Funeral honors for mistaken ID soldier fuels family grief
The Guinn company man, once identified as Pfc. Quinn William Tichenor, arrived for a military funeral amid confusion. The widow mourned the loss eight months after marriage, while the Army admitted an erroneous visual identification by two soldiers led to the fatal misattribution and expressed regret for the heartbreak caused to both families.
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Ray considers 1968 Iowa governor bid amid party duties
Iowa Republican Chairman Robert Ray says he is seriously weighing a gubernatorial run in 1968. He warned that active support could force his resignation as party chairman, even if he decides not to run. A GOP group has pushed him to consider the race, though he trails in polls behind Beck and Mills. He cites loyalty and personal business factors in weighing the decision.
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UPI
Iowa
Robert Ray
GOP
Ray
Centerville
Robert Beck
Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
Challenge to Iowa service tax law filed in Polk County
A second court suit challenges the 3 percent Iowa service tax as unconstitutional. Filed in Polk County District Court Des Moines by three coin laundry businesses and two customers the suit seeks an injunction to halt collection and argues the tax infringes rights and causes irreparable harm. Plaintiffs include Rodeo Inc Boyd's laundry Home A Wash Lena V McDonald and Ellen Magnuson alleging vague terms give the Tax Commission excessive discretion. The case mirrors an earlier Scott County suit targeting advertising tax plus the broader service tax. The St Lawrence Waterway note appears in the same report.
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UPI
Iowa Tax Commission
Polk County
Scott County
Davenport
Rodeo, Inc
Ankeny
James Boyd
Boyd's
J. N. Wagensen
Lena V. McDonald
Ellen Magnuson
Tax Commission
Cyprus War Tensions Rise as Forces Rumble Toward Island
United Press International reports Greek and Turkish troops with tanks and missiles marching to Cyprus frontier as 500 plus women and children, mostly American, are evacuated from danger zones. U S envoy Vance briefs King Constantine and Greek leaders in Athens while talks with Turkish officials in Ankara yield no new concessions. Six transports are being used to move evacuees from Nicosia amid the looming crisis.
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Greece
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Athens
Constantine Kollias
Panayotis Pipinelis
U S
Phillips Talbot
Vance
U.N
Ankara
Johnson
Thant
Nicosia
Washington stores extend evening hours for Christmas shoppers
Washington merchants set evening shopping sessions to aid Christmas shoppers. Stores will stay open tonight until 9 p m and on selected dates including Nov 24, Nov 30 to Dec 2, Dec 7 to 9, Dec 14 to 16, and Dec 18 to 23, with no Saturday night hours this week. Santa Claus arrives this morning, kicking off the festivities.
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Santa Claus
World gold rush grips London bullion market
Speculators flood the London bullion market for a fifth day as the International Gold Pool floods bullion to peg the price at 35.19 per ounce amid panic buying. French involvement is debated. U.S. officials cite private hoarding while others argue de Gaulle seeks to weaken the dollar and boost Western Europe.
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Weather forecast for Iowa from UPI
Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. Cooler northwest and warmer east and south Saturday. Low tonight up to the lower 30s north to mid 30s south. High Saturday up to the 40s northwest to the mid 60s southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
Thanksgiving Holiday Toll Nears Two Hundred
Nation counts 195 deaths from traffic, planes, fires and other mishaps during a Thanksgiving period. Traffic alone totals 160, with California leading. Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio also show higher counts as Americans mark the holiday with meals and prayers amid war news. Indian community gathers in Chicago for traditional feast and humor as canned corn sparks comments.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Michigan
Ohio
National Safety Council
Santa Claus
Chicago
Percy Elk
George Wolf
Calcutta riots end as damage is tallied after 48 hour strike
Communists sparked a two day 48 hour strike in Calcutta leading to deadly rioting. Police fired on mobs, at least five killed and 20 injured while 1,300 plus demonstrators were arrested across West Bengal. Markets reopened and railroads resumed as United Front leaders called a greater struggle on November 29.
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Two Men Held After Coralville Shooting Incident
Two men, John Gouldin aged 24 from Cedar Rapids and Vincent Adamyurka aged 21 from Greenfield Massachusetts, were held in Johnson County jail on assault with intent to commit certain crimes charges. They were arrested by Coralville police and the Iowa Highway Patrol after a shotgun was fired at a passing car Thursday night near the Interstate 80 and U.S. 218 interchange. Roadblocks led to their capture near the same area.
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Iowa
UPI
Johnson County
Coralville
John Gouldin
Cedar Rapids
Vincent Adamyurka
Greenfield
Mass
Iowa Highway Patrol
U.S. 218
Welfare training urged by Iowa candidate for U S Senate
State Senator David M. Stanley of Muscatine, Republican contender for Iowa's U S Senate seat, addressed Clinton High Twelve Club urging welfare recipients to undergo job training or perform useful work. He argued welfare should shift from permanent support to rehabilitation and that able recipients must gain skills, while others could perform public-work assignments.
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David M. Stanley
Muscatine
U.S
Stanley
Iowa
U. S
Clinton High Twelve Club
Mistaken Identity Ends in Police Chase and Charges
In Chicago a 23 year old woman, Ange lia Elsik, mistook a cop for her ex boyfriend and sped toward him, striking his car and fleeing through two red lights. She faced aggravated assault, leaving the scene and running a red light. a court appearance was set for today. Officer George Safarin, who had borrowed a car, pursued the fleeing vehicle until safely stopped. The incident stemmed from a supposed resemblance to her former partner.
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UPI
Angelia Elsik
Safarin
North Viet ambush at Central Highlands escalates Viet fight
North Vietnamese forces ambushed about 500 U.S. troops in the Central Highlands as heavy combat raged near Dak To and Pleiku. U.S. aircraft dropped napalm and B 52 strikes targeted guerrilla trails while reports tallied at least 281 American and 1,400 Communist deaths over three weeks.
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UPS
U.S
Central Highlands
UPI
Thomas Cheatham
Dak To
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Pleiku
Toll now 732 as Iowa Thanksgiving crashes claim five
Accidents across Iowa over the Thanksgiving holiday killed at least five people and lifted the state toll to 732 for 1967. Victims include Walter A. Lang 73 of Rockwell City and Mrs Georgia Ballinger 70 of Iowa Falls. Others were John Patrik 76 of rural Bussey, Joseph Fitzgerald 26 of Fonda, Mrs Frank Wilson 77 of Sac City and Steve Johnston 34 of Kansas City Missouri. Names and ages are from state patrol reports.
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Rockwell City
Rock
Hughway Patrol
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William Barkmeier
Georgia Ballinger
Iowa Falls
Marshalltown
Ballinger
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Paullus
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Bussey
Monroe County
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Patrik
Ronnie Myers
Louilla
Myers
Joseph Fitzgerald
Fonda
Frank Wilson
Sac City
Vance Longman
Merger Notice Between Louisa and Washington Farm Service Co
The Louisa and Washington Farm Service Company announce a merger agreement. The joining entities will operate under a unified structure pending regulatory approval and plan to integrate assets, liabilities, and employee arrangements. Public notice issued for stakeholders and creditors.
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Washington Farm Service Company
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