U S Air Raids Hit Dien Bien Phu and Hanoi Area
U S planes bomb Dien Bien Phu fortress near Laos and strike the Nam Dinh oil depot near Hanoi in the closest American approach to the capital yet. Ground fighting yields major Viet Cong losses and a Hue search operation kills 92 with eight captured. Soc Trang helicopters suffer damage in a mortar attack. A North Vietnamese regiment, the 101st of the 325th division, is active in Kontum Province.
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Saigon
UPI
U.S
Dien Bien Phu
France
Indochina
Nam Dinh
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Soc Trang
Cheo Reo
da Nang
Laos
Dien Bién Phu
Hue
Mekong
Kontum Province
Highlands
325Th Division
Peoples Army of
South Viet Nam
Soviets Launch Two Space Satellites Rumor Surfaces
Western space experts in Bonn and Washington dispute Bochum signals of two Soviet satellites. Kaminski says Russia announced one Cosmos launch but tracked two objects in orbit. Tass and Soviet officials gave contrasting statements while observers predict a possible space rendezvous in the coming days. Public and government offices prepared for the Fourth of July holiday closures.
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Bochum
Kaminski
Washington
Bochum Observatory
Germany
Soviet Union
Moscow
Tass
Ment Bochum
Heinz Kaninsk
Weekend YMCA Camp and Trip Plans for Y Boys
Washington YMCA invites seven and eight year old boys and their fathers to a weekend camp at Lake Darling on July 3 and 4 with a $3 per couple fee. A Quad Cities trip is planned for July 6 costing $2 per boy, with registration due by Saturday. Also launching semi private swim classes for ages 6 7 8 and possibly 8 12, limited to 13 members per class. enrollment should occur immediately.
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Washington Ymca
Lake Darling
Quad Cities
YMCA
U P Home Pageant Let Freedom Ring Tonight
The patriotic pageant Let Freedom Ring will be presented at 7 30 tonight on the lawn of the United Presbyterian Home. It was postponed from Thursday night due to threatening weather.
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United Presbyterian Home
Kingsberry to Build Pre Fab Plant in Sigourney Iowa
Kingsberry Homes Corp of Chamblee Georgia announced a 1.2 million factory to produce prefabricated homes for a 10 state Midwest region. The plant on Iowa 92 near Sigourney will employ about 60 workers by year one and start production by December 15, with contracts let July 13.
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Des Moines
UPI
Kingsberry Homes Corp
Chamblee
Sigourney
Iowa
Kingsberry
J.B. Nowak
Nowak
Atlanta
Harold E
Iowa Development Commission
W.Y. Mays
Fort Payne
Ala
Emporia
Keokuk County
Iowa 92
Minnesota
Illinois
Indiana
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
South Dakota
XB70 speeds to 1870 mph in test flight
Edwards Air Force Base Calif UPI Ameri s XB70 streaked to 1870 miles per hour during its 14th test flight spanning six states with high speed runs and record pace noted by officials.
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Edwards’ Air Force Base
Calif
UPI
Ameri
Public notices today see page six
Notice of meeting of joint county boards of education and a hearing for objectors on the proposed Highland Community School District are scheduled. Public notices appear on page six.
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Joint County Boards of
Aduca
Highland Community
Rain Totals in Washington Reach Near Inch Mark
Overnight rainfall in Washington exceeded half an inch with lightning and thunder. The official weather observer logged .60 of an inch by 7 a.m., and a steady shower after that likely pushed totals toward one inch before clearing later in the morning.
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Washington
Washington County 4-H travels to Citizenship Shortcourse
Fourteen to twenty 4-H members from Washington County with three adults depart at 6 am Friday for the National 4-H Center in Chevy Chase Maryland. They will tour Elyria Ohio Gettysburg and Philadelphia before attending the Festival of Fountains and Lights. The group returns to Washington Iowa the following Sunday. Delegates include Mike Augustine Keota David Birney Washington Bill Brinning Keota Clare Greiner Wellman George Kiefer Riverside James Ossman Washington John Romoser Keota Jim Sheetz Keota Lynn Stoutner Keota Michael Trier Keota Tim Trotman Washington Tom Walker Keota Joe White Ainsworth Stephen Wolfer Washington Barbara Beranek Riverside Mary Engle Brighton Kathy Horn Washington Linda Huber Wellman Mary Frances Huber Wellman Cindy Jones Crawfordsville Susan Knupp Washington Lance Washington Margaret Lance Washington Nancy Mangold est Chester Twyla Ann Pence Keota Julie Ann Sheetz Keota Charlotte Rae Stoutner Wellman Abbie Timmins West Chester Shirley Times Washington.
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Washington County
General Assembly
United States
Washington
D. C
Iowa
Mike Augustine
Keota
David Birney
Bill Brinning
Clare Greiner
Wellman
George Kiefer
Riverside
James Ossman
John Romoser
Jim Sheetz
Lynn Stoutner
Michael Trier
Tim Trotman
Tom Walker
Joe White
Ainsworth
Stephen Wolfer
Barbara Beranek
Mary Engle
Brighton
Kathy Horn
Linda Huber
Mary Frances Huber
Cindy Jones
Crawfordsville
Susan Knupp
Lance
Margaret Lance
Washin
Nancy Mangold
Est Chester
Twyla Ann Pence
Julie Ann Sheetz
Charlotte Rae Stoutner
Abbie Timmins
West Chester
Shirley
Times
Kenneth Cuhel
County
Joe Hamil
Soem Junction
Tin
Washington Me
Marion Avenue Church Visits Other Churches July 4
Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Church plans a Sunday of visiting other church schools and worship services on July 4 with no services that morning and no youth meetings in the evening. Regular services resume July 11 with Dr George Kerr to preach. Dr Vernon G Elgin preaches July 18 and 25. On August 1 the congregation will observe the Lord's Supper.
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Marion Avenue
Red Cross Plans Annual Meeting July 12
Clarence Jogan, chairman of the Washington County chapter, announced the annual Red Cross meeting set for July 12 at 8 p.m. The session will be in the basement auditorium of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co. building. New board members will be elected, reports given, and service awards presented. The board will be reorganized for the coming year.
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Clarence Jogan
Washington County
The
American Red Cross
Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Weather Map Iowa Partly Cloudy With Thunder Storms
Partly cloudy this afternoon and tonight with thunderstorms over 30 percent of southeast and south central areas. Saturday appears mostly fair with cooler conditions northwest this afternoon and tonight. Cooler and less humid southeast Saturday. Lows tonight 50 in extreme northwest to mid 60s southeast. Saturday highs reach upper 70s to lower 80s.
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Iowa
Annual FFA Tour Showcases County Projects
Washington FFA members and guests toured supervised farming projects at multiple members homes. NH ninth graders viewed Dean Wilsons cattle hogs Corn Robertson Ira Sojka Crile Wehr Crawford Marek Melgin Jacoo Applegate Palmer and others projects. A potluck dinner followed at Sunset Park before a brief meeting previewing Washington County Fair activities in August.
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Washington F. F. A
Dean Wilson
Lyle Wilson
Larry Robertson
Marion Robertson
Ira Sojka
Raymond Sojka
Tonny Crile
Clyde Crile
Ronnie Wehr
Harold Wehr
den Crawford
Mae
Maurice
Denny Marek
Lerence Marek
Melgin
Baa Lamb
Ewe
Robert Jaco
Angus
Applegate
Steve Palmer
John Palmer
Sunset Park
F.F.A
Washington County
Court House Hours Spark Iowa County Fight
Polk County Treasurer Carl Bogenrief presses a court challenge to test if a 5 day a week open county courthouse law is mandatory or optional. He circulated a bulletin among county officers urging ISAC to seek a declaratory judgment while ISAC President Buck questions legal capability and funding for such action. Bogenrief criticizes legislature and Benton County moves as he favors keeping courthouses open on Saturday until a judicial interpretation is issued.
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Des Moines
UPI
Polk County
Carl Bogenrief
Bogenrief
Iowa State Association of Counties
ISAC
Lawrence Scalise
IASC
Ralph G. Buck
Marshalltown
Benton County
Court House
Bogenkief
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Pat Farrell
Walter Farrell, Jr
Circle Drive
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Mike Brice
William Brice
North Fourth Ave
Roger Lance
Journal
Dallas Kinney
10 Cal
Evening Journal
ASCS
SCS
FCIC
U. P
Tion
Washington, D.C
Elyria
Ohio
Marion Ave
Red Cross
United Press International
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Scalise
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