Senate passes sweeping civil rights bill with July goal
The Senate approved a landmark civil rights bill in a historic clash, aiming to become law by the Fourth of July. House leaders pledged rapid passage and discussed accepting Senate amendments to clear the measure for President Johnson's signature amidst party tensions and possible defections.
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Washington
UPI
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Crats
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
John W. McCormack
Mass
Johnson
Legislative Mill
John F. Kennedy
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Goldwater
Senate Chamber
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Kennedy
United States vows firm stand against Communism in Asia
Washington signals unwavering resolve to block Red China and North Vietnam in Southeast Asia. If Beijing and Hanoi refuse Geneva accords, a major Pacific war could erupt. U.S. warns allies their dealings with Peking risk provoking escalation and stresses readiness to act quickly to defend Laos and South Vietnam.
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Washington
UPI
United States
Southeast Asia
Red China
Johnson Administration
Peking
Laos
South Viet Nam
Western Pacific
Berlin
U.S
America
Asia
4-H Camp Ends With Spirits of Camp Awards
Ninety weary 4 H club members from Washington County finished a Lake Darling session. The event featured fitness education and social development. Miriam Jones and Chris Rinner were named Spirits of Camp, with cabin skits during Fun Night and plans to return next year.
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Washington County
Lake Darling
Merritt Canady
Miriam Jones
Joe Jones
Chris Rinner
Don Rinner
Washington
Collects insurance at age 96 in Halcyon House
Eugene Smith of Halcyon House reached 96 and had a Bankers Life policy paid up. His guardian S W Easter received the check, presented by Al Jones of Des Moines and J R Martin of Ottumwa, to the Washington man.
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Eugene Smith
Halcyon House
Mr. Smith
S. W. Easter
Bankers Life Co
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Washington
Do Washington residents want new tennis courts
Journal readers weigh in on whether Washington needs new tennis courts. Frank Longwell says the youth need better facilities. Don Trowbridge notes the current court is a mess with a broken net. John Winga Jr. advocates three or four courts at Sunset Park. Miss Barb Schumacher points to cracked surfaces and long waits.
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Don Trowbridge
John Winga Jr
Sunset Park
Washngton
Washington
Barb Schumacher
Death of Dewey Godlove at 66 in Salem Oregon
Dewey C. Godlove, 66, a former Washington County resident, died suddenly of a heart attack Friday at his Salem home. Born July 11, 1898 near Kalona, he served in World War I with Co. K first Iowa Infantry and the Rainbow division, was wounded in France in 1918, and later graduated from Washington Business College. He and wife Cecil Ellers had two sons Jack and Bill and a daughter Patricia. Survivors include his mother Clara Godlove and many brothers and sisters.
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Dewey C. Godlove
Washington County
Salem
Ore
Mr. Godlove
Kalona
John and
Clara Warner Godlove
Godlove
Washington
Co. K. First
Iowa Infantry
France
Washington Business College
Cecil Ellers
Jack
Bill
Patricia
Clara Godlove
Sunnyhaven
Roy
Springfield
Una Gordon
Haskins
Frank Embree
M. D. McCreedy
Leo Farrington
Iowa City
W. H. White
Chicago
Harold
Indianola
Rain totals rise as Washington sees 1.76 inches
The rainy season continues in Washington with 1.76 inches of rain recorded before 7 a.m. Friday. The light steady rain aids crop and garden moisture and builds on earlier rainfall to sustain soil moisture through the coming period.
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Washington
Fire damages feed at Freshwaters Feed and Grain
Lightning caused a fire at Freshwaters Feed and Grain on East Third Street in Washington this morning. The feed storage building suffered slight damage as police and the fire department acted quickly. water and smoke damage to stored feed remains undetermined according to manager Robert G. Robertson.
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Freshwaters Feed and Grain
East Third St
Washington
Robert G. Robertson
Freshwaters
Miss Doy McAvoy Injured in Sunset Park Horse Incident
Miss Doy McAvoy daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion S Mc Avoy of 821 N 8th was thrown from a bolting horse in Sunset Park and dislocated her left elbow. Passersby and park visitors helped her to a hospital where officials said she would be released before noon.
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Doy McAvoy
Marion S. McAvoy
N. 8Th
Miss McAvoy
Sunset Park
Plane crash in Formosa kills 53 aboard
A four engine Civil Air Transport plane carrying 53 people including 21 Americans crashed in flames after takeoff from Taichung, Formosa. Authorities report the disaster as a fatal air accident with several injured and unknown causes under investigation.
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Formosa
Taipei, Formosa
UPI
Taichung
Four Tornadoes Ravage Southern Iowa Causes Heavy Property Loss
Four tornadoes plowed through southern Iowa causing millions in damages. Targets included the Clarinda airport and multiple farms near Shenandoah Yorktown and Coin. Several residents injured with power and communications knocked out as floods and storms continued.
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Iowa
Clarinda
Yorktown
U. S. 59
Shenandoah
Bill Edwards
Coin
Ben Morris
Shenandosh
Farragut
Sidney
Plane crash in Massachusetts kills two. Kennedy injured
In dense fog a light plane crashed in an apple orchard near Southampton, Massachusetts killing two men and injuring Senator Edward M Kennedy who suffered a broken back. Senator Birch Bayh and his wife were also aboard and were hurt but described as “extremely well” with Kennedy showing fractures to multiple ribs and lumbar vertebrae but no head injuries.
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Southampton
Mass
Thomas Corriden
Kennedy
Plane crash death of Edward Moss and Edward Kennedy aide
A two engine plane from Washington to Westfield crashed near Walter Bashista’s apple farm in Westfield Massachusetts killing Edward Moss of Andover 41 and Edwin T Zimny of Lawrence Mass Aide Bayh Kennedy received injuries. Kennedy and family visited the hospital as officials reported multiple fractures and cuts with Bayh in stable condition.
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Edward Moss
Andover
Kennedy
Edwin T. Zimny
Lawrence
Mass
Washington
Westfield
Bayh
Dave Powers
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Sen. Kennedy
Bobby
Edward Martin
Martin
Barnes Airport
West Springfield
Walter Bashista
Massachusetts
Weather Outlook for Iowa Tonight and Sunday
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Sunday with continued warm and humid air. Scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight and mainly east and south Sunday. Lows 55 to 60 north to near 70 in the extreme south. Highs Sunday in the 80s.
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Iowa
County Officials Seek Uniform Pay Scale For Iowa
The Iowa State Association of County Officers asked the 1965 Legislature to set a uniform salary schedule for elected county officials based on county population and tax base. The plan would raise salaries across the board, with adjustments by county, and cover auditors treasurers recorders attorneys sheriffs clerks and supervisors.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa State Association of
Statehouse
John L. Harris
Sibley
Ralph Buck
Marshalltown
Governor’s Commission On State and Local Government
Inter-departmental Council of State Government
Pottawattamie
Dubuque
Ringgold
Cerro Gordo
Polk
Harms
Harris
Atlantic
Storm Lake
Mason City
Cedar
Ottumwa
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Allen Sump
Sump
Ralph Huseman
Huseman
Max Huseman
Essex
Nishnabotna
Hamburg
Dallas
Joseph
Kathleen
Iowa State Department of Safety
North Second Ave
Clarence Lee
North Second
Justice of the Peace
Les Eicher
Linda Lee Berns
Nina Rose Waggoner
Marie J. Shephard
Lloyd Morgan Munson
Lora J. Goodlander
Marion Merle Ballard
Lyle Irvan Hesseltine
Phyllis Rae Jorgensen
Betty Ann Lowry
Wellman
William Dale Donaldson
Ainsworth
Jill Odette Havener
Tor
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