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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1968

Page

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Lake Darling open stands. city to build water well

Lake Darling concession stand and beach area reopen after flooring replacement. Lifeguards will be on duty 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. all summer, with swimming at 35 cents. On Sunday the beach drew over 600 visitors during the heat wave. Washington plans a new well. Thorpe Well Co. won the bid for 77,832.84 to drill near the railroad tracks to Jordan stream. Taxpayers urged to pay first half real estate and personal taxes by June 30 to avoid penalties. Six arrested during raids on hip pie pads in Spirit Lake area. narcotics seized.

Lake Darling Richard Collins Collins Mr. Collins Washington Thorpe Well Co Des Moines Jordan Stream Washington County Wally Fagen

Weather Outlook Iowa Partly Cloudy Then Cooler Weekend

Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Friday with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Turning cooler west portion Friday. Low tonight generally in the 60s. High Friday low 80s west to the 80s east. Outlook for Saturday partly cloudy and cooler with a chance of showers.

United Press International Iowa

Intercepted memo from Frisco hippies leaked

An intercepted memo from Frisco era groups titled Frisco Hippies addresses Haight Asbury and Icarus. The message carries a defiant stance that fear cannot deter them and ends with a personal sign off Yours Wid.

Frisco Hippies Haight - Asbury

Nuclear ban passes UN General Assembly amid protests

United Nations approves a treaty to curb nuclear weapons with 43 nations backing it and Johnson praising the pact as a major disarmament step. France Albania Cuba Tanzania and Zambia oppose. Red China denounces the move as a Russo American plot. Johnson to push Senate quicky as Middle East tensions linger. The Nordic Council includes Sweden Denmark Norway and Iceland.

United Nations UPI Johnson U.N. General Assembly Geneva U.S United States Britain Soviet Union France Albania Cuba Tanzania Zambia U.N China Peking Senate Middle East

Services planned in Central Park

The Union Services Committee of the Washington Council on Religious Affairs plans a series of Sunday evening Central Park services starting June 30 at p.m. themed The Relationship Between the Church the Gospel and Social Issues. Local ministers Rev. M. O. Smith Dr Vernon Elgin Rev Dave Groenemann Rev Einar Fetterman Rev Oliver Parish Rev Clarence Dehne and Rev Richard Peterson will speak on gospel and war sex crime race poverty and mental illness through August 11 with special music.

Union Services Committee The Washington Council On Religious Affairs Central Park M. O. Smith First Methodist Vernon Elgin Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Dave Groenemann St. Paul United Church of Christ Einar Fetterman Immanuel Lutheran Oliver Parish Faith Baptist Clarence Dehne First Presbyterian Richard Peterson First Baptist

TISJEFINA MEETS SECRETARY Marchers jostle Rusk aide

A group of Mexican-Americans jostled a State Department official during a protest outside the building for a meeting with Secretary of State Dean Rusk. The demonstrators demanded a broader delegation for Reies Lopez Tijerina, while security kept doors locked and police reported further protests planned at the Agriculture Department and a mass rally set for June 19 at the Washington Monument.

Washington UPI State Department Reies Lopez Tijerina Secretary of State Dean Rusk Peter Krough Rusk Tijerina New Mexico Krough Guadalupe-Hidalgo Agriculture Department Resurrection City America 14Th St Independence Ave Department Washington Monument Lincoln Memorial Resurrection

Saigon hit by ammo dump blast amid Viet Cong rumors

Reports from Saigon say an ammo dump on the city outskirts exploded as rumors spread of a new Viet Cong offensive including 100 rockets nightly for 100 days. A Da Nang Navy building was struck by a timebomb injuring 17, with U.S. servicemen and Vietnamese staff among the wounded.

Saigon APS Viet Cong da Nang U.S. Navy United States Panhandle North Vietnam Paris Vietnam South Vietnam Rrumors Navy U.S Paris

Hire Teachers Board in Busy Washington Session

Washington Community School board held a busy Wednesday meeting approving resignations of Mary Lou Manning and Teresa Salisbury. It authorized contracts for Frances Goodspeed Sharon Anne Roe Bonnie Walker Jeff Olson John Beeler Elaine Beeler Cyrus Robinson and Jane Lewis. Also approved summer staff, new hires for maintenance and nursing, a seven period day proposal, and remodeling updates.

Washington Community School Board Mary ‘Lou Manning Teresa Salisbury Frances Goodspeed Sharon Anne Roe Bonnie Walker Jeff Olson U.S John Beeler Ray Humston Roy Wilson Larry Robison Brighton Center Burge Hammond

Titan 3D rocket launches eight satellites from Cape Kennedy

A Titan 3D rocket lifted at 10 04 a m EDT from Cape Kennedy carrying eight relay satellites to strengthen the Pentagon's direct link with Vietnam. The 124 foot vehicle used two solid boosters for thrust near 2.5 million pounds and reached an orbit about 21000 miles up before a six hour countdown concluded with planned satellite deployment after 4 p m EDT.

Cape Kennedy UPS Air Force Pentagon Vietnam The Space Center Atlantic

Rockefeller Says America Is Divided Not Sick

Gov Nelson Rockefeller told the Commonwealth Club that the United States remains divided but not a sick society. He urged unity after the Kennedy assassination, warned against revolutionary change, and noted mismatched politics in Vietnam amid calls for new leadership grounded in history.

San Francisco UPI Nelson A. Rockefeller United States America Commonwealth Club New York Republican Robert F. Kennedy Rockefeller Vietnam

Berlin traffic slowed as East Germany pressures rise

UPI reports traffic to West Berlin slowed today as East Germany warned of further harassment unless West Germany recognizes the GDR as a sovereign state. West German Chancellor Kiesinger flew from Bonn to support the city as the United States Britain and France denounced the restrictions as invalid.

Icarus asteroid scare drives hippies to Boulder

Boulder residents see a predicted flyby of asteroid Icarus as doomsday fuel for a hippie invasion. Doomsday warnings spark crowds flocking to Colorado and Tibet as scientists note the event could unleash massive earthquakes if it collided with Earth.

Boulder Colo UPI Colorado Tibet Mars Jupiter Earth San Francisco Haight-Asbury California Atlantis Don Miami Icarus Joyce Hales

Probate of will and executor appointment for Ada Selinitz

Public notice announces probate of Ada F P Selinitz will and the appointment of an executor. Details include filing and hearing information, with the court and deadlines for objections. Applicant names and contacts available in related public notice pages.

Ada FP Selinitz

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