Harvard appoints Dr. Gingerich as associate professor
Dr Owen J Gingerich native of Washington and son of Dr and Mrs Melvin Gingerich will become Associate Professor of Astronomy and of the History of Science at Harvard University on July 1 He has lectured at Harvard since 1960 and earned his BA from Goshen College and his PhD at Harvard in 1955 He now resides in Cambridge.
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Owen J. Gingerich
Washington
Melvin Gingerich
Harvard University
Gingerich
Harvard
Goshen College
Cambridge
Keller to be cremated as funeral set at National Cathedral
Easton Connecticut reports the death of Helen Keller after a mild heart attack. Public funeral services are planned in Washington's National Cathedral on Wednesday. Keller's death occurred Saturday, prompting the cremation in Bridgeport today. In Iowa, E A Hayes pledges a $100000 gift to Iowa Wesleyan College if trustees raise $900000 over five years toward a $1 million campaign. Hayes is a 1925 Wesleyan graduate and will contribute the final $100000.
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Washington County
Chamber of Commerce
Keota
Iowa
Washington Municipal
Jerry Westermark
Mount Pleasant, Iowa
UPI
E. A. Hayes
Iowa Wesleyan College
Hayes
Wesleyan
Supreme Court bars automatic death penalty juror bias rule
The Supreme Court ruled that general objections to the death penalty cannot automatically bar individuals from juries. Justice Potter Stewart wrote that no defendant can constitutionally be put to death by a tribunal so selected, and the ruling also blocks automatic exclusion of those with conscientious or religious scruples against condemning a death sentence.
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Washington
UPI
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
Intercepted Memo From Street Commissioner on Signs
An intercepted memo from Orville Long, city street commissioner, orders removal of signs but preserves the signs of Spring. The note frames the act as practical but contrasts it with a seasonal refrain.
Weather Iowa Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday
Partly cloudy conditions span Iowa tonight into Tuesday with warmer readings in the far north tonight. Scattered thunder showers are possible mainly in the north and extreme northwest with a fall in temperature Tuesday afternoon or evening. Lows range from the upper 50s northeast to 60s-65 southwest. Tuesday highs reach the upper 80s to lower 90s. Wednesday looks for showers or thundershowers and cooler conditions.
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United Press International
Iowa
Miller blasts inflation policy of Kennedy and Johnson
UPI reports Sen. Jack Miller of Iowa denounces the Kennedy and Johnson administrations for causing inflation and a cover up of its impact. He cites over 207 billion dollars in inflation since 1960, arguing higher taxes are preferable to continued government spending and inflation, warning of rising costs and eroded purchasing power.
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Washington
UPI
Jack Miller
Alowa
Kennedy
Johnson
Congress
Miller
U.S
U S Rockets Kill Seven Saigon Officials In City Blast
A U S helicopter gunship, while attacking Viet Cong positions, fired a rocket into a Saigon command post Sunday killing seven South Vietnamese officials who led defense efforts for the capital. Police chief and Saigon mayor among dead. several wounded as gunships later fired teargas shells.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Nguyen Cao Ky
van van Dua
Cholon
U.S
U.S. State Department
Saigon Harbor
Nguyen Ngoc Xinh
Saigon Police
Nguyen Bao Thuy
Nguyen Bao Tri
Phan van Phan
Nguyen van Gian
Capital Military District
Tran van Phan
UPI
Kate Webb
Iowa praised for blind program at Waterloo banquet
At the Iowa Association of the Blind annual convention banquet in Waterloo, Dr. Jacob Freid of the Jewish Braille Institute praised Director Kenneth Jernigan for leading a top national rehabilitation and employment model for the blind. Freid urged emulation, saying it is best to be blind in Iowa. The group also honored AP correspondent William Eberline with the Altig Award for advancing blind interests in Iowa. The National Federation of the Blind convention is set for Des Moines on July 25 with about 1,000 delegates.
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Waterloo
Iowa
UPI
Jewish Braille Institute of America
New York
Jacob Freid
Iowa Association of the Blind
Freid
Kenneth Jernigan
Association
Associated Press
William Eberline
Des Moines
Jernigan
Eberline
Federation of the Blind
United States
Dog Plays Tetherball at Home, News of War Shocks Saigon
A five month old Golden Labrador retriever named Honey, owned by Rich Goodwin of 603 S 4th, plays tetherball by watching children. The report also covers a Saigon rocket attack that killed several officials, wounded many, and drew US consternation.
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Honey
Rich Goodwin
Jerry Goodwin
S. 4Th
Goodwin
Rich
Helen Gilbert
Pompidou presses choice in June 23 elections
Paris Premier Georges Pompidou urged the nation in a surprise nationwide broadcast to choose between Communism and President Charles de Gaulle in the June 23 parliamentary elections. He called for quick settlement of strikes crippling industry and for students to leave seized universities. He estimated the strikes had cost about 6 percent of GNP, roughly $3 billion.
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Paris
UPI
Georges Pompidou
Charles de Gaulle
Pompidou
California Primary Looms in High Stakes Dem Push
The Kennedy McCarthy race in California moves to a climactic finish with Kennedy favored by a Times poll at 36 to 31 against McCarthy. Humphrey, absent from primaries, looms as the sole target for any united anti Humphrey effort. McCarthy refuses a joint push. Kennedy plans a rigorous three-city tour while urging unity to deny Humphrey the nomination.
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Los Angeles Times
Kennedy
McCarthy
Thomas C. Lynch
California
San Francisco
American Broadcasting Co
New Hanoi envoy arrives in Paris for talks
A new North Vietnamese negotiator Le Duc Tho arrived in Paris and immediately demanded an unconditional halt to American bombing. The 57 year old Politburo member was seen as a sign Hanoi might move beyond propaganda toward negotiations.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
Ho Chi Minh
Washington to get a new look on Highway 92 signs
Highway 92 through Washington will see a redesigned route with many illegal signs removed. Street crew under Orville Long cleared Kiwanis Rotary and hospital direction signs, while No U Turn and Keep right signs face removal or relocation. Speed limits 25 to 35 mph remain posted.
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City of
Washington
Orville Long
Kiwanis
Rotary
Washington County Hospital
State Handbook of
South Second
Washington Street
Four months in stalemate over Pueblo release
The USS Pueblo hostage crisis drags on after more than four months with no progress in Panmunjom talks. Seventeen meetings yielded no change in positions as North Korea asserts territorial violations while U S officials dispute them and note the dead crewman was killed by North Korean fire. Letters from crewmen express restraint under propaganda pressure.
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Darrell Garwood Washington
UPI
North Korea
Panmunjom
Vietnam
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
Duane D. Hodges
Creswell
Ore
Johnson
United Nations Armistice Commission
John W. Smith
Gilbert H. Woodward
Pak Chung-kuk
Armistice Commission
Notice to bidders on LP gas at Prairie Flower
Proceedings of the board of supervisors announce a bidding call for LP gas at Prairie Flower. Details show a May 4 deadline for bids and related requirements to be met by interested suppliers.
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Prairie Flower
Proceedings Board of Supervisors
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