All-Iowa Music Day draws 13 067 to Cedar Rapids fair
Rain in the morning did not dampen All-Iowa Music Day crowds. 13 067 attended, beating last year’s Thursday total of 12 784. Marty Robbins Roy Clark and Skeeter Davis headlined a free grandstand show at 2 and 8 with 1 500 and 4 500 in attendance respectively. The Baja Marimba band set a record for the fair on Wednesday. Twirlin Travelers Square Dancers performed at 7 30.
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Skeeter Davis
Marty Robbins
Step-up Advised in Anti Cigaret Drive
A national task force urged tighter advertising restrictions and stronger anti smoking efforts by doctors schools and insurers. It called for tar and nicotine labeling on packs and warnings in ads and noted declines in per capita use after 1964. Jackie Robinson and others joined the panel criticizing industry resistance.
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Washington
Tobacco Institute
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Daniel Horn
Public Health Service
Naional Clearing House For
George M. Beale
Iowa State University
Jackie Robinson
New York
Nelson al .Rockefeller
Council For Tobacco Research
Allies Push To Border With North
South Vietnamese forces led by U.S. marine tanks killed 215 communists as they pressed to the Ben Hai river in the DMZ. The drive involved 20 tanks and 12 armored personnel carriers supported by air strikes and gunships. casualties included four South Vietnamese killed and 50 wounded. one U.S. marine tank destroyed.
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Saigon
API
North Vietnam
U.S
Ben Hai River
South Vietnam
Dmz
Gio Linh
Ben Hai
U. S
Czech Day Highlights at Friday Fair Program
Friday events include Czech Centennial Band at 7:30 p m in the Special Events Tent and The Golddiggers at 8 p m in the grandstand. Beseda Dancers perform at 9:30 p m with additional inline shows and livestock judging throughout the day.
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Czech Centennial Band
Dean Martin
Exhibition Hall
Beseda Folk Dancers
Boddicker Accordion Rhythmaires
Jersey
Suffolk
Hampshire
Dorset
The Battle of the Sexes Loses Steam Says Chuckle
A lighthearted note on gender roles loses steam as the joke about who is who grows harder to pin down. The writer hints at evolving social labels and the humor's shifting target in modern life.
Ohio Votes Released by Sen Young Favorite Son Pledge Break
Senator Stephen Young of Ohio releases the state’s 115 delegates from a pledged favorite son vote. He says delegates may vote freely on the first and subsequent ballots, preferring a candidate who pledges to halt bombing in North Vietnam and seek an honorable withdrawal from South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
Stephen Young
Ohio
Young
Robert Kennedy
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S. Balance of Payments Improves in Q2 1968
The U.S. balance of payments rose to its best level in two years in the April–June quarter of 1968. Officials cite special factors, noting the basic situation resembled the first quarter as the dollar drain slowed to about 150 million dollars.
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Washington
U.S
McCarthy Sees Smoke Signals At Democratic Convention
New York AP Eugene McCarthy on NBC Today dismissed possible telephone troubles at the Democratic convention. He joked about using smoke signals and Boy Scout flags and credited striped ties with helping draw large crowds.
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New York
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Pentagon to Close 23 Missile Defense Sites
The army will deactivate 23 Nike Hercules anti bomber batteries across 12 states to reduce FY1969 spending by about 3 billion. Deactivation saves 18.8 million this year and 54 million in later years, lowering active army strength by 4 200 men. Eight units are National Guard.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Johnson
National Guard
U. S
Uruguayan Mob Stages Rampage
About 5,000 demonstrators marched in a funeral procession for a student killed in rioting. They stoned foreign owned companies Thursday night and chanted anti government slogans. Police did not intervene as the crowd stirred an uproar for over four hours.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Edison home to close six months for repairs
The residence of Thomas A. Edison in West Orange New Jersey will shut to the public for half a year due to extensive electrical work.
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West Orange
N.J
Thomas A. Edison
Canadian Mail Embargo Ends Lifted by Post Office Friday
The post office department Friday lifted the partial embargo remaining on mail to Canada. A spokesman said the embargo is ended and normal mail service resumes.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Canada
No Olive Branch Seen in Hanoi Lull
Saigon reports the U S command says Hanoi is not de-escalating but preparing to strike harder when ready. Abrams' HQ cites a two month lull to mend war wounds and notes rising infiltration with about 30 000 expected this July. Sensors and patrols disrupt Hanoi timetable for renewed attacks, now expected late August or early September.
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Creighton Abrams
U.S
Vietnam
Johnson
Hanoi
Saigon
Army
Civilians Dead as River Force Survives Viet Cong Ambush
U S military officials in Saigon say casualties from Mekong Delta ambushes rose sharply with 71 civilians and one government soldier killed and 188 civilians with 15 government troops wounded. The tally reflects delayed reporting and scattered ambush sites near Cai Rang, 83 miles southwest of Saigon.
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Saigon
U.S
Mekong Delta
Tornado Watch Issued for Eastern Iowa as Severe Storms Possible
The weather bureau issued a tornado watch for extensive portions of Eastern Iowa with threats of tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, large hail, and damaging winds. The watch remains in effect until 7 p.m. Friday, excluding extreme corners of the state.
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Weather Bureau
Iowa
Filipinos Back Stand by Pope Ban on Birth Control
Manila AP reports an organization of over two million Roman Catholics in the Philippines cabled Pope Paul VI to voice support for his ban on artificial birth control. The message underscores strong religious backing for the papal stance amid ongoing policy debates.
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Manila
Paul VI
Poseidon In Cape Kennedy Space Test Debut
Poseidon, a new missile dubbed a super Polaris, blasted into space from Cape Kennedy to open a double debut with two multi warhead rockets. Navy officials called the test complete with all objectives met and described the Poseidon as a key part of the nuclear deterrent for the coming decade.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Navy
Atlantic Ocean
Defense
McNamara
Congress
U.S
Poseidon
Harry Forster
San Francisco
Lockheed Missiles and Space Co
Polaris
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