Community School Board schedules special session
The Washington Community School Board will meet in a special session on Monday July 21 at 8 p m at the School Administration offices 301 East Jefferson. A roundup of brief items from Des Moines San Francisco Pacific Grove Des Moines Iowa Des Moines Des Moines Des Moines Johnstown England and other locales follows with varied local notices and light human interest items.
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Washington Community School Board
East Jefferson
Traffic controllers head for showdown
Washington action by FAA chief John H. Shaffer to discipline controllers over a June slowdown threatens mass resignations from PATCO. Fearing loss of air commerce, PATCO director F. Lee Bailey warns punitive steps could push workers to resign. Controllers cite unsafe congestion and demand more staff and better equipment to ease pressure.
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Washington
UPI
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization
PATCO
Federal
John H. Shaffer
Shaffer
F. Lee Bailey
New York
Intercepted Memo Apollo 11 Space Message
An intercepted memo refers to Apollo 11 spaceflight with hopeful tone for a successful moon landing and moon walk, ending with a personal closing. The fragment implies a communication intent toward mission success and personal sentiment.
Six weeks summer school completes with 105 pupils enrolled
The six week summer school reading program under ESEA Title I ends Friday. Five grades from Lincoln Stewart Brighton and St James participate with 105 students in 9 to 11 am classes. Field trips included KCII Radio Hy-Vee National Bank jail Captain's Table and YMCA. Sixteen pupils keep perfect attendance.
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ESEA
Lincoln
Stewart
Brighton
St. James
Stewart Building
KCII
Hy - Vee
National Bank
Captain’s Table
YMCA
Area Ten Media Center
Cedar Rapids
Apollo 11 heads for moon orbit amid lunar landing countdown
Apollo 11 crew, rested after sleep, push toward lunar orbit with Armstrong Aldrin and Collins aboard Columbia and Eagle. Ground controllers report a flawless engine check and outline the plan for a moon walk and potential Luna 15 interactions.
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Michael Collins
Collins
Tycho
Earth
Aldrin
Armstrong
Mission Control
Charles A. Berry
Berry
Eagle
Aldrin 39
Air Force
Dr. Rendezvous
Cape Kennedy
Columbia
Aldrein
Apollo
Iowa lawmaker presses study on elderly care facilities
Rep Edgar Holden of Davenport criticized the State Board of Health for altering ownership rules at aging nursing homes and asked permission to study elder care facilities nationwide. The panel moved to end a grandfather clause allowing older homes to skip new safety standards after ownership changes.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
State Board of Health
Edgar Holden
Davenport
Board of Health
Holden
House Social Services Committee
Legislative
Social Services
Legislative Council
Sharks force end to Heyerdahl reed-boat voyage
Norwegian explorer Thor Heyerdahl abandoned his voyage aboard an Egyptian papyrus reed boat from Africa to Central America after sharks damaged the craft and halted repairs. He said the expedition was scientific, not an attempt at heroism, and that they demonstrated their aim. He began the voyage from Safi, Morocco, on May 26.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
UPI
Thor Heyerdahl
Africa
Central America
Heyerdahl
New World
Iowa Senator Lodwick Named Conservation Chief
Seeley Lodwick of Wever Iowa Republican and 4 term Iowa senator is named director of conservation and land use for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services division of the U S Department of Agriculture. He will begin in two weeks and may resign his senate seat shortly Gov Robert Ray must set a special election date. Lodwick is a farm manager and holds leadership roles in several agricultural and conservation groups including the Upper Mississippi Flood Control Association and the American Soybean Association.
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Washington
UPI
Iowa
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Services Division
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Seeley Lodwick
Wever
U. S
Jack Miller
Fred Schwengel
Lodwick
Iowa Senate
Iowa General Assembly
Lee County
State Senate
Legislative Council
Ralph McCartney
Charles
Robert Ray
Upper Mississippi Flood Control Association
American Soybean Association
American Society of
Shelling Surges as U.S. Casualties Rise in Vietnam
American casualties climbed with 2 killed and 21 wounded as Communist mortar and rocket salvos doubled overnight. Hue and Tay Ninh faced major strikes while U.S. bombers delivered hundreds of tons of bombs on Black Widow Mountain. Viet Cong warned of deadly blows as Gen Wheeler tours the war zone amid talks of scaling down U.S. commitment.
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Saigon
API
USS. Headquarters
Hue
South Vietnam
U.S
Tay Ninh
Black Widow Mountain
Viet Cong
U.S. 25Th Infantry Division
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs
United States
Wheeler
Nixon
Liberation Radio
Vietnam
El Salvador Rejects Ceasefire Until Guaranties In Place
President Fidel Sanchez said El Salvador would honor no cease fire in the Honduras border conflict until guarantees protect 300,000 Salvadorans in Honduras. The Foreign Office backed a third cease fire but would not pull troops until guarantees arrive. Army spokesmen claimed readiness to siege Tegucigalpa. An OAS official warned of possible branding as aggressor and potential aid shifts.
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United Press International
Fidel Sanchez
el Salvador
Honduras
Sanchez
Tegucigalpa
OAS
San Salvador
Convicted cop killer Johnson granted new trial
Gale Johnson, 64, who was convicted in the 1934 Burlington shooting death of Police Capt. F. W. Sauer, won a new retrial from the U S Circuit Court of Appeals in St Louis. The court ruled the old alibi instruction violated due process and ordered a six month window for retry or release. Johnson has been free eight days, working at a Milo feed store, and plans to lose weight while awaiting further action.
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Des Moines
UPI
Gale Johnson
Milo
Iowa
Johnson
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
St. Louis
F.W. Sauer
Burlington
Sauer
Iowa Supreme Court
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa Board of Parole
Iowa Weather Outlook Sees Showers Likely Next Day
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight with a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Sunday will be partly cloudy with a chance of showers. Temperatures hold near normal, with a low in the 60s tonight. Outlook for Monday calls for cloudy skies and near normal temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate notice for Floyd C Blankenhorn estate executor appointed
Public notice states the probate of Floyd C Blankenhorn estate and the appointment of an executor. Details include court authority and filing deadlines for claims or challenges, with notice to interested parties to appear or respond as required by law.
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Floyd C. Blankenhorn
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