Johnson honors Gemini astronauts with service medals
President Johnson awarded exceptional service medals to James A. McDivitt and Edward H. White for the 62 orbit Gemini mission. He also cited Charles W. Mathews and NASA Administrator James E. Webb, praising international space cooperation and noting White’s spacewalk as a milestone.
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Johnson
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James A. McDivitt
Edward H. White
Space Agency
Charles W. Mathews
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
James E. Webb
Soviet Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United Nations
U. S
McDivitt
White
Colorado Governor seeks disaster declaration after South Platte flood
Gov John A Love asked President Johnson for disaster status as floods from the South Platte cresting at 20 feet devastated Denver. Debris filled streets while 800 of 900 downtown traffic lights failed and hospitals run on generators. Casualties were low but five injured and a pilot killed.
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UPI
Colorado
John A. Love
Johnson
South Platte
Love
Palmer Lake
Castle Rock
Colorado Springs
Air Force Academy
Rockies
Mrs Simerman Sells Grocery Store and Home
Maude Simerman announces the sale of her grocery store and home to Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Turnipseed Jr. The transaction takes effect July 1. The store at 120 East 7th Street has operated there for seventeen years. She will move to a Per dock Winga apartment.
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Maude Simerman
Lloyd Turnipseed, Jr
Paul Henderson Named National Future Business Teacher of the Year
Paul Henderson, Iowa winner, was honored at the National Convention of Future Teachers in Cincinnati Ohio as National Future Business Teacher of the Year. He earned a $150 gift certificate and will teach junior high business courses while coaching in the Mason City school system.
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Future Teachers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Paul Henderson
Iowa
Paul
Phi Beta Lambda Fraternity
American Institute of Men
Robert Henderson
Crawfordsville
State College of Iowa
Cedar Falls
Mason City
Kleese named to Washington Community School Board
Robert Kleese of six miles southeast of Washington on rural route 2 has been appointed to fill the vacancy on the Washington Community School District board of education after the death of William Crayne. He and wife Donna have three children Lisette 10 Jennifer 7 and John 3. The term lasts until the September 13 election for district three which covers the south of Highway 92 east of Washington and the south of old Highway 92 west of Washington.
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Robert Kleese
Washington
Washington Community
Kleese
William Crayne
Iowa
Kreese
Donna
Lisette
Jennifer
John
Ainsworth cafe owner reports purse theft
Mrs. Gertrude Newton, who runs a cafe near Hills on Highway 218 in Washington County, reported to sheriff's officers that a man in his late 20s snatched her purse containing 2250 dollars near her garage at about 4 a.m. today and fled on foot. She planned to deposit the money in a bank later.
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Hills
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Washington County
Gertrude Newton
Ft. Benning
Viet Nam
Cambridge
Mass
Adlai E. Stevenson
United States
United Nations
London
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Oxford University
Washington
Johnson
Saigon
Richenhberger Rites Set Friday at Wayland Church
Funeral services for Mrs. Ed Richenberger will be held Friday at 2 p.m. in the Wayland Mennonite Church with Rev. E. S. Muller officiating. Burial follows at North Hill Cemetery. Zehr Funeral Home is handling arrangements. Mrs. Richenberger died suddenly Wednesday morning.
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Wayland
Ed Richenberger
Wayland Mennonite Church
E. S. Muller
North Hill Cemetery
Zehr Funeral Home
County Public Hospital Bond Vote Results Noted
Notice records the vote results on the county public hospital bond issue and outlines proceedings of the board of supervisors held on Wednesday June 2.
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Board of Supervisors
Rotary District 600 Assembly Set for Washington
Preparations underway for the Rotary District 600 Assembly at the Washington Junior High School next Monday. District Governor Russell Harper and incoming Robert Everetts lead, with past governors Kirby Webster Harold Hegeland Ralph Taylor and Watters Scott assisting. About 220 Rotarians expected from 51 clubs. program runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m with lunch at noon. Local members join the noon luncheon.
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Rotary District
Washington
Russell Harper
Robert Everetts
Kirby Webster
Harold Hegeland
Ralph Taylor
Watters Scott
Rotary
Assembly
James E. McQuaid
Severely burned in tractor mishap near Crawfordsville
Harry Reschly was severely burned when the tractor he operated overturned and caught fire at his east Crawfords ville home. His son Willard freed him with a second tractor. He was taken to Veterans Hospital in Iowa City. condition was not reported. Crawfordsville firefighters extinguished the blaze.
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Crawfordsville
Harry Reschly
Reschly
Willard
Veterans Hospital
Iowa City
Farmer Uses Carbide Cannon To Fend Off Foxes Near Washington
Galen Widmer, five miles south of Washington, reports foxes stealing his turkeys. He deployed a carbide cannon that fires a loud report every 20 minutes, using water and carbide to generate gas. The device has reduced raids but unsettled the Widmer dog, which remains alarmed by the blasts.
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Galen Widmer
Washington
Galen
Fern Cliff area acquired as Washington County park
The Fern Cliff timber in Marion Township has been bought by the County Conservation Board to form a new Washington County park of a little over 40 acres. The site lies between Fern Cliff Church and Crooked Creek with Main Creek as a boundary. State officials praised the acquisition and plans include improving access, trails, and adding picnic tables while encouraging visitors to respect nature.
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Marion Township
County Conservation Board
Washington
Pansy Hill
Fern Cliff
Crooked Creek
Main Creek
Earl Fry Passes Postmaster Exams at Kalona
Congressman John R. Schmidhauser announced that Earl D. Fry passed the examination for Postmaster in Kalona. Fry has been acting postmaster and is a career postal employee. Schmidhauser expects Senate confirmation soon.
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John R. Schmidhauser
Earl D. Fry
Kalona
Fry
Schmidhauser
Senate
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy With Showers
Partly cloudy this afternoon with light showers affecting up to 20 percent of the state. Mostly fair west tonight and partly cloudy east with showers in the extreme east. Friday will be largely fair with little temperature change. Low tonight 45 to 50 northeast to 55 to 60 southwest. High Friday in the 70s. Saturday outlook a mix of clear to partly cloudy and a touch warmer.
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Iowa
Third Dogfight of Air War Nets Two MIG Kills
U.S. Navy Phantom jets downed two Mig-17s over North Vietnam near Hanoi during a bombing raid on Yen Phu. One Mig pilot parachuted. another perished. The action, the third air combat of the war, followed by weeks of regional developments including troop deployments and diplomatic remarks.
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Yen Phu
Viet Nam
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U.S
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Gulf of Tonkin
China
North
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