Beck Plans Appearance At Washington County Fairgrounds
Robert Beck of Centerville Republican candidate for Iowa governor meets voters at the Washington County fairgrounds this Thursday afternoon. Governor Hughes, a Democratic hopeful, will visit Sunset Park for lunch and chats then proceed to the fairgrounds. Eisenhower at Walter Reed suffering another heart attack. sixth such episode at 77 as he recovers from earlier attacks this year.
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Help Wanted Ads To Be Prohibited By Sex
UPI reports that after December 1 newspaper help wanted ads cannot target a single sex unless the job can only be performed by that sex. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 bans sex discrimination and becomes effective when the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission orders it. The commission set December 1 as the effective date.
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Stanley accuses Watson of blackmail in Senate race
Fort Madison Iowa UPI Stanley a Muscatine Monday accused Postmaster General W Marvin Watson of a blackmailing Congress. Stanley a contender for the U S Senate Republican nomination also charged the Democratic Congress with submitting to his blackmail.
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County Fair Judging Hits Day Two at Washington County
Judging moves into its first full day at the Washington County 4-H and FFA Fair with Robyn Greene of the Highlands 4-H club taking grand champion market pig and Mike Horn of the Jackson Boys earning reserve champion. Monday afternoon featured dairy cattle garden and miscellaneous projects, while sheep poultry and rabbits are set for judging this afternoon and baby beef on Wednesday morning. Large crowds filled the fairgrounds over the first two days with near capacity last night at the beauty pageant and another lively evening planned. The tractor pull with Don Warren of WHO announcer starts at 6 p.m., the Charmenaires sing at 8 p.m., followed by The Atwoods and dancing to the Vibrants at 9 p.m. Wednesday includes horse shows and other events. the H&C Rodeo Co. returns Thursday and Friday at 8 p.m. Attendance options and armory exhibits provide daily access with varying admission. Results list champions and blue ribbon winners across multiple breed and junior feeder classes, with many local 4-H and FFA members named among top placers.
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May Require Read Ot Read-O-Matics Move For Meter Access
Washington's city council amended its South Fourth Avenue widening plan limiting work to in front of Lincoln School to ease traffic during school hours. It also debated an ordinance to install Read-O-Matics for meters read without entering homes, with options for owners to read and return a card or risk water shutoff if not compliant. The meeting also approved a liquor license renewal for the Knights of Columbus and the city budget.
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Pageant Entrants Noted in Intercepted Memo
An intercepted memo from the County Fair era notes pageant entrants described as looking like queens. The message, signed WEJ, references contestants and a parade of candidates.
Nixon Loses a Few As Delegates Shift In Miami Beach
Nixon’s delegate strength fell slightly as Rockefeller and Reagan toured hotels in Miami Beach to attract votes. UPI tally at 12 30 pm EDT has Nixon at 657 of 667 needed, Rockefeller 278, Reagan 191, with leaners and committed votes shaping the race. Eisenhower’s heart attack news shocked delegates while Evans endorsed Rockefeller and Reagan picked up a North Carolina vote.
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Oklahoma
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Riley calls Upward Bound trip a joyride in Cedar Rapids
State Senator Tom Riley of Cedar Rapids criticizes an Upward Bound overnight trip from Coe College to Minneapolis attended by 36 students and 13 staff to Aretha Franklin's July 19 concert. He cites incidents at the University of Minnesota during a seven week study as context for the report he submitted to Coe College President Joseph McCabe.
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UPI
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Marines Bomb Viet Guerrillas Near Da Nang
U S Marine artillery mounted on barges shelled paths of Viet Cong units south of Da Nang, killing 41 guerrillas in the An Hoa Valley. No Marine casualties reported. Separately, 101st Air Cavalry launched a new offensive northwest of Saigon with 1 000 troops, two soldiers killed, two wounded. Navy Air Force pilots logged 103 missions against North Vietnam, destroying boats and trucks. Vietnamese troops in the Mekong Delta overran a depot, destroying 100 sampans.
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Johnson calls for payroll cuts as governor bid grows
Colfax Iowa UPI Donald Johnson campaigning for the Republican nomination for governor says 6000 jobs were added to the state payroll in six years and calls it wasteful government and extravagant spending. He vows to stop runaway spending and would cut 15 million from the yearly state budget, with the current biennium at 991 million.
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Iowa
UPI
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Thursday and Friday Rodeo to Open Washington County Fair
The H and C Rodeo Co plans new acts at the Washington County Fair with 8 pm shows Thursday and Friday. Tonch Hartzell produces the event, now in Albia, moving crew Wednesday. Approved by the International Rodeo Association, with stars including John Clark from Texas and C B Henry of Oklahoma. Clowns Don and Keith Anderson of Mansfield, Texas add crowd entertainment.
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Washington
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Hartzell
Albia
International Rodeo Association
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Iowa Weather Summary From United Press International
Partly cloudy through Wednesday with scattered showers or thunderstorms in northeast regions. Temperature trends steady with lows in the 70s tonight and highs in the 90s on Wednesday.
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