Nixon Promises Action on Steel and Youth Woes
Nixon pledges as president to curb rising steel imports and protect workers jobs while addressing youth discontent. He outlines a plan for an independent Youth Service Agency and promotes an all volunteer military, delivered amid a nightly radio blitz and at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Dinner.
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Nixon
New York
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Alfred E. Smith
Johnstown
Vietnam
Retraining Set For Red Cross Instructor Corps
The Linn County Red Cross chapter sends two instructor-trainers, Mike Ster and Phyllis Dunham, to Des Moines for an all day retraining session. Kennedy High School hosts October classes on new text and manuals with tests on strokes and lifesaving. A second retraining is planned for four Saturdays in November at the YWCA pool and a third for the week of June 9. Reservations for November sessions are accepted by calling 366-3538.
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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
Kennedy Pool
YWCA
Italy Lets Contraceptive Advertising Gain in Italy
Rome AP reported that Italy may pass a bill legalizing advertising of birth control pills and other contraceptives. Health Minister Zelioli Lanzini indicated government's non opposition, while Vatican sources anticipated no formal opposition though Catholics were urged to respect Pope Paul VI's ban. The current 37 year old Fascist law bans such ads, but a parliamentary majority favors 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 at 68 in Minneapolis
Cargill MacMillan, former president of Cargill, Inc., died Wednesday in Minneapolis at age 68. Grandson of the founder, he helped expand the firm from a grain operation to a diversified company with shipbuilding and other ventures, after suffering a stroke in 1960.
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Minneapolis
Cargill MacMillan
Cargill, Inc
MacMillan
Cargill
State Audit of College District Placed on File
An official state audit for 1967 68 of the College Community school district is filed with the district secretary. The audit shows receipts of 1 533 312 68 and disbursements of 1 874 005 68, with a deficit of 340 693. The deficit stems from late tax funds, and the audit can be inspected in the secretary's office.
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College Community District
Hughes Attacks Stanley Pueblo Plan as Risky WWIII Trigger
West Des Moines Iowa Governor Harold Hughes condemned Republican David Stanley for proposing retaliatory seizures of North Korean ships over the Pueblo incident. Hughes urged moderation and stated the policy could provoke a broader conflict while stressing restraint and national unity.
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Hughes
West Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Iowa
U. S
Senate
David Stanley
United States
Kiwanis Club
Vote for Wallace Is Vote for Nixon in Detroit
Hubert Humphrey told a Detroit rally that voting for George Wallace equals a vote for Richard Nixon and would be costly for workers. He accused Nixon’s aides of tolerating higher unemployment to curb prices, while praising Medicare and contrasting Democratic care with Republican opposition.
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Detroit
Hubert
Humphrey
George Wallace
Richard Nixon
Wallace
Nixon
Allen Green
Ispan
G.O.P
Stanley Cites Crime Rise At Sioux City Speech
U S Senate candidate David Stanley told the Sioux City Exchange club that violent crime in Iowa is rising and crime rates surpassed the national trend in 1967 and the first half of 1968. He faulted Johnson Humphrey and Hughes for weak leadership and lax attitudes toward law breaking.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Stanley
Johnson
Humphrey
Hughes
Law enforcement plan urged amid political resistance
Stanley said the war on crime stalls as Governor Hughes rejects his riot control plan and Iowa senate Democrats scorn four proposed crime laws while the Johnson Humphrey administration resists enforcing federal laws. He urged action to expand police forces improve training combat organized crime and change sentencing to keep dangerous criminals off the streets.
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Stanley
Hughes
Iowa
Senate
Democrats
Johnson-Humphrey
Cub Scouts Pack 2 Award Recipients Named at Arthur School
Tuesday evening at Arthur school Cub Scouts Pack 2 honored members 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 with awards for achievement and service.
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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
Washington inaugurated in two cities marked U.S. early history
The article notes George Washington as the only president inaugurated in two cities, first in New York in 1789 and later in Philadelphia in 179. It highlights a unique aspect of early U.S. presidential history.
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George Washington
New York
Philadelphia
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