Russians plan moon landing in soft touch aim
Soviet space officials said preparations for a soft lunar landing are underway with no target date, while Zond 3 has returned 25 photographs of the moon’s far side. Mars probes are also being studied, though timing remains uncertain. Keldysh defended U.S. Gemini 5 as a bold flight and avoided judging Tass accusations.
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Moscow
UPI
Mstislav Keldysh
Soviet Academy of Sciences
U.S
Keldysh
Tass
United States
Russia
Soviet Union
Mars
Zond 3
Gemini 5 mission nears midcourse in high altitude flight
On day three of the eight day Gemini 10 mission astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad push toward the goal as they set up a four part maneuver to chase a mock Agena target. They report heavy workload but remain optimistic and continue tracking objectives while monitoring oxygen pressure and orbit progress.
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Cooper
United States
Conrad
Moon
Gemini Control
Atlantic
Florida
Gemini
Gordon Cooper
Pete Conrad
Cape Kennedy
Beef champion steer sold at Iowa State Fair auction
Winterset restaurant owner pays $1.60 per pound for Bruce Alleman’s grand champion baby beef steer, 937 pounds, bringing $1,446.40 with plans to slaughter for a Winterset cafe. Open show grand champion Angus from Osceola and other fair winners are noted along with attendance figures and National Guard patrols amid weather concerns.
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Des Moines
UPI
Bruce Alleman
Slater
Alvin Meyer
D - Winterset
Meyer
Winterset
Young Alleman
Scott Thompson
Eagle Grove
W. B. Dixon
Shirley Miller
Osceola
Miller
Mrs Eldridge Dies At 93 In Washington County
Mrs Jennie V Eldridge 93 of 602 West Washington Street died Sunday August 22 1965 at 530 pm in Washington County Hospital after a weeklong illness Funeral will be Tuesday at 2 pm at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Stan Woeste officiating Burial will be Woodlawn Cemetery She was born July 5 1872 in Cherokee County Kansas daughter of Hugh and Liza McCausland moved to Living Lake Community northeast of Washington at age two attended Washington Academy and married December 24 1890 to William S Eldridge who died March 4 1954 She was a member of Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church Survivors include one daughter Mrs Wayne Simmerman of Washington three sons John Earl Indianola Howard B St Louis MO and William Glen Phoenix AZ seven grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren.
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Jennie V. Eldridge
Washington Street
Washington County
Jones Funeral
Stan Woeste
Woodlawn
Eldridge
Cherokee County
Kansas
Hugh and
Liza Sweeney McCausland
Living Lake
Washington
Washington Academy
William S. Eldridge
Marion Avenue
Fire at Don Downey Furniture Store Near Richland
Richland and Hedrick fire departments responded at midnight to a blaze at Don Downey Furniture on highway 78 west of Richland. Mr and Mrs Downey, whose living quarters adjoin the store, woke to smoke in their bedroom. Fire likely started in air conditioner wiring and burned through kitchen and hall ceilings, causing substantial smoke damage some insured.
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Richland
Richland and
Hedrick
Don Downey
Highway 78
Kalona man Zano F Schillig dies at 76
Zano F Schillig of Kalona died Sunday at the Veterans Hospital in Iowa City after a short illness. Funeral at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Rich mond Wednesday at 10 a.m. with Rev. Snell. rosary Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Kalona. Burial in Schnoebelen Cemetery near Riverside. Born Richmond November 11, 1888, married Isabel McManus June 25, 1917 (d. 1962). Survived by three daughters, one son, five grandchildren, two sisters and two brothers.
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Kalona — Zano F. Schillig
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Richmond
William Snell
Peterseim
Kalona
Schnoebelen
Riverside
Mr.Schillig
Peter and
Magalene Schnoebelen Schillig
Isabel McManus
Holy Trinity Church
Chauncey
Nancy) McFarland
Bar Harbor
Calvin
Mary) Smith
Edward
Kathleen)Vorel
Hills
Ater
Santa Ana
Calif
Frame Weir
Colorado
William
Henry
Muscatine
Iowa Supreme Court Rules on Reapportionment Jurisdiction
The Iowa Supreme Court unanimously held that state courts may rule on legislative reapportionment disputes. It overruled a Polk County ruling that federal courts should handle all such cases, stating federal courts should yield to state courts if the state courts act promptly.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Supreme Court
Polk County
Harry Perkins Jr
Iowa
Supreme Court
Minutes of City Council Meeting on August 16
Public notice records show the city council met on August 16 with minutes prepared for official reporting. The document outlines standard proceedings and outcomes from the session.
George H. Paul dies in Omaha at 88
George H. Paul 88 longtime Washington real estate dealer died Saturday in Omaha Nebr after years of ill health Funeral services were set for Wednesday at 10 a.m. at Jones Funeral Home with Rev M O Smith in charge Burial will be Elm Grove Cemetery He was born May 6 1877 in Washington County to James and Elizabeth Stewart Paul He married Eva Josephine Hunter July 24 1899 who died March 2 1918 Survivors include two sons Maurice of Los Angeles and Dwight of Des Moines and several nieces and nephews
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George H. Paul
Washington
Omaha
Nebr
Jones
Rev. M. O. Smith
Elm Grove
Mr. Paul
Washington County
James
Elizabeth Stewart Paul
Eva Josephine Hunter
Maurice
Los Angeles
Dwight
Des Moines
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Skies With Showers Tuesday
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness in Iowa Tuesday with showers and thunderstorms affecting about 30 percent of the northwest portion. Warmer tonight and Tuesday with lows 50 to 55 in the north and 55 to 60 in the south. Tuesday highs 80 to 85.
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United Press International
Iowa
Four Killed Sunday in Iowa Traffic Toll Rises
Six people died on Iowa roads over the weekend, lifting the 1965 toll to 432. Among the fatalities were Kenneth Jeyne near Decorah after a crash on a gravel road, Elaine Miller near Waukon, Alfred Knudson of Hampton, and Susanna Haral of Kahoka, Missouri, in separate accidents. In Des Moines a three car pileup on Highway 141 killed Wendall Glen Sheldon and injured others.
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United Press International
Iowa
Kenneth Jeyne
Decorah
James Salem
Richard Jeyne
Ronald Dglee
Agnes Amundson
Glenville
Minn
Iowa - Minnesota
Hazel Amundson
Alma Larson
Maynard Amundson
Alfred Oliver Amundson
Amundson Auto
Des Moines
Woodward
Wendall Glen Sheldon
Eilene
Gerald Sheldon
Methodist Hospital
Kopeska
Judy Raveling
Coralville
Mercy Hospital
Tracy Douglas
Nevada
Chariton
Waukon
Elaine Miller
Ernest Lee Decker
Iowa 51
Hampton
Iowa 3
Hansell
Alfred K. Knudson
John Groniga
Dumont
Missouri
Keokuk
Susanna Haral
Kahoka
4-H exhibits judged at Fair in Washington County
1965 Iowa State Fair awards for Washington County 4 H home economics projects include 2 blue and 8 red ribbons with recipients Linda Huber Susan Knupp Vicky Bauer Mary Huber Cathy Greiner Linda Moore Rita Jones Jorjean Colthurst Diane Reif and West Chester a suit. Exhibits displayed in the 4 H Exhibits Building through Sunday August 29. Collection and construction items earned 2 blue 3 red and white ribbons and will also be shown through Sunday. 4 H and FFA members showcased include Barbara Radda Joe Wyse Christine Duvall Kathy Horn Rita Jones Tom Witthoff Betty Knecht John Wiggers Sue Jones. Penningroth Bros. of Wellman showed the grand champion Short horn bull with P Nugget reserve.
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Washington County
Sally J. Smith
County Extension Home Economist
Linda Huber
Wellman
Susan Knupp
Washington
Vicky Bauer
West Chester
Mary Huber
Cathy Greiner
Linda Moore
Rita Jones
Jorjean Colthurst
Ainsworth
Diane Reif
Sally
Fairgrounds
Ken Cuhel
County
FFA
Barbara Radda
Joe Wyse
Christine Duvall
Kathy Horn
Tom Witthoff
Betty Knecht
John Wiggers
Sue Jones
Crawfordsville
Bombing Near China Hits Ban Trach Complex in Viet Nam
UPI reports American jets dropped 250 tons of bombs and rockets on North Viet Nam Sunday, hitting the Ban Trach hydroelectric plant and dam near Hanoi and striking Highway 6 close to China. Ground actions slowed after a high tempo week. convoys reached Kontum and helicopters airlifted Vietnamese battalions into the Mekong delta amid fighting with Viet Cong forces.
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Saigon
UPI
North
Viet Nam
Communist
China
Hanoi
Ban Trach
U.S
Communist China
North Viet Nam
Red China
South Viet Nam
Kontum
1St Infantry Division
Nha Trang
Lang Bum
Red River
Lao Kay
Ban Thich
U. S
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Earth
Chris Kraft
Robert Gilruth
Manned Spacecraft Center
Center
George M. Lowe
Iowa Fair
Lyle
Rhnnie Hofer
Comanche
Bernie Barnard
Blue Mound
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa National Guard
Alce
Ralph Geocke
J.R. Fleming
Marshalltown
Marvin Nichols
Ankeny
E.L. Williams
W. S. Eldridge
Penningroths
Penningroth Bros
P. F. Nugget
Don
Orville Penningroth
Viet
NASA
UPI Telephoto
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