Mills Rambler marks 27th anniversary in Hedrick
Gilbert Mills service station opened 27 years ago in Hedrick offering repairs and later added American Motors franchise. The firm observes a 27th anniversary week with details in this issue. Lola Bowersock, 65, was killed by a CS&P freight train in Hedrick after stepping in front of a moving four-diesel unit. In Salem, Margaret Lamb, 14, drowned in a farm pond while visiting Donald Brown’s home. she had lived with her grandparents and mother in Dallas prior to the drowning incident.
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The
Evening Journal
Hedrick, Iowa
UPI
Hedrick
St. Paul
Salem, Iowa
Iowa
Dallas
Texas
Henry County
Sheriff's Office
Margaret Eustler Lamb
Donald Brown
Elmer Lamb
Salem
Eileen Eustler
Brown
Cedar Rapids pot party raid nets eight arrests
Eight youths were arrested at a northeast Cedar Rapids home in a raid on a pot party. Five were juveniles aged 15 to 17. their charges include possession of marijuana. Three adults Gregory Karrick, Patricia O'Shea, and Lonnie Bell, all 18 or 19, were charged with narcotics violations and contributing to a minor.
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UPI
Cedar Rapids
Gregory Karrick
Patricia O‘shea
Lonnie Bell
Youthful Slayer Held Under Tight Security in Eldora
A 14 year old boy sentenced to Eldora Training School for Boys for his father's slaying was ordered held for 30 days in maximum security after an escape earlier in the week. The youth, David Ray, fled Wednesday and was captured Thursday at his mother's Boone home, authorities said.
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Eldora
Iowa
UPI
David Ray
Boone
Czech picket sparks call for Soviet pullout in Prague
A Czech government source said Soviet army forces made no move to withdraw as Prague papers warned of Moscow plans against Czechoslovakia. Signs reading Soviets go home appeared over the weekend while CTK reported several Soviet units crossed borders and that more were expected to leave today.
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UPI
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Warsaw
East Germany
Hungary
Poland
Bulgaria
Czech
Czechoslovakia
CTK
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Czechoslovak-Poland Border At Belores Near Nachod
Romania
Yugoslavia
Clifford Briefed On Vietnam War Review In Saigon
Defense Secretary Clark Clifford held a general review of the Vietnam situation with U.S. Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker in Saigon before meetings with top military and civilian leaders. He will meet President Thieu and discuss arming South Vietnamese ground forces with the M16 rifle. In Iowa, a fire destroyed a building housing Haddy's Haven tavern and local club offices in Center Point.
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South Vietnam
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
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Joint Chiefs of Staff
William Bundy
Defense
Bunker
Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
U.S
Honolulu
Johnson
Thieu
Center Point
Iowa
UPI
Haddy
Paris Talks Bogged Down No Progress Yet in Vietnam Peace Efforts
North Vietnam's Nguyen Thanh Le declared no progress in the Paris talks with the United States and warned there is no sign of a breakthrough. He blamed Washington for the deadlock, criticizing U S air raids and the Johnson Thieu leadership in Saigon as undermining self-determination and peace.
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Thanh le
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Washington
United States Defense
Clark Clifford
Joint Chiefs
Earle Wheeler
Saigon
Johnson
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Viet amme seized as Saigon Hue siege unfolds
U S B52s bombed routes to Saigon and Hue as Allied troops seized large Communist arms dumps near the capital and the old imperial city. South Vietnam forces reported raids on rocket and ammunition caches near Hue and Saigon while U S jets targeted guerrilla supply lines. Communist diplomats warned Paris talks could hinge on new assaults.
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London
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North Vietnam
Panhandle
UPI
Abernathy to Expand Poor People Campaign Nationwide
Rev Ralph David Abernathy vows to revitalize the Poor People Campaign and push it to the nation. He targets the Republican and Democratic National Conventions in Miami Beach and Chicago next month, saying the effort will extend into major cities as he outlines new directions during a 20 day Capitol grounds jail sentence.
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UPI
Ralph David Abernathy
Miami Beach
Chicago
Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
New Directions
Capitol
Disturbance at Waterloo dance injures three
Three people were treated and released from Waterloo hospitals after fights at Electric Park Ballroom during a teen dance. About 200 youths clashed, windows were smashed, and vehicles were damaged before police dispersed the crowd around 2:30 a.m. One man, Mack Gable, and a couple, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Zbornik, were injured. A motor cycle and a car were set on fire as the group moved to the north end of Waterloo.
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Iowa
UPI
Electric Park
Electric Park Ballroom
Mack Gable
Allen Hospital
Larry Zbornik
Park
North End
Weather Update Iowa Northwest Fairly Warm humid
Partly cloudy in the northwest and variable cloudiness southeast through Tuesday. Continued warmth and humidity with a chance of scattered thundershowers southeast and east central tonight and mostly east and south Tuesday. Lows tonight 70 to 76. Highs Tuesday in the low 90s east to 93 to 98 west.
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Black Saturday rally in Ames urges new path for civil rights
About 500 people gathered in Ames for a Black Saturday rally held by Iowa State University Black Students Organization. CORE member Jimmy Rollins urged replacing nonviolence with another method, noting riots risk swift suppression. The event included seminars on black revolution and non-black roles, with attendance from state politicians and civil rights leaders.
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Iowa
UPI
Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
St. Louis
Jimmy Rollins
Martin Luther King
Rollins
Iowa State University
Black Students Organization
BSO
Iowa State
Iowa State Athletic Council
ISU
University of Iowa
America
Harry Edwards
Mexico
Edwards
June Franklin
Des Moines
James Dunn
Franklin
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Estherville
U.S. Senate
Intercepted memo SOVIETS In Prague
An intercepted memo in Prague suggests Soviet officials tell soldiers not to hurry home while sending them with hats. The document's tone implies a casual, dismissive stance toward departure. Analysts note the item illustrates Cold War tensions and the use of coded language in intelligence handling.
Iowa towns lose 8 post offices
Washington report states eight Iowa communities will lose their fourth class post offices under an order from Postmaster General Marvin Watson to close 347 such facilities nationwide in August. Six Iowa offices will close August 2 including Ackworth Kinross Luzerne Moscow Pleasant Plain and Valeria. The remaining two close August 30 at Bouton and Ferguson.
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Warren County
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Keokuk
Luzerne
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Moscow
Muscatine
Pleasant Plain
Jefferson County
Valeria
Jasper County
France Suffers Bastille Day Violence Amid Celebrations
In Paris protesters clashed with police during Bastille Day events as rain soaked the city. Tear gas grenades, bottles and paving stones were thrown in the Latin Quarter, with hundreds arrested and several injured. President de Gaulle reviewed the parade with Premier Couve de Murville as Gaullist victory looms.
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de Gaulle
Champs Elysees
Maurice Couve de Murville
Gray divorce petition and real estate sale notice
Petition for divorce of Gladys M. Gray plaintiff versus Duane E. Gray defendant along with a notice of sale of real estate from the estate of John Quinn deceased.
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Duane E. Gray
John Quinn
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