Rain misses Washington as showers pass nearby
Washington residents saw clouds roll over the area but little rain fell. Reports from north and west noted rainfall from three quarters to a full inch, with flooding in the Prairie Flower area. The YMCA Father and Son Camp at Lake Darling State Camp grounds requires registration by June 26, noting limited camping space but room for those with tents or campers. President Johnson plans to ask Congress to lower the voting age to 18, aiming to close the generation gap. Two Iowa soldiers, Sgt. Jon R. Winger and Pvt. Tim L. Fritze, were killed in Vietnam after previously missing in action. An 18 month old, Robin Wayne Adams, died in a house fire in Iowa City.
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NATO unites for battle over Berlin
Western allies present a united front at the NATO summer meeting in Reykjavik against new East German Berlin pressures. A plan for mutual force reductions is proposed, with U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk signaling support for Bonn while avoiding a West Berlin visit.
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Iowa Democrats propose 1968 platform at Des Moines convention
The Iowa Platform Committee released a 135 point 1968 program urging corrective amendments to 1967 tax revisions and five constitutional amendments. It calls for eliminating a $500 bond for Fair Housing complaints and notes GOP parallels. The plan supports government reorganization lower court unification and potential county manager systems and school transportation funding debates.
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Curfew Clamped as Washington Braces for Unrest
In Washington the night curfew of 9 p.m. EDT was ordered as 1,500 police and 1,400 national guardsmen pushed into the 14th and U Streets area after tear gas and clashes with crowds in the wake of Resurrection City’s closing. One looter shot, several officers hurt, hundreds arrested. most guardsmen withdrawn by early today while federal troops remained in reserve. Reverend Ralph Abernathy and SCLC pledged to keep pressing the Poor People’s Campaign for food and jobs from jail cells.
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Service station retiree seeks to meet people in Ainsworth
Glenn Murphy, after 31 years in the National Guard and long solo work at the Washington Armory, retires to greet customers at Standard Service in Ainsworth. He and his wife have a son at Drake University and he proudly holds a Purple Heart and Bronze Star with two Oak Leaf Clusters from World War II.
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Crime rate climbs 17 percent in early 1968
The FBI reported on Monday that the nations crime rate rose 17 percent in the first three months of 1968 compared with a year earlier. Violent crimes increased 18 percent with murders up 16 percent and forcible rape up 19 percent. Aggravated assault rose 13 percent and robbery 24 percent.
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Beginning gains for poor in Congress and administration
Poor People's Campaign achieved modest wins toward federal aid as Resurrection City ended and protesters faced arrests. Congress eyed more meals funding, potential food stamp expansion, and housing provisions, while reform bills and park-land restrictions stirred debate. A 10 member grievance committee was proposed to hear complaints.
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William M., Colmer
D-Miss
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Intercepted memo seeks light rain for Iowa drought
A memo intercepted in the Central Areas requests a gentle half inch of moisture for Iowa regions. The note, signed by WEJ, appeals for modest rainfall to ease dry conditions with a polite tone.
Approval for Louisa County gas storage field project
The Federal Power Commission authorized Natural Gas Pipeline Co. of Chicago to spend about 2.238 million dollars to test and develop the Columbus City Underground Natural Gas Storage Reservoir in Louisa County Iowa. The plan includes about one mile of temporary six inch pipe from Cairo storage to Columbus City plus four miles of gathering lines, five injection withdrawal wells, seven observation wells, about six miles of 20 inch pipe, and up to six additional wells if needed for exploration after initial gas injection.
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Delay seen as gun control push shifts Johnson agenda
President Johnson seeks nationwide firearms registration license to possess and confiscation for unfit owners. States would have two years to meet federal standards or face federal rules and loss of conservation funds. House Judiciary backed stronger mail order ban but Rules Committee hesitation grows.
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Weather Outlook Southeast Tonight Through Wednesday
Cloudy with occasional light rain or drizzle and a little cooler tonight. Lows in the middle 60s. Partly cloudy and cooler Wednesday. Highs in the 70s.
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Iowa battered by violent storms with funnel clouds reported
Severe weather swept across Iowa with funnel clouds sighted near Belmond Alexander Little Sioux Mondamin Logan and Monona County. A tornado touched down south of Belmond prompting use of the emergency warning system. Wind gusts reached 80 mph and heavy rains prompted flash flood concerns along with a slower Mississippi rise.
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