Washington stores set to close for Independence Day
Washington stores will stay open Wednesday evening instead of Thursday July 4 due to the holiday. Most businesses will be closed Thursday with a few keeping usual hours. The Evening Journal will not publish Thursday. Three candidates filed for State Representative from Washington County before the deadline Saturday: Herbert Campbell and Joe H. Jones Republicans, Corbin Crawford unopposed Democrat. Police investigate three weekend thefts including tools and rifle at Tindal Farm Supply, orange drink from a milk truck, and a wheel and tire from Chalupa Tire Shop. A 16 year old Ottumwa girl loses a leg in a Clear Lake boating accident when a rescue boat backed over her. James Kennaley, 23, escapes Billerica Prison a day before parole hearing by using a bedsheet ladder. Sen Eugene McCarthy denies signaling support for Rockefeller over Humphrey if both are nominated, saying he could not bolt the Democratic Party.
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Washington County
Herbert Campbell
Washington
Joe H. Jones
Farm Service Co
Post
Corbin Crawford
Ainsworth
Tindal Farm Supply
East Fourth
Chalupa Tire
Clear Lake, Iowa
UPI
Ottumwa
Clear Lake
Karen Freeman
Billerica, Mass
James Kennaley
Billerica House of Correction
Chicago
Eugene J. McCarthy
Nelson Rockefeller
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Rockefeller
Lansing
Mich
McCarthy to speak in Iowa Thursday in Corning
Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy will deliver a major farm address in Corning Iowa at the Rural American Declaration of Independence Day event attracting about 10 000 people. The appearance follows his Des Moines stop and comes at the urging of Corning Chamber of Commerce and the National Farmers Organization with other candidates invited.
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Corning
Iowa
UPI
Minnesota
Eugene McCarthy
McCarthy
Des Moines
Hawkeye
Soviet intercept forces U S jet to land on Iturup Island
A Seaboard World DC8 charter carrying 214 Vietnam bound personnel and 17 crew landed on Iturup Island after being escorted by Soviet MiGs. The plane reported no injuries or damage and was off course by 80 to 100 miles near the Kurile Islands. State Department and Pentagon trace the incident. Saigon says the flight is not confirmed to head to the war zone.
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UPI
Pentagon
Seaboard World Airways
Iturup
Kurile Chain
Japan
State Department
Defense Department
Air Force
Vietnam
U.S
Saigon
Presidents Johnson and Khrushchev push toward nuclear talks
United States and Soviet Union agreed to begin discussions on limiting offensive strategic nuclear weapons and missile defense. Johnson called the accord significant and linked it to broader arms control aims, noting complexity and uncertain dates for initial meetings. Kosygin urged global cuts in the arms race as Moscow announced the move.
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UPI
Johnson
United States
Soviet Union
White House
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
U.S
Paris
North Vietnam
Nikita H. Khrushchev
Khrushchev
John F. Kennedy
Alexei Kosygin
Moscow
Humphrey
Kennedy
Europe
China
Favorite Son Favored by Iowa Delegation at Convention
Iowa's 46 delegates appear to back Gov. Harold E. Hughes on the first ballot at Chicago. Kennedy supporters reportedly back Hughes as a favorite son, while Humphrey and McCarthy woo delegates and clash over Vietnam talks and open party reform.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Minnesota
Hughes
Chicago
McCarthy
George O’malley
Humphrey
Robert F. Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen
Veterans Auditorium
Japan hit by strong earthquake rocking Tokyo
A powerful quake struck Japan shaking buildings in Tokyo and halting trains. Power outages affected facilities near the Imperial Palace for about 28 minutes while residents called it the worst quake in years. The epicenter was in Ibaraki prefecture with aftershocks reaching Yokohama Chiba and Mito. An external seismology group cited a temblor at 12:06 a.m. EDT and mentioned a suspected nuclear test in Central Asia.
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UPI
Japan
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Meteorological Agency
Ibaragi Prefecture
Yokohama
Chiba
Mito
Seismologic Institute
Uppsala
Sweden
Central Asia
Intercepted memo from A Kosygin in Moscow
An intercepted memo from ALEXEI KOSYGIN in Moscow hints that the near future could be within reach. The message ends with a casual sign off.
De Gaulle Landslide Victory Shocks French Politics
Paris reports a stunning 355 seats for Charles de Gaulle in the 487 member National Assembly after a second voting Sunday. Communists fall from 73 to 33 seats while the Left federation slumps to 57. Gaullist share nears 6.7 million votes to 6.1 million for leftists. center party declines to 29 seats.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Napoleon
National Assembly
de Gaulle
France
Federation of the Left
Waldenk Rochet
Gaullist
Center Party
Mothers march on capitol in Iowa protest
DES MOINES UPI A group of 50 welfare mothers marched to the Iowa capitol for a vigil protesting ADC changes that freeze recipient numbers and require work. They expect 150 more to join today as talks on welfare rights proceed.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Capitol
Iowa
Laurel Carr
Iowa Welfare Rights Association
Paratroopers earn 16 medals after close Saigon battle
UPI reports paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division repelled a Viet Cong assault near Saigon, killing at least 38 attackers with no American deaths and 20 wounded. Pfc. Lester D. L'Heureux of Omaha led a four-man team, holding fire and detonating mines before resuming the defense. Air operations intensified with DMZ and northern Vietnam strikes plus eight hits on Saigon area.
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UPI
U. S
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
North Vietnam
U.S
Air Force
Navy
America
101St
Airborne
Pfc
Lester D. L’heureux
Omaha
Nebr
L'Heureux
Iowa Weather: variable clouds with mild lows and warm highs
United Press International reports Iowa will see variable cloudiness tonight and Tuesday with night lows around 50 in the north and mid 50s in the south. Tuesday highs near 80. Wednesday’s outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and a touch warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
Meridian gun battle ends in Klanswoman death and arson plot
Meridian police say a violent confrontation over the weekend left a Ku Klux Klan Auxiliary member dead and three others injured. Thomas Tarrants III of Mobile faced charges after a running gunfight that followed a dynamite plot against a Jewish merchant. Tarrants and accomplices opened fire as officers challenged them near Meyer Davidson's home, with a box containing 29 sticks of dynamite recovered at the scene. Additional arrests in Mississippi were contemplated as the case unfolds.
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Miss
UPI
Roy Gunn
Thomas Albert Tarrants III
Mobile
Ala
Mike Hatcher
Roberton Burton
Tarrants
Meyer Davidson
Kathy Ainsworth
Jackson
Ku Klux Klan
Gunn
Mississippi
Davidson
Davidson House
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