding. Garland Funeral Home of Oskaloosa handles arrangements. body arrives tonight. Survivors include her husband two sons Keith of Claremont California and Kenneth of North Chicago three daughters Neva Boyd of California Iris Meinhard of Austin Minnesota and Katherine Tadlock of Keota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KEOTA
Earl Hart
Inglewood
Calif
Garritt Cemetery
Delta
Orrin Potter
Keota Methodist Church
Garland Funeral Home
Oskaloosa
Keith
Claremont
Kenneth
North Chicago
Neva Boyd
California
Iris Meinhard
Austin, Minn
Katherine Tadlock
Four Injured in Area Accidents Near Brighton and Washington
Iowa Highway Patrol investigated a 6:30 a.m. Sunday one car crash four miles west of Brighton on Highway 78. Gary Laverne Clark 19 Mystic and passenger Sandra Shepard 17 Mystic were hospitalized with injuries after the car slid on rain slick pavement and left the road. Shepard was pinned under the vehicle. City police logged two additional injury accidents, including a 11 p.m. Saturday collision at West Madison and South Iowa involving Forrest Zuercher Washington and Lloyd Louvire Little Washington. Little’s passenger sustained chest injuries and Zuercher was cited for failing to stop at a stop sign. A 7:15 a.m. Monday bicycle auto collision at West Madison and South Ave resulted in Patrick John Whittaker 408 East Third Washington hospitalized with a leg cut. no charges were filed. The patrol noted multiple recent rain slick incidents on Highway 78 and resurfacing is planned.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Brighton
Highway 78
Highway Patrol
Gary Laverne Clark
Mystic
Clark
Sandra Shepard
Miss Shepard
Fairfield
Forrest Wayne Zuercher
Washington
Lloyd Louvire Little
West Madison
South
Iowa
Forrest Zuercher
South Ave
Patrick John Whittaker
East Third
Raymond Everett Coffin
Whittaker
Patrick Whittaker
Washington County Hospital
Bombings Hit Four Carolina Negro Leaders Homes
Explosions ripped the brick ranch houses of four top NAACP leaders in Charlotte around 3 a.m. causing gaping holes and shattered glass but injuring none. Gov. Moore offered state investigative resources as FBI joined the probe amid fears of additional bombs. Kelly Alexander, NAACP president, called it murder and said violence targeted civil rights figures. Police deployed officers and patrols as investigators seek suspects in the Negro middle class neighborhood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N.C
UPI
Dan Moore
Stan Brookshire
NAACP
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
United States
Kelly Alexander
Alexander
Kelly Jr
Alford
U.S
Alexanders
FBI
Escapees Captured After Jail Break In Mount Pleasant
Mount Pleasant Iowa authorities recaptured two inmates Ralph Smithhart 29 Davenport and James Blakely 29 Mount Pleasant who escaped Henry County Jail by breaking a lock and escaping through cell windows at 4 p.m. They were arrested by New London Marshal John Willy in New London about eight miles away. Smithhart faced car theft charges while Blakely was held on driving with a suspended license and drunken driving charges.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPI
Henry County
Ralph Smithhart
Davenport
James Blakely
New London
John Willy
Here
Smithhart
Blakely
Washington County
Francis Duffy Buys D X Station at 220 North Iowa
Francis Duffy now operates the D X station at 220 North Iowa Avenue after purchasing the equipment from Les Schooley. Duffy brings six years of service station experience and spent the past two and a half years with Nixon and Company. The DX will open 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and Sunday mornings.
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Francis Duffy
North
Iowa Avenue
Les Schooley
Duffy
Nixon and Company
Funeral Tuesday for Cyrus Dickinson
Brighton funeral services for Cyrus Dickinson will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in Gould Funeral Home. Rev. Albert R. McMurrin will officiate, with burial in Hillcrest Cemetery at Brighton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrus Dickinson
Brighton
Cyrus Dickenson
Gould
Albert R. McMurrin
Hillcrest Cemetery
Kennedy Remembrance As Dallas Marks JFK Death Anniversary
In Dallas a chaplain led a memorial in trauma room 1 at Parkland Hospital two years after John F Kennedy’s assassination. Wreaths, prayers, and commemorations followed as Parkland officials noted limited use of trauma space and officials observed the anniversary. In Frederickburg, Texas, President Johnson attended a non denomi national service in St Marys Church with Catholic and other clergy. The First Family hosted the observance near the LBJ ranch as Sen Gaylor Nelson prepared to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
UPI
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Carl Nighswonger
Parkland Hospital
Kennedy
Nighswonger
Oscar Huber
Parkland
Fredericksburg
Tex
John F. Kennedy
Johnson
St. Mary’s Church
White House
Texas
LBJ Ranch
Gaylor Nelson
D-Wis
Austin
Johnsons
Al Brock Elected Iowa DECA State Officer
Al Brock a distributive education student at Washington High School was elected treasurer of the Iowa chapters of the Distributive Education Clubs of America at their delegate assembly at Hotel Fort Des Moines on Saturday November 20. He was installed as Iowa Treasurer at a candlelight ceremony and received a Deca State Officer Pin from the State Department of Vocational Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
al Brock
Washington High School
Iowa
Distributive Education Clubs of America
Hotel Fort Des Moines
State Department of Vocational Education
Weather outlook for Iowa turns warmer Tuesday
United Press International reports generally fair weather across Iowa. Tonight will be chilly with lows in the 20s, and Tuesday is expected to be warmer with a high around 60. The outlook for Wednesday remains generally fair and mild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
Krogmeiers Lead After Second Round in Y Bridge Marathon
Mr and Mrs George Krogmeier top the Y's Men bridge marathon after two rounds with 4640 points. Second place goes to Mr and Mrs Grover Renkild Rosenkild with 4030, and third to Mr and Mrs William Horton at 3970. Other top ten include Mr and Mrs Robert Huber 3900 Leon Hillman and Joe Falk 3830 Mr and Mrs Bill Arthur 3790 Mr and Mrs Al Baldrige 3720 Mr and Mrs Ted Bailey 3560 Mr and Mrs Gilbert Mills 8550 and Mr and Mrs Carl ton Mangold 3280.
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George Krogmeier
Krogmeiers
Grover Rosenkild
William Horton
Robert Huber
Leon Hillman
Joe Falk
Bill Arthur
al Baldrige
Ted Bailey
Gilbert Mills
Carlton Mangold
Bertha Louise Askren Dies at United Presbyterian Home
Bertha Louise Askren died this morning at the United Presbyterian Home in Wash. Funeral arrangements are pending at Sherman-Eden Funeral Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Louise Askren
United Presbyterian Home
Washington
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Weekend toll climbs as three die in Iowa crashes
A Lincoln gas tanker crash near Cartersville, Iowa, killed Laurel Muhlenbruch, 35, and a truck wreck near Iowa Falls killed Steven Windelow, 17. A head on collision near Cedar Rapids killed Sharon Moser, 21. The weekend total adds to Iowa’s toll at seven and the year to 681, with two additional deaths out of state.
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United Press International
Centerville
Cero Gordo County
Laurel D. Muhlenbruch
Swaledale
Iowa
Chicago and North Western
Cartersville
Muhlenbruch
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Clinton
Carolina
Nightwonger
Pickup
Mason City
Steven Windelow
Iowa Falls
Windelow
Gary Lee Terveer
Terveer
Sharon Moser
Toddville
U.S. 30
Moser
Leonard P. Gabrick
Minneapolis
Lillian Swenberg
Marceline
Charles Conley
Fort Madison
Conley
Chariton River
Tom Powers
Lansing
el Monte
Powers
Floyd County
Herbert Irving Shook
Marble Rock
U.S. 218
Charles City
Ray Kellogg
Florence Shook
Kellogg
Jeannine Bluhm
Joseph
Irma K. Snavely
Thomas J. Kearney
Medford
Ore
Snavely
Floyd
Snavely Auto
Elmer C
Janet Baldwin
Kearney
Kathleen
Hampton
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