Astronauts James McDivitt Edward White Return Home
Crowds cheered as Gemini 4 astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White landed at Ellington Air Force Base Texas. McDivitt marked his 36th birthday and both men, tired but elated, greeted families before a press briefing and homeward journey to Houston.
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Houston
UPI
James McDivitt
Edward White
McDivitt
Wasp
Ellington Air Force Base
Texas
White
Air Force Operations Office
Jim
Atlantic
Burns
Florida
Cape Kennedy
Veterans of Foreign Wars to sponsor Riverside celebration
The VFW will host the annual Riverside celebration Friday and Saturday June 25 and 26. Rides for youngsters operate both days, a parade starts at 10 a.m. Saturday with locals and out of town entries. Street shows, concessions and rides on Saturday. a street dance that evening with prizes from the VFW and Auxiliary.
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Riverside
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Public notices on probate and estate hearings
Hearing on probate of the will for Hazel Ray and appointment of executor for the Earl C. Long estate noted on page 7. Public notices indicate formal actions to settle respective estates under probate law.
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Hazel Ray
Earl C. Long
Light turnout reported for county hospital bond vote
Washington precincts report very light early voting on the $750,000 county hospital bond issue. Officials said only a few voters went to the booths before noon. Officials expect turnout to pick up this afternoon and evening as polls stay open until 9 oclock CDT.
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Washington
Luna 6 misses Moon after steering failure
The Soviet Luna 6 moon rocket will pass about 96,000 miles from the Moon due to a steering mechanism malfunction. Tass reported the automatic station could not be switched off after a June 9 engine test, sending the craft off course.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Churches and groups recruit workers for senior survey
Eleven Washington churches and twelve other community organizations are recruiting workers for the senior citizens survey to start next week. A training meeting led by Mrs. Mayme Squire will be held Monday June 14 at 1 30 p m in the YMCA community room.
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Washington
Mayme Squire
YMCA
Southeast weather: variable clouds and scattered storms
Southeast forecast from United Press International shows variable cloudiness through Friday. Showers and thunderstorms 30 to 50 percent Friday afternoon, with little temperature change. Highs 76 to 82, tonight's lows in the lower 60s to 69, and light variable winds.
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United Press International
Ridiculous Day Parade Prize Winners in Washington
Montgomery Ward Store won first prize for the float division depicting an operating room. Spurgeon’s Store took second and Logan Jewelers third. In the individual division Mills Rambler with a water spouting whale won first, Zeilinsky’s Gift Store second, and Dick Lins third. About 40 parade entries and thousands of shoppers filled Washington this morning.
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Montgomery Ward
Washington
Spurgeon’s
Logan Jewelry
Teachers hired for school at Allison Iowa
Allison Iowa UPI six teachers have been hired to fill openings created by a mass resignation tied to a dispute over the sports program. The principal, superintendent, and two board members also resigned. Uhlenhopp, new superintendent, expects rapid filling of remaining vacancies.
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Uhlenhopp
Garwin
Hampton Community
Dong Xoai Falls to Viet Cong After Daylong Battle
Government forces recaptured Dong Xoai 60 miles north of Saigon but the town, airstrip and nearby Special Forces camp were overrun after a 12 hour fight. U.S. losses reported include 31 killed or missing and a helicopter crew presumed dead. Meanwhile U.S. jets bombed North Viet Nam and a Navy Skyraider pilot was killed. A second report notes a 50 man Iowa trade mission arriving in Paris for a three day European swing led by Gov. Harold Hughes to promote U.S. and Iowa interests and discuss peace and alliance commitments.
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Saigon
UPI
Dong Xoai
U.S
North Viet Nam
Co Dinh
Hanoi
U.S. Air
Paris
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Washington
Hamburg
Germany
France
Reserve unit to train at Camp McCoy in Wisconsin
The 872nd Ordnance Company plans two weeks of active duty training at Camp McCoy Wisconsin from June 13 to June 26. The group includes 79 enlisted men one officer and five warrant officers with additional personnel attached from the local unit and other commands led by Capt. Charles W. Larson. An advance detachment will depart before June 13 to arrange arrivals led by CWO William H. Thoma.
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872Nd Ordnance Co
Washington
Camp McCoy
Wisc
872Nd
Charles W. Larson
Coralville
CWO
William H. Thoma
Donald Conrad
Lonny Griggs
Jerry Johnson
Calvin Little
Wayne Zielstorf
James Essex
Roger Pretz
Daniel Reed
Elwin Schlabaugh
Eugene Sieren
LaVerne Sieren
James B. Helmick
Columbus Junction
Robert G. Jones
Emmetsburg
Max M. White Jr
Marsh Atkinson
Richard Houseal
Haldene Williams
Leland E. Mendenhall
Donald H. Rebling
Charles N. Shellabarger
James J. Bennett
Joe D. Newell
Larry Buffington
Samuel Horra
Alexander McNeil
John Padgett
Leo Peiffer
Richard L. Allen
John J. Aller
Robert Bennett
Gerald Britton
Fred Buckman
Gary Buffington
Harley DeVore Jr
Harry Gordon
Earl Greiner
Elmer Greiner
Marlin Greiner
Gary Kracaw
John Leedo
William Lewis
Kenyan Rotary official visits Washington area to learn about U S farming
Anant J. Pandya of Kenya, incoming District Governor of Rotary International District 220, toured Robert Everetts home in Washington and discussed agricultural programs. He noted Kenya’s 1963 independence, Kenya Parliament service, and a district of 1,000 Rotarians over 2,000 miles, planning a trip to New York and then Kenya.
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Anant J. Pandya
Mombasa
Kenya
Robert Everetts
Washington
Mr. Pandya
Rotary International
Africa
Uganda
Tanzania
Zambi
Malawi
Malagascy
Pandya
Everetts
Lake Placid
N. Y
United States
Iowa
New York
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