Moon Rocket Test Shows Centaur Upgrade Success
An Atlas Centaur rocket successfully flew a dummy Surveyor payload in a flawless rehearsal toward a paper moon. The 11 minute ascent and 63 hour orbit demonstrate the Centaur upper stage can deliver the 23,800 mile per hour kick needed to reach the moon, aiding the November or December live Surveyor lunar lander and marking a major milestone after previous engine test failures.
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UPS
America
Centaur
Earth
Moon
U. S
Rites set for Jay Edmondson 41 of Hersher Illinois
Jay Edmondson 41 of Hersher Illinois was killed Tuesday August 10 in a car train accident five miles east of Hersher He was a native of Ainsworth born October 17 1923 He married Frankie Mills and was a Marine veteran Survivors include two daughters Virginia and Connie Edmondson his father Floyd Edmondson three brothers Clair Ames Preston Columbus Junction Richard Denver Colorado and two sisters Correne Hendrickson Columbus Junction and Myra Piotrowski Muscatine Funeral services tentatively set for 2 p.m. Friday at Jones Funeral Home with burial in Ainsworth Cemetery
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Hersher
Ill
Mr. Edmondson
Ainsworth
Jones
Floyd
Blanche Willey Edmondson
Frankie Mills
Virginia
Connie Edmondson
Floyd Edmondson
Washington
Clair
Ames
Preston
Columbus Junction
Richard
Denver
Colo
Correne Hendrickson
Myra Piotrowski
Muscatine
Beethoven outdraws the Mets in Central Park concert
In Central Park 70,000 New Yorkers attended a free New York Philharmonic concert, outdrawing the Mets 2 to 1. Mayor Wagner, visiting from Florida, and conductor William Steinberg led Beethoven Ninth and other works, with a Milwaukee brewery funding a 12 concert series across five boroughs.
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NEW York
UPI
Beethoven
Central Park
New York Mets
New York Philharmonic
Mets
Shea Stadium
Carlos Moseley
Robert F. Wagner
Florida
Wagner
William Steinberg
Pittsburgh
Schuman
Philharmonic
Moseley
Milwaukee
Washington Community School District set to open August 31
Sept John V Phleger reports the 1965 66 term nearly ready despite last minute changes. Orientation for new teachers is August 25 with a workshop for all teachers on August 26 27 and 30. Student registration is August 30 with details later. Classes begin August 31 with a Labor Day break on September 6.
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John V. Phleger
Washington Community
Washington District
Washington High marching band to rehearse Thursday
The Washington High School band will begin marching practice Thursday August 12 at 7 pm on the grounds at Lincoln School. Director Al Bergstrom said players need no instruments, but percussionists will pick up equipment at the high school at 8:45 pm.
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Washington High School
Lincoln School
al Bergstrom
Nixon Seeks Discipline of Dems Over Viet Nam Policy
In West Branch Iowa UPI reports former VP Nixon told reporters Johnson should discipline Senate Democrats Mansfield and Fulbright for opposing the Viet Nam policy. Nixon urged tougher air and sea strikes on North Viet Nam while promoting people to people aid. Eisenhower praised Hoover’s memory as Nixon and Eisenhower attended the Hoover tribute with about 22,000 present. A commemorative stamp rollout and park ceremonies followed at Hoover Park with Eisenhower withdrawing due to a minor ailment and Nixon engaging with the crowd.
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Iowa
UPI
Johnson
Senate
Democratic
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Herbert C. Hoover
North Viet Nam
Cedar Rapids
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
William Fulbright
House
Gerald Ford
Jerry Ford
Viet Nam
Hoover Memorial Park
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Hoover
Eisenhower
America
Herbert Hoover
North
U.S
Southeast Asia
Allan
Herbert Jr
Murray Gibson
Hoover Park
Robert Schulze
Negro Voters Registering as Deep South Shifts Begin
United Press International reports federal registrars signed up hundreds of Negro voters in nine counties with histories of denying their rights. Justice Department lawsuits in Virginia Alabama and Texas target poll taxes and discrimination as southern politics face potential major changes. In South Carolina experts estimate Negro voting could triple from 113 000 to 400 000, while Georgia Tennessee and Texas show different trends. In Alabama Birmingham Klan attorney Matt Murphy says trials for three Klansmen in the Viola Liuzzo murder case are set for Sept 27.
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Justice Department
Virginia
Alabama
Texas
Dixie
South
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
Birmingham
Ala
Matt Murphy
Viola Liuzzo
Detroit
Weather Outlook for Iowa Turns Warm Into Thursday
Generally fair weather across Iowa through Thursday with warming tonight. Lows range from 63 in the northeast to 68 in the southwest. Thursday highs rise into the 90s. Friday outlook calls for sunny and warm conditions.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington Mfg Officials Break Ground For New Plant
Washington Manufacturing Company officials led a ground breaking ceremony for a new factory at North 8th Avenue and East 7th Street. Mrs Nina Waggoner the first spadeful, joined by Don Batterson Iva Custer and Jessie Groff, with President Rob ert Goodwin and Manager Robert Reed present. Mayors and industry leaders attended as director John Witmer and Modern Metal Corp represented the builders and the city welcomed the project.
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Nina Waggoner
Washington Manufacturing Company
Washington
Robert K. Goodwin
Des Moines
Robert S. Reed
Don Batterson
Iva Custer
Jessie Groff
Reed
Goodwin
John Witmer
Joe Rauch
Muscatine
Modern Metal Corp
General Contractors
Cloid Willits
Ted Johnson
Washington Industrial Corporation
Willits
City of
The
Industrial Corp
Robert Reed
Five names added to traffic toll in Iowa crashes
Unite Press International reports two recent Iowa fatalities raise the year total to 398 with Hubert Keith Covington 22 of Alburnett among the dead after a one car crash north of Marion. Also noted are Parsons College student Daniel J Poillon 21 of Glenmont New York killed near Fairfield after losing control on a gravel road.
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Hubert Keith Covington
Alburnett
Marion
Iowa
Iowa Highway Patrol
Covington
Daniel J. Poillon
Glenmont
N.Y
Parsons College
Poillon
Fairfield
Parsons
Vietnamese relief column closes on Duc Co siege
UPI reports a Vietnamese government relief force backed by armor and planes neared the U S Special Forces camp at Duc Co after a three day drive through the central highlands. The column about a mile from the camp was split into two sections and conducted road clearing as air strikes against the Viet Cong continued. American paratroopers were ferried to Pleiku as the battle raged with reported Viet Cong losses, while the siege endured by 13 advisers and over 1,000 Vietnamese defenders persisted.
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UPI
U.S
Duc Co
Pleiku
U. S
Highway 19
Wey
Tsarapkin in Geneva Seeks Disarmament Pacts
Soviet envoy Semyon Tsarapkin said Moscow is ready to sign a comprehensive nuclear test ban and a nuclear nonproliferation treaty with the West, but only if the United States drops on-site inspection demands and NATO nuclear plans. He added Viet Nam settlement is not a condition, while urging U.S. troop removals from Southeast Asia. China reportedly conducts a behind‑the‑scenes influence campaign among neutral nations at the conference.
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Viet Nam
Semyon K. Tsarapkin
Tsarapkin
United States
Soviet Union
NATO
Geneva Foreign Press Association
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So- Union
Feige 3
Southeast Asia
China
Washington pool to close early for triangular meet
Washington's Municipal swimming pool will close Friday at 4 45 p m to accommodate a triangular swim ming meet. The Washington swim team will face Gurney and Grinnell Friday evening with diving events starting at 5 p m.
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Gurney
Grinnell
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