Czech leaders warn people on eve of invasion anniversary
Prague leaders Ludvik Svoboda and Gustav Husak urged calm and warned against disruptions on the Warsaw Pact invasion anniversary. Svoboda alleged anti socialist elements aim to crisis in industry and transport. Husak denied Soviet troops affecting sovereignty or internal policy.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Ludvik Svoboda
Gustav Husak
Communist Party
Svoboda
CTK
Alexander Dubcek
Reform
Husak
Dubcek
Licensing returns for city bicycles now available
Washington bicycle owners can obtain licenses at the city police station with their bike serial number color size and manufacturer. A deadline has not been set, and licenses may be purchased at the owner's convenience.
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Washington
Keokuk man named to lead Iowa blue ribbon efficiency task force
Gov. Robert D. Ray appoints LaMont Weissenburger 65 to head a 70 member blue ribbon task force of Iowa business executives to study government operations. The group aims to cut waste saving 15 to 25 million annually with a $100000 consultant budget. Plans call for seven teams with leaders by mid September and full participation by Christmas.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Keokuk
Iowa
LaMont Weissenburger
Foote Mineral Co
Ray
Weissenburger
Warren, King and Associates, Inc
Chicago
Governors, robbers and relics cross Atlantic headlines
Gov William Guy jokes Reagan called him a Republican while Reagan sought funds from GOP governors. In London a dress theft leaves police chasing a bridal gown sized 36 25 36 and size nine shoes. In Kirtling England Rev Max Williams discovers three ancient silver coins in a chest behind the organ worth about 25000 dollars.
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Bismarck
N.C
London
UPI
Kirtling
England
Max Williams
Williams
New battles erupt as U S troops clash with North Vietnamese
U S infantry fought North Vietnamese and Viet Cong across South Vietnam's northern sector in two 12 hour battles. More than 300 enemy dead were reported since Monday afternoon. An American platoon leader described soldiers walking through streams of blood after nightfall near Tam Ky, about 340 miles northeast of Saigon. Combat also raged near West fire support base and at Hiep Duc refugee center, with helicopter gunships repelling the attack. Violence extended to areas near the DMZ and Da Nang on the northern coast.
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Saigon
UPI
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Tam Ky
James Simms
Clarendon Hill
Ill
Simms
West
Hiep Duc
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North
da Nang
Memo from Governor Ray on Des Moines political efficiency
An intercepted memo from Governor Ray comments on Des Moines politics and efficiency. It discusses political implications and urges focus on governance, signaling potential reforms or political strategy. The document highlights concerns about efficiency in public administration and party tactics.
Wilson intensifies crisis as Ireland teeters on violence
Prime Minister Harold Wilson cut short a Scilly Isles vacation and returned to London to steer emergency talks aimed at halting sectarian clashes in Northern Ireland. He planned a meeting with Premier James Chichester-Clark after a week of deadly street fighting in Londonderry and Belfast that killed nine and injured over three hundred. British troops kept Belfast and Londonderry under tight control as reinforcements bring strength to about 6,006 by Thursday.
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London
UPI
Harold Wilson
Northern Ireland
Scilly Isles
England
Wilson
No. 10
Downing St
James Chichester-Clark
Londonderry
Belfast
Death Toll Rises From Camille as Gulf Coast Struggles
Hurricane Camille killed at least 106 people with the toll expected to rise as disaster teams clear rubble along Mississippi coast. Thousands homeless, emergency aid arriving, while officials coordinate rescue and relief efforts amid ruined towns from Bay St. Louis to Pass Christian.
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Gulfport, Miss
UPI
Mississippi
Gulf Coast
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Gulfport
Bill Harvey
Mississippi Civil Defense Council
Space Agency
Bay St. Louis
Pass Christian
Baton Rouge
Wade Guice
Civil Defense
Harrison County
Biloxi
Guice
Camille
Iowa man kills wife and daughter and takes own life
Center Point, Iowa. Roman Tanner, 45, shot and killed his wife Lois and wounded 16 year old Sharon before shooting himself at a Linn County farm house four miles southeast of Center Point. Kenneth Shields, 38, questioned and released. three guns found.
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Center Point
Iowa
UPI
Linn County
Walter Grant
Roman Tanner
Grant
Tanner
Lois
Sharon
St. Luke’s Hospital
Cedar Rapids
Kenneth Junior Shields
Muscatine bridge warning founded
A St Louis consulting firm told the Iowa Highway Commission that frequent maintenance and stricter enforcement would be needed if the Muscatine toll bridge is to remain open another three years. The 79 year old bridge would require daily inspections and be closed in high wind and under the current eight ton load and twenty mph speed limits until the new Mississippi River span is completed.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
St. Louis
Iowa Highway Commission
Muscatine
Mississippi River
Svedrop & Parcel & Associates, Inc
Burlington Woman Found Stabbed in Des Moines Visitor House
A Burlington real estate saleswoman, Dorothy Miller, 48, was found dead of multiple stab wounds in a second floor closet of a vacant house she had shown Monday night to a man claiming Des Moines connections. Her husband Fred Miller and daughter-in-law Mrs. Paul Craven alerted police after her missing return. The back door was found open and authorities sealed the scene for the State Bureau of Criminal Investigation.
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Burlington, Iowa
UPI
Burlington
Dorothy Miller
Fred
Des Moines
Miller
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Stephen Bales to win Iowa honors
DES MOINES IDPA says Stephen Bales former Fremont resident and NASA flight control engineer will receive an Iowa honor for a split second decision that kept Apollo 11 from aborting. He advised Armstrong and Aldrin to ignore false signals and proceed with the moon landing. Bales 26 accepted a plaque at the Astronauts State Dinner in Los Angeles. Governor Ray will present a special award this week. He is the son of Lyle and Mrs. Bales.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Stephen Bales
Fremont
Bales
Space Agency
Neil Armstrong
Buzz Aldrin
Los Angeles
Nixon
Ray
Lyle Bales
Fremont High School
Iowa State University
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Commission studies problem of trucks in Iowa
Iowa Highway Commission members debated tightening oversight of firms with prior over size and overweight permit violations. Staff urged reviewing new applications for special permits filed by violator firms. Chair Derby Thompson opposed citing biweekly meetings, while Bernard Mercer pressed for control following a court ruling. The panel deferred action after a walkout, with two members absent.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Commissions
Commission
Derby Thompson
Burlington
Thompson
Bernard Mercer
Des Moines
Robert Barry
Danbury
Hurricane Debbie Resists Navy Seeding Efforts
Hurricane Debbie tore across the Atlantic east of Puerto Rico with 100 mph winds as the Navy mounted a silver iodide seeding assault. Dr. Cecil J. Gentry led 15.2 hours of air bombardment while NHRL researchers awaited months of data to judge any effect. At Miami’s National Hurricane Center forecaster Arnold Suggs cautioned that a single day’s intensity does not prove seeding success and analysis will be lengthy.
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San Juan
Puerto Rico
UPI
Debbie
U.S. Navy
Atlantic
Cecil J. Gentry
National Hurricane Research Laboratory
National Hurricane Center
Miami
Arnold Suggs
Suggs
Weather Outlook Iowa Partly Cloudy Through Wednesday
United Press International reports Iowa will see partly cloudy skies through Wednesday with a warmer trend in the north on Wednesday. Lows tonight middle 60s in the north to near 70 in the south. highs Wednesday between 85 and 95 degrees.
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United Press International
Iowa
Public Notices Today From Local District Elections and Estates
Notices of regular school elections for Washington and Highland districts. Proceedings of the county board of supervisors dated August 5. Notice to unknown heirs for the estate of Earl W. Anderson. Probate of a will and appointment of executor for the estate of Glennie M. Stout.
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Washington
Highland
County Board of Supervisors
Earl W. Anderson
Glennie M. Stout
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