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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1965
Page
7
A reader letters column discusses a 17 year old boy blamed for a teen pregnancy. The family contemplates marriage, Abby advises against it, urges legal counsel, and stresses lasting commitment over escape.
Registration at Columbus Community School runs Wednesday August 25 from 8 30 a m to noon and 1 to 4 p m in the student center and high school office. School starts Monday August with a full week. The Columbus Community High School marching band holds its organization meeting Tuesday August 24 at 7 30 p m in the band room. First rehearsal is Friday August 27 at 7 30 p m.
Columbus Junction notes Watermelon Days will be observed at Conesville Friday and Saturday August 27 and 28. A queen contest leads Friday events with contests for children horse shoe pitching and other entertainments including a dance at 8. Activities end with a featured slam and games each afternoon.
Governor Harold E. Hughes resumes duties in Des Moines while doctors pursue a thorough checkup. He was hospitalized in Iowa City for possible gall bladder trouble after fainting spells and a canceled speech to the International Chiropractors Association. He plans further tests and avoids fried foods as his schedule permits.
New Delhi reports 14 Pakistani soldiers killed across three clashes near the cease-fire line in Kashmir. Four captured, Indian losses two dead and one wounded. Pakistan denies involvement, calling it a Muslim uprising. Indian official vows no quarter.
Gemini 5 pilots Cooper and Conrad neared a long space mission as they logged over 770000 miles in two days, with sleep limited and no major faults. Flight Director Kraft voiced optimism about eight day potential as they tackled six more days of science and a phantom satellite approach.
The Gemini 5 mission reported fuel cell pressure rebounding to 91.3 psi after a dip to 60, allowing astronauts to catch up on sleep. Conrad and Aldrin described fatigue and reduced appetite as they troubleshoot power issues, planning a potential rendezvous with a radar satellite only after electrical strength improves.
UPI reports Rev. Douglas A. Thompson, 59, a white Unitarian minister active in civil rights, was ambushed with buckshot near Magnolia Towers in Jackson after yielding a Negro church member home. He suffered multiple injuries including a punctured lung while police hunt for a white gunman in a light green car.
A dense roster of estate sales hardware auctions and weekly livestock auctions across Washington County and nearby towns. Listings include dates from August 24 through September, with sites at the Washington County Fairgrounds Keota Ainsworth Ollie and Kalona plus regular sales at Wayland Columbus Junction and Wapello markets.
In Berlin a West Berliner, Klaus Matuschke, 28, was shot and wounded by East German border guards after his motorboat strayed into Red territory on the Havel River during a Sunday outing with his wife and sister-in-law. U.S. commandant Maj. Gen. John F. Franklin Jr. condemned the shooting and urged the Russians to stop border killings.
Matuschke sustained a wound but managed to pilot his boat back to the West Berlin shore. He underwent surgery at a West Berlin hospital and was reported unhurt beyond the injury.
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