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Newspaper
Tripoli Leader
Location
Tripoli, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1968
Page
4
Iowa joins the list of leading tourist states as visitor numbers grow and travel stays increase. Travelers praise friendly locals and scenery while new lake recreation areas and resorts push tourism toward a 12 month business year.
Gov. Harold E. Hughes counsels Iowa to honor Senator Robert F. Kennedy’s memory with reverence and prayer. He warns against hatred and violence and calls for commitment to equality, justice, and human dignity.
Iowa Director of Highways J R Coupal Jr testified before a House subcommittee urging federal registration of interstate trucks and opposing larger trucks. He called for a new allocation method for federal road funds and a study of a uniform cross state truck registration system while maintaining current weight and size limits.
Delegates at the Des Moines Veterans Auditorium advanced a broad 160 plank GOP platform amid debates over Kemp Kennedy’s shooting news. The platform was trimmed on the floor with votes against lowering the voting age to 19 and against a rule limiting non white enrollment in schools, yielding a liberal conservative compromise.
Denver Community High School announces the fourth quarter and semester honor rolls. Seniors and underclassmen achieving top grades are listed with 4s or 4s indicating straight A's, along with some 4 and 5s for other high marks. Additional notes include a 15-pound northern pike caught by Clair Blossom at a gravel pit near West Bend with Mrs. Blossom assisting.
Jill Leopold daughter of Mrs Theo Leopold of Des Moines wed Charles Matthias of Readlyn at Trinity Lutheran in Des Moines. The couple, both employed locally, plan a wedding trip and reside at 1114 Carrie Street, Des Moines.
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