Marines seize hill fortress near DMZ in major push
U S forces reported two major victories as Marines captured a stubborn hill fortress just south of the DMZ while 1st Cavalry Division units killed or captured 164 more Communist fighters along the central coast. Operation Irving has logged heavy Viet Cong losses and mass surrenders amid Allied sweeps.
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Saigon
South Korea
Tiger Division
North Viet Nam
610
Tri Quang
Curt
Weather by Unmed Press Iowan: Continued mild nights
The forecast calls for continued fair and mild weather in Iowa with tonight and Friday remaining pleasant. Lows tonight will be in the 40s, while Friday’s highs reach the 60s.
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Suseenational
Iowa
British F help at UN urged on Viet Nam peace plan
British Foreign Secretary George Brown urged the United Nations General Assembly to convene a Viet Nam peace conference next week including the National Liberation Front. He called for a North Viet Nam bombing halt and curbs on U.S. troop increases, and urged reviving the 1954 Geneva talks with Soviet support. The Labor Party gathering endorsed government policy on Nam, foreign policy, and defense by a large margin.
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Brighton
England
UPI
George Brown
United Nations General Assembly
Brown
Communist
National Liberation Front
U.S
Viet Nam
Annua
Britain
Labor
Andrei A. Gromyko
Indochina
Russia
United States
Nam
Noel-Baker
Harold Wilson
Wilson
Lord Brockway
Dr. Buchanan Joins Washington First Presbyterian as Assistant Pastor
Dr J Dale Buchanan a retired college professor has been employed by the Session to serve as Assistant Pastor at First Presbyterian Church Washington on a part time basis His primary duty will be parish visitation He will also conduct classes for adults seeking church membership He holds degrees from Monmouth Princeton and Edinburgh and has taught religion at Monmouth and Maryville Colleges The Buchanans moved to Washington last July living at 31 Willow Way
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J. Dale Buchanan
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Ohio
Buchanan
Monmouth College
Princeton
University of Edinburgh
University of Marburg
University of Chicago
Tarkio College
Maryville College
Maryville
Tennessee
Deerfield
Illinois
Willow Way
Coffee rally boosts Washington Community Chest drive
Joe Evanovich announced a second Coffee Rally for residential workers Friday at 9 15 a m with coffee and homemade rolls. A free baby sitting service is offered at the Methodist church while mothers attend. Workers who served in the business are invited to visit Captain's Table Friday 8 a m to noon for coffee and rolls and to submit any remaining charity cards.
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Washington
Joe Evanovich
Methodist
Evanovich
City workmen back on the job today
City workers resumed duties this morning after settling a dispute over pay rates at a council meeting held Wednesday afternoon. The agreement restores normal services and ends the labor pause.
Abandoned Stolen Car Chase Ends in Fields West of Washington
Police and highway patrols hunted two young men after a high speed chase from a Washington city car parked near highways 92 and 1. The stolen 1957 Pontiac, linked to Linda Kay Wellington of Columbus Junction, was abandoned in a ditch near Combs farm. Clothing, gas cans, hose, groceries and items were recovered, and officers urge residents to report any sightings to aid capture.
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Washington
Washington City
Jack Cherry
Lyle Parriott
Combs Farm
Columbus Junction
Linda Kay Wellington
Moline
Johnson to visit Pacific nations on Asian trip
President Johnson plans a broad Asia tour late this month with stops in New Zealand Australia Malaysia Thailand and South Korea ahead of a Manila conference on the Vietnam war. The itinerary includes a possible visit to a major U.S. military base in South Vietnam and a stop in the Philippines for the seven nation conference.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Philippines
Asia
South Viet Nam
Manila
New Zealand
Australia
South Korea
Malaysia
Thailand
Pause in Bombing to Allow Viet Nam DMZ Inspections
UPI reports a pause in U S bombing of the Vietnam DMZ to permit International Control Commission patrols. North Viet Nam refused to allow cross border access for ICC personnel, despite Washington's halt of air activity in the eastern DMZ. The commission, with members from India Canada and Poland, has not yet crossed into the northern zone.
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Washington
UPI
U.S
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
International Control Commission
Viet Nams
India
Canada
Poland
Gio Linh
South
Hanoi
United States
Dmz
White House
Control Commission
Divn
North Vi
Quiet at Harlan plant as county Atty blasts state aid
In Harlan Iowa violence after a strike at Western Iowa Park Co escalated over the weekend but today the plant was quiet. 65 Local 1225 UPWA members face unlawful assembly charges while the county attorney questions the role of the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation. Governor Hughes says state help will be provided if needed.
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Harlan, Iowa
UPI
Western Iowa Park Co
Harlan
Jerry L. Larson
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
United Packinghouse Workers of America
UPWA
Los Angeles
Larson
Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Iowa
BCI
Local 1225
Des Moines
Robert Blair
Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
Blair
Timothy McCarthy
McCarthy
Lawrence Scalise
Scalise
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Probate of Will and Executor Appointment
Probate of the will and appointment of executor for the estate of Edna C. Thornton is noted. Court records indicate usual probate proceedings and filing details on the official notices page.
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Edna C. Thornton
Coral Sea and Vietnam War at Sea and Shore
A vivid account of USS Coral Sea operations in the Tonkin Gulf and bombing campaigns against Thanh Hoa and Quang Tri. Describes carrier air power, pre dawn strikes, and the crew's routines aboard a large carrier. Also covers Cam Ranh Bay, Da Nang harbor expansion, and the Navy’s sea lift and dock building in Vietnam.
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Coral Sea
Tonkin Gulf
John R. Craig
China
Hainan Island
Navy Air Arm
Quang Tri
South Vietnam
Dawn
Navy
Saigon
Cam Ranh Bay
Asia
da Nang
U.S. Navy
Pacific
Ith
Vietnam
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Demilitarized Zone
Nurung
Haiphong
Panhandle
USS
National Executive Committee
Philip Noel Baker
Guernica
Dr. Buchanan
Presbyterian
Chest Workers
Pacific Nations
Tin
U. S
First Corps
Third Marine Amphibious Force
North Vietnam
Thanh Hoa
Auman
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