Indians to Move to Muscatine for Jobs in Iowa
State officials said a move of Sioux families from the Rosebud area to Muscatine is planned within two weeks. The program includes housing in rented homes or apartments, with two trained plumbers among the men. Families will receive $250 per family for transport and initial living costs, then rely on earnings to stay. If successful, more families will follow to Muscatine and other Iowa cities.
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Muscatine
Rudolph
Iowa
Des Moines
West resumes arms to Middle East amid Soviet deliveries
Britain and the United States plan limited arms shipments to Middle East states to counter Soviet weapon shipments. Britain will supply Israel 18 Centurion tanks valued around $1 million from a 40-tank order, and Jordan may receive a small number of warplanes. The United States reportedly agreed to provide Jordan with jet fighters.
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London
UPI
Britain
United States
Middle East
Israel
Jordan
U. S
DIES IN VIETNAM Too late to visit husband
Mary Ellen Link, 21, rushed to Greater Pittsburgh Airport to join her Marine husband Raymond Link in Hawaii for a rest leave. An officer summoned her to the airport where Capt Edward Conte informed her he had been killed in action Monday in Vietnam. Link had served nine months in Vietnam and had reenlisted after the birth of their daughter Jacquiline.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Mary Ellen Link
Greater Pittsburg
Hawaii
Marine Corps
Edward Conte
Link
Raymond
Vietnam
Jacquiline
Mary Ellen
Conte
Midwest governors urge changes to highway, justice, taxes
The 17 resolutions urged removing the 10 percent highway penalty for noncompliance, offering bonuses to compliant states, and supporting the 1967 Federal Criminal Justice Act. Other proposals called for federal tax sharing, opposition to tolls on waterways, and objection to federal meat inspection programs. Governor Romney warned of political manipulation in Johnson's civil rights and Vietnam policies amid the Lake of the Ozarks conference.
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Osage Beach
UPI
Harry S. Truman
Lake of the Ozarks
George Romney
Michigan
Johnson
Vietnam
School election notices for Highland and Mid Prairie districts
Notices announce forthcoming school elections in Highland and Mid Prairie districts. Also listed is probate of the will of Ralph L. Gibson and the appointment of the estate's executor.
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Highland
Mid- Prairie
Ralph L. Gibson
Improvement urged for Great River Road plans
Iowa Highway Commission leaders urged paving sections of the Great River Road along the Mississippi in eastern Iowa and to bring the route into the primary highway system. Vice Chair Derby Thompson promised specific suggestions at the next meeting as officials discussed rest stops and scenic overlooks. The action followed a statewide effort to upgrade the road from the Gulf to Minnesota, with Bradley reappointed as chairman and Thompson as vice chair.
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Ames
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Highway Commission
Commission
Harry Bradley Jr
Des Moines
Gulf of Mexico
Minnesota
Bradley
Derby Thompson
Burlington
Thompson
Meredith Printing
Missouri River
Sioux City
Nebraska
U.S. 20
Quad City Construction Co
Rock Island
U.S. 34
U.S. 61
Morgan Construction Co
Fort Dodge
Harrison County
Missouri Valley
Mondamin
Desolate South Iowa Avenue Seal Coat Works Begin
A deserted business district street in South Iowa Avenue shows a seal coat operation underway on a Wednesday. City officials say streets will reopen to traffic by evening and night stores will operate. the west side requires Friday morning clearance for completion.
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Iowa Avenue
Washington Street
Journal
Helen Gilbert
City landfill opens to public in Washington
Washington city sanitation head Raymond Miller announced the landfill is now open to residents. Drivers may use Coppock road to reach the south gate, dump only under the attendant’s supervision, and keep debris from spreading on the road south of Washington. Fines will be imposed for littering.
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Washington
Raymond Miller
City Sanitation Department
Coppock
Viet Cong ambush near Saigon spurs multi-front clashes
Viet Cong guerrillas attacked about 800 U.S. troops near Saigon and killed civilians in a terror raid. Eight Americans died and 44 wounded in a ten hour battle as the party threatened Vietnam's elections. Another raid killed Vietnamese and 39 young men were abducted. 125 Americans died last week, total U.S. war losses exceed 90,000.
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Saigon
API
U.S
South Vietnam
Johnson
Blue Ribbon
Vietnam
USS
Thanh Binh
Nguyen Cao Ky
Tanh Binh
North Vietnam
Hoo-lac
Hanoi
Chest drive opens here on October 2
The annual Washington Community Chest fund drive opens October 2 for two weeks through October 14. General chair man Don Oxenford announced the dates to avoid cold weather delays. The Budget Committee met August 28 at Mrs Don Minick’s home for a preliminary budget review, with Robert Riley chairing again and members Bob Vandelinden, Mrs Phillip Kneen, Jim McQuaid, and Clem Dold. The next Budget Committee meeting is set for September 5.
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Washington Community Chest Fund
Don Oxenford
Oxenford
Community Chest
Don Minick
Robert Riley
Bob Vandelinden
Phillip Kneen
Jim McQuaid
Clem Dold
Rockwell’s remains secretly cremated in Arlington
The body of George Lincoln Rockwell was secretly cremated at a local funeral home. His followers smuggled the ashes to their hilltop headquarters after a 24 hour search for a gravesite failed.
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Arlington
UPI
Fuehrer
George Lincoln Rockwell
Midwest Farm Bureau Meets on Storage for Record Crops
Chicago UPI reports 12 state Farm Bureaus gather with rail, barge, trucking and grain groups to tackle moving storing and marketing a predicted record crop of 4.6 billion bushels of corn and 1 billion of soybeans. Officials note rising yields and acreage drive the need for storage and market stability as production climbs since the 1950s.
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Chicago
UPI
Midwest State Farm Bureaus
American Farm Bureau Federation
United States
Farm Bureau
Washington Holiday Observance Notices
Local stores and offices will close Monday September 4 for a holiday. The Evening Journal will publish at noon. Post office will not deliver but within city limits special delivery letters will reach recipients. Post office lobby hours 8 am to 6 pm. Washington Country Club plans a two ball foursome at 1:30 pm followed by a 6:30 pm pot luck supper.
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Washington
Evening Journal
Washington Country Club
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Generally fair tonight and Friday with warmer conditions in the northwest and north central areas. Lows tonight 40 to 45, highs Friday 75 to 80, and Saturday outlook fair to partly cloudy with a little warmer temperatures and a chance of showers in the northern portions.
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United Press International
Iowa
Northwest
North Central
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