Thousands Greet Dick In Chicago
Richard Nixon drove through a Chicago crowd in a high turnout showing for his presidential campaign. Police kept order as shredded paper floated from buildings near LaSalle Street and the Board of Trade. Nixon spoke at Michigan Avenue after a large downtown procession while security faced odd disruptions.
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Chicago
Richard Nixon
Board of Trade
LaSalle Street
Michigan Avenue
Jackson Boulevard
Nixon
New York
Secret Service
City Wilson Clash over sewage grease dispute heats up
Cedar Rapids council and Wilson and Co clash over grease dumped into the sanitary system. Howard R. Green Engineering Co. accuses the meat packing firm of violating a city ordinance while Wilson and Co argues the 1966 contract governs flow and waste quality. Durward Lyon says city knew of grease when agreement was made. Attorney Louis Simpson cites possible misdemeanor charge and cites threat rather than request.
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Cedar Rapids
Wilson and Co
Howard R. Green Engineering Co
Durward Lyon
Chicago
Wilson
David McGuire
Simpson
President Johnson Ends Ranch Stay After NSC Meeting
President Johnson returned from a month at his Texas ranch and held a late afternoon National Security Council briefing as his first business on returning to Washington.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Texas
National Security Council
Rain totals Light to heavy across western Iowa
Western Iowa recorded up to 3.1 inches in Parkersburg with additional totals in Conrad Adair and nearby towns. Forecasters expect showers to end by Wednesday evening and pleasant conditions with highs 65 to 75 on Thursday and Friday.
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Iowa News— Weather Bureau
Parkersburg
Conrad
Adair
Iowa
Jefferson
Rockwell City
Marshalltown
Grundy Center
Reinbeck
Grinnell
Waterloo
Ecees
RAE Oo
Avg
Ee Tomas
Waucoma
Atei Ds Adieu
Cedar Rapids
Agnew Visit Sparks Iowa GOP Rally in Cedar Rapids
Vice presidential candidate Spiro Agnew, joined by wife Judy and staff, arrived by jet for a major campaign stop in Cedar Rapids. Republican organizers, led by gubernatorial nominee Robert Ray, planned a high profile speech at the Roosevelt hotel after a two day primary campaign push.
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Agnew
Judy
Susan
Cedar Rapids
Smith and Grant Win Linn Primary Races for Sheriff
In Linn county primary results Walter H. Grant won the sheriff nomination for the Springville Democrat over Art Pennington and Donald Waddell. James H. Smith secured the Republican sheriff nomination in Cedar Rapids defeating Haynes Hutchinson Ralph Mikesell and L Hoyt. Grant and Smith face off in November. Grant is recovering from hip surgery. Smith is 71 and employed by Cedar Memorial Cemetery Co. James Wells won the state rep subdistrict 4 Democratic nomination in Cedar Rapids with 515 votes to 319 for Ethan Akin, facing no Republican opposition in November. Other primaries included subdistrict 2 Democratic representative, a three year supervisor term starting 1970, and Republican clerk of court and subdistrict 5 representative nominations.
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Linn County
James Wells
Cedar Rapids
Ethan M. Akin
Wells
Walter H. Grant
James H. Smith
Grant
Springville
Art Pennington
Donald J. Waddell
Smith
Cedar Memorial Cemetery Co
Subdistrict
Subdistrict 5
Max Milo Mills
Marshalltown
Donald Bowin
Waterloo
Jepsen
Mills
Bowlin
Johnston
U.S. Supreme Court
Des Moines
Richard Turner
Harold Hughes
John Kyl
Bloomfield
Don Mahon
G.O.P
Neal Smith
Kyl
H. Paul Dee
Bert A. Bandstra
Pella
Bandstra
Mahon
Packinghouse Union
Marion D. Huffman
Walt Bricker, Jr
Altoona
Cedar Rapids School Board approves monthly closed meetings
The Cedar Rapids school board voted to hold 4 p.m. executive sessions on the first regular meeting date each month to discuss personnel and site matters. Robert Barber urged the plan citing upcoming site and building decisions and a $7.2 million building program.
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Cedar Rapids
Barber
Ray Wins Republican Governor Nomination in Iowa
Des Moines Republican Robert Ray won the party nomination for governor defeating Donald Johnson and Robert Beck after a primary vote tally of 108,272 to 77,576 and 65,279 respectively. Franzenburg ran unopposed for the Democratic ticket.
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Ray
Des Moines
Robert Ray
Paul Franzenburg
National American Legion Command
Donald Johnson
West Branch
Centerville
Robert Beck
Johnson
Beck
Franzenburg
Frommelt
Howard Reppert
Vincent Steffen
New Hampton
Edward Gilbert
Humphrey Heads to Washington for NSC Meeting
Vice President Hubert Humphrey cuts short a rest stay at his Minnesota lake home to fly to Washington for a National Security Council meeting and a cabinet gathering. The plan includes strategy talks Friday and Saturday as officials say the move highlights his policy role and seeks updates on Eastern Europe and Vietnam.
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NSC
Vietnam
Bulgarian Air Crash Kills Fifty in Burgas
An official of Bulair said a plane crashed at Burgas Bulgaria killing 50 of 89 aboard. Cause unknown. Unconfirmed reports say most victims were East Germans on vacation along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.
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Vienna
Bulair
Burgas
Bulgaria
Black Sea
Eisenhower Reaches Point with No Daily Bulletins
Washington AP reports Eisenhower's recovery from his seventh heart attack has progressed to the stage where doctors stop issuing daily bulletins. No further word will be released unless there is a significant change in his condition.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Nigeria Claims Capture of Aba Town
Lagos AP reports the federal army claims capture of Aba, the largest town remaining under Biafran secessionists, in a decisive move amid the civil conflict.
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Nigeria
Aba
Lagos
Federal
Biafra
Stanley Clinches Victory In Four Man Iowa Primary
Des Moines AP Stanley, a tireless campaigner who vows to bring politics back to the people, scores a decisive win in a four man field while set to face Gov Harold Hughes for the U S Senate seat in the November 5 showdown.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Harold Hughes
David Stanley
Muscatine
Iowa Primary At Glance Senate and Governor Races
Associated Press results show party by party tallies across Iowa races. Notable figures include Senate Dem Hughes leading with 104 010 votes, Rep Ray for governor 108 272, and Lt governor races with Jepsen 108 569 in the Republican column.
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