Iowa plans to aid alcoholics with new centers and halfway houses
Eight district community service centers and three halfway houses will be established across Iowa under a federal program to combat alcoholism. The project, directed by Gov. Hughes and Russell Wilson, will use federal funds nearly $600,000 plus state matching money to place centers in eight vocational rehab districts and operate halfway houses to help alcoholics readjust after treatment.
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Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
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Russell Wilson
Board of Control
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Wilson
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U.S. Office of Economic Opportunity
U.S. Vocational Rehabilitation Association
State Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Five killed in New Haven shooting spree
A goateed gunman identified as Arthur Davis shot five people to death and wounded two in New Haven before fleeing. He was arrested hours later near New Brunswick, NJ after a high speed chase on the New Jersey Turnpike. Davis, about 25, was taken to the State Police Barracks at New Brunswick. Authorities said he likely killed a volunteer church worker and four others in a summer of mass killings.
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New Haven, Conn
UPI
New Brunswick
Arthur Davis
New Jersey
Davis
New Haven
Chicago
Iowa couple joins five sons in military service
In Cherokee Iowa Mrs Roy Scott and her husband report one son in the Air Force one in the Army and three in the Navy making five sons in uniform The Hoffmans of New Jersey had been praised by President Johnson for five sons in active Marine Corps duty highlighting a national milestone
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Iowa
UPI
Hoffman
New Jersey
Roy Scott
Air Force
Army
Navy
Henry J. Hoffman
Johnson
Marine Corps
Hoff
Man
St James School Opens 1996 67 Term Schedule
The 1996 67 term at St James School Washington begins Tuesday August 30 with a half day for first graders. The first full day for all students is Wednesday August 31. Tuesday sessions run 9 to 1130 am and classes start Wednesday at 835 am. The hot lunch program starts Wednesday.
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St. James School
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Te School
Longer School Days Change junior high schedule
The junior high will lengthen class time by fifteen minutes for the 1966 67 year. Doors open at 8 am, with students urged to arrive about 8 30 and homeroom starting at 8 35. The move aims to extend the activity period to 55 minutes to broaden chorus and band participation. Transportation Director Glenn Williams will have buses stop at the junior high first to enable the change.
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Glenn Williams
Stanley
Wise
Richard Gipple
Public notices: administrator appointment and school district election
Notice of administrator appointment for the estate of August Otto Senmidt appears in Public Notices Today. Also a special election is scheduled in Highland Community School District and the incorporation of Steele Lumber, Mt. Pleasant, Inc. is noted.
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August Otto Senmidt
Highland Community
Esognee of Incorporation of
Steele Lumber, Mt. Pleasant, Inc
Error of 50 Yards as U.S. Planes Strike Own Infantry
In Phu Lai near Saigon, two U.S. Air Force fighters accidentally dropped napalm and strafed their own battalion from the 1st Infantry division, killing several soldiers and wounding over 20 during a two day clash with Viet Cong. Maj. Gen. William E. Depuy called it a 50 yard error, while Air Force crews and Saigon officials attributed no blame. Nearby, Marines repelled a Communist assault in Operation Prairie, with mortars and grenades following a night attack.
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Saigon
Phu Lai
William E. Depuy
Mekong
Air Force
Pfe
William Sparks
Champaign
U.S
William
Bill) Carpenter
Army
Tapalm
Central Highlands
Phu Loi
Faith Hurricane Reaches Caribbean Resorts
Faith the hurricane with 90 mph winds moved toward the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico prompting residents to seal homes and businesses. Alerts for Dominica and Guadeloupe were dropped while St Thomas and San Juan prepared with shelters, stockpiles, and evacuations as the storm tracked northwest.
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San Juan
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Caribbean
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Tropics
Leeward Islands
Faith
Antigua
Dominica
Marie Galante
Guadeloupe
Coast Guard
Weather Outlook Iowa Fair Warmer Tonight Through Saturday
United Press International reports Iowa will stay fair and slightly warmer. Low temperatures tonight around 59 to 60. Highs Saturday near 90. Sunday outlook: partly cloudy with scattered showers and cooler northwest conditions.
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Iowa
King and Kennedy meet to ease Chicago open housing crisis
Dr. Martin Luther King and other civil rights leaders meet with officials to avert a protest march into Cicero. King urged fearless negotiation as thousands gather in Chicago, echoing Kennedy’s inaugural address.
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Chicago
UPL
Martin Luther King
John F. Kennedy
Cicero
King
South Side
Kennedy
House rejects plan to call reserves in Vietnam funding bill
Washington reports the House and Senate clash over elective use of reservists in Vietnam blocking final passage of a 58 billion defense appropriation. The Senate plan would allow National Guard and reservists with little active duty to be called by President Johnson. A House Senate conference could resolve the dispute as members stand by Thursday’s vote. The bill funds defense activities for the year starting July 1.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Viet Nam
Johnson
House-Senate
Titan 3C Turret Explodes After Launch From Cape Kennedy
A Titan 3C rocket carrying military communications satellites exploded about 80 seconds after liftoff from Cape Kennedy. Debris showered the Atlantic as two solid rockets were jettisoned, leaving a pink flame and a reddish smoke plume. No injuries were reported as the launch site was distant from populated areas and the cause was not immediately known.
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Atlantic
Air Force
Tran
Sumone
Pacific Ocean
Titan
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