Dirksen Cleared Office as Protestors Demanded Welfare Rights
Senator Everett Dirksen ordered capitol police to clear about a dozen protesters in his office who pressed for more welfare rights for the unemployed. The group, led by Jane Reed of Chicago, urged opposition to the House Social Security Bill and support for the administration plan, calling for job guarantees and work requirements for welfare recipients.
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Chicago
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Capital
National Organization For Wes
Rockwell's followers clash at burial in Culpeper
UPI reports American Nazis attempted to march into Arlington National Cemetery to bury George Lincoln Rockwell. MPs from Ft. Belvoir halted the assault with Maj. Gen. Turner present. Several Nazis were arrested for trying to enter on or with a hearse bearing the body. Shirley Temple runs for Congress in California.
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UPI
George Lincoln Rockwell
National
Ft. Belvoir
Washington
Rockwell
Leas
Mps
Army
Carl C. Turner
Pentagon
Navy
Arlington
National Cemetery
Douglas Niles
Marshals
Turner
Niles
Pfc
James ©. Dewitt
Michigan
Regular Army
Heas
Ft. Gordon
Maxwell
Richard A Stewart resigns as treasurer of Presbyterian Home
Richard A Stewart, Washington attorney, resigns as treasurer of the board of directors of the United Presbyterian Home here effective September 1. He is the last remaining original board member and has guided the home from a six room facility to a 113 member retirement center. The board praises his long service and dedication and notes the expansion outlook including cottages and a new three story wing.
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Richard A. Stewart
Washington
United Presbyterian Home
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Stewart
Stewart Manor
Board of the Home
Board of Directors
Freeway Plan for U S 218 Gets Federal Approval
The U S Bureau of Public Roads approved a June 15 public hearing in Washington for a 49 mile segment of U S 218 Freeway from U S 34 near Mt. Pleasant to near Iowa City. The project costs about $33 million and parallels present U S 218 as part of a broader Iowa Freeway System alongside a southwest Iowa City bypass.
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U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
Washington
U. S. 34
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa City
Iowa State Highway Commission
Bureau of Public Roads
Iowa
Mason City
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
Keokuk
Iowa 92
The
Highway Commission
Workmen Begin Sealing Streets In Washington Business District
Pedestrians occupied the west side of Washington square and adjacent streets as workmen started applying a sealer coat this morning. The sealing will continue on all business area streets as weather permits, with showers interrupting progress.
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Washington's Square
Weather Outlook For Iowa Tonight
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness across Iowa with a chance of scattered thundershowers in the east and central regions. Lows range from the upper 40s in the northwest to the lower 50s in the east and south.
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Iowa
Court Says Payment Due To Truckers Rebates
Claims totaling over 3 million dollars against Iowa have been filed with the state appeal board over prorating truckers license fees from 1960 to 1964. The Iowa Supreme Court ruled the compact mile basis illegal, but the appeals board has paid hundreds of thousands and faces potential total claims up to several million while awaiting audit attestations.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa
State Appeal Board
Iowa Reciprocity Board
Iowa Supreme Court
Appeal Board
Troller
Reciprocity Board
California
Consolidated Freight Ways
Polk County
Wade Clark
Reim
Attorney General's Office
Paul Franzenburg
Franzenburg
Juveniles admit killing of 238 turkeys on Wellman area farm
Four to five juveniles reportedly involved in a turkey slaughter on the Jake Litwiller farm west of Wellman on August 19. Washington County sheriff Charles Snyder said four boys are named and a fifth may be implicated. The youths used corn knives to kill the birds, with more turkeys found north of Kalona. One offender was 15.
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Wellman
Washington County
Charles Snyder
Jake Litwiller
Welkona Company
Kalona
Litwiller
Culver to Address Democrats at County Dinner
At a county meeting last night the Democrats planned their annual fundraiser a dinner at Knights of Columbus Hall on Tuesday October 19 at 7 p.m. Congressman John C. Culver of Iowa Second District will be the principal speaker. The Jackson Jefferson dinner will be in Des Moines on Saturday October 7 with Senator Edward Kennedy from Massachusetts as speaker contact James Quinn for tickets Bert Leming First District Committeeman attended the meeting.
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Knights of Columbus
John C. Culver
Iowa
Jackson Jefferson
Des Moines
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
James Quinn
Washington
Bert Leming
Door Bell Missing Sparks London Chinatown Clash
Chinese armed with baseball bats clashed with British police outside the Peking legation in London. At least two injured as Red Guards fought Britons and police amid claims of sabotage over a missing door bell. Shen Ping protested to the Foreign Office as authorities said the attack followed the embassy burning in Peking.
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London
UPI
Peking
Legation
Shen Ping
Foreign Office
Shen
Auto firms seek US wage hikes in three year deal
The auto industry offered UAW employees a pay raise of 34 to 44 cents an hour over three years, about 4 percent overall. GM and Ford proposed additional raises for skilled workers, stronger layoff protection, bigger pensions, and other improvements, with Chrysler expected to mirror the offers. Present contracts expire Sept. 6 and a strike at the Big Three seems likely.
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Detroit
UPI
United Auto Workers
UAW
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
U.S
Louis G. Seaton
Air War Is Costly: 16 Bombers Lost in North Vietnam
The United States confirmed a record 16 bombers lost last week attacking North Vietnam, with 22 of 26 aircrew downed and feared captured or dead. The battle centered in MIG alley near Hanoi Haiphong, within 40 miles of the Chinese border, as the conflict produced heavy losses on both sides and damaged bridges along Route 11.
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Saigon
UPI
United States
North Vietnam
Hanoi
ADN
Haiphong
Wilson named Britain’s economic boss amid reshuffle
Prime Minister Harold Wilson moved quickly to tackle Britain’s ailing economy by appointing himself national economic overseer and reshuffling ministers. He met with three top industry figures to discuss unemployment and recovery, while Conservative Edward Heath denounced the move as a display of panic and lack of confidence in colleagues.
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UPI
Harold Wilson
Britain
Wilson
No. 10
Downing St
Edward Heath
Heath
Washington Municipal Band’s Final Summer Concert
Washington's Municipal Band will give its final summer concert in Central Park at 8 p.m. Wednesday. Milo Steele Sr. will play baritone horn and Milo Sorden will sing with three of his own compositions. Roy Hodges narrates a special selection. Dir. Dick Ballard announces the program ending the series with marches, overtures, and original pieces including I Like Little Girls.
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Central Park
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Milo Sorden
Roy Hodges
Dick Ballard
Berlin
Fillmore
King
Milo Steele Sr
Osterling
Souund
Rodgers
Emblem of Unity
Richards
Milo Serden
T - Bones
van Auken
Liedzen
Gillis
Appointment of administrator for Hodson estate
Probate notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of James H. Hodson. Official records specify the court, duties, and qualification requirements for the administrator.
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James H. Hodson
Hattie McConnell
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