Washington County Fair Opens With Pageant And Exhibits
Beauty pageant crowns Janet Osincup Miss Washington County as 3,000 plus crowd attends opening night. Fair features 4-H and FFA exhibits, large carnival, art show, and updated band schedule. Livestock judging, market pigs top honors, and Dutch Creek Flyers lead team judging. Ivan Struzinski to Washington representing NFO on federal feed grain program.
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Washington County
Washington Municipal Band
Janet Osincup
Herbert Osincup
Washington
The
Washington Jaycees
Leon Hillman
Pam Loeffler
Myers’ Barber Shop Quartet
Dick Ballard
Mary Butler
Daylene McAvoy
Vicki Thomas
Plac
Cathy Hora
Joe White
Miss Hora
Tim Colbert
Donnie Brinning
Mike Augustine
Bill Brinning
Dutch Creek Flyers
Riverside Ramblers
Keota Ffa
Cathy Greiner
Lime Creek Livewires
Larry Warner
Washington Hustlers
Larry Applegate
Washington Ffa
Fair Grounds
Ivan Struzinski
Iowa
NFO
Washington, D. C
Mr. Struzinski
Duane Redlinger
Jim Stewart
Columbus Junction
Wilbur Garrels
Mt. Pleasant
John Schmidhauser
Peace moves in Viet Nam under world negotiations
U S envoy Harriman and Ghanaian envoy report peace efforts underway in the communist world with discussions in Belgrade and Peking. Tito Meets Toure while Hanoi rejects UN intervention and Rusk leaves option open for future responses to bombing. Armah notes Hanoi talks deemed useful.
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London
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Ghana
Hanoi
Viet Nam
Belgrade
Tito
Sekou Toure
Guinea
Peking
Charles de Gaulle
United Nations
China
Dean Rusk
U. S
Taylor optimistic about Viet Nam conflict outcome
Gen Maxwell D. Taylor, recently retired as U.S. Ambassador to Saigon, said in Washington that the United States and South Vietnam could make it impossible for Hanoi to win on the ground. He emphasized confidence in driving communists from the south, noting current troop limits against a growing Viet Cong threat.
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Taylor
Washington
U. S
Maxwell D. Taylor
Saigon
Hanoi
Andre Malraux
Peking
Mao Tze-tung
Liu Chao- Chi
Viet Nam
China News Agency
Malraux
Harriman
UPI
United States
South Viet Nam
U.S
Johnson
Tito
Yugoslavia
Jay Bahadur
Shastri
Dean Rusk
Robert McNamara
McGeorge Bundy
Honolulu
William C. Lee
Nam
U. S. Air Navy
Child’s eye view of tonsil operation goes viral in Dorchester
Dorchester England staff at Dorchester County Hospitals share a child’s account of a tonsillectomy. The tale describes two women angels in white and two men angels observing the throat, with a dramatic dialogue about removing the tonsils. The playful letters provoke both amusement and reflection on pediatric patient experiences.
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Dorchester
England
UPI
Dorset County Hospitals
Funeral for Marine in Akron Iowa Held Today
Funeral services were pending for Marine Corps Warrant Officer Bernard Small, 33, of Akron Iowa, who was killed in a Viet Nam jet fighter crash on a mission. The Defense Department notified Small's widow Claudia that his body was being returned to the United States.
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Akron
Iowa
UPI
Marine Corps
Bernard Small
Defense Department
Small
Claudia
United States
Weather Summary From United Press International Town
Partly cloudy conditions persist with showers and thunderstorms affecting western and southern portions Wednesday. The state warms with highs in the mid 80s to low 90s, east to west, and temperatures rise as the day progresses.
Far North Y Canoe Trip Opens to Ninth Grade Boys
Washington YMCA offers a Far North canoe trip for high school age boys extending August 17 to 25. The all in cost is 50 dollars, covering most expenses. registrations are scarce with only two signed up and several more needed to avoid cancellation.
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Washington Ymca
Soviet demands U.S. out of Vietnam at Geneva talks
At the 17 nation disarmament conference in Geneva the Soviet Union called the Vietnam War obstacles to nuclear disarmament and pressed Washington to withdraw its troops. Western officials labeled the Soviet stance uncompromising while Moscow pushed for terms favorable to itself. Tsarapkin urged NATO nuclear force be scrapped before any nonproliferation accord and warned Germany could wield blackmail power.
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Geneva
UPI
Soviet Union
United States
William C. Doster
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Kremlin
Viet Nam
Mili
Tsarapkin
Moscow
NATO
West Germany
Germany
Dien Bien Phu
United Nations
London
Ghana
Kwesi Armah
Hanoi
Peking Radio
Andre Malraux
Mao Tzetung
Liu Shao-chi
Peking
Hong Kong
Charles de Gaulle
Mrs Joseph Pieper Dies In Washington County
Mrs Joseph Pieper 89 of 502 West Second Street died this morning August 3 1965 at Washington County Hospital She had been in ill health seven weeks Funeral services will be Friday at 10 a m in Holy Trinity Catholic Church Richmond with burial in the Richmond cemetery Prayers will be Thursday at 7 30 p m at Sherman Eden Funeral Home Born October 4 1875 in Richmond she married Joseph Pieper April 14 1896 and had lived in Washington since 1957 Survived by two sons Raymond Grinnell and Ardell Washington three daughters Hazel Redlinger Juanita Redlinger and Leonida Redlinger all of Washington 17 grandchildren 50 great grandchildren one great great grandchild and two brothers John Schmitt Arvada Colorado and Frank Janesville Wisconsin
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Joseph
Margaret) I. Pieper
West Second Street
Washington County Hospital
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
Pieper
Sherman-Eden Funeral Home
Nelson
Mary Ann Snider Schmitt
Joseph Pieper
St. James Catholic Church
The
Altar & Rosary Society
St. Mary’s Circle
Raymond
Grinnell
Ardell
Washington
Hazel) Redlinger
Oklahoma residents debate flying saucer sightings
Residents across Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Texas faced three nights of unidentified flying object reports. The Air Force attributed sightings to Jupiter and stars, while skeptics like Robert Risser of the Planetarium argued the explanations were inaccurate and inconsistent with current sky positions.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
U.S. Air Force
Nebraska
Texas
Justin
Ponder
Texas Highway 156
Air Force
Jupiter
Robert Risser
Oklahoma Science and Art Foundation
Planetarium
Hughes denies any word on Viet trip
Des Moines Iowa Governor Harold E Hughes said he has heard nothing about a proposed visit to Vietnam with nine other governors. He noted he is slated for a separate trip to Japan in the fall and would consider Vietnam only if the administration asked and provided a substantive purpose. He also said a White House call yielded no indications about such a trip.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Viet Nam
Hughes
Japan
White House
Two Die in Iowa Traffic Accidents Sunday
Two people died of injuries from Sunday crashes boosting Iowa 1965 road deaths to 377. Max Campbell of Maquoketa died at Jackson County Public Hospital after his car hit a bridge abutment on U.S. 61 near Maquoketa. Patricia Owens, 15, of Hannibal Missouri, died from injuries in a motorcycle truck crash on U.S. 218 near LaPorte City. her father Charles Owens, 44, was hospitalized.
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United Press International
Iowa
Max Campbell
Maquoketa
Jackson County
U. S. 61
Patricia Owens
Hnnibal
U.S. 218
LaPorte City
Charles Owens
Owens
New Faith Baptist Church Names First Pastor Parish
Faith Baptist Church of Washington announces Pastor Oliver J Parish and wife Anita with children Robert Susan and Janet as new leaders. Parish formerly led Morningside Baptist Sioux City Iowa since 1959 and has directed Junior Boy’s Camp at Pine Lake Eldora. He is Iowa Baptist Conference Education Board chair and England native with Moody Bible Institute training. Church meets at Fair Grounds while home address listed as 214 East Madison.
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Faith Baptist Church of Washington
Oliver J. Parish
Anita
Robert
Susan
Janet
Pastor Parish
Morningside
Sioux City
Iowa
Pine Lake
Eldora
Christian Education
Iowa Baptist Conference
Baptist General Conference
Savanna
Illinois
Kildare Avenue Baptist Church
Chicago
England
Moody Bible Institute
Parish
West Suburban Hospital
Oak Park
Nois
Wheaton College
Faith Baptist Church
Fair Grounds
East
Madison
Paratroopers Break Nine Day Duc Co Siege in Viet Nam
Vietnamese paratroopers attacked in waves breaking a nine day siege at Duc Co camp in the central highlands. Commu nist ground fire downed a Thunderchief. raids targeted rail lines near the Chinese border. UPI reports relief of Duc Co amid broader air and ground strikes, with gaps in Viet Cong gains despite heavy clashes.
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Saigon
VPS
Duc Co
Central Highlands
Pleiku
Hanoi
China
Red China
UPI
U. S
Viet Nam
le Thanh
Cambodia
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Herb Osincup
Washington Fair Grounds
John Butler
Ington
Gene Thomas
Marion McAvoy
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Red Blanchard
Alexei Kosygin
Britain
Ho ‘Chi Minh
Kwame Nkrumah
Armah
Harold Wilson
Nkrumah
Marine
Akron, la
Asia
Faith Baptist
Vinh
Thanh Hoa
Lao Kay
Yen Bay
North Viet Nam
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