Washington rains ease as week total reaches 1.25 inches
The city recorded another half inch of rain from 7 a.m. Wednesday to 7 a.m. today, bringing the weekly total to 1.25 inches. Cooler air followed the showers but brighter sun today nudged the mercury higher, signaling a temporary end to the rain. Washington plans were approved to reorganize fire truck driver and police duties at a city council meeting, adding a fourth fire truck driver and creating eight hour shifts to maintain 24 hour police radio service with fulltime city staff.
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Washington
Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International
Clear to partly cloudy through Friday with lows 55 to 60 in the northeast and 60 to 65 in the west and south. Friday highs reach the 80s. Saturday looks partly cloudy and mild with a chance of showers in the northeast portion.
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United Press International
Iowa
Long live Dubcek protest rocks Prague square
Thousands of Czechs packed Wenceslas Square to protest the Soviet invasion on the anniversary. Police took no action as about 15 000 demonstrators shouted long live Dubcek, many wearing black trimmed emblems of the national flag. Two people died and 320 were detained in clashes.
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Prague
UPI
Wenceslas Square
Dubcek
Alexander Dubcek
U.S. Accuses Communists of War Prisoner Cruelty in Hanoi
United States and South Vietnam accuse North Vietnam and the Viet Cong of repugnant cruelty to American prisoners. A 42-senator statement urges Hanoi to reveal names, allow inspections, and ensure humane treatment, mail, and early releases as peace talks at Paris stall.
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UPI
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Hanoi
Washington
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William Rogers
Lau
Defense
Melvin Laird
Henry Cabot Lodge
Xuan Thuy
Phillip Habib
Hazen braces for fear march as police secure town
In Hazen Arkansas Mayor Jerry J Screeton set up road blocks and mobilized 130 auxiliary police with shotguns while closing businesses as a small group of unarmed black militants prepare a two day walk to pass through the town. The eight marchers spent the night in Forrest City with rubbing alcohol and epsom salts as they plan to resume their walk at daybreak.
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Hazen, Ark
UPI
Jerry J. Screeton
Hazen
Forrest City
McCarthy Moves Out Amid Divorce Rumors
Senator Eugene J. McCarthy has moved from his Mount St. Alban home to a Washington hotel, with his wife Abigail and four children remaining at the house. A press secretary confirmed the move, which follows prior denials of divorce rumors and comes as McCarthy contemplates not seeking re election in 1970.
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UPI
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
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Mount St. Alban
Senate
Tension at Jerusalem rises after Al Aqsa fire shock
A fire damaged the Al Aqsa mosque in Old Jerusalem with flames sweeping the roof and interior. Prime Minister Golda Meir ordered an urgent cabinet meeting as tensions flare with the Arab world accusing Israel and curfew imposed in the Arab quarter. Israeli troops and police tightened around the old city as the blaze, starting at 7 20 a m, burned for about three and a half hours.
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United Press International
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Old Jerusalem
Israel
Golda Meir
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Mecca
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Hussein
Jordan
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Laird Cuts U.S. Military by 100000, $1.5 Billion
Defense Secretary Melvin Laird announced 100000 fewer military slots and $1.5 billion in cuts as Congress weighs smaller appropriations under the Nixon administration. He outlined a policy of protective reaction in Vietnam aimed at reducing casualties and uncovering enemy supply bases while noting ships and bases will be reduced and bases closed.
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UPI
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Congress
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Laird
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Vietnam
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Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Navy
New Jersey
Air Force
Army
After Camille’s Aftermath Looters Strike Gulf Coast
Rescue crews recovered 240 bodies along the Gulf Coast from Florida to Louisiana as looters and black marketeers exploited the disaster. Camille, now an Atlantic storm, disrupted shipping and drenched Virginia with floods that killed 30 more, with officials warning the toll could rise above 500.
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Miss
UPI
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Camille
Atlantic
Virginia
U.S
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Florida Panhandle
Louisiana
Old Dominion
Audrey
Texas
Spiro T. Agnew
1110 Inc Incorporation Notice
A notice announces the incorporation of 1110 Inc with filing details and governing oversight. The filing outlines the entity name and jurisdiction and provides standard incorporation references for public record.
Floods devastate Virginia towns from Camille remnants
Torrential rains from Hurricane Camille remnants sent rivers over banks in Virginia and West Virginia killing at least 32 people. Thirty dead in Virginia and two in West Virginia. James River surged, towns abandoned, roads ruined. West Virginia Governor Moore sought federal disaster declaration as about 300 Anjean residents evacuated to a high school.
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Lovingston
UPI
Virginia
West Virginia
James River
Ardh K. Moore
Nixon
Anjean
Richwood
School bus fleet ready for new year in Washington
Washington Community announces 16 regular and five kindergarten bus routes for 800 daily riders. Friday trial runs on all routes will ensure drivers know stops before the first day of school on September 2. Transportation director Glenn Williams lists staff including Fred Evans and Stan Foster and names each bus and kindergarten route numbered 3 through 24 with several drivers assigned to specific buses. The state safety inspection was passed with a perfect mark and residents along routes are asked to watch for buses and greet new students, including those transferring from St. James.
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Washington Community School
Glenn Williams
Fred Evans
Stan Foster
St. James
Washington Public Schools
Transportation Department
Intercepted Memo From Washington District Bus Drivers
Intercepted memo from Washington district notes a May schedule and urges smooth operations for school bus routes. It ends with a friendly sign off Yours.
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