Young Hero Not Forgotten Palach Shrine Memorials Mark Invasion Anniversary
Prague reports mark the first anniversary of the Soviet invasion with Jan Palach remembered at his grave in Charles University and Wenceslas Square tribute sites. Citizens attend quietly as rumors swirl about Dubcek and food shortages while party leaders urge a dignified August commemorative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon G
Jan Palach
Prague
Charles University
Wenceslas Square
Czechoslovakia
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Brno
Moravia
Dubcek
Oldrich Cernik
Soviet Union
Prague Radio
Frantisek Vasek
Central Committee
Interior Ministry
Germany's Postwar Rise From Ruin to Economic Power
A UPI feature recounts West Germany's postwar transformation from shock over the Nazi era to rapid economic growth. It notes currency reforms under Erhard, the 1949 devaluation, a rising trade surplus, and a labor boom, shaping politics around reunification and border issues with Poland. It profiles leaders Strauss and Schiller and the CDU SPD coalition dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludwig Erhard
Nuernberg
Germany
Ministry of Economics
United States
Europe
Franz Joseph Strauss
West Germany
Kurt Georg Kiesinger
Christian Democratic Union
CDU
Strauss
Willy Brandt
Social Democratic Party
SPD
Erhard
Bundestag
Oder- Neisse Line
East Germany
Poland
Breslau
Stettin
Danzig
Kiesinger
Wladislaw Gomulka
Oder-Niesse
Free Democrats
Bavaria
Leaning Qutb Minar in Delhi A Great 13th Century Tower
India’s Qutb Minar rises 238 feet with a noticeable lean about 24 inches from base center. Experts note its five floors, 379 steps, and inscriptions while nearby relics include Quwwat ul Islam mosque remains and the Iron Pillar. Suicide platform restrictions now limit climb to groups of three up to the second level.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Delhi
UPI
Pisa
India
Kuttubuddin Aibak
Qutb
Khwaja Mohammad Aulia
Qutb Minar
Tower of
Tower of Death
Deeds Recorded for Stutzman and Leichty Properties
On the record deeds list Marlin L Stutzman and wife transfer land in Section 12 Township 77 Range 9 to Marlin Stutzman and wife. Separately Lee R Swartzendruber deeds land in Section 35 Township 74 Range 7 to Richard L Leichty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marlin L. Stutzman
Marlin Stutman
Lee R. Swartzendruber
Richard L. Leichty
Land
Funeral services held for Mrs. Glenn Pratt
Funeral services were held Tuesday August 19 at Jones Funeral Home Washington for Mrs. Glenn Pratt. Rev. Leland Grove officiated. Burial followed in Elm Grove Cemetery with pallbearers Howard Caldwell Clyde Lambert John Gamon Dale Darbyshire Jake Earnest and Ed Chalupa.
Dear Abby column echoes on cat babies and love
The Dear Abby page from the Evening Journal, Washington, Iowa dated August 21, 1969, features three readers. One asks if cats endanger newborns, Abby says no, just keep the cat from the crib. Another considers marrying a divorcée with a child and aging mother’s disapproval. The third urges married couples to share affection and daily joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fluffy
Abby
Evening Journal
Washington
Iowa
Professional Directory Livingston Area Attorneys and Services
Listings include Law firms Day Kehoe Meeker Bates at 112 South Ave B and Stewart Shearer at 225 West Main with abstracts, Morrison Morrison Lloyd at 211 West Washington, John C Owen at 119 West Washington, Dr M L Tweeton 108 North Marion, P L Etter osteopathic physician, Maplewood Manor Nursing Home Keota, and Production Credit Association at 210 North Iowa Washington with manager Melvin Schneider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livingston, Day, Kehoe, Meeker
BATES
Robert Day
Louis J. Kehoe
Everett Meeker
Robert Bates
South Ave
Stewart & Shearer
Attorneys At Law
Richard A. Stewart
Paul V. Shearer
West Main
Production Credit Association
North Iowa
Washington
Melvin Schneider
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas C. Ward
Palach
Frankfurt
Josef Stalin
Russia
Bonn
U.S
Christian Social Union
CSU
Karl Schiller
Schiller
By R. C. Pande
Jess
Los Angeles
Cal
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Jan Vet
America
USS
Webs
Advertising Council
THE
Washington Evening Journal
John C. Owen
West Washington
South Side Square
M. L. Tweeton
North Marion
Maplewood Manor
Keota
P. L. Etter
Osteopathic
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