Washington County 4H FFA Fair adds free beef barbecue
Washington County fairgrounds next week feature added attractions led by Milo Orris. A free beef barbecue sponsored by the Ag Bureau of the Washington Chamber kicks off at noon Thursday with 900 pounds of Iowa beef prepared by Rev. Fred Penny. Helicopter rides, eye glaucoma mobile unit, wild life exhibit by Iowa Conservation Commission, commercial displays, and a four day carnival join a schedule including Miss Washington County, home talent show, municipal band, parade of champions, tractor pull, horse show, and a late evening dance with season tickets and carnival ride books on sale.
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Washington County
Future Farmers of America
Fair Board
Milo Orris
Bureau of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Fred Penny
Iowa City
Iowa
Fair Grounds
Penny
Washington
Lions Club
West Chester
Crawfordsville
Wayland
Winfield
Iowa Conservation Commission
Orris
Washington Kiwanis Club
Ag Bureau of Chamber of Commerce
School election time set in Waco district
Voters in the Waco district are urged to cast ballots in the July 25 election to name a Henry County director for the Ares Vocational School in southeast Iowa. Eligible voters may vote noon to unspecified. Balloting sites include Wayland Town Hall Olds Legion Hall and Crawfordsville Fire Station.
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OLDS
Spe
Waco
Henry County
Ares Vocational
Towa
Wayland Town Hall
Olds Legion
Savage battle on Hill 208 as Hastings gains momentum
A Marine battalion assaulted Hill 208 in Operation Hastings, one of the fiercest exchanges to date, with about 1,500 Marines pushing against Communist defenses. The tally of Communist dead nears 1,000, while air losses for the U.S. include three planes and eight crewmen, and nine airstrikes target Hanoi Haiphong area with several MIGs sighted but unengaged.
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Saigon
VPS
Marine
Hill 208
North Viet Nam
U.S
4Th Marine Regiment
South Viet Nam
17Th Parallel
Sevemth
USS
Hanoi
Haiphong
Gemini 10 ends spacewalk as splashdown targets pickle barrel site
astronauts John Young and Michael Collins, flying Gemini 10 in economy mode to save fuel, aim for a 5:07 p.m. EDT ocean splashdown 544 miles east of Cape Kennedy. They wrapped up a 30 minute spacewalk, jettisoned gear, and reported a crowded cabin while tracking a weather front near the Atlantic.
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Cape Kennedy
Ground Control
Collins
Canary Islands
Young
Celia
Atlantic
Australia
Hawaii
Edward White
Eugene Cernan
Russia
Alexi Leonov
United States
Leonov
Mission Control
Johnson urges Red Cross talks on Viet Nam prisoners
President Johnson condemned North Viet Nam war prison trials as deplorable and urged a Red Cross sponsored meeting with Hanoi to discuss fuller Geneva Conventions protections for captured airmen. He said the United States has heard no indication Hanoi is open to prisoner exchanges and warned of possible consequences if threats continue.
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Washington
UPS
Johnson
U.S
Hanoi
Red Cross
America
International Committee of the Red Cross
Viet Nam
North
United States
Britain faces major austerity budget under Wilson
Britain enacts a 14 billion dollar crisis budget aimed at closing a multiyear balance of payments gap. The plan triggers wage and price freezes, higher sales taxes, curbs on installment buying, and reduced overseas spending. George Brown briefly resigned then stayed, pledging to support the policy.
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London
UPL
Britain
Harold Wilson
Land's End
John O'Groat
Scotland
Wilson
George Brown
No. 10 Downing Street
Brown
Labor Party
No. 10
Downing St
Notice to bidders and probate actions announced
Public notices detail bids for supplying gasoline to Washi Community School District and budget estimates for county and Mid-Prairie Community School Districts. Includes notices for heat and water system repairs, board of supervisors proceedings on July 12 and 13, and probate of the will and appointment of executor for Harry W. Ramseyer Sr.
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Washi Community
County Board of Education
Mid-Prairie Community Schoo
Board of Supervisors
Harry W. Ramseyer
Iowa Weather: Fair Tonight, Warm Friday Ahead
United Press Internation weather bulletin reports Iowa with generally fair skies tonight turning partly cloudy Friday. Scattered showers possible in the western portion, mild warmth in northwest and central areas. Lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s, highs Friday to the 80s.
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United Press
Iowa
County hospital earns three year accreditation
The Joint Commission approves Washington County Hospital for three years or until a subsequent survey. Administrator Norman E. Jensen reports the approval follows a June 17, 1986 hospital survey by Dr. Everett Allen King, field representative. The commission commends the hospital for maintaining standards and ongoing patient care improvements.
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Joint Commission On Accreditation of Hospitals
Washington County Hospital
Norman E. Jensen
Everett Allen King
M.D
Joint Commission
Fourth Day Riots In Cleveland Leave Five Shot
Cleveland unrest enters fourth day as five shot and wounded including a National Guard officer. Rioters used crude Molotov cocktails in a wide 10 square mile area, damaging the University Park Center roller rink and dance hall with losses around 100000. Police and guardsmen faced continued attacks.
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Cleveland
UPI
National Guard
Hough
University Party Center
James Pletcher
Lake
Christopher Green
University Park Center
Henry Townes
Townes
Pletcher
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Madison
Journal
Tom Kuncl
Viet Hill
Chaiiy
County Hospital
Milton
Ohio
H Co
102Nd Armored Cavalry Regiment
Diana Townes
Emanuel Towns
Ernest Williams
Greene Boy
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