Funeral services for Lance Corporal Robert Harvey Tuesday
Funeral services for Lance Corporal Robert G. Harvey will be held Tuesday at 2 p.m. in Jones Funeral Home with military rites at the grave by the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Friends may call Sunday afternoon to pay respects. Harvey was killed in action in Vietnam on August 10, 1968. Orientation days for new students and sophomores are set for Monday at 7:15 p.m. at the high school. junior high orientation for new students and seventh graders is Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
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Hickenlooper backs Bromwell for U S Senate
United States Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper endorses James E. Bromwell for his successor in the U S Senate. He cites Bromwell's four years in Congress, four in World War II service, legal and farming background, and strong understanding of Iowa and national farm, municipal, and industrial issues.
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Intercepted memo on ATLIED TROOPS Vietnam operations
Intercepted memo discusses ATLIED TROOPS in Vietnam and suggests the enemy misreads de escalation tactics. The document portrays ongoing intelligence concerns about hostile reactions to pacification efforts and counterinsurgency strategy.
France H bombs test day looms with wind risk
Tahiti reports a hydrogen bomb test planned by France near Fangatau Atoll with weather and wind conditions critical to safety. Observers from the United States and Soviet Union are positioned, while spy satellites monitor the event and Radio Tahiti warns ships to stay clear of the test area.
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Seven children die in rural Iowa fire tragedy
In Hazleton Iowa a rural two story home fire claimed seven children aged eight months to 13 years. Two adults and four boys escaped as firefighters battled flames and removed victims. Gerald Greathead aided rescue efforts and smoke inhalation victim reports were confirmed.
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Wave of assaults across South Vietnam and DMZ front
Allied troops repelled a wave of Communist attacks across South Vietnam and toward the DMZ and Ben Hai River frontier. U.S. spokesmen said 519 Communists were killed in eight northern battles, while 25 Americans died and 201 were wounded. The heaviest fighting centered on Quang Tri and northern border regions as Marine tanks and air power halted infiltration from the North.
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ICCC Delegates Denounce Revised Bible Versions
More than 2,000 delegates at the International Council of Christian Churches world congress in Cape May New Jersey condemned the Revised Standard Version and the New English Bible. They urged Christians and Bible societies to stop using the two editions for alleged inaccuracies and errors, affirming the Bible as the infallible rule of faith. Dr Allen MacRae of Faith Theological Seminary criticized the compilers for an anti supernatural bias and preconceived ideas about miracles.
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Trouble in Florida Young Negroes battle police
In St Petersburg Florida early today youths spilled from a dance hall smashing windows setting fires and looting stores. Police fired tear gas to restore order as patrols and National Guard were maintained in a riot area. At least 10 arrests reported no serious injuries though one officer was treated for tear gas exposure.
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Israel balks on ship payments for USS Liberty repairs
Washington reports Israel refuses a $7 million bill for repairs to the USS Liberty, attacked during the 1967 Middle East War. UPI says Israel offered about $2 million, claiming it covers material damage from the attack that left 34 Americans dead and 160 wounded.
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Registration window for new students in the Washington district
The Washington school district urges parents who moved into the district since term end to register new students between August 15 and 22. Parents should visit the school their child will attend, or call Al Kinzler at 653-3091 if school assignment is uncertain. Teachers will be in workshops August 21 and 22 and unavailable for conferences.
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Plan crackdown on poor Iowa high schools
DES MOINES UPI The Iowa Board of Public Instruction moved to crack down on high schools failing to meet state educational program requirements. 43 schools have fallen short for three consecutive years, representing about 10 percent of the state's high schools. The board requested a list for potential action, including warning the schools, placing them on a nonapproved list if deficiencies persist for a year, and possibly withholding state aid.
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Iowa Weather Summary From United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms across the southwest and west central areas, spreading over most the state Sunday. Warmer Sunday. Low tonight 60 to 65. Outlook for Monday is partly sunny and mild.
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Eisenhower Battle With Heart Attacks Serious Condition
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in a serious condition after a heart attack Friday at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, his second in 11 days. By 4 p.m. EDT doctors reported his status as stable but noted the seizure was serious with uncertain full consequences. Mamie and son John stayed nearby as Eisenhower, 77, had seven heart attacks overall, with prior incidents on June 15 and Aug. 6, and the first on April 29 at Indian Wells, California. Continuous monitoring and treatment followed, with improved readings since the Aug. 6 episode.
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Beck calls for overhaul of Iowa election laws in Washington
Centerville publisher Robert Beck seeking the Republican nomination for governor urged a broad reform of Iowa election statutes at a Washington coffee meeting. He proposed returning the primary to June, tighter campaign finance reporting, repeal or revision of mobile registrars, vacancies provisions, criteria for party nominating a candidate, a state election board, and a secretary of state led committee to study further changes.
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