Hughes tours Waterloo ghetto amid racial unrest
Gov. Harold E. Hughes revealed a secret look and listen tour of Waterloo's Negro area, calling portions of the city a ghetto and saying he listened to residents about housing, sanitation, and recreation. He stressed no immediate commitments, noting similar conditions exist in other Iowa communities with sizable Black populations and that he has toured other cities to hear their problems.
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DES Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Waterloo
Hughes
Iowa
Curfew Seals Milwaukee In A Ghost Town
Milwaukee shut down under an unprecedented city curfew. Mayor Henry Maier ordered 24 hour restrictions to halt racial violence, leaving streets deserted and services halted. Police and National Guard units kept intersections clear while downtown commerce remained dark but the airport operated normally.
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Milwaukee
Wis
UPI
Henry W. Maier
Wisconsin
Maier
Wisconsin Avenue
Gen. Mitchell Field
Iowa Trade Mission 80 Heads to Brazil After Caracas Earthquake
The 80 member Iowa Trade Mission arrived in Rio de Janeiro after canceling Caracas as a stop due to the weekend earthquake. Most plan side trips to Brasilia and Rio sights. two additional days were added to the itinerary. Lt. Gov. Robert Fulton leads the mission for Gov. Harold Hughes and expects sightseeing before official calls.
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Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
UPI
Iowa
Caracas
Venezuela
Rio
Brasila
Kennedy International Airport
New York
Three indicted in giant mail theft case in Boston
In Plymouth, Massachusetts, three indicted suspects in a $1.5 million mail robbery were arrested Monday night. John J. Kelley, Thomas R. Richards, and Patricia Diaferio are charged with armed robbery of mail matter and government property and risking postal workers by use of a dangerous weapon. Bail set at $25,000 for Kelley and Richards, $5,000 for Diaferio. they will be arraigned next week.
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Boston
UPI
Plymouth
John J. Kelley
Watertown
Thomas R. Richards
Weymouth
Patricia Diaferio
Roslindale
Kelley
Richards
F. Lee Bailey
U.S
Francis H. Farell
ICC approves freight rate hike for railroads
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized railroads to raise freight rates by about 3.5 percent, equating to roughly 300 million dollars a year. The move follows a 1.7 percent increase in 1960 as carriers cited higher operating costs and lower profits on invested capital amid labor unrest and looming federal settlement talks with six unions.
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Washington
UPI
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Three Iowans reported missing after Forrestal fire
Byron Duaine McConahay of Columbus Junction 22 served two years in the Navy as an Aviation Machinist Mate and is listed missing in action after the USS Forrestal blaze. Washington reports three Iowans killed and three missing including McConahay and Jerold Despard of Manson and Dennis Barton of Des Moines with families awaiting updates.
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Columbus Junction
Byron Duaine McConahay
Hollis McConahay
Forrestal
United States Navy
Wapello High School
Nancy Larson
Iowa City
L. H. Clark
Otto McConahay
Cairo, Iowa
U.S.S. Forrestal
Vietnam
Defense Department
Donald William Jedlicka
Silver City
Richard Dean Clendenen
Milton
Arnold E. Lohse
Everly
Jerold Virgil Despard
Manson
Washington Stores Will Open Thursday Nights
Washington stores adopt a new weekly schedule with Thursday night hours starting August 3. No regular Saturday shopping hours in the future as merchants switch to Thursday nights. Cash award details available at local stores. Total of 1500 dollars to be awarded over the next five weeks to Thursday night shoppers.
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Washington
Board of Education approves 1968 budget
Washington County Board of Education met Monday evening at the Court House to approve the 1968 budget. The budget totaled 187,011 with tax askings reduced by 35,000 thanks to anticipated income other than taxation. All board members were presented to finalize plans for the coming school year.
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Board of Education
Washington County Board of Education
Court House
Drivers Injured In County Road Collision Near Washington
Two drivers were hurt when a gravel truck and a passenger car collided at a stop sign on a gravel road eight miles north and one mile west of Washington. Lewis Hohenshell 48 Wellman and Maynard Johnson West Liberty were involved. Hohenshell faces a charge for failing to stop.
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Washington
Lewis Edward Hohenshell
Wellman
Maynard Johnson
West Liberty
Iowa
Washington County
Hohenshell
Washington County Hospital
Johnson
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Bush Corner
Highway 1
Milwaukee Curfew Eases After Rioting Toll Rises
Violence roiled several cities including Milwaukee San Bernardino West Palm Beach Erie Providence and Portland. Milwaukee reported three deaths in two nights of rioting as a curfew was lifted for daylight hours Deputy Mayor Maier kept liquor bans in force. In Washington police arrested over 40 as youths roamed a 25 block area near the White House amid bottles and windows shattered.
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White House
Milwaukee
San Bernardino
Calif
West Palm Beach
Fla
Erie
Providence
R. I
Portland
Ore
Henry W. Maier
Maier
Washington
Metropolitan
Lice
Detroit
Newark
Iowa Falls to Keep Ambulance Service Through 1967
Iowa Falls will maintain ambulance service through the rest of 1967 after eight local funeral homes admitted financial losses and planned to quit. The City Council held an emergency session and voted to buy one ambulance to be operated by town firefighters and police as drivers and attendants until a permanent plan is ready.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
UPI
Miller named head of Iowa Highway Patrol
Lt Col Howard S Miller was appointed Chief of the Iowa Highway Patrol succeeding Ted R Mikesch. Miller would serve as acting chief until Aug 29. He is 51 and a 25 year veteran of the patrol, a 1938 University of Iowa graduate and a former U S Army World War II criminal investigator.
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Miller
Iowa Highway Patrol
Highway Patrol
Reagan to speak at Iowa GOP fundraiser in Des Moines
California Governor Ronald Reagan will address Iowa Republicans at a $100-a-plate dinner October 25 in Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines. GOP Chairman Robert D. Ray cited a pattern of inviting top national speakers, noting past guests Nixon Romney and Percy.
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Des Moines
UPI
California
Ronald Reagan
Iowa
Republican Party
Veterans Memorial Auditorium
GOP
Robert D. Ray
Charles Percy
R - Il
Reagan
WHO
Screen Actors’ Guild
Guild
Ray
Riot commission plans tours of disorder scenes
Washington UPI report says Johnsons riot commission will sample the actual smell and feel of disorder sites. J Lee Rankin testifies as first witness, describing how the Warren Commission operated during the Kennedy assassination probe.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Special Riots
J. Lee Rankin
Warren Commission
Warren Group
Kennedy
Iowa Weather Shifts to Cool Worded Skies and Showers
Considerable cloudiness covers Iowa tonight and Wednesday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms in the northwest and likely in the east and south tonight and southeast and extreme east Wednesday. Cooler conditions develop west and north central tonight and across the state Wednesday. Lows tonight in the 60s and highs Wednesday in the 80s.
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Iowa
Detroit riot killings prompt police questioning
In Detroit three on duty police officers are being questioned over charges related to the killing of three Black youths during rioting at the Algiers motel. A National Guard officer is implicated in the shootings, with a witness citing a brutal, coordinated attack witnessed by others.
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Detroit
CPI
National Guard
Algiers
Robert L. Greene
Detroit News
Greene
Melvin Dismukes
James Sortar
Hopkinsville
Proceedings of County Board of Supervisors Probate
Probate of the will and appointment of executor in the estate of Mary A. Griffiths featured in today’s county notices. The board reviews filings, validates witnesses, and establishes authorized actions for estate settlement.
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Proceedings of
County Board of Supervisors
Mary A. Griffiths
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