Fortnightly Art Show at Washington Public Library
The Fortnightly Art Show runs daily 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Washington Public Library featuring local sculpture and painting through Saturday. The YMCA hosts a World Service Carnival sale of lost and found items Saturday from 6 to 9 p.m., with reclaim by 2 p.m. and semi private swimming lessons 2 to 4 p.m. James Bromwell, Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate, will be in Washington Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m. to meet voters at a south-square building formerly Housing the E M Bridges Co. women’s clothing store. KEOKUK IOWA A rural Argyle boy, John Spring, 12, was arrested after staying an aunt and wounding another. sheriff H R Delahoyde said he returned home to change wet clothes from rain. Mayon volcano in the Philippines erupted for the fourth day with lava flows over 100 feet wide and explosions every three hours.
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United States Senate
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Iowa
UPI
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Lee County
John Spring
Martin Spring
Manila
Mount Mayon
Philippine Volcanology Commission
Mayon
Philippines
Dock workers back British racist rally over Powell speech
London hundreds of longshoremen stayed off the docks with 537 dockers absent in Deptford as workers protest Enoch Powell keep Britain white speech. More than 1,000 demonstrated in support of the bill to outlaw racial discrimination though Parliament debated amid opposition.
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Britain
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Edward Heath
Quintin Hogg
Home Affairs
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Indiana and West Virginia Nears Democrat Conventions
United Press International reports McCarthy and Kennedy focusing on Indiana while Humphrey returns to West Virginia where Kennedy previously bid. Nixon campaigns in Oregon as Reagan nears a possible GOP run. In Pennsylvania, McCarthy wins the Democratic primary, Nixon leads the Republican ballot with write-ins for Reagan and Rockefeller.
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West Virginia
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McCarthy
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Reagan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
High winds slam central Iowa causing damage and outages
Strong winds up to 65 mph swept Des Moines and central Iowa on Tuesday. Roofs and copper were ripped from buildings, a state capitol wing roof section came off, and an aircraft at Des Moines Airport was flipped but the pilot escaped injury. IPALCO reported widespread outages as lines tangled and trees felled lines, with 1000 calls to police about hazards and 300 telephone outages blamed on lightning and wind. Rain totals topped an inch citywide, Decorah recording 3.7 inches. Northwes tern Bell noted service cuts from wind touched lines.
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Ipalico
Debate over state plane cost and use in Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission cost for a twin engine Piper Aztec stood at 83.25 per hour while charter rates run 70 per hour. Director Coupal argued the depreciation and hangar costs over five years inflate the figure, noting convenience and interagency use. Subway routes in New York City cover 237 miles with 481 stations.
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New York City
Students rename grill after cannibal Alfred E. Packer
University of Colorado students voted to rename the Student Union Grill in honor of Alfred E. Packer the only U S history figure convicted of cannibalism. The resolution praised the life of Mr Packer while noting the grill’s past gibes over food. Packer killed and ate five companions in 1883 during a Colorado gold prospecting trip and was sentenced to die.
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Black students protest across Boston University and Columbia University
About 300 black students at Boston University occupied the administration office demanding a stepped up scholarship plan. Campus activists at Columbia University joined nationwide revolt while Trinity in Connecticut ended protests as demands were met. Umoja meaning Unity in Swahili.
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Boston University
Columbia University
New York
Trinity
Civil defense seminar urges preparedness in county
Officials led a Washington County emergency preparedness seminar highlighting nuclear fallout protection and shelter core concepts for schools and offices. About 150 attendees from the county learned funding rules, shelter design, and an upcoming April fallout procedures class taught by Floyd Woods Jr with plans for another class in Wellman.
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Wellman
McCarthy shaken by jeering youths in Newark incident
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy faced a hostile moment as jeering youths kicked and battered his limousine in Newark's Central Ward. Paul O'Dwyer and other aides were briefly trapped inside as the car pulled away. McCarthy urged removing the youths from danger, while delivering stirring remarks on race later that day.
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Paul O'Dwyer
New York
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New Jersey
Beck favored for governor in Des Moines poll
A Marshalltown Times Republican Iowa Press Association poll shows Robert Beck Centerville publisher as the leading governor candidate with 295 of 450 votes. Ex Republican State Chairman Robert Ray 58, Donald Johnson 33, John Knudson 2, and Democratic treasurer Paul Franzenburg 64. Senate race totals: James Bramwell 156, David Stanley 114, Harold Hughes 126.
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Centerville
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Robert Ray
American Legion
Donald Johnson
West Branch
John Knudson
Albion
Paul Franzenburg
Dick Westerfield
Bob Beck
U. S. Senate
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Cedar Rapids
David Stanley
Muscatine
Harold Hughes
Senate
Tornado Toll Rising Across Kentucky and Ohio Valley
Tornadoes devastated 10 communities in Kentucky and Ohio as volunteers dug through rubble and basements for victims. Twelve confirmed dead with nearly 200 injured and hundreds homeless. emergency crews survey for missing as damage spreads to Nicholasville and other areas.
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Ohio River
Elwood Wooten
Iowa Weather: Thursday Warm Spells with Partly Cloudy Skies
The forecast reports Thursday will be partly cloudy and warmer with lows in the 20s to 30s and highs in the 50s to lower 60s, varying by region. Friday outlook calls for more clouds and a fall in temperatures with a chance of showers or thunderstorms.
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United Press International
Iowa
Notice of Special School Election in Highland District
Public notices announce a special school election for Highland Community School district. Details include election date and voting procedures as listed on page 6 of the Public Notices Today compilation.
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