Heat closes two schools in Independence Iowa
From UPI reports a spell of oppressive heat closes two Independence schools before they open. Also reported UPI items note a Missouri Human Rights Commission complaint against Hutchens Mortuary for alleged discrimination in the handling of a body. In Wichita Kansas police report sniper activity and firebombs in a predominantly Negro district after a shooting. Des Moines: Iowa State Education Association places staff in four communities to assist local associations, with field reps James Hobbler and Larry Kelley assigned to east central, southeast, north central and northeast Iowa.
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Wichita, Kan
UPI
Des Moines
Iowa State Education Association
ISEA
James A. Hobbler
University of Northern Iowa
West Liberty
East Central
Iowa
Larry Kelley
Charles City
Rescue at Ohio Penitentiary Ends Hostage Crisis
National Guard backed by police stormed the Ohio State Penitentiary after 28 hours of hostage taking by 350 prisoners. Nine guards were freed unharmed as 5 convicts were killed and 90 pounds of explosives used to breach cell blocks.
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Columbus
National Guard
Daley urges federal help for city security at Demo platform
Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley told the Democratic Platform Committee that federal programs are needed to boost protective forces in violence plagued cities. Speaking for the National League of Cities and the U S Conference of Mayors, he urged federal support for slum housing and joblessness, insisting security in homes is a fundamental right and protesting civil unrest without violence.
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Chicago
UPI
Richard J. Daley
Democratic National Convention Platform Committee
Daley
National League of Cities
U.S. Conference of Mayors
International Amphitheatre
Shirley Temple Black on Scene in Prague Amid Tank Conflict
UPI report from Prague describes American actress Shirley Temple Black dining amid the siege as civilians watch Soviet tanks in Wenceslas Square. Witnesses recount brave defiance, street shooting, and a mix of fear, pride, and resignation as tanks roll past landmarks.
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UPI
Shirley Temple
Wenceslas Square
Charles A. Black
Woodside
Calif
America
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Wenceslas
Prague Radio
Prague Television
Ceteka
CTK
Radio Free Prague
Prague under Soviet occupation faces heavy fighting and curfew
Reports from Radio Free Prague and Czech outlets describe fierce clashes in major cities as Soviet troops advance. At least seven killed and over 200 wounded in Czech lands, with Prague's Karlovo district and Wenceslas Square in flames as civilians resist.
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UPI
Czechoslovak ‘Freedom Radios
Radio Free Prague
Karlovo
Radio Bratislava
Radio
Iowa seeks return of convicted killer Dodd from West Indies
Thomas A. Dodd 41, who escaped last summer from Fort Madison Iowa Men’s Penitentiary, has been located in the French West Indies. Special Assistant Atty. Gen. Roger Ivie said Gov. Harold E. Hughes asked the federal government to intervene. Dodd was sentenced to life in 1955 for murder during an armed robbery at Newton. a police officer and another man were wounded.
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Fort Madison
Elmer Comstock
Newton
Eisenhower Heart Irritability Despite Stable Vital Signs
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained in critical condition with irregular heartbeats through the night, according to Walter Reed Army Hospital. An 11:20 a.m. bulletin said he was without pain and his pulse, blood pressure, and temperature stayed stable, though doctors noted continued cardiac irritability and extra beats.
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UPI
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Army
Walter Reed Army Hospital
Gen
Eisenhower
Weather outlook for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers north tonight. Lows in the 70s. Friday brings more partly cloudy skies and a small shower risk especially in the north. Cooler conditions are possible in the north with highs in the 80s, while southern areas reach the 90s.
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Iowa
West Allies Move to Con demn Soviet Czech Invasion
The United States Britain and Western partners finalize a Security Council draft condemning the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia and demanding immediate withdrawal of troops. The measure, led by Lord Caradon, seeks sponsorship from the US Britain Canada France Denmark Paraguay and Brazil and urges Moscow to refrain from reprisals.
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United States
Britain
Security Council
Czechoslovakia
Council
Soviet Union
Hungary
Lord Caradon
Canada
France
Denmark
Paraguay
Brazil
Joao Augusto de Araujo Castro
Poland
Bulgaria
East Germany
The
United
Firemen rescue boy from home furnace register
Six year old Tony Altenhofen was rescued by Washington firefighters after falling into a basement register at 502 West Main. Firemen freed him by removing a furnace pipe. he was frightened but uninjured and reunited with his mother Mrs. Leslie Altenhofen.
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Tony Altenhofen
Leslie Altenhofen
Washington
Altenhofen
W. Main
Intercepted memo from CITY FIREMEN in Washington
A brief intercepted memo from CITY FIREMEN in Washington refers to riding on the back of a bright red truck. The note is signed with the initials WEJ and conveys a casual, possibly unofficial message.
Scalise speaks at delegate meeting
Iowa delegate Lawrence Scalise led a credentials committee vote to seat Mississippi loyalists over regulars at the Democratic national convention. The 84 to 10 decision cited party responsibility and improper notice of caucus conventions as key factors in overturning the regular Mississippi slate.
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Chicago
IDPA
Iowa
Mississippi
Lawrence Scalise
Scalise
Des Moines
Hughes pledges rural poverty aid and farm policy
Iowa Governor Harold Hughes, speaking to the Democratic Platform Committee, says rural America faces greater poverty, hunger, and disease than cities. He calls for a double barreled national agricultural policy, one to end rural poverty and another to boost commercial farming income. He urges more government services and targeted antipoverty efforts for open country and small towns.
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Chicago
UPI
America
Harold E. Hughes
Democratic Platform Committee
Hughes
United States
Iowa
U.S. Senate
Pope Paul VI Arrives in Colombia for Historic Visit
Pope Paul VI lands at El Dorado Airport in Bogotá after a long Rome to Colombia flight. Crowds estimated at 500000 line routes and plazas as 15000 security forces guard the pontiff on his first papal visit to the continent amid calls for social reform and birth control debate.
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Colombia
UPI
Paul VI
Papa
el Dorado International Airport
Rome
Carlos Lleras Restrepo
Avianca Airlines
Seven Mile
Notice to bidders for sandblasting upper courthouse
Public notice announces bids for sandblasting or cleaning upper areas of the county courthouse. It outlines bid requirements and submission details for qualified contractors. The notice appears among public notices on pages 6 and 7.
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Court House
Fred A. Donaldson
County Board of Supervisors
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