Washington County Fair highlights and rodeo call
Horse show halter judging and the 4 H and FFA parade of champions return to the Washington County Fair on August 7 with performance classes after the parade. Governor Harold Hughes will visit with a noon lunch at Sunset Park before touring the fair. A wild cow ride at the county rodeo is sought by local Jaycees. A strong Mexico City earthquake rattled the capital during morning rush hour with injuries unconfirmed. Don McNeil will retire January 1 after 35 years with ABC. A large all girl bagpipe ensemble from the University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders will perform in London at Battersea Park.
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Paul Ryan
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Washington Jaycees
Mexico City
UPI
Paseo de la Reforma
London
America Lassies
West London
Battersea Park
University of Iowa Scottish Highlanders
Defense calls for 13,800 men to be inducted in October
Washington officials reported a Defense Department draft pull of 13,800 men for October induction, up 1,600 from September’s 12,200, the lowest quota in 18 months. At Miami Beach the GOP convention faced a security embarrassment as three of four hotel message-center telephones were stolen from the Fontainebleau’s lobby.
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District Four
Lone Tree
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UPI
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Army
Miami Beach
Fontainebleau Hotel
Reagan forces open convention effort
Reagan shifts GOP race toward a three way contest as James W Halley fronts Reagan at the convention. Nixon and Rockefeller remain front runners with Mitchell projecting over 700 Nixon delegates. Javits Mundt and Dirksen push platform talks on urban violence while a Reagan operation grows, threatening a delayed outcome until ballots are counted.
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Miami Beach
UPI
Ronald Reagan
James W. Halley
San Francisco
California
GOP
Reagan
Halley
Richard M. Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Program Delayed Need Funds for Merit System
DES MOINES Iowa. The Iowa Merit Employment Department faces staff and funding shortages delaying the state merit employment program. Director Gerald Howell reports 14 positions remain open and seeks 37 more staff by the end of the 1968-69 fiscal year. Budget limits and a ruling tying costs to the department’s inadequate funds hinder implementation.
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UPI
Iowa Merit Employment Department
Gerald Howell
Merit
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Iowa Merit Employment Commission
Iowa
Iowa Executive Council
State Personnel Office
State Merit System Council
Merit System Council
Merit Employment Department
Hanoi accuses U S of threats in Vietnam talks
A Hanoi spokesman accused the United States of threatening to resume full scale bombing of the North to intensify the war. He labeled President Johnson and Secretary Rusk as shameless liars as Washington warned of potential further military measures if Hanoi presses its offensive. Communist sources warned such a move could derail 12 week talks and end the negotiations.
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Paris
UPI
United States
Johnson
Washington
Rusk
Hanoi
U.S
Vietnam
GOP struggles to shape city aid plank at convention
At the GOP convention drafting stalled through a 15 hour session as urban and rural delegates clash over city problems. Javits says broad agreement now exists on a problem solving approach and private industry participation, while Dirksen notes planks grow beyond 7000 words.
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Republican Platform
Everett M. Dirksen
Jacob K. Javits
R.N.Y
Javits
Karl Mundt
R-S.d
Miami Beach
UPI
R-N.y
GOP
Bill
S.D
Merit director Gerald Howell notes tight budget
In a brief memo, Howell emphasizes the difficulty of finding merit within a constrained budget. He acknowledges fiscal pressures and urges careful prioritization of programs. The exchange underscores ongoing budget scrutiny by the merit board.
Worst in decades Manila rocked by quake
Pre dawn quakes hit Manila leaving at least seven dead per mayor and police estimates, with Ruby Tower collapse trapping hundreds. Hospitals overflow, streets dark, and rescue efforts amid fires and aftershocks as officials warn no tidal wave threat. President Marcos urged calm.
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Santos Capistrano
Ruby Tower
George Yu
Genelle Mantz
Evanston
Mantz
City
Manila Weather Bureau
Here
Rum
City Street Work and Lawsuit Move At Washington Meeting
City council in a special session approved seeking to join a wide price fixing suit against oil firms over road oils and asphalt. Des Moines filed the papers. If damages are awarded Washington would share pro rata with Iowa subdivisions. Also approved a plan to widen South Fourth Avenue near Lincoln School by about 10 feet on the east side to ease hazards and add parking, and to rework the North Fourth East Seventh Street intersection to reduce the need for two stop signs.
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Reagan
Nixon
John N. Mitchell
Mitchell
South
Des Moines
Washington
Iowa
South Fourth Avenue
Lincoln School
East Madison
East Harrison
North Fourth
East Seventh Street
East Seventh
Probate of Wills and Executors for Mason and Meeks
Probate of wills and appointment of executors outlines estates of E. Clyle Mason and Loretta E. Meeks. Court notices indicate filing, heirs, and administrator names in the probate proceeding. Judicial authority orders fiduciary duties and asset disposition under applicable laws.
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E. Clyle Mason
Loretta E. Meeks
Weather forecast for Iowa with showers and warming trend
Considerable cloudiness tonight and Saturday. Showers or thundershowers likely south and east-central. Scattered showers northwest and north-central. Slow warming trend. Lows tonight near 60 northeast to mid 60s southwest. Saturday highs 80s northeast to 85 to 90 southwest. Sunday outlook decreasing cloudiness and cooler with showers in the east in the morning.
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United Press International
Iowa
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