Draft age youth warned calls probably will be resumed soon
Selective Service Executive Secretary Mrs. Eugene Engel says congressional impasse over extending induction authority creates uncertainty for area draft age men. She notes Director Curtis Tarr urged informing registrants the likelihood of resumed drafts, with local boards continuing to register, classify, and preinduction exams to fill coming calls.
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Washington County
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Selective Service
Car Crash on Washington Highways Leaves Driver Unharmed
Sunday afternoon rain caused Timothy Gene Swift to lose control and crash into an overhead railroad crossing abutment at highways 92 and 1 on the west edge of Washington. Patrolman Lyle Hansen said Swift was southbound and uninjured in the 5:20 p.m. incident.
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Apollo 15 launches toward the moon from Cape Kennedy
Apollo 15 blasts off from Cape Kennedy aboard a Saturn V at 9 34 am EDT on a 12 day lunar mission. Commander Col David R Scott and pilots Maj Alfred Worden and Lt Col James Irwin ride the Endeavour to the moon with aims to study the Apennine region and deploy a rover and satellite. The bold venture follows Apollo 14 and precedes a planned lunar orbit and scientific work, with a projected splashdown in the Pacific near Hawaii.
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Medina war crimes trial opens for Ernest L Medina
Medina, a 34 year old Montrose Colorado career officer, faces court martial on charges that include responsibility for the My Lai killings of at least 102 Vietnamese civilians on March 16 1968. Prosecutors may pursue war crimes theory, arguing he failed to stop the bloodbath as a senior officer.
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Tomoyuki Yamashita
Philippines
United States
Dr Helscher Opens Dental Office Here in Washington
John Helscher D D S native of McCook Nebraska opens his new dental office in Washington. He grew up here and graduated Washington High School class of 1962. He earned a biology degree from Iowa Wesleyan College in 1967 and finished at University of Iowa Dental College in May 1971. The couple Judi Thompson and daughter Jennifer live at 729 Perdock Court. The new office sits just south of the square’s southwest corner in remodeled rooms.
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John Helscher
D.D.S
Washington
Helscher
Washington High School
Iowa Wesleyan College
University of Iowa Dental College
McCook
Nebraska
Theormer Judi Thompson
Jennifer
Perdock Court
Thompson
Milan Thompson
Iowa Weather: Clear and cool tonight with variable winds
Clear and cool tonight with lows from the upper 40s in the north to mid 50s in the south. Partly cloudy Tuesday will bring warmer highs from the mid 70s in the north to the lower 80s in the south. Winds tonight will be variable.
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Iowa
Labor peace talks stall as rail strikes loom nationwide
UPI reports stalled labor talks between railroad negotiators and the UTU as 15 lines face walkouts that could disrupt 20 percent of U.S. freight. Four railroads struck affect 120,000 workers with additional actions planned Friday and Aug. 5, while emergency steps and predicted impact on coal, perishables, and poultry feed are noted. Governor Carter issues orders to ease truck movement for feed import.
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Council of California Growers
Jimmy Carter
Georgia
Governor to Meet Amish Delegation Over School Attendance
Gov Robert D. Ray will meet about 10 Amish representatives and their attorney in Des Moines to resolve a dispute over public school attendance for about 260 Amish children in Kalona and Hazelton. The confrontation follows the State Board of Public Instruction ending an exemption that allowed Amish children to attend private schools, signaling wider implications amid a pending Wisconsin case before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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