Nixon statement blocked at Rockefeller platform hearing
Nixon urged a new Republican administration to end the Vietnam War honorably and decisively. Sen Tower planned to read his statement but was blocked by Sen Scott and Gov Chafee. Dirksen allowed the statement after the objection. Romney criticized U S war conduct and urged broader Paris talks. Nixon pressed for a strategy focusing on economic political diplomatic fronts and ally mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
GOP
Nixon
John G. Tower
R-Tex
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
John Chafee
Rhode Island
Platform Committee
Everett M. Dirksen
Tower
Scott
Chafee
Rockefeller
Harris
America
Asia
Johnson
Paris
United States
Vietnam
George Romney
Michigan
Romney
Southeast Asia
South Vietnam
Herbert Klein
National Liberation Front
NLF
Klein
Kiwanis Promotes First Family Reunion Day
Kiwanis announces the first Family Reunion Day to be held Sunday August 11 across the United States and Canada. The event, sponsored by Kiwanis International and Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, urges families to gather for dinners, picnics, and patriotic activities to strengthen family ties and civic duty. Enthusiasm comes from national leaders and other service clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Bob Koehler
Kiwanis Club of
Washington
Kiwanis International and Freedoms Foundation
Valley Forge
Washington Red Cross marks annual meeting in Iowa
Forty-one attendees gathered in the Iowa Southern Utilities room for the Washington Red Cross chapter annual meeting. Clarence Logan chaired. Mrs. Don Hazen read the secretary’s report. Keith Lord presented the treasurer’s report. awards honored Ben Hammer and others for long service. board terms set to expire in 1971. new officers named Lester Grim chair, Ralph Martin vice chair, Keith Lord treasurer, Mrs Don Hazen secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Red Cross Chapter
Iowa Southern Utilities
Clarence Logan
Don Hazen
Keith Lord
Neal Lampkin
Robert Wead
Iowa
David Miksch
Red Cross
Des Moines
Ben Hammer
J. B. Walker
Walter Sheetz
James Larsen
Rodney Arnold
William Jensen
William Gamon
Bernard McCarthy
Colleen Havel
Ralph Martin
William Tweeten
Lawrence Miksch
Wayne Williams
Lester Grim
Milking Shorthorn Show Held in Washington Iowa
Southeast Iowa Milking Shorthorn breeders held a show in Washington on July 27 with 28 head shown by four exhibitors. Grand Champion bull awarded to Stuart Thomas. Reserve to William Jones. Junior champion bull owned by Stuart Thomas. Grand champion cow to Ernest Fox and son. reserve to Stuart Thomas. 4-H champion Peggy Kephart. other first prize animals by Cindy Den Hartog. Miss Peggy Kephart named 1968 Milking Shorthorn Princess with runners up Barbara Bissell and Cindy Den Hartog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Washington
Marcia Schradle
New Providence
Stuart Thomas Keosauqua
William Jones
Stuart Thomas
Ernest Fox
Keokuk
Keosauqua
Peggy Kephart
Cindy den Hartog
Oskaloosa
Barbara Bissell
Wadena
Crossett Reunion Omission Highlights Attendee List
In Crossett the 1953 class reunion at the country club omitted Dennis Crossett of Ankeny Iowa from the attendee list in a notable error. In Mason Clyde Mason’s funeral was held Wednesday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Jerry Richards presiding. Pallbearers were Donald Lins Cleo McCoy Myral Smith Willis Jones Harold Boyd and Cleo Orris. Burial was in Elm Grove Cemetery.
Oehler Elected Head of Goodwill in Southeast Iowa
Attorney Jay Oehler of Iowa City was installed as president of the Goodwill Industries of Southeast Iowa Board of Directors at the Goodwill Sheltered Workshop. He succeeds Col. Brooks W. Booker who led efforts since 1965. New board members are W.W. Summerwill and Earl Nelson. officers reelected include Joseph Wagner Alma Morse and Dale Bentz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Oehler
Iowa City
Goodwill Industries
Iowa
Goodwill
Oehler
Col
Brooks W. Booker
Booker
Joseph Wagner
Alma Morse
Dale Bentz
W.W. Summerwill
Earl Nelson
McCarthy Campaign Names Tom Lowe Coordinator in Washington
Attorney John C. Owen announced Tom Lowe, a former Washington Community High School athlete now at Harvard, as coordinator for McCarthy in Washington. A statewide drive led by John Garfield will begin August 5 with house-to-house canvassing to collect support cards for McCarthy at the Democratic National Convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Owen
City of Washington
McCarthy
President
Tom Lowe
Washington Community High School
Harvard University
John Garfield
Iowa
Owen
Washington
Watch for worms as clover damage hits soybeans in county
Washington County farmers report widespread green clover worm damage to soybeans with up to 25 percent leaf loss and potential 10 to 15 percent yield decline. Extension director Jim Frier notes many fields show full grown worms or imminent pupation, while 8 to 10 worms per foot warrant pesticide spraying via airplane at about 3.00 to 3.50 per acre. toxaphene and Levin are recommended.
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Washington County
Jim Frier
Frier
Admitted and Birth Notices From Local Hospitals
Yesterday admissions include Mrs Harold Unkrich of Winfield and Miss Mary Montgomery of Washington for medical. Today, Mrs Wilma Black of West Chester and Christine Menke of Harper for medical. Births report a daughter to Mr and Mrs David Meyer of Monmouth Illinois yesterday and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Stephen Crowbaugh of Solon today. Discharges list Dale Dodge of Washington and several patients and spouses in Washington Riverside and Ainsworth with various guardians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Unkrich
Winfield
Mary Montgomery
Washington
Wilma T. Black
West Chester
Christine Menke
Harper
David Meyer
Monmouth, Ill
Stephen Crowbaugh
Solon
Dale Dodge
David Hess
Sam Roberts
Riverside
David Goodwin
Ainsworth
Ezra Jones
Terry Enfiejian
Florence Brown
Officers named by summer bowl league at Columbus Junction
Frank Lukovsky was elected president of the Summer Spotters bowling league at Columbus Junction. Glen Lord of Ainsworth is vice president, and Jerry Fisher of Washington, secretary. Retiring president is Lawrence Tisor, and Cal Little has been serving as secretary. Columbus Bowl team is this summer's champion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Lukovsky
Columbus Junction
Glen Lord
Ainsworth
Jerry Fisher
Washington
Lawrence Tisor
Cal Little
Two Keota Girls Enter County Pageant for Miss Washington County
Keota area teens Bonita Hammes and Cathy Wheeler joined the lineup for the Miss Washington County pageant at the County Fair. Hammes, to attend AIB, graduates from Keota High School 1968 and will perform a dramatic reading. Wheeler, a Keota High senior, has sung in ensembles, cheered, 4 H member, NHS, band, and school plays.
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Keofa
Washington County
The
Washington Jaycees
Bonita Hammes
Paul Hammes
Cathy Wheeler
Dale Wheeler
Keota
Bonnie
AIB
Keota High School
Cathy
Marine Captain Robb praised by Vietnam veteran
Overland Park's Capt Richard Cavagnol recalls India Company Third Battalion Seventh Marines escorting supplies to Hill 65 near Da Nang. Cavagnol says Marine Capt Charles Robb, President Johnson's son in law, led a tactically proficient unit under heavy Viet Cong attacks and earned the respect of his men.
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Overland Park
Kan
UPI
India Company
Charles Robb
Hill 65
da Nang
Richard Cavagnol
Cavagnol
Robb
Johnson
Third Battalion
Seventh Marines
Lynda Bird Johnson
White House
Local social notes from Kincheloe AFB and area
Sgt and Mrs John House and family visit Kincheloe AFB in Michigan, plans to stay until August 4 with a family dinner for Stigers children. Mrs Permelia Lay moves to Gladbrook Iowa to become a counselor in Gladbrook Community School System. Major E Roy Shain reported missing in action after a plane crash in Vietnam. Mrs Shain is Nancy Wallace, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ben Wallace of Iowa City. Don Anderson family visits relatives, attends 1953 class reunion in Mt Pleasant, plans return August 5. Mrs Robert Hyde, Mrs Mae Stokes and Mrs C C Pickens return from a nine day Methodist bus tour of Gettysburg, Washington, New York City and the United Nations. future tours planned to New Orleans and Florida. Ron Allison Kristi and Jacki return from camping trip to Badlands Yellowstone and Rocky Mountain National Parks. Peter M Welsh resigns Parks and Recreation head job in Farmington NM to take a government post. married with two children. Dr L B Eicher admitted to Mercy Hospital Iowa City for treatment after illness from Canadian fishing trip. Mr and Mrs Gilbert R King and daughter Susan return from a monthlong trip visiting Lake Bay and California. end trip in Salt Lake City and Cheyenne for Rodeo and Frontier Days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Force
E. Roy Shain
Boulder
Colorado
Vietnam
Shain
Nancy Wallace
Ben Wallace
Iowa City
Wallace
Washington
Don Anderson
Chris
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Don
Saanders Park
Mt. Pleasant
Robert Hyde
Mae Stokes
C. C. Pickens
Gettysburg
Washington, D. C
New York City
United Nations
New Orleans
Florida
Gilbert R. King
Susan
Lake Bay
Sadie Miller
Esther Aldrich
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Calif
King
Salt Lake City
Cheyenne
Wyo
Humphrey urges free elections in South Vietnam
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey criticized South Vietnam's imprisonment of Truong Dinh Dzu, the peace candidate who finished second, and urged free elections that allow all groups including Communists to participate, noting that Communists may run for office in the United States. He spoke on NBC Today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Johnson
Truong Dinh Dzu
Today Show
NBC
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Dzu
South Vietnam
Funeral at Brighton for Mrs O C Stagers
Funeral services for Mrs. O C Stagers will be held Saturday at 1 30 PM at Gould Funeral Home in Brighton Rev Merle Green to conduct the service Burial will be near Douds Iowa Also a brief medical note about hyperhidrosis discusses excess sweating and remedies urging calm and avoiding caffeine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brighton
O. C. Stagers
Gould
Merle Green
Douds
Iowa
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Evening Journal
Powell Furniture
Wellman, Iowa
John McConahey
Odd Fellows Lodge
McConahey
Wilfred L. Ward
Norway
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Lowe
Worms
Homers
Ralph Marshall
Ralph
Wolf's Flower Shop
Hill
Mrs
Hazel Putnam
Mid-States
Hearing Aids, Inc
Miracle Ear
Damsberg Electronics
ING
ROSE
John House
Mark
Lynn
Carolyn
Kincheloe Air Force Base
Earl Hiller
Stigers
Permelia Lay
Gladbrook
Washington Community
Ron Allison
Kristi
Jacki
Badlands
Yellowstone National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park
Peter M. Welsh
Charles Welsh
C. J. Jungbluth
Parks and Recreation
Farmington
New Mexico
L. B. Eicher
Mercy Hospital
Viet
ST. Louis
Richard Soles
Chicago
API
American Medical Association
Louisa County
Columbus Junction, Iowa
Star Attractions
Joie Chitwood
Browning
MVSC
Columbus City
Reids
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