Varied Summer Reading Program Ends At Stewart Building
Washington Community Schools summer reading program for grades three through six concluded July 26 at the Stewart building. Funded by Title I, the program included library loans, film viewings, field trips, and enrichment activities aimed at reading, language, concentration, and independent study. 80 pupils enrolled with 20 perfect attenders. instructors included Mary Loveless and Julie Zager with Marguerite Peffer man as director.
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Washington Community Schools
Stewart
Educational Media Center
Area Ten
Cedar Rapids
Area Ten Media Center
YMCA
Washington Journal
U. S. Vacuum Pac
KCII
Robert Zager
Washington
Guy Mitchell
Jane Cherryholmes
Randy Lowe
Randy Boshart
Jeff Lampkin
Tom Palmer
John Turner
Joe Giardino
Daniel Secrest
John Redlinger
Robert Kron
Valerie Russel
Vic Lucy
Tony Hahn
Gifford Fickel
Cindy Howell
Danny Bruegge
Jeff Liebe
Roy Lowe
Cindy Miller
U S birth rate hits record low in 1967
The U S Census Bureau reports 1967 birth rate under 18 per 1 000, the lowest in history, while death rate fell to 9 3 per 1 000. Population growth remained weakest since 1945 as families increasingly plan and delay children. Net gain 2.1 million. 3.6 million births, 1.9 million deaths, 443 000 immigrants.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S
Bureau
Klansman admits lynching in desegregation case
G T Miller a former Ku Klux Klansman testified in a federal court desegregation case in Montgomery Alabama that he helped intimidate Negroes in Crenshaw County in the 1920s and participated in killings. He said he was tried and acquitted by a white Crenshaw County jury. Miller said he has since left the Klan and aided civil rights efforts. Witnesses described intimidation, boycotts, and cross burnings linked to the desegregation struggle as the Justice Department seeks an injunction and restoration of jobs for affected Negro workers.
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Montgomery
Ala
UPI
Miller
Justice Department
Crenshaw County
Ira Dement
Dement
Johnson
Marriage License Issued To Patterson and Kephart
A marriage license has been issued here to John Michael Patterson and Sara Jane Kephart, both of this area, marking an upcoming union.
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John Michael Patterson
Sara Jane Kephart
Washington
Dubcek Anticipates Warsaw Pact Summit Pressure
Czechoslovak Communist leader Alexander Dubcek travels to Bratislava for the Warsaw Pact meeting amid fears of Soviet military pressure. He warns against anti Soviet sentiment while vowing firm policy and ongoing liberal reforms begun after January as East Bloc leaders prepare talks. Yugoslavia and Romania boycott, Tito delays visit, and Czechs remain anxious about the outcome.
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Prague
UPI
Alexander Dubcek
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Czech
West
Germany
Soviet Union
Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Svoboda
Dubecek
Oldrich Cernik
Communist Party
Rude Pravo
Belgrade
Tito
Cierna
Nicolae Ceaucescu
Romania
Washington Youth Employment Service lauds summer program
Rusty Green, youth coordinator, thanks Washington Evening Journal KCII radio and residents for cooperation in the summer program. He notes 90 initial applications on May 29 and 89 more since, ages 12 to 20, with 93 contacted and 168 job orders filed for full and part-time work.
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Rusty Green
Washington Youth Employment Service
Washington Evening Journal
Kcii Radio
Washington
Green
Music Camp at Northern Iowa Tallcorn Camp this July
Area students attend a weeklong Tallcorn Music Camp July 28 to August 4 at the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Columbus Junction Diana Ogier Debbie Dempsey Anne Carroll Kalona Cherie Beck man Connie Goodlander John Sattler Wellman Michele Droz Diane Longwell Dennis Miller West Chester Rita Wright.
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Northern Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Cedar Falls
Columbus Junction
Diana Ogier
Debbie Dempsey
Anne Carroll
Kalona
Cherie Beckman
Connie Goodlander
John Sattler
Wellman
Michele Droz
Diane Longwell
Dennis Miller
West Chester
Rita Wright
Mayor Warns Vandals Over Cemetery Damage in Elm Grove
Mayor Cloid Wil lits spoke on continuing efforts to catch culprits behind vandalism at Elm Grove Cemetery where headstones were overturned. He cited prior Central Park vandalism where youths were required to pay damages and clean up. The mayor warned similar punishment could apply to the cemetery incident, stressing cemeteries are not targets for such acts.
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Washington
Cloid Willits
Elm Grove Cemetery
Elm Grove
Central Park
Stoutner Estate Sells Land in Keokuk and Washington
Geraldine M. Stoutner executor and trustee of Albert K. Stoutner deceased transfers land to Urban Griffin in Keokuk County section 24-77-10 and in Washington County section 29-77-9.
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Geraldine M. Stoutner
Albert K. Stoutner
Urban Griffin
Keokuk County
Washington County
Sirhan B Sirhan pleads innocent to Kennedy slaying
Sirhan B Sirhan, 24, enters a straight not guilty plea to the murder of Senator Robert F Kennedy in Los Angeles Superior Court. Judge Richard Schauer sets trial for November 1, denies a motion to alter prior gag orders, and Sirhan waives speedy trial rights after consulting with counsel. Sirhan appears with his mother and brothers as court officials restrict statements.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Parsons
Schauer
Mary Sirhan
Adel
Sharif
Saidallah
Dist
Atty
Evelle Younger
Plane Crash At Milan Airport Kills and Injures Many
An Alitalia DC8 jet carrying 82 aboard from Rome to Montreal crashed while landing at Malpensa Milan. The wreck near Cuirone di Vergiate left many presumed survivors. 72 passengers and 10 crew were aboard.
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Milan Italy
UPI
Milan
Malpensa
Alitalia
Rome
Montreal
Cuirone di Vergiate
Dempsey Sisters Lead St Josephs Pinochle Marathon
Catherine and Ruth Dempsey top the St Josephs Circle pinochle marathon after six rounds with 4610 points. Bertha and Alice Dempsey follow at 4540, then Mrs George Horn and Mrs Jane Lambertson at 3620, Mrs Marion Cady and Mrs Earl Voelker at 3090, and Mrs Glen Widmer and Mrs Fred Metzger at 3070.
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Catherine
Ruth Dempsey
St. Joseph’s Circle
Bertha
Alice Dempsey
George Horn
Jane Lambertson
Marion Cady
Earl Voelker
Glen Widmer
Fred Metzger
Guerrillas kill five U. S. Marines near Da Nang
About 120 guerrillas attacked 19 U S Marines encamped 20 miles southwest of Da Nang killing five and wounding 14. Seven guerrillas were killed. Allied artillery arrived 35 minutes after the first volley driving the attackers off.
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Saigon
UPI
da Nang
David Lamb
U.S
Johnson
Huynh van Dao
Nguyen van Thieu
Lamb
Social Calendar Notices for West Chester Area
Social calendar items list upcoming meetings and events. WSCS cancels August gathering at West Chester while fall schedule starts in September. Friday Lodge No 26 meets at 8 p.m. at the Masonic Temple. Sunday Davison reunion is at Sunset Park at noon. Monday Golden Age Club at 10 a.m. in YWCA room with sack lunch. Tuesday Wives Summer Coffee at 9 30 a.m. and reservations due by Monday noon to co hosts. Contact Mrs. Vanderlinden or others for reservations.
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WSCS
West Chester
Golden Age Club
YWCA
Robert Vanderlinden
Robert Huber
Leon Hilfman
Gerald King
Bethel Missionary and Walnut Club Meet for Activities
Bethel Missionary Society gathered at the church with eleven members attending and a literature table planned. Walnut Woman's Club hosted a Sunset Park picnic for nine member families, with a Dickey's Prairie outing planned for September 15 and an Ice Cream Social hosting 51 families.
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Bethel
Bethel Missionary Society
Ruth Wenger
Betty Zwicki
Norma Sandburg
Mark
Walnut Womans Club
Walnut Woman’s Club
Sunset Park
Rodney Letts
Melvin Schnicker
Elmer Wulf
Dickey
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