Des Moines picks Jensen as administrative assistant
Allen C. Jensen 31 of Des Moines was named administrative assistant to Gov. Harold E. Hughes, leaving his planning office post to start June 10 at 12000 dollars yearly. He replaces Edward L. Campbell who is on leave for the governor’s Senate campaign.
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Des Moines
UPI
Allen C. Jensen
Harold E. Hughes
Jensen
State
Office For Planning
Edward L. Campbell
U.S. Senate
Iowa Weather Update From United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in the northwest and extreme north. Cooler in the extreme north tonight and Wednesday. Lows in the 60s, highs Wednesday from the 80s in the extreme northwest to 90 to 95 in the southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
California Democratic primary heats Kennedy McCarthy showdown
In California the Democratic race tightens as Robert F. Kennedy and Eugene J. McCarthy fight for a critical victory to stay viable for the 1968 nomination. Polls show Kennedy leading narrowly amid nearly three million expected Democratic voters. the winner earns 172 of California's 174 convention votes.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
California
Kennedy
Hubert H. Humphrey
Ronald Reagan
Washington Council Eyes Land Sale and Fire Safety Talks
Washington city council discussed selling city owned land north of Sunset Park to Larry Duncan though no quorum was present to vote. A second bid offered 625 for 12 walnut trees at the sanitary landfill site was rejected pending checks on value. Fire inspector Jim Marsh reported hazards at local businesses from grease to flammable storage. The meeting also covered a rural fire truck purchase by Farmers Mutual Insurance and a paving hearing for Crane factory area on June 18 pending engineering work with D H Engineering. The solicitor was asked to draft terms for financing removal of dead elm trees from private property. Consideration was given to mandating a Read O Meter water device to allow meter readers access without entering homes.
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Washington
Park Board
Larry Duncan
Duncan
West
Madison Street
Sunset Park
Jim Marsh
Farmers Mutual Insurance Co
D & H Engineering
Miriam Jones to dance tour of Western Europe
Washington High School graduate Miriam Jones plans a year in Western Europe with the Winnie Hoveler Dance Troupe starting in New York. She leaves Wednesday, foregoing a $100 college scholarship to gain experiences and future study at Cedar Falls.
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Miriam Jones
Joe H. Jones
Washington
Europe
Winnie Hoveler
New York
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Washington High School
Western Europe
Icelandic Airways
Vicki Thomas
Miss Jones
Miriam
Cedar Falls
Marchers fail to meet Ramsey Clark in protest turnaway
Members of the Poor People's campaign waited eight hours to see Attorney General Ramsey Clark. Clark refused to meet a 100-member delegation of Indians Mexican Americans Appalachian whites and poor blacks protesting the Friday indictment of 13 men by a Los Angeles grand jury. They planned to return to the Justice Department the next day.
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Washington
UPI
Poor People's Campaign
Ramsey Clark
Justice Department
Clark
Los Angeles
Hughes Says He's Late on Value Analysis Plan
Iowa State Sen. Tom Riley proposed adding value analysis to state government to improve efficiency and save at least 2 million dollars yearly. Governor Hughes, absent at the meeting, said PPB planning has been under development for 18 months and that Riley’s plan would be a small part of that system.
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Iowa
UPI
Coralville
Illinois Gas & Electric Co
Hills
Des Moines
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Iowa Executive Council
Harold Hughes
Riley
Society of American Value Engineers
SAVE
Hughes
State Office For
Senator Riley
State Executive Council
Massachusetts
Johnson rebuffs Hanoi on bombing in Glassboro address
President Johnson rejected Hanoi demands to halt all U.S. bombing in North Vietnam during a Glassboro State College commencement. He urged continued pressure for peace, citing bellicose Paris talks, while stressing readiness to pursue disarmament and resolve regional tensions. He met Kosygin here last June and noted ongoing Middle East concerns. He welcomed Costa Rica’s president before returning to Washington after a Texas ranch trip.
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UPI
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Vietnam
Johnson
Glassboro
UPID
North Vietnam
Glassboro State College
Alexei Kosygin
Kosygin
Hollybush
Middle East
Israel
United States
Glassboro College
Soviet Union
AFS student from Uganda to study at Washington High
Agnes Nakayenga, an 18 year old from Masaka Uganda, has been chosen by the local American Field Service chapter to attend Washington High School and live with the Dehnes and Dr. Vernon Elgin. She studied English ten years and aims to be a naturalist, active in drama and music. She arrives in August.
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American Field Service
Uganda
Agnes Nakayenga
AFS
Washington High School
Clarence Dehne
Vernon G. Elgin
Miss Nakayenga
Masaka
Buganda
St. Teresa’s
Band Concert in Central Park Opens Summer Series
Washington's Municipal band starts its summer concert season in Central Park Wednesday at 8 p.m. with weekly programs through the season. The set includes God Bless America Berlin Crosley March Fillmore Billboard March Klohr and other light classics arranged for band.
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Washington
Central Park
God Bless America
Berlin
Crosley
Fillmore
Billboard
Klohr
Olivadoll
Osterling
Nestico
Meredith Wilson
Sherry
Jewell
Cofield
Warrington
Frank
Booster
Klein
Fire Hazard Memo Sparks City Concerns
Intercepted memo from City Fire Inspector Jim Marsh questions oil on streets as a fire hazard. The brief notes that slick surfaces may pose ignition risks and urges review of city cleanup protocols and enforcement. WEJ conveys the concern from the inspector to readers.
Not Quite Twins LaVonne Hinkle Coincidence Story
Two women named LaVonne Hinkle, not related, share a surprising identity event. One survived a water accident near the Amanas after her car left the road and sank. The two families, living in Marengo and Winfield, plan to keep in touch and dream of meeting one day.
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LaVonne Hinkle
Amanas
LaVonne
Robert) Hinkle
Marengo
Probate notices for Simon and Navy estates and liquid transport permit
Public notices announce probate of wills and appointments of separator administrators for Linda Lee Simon and Dale O Navy. Also listed is notice of application for a liquid transport carrier's permit and a special session of Washington City Council detailing agenda items.
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Linda Lee Simon
Dale O. Navy
Washington City Council
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