Beauty pageant seeks more Miss Washington County contestants
Washington Jaycees invite county girls to enter the Miss Washington County pageant to be held July 25 at the Washington County Fair. Contestants must be Washington County residents for six months, high school graduates, ages 17 to 28, single, and able to present a talent within three minutes. The winner advances to Miss Iowa eligibility next year.
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Joe Evanovich
Bob Gross
Tom Kuncl
Washington
Jean Morrison
West Chester
Abbie Timmins
Washington County
Washington County Fair
Westchester
Washington Jaycees
Abbie
Marion L. Timmins
Mid-Prairie High School
Journal
Buddhist hunger strike announced in Saigon amid Hue clashes
Thich Quang announced a hunger strike until Johnson ends aid to Ky government as moderates try to control unrest in Saigon while anti-government actions continue in Hue. Buddhist mobs beat a pro American bystander and blocked U.S. convoys.
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Thich Tri Quang
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Fierce hand to hand battle in Viet Nam siege
U S forces of the 101st Airborne fought a North Vietnamese battalion in dense jungle 300 miles north of Saigon in a two day struggle. The clash left 187 enemy killed and 10 American dead or wounded, with two separate pre dawn assaults and a later helicopter trap ending in a drawn battle as U S pilots pressed air strikes against North and South Viet Nam targets.
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Southeast Iowa CAP grant revised by laws changes
Approval of the 14386 grant for the Southeast Iowa Community Action Program was announced at a Mt. Pleasant meeting. Edwin White said county groups should elect CAP board representatives for terms up to three years to maintain continuity. Ron Wise was elected treasurer, Violet Lundquist named program director starting July 1 with offices in Burlington. Washington County CAP plans surveys to assess area poverty. The Washington board meets June 13 to name Southeast Iowa directors and finalize county programs.
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Ron Wise
Burlington
Leonard Tindal
Washington
Violet Lundquist
Swedesburg
Lundquist
Des Mones
Henry, Lee
Washington County Community Action Program Board of Directors
Robert Day Home
Southeast Iowa Community Action Program Board of Directors
Mason City Youth Wins 28th Boys State Governorship
CAMP DODGE Iowa UPI a Mason City youth running on the Nationalist ticket Tuesday was elected governor of the 28th annual Boys State sponsored by the American Legion.
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Iowa
UPI
Mason City
American Legion
Probate Of Wills And Executors Named
Probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Dora Bailey and Edward Springer are listed. Notices call for claims and provide filing details and deadlines for interested parties.
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Dora Bailey
Edward Springer
Graham Denies Money Charges From Campaign Costs
LONDON UPI Evangelist Billy Graham's organization plans a financial statement to silence ongoing criticism of campaign costs. The move follows persistent questions about funding and expenditures.
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London
UPI
Billy Graham
Reagan and Brown win California primary
Actor Ronald Reagan and Gov. Edmund G. Brown won California primary nominations. Reagan led with 1,211,356 votes to 544,620 for Christopher in a Republican bid, while Brown beat Los Angeles Mayor Samuel Yorty 1,046,532 to 766,697 for the Democratic nomination.
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Edmund G. Brown
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George Christopher
Hollywood
Brown
Los Angeles
Samuel Yorty
Christopher
Yorty
Bids Opened for New Hospital Addition in Washington County
Bids for the Washington County Hospital addition were opened at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday. Apparent low bidder is Gilbert Builders Inc of Iowa Falls Iowa with a bid of 1 564 045 dollars. Administrator Norman Jensen says contract with the Iowa Falls firm could be in place within a week and construction should begin soon.
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Iowa Falls
Iowa
Norman Jensen
Iowa Weather: Cloudy Skies with Storms, Cooler Thursday
United Press International reports Iowa will see mostly cloudy skies through Thursday with showers and thunderstorms ending from the west and central regions by Thursday. It will be cooler Thursday with lows tonight in the upper 40s to 50s and daytime highs Thursday in the 60s to lower 70s, higher in the south.
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Marchers vow to tramp to Jackson Mississippi
In Hernando Mississippi leaders vow a continuation of the Memphis to Jackson civil rights march after the shooting of James Meredith. Meredith may leave hospital to join the march as Dr King urges persistence with a 220 mile goal.
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James Meredith
Meredith
William Bowld Hospital
Memphis
Tenn
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Martin Luther King Jr
Jackson
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Waco seeks 675000 bond for school additions
Petitions circulate in the Waco Community School district seeking a 675000 bond issue to finance additions and remodeling of school buildings. If signed, the board plans a July election. Plans by Kingscott and Associates include remodeling and space adjustments for grades 7–12 at Olds and K–6 at Wayland and Crawfordsville.
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Crawfordsville
Waco
Kennedy meets Nobel laureate Luthuli in South Africa
Sen Robert Kennedy visited Stranger near Durban to meet Albert Luthuli, admired by Kennedy as one of the most impressive men he has met. The 70 minute session drew watchful security as Kennedy spoke with the Nobel Peace Prize winner while crowds cheered in Johannesburg.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
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Albert Luthuli
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Luthuli
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Durban
Storm Alma Hammers Havana Aims Toward Key West
Hurricane Alma roared into Havana with 90 mph winds and moved toward the Florida Straits, threatening Key West and the state’s lower west coast as authorities issued warnings and delayed plans.
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Regent cites needs Iowa platform hearings in Des Moines
Iowa Board of Regents president Stanley Redeker told the 1966 platform committee that capital improvements at state colleges and universities are "almost desperate." He urged funds for classrooms laboratories and facilities and proposed facilities serving a century ahead. The platform hearings also heard from R G Hileman of the Iowa Good Roads Association about road construction challenges and from Carro l Worlan Iowa Development Commission director on need for greater funding. Ernest Kosek urged more state aid for mental health services and redirect taxes to meet obligations to the mentally ill.
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Iowa Board of Regents
Republican State Central Committee
Stanley Redeker
Boone
Iowa
R. G. Hileman
Iowa Good Roads Association
Ernest Kosek
Iowa Mental Health Association
General Fund
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