Washington County 4H and FFA Fair Tickets On Sale
Season tickets priced at 2 for admission to all four days July 25 to 28 at the fair grounds. Tickets from 4 H or FFA members or at the County Extension office Hotse Feed & Grain and McDaniel Drug Store. Children under 12 admitted free. Carnival ride books available for 1. Schedule includes Miss Washington County pageant July 25 and free barbecue July 28.
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Washington County
FFA
County Extension Office
Hotse Feed & Grain
McDaniel Drug Store
Johnson challenges Hanoi for peace talks during Midwest tour
President Johnson, in Omaha and Des Moines, warns Hanoi to seek peace or face continued bombing in North Viet Nam. He states Air Strikes will continue and offers to negotiate at short notice with no agenda or prior understanding. Holiday notices follow about July 4 observances and post office closures.
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San Antonio
Tex
UPI
Johnson
Texas
Viet Nam
Omaha
Neb
Des Moines
Iowa
Hanoi
Washington
United States
Johnson City
Lady Bird
Luci
Pat. Nugent
Johnson campaigns in Iowa farms amid heat and hog pens
President Johnson toured a 1270 acre Diehl farm south of Des Moines in 90 degree heat visiting cattle barns and a hog pen with Lady Bird. He spoke at a Des Moines fundraising dinner and discussed farm policy with Gov. Hughes and other Midwest Democrats. A later stop in Indianola featured a 17 year old girl with a Black Angus heifer and a friendly greeting.
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Johnson
Des Moines
Iowa
UPI
W.W
Woody) Diehl
Texas
Lady Bird
Diehls
Diehl
Des Moines Veterans Memorial Auditorium
Harold Hughes
Nebraska
Frank Morrison
Hughes
Omaha
Donald van Ryswyk
Indianola
van Ryswyk
Washington
Viet Nam
Cindy Ten Hagen
Cindy
Tom Ten Hagen
Withdrawal Day for French Forces
Paris reports V-Day as French President Charles de Gaulle marks the official withdrawal of France's armed forces from NATO. The U.S. continues removing military installations from French soil.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
NATO
United States
Paroled embezzler Burnice Geiger leaves jail in West Virginia
Burnice Iverson Geiger, once one of the nation's largest bank embezzlers at the National Bank of Sheldon Iowa, walks from Alderson Federal Prison on parole. The 64 year old widow declines to name final plans saying she will not stay in Sheldon and will pursue work with a farm community connection, after a brief news conference.
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Alderson
W. Va
UPI
Burnice Iverson Geiger
Alderson Federal Women’s Prison
National Bank of
Sheldon
Iowa
Geiger
Drowning Death in Ottumwa Well Gas Incident
An Ottumwa man named Eugene Red Daniels, about 35 to 40, drowned after being overcome by swamp gas during well cleaning west of the city. Firefighter Joe Pollock narrowly escaped the same fate while rescuing Daniels. Pollock was treated at a nearby hospital.
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Ottumwa
Iowa
UPI
Eugene
Red) Daniels
Daniels
Ottumwa Fire Department
Joe Pollock
Jack Wyatt
Pollock
Motorcyclist Killed By Train Near Dakota City
Robert Dale Hanson, 28, of rural Humboldt, died when his motorcycle failed to stop at a county road crossing south of Dakota City as a freight train struck him. Four riders were traveling. the others crossed and warned him. The 1966 Iowa traffic toll reached 356, 24 more than last year on this date.
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Dakota City
Humboldt County
Iowa
Robert Dale Hanson
Humboldt
Hanson
Three men to speak at union service
Three local men will deliver five minute talks at the union service this Sunday evening at 7 30 p.m. in Central Park. Speakers are Bill Matson of Cargill Incorporated John Myers of Washington Manufacturing and Jim McQuaid of Mc Cleery Cumming Co. Dennis A Stutrud of Immanuel Lutheran Church will introduce them.
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Central Park
Bill Matson
Cargill Incorporated
John Myers
Washington Manufacturing
Jim McQuaid
Mc.Cleery - Cumming Co
Dennis A. Stutrud
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Americans race to the Fourth of July holiday roads
Millions prepare for the July Fourth weekend as police brace for a hot busy period. The National Safety Council projects 510 to 610 traffic deaths during the 78 hour holiday, a potential record, while doctors challenge the council’s belt usage estimates.
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National Safety Council
Chicago
American Medical Association
Beck says Democrats falter as Johnson visits Iowa
Beck, Centerville publisher and GOP gubernatorial candidate, says the Johnson visit signals decline of the Democratic party and Gov. Hughes in Iowa. He accuses the administration of deteriorating prestige and urges taxpayers to review payroll deductions to see higher state taxes and rising social security costs.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Beck
Adoption program brings Beacon Neighborhood House children to Chicago
The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church sponsors an Operation Adoption program bringing nine to fifteen year olds from Beacon Neighborhood House to stay with local families July 11 to July 18. Children travel by bus with an adult chaperone and return by train. activities occur in host homes with two planned gatherings.
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Marion Avenue
Dwane Shalla
Robert Day
Richard Bordwell
Harold Gamon
Robert McFarlane
Warren Erickson
Francis McConnell
Sikke Temple
John Owen
Truman Tuttle
John Wagner
Vernon Elgin
Weather One Iowa Sees Warm Humid Weekend Outlook
Generally fair and warm weather continues through tonight and Saturday in Iowa. Lows tonight expected in the upper 60s to lower 70s with highs Saturday around 90.
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United Press International
Iowa
Air strikes near Haiphong intensify as toll climbs
UPI report details third day of oil facility raids by U S planes within 15 miles of Haiphong and Hanoi. A South Vietnam village was hit by three misfiring F100 bombs, killing five civilians and wounding 43. Ground forces, including the 1st Infantry Division, pursue Viet Cong remnants toward Cambodia as 320 enemies die. China and Allied nations react with caution.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Haiphong
Johnson
North Viet Nam
South Viet Nam
Bien Hoa
U.S. 1St Infantry Division
Cambodia
Hanoi
Air Force
bin Hoa
Ta Nuyen
da Nang
Chu Lai
Phu Bai
Dong Hoi
Lew W. Shattuck
Vancouver
Wash
South China Sea
Duane A. Miller
Seymour
Wis
Havel
Bae Gian
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Washington Kiwanis Club
Washington Municipal Band
Agriculture Bureau of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Johnson
Lown
Agriculture
Orville Freeman
Freeman
North Viet
China
London
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