Nixon Rushes Radio Blitz Pledges Action on Steel
Nixon unveils a ten night radio blitz focusing on youth and military policy while pledging to curb rising steel imports harming domestic industry. He delivers speeches in Johnstown and at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial dinner promising pay and benefits for armed forces and a new independent Youth Service Agency.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Alfred E. Smith
Nixon
Johnstown
Vietnam
Retraining Set For Red Cross Instructor Corps
All American Red Cross water safety instructor trainers must retrain under the new text. Linn county will send two instructors Mike Ster and Phyllis Dunham to Des Moines for a full day session. Kennedy high school schedules October sessions and the first retraining near Cedar Rapids begins with tests on strokes and lifesaving. Reservations for November sessions at the YWCA pool are open by phone.
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All American National
Red Cross
Linn County
Red Cross Chapter
Mike Ster
Phyllis Dunham
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Kennedy High School
Kennedy Pool
YWCA
Kennedy
Italy Considers Lifting Ban on Contraceptive Ads
Rome AP reports Italy may legalize advertising of birth control pills and other contraceptives. Health Minister Zelioli Lanzini says the government will not oppose the bill, Vatican sources indicate no broad opposition, and a 27 year old Fascist law currently bans such advertising. A parliamentary majority backs repeal.
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Rome
Italy
Zelioli Lanzini
Chamber of Deputies Commission On Health and Hygiene
Giovanni Leone
Vatican
Holy See
Paul
Former Cargill President Dies
Minneapolis AP reports Cargill MacMillan former president of Cargill Inc died Wednesday at age 68. He was the founder’s grandson and steered the firm from a grain trader to a diversified company with ship building ventures. He had been ill since a 1960 stroke.
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Minneapolis
Cargil MacMillan
Cargill, Inc
MacMillan
Cargill
State Audit of College Community School District Filed
An official state audit for 1967 68 was filed with the College Community school district secretary at the request of the school board. The audit shows receipts of 1 533 312 68 and disbursements of 1 874 005 68, an excess of 340 693 has deficit due to late tax funds. The audit is available for inspection by taxpayers in the district secretarys office.
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College Community District
Hughes blasts Stanley plan could trigger WWIII in Iowa
West Des Moines Iowa Governor Harold Hughes accused Republican opponent David Stanley of proposing a retaliatory seizure of North Korean ships that could trigger World War III. He urged moderation and restraint in foreign policy while criticizing rash actions and urging national unity and law.
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West Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Iowa
U. S
Senate
Hughes
David Stanley
United States
Kiwanis Club
Stanley
G.O.P
Richard) Nixon
Vote for Wallace Is Vote for Nixon in Detroit Rally
Hubert Humphrey told Detroit workers that voting for Wallace equals voting for Nixon and a costly choice for workers. He accused Nixon's camp of tolerating higher unemployment to stabilize prices and warned Wallace would bring unpaid vacations. Humphrey highlighted Medicare gains and derided the Republican platform for neglecting it.
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Detroit
Hubert Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Humphrey
Wallace
Nixon
Mr. Wallace
Allen Green
Span
G.O.P
Leaders urged new riot control plan and crime laws
Stanley criticized Governor Hughes for not adopting a two year rallying plan, while Iowa senate Democrats rejected four proposed crime control laws. He urged action to expand police forces, fair training, and stricter sentencing to curb organized crime and mob violence.
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Stanley
Hughes
Iowa
Senate
Democrats
Johnson-Humphrey
Stanley Cites Crime Rise Speech to Sioux City group
Republican U. S. Senate candidate David Stanley told the Sioux City Exchange club that Iowa crime is rising with robberies and assaults up since Governor Hughes and national leaders. He blamed lax attitudes toward law breaking and cited FBI data on 1967 and early 1968 increases.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Cub Scouts Pack 2% Award Recipients Named at Arthur School
On Tuesday evening at Arthur school the Cub Scouts Pack 2% honored Kep Morrow Allen D Decious James Woodward Wally Weldon Jay Grubbe Mark Jordan Mark Randall Greg Gorman Greg Foley Charles Corell Shane DeKock Tom Doran and David Nelson for awards and achievements.
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Arthur School
Kep Morrow
Allen D. Decious
James Woodward
Wally Weldon
Jay Grubbe
Mark Jordan
Mark Randall
Greg Gorman
Greg Foley
Charles Corell
Shane DeKock
Tom Doran
David Nelson
Washingtons Inaugurations Split Between Two Cities
George Washington remains the only U.S. president to be sworn in at two different capitals. He took office in New York in 1789 and later in Philadelphia in 1793, marking unique inaugurations in American history.
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George Washington
New York
Philadelphia
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