Senate OKs War on Poverty Bill Amid House Fight
The Senate approved by 62 to 33 a revised anti poverty bill after long debate. Barry Goldwater opposed final passage. The measure, trimmed by 15 million to 947.5 million, would fund a broad federal program to aid poor communities and states. The House version remains at 962.5 million and faces Rules Committee action.
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Ford Motor Company Buys Shafer Ford Dealerships
Ford Motor Company acquires Shafer Ford Inc and assumes operations of three dealerships in Mt. Pleasant Washington and Fairfield Iowa. J B Shafer resigns as president general manager. Morton Clancy to direct the trio and assure continued service to Southeastern Iowa farmers. Ford seeks to expand tractor dealer network.
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Ford Motor Company
Shafer Ford, Inc
Ford
Morton Clancy
Clancy
Iowa
Ford Tractor Dealer
Washington Art Guild Announces Washington County Fair Exhibit
The Washington Art Guild plans an exhibit of works by Washington County residents at the Washington County Fair on August 3 to 6. Dor othy Hernandez chairs the exhibition committee. Entrants must be county residents, unused at the fair before, label back with title media and artist name, wire for hanging, and deliver to the fairgrounds by Tuesday evening July 28 after 7 30 p.m. The exhibit will be available in the Arts and Flowers building during the fair.
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Washington Art Guild
Washington County
Art Guild
Wth
Dorothy Hernandez
Fairgrounds
Arts and Flowers
Welsh Singers To Perform At Central Park Service
A Welsh group from the Salem and Cotter United Presbyterian Churches will sing at the United Presbyterian Home at 7 p.m. Sunday then perform in Central Park. Dr Vernon Elgin will preside at the union service and Dr George Kerr will deliver the sermon.
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Cotter
Salem and
United Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Home
Park
Vernon Elgin
George Kerr
Reserve unit chosen for tests at Camp McCoy
The 872nd Ordnance Co of Washington is selected as one of two reserve units in the Fifth Army area to test combat readiness. The exercise at Camp McCoy Wisconsin August 25 and 26 will use simulated battle conditions over about 36 hours during the company’s summer encampment.
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872Nd Ordnance Co
Washington
Fifth Army
Army Reserve
National Guard
Chief of Staff of
Army
Camp McCoy
Wisc
Robert Jones
Sigourney
Co. L. J. Weigel
Chief of Staff of the Army
Washington, D. C
D. W. Howard
U. S. Continental Army Command
Capt
May
Heat Buckles Highway 92 Pavement in Washington
Washington residents blamed humidity as heat buckles created damage on a segment of highway 92 near the Snack Shack on East Washington. Crews removed the buckled section and repaved with asphaltic concrete, restoring normal traffic by Friday afternoon.
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Highway 92
Snack Shack
East
Johnson opposes De Gaulle call for international Vietnam end conference
UPI reports President Johnson will stress that Washington rejects De Gaulle's proposal for a global meeting to end the Vietnam war. Officials argue such a conference would simply validate Communist gains in Laos and Vietnam and undermine Geneva accords.
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UPI
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Paris
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Nists
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Dean Rusk
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Red China
Viet Nam
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West Germany
Three- Quarter Century Club Dinner Aug 29
The Evening Journal Three- Quarter Century Club will hold its annual noon dinner Saturday August 29 for residents age 75 and over who have lived in Washington County. Eligible members may join by contacting the Journal office. there are no fees. The Washington Methodist Church hosts the dinner with invitations sent to members.
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Evening Journal
Washington County
Journal
Washington Methodist Church
Kidnap victim Connie Beams returns home in Farmington
Connie Beams, a 14 year old from Farmington, was found after a four day search. She appeared with claims of being taken by two men and transported to Chicago before a bus ride to Springfield, where authorities questioned her story. GBI agents studied possible federal violations.
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Iowa
UPI
GBI
Connie Beams
Springfield
Ill
van Buren
Orville Lee
Joseph Beams
Connie
Chicago
YMCA Des Moines Trip Planned for Youth
The Washington YMCA will sponsor a Wednesday trip to Des Moines for boys and girls who register by Monday morning. Secretary Bob Gillesby says many youths have signed up for the chartered bus. openings remain. The group will visit the state house the historical museum and Riverview Amusement Park leaving at 7 a.m. and returning about 5 p.m.
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Historical Museum
Riverview Amusement Park
Rites Sunday for Mrs. Joseph Gnagey
Funeral services for Ella Kinsinger Gnagey 76 of Kalona will be Sunday at 2 30 p m at West Union Mennonite Church with Herman Ropp and Paul Guengerich officiating Burial will be at West Union Mennonite Cemetery Friends and relatives may call at Yoder Funeral Home Kalona prior to the service Mrs Gnagey born December 3 1887 in Johnson county daughter of Elias and Susanna Yoder Kinsinger married December 25 1912 to Joseph Gnagey lived on the same farm until moving to Kalona five years ago She had been an invalid for 23 years She was a member of the West Union Mennonite Church She is survived by her husband one daughter Mrs Leroy Ropp Wellman two brothers Menno and Simon Kinsinger Parnell one sister Mrs Elizabeth Marner Wellman and five grandchildren
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Joseph M. Gnagey
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
West Union Mennonite Church
Herman Ropp
Paul T. Guengerich
West Union Mennonite
Yoder
Mrs. Gnagey
Ella Kinsinger
Johnson County
Elias
Susanna Yoder Kinsinger
Joseph Gnagey
Lights Off Drive Crashes Kill One, Injure Three Near Atlantic
A car with its headlights off struck a bridge abutment on a dirt road near Atlantic killing Dennis Schoenbohm 20 Wiota and injuring Allen Berg 17 Kenneth Simonton 17 and Duane Steffens 20. The crash raises Iowa 1964 highway deaths to 398. Also reported were multiple other fatal and injury accidents across the state including a Newton couple and a Spencer area collision.
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United Press International
Atlantic
Dennis Schoenbohm
Wiota
Allen Berg
Kenneth Simonton
Douglas
Wyo
Duane Steffens
Schoenbohm
Iowa
Matt Sladek
Newton
Ruth's Antiques marks first birthday in town
Mrs. Ruth Schulty proprietor of Ruth's Antiques observes her first business birthday this week. She highlights an interesting progressive year and enjoyment from meeting many new people. The shop operates from her home at 709 West Main Street.
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Ruth Schulty
Ruth's
Whites Clash With Pickets As Riots Stir New York City
CORE threatened a militant guard for pickets at police headquarters to shield non violent demonstrators while 2,000 officers patrolled Harlem and Brooklyn. Whites threw rocks and bottles at CORE pickets. two arrests reported. a police inspector was struck but not seriously hurt. quiet returned after tense night.
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Congress of Racial Equality
CORE
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Harlem
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Brooklyn
Police Department
Walter Arm
Harlem-Brooklyn
John Bennett
Union Theological Seminary
Robert F. Wagner
City Hall
Henry Yack
Weather Iowa outlook Saturday cooler with storms
Saturday will be partly cloudy and cooler with scattered thunderstorms in the southeast. Lows range from 60 to 75 degrees and highs from the upper 70s to low 90s, northwest cooler than southeast. Sunday looks fair and pleasant.
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