Hughes backs Johnson policy at Iowa Legion convention
Gov. Harold E. Hughes told Iowa Legionaires he supports current U.S. Viet Nam policy, while criticizing public indifference. He urged defense readiness, praised the Legion for civic work, and noted a YWCA summer art program for girls, with sessions led by Mrs. Lyle Hansen and upcoming sketches in Central Park.
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Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Legionaires
U.S
American Legion
Viet Nam
Hughes
Johnson
YWCA
Lyle Hansen
Central Park
Bombers strike Viet Cong haven near Ho Chi Minh Trail
U S air forces pounded a Viet Cong haven guarding the Ho Chi Minh Trail as 30 B52s joined 14 Navy Skyhawks and five Crusaders on attacks across North Viet Nam. More than 75 sorties targeted Vinh barracks and other sites while a five day sweep south of Saigon found few Viet Cong, with heavy jungle withdrawal noted.
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Saigon
VPS
America
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Strategic Air Command
North Viet Nam
Communityo Xa
Vinh Army
Hanoi
U.S
Vinh Barracks
Midway
Bien Hoa
South Viet Nam
Direct Distance Dialing goes national for Washington users
Washington area General Telephone customers can now call anywhere in the United States and Canada using Direct Distance Dialing. The system, branded DDD, connects to a nationwide network with an access code 1, requires area code dialing for nonhome calls, and ends with a zip zip tone after operator confirmation for billing. Station to station calls only.
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General Telephone
Washington
M. S. McAvoy
United States
Canada
McAvoy
Washington County 4 H and FFA Fair opens with junior cattle judging
The Washington County Fair opens at the Fair Grounds with 11 am judging of junior cattle feeders, dairy cattle, sheep and rabbits scheduled for Monday. Pageant entries include Marie Elizabeth Mushro and Pam Loeffler with Miss Iowa and Miss Washington County 1964 titles expected. Tuesday features six judging divisions, Pony Pull, and Family Variety Show in the evening.
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Washington County
Washington County Fair Grounds
Ning
Washington Jaycees
Marie Elizabeth Mushro
Iowa
Pam Loeffler
Iowa traffic toll climbs to 377 for 1965
Two people died in separate Iowa crashes over the weekend raising the year’s toll to 377. Max Campbell of Maquoketa died after his car hit a bridge abutment on U S 61 south of Maquoketa. Patricia Owens, 15, of Hannibal Missouri, died from injuries in a U S 218 crash near LaPorte City while riding as a motorcycle passenger. A truck driver Kenneth Oguin of Jackson Tennessee faces failure to control charges. Additional weekend fatalities include Patricia Gripp 21 of Bettendorf and Charles Gripp 22 of Hannibal in Davenport, and John R. Stull 26 near Cedar Rapids.
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United Press International
Iowa
Max Campbell
Maquoketa
Jackson County Public Hospital
U.S. 61
Patricia Owens
Hannibal
U.S. 218
LaPorte City
Charles Owens
Owens
Kenneth Oguin
Jackson
Tenn
Oguin
Patricia Gripp
Bettendorf
Davenport
Charles
James Halsey
Canton
Ill
Gripp
U.S. 6
Division Street
Halsey
Sadie Thorington
John R. Stull
U.S. 30
Cedar Rapids
Senior Citizens Health Leaders To Meet In YMCA
Dr. Arthur P. Long commissioner of the State Department of Health will speak to the local Senior Citizen's Council this Monday evening August 2 at 7 p.m. in the YMCA Community Room. Also present are Dr. Ronald Eckoff and Mr. Lloyd Nelson along with Amelia Wahl of the Regional Office of Health Education Welfare. They will offer guidelines and help as the council plans a service program open to all in the community with a special interest in elder care.
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Arthur P. Long
State Department of Health
Des Moines
Iowa
Ronald Eckoff
Lloyd Nelson
YMCA
Amelia ‘Wahl
Office of Health, Education, Welfare
Kansas City
Knitting and Crochet Awards at Iowa State Fair
Blue ribbon winners for wool knitting or crocheting at the 1965 Iowa State Fair will be eligible to try for national honors. Officials said today.
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Des Moines
UPI
Joseph Polton Dies at 68 in Columbus City
Joseph Polton 68 of Columbus City died Sunday, August 1. Funeral Wednesday at 2 p.m. Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with Rev. Earl Josten. Burial Columbus City Cemetery. He lived in Cedar Rapids 22 years before moving to Columbus City three years ago. Born June 21, 1897 in Washington County. Married Lois Troxel April 4, 1917. Survived by wife, three sons Donald, Richard, Guy of Cedar Rapids. three daughters Betty Young of Long Grove, Mildred Johnson of Elgin, Jeanne Pollister of Wapello. 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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Columbus Junction
Joseph Polton
Columbus City
Stacy Funeral Home
Earl Josten
Polton
Cedar Rapids
Washington County
Lois Troxel
Donald
Richard
Guy
Betty Young
Long Grove
Iowa
Mildred Johnson
Elgin, Ill
Jeanne Pollister
Wapello
Brenneman Family Hospitalized After Auto Crash
Sunday report states Mr and Mrs Brenneman Mrs Ballard of Iowa City and her two boys Mark 2 and Scott six weeks were hurt in a Sunday auto collision near Blue 1 when a side road car struck the Brenneman vehicle pushing it into another car. All are in satisfactory condition. Mark suffered a concussion and remains in hospital.
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Gerald Brenneman
Dennis Ballard
Iowa City
Mark
Scott
Blue
Brenneman Auto
Brenneman
Ballard
Scott Ballard
Raleigh Palmer 71 Dies in Texas a World War I Veteran
Raleigh Palmer aged 71 died Saturday in a Houston hospital after a period of poor health. His body will return to Powell Funeral Home in Keota with a rosary planned Wednesday and funeral Thursday at St Elizabeth's Church in Harper. Born June 13, 1894 in Burr Oak Kansas, he married Vera Klein and is survived by two sisters in Richmond California. Palmer lived in Texas 26 years, retired from Armco Steel, and was a World War I veteran.
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Keota
Raleigh Palmer
Houston
Texas
Powell Funeral Home
St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
Harper
Edward Collins
Mr. Palmer
Burr Oak
Kansas
Vera Klein
Harper and Keota
Richmond
Calif
Palmer
Armco Steel Corp
Mystery lights seen over four states from Oklahoma to Colorado
Reports flooded police and newspaper lines as mysterious multi colored lights appeared Sunday night across Oklahoma Texas Kansas and Colorado. Radar tracked one object near Wichita while sightings spread from Dallas to Canon City with officers and guards noting egg shaped forms and moving red vapor trails. Tinker Air Force Base radar tracking was mentioned but not confirmed.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Colorado
Wichita
Cushing
Okla
State Penitentiary
Canon City
Everett Tucker
Wellington
Kan
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Tinker Air Force Base
Tinker
Highway Patrol
Tinker Afb
Dennler rebuilds life after dismissal as milk sanitarian
Richard Dennler, LeMars Republican, speaks of rebuilding after a legislative probe into his 18 year tenure as Iowa state milk sanitarian. He says he bears a grudge but is starting anew in a sales job and weighs future choices. The inquiry cited performance concerns yet recommended no further action.
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Lemars
Iowa
UPI
Richard Dennler
Dennler
The
Post
Democrats
Iowa Weather Outlook Tonight Through Tuesday
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with showers and thundershowers affecting about 20 percent of the north portion tonight and the east portion Tuesday. Temperatures little changed with lows near 50 in the north and mid 50s in the south.
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Iowa
Miss Iowa Trophy Hits $500 Wardrobe Spree At Fair
Davenport based Miss Iowa Marie Elizabeth Mushro known as Trophy plans a state tour and Atlantic City Miss America appearance. She will select a $500 wardrobe, aided by Davenport merchants, and a $1,000 college scholarship accompanies her crown. Trophy, 19, recovered from major heart surgery in 1959, embraces dance, sports, and drama. She studies at Morningside College and trained at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, seeking a radio and television career.
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Davenport, Iowa
UPI
Iowa
Marie Elizabeth Mushro
Davenport
Atlantic City
Trophy
Morningside College
Sioux City
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
New York
Academy
Iowa Pageant Management Corporation of
Morningside
Ferris T. Mushro
Kathy
Theresa
Iona
Washington County
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Cloud Willits
Cloid Jr
la Porte
General Telephone Company of
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Dallas Kinney
Falso
Haven
Hartford
Warren County
Red Rock
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