Martial Law Clamps Down on Buddhist Protests in Saigon
President Ngo Dinh Diem declared martial law in South Viet Nam and sent troops into pagoda headquarters to seize Buddhist monks. About 100 monks were arrested as forces used tear gas and grenades, with raids at Xa Loi and three other pagodas. The crackdown targets anti government elements as U S Ambassador Lodge arrives in Tokyo en route to Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ngo Dinh Diem
Diem
Xa Loi
Henry Cabot Lodge
Frederick Nolting
Lodge
Tokyo
U. S
Ambassador Lodge
Divorces Filed Against Lt Gov Mooty in Iowa
Mrs. Jean Lehman Mooty filed a Polk County District Court divorce action against Lt. Gov. W. L. Mooty asserting cruel and inhuman treatment and seeking custody of two daughters, Marcia 15 and Helen 13. She seeks equitable property distribution and alimony and child support.
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Des Moines
API
W. L. Mooty
Grundy Center Republican
Polk County
Jean Lehman Mooty
Marcia
Helen
Mooty
Iowa State Fair
Iowa City
Fairgrounds
Grundy County
Oklahoma City
Iowa House of Representatives
Reinbeck High School
University of Iowa
Warmer Air Moves Into State Today
Southwest winds bring warmer air to Iowa and push back an expected storm system. Showers and thunderstorms should reach extreme northwestern Iowa late Wednesday then move through northern areas overnight. Cooler air follows with near normal temperatures and lows in the 60s into Thursday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Hawkeye
Weather Bureau
Waterloo
Spencer
Ottumwa
Two Candidates for Local School Board Seek Re election
Verle Gallagher from area two and Harlan Neuhart from area three will seek re election to the Washington Community District board of education on September 9. They are the only candidates so far with nomination papers filed. The filing deadline is noon August 30. Voters reside in the specified areas. polling places are combined and all ballots will be cast in the courthouse basement.
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Washington Community District Board of Education
Verle Gallagher
Area Two
Harlan Neuhart
Area Three
Court House
Plan Orientation At Washington Junior High
An orientation for seventh graders and new students will be held at Washington Junior High School on the morning of August 28. Principal Jesse Linch will welcome attendees in the gym auditorium and outline the program. Superintendent John V. Phleger will discuss the building, David Lynch will speak on guidance, Miss Kieinhesselink will cover library use, and student council members will lead tours and distribute handbooks.
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Washington Junior High
Jesse Linch
Linch
John V. Phleger
David Lynch
Kieinhesselink
Gretchen Miesch to Demonstrate at State Fair
Gretchen Miesch will appear at the State Fair Friday to present a 4-H demonstration titled Fifteen for Fitness in competition with other Town club members. She belongs to the Dutchettes Club and earned top honors in this division at the Washington County Fair. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Miksch.
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Gretchen Miesch
Gretchen
Washington County Fair
Robert Miksch
Jean Sojka
Barbara Strum
Washington County
Des Moines
Farmerettes
Jean
Dale Sojka
Barbara
Harold Strum
Journal
Bob Elliott
Rev DeVries Accepts California Pastorate
The Rev Harold F DeVries pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Washington resigns to become pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Brawley California. The resignation takes effect early September and the family plans to leave the week of September 9 to start work September 15. Brawley, with about 15000 residents, lies in Imperial Valley near the Mexican border. Committees from the local congregation will select a successor soon.
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Harold F. DeVries
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Brawley
Calif
DeVries
Imperial Valley
California
Rey. DeVries
State Fair Livestock Judging Team Named
The Washington County 4 H Livestock Judging team is announced by Merritt Canady. Members Joe Jones Gary Shebeck Tim Trotman and Gene McCracken will travel to the State Fair on August 23 to judge beef sheep and swine with oral reasons on beef and hog classes.
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Washington County
Merritt Canady
Joe Jones
Gary Shebeck
Tim Trotman
Washington
Gene McCracken
Ainsworth
Researcher testifies defends treaty before Senate
Dr. Harold Brown, head of Pen tagon's research, tells the Senate the limited nuclear test ban would actually improve the U S position even if the Soviet Union cheats with secret tests. He says the treaty bans all but underground explosions and that U S anti missile efforts remain comparable to Soviet efforts. Brown notes even with no U S tests, missiles can penetrate defenses with a large margin of safety.
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Washington
UPI
Pentagon
Senate Today
U.S
Harold Brown
Soviet Union
Defense Department
Senate Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Atomic Committees
Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Brown
Kennedy
Senate
Edward Teller
Teller
U. S
Sophomore Gridders To Report Thursday
Sophomore boys planning to play football this fall are asked to report Thursday at 8 30 a m in the high school building. Coach Don Lawless urged all sophomores to attend this session. Equipment will be issued.
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Don Lawless
Swim Instructors Honored at Dinner
Water safety instructors for the summer learn to swim program run by the Washington County Red Cross were honored at a Captain's Table dinner. Awards were given for five, four, three, and two year pins to named individuals. Clinton Boshart named water safety chairman. Mike Berns named director of next year's program. committee terms announced.
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Washington County Red Cross
Dwight G. Bode
Milo Steele Jr
Don Taylor
Harold Moore
Don Smith
Sam McCleery
Richard Schiebel
Marsh Atkinson
Max Roth
Ward Wettrich
Clinton Boshart
Mike Berns
James Richart
Tom Brown
W.H. Boekelman
Harold Stevens
Red Cross Board
Jim Richart
Washington County to vote on liquor by the drink
Voters will decide next Tuesday August 27 in a special election on whether to prohibit liquor by the drink in Washington County Iowa. The banner notes a yes vote opposes liquor by the drink while a no vote supports it. absentee ballots available at the county auditor. Voting places include Geb Chevrolet Fourth Ward and city ward sites with polls open 8 am to 8 pm.
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Washington County
Iowa
Fred E. Bourgeois
Fourth Ward
City of
Washington
Geb Chevrolet
Washington City
First Ward Court House
Second Ward
Perdock
Third Ward
Wasington Township
Three Candidates For County Board
Three men will seek two county board of education posts in the September 9 election. Max E. Lewis of Wellman will be unopposed from Area Two, covering most of the Mid-Prairie district and part of Washington district. Earl Booth is not running. At large, Ralph Kleese seeks re election while Robert Schneider of Riverside opposes him. all county voters vote for at large, but only Area Two residents vote for the Area Two post.
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County Board of Education
Dwight G. Bode
Max E. Lewis
Wellman
Mid-Prairie
Washington
Earl Booth
Ralph Kleese
Robert Schneider
Riverside
Area Two
Miss Della Mae Smith Dies in Mt Pleasant
Miss Della Mae Smith died at 9 30 a m Tuesday in Henry County Hospital Mt Pleasant after six years at Sizemore Nursing Home She was born April 8 1880 in Henry County daughter of Joshua and Mary Ann Zintmeyer Smith The funeral is Thursday at 1 p m Green Mound Church Zehr Funeral Home in charge Survived by many nieces and nephews.
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Wayland
Della Mae Smith
Henry County
Mt. Pleasant
Sizemore
Green Mound
DeLayne Stephens
Zehr
Khrushchev Urges Economic Cooperation Among Socialists
Soviet Premier Nikita S. Khrushchev called for a program of economic cooperation among socialist nations to outproduce capitalism. Speaking at a Rakovici motor plant near Belgrade he said mass production decides the race between systems and that socialist countries must unite to beat capitalism.
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Belgrade
Yugoslavia
UPI
Nikita S. Khruschev
Rakovici
Khrushchev
China
Livestock Tour Planned in Washington County
The Washington County Beef and Swine Associations announce their annual livestock tour for Wednesday September 11. The tour covers the southwest county, starts at 8 30 a.m. and ends at noon. An evening barbecue at 6 30 and an Outlook meeting at 8 follow, with committee work ongoing for all events.
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Washington County Beef and Swine Associations
Merritt Canady
Tuition Rates Set for Washington Community District
The Washington Community School District will charge below state maximums this year. Kindergarten costs $14.44 per month, elementary $28.87, junior high $60.72, and high school $57.60. State maxima are $21.98, $43.95, $65.99, and $76.90 respectively. Supt. John V. Phleger notes rates reflect actual costs from the previous year.
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Washington Community
State Department of Public Instruction
John V. Phleger
Washington
Wellman Dry Vote Hold Keeps Town Dry in Referendum
In Wellman Iowa Washington County residents endorsed keeping the town dry 244 to 200 with 451 total votes and seven spoiled ballots. The nonbinding result signals possible county wide mood as Washington County voters face a separate dry vote next Tuesday under state liquor laws.
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Wellman
Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
Harry Rabenold Dies At Montezuma Home
Harry Rabenold of Montezuma died suddenly at his home after a heart attack. He was born in Ainsworth and had relatives there. Survived by wife, two sons John and Dick, daughter Mary Dell, seven grandchildren, his mother Mrs. Carrie Rabenold, a brother Don, and two sisters Mrs. Burke McCreedy and Mrs. Manford Kilgore. All of Ainsworth or Montezuma.
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Harry Rabenold
Montezuma
Ainsworth
Rabenold
John
Mary Dell
Carrie Rabenold
Don
Burke
Weather Iown Five Day Forecast
Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the northwest. Cooler air in the northwest and extreme north Thursday. Tonight low 60 to 65, Thursday high in the 80s. Temperatures Thursday through Monday near normals with minor fluctuations. Normal highs low 80s to upper 80s, lows near 60 to mid 60s. Precipitation 0.5 to 1 inch as scattered storms early and late in the period.
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United Press International
Kennedy Outlines U S Readiness If Test Ban Fails
President Kennedy said the United States will stay alert and resume atmospheric testing if Russia breaches the nuclear test ban. He noted 22 million dollars is set to prepare Johnston Island, among four safeguards including labs, underground tests, and improved detection. He dismissed political motives for 1961 atmospheric tests and urged continued foreign aid and civil rights fairness.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Russia
Kennedy
Johnston Island
Pacific
U. S
Sion
Cuba
Nikita Khrushchev
Edward Telier
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Rev. DeVries
Nikita
Drys
Free World
Harold MacMillan
Marshal Tito
United Nations
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