Washington mayor stable after stroke at hospital
No visitors allowed at the door of the Washington mayor Cloid Willits hospital room as family reports slight improvement in condition. He was taken to Washington County Hospital after a stroke and is resting comfortably. Also reported, U S 61 bridge north of Wapello reopened after repairs costing 34868 following a semi truck collision.
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Chicago
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Coralville Teen Rescued From Reservoir After Slip
A 17 year old Coralville girl Alvira Ruscho reportedly slipped into the Coralville Reservoir north of Iowa City Sunday night. A fisherman witnessed the fall and notified a nearby Marine 218 Boat Shop. A pontoon boat rescued her and she was released from Mercy Hospital at Iowa City.
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Grinnell chosen for $237,000 factory project
A panel from Iowa Southern Utilities selected Grinnell as the site for a $237,000 factory building citing the town's strong industrial program. Company officials said the project will create new local jobs and bring more customers to the utility.
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Grinnell, Iowa
UPI
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Grinnell
Iowa Southern Utilities
Intercepted Memo About POP DRINKERS
A memo titled Intercepted Memo POP DRINKERS warns to proceed if necessary but urges disposing of those containers on personal property. The note is signed with a courier-like closing Yours WEJ and discusses handling of containers.
Bombers strike DMZ area as Marines abandon bases
U S B52s dropped 100 tons of bombs just below the DMZ after Marines evacuated bases Russell Cates and Fuller. Leathernecks moved to Quang Tri and Dong Ha to rejoin other units en route home or to Okinawa before December 15. Navy units to be pulled out by mid December. Total U S troops in Vietnam rose to 510,200 with 2,200 added last week. Americal Division fought guerrillas in Que Son Valley. one GI killed, nine wounded, three enemy bodies found. Earlier, a North Vietnamese attack near Que Son killed 11 GIs and wounded 10 in a 45 round barrage.
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Kuo Son Valley
U.S. Americal Division
Mao Tse-tung reportedly suffers stroke alters Chinese leadership
Eastern diplomatic sources say Mao Tse-tung is incapacitated after a stroke and power rests with Premier Chou En-lai Defense Minister Lin Piao and veteran leader Chen Po-ta. Soviet and Chinese officials neither confirm nor deny the report but do not dispute it.
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Chen
Alexei N. Kosygin
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Chou Enlai
Mexico City jet crash kills dozens of travelers
A Mexicana Boeing 727 carrying 118 aboard from Chicago plunged into Texcoco lake near the runway in four mile visibility. At least 25 dead, about 80 injured, many from Club Internacional. Passengers from Chicago and Detroit among others. investigation underway.
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Chicago
U.S
Club Internationale
Detroit
Midwest
Bob Pitt
Washington
Monterrey
Rafael Osuna
Mexican Civil Aeronautics Bureau
Texcoco
Iowa Weather Forecast Mostly Cloudy With Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will see mostly cloudy conditions with a chance of showers through Tuesday. Lows will range from the 40s in the northwest to near 60 in the southeast, with cooler temperatures Tuesday as highs approach the 70s.
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United Press International
Iowa
Israel tightens security for Yom Kippur across occupied regions
Israel sealed borders with the Arab territories it occupies and blocked roads to the 1967 captured areas as a security measure for Yom Kippur. Tel Aviv International Airport closed. Soldiers increased patrols and guards on rooftops in the occupied territories to prevent disturbances before sundown. Abba Eban warned four powers could complicate peacemaking as talks resume.
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United Press International
Israel
Tel Aviv
Occupied Territories
Abba Eban
Middle East
Paint In at Iowa Southern Utilities Power Station
Local artists gathered at the new power facility south of Burlington for a sponsored Paint In. Five area painters, including Carlton Bump and Larry Custer, won prizes in adult and student divisions as works were judged after a day of painting amid tours, coffee, doughnuts, and lunch.
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Larry Custer
Washington
Centerville Junior College
Iowa Southern Utilities
Burlington
Iowa
Mississippi
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Carlton Bump
Washington High School
Bernard Gatewski
Wapello
Twila Gilkey
Columbus Junction
Mr. Gatewski
Iowa Southern
New fire district set for referendum in Louisa County
Public hearing by the Louisa County board of supervisors approved a revised Columbus Benefitted Fire Protection District plan. A referendum date is unset. if approved by 60 percent, a three member board may levy up to 1.5 mills to fund operations. Polls will be open 1 to 7 PM at the Columbus Junction Community Building.
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Columbus
Louisa County Board of Supervisors
Columbus City
Fredonia
Cotter
Concord
Elm Grove
Union Township
Oakland
Grandview
Fireball sightings investigated over Poweshiek County
Poweshiek County sheriff Max Allen flew over the Montezuma area to check reports of three balls of fire seen Sunday night eight miles west of Montezuma. No aircraft missing found. farmer described an explosion and meteor or fireworks instead.
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Montezuma
Iowa
UPI
Poweshiek County
Max Allen
Allen
Soda pop boom in Washington County over past decade
Washington County residents drink more soda than ever with local consumption at 235 eight-ounce bottles per person and total annual local consumption around 4,324,000 bottles. National data show over 66 billion bottles used yearly, with regional flavor preferences and rising per capita spend of about $458,000 in the county last year.
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