All-Iowa Fair Moves Into Final Day With Rodeo
The All-Iowa fair resumes with RCA sanctioned rodeo at Hawkeye Downs drawing 20,870 attendees so far this seven day total of 125,972. Saturday features crowds in the grandstand for bull dogging calf roping bareback and saddle bronc and bull riding plus girls barrel racing. The American Legends perform in the Special Events Tent while demonstrations of an electronic oven and accordion act light up the schedule alongside a Saturday demolition derby.
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Cedar Rapids
Hawkeye Downs
Twirlin
Travelers Square Dancers
Marion
Humphrey Sees Viet Peace as First Priority in White House Bid
In his analysis of the 1968 race, Hubert Humphrey argues that a peace settlement in Vietnam is the top priority for a new administration. He favors retaining the federal income tax surcharge at a reduced rate to fund urban needs, while Nixon pledges foreign policy focus on an honorable end to the war.
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Washington
Hubert Humphrey
Vietnam
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
White House
Capitol
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
North Vietnam
Paris
Johnson
Sen
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Miami Beach
Nixon
McCarthy
George McGovern
South Dakota
Edward Ken
Olds
Agnew
Opening for German Talks Seen by Bonn
Bonn officials reportedly see an opening for ministerial level talks with East Germany on economic issues. Karl Schiller said he would meet Horst Solle in East Berlin or elsewhere in Germany. Chancellor Kiesinger’s Stuttgart session weighed Ulbricht’s conciliatory Aug. 9 proposals.
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David Binder
New York Times
Bonn
Karl Schiller
Horst Solle
East Berlin
Schiller
Solle
Kurt Kiesinger
Stuttgart
Walter Ulbricht
Ulbricht
Berlin
McCarthy Proposes Two Stage Vietnam Peace Plan
Senator Eugene McCarthy drafts a platform plank seeking a two stage path to peace in Vietnam. First a negotiated new government in South Vietnam involving the United States North Vietnam South Vietnam and the Viet Cong, then elections after all forces withdraw and an internationally supervised ceasefire. The plan allows all groups to participate and suggests a provisional coalition if the Thieu Ky government resists.
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Eugene McCarthy
Democratic Platform Committee
Vietnam
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
the Front
Buddhists
McCarthy
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Richard Goodwin
Platform Committee
Rodeo Results Show Fast Bulldogging and Calf Roping Times
Saturday afternoon rodeo results list Bulldogging winner Bob Perkins of Springtown Texas with 6.9 seconds. Calf roping times include Eldon Stickley Anamosa 15.9 seconds Mel Potter Tucson 17.4 seconds and Lyman White Atkinson 19.0 seconds. Continued on page 3.
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Bob Perkins
Springtown
Texas
Eldon Stickley
Anamosa
Mel Potter
Tucson
Ariz
Lyman White
Atkinson
Neb
Not all women repeat gossip. Some start it.
A reflective line about gossip dynamics attributed to a public figure. It contrasts women who propagate rumors with those who initiate them, hinting at social influence and responsibility. The line serves as a provocative quote on communication and reputation.
Nixon Agnew clip leaves Negro delegates unhappy in San Diego
In San Diego Nixon and Agnew left a campaign seminar early to the disappointment of about 25 Negro participants from across the country. Wilt Chamberlain and others urged a follow up meeting to bridge communications and advance Nixon’s black capitalism program.
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San Diego
Richard Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
Wilt Chamberlain
G.O.P
Chamberlain
Nixon
Houston
Los Angeles Lakers
Glenn Olds
Springfield College
Communists Attack Four Allied Positions Near Hue and Loc Ninh
Four separate dawn attacks by Communist forces hit allied positions in South Vietnam. In the Hue area a double-barreled assault, mortar barrages, and a ground fight left eight Marines dead. Loc Ninh and Phu Khuong saw additional fatalities and wounded. Fresh clashes reported near the DMZ and near Hoi An.
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Saigon
APS
Hanoi
South Vietnam
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
Hoi An
Hue
Loc Ninh
Phu Khuong
Eisenhower Battles Critical Condition At Walter Reed
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained critically ill at Walter Reed Army Medical Center after four heart incidents since Friday. Doctors reported stabilization at times amid seizures and irregular heartbeats while the general, 77, was given oxygen, drugs and electrical stimulation. family and clergy stayed at his bedside as President Johnson was kept informed.
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Eisenhower
Walter Reed
Presidential
Mamie
John
David
California
Julie Nixon
Barbara
Susan
Europe
Thomas Mattingly
Johnson
Texas
Czech Editors Warned To Tone Soviet Barbs
Prague editors confront Kremlin pressure as about 70 journalists refuse to bow to Soviet demands. Foreign Minister Hajek backs Moscow while Dubcek’s reform agenda faces friction over press freedoms and ongoing talks with Russia.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Jiri Hajek
Moscow
Karl Marx
Pravda
Disorder Flares in Waterloo Area Disturbance
A shooting and rock attack marred a Waterloo disturbance late Saturday. Police reported gunfire at the north end, near a drive in on East Fourth Street, taunts at officers, and a second clash on Sumner Street as officers faced gunfire. one man was shot and another hit by a rock.
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Waterloo
Sumner Street
Richard Taylor
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Rep
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
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Goodwin
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Mission Bay
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