Rural safety survey planned in Washington County
The Washington County Farm Bureau Women launch a rural road safety survey led by county rural safety chairman Mrs. R. Dean Luers. Fifteen township couples will drive roads, note hazards, and mark issues on township maps to guide removal of safety problems, with state and county officials endorsing the program and deadlines set for map return by September 20.
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Washington
Washington County
Farm Bureau
R. Dean Luers
Robert Huber
Plane crash kills 58 Marines in Hong Kong harbor
A U.S. Marine transport C130 Hercules crashed and exploded shortly after takeoff in Hong Kong harbor. Of 71 aboard, 58 Marines died, many inside the submerged fuselage, with 13 survivors rescued as divers later recovered charred bodies. The aircraft had been in Hong Kong for rest and recuperation from Vietnam duties.
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Hong Kong
UPI
U.S
South Viet Nam
Kai Tak International
China
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Kowloon City
Marine Corps
U. S
da Nang
Viet Nam
Municipal Band to End Summer Season in Central Park
The Washington Municipal Band wraps up its summer schedule with a final concert at 8 p.m. Wednesday in Central Park under Dick Balard. Vocal solos by Mrs. Tom Brown and piano by Ronald Wise highlight the program, including selections from My Fair Lady and Moon River, plus marches and Disney tunes. An ice cream social hosted by the Kiwanis Club starts at 5:30 p.m. in Central Park. if rain, it moves to City Hall.
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Washington’s. Municipal Band
Central Park
Unce
Dick Balard
Tom Brown
Ronald Wise
Washington Junior High School
Farrar, North Iowa
Berryman
Walt Disney
Alfred Reed
Walters
Heyer
King
America the Beautiful
Washington Kiwanis Club
City Hall
Plan Tryouts Monday for Jr. High Chorus
Eighth and ninth graders at Washington Junior High School are invited to attend chorus tryouts next Monday August 30. The session includes returning chorus members and others who wish to sing, with participants reporting to the music room after registration. Mrs. Dean Stanley will direct the chorus.
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Washington Junior High School
Music Room
Dean Stanley
Area 4-H members earn ribbons at Iowa State Fair
Three area 4-H members earned recognition in swine and sheep divisions. Kathy Horn of Washington and Joe White of Ainsworth won blue ribbons in market hog entries, with Joe advancing to the final rounds for hogs and pens. Becky Berdo earned purple showmanship and multiple blue ribbons in Suffolk Ram, Ewe, and Yearling lamb classes, with top placements in several Suffolk categories. Hawkeye Acres of Crawfordsville showed the grand champion Angus female and multiple champion bulls, with ownership listed as J. Robert Carr of Crawfordsville and Tom Huston of Columbus Junction.
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Kathy Horn
Washington
Joe White
Ainsworth
Hampshire
Joe
4-H
Becky Berdo
Becky
Hawkeye Acres
Crawfordsville
J. Robert Carr
Tom Huston
Columbus Junction
Gemini 5 Pursues Eight Day Spaceflight Milestone
Gemini 5 astronauts Gordon Cooper and Charles Conrad push into their fourth day in orbit over the Atlantic. They fix a sighting device, warm spacesuits, and report comfortable conditions as they approach the 1.9 million mile flight goal. Cooper breaks U.S. time in space records while eyeing the 119 hour world endurance mark as control for an eight day mission proceeds.
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Florida
Conrad
Gemini
Cooper
U.S
Valerie Bykovsky
Gemini Control
Anna
Atlantic
Bermuda
Mary Atlantic
Cape Kennedy
Valery Bykovsky
Walter, M. Schirra
Thomas P. Stafford
Agena
Kraft
Notice of dissolution and probate matters in Public Notices Today
Public notices list dissolution of Ainsworth Improvement Corporation and probate of the will with appointment of executor for the estate of Anna Dawson.
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Ainsworth
Improvement Corporation
Anna Dawson
Brighton school gains new look for opening term
Maintenance crews renovated the Brighton elementary building in the Washington Community School District this summer. The work included painting, new partitions, a hallway connecting the main building to the gym, and reconfigured classrooms to include six rooms plus spaces for audio visual work an kindergarten. Outside, vacant lots west of the gym were cleared for a playground after blacktopping. Aubrey Russell becomes principal. staff includes Dale Graff Dorothy Elmore Eleanor Marie Kep ler Clareen Arnold Maynard Peck and Irvan Rich.
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Washington Community
Brighton
Aubrey Russell
Washington
Dale
Pearl) Graff
Dorothy Elmore
William
Eleanor) Marie
Leo
Lucile) Kepler
Teenage fashion show at county fairgrounds tonight
A teen style show is scheduled at the Washington County Fairgrounds in the exhibit building starting at 8 30 p m. The public is invited with no admission charge. The event is sponsored by Seifert s and Joe Falk Clothing stores of Washington.
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Washington County Fairgrounds
Fairgrounds
Seiferts and
Joe Falk Clothing Stores
Washington
Andy Williams Leads Iowa State Fair Show at Des Moines
Des Moines reports Andy Williams headlined the Iowa State Fair attractions for the opening day, joined by the Osmond Brothers and a Chicago troupe. Pork Queen Linda Barrett of Granger, 17, plans Iowa State University, while grand champion beef auctions raise funds for local youths. Hereford and Angus winners include Leo Palmer and John Gottfried with notable bids by voters and meat companies.
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Des Moines
UPI
Andy Williams
Williams
Wall Lake
Iowa
Hollywood
Osmond Brothers
Chicago
Linda Barrett
Granger
St. Joseph
Iowa State University
Alvin Meyer
Winterset
Satur
Meyer
Bruce Alleman
Slater
Young Alleman
Scott Thompson
Eagle Grove
W. B. Dixon
Alburnett
Leo Palmer
Palmer
I. A. Kemp
Mayor Urges Motorists to Use Old Routes Until Streets Open
Mayor Cloid Willits asks drivers to avoid the new Washington streets until paving, driveways, sidewalks, and terraces are finished. He notes new streets mainly serve residents and those using them do so at their own risk as work continues.
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Cloid Willits
Washington
Suit filed for $100000 damages in Washington County
A suit filed in district court seeks $100000 for injuries to Paul Louis Owen from a September 22 1963 auto crash near West Chester. Plaintiff M John Owen sues William T Russell alleging negligence by Miss Russell caused the rural intersection collision.
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Washington County
Robert Porter
M. John Owen
Paul Louis Owen
William T. Russell
Washington
Anna Louise Russell
West Chester
B 52 Bombing North of Chu Lai Reports Viet Cong Installations
U S B 52 bombers from Guam struck a Viet Cong installation five miles north of Chu Lai as Marines from Jackson Mississippi significantly boosted South Viet Nam forces. Bien Hoa base suffered a mortar attack with 32 rounds. 47 planes damaged but minimal casualties. At Da Nang and Chu Lai Marine engineers arrived as total U S force reaches about 88 600 with pending expansion to 125 000.
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Saigon
UPS
Guam
Chu Lai
U.S
Bien Hoa
Philip Brooks
Jackson
Miss
South
Viet Nam
North
U.S. Seventh Marine Engineers Battalion
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Coast Guard
Johnson
U.S. Navy
Iowa Weather Report Partly Cloudy With Showers
United Press International reports Iowa forecast for Wednesday includes partly cloudy skies with showers and thunderstorms in the east portion. Warmer in the southeast, high near 85, overnight low around 55 to 60. Outlook generally fair with warmer temperatures ahead.
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United Press International
Iowa
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