Purge in China Demands Ouster of Liu Shao-chi
Peking Radio calls for the dismissal of Chinese Communist President Liu Shao-chi as part of a Cultural Revolution power struggle. Reports from Hong Kong quote mutinous units at Canton and mass street fighting between anti and pro-Mao forces.
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Peking Radio Today
Liu Shao-chi
Communist Party
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Mao
Liu
China
Canton
Ming Pao
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47Th
One Officer Freed as Trial Ordered in Detroit Riot Slayings
A Detroit judge ordered patrolman Ronald August to stand trial for murder in the shotgun slaying of a Negro teen during the riot. Patrolman Robert Paille was freed for lack of evidence. no trial date was set. The case stems from the Algiers Motel killings during the July riot in which 43 people died.
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UPI
Recorders
Robert de Mascio
de Mascio
Ronald August
August
Robert Paille
Paille
Avery Weiswasser
Algiers
NFO maps strategy for holding action in Des Moines
A huge Des Moines rally approves a nationwide NFC plan to withhold at least half of crops this fall in a bid to raise prices for corn to 1.50, wheat to 2.00, and soybeans to 3.00 a bushel. The plan calls for loans on withheld crops and government or bank financing, with the NFC to set start dates and duration.
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Des Moines
UPI
National Farmers Organization’s
NFO
Veteran’s
NFC
Oren Lee Staley
Staley
Chicago Board of Trade
NFO National Board
Syracuse Rioters Loot and Burn in University Area
A mob of about 300 Negroes looted stores and set fires around Syracuse University, with six people lightly injured. Police from city and county forces battled disturbances in a six‑block area, arresting at least 28 for unlawful assembly and disorderly conduct, while two inciting riots were charged.
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N.Y
UPI
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Onondaga County Sheriff's Department
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United Press International
Willie Reese Jr
University
Memorial Hospital
Irving Avenue
Percys warning on disorder taxes and Vietnam impact
Sen. Charles H. Percy predicts disorder at home taxes and the Vietnam war will hurt Democrats in the next national election. He spoke at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, urged law and order, and noted recent riots and looting as evidence of rising unrest affecting politics.
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Chicago
UPI
Charles H. Percy
Ill
Vietnam
Cincinnati
Percy
U.S
Illinois
Springfield
Social Security bill set to raise benefits nationwide
The House prepares to approve a sweeping 12.5 per cent Social Security rise for some 23 million seniors while imposing stricter federal welfare rules. The plan includes new work, education and birth control programs, a temporary child health care spend, and tax increases projected through 1987.
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Washington
UPI
House
Ways & Means Committee
Johnson
Gardner
Senate
Proceedings of board of supervisors August 8
Public notice item summarizes actions from the board of supervisors session held on August 8. Includes approvals, budget allocations, and ordinance readings with official signatures and meeting location. No detailed names or precise actions provided in the fragment.
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Board of Supervisors
Iowa Southern Utilities to cut electric rates across communities
Iowa Southern Utilities filed for broad rate reductions with the Iowa State Commerce Commission. Washington and Chariton will see large cuts due to reclassification, with other Class II towns Centerville Creston and Grinnell also benefiting. Nationwide, residential rates drop on average about 2.5 percent across 59 121 customers as schedules simplify and standardize.
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Iowa Southern Utilities
Washington
Iowa State Commerce Commission
Ted Johnson
Chariton
Centerville
Creston
Grinnell
Johnson
Iowa Southern
Orientation Night for New Washington High Students
Washington Senior High invites all entering students and sophomores to a New Student and Sophomore Orientation on Monday August 21 at 7 15 p m in the High School building. The session covers policies procedures and activities with Student Council guides and locker assignments. Fee Day August 25 waives any fees.
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Washington Senior High School
Washington High School
Annual Iowa State Fair Opens With Big Lineup
The 109th Iowa State Fair at the State Fair Grounds opens Friday as workers rush to finish preparations. Rain earlier in the day did not dampen spirits with livestock being penned, booths filling with foods and flowers, and attractions including beauty queens stock car and harness racing livestock judging talent shows teen town and rock and roll. Officials expect many exhibits and a record crowd, with 15 000 livestock entered for 86838 in prize money and 231323 in total premiums. Three rodeo sessions set for Aug 21 22, and a model pioneer village and a model Vietnamese village with a mock atomic blast are on the agenda. Director Kenneth Falk says improvements and new attractions bolster the lineup and weather could help attract a record crowd. last year saw 572702 attendees.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Kenneth Falk
Weather Outlook for Iowa Partly Cloudy With Thunder Showers
United Press International reports Iowa will be partly cloudy tonight with a chance of scattered thunder showers. Friday will be partly cloudy and cooler with more chance of thunder showers. Lows tonight in the 60s and highs Friday in the 80s. Saturday looks mostly fair and cooler across the state.
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