Weekend Allens Fair Offers Arts Through Theatre and Music
A weekend program at the Allens fair showcases The Measures Taken by The New Theatre Co of Iowa City with two performances on Saturday and Sunday. Ames Jug Band and Sue Osborne provide country folk music between acts, while Brecht’s didactic drama probes revolutionary guilt amid a busy schedule of exhibits. Loren Bivens suffered a back injury and will be bedridden for ten days.
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FFA
Ames
Fine Arta
Bertolt Brecht
New Theater & Own
Jews City
Fine Arty
Charolats
Arema
Jost Kids Store
Fun Time Square
Chieftones
Zacchini Cannon Net
First Army Division
Parachute
The
New Theatre Co
Iowa City
Berthold Brecht
Jug Band
Sue Osborne
Fine Arts
Ed Vinson
Fug Band
New Theatre Oo
Loren Bivens
Johnson Eyes 400000 Bond Issue for County Park
Johnson county board of supervisors approved a measure to consider a 400000 dollar bond election for the expansion and improvement of Kent Park on highway 16, west of Tiffin. The plan totals 782100 with 392100 federal matching funds and would be repaid over 10 years without tax increases, enabling land purchases amid rising costs.
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Garere
Iowa City
Johnson County Board of Supervisors
Kent Park
Tiffin
State Conservation Commission
Board of Supervisors
Rod Dunlap
Johnson County Conservation’ S
Prices Up Jobless Rate Cuts and Wholesale Figures
Washington AP report shows wholesale prices rose 0.5 percent in June driven by livestock and food sectors while unemployment fell to 3.3 percent, the lowest since October. Labor stats note 5.4 million jobless Americans seasonally. total employed up 275,000 in June. Meat prices climbed, raw materials up, wages rose to $3.62 per hour, average weekly earnings $135.39.
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Washington
York
Unem T
Labor Department
Fort Michael Robertson
Iowe City
Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Legality of Incomplete Billboards Questioned
Ames official criticizes new billboard law as unclear and argues unfinished signs by July 1 may be legal under grandfather clause. Officials plan to monitor compliance amid debates on advertising devices and interstate limits.
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Highway Commission
Cedar Rapids
Airport Road
Niew
Wallace Vow to carry battle to convention in Alabama
Governor George Wallace, returning to Alabama for the first time since his shooting 53 days ago, vowed to carry his fight for the average citizen to the Democratic convention. He spoke in Montgomery, pledging to press his campaign despite the injury and urging unity among supporters.
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Montgomery
Ala
George Wallace
Miami
Justices Return for Supreme Court Action on Delegates
Vacationing justices began returning to Washington to consider the appeal over seating 15 disputed Democratic delegates at the Miami Beach convention. Chief Justice Burger may end a delay or let the appeals court ruling stand, with McGovern’s path to the nomination tied to the decision as Daley forces seek action.
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Supreme Court
California
Chicago
William J. Brennan
U.S
Warren Burger
Porter Stewart
Byron R. White
Thurgood Marshall
Harry Blackmun
Austice Lewis Powell, Jr
Richmond
William H. Rehnquist
William O. Douglas
Goose Prairie
Wash
Brennan
Nantucket Island
Appeals
George McGovern
South
Burger
McGovern
Richard J. Daley
Illinois
Daley
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
District of Columbia
Fire Chief Quits Iowa City Post
Towa City Fire Chief Dean Bebee aged 55 submitted his resignation to City Manager Ray Wells with an effective date of August 7. A 23 year veteran, Bebee asked to be placed on pension and reportedly accepted a role as coordinator of fire safety at a Veterans Administration hospital. He has led the department since 1965. Zamboanga City, Philippines (AP) Moslem raiders killed more persons in a gun battle Thursday and authorities said the fight may resume Friday.
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Kennedy
McGovern
South Dakota
Hubert Humphrey
Edmund S. Muskie
Henry M. Jackson
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Wilbur D. Mills
Garett Towa
Towa City
Dean Bebee
Ray Wells
Bebee
Veterans Administration Hospital
Zamboanga City
Philippines
Saigon claims two thirds of Quang Tri city taken
Saigon asserted that South Vietnamese paratroopers spearheaded by tanks seized about two thirds of Quang Tri City. U.S. and field reports doubted the claim, noting no large Vietnamese units in the city while recon teams may operate nearby. North Vietnamese attacks toward Hue intensified, with Checkmate hill outpost changing hands amid heavy fighting.
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Saigon
Quang Tri City
Saigony
Quang Tri
U.S
Associated Press
Dennis Neeld
Ahore
Hue
Quarg Tri
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Lloyd Turner
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