Washington County court offices close for June 19
The Washington County courthouse will close all day Wednesday June 19 with the lobby open and driver license examiners on site. Officials will travel to Ottumwa for state auditor instruction while a missing mobile home case circulates locally as a woman reports her trailer lost and seeks help.
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Poverty mules ride to Washington in mule train
Thirty four mules and 13 wagons from the Poor People's March mule train were loaded onto a Southern Railway freight car in Atlanta for shipment toward suburban Washington. The 130 passengers would ride buses to Alexandria Va for reassembly and a grand entrance into Washington. A SCLC spokesman said the caravan would march to Resurrection City on Wednesday. The mule train started 600 miles away in Marks Mississippi after a 35 day journey.
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Alexandria
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
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Marks, Miss
Intercepted memo praised Vietnam project
An intercepted memo from L CPL Robert Harvey expresses support for a Vietnam era project, stating it is a fine effort and wishes Harvey success.
Weather: fair and warmer in Iowa overnight and Tuesday
United Press International reports Iowa will see fair skies and rising temperatures. Tonight's low ranges from the 50s in the north to around 60 in the south, with Tuesday's high expected to climb further in the southeast and west central areas.
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United Press International
Iowa
End of France's longest strike nears as Renault workers return
Paris is calmer as 85,000 holdout Renault workers vote to return to work ending the longest strike in French history. Citroën Peugeot and others expected to follow, while police clash with students at the Sorbonne leading to the removing of red and black flags and the raising of the tricolor as De Gaulle's government faces elections.
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Renault
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Citroen
Peugeot
Berlier
Charles de Gaulle
Sorbonne
de Gaulle
Eisenhower in hospital after fifth heart attack
Former President Dwight D. Eisenhower remained alert and in good spirits at Walter Reed Hospital after suffering his fifth heart attack Saturday night. The 77 year old five star general has shown stable vital signs with no pain since the initial episode. his wife Mrs Eisenhower and John Eisenhower have been informed and expect visits this week.
Court rules 1866 law gives Negroes right to housing
The Supreme Court, by seven to two, held that an 1866 Reconstruction era statute guarantees Negroes par of the right to buy a home wherever a white citizen may, applying the language to private individuals for the first time. Justice Stewart wrote for the court with dissents by Justices Harlan and White.
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UPI
Supreme Court
Potter Stewart
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John M. Harlan
Byron R. White
Congress
Stewart
Senate
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United States
Bachelor seeks legal strawberry wine allowance
Millard S. Cohen, 29, a St. Louis bachelor, sought Treasury approval to make five gallons of strawberry wine in his West End apartment. The department ruled he is not head of a family and thus not eligible for tax-free wine for family use, prompting 31 letters and a hearing to determine why his application should not be denied.
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Mrs King Sees Poor People March as Last Chance
Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. called the Poor People’s Campaign America’s last chance to solve poverty racism and war without violence. She urged a Washington solidarity day march drawing over 100000 participants with major candidates invited and leaders signaling involvement. The statement noted hunger unequal life chances and the need for a peaceful just society. California 1967 grape production valued at 169 million dollars reached 2.67 million tons.
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UPI
Martin Luther King Jr
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Medgar Evers
Eugene J. McCarthy
Photographers sweep Iowa Press Photographers awards
Dallas Kinney of the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald was named Photographer of the Year and won the Don Christiansen Memorial Award for Goodby Brother King. Kinney led with 19 points. John White and Bob Coyle finished second and third. Sixty-five IPPA members attended. 665 photos entered. Two states adopted new personal income taxes in 1967.
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Dubuque
Iowa
UPI
Telegraph-Herald
Iowa Press Photographers Association
Telegraph - Herald
Don Christiansen
Goodby Brother King
John G. White
Bob Coyle
Coyle
Iowa News
Supreme Court strikes Alabama substitute father welfare ban
The Supreme Court unanimously voided Alabama's rule that cut welfare to children when a substitute father or visiting man is present. The decision affects 18 states and the District of Columbia, as Warren notes states may pursue other anti illegitimacy aims. The suit, led by Mrs. Sylvester Sith of Selma, involved a waitress with four children whose benefits were cut, backed by the ACLU's Roger Baldwin Foundation.
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New Mexico
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Oklahoma
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Tennessee
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Virginia
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Selma
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American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Trees For Better Neighborhoods promotes urban tree planting
A 20 page Chevron Chemical Co booklet from San Francisco showcases how trees beautify communities. It details species types sizes and data on growth rates climate and soil needs and recommends varieties for specific uses. It asks which trees best fit local soil and history and how trees reflect a neighborhood’s character.
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San Francisco
UPI
Chevron Cehmical Co
Fire destroys room at West Bend High School Iowa
West Bend Iowa fire officials estimate damage at 300000 to 400000 after a Saturday blaze destroyed one room in the old part of West Bend High School. About 50 firefighters from West Bend Mallard and Witte prevented spread to the newer section. The fire, discovered by secretary Mrs Walter Ewey, started near a kindergarten room door with books and magazines in the study hall and library lost. State Fire Marshal will investigate on Monday and class relocation plans are under review.
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UPI
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West Bend
Ludwig Reinen
Mallard
Wittemore
Iowa
Earl Stevens
Walter Ewey
Louis Schafer
Schafer
Stevens
North Vietnamese helicopters enter combat for first time
South Down seven Red helicopters SAIGON American jets Sunday shot down seven Communist helicopters in South Vietnam and the DMZ for the first time in the war. North Vietnam used Soviet made M14 Hound helicopters hauling ammunition to artillery bases inside the DMZ. Lt Gen Hoang Xuan Lam called the move an escalation. Radar at Don Ha tracked the first cluster and pilots shot down three. a second group crossed the buffer zone and four more were shot down.
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U.S
Don Ha
Dmz
Local gifts to Vietnam aid project expands appeal
An appeal by Cpl. Robert G Harvey in The Evening Journal mobilizes readers to donate items for Vietnamese civilians through the Combined Action Group. The paper will pack and ship up to 100 pounds and urges more contributions at the Journal office with a detailed list of acceptable items.
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