Local TV reception blamed on atmospheric conditions
Across Washington area many viewers report poor TV reception due to atmospheric conditions and interference from other stations. Technicians expect the issue to clear in a few days as stations adjust signals. Rainfall of .96 inch drenched the region, with heavier totals elsewhere. Farmers await dry weather for field work. the shower improved the morning climate.
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Washington
Pella
Ken Cuddeback
Journal
Apollo 11 astronauts near moon on high speed orbital trek
Space Center Houston reports Apollo 11 crew Armstrong Aldrin and Collins at 88,000 miles from Earth en route to the Sea of Tranquillity. The trio prepares for lunar landing at 2:21 a.m. EDT Monday with a planned two hour and 41 minute TV broadcast from the moon. President Nixon declares a national day of participation as Cap Kennedy and Houston communities rally.
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Space Center
Houston
UPS
Neil A. Armstrong
Edwin E
Buzz” Aldrin Jr
Michael Collins
Moon
Earth
Cape Kennedy
Collins
Armstrong
Aldrin
Sea of Tranquillity
North America
United States
Mexico
South America
Nixon
Houston Space Center
Jan
Banana River
Joan Aldrin
Pat Collins
Carl J. Seiberlich
Pacific
Rocco Petrone
Seiberlich
Donald E. Stullken
Space Agency
Washington High to Add 40 by 60 Library Building
Charlton Associates of Des Moines will build a 40 by 60 foot library annex beside Washington High School with a bid of 29 785 accepted by the Washington Community School Board. Remodeling bids were not accepted and will be studied further to meet fire regulations.
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Charlton Associates of
Des Moines
Washington High School
Washington Community School Board
Brighton
Intercepted Memo Apollo 11 In Space Continued
A brief intercepted memo notes continued success on space flight, the moon landing, and the moon walk. The message is attributed to WEJ with a formal closing.
Des Moines Governor Considers Welfare Starve-In
Gov. Robert D. Ray said he would entertain a request to join a starve-in planned by Mothers for Dignity and Justice of Des Moines to live on a welfare budget for a week. He noted welfare recipients face hardships and that the move would highlight that issue.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Mothers For Dignity and Justice of
Katherine Bryson
Des Moine
National Welfare Rights Organization
Iowa Social Service panel may be reorganized again
Rep James Klein YR Lake Mills criticizes the 1967 created department for being too large and friction ridden between divisions under Maurice Harmon who plans to resign in August. Klein calls for a businesslike approach, rehabilitation focus, and possible removal of welfare divisions if reform stalls, while cautioning against immediate reorganization. Russia Luna 15 orbits moon to scoop soil. scientists expect a 24 hour circle before a soft landing.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Board of Control
Department of Social Welfare
James Klein
R - Lake Mills
Kline
Klein
Social Services
Maurice Harmon
Baltimore
Harmon
Social Services Commission
Social Service
Moscow
UPS
Russia
Bernard Lovell
Britain
Jodrell Bank Observatory
Moon
Earth
Saigon proposal rejected at Paris peace talks
Viet Cong foreign minister Mme Nguyen Thi Binh rejected South Vietnam's offer for elections under international supervision as a treachery by the U.S. and Saigon. North Vietnamese and U.S. negotiators urged acceptance while emphasizing readiness for negotiated peace. Lodge urged careful consideration of Thieu's mixed commissions plan for elections under international supervision.
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Paris
UPI
Saigon
Mme
Nguyen Thi Binh
Viet Cong
Provisional Revolutionary Government
Republic of
South Vietnam
U.S
Pham Dang Lam
USS
Henry Cabot Lodge
Xuan Thuy
Mme. Binh
Lodge
United States
Republic of Vietnam
Lam
South
Vietnam
Nguyen van) Thieu
Sions
Hanoi
Thieu
Iowa Governor Declares Half Day Moon Landing Holiday
Governor Robert D. Ray proclaimed a state holiday to honor the Apollo 11 moon landing but state offices will close only until 12:30 pm. He praised the mission as historic and urged flags to fly while noting the observance would influence local government and business decisions.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Ray
Cape Kennedy
Iowa
Nixon
Heirs of Buchanan May Share in $8 Billion
Two Washington County women Mrs. Eugene Wilson and Mrs. Carrie Kron may receive a share of the 8 billion dollar estate of William Henry Harrison Buchanan. Heirs must be born before May 10, 1930 to claim. Distribution could begin in August after decades of legal delay.
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Washington County
William Henry Harrison Buchanan
Eugene Wilson
Washington
Carrie Kron
Riverside
James Buchanan
New York City
Long Island
Youngstown
Ohio
W. H. H. Buchanan
Buchanan
Wilson
Kron
President Buchanan
Mercer County
Iowa
Probate Notice and Executor Appointment in Duwa Estate
Public notice announces probate of the estate of Zitta A. Duwa and the appointment of an executor. It specifies the court handling the matter and invites any interested parties to appear or file objections by the designated deadline. Further details include case numbers and contact information for the probate clerk.
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Zitta A. Duwa
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Ames
Crawfordsville
Wellman
Bankok
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Cardiff
Wales
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Pitsea
England
Matthew Hobbs
Matthew
Wej
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