Vandalism and Tax Deadline Updates in Washington County
In Washington County, multiple vandalism incidents were reported to the sheriff overnight. A telephone booth in Riverside was blown up with M-80s, and extensive countywide damage was noted. Tax payment deadlines: noon June 29 without penalty, per Treasurer Wallace Fagen, with penalties starting July 1 for taxes paid after that date. Last half truck and mobile home licenses face a penalty starting August 1, though licenses can be purchased until August 1 without penalty.
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Washington County Sheriff's Department
Riverside
Washington County
Wallace Fagen
City police solve several minor crimes and warn on noise
Police identified juveniles as the vandals who dumped peat moss and milk on a city car park, and those who stole watermelons from a local supermarket. A motorist reported two boys on bicycles tossing a smoke bomb and burning upholstery. Mayor Cloid Willits warned of a quiet campaign to curb night noise and that muffler rules will be enforced.
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Cloid Willits
Intercepted memo from ABBIE TIMMINS in West Chester
A memo intercepted in West Chester from ABBIE TIMMINS notes congratulations and declares Congeniality as TRUE beauty with a closing sign off from WEJ. The fragment hints at a personal message or informal commendation rather than a formal announcement.
Grant Sirhan hearing delayed in Kennedy assassination case
Sirhan B. Sirhan was granted a three week continuance to enter a plea before Superior Court Judge Richard Schauer in a jail chapel courtroom. The 24 year old defendant, escorted by deputies, appeared calm, waived the 60 day time limit for trial, and the hearing stretched about nine minutes. The judge set the next date for July 19 at 9 a.m. PDT.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
Superior Court
Richard Schauer
Sirhan
District Attorney’s Office
John Howard
David Fitts
Schauer
Adel
Peter Pitchess
Defeat Claim Shocks Peace Talks At Khe Sanh
Paris dispatch reports North Vietnam's negotiators portraying the Khe Sanh withdrawal as a major U S defeat. Hanoi cites 15 000 casualties and 3 000th U S plane downed while Marines held the outpost near the DMZ as the war’s turning point.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Khe Sanh
United States
Hanoi
Outh
New Orleans Youth Receives Kidney Transplant
In New Orleans a 15 year old boy named Calvin Turner is reported in good condition after receiving a kidney transplant donated by slain motorcycle officer Delmar Stone. The operation occurred at Charity Hospital with Stone’s widow giving consent. The donor patrolman, 31, left behind six children.
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New Orleans
UPI
Tulane University Medical School
Calvin Turner
Charity Hospital
Delmar Stone
Stone
Mami Turner
U S Casualties Light in North Vietnamese Village Fight
U S Cavalrymen trapped a force of 500 North Vietnamese near a coastal village below the DMZ and killed 105 with aid from the cruiser Boston firing its eight five and 3 inch guns. About 30 were captured as fighting continued at night. 200 were still dug in. Residents fled as Americans advanced. Casualties were described as very light.
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Saigon
Dmz
UPI
Ray Wilkinson
1St Air
Quang Tri
Demilitarized Zone
Miss Washington County Abbie Timmins Win Congeniality
Abbie Timmins a 20 year old West Chester art student and Miss Washington County was chosen Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants at the Miss Iowa Pageant in Davenport. She recalled learning to get along with others, noted some nerves and mishaps, and praised supporters, Jaycees, merchants, and her chaperone Mrs Herb Osincup. Timmins admired Sue Thompson of Des Moines who won Miss Iowa and celebrated the parade aftermath with joy.
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Washington County
West Chester
Abbie Timmins
Marion Timmins
Abbie
Davenport
Jaycee
Mid - Prairie High School
Sue Thompson
Des Moines
Sue
Iowa
Jaycees
Washington
Herb Osincup
Miss Congeniality Award For Abbie Timmins
Abbie Timmins of West Chester was chosen Miss Congeniality by fellow Miss Iowa Pageant contestants in Davenport. She represented Washington County in the Davenport pageant and previously held the Miss Washington County title in the 1967 Jaycee sponsored county fair.
Rockefeller campaigns in Sioux City to win Iowa votes
Nelson Rockefeller rode an antique fire engine through Sioux City as he campaigned in Iowa and South Dakota. He urged discussion of poverty, Vietnam, and urban peace, accusing Nixon of retreating from major issues and not campaigning on them. He pressed fiscal integrity and outreach to minority groups.
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Sioux City
Iowa
UPI
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
South Dakota
Rockefeller
Sheraton Warrior Hotel
Sioux City Press Club
Richard Nixon
Nixon
United States
Vietnam
The
New Yorker
Good Housekeeping
Chicago's Blackstone Rangers Face Murder Charges In Court
In Chicago the Blackstone Rangers and their affiliate Ten Commandments see youth members, including 18 year old Bur Moore, charged with murder. Across the south side 19 youths face various crimes, with up to 3,500 Rangers reportedly under federal scrutiny for alleged hiring as instructors with $1 million in OEO funds. Police report turf extortion and deadly rivalries with East Side Disciples. the Main 21 leadership group also has members awaiting trial, such as Eugene Hairston and Jeff Fort.
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Chicago
UPI
Bur Moore
Blackstone Rangers
Moore
Rangers
The
Ten Commandments
South Side
Washington
John McClellan
Drk
Office of Economic Opportunity
East Side Disciples
Billy James Miles
Miles
Main 21
Eugene ‘‘Bull
Hairston
Jeff Fort
William Troop
Charles E. Bey
Paul Martin
Lee Jackson
Melvin Bailey
Iowa Weather: Partly Cloudy Through Saturday With Warmth
Partly cloudy conditions prevail across Iowa through Saturday with a chance of scattered showers or thunderstorms. Tonight will be warmer with lows in the 60s. Saturday highs range from the 80s in the north to 90s and 95s in the south. Outlook Sunday calls for partly cloudy and cooler conditions with a chance of showers in the extreme southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
Letters to Vietnam Rally Sparks Effingham Community
In Effingham Illinois about 8 000 residents host almost 1 000 adopted sons in Vietnam. Residents send about 150 letters weekly and have sent hundreds in thanks. Mrs Zona B Davis radio news director sparked the effort after recalling soldiers saying Americans forget them. She urged listeners to share addresses of servicemen who wished to receive mail. Her list grew to about 1 000 at times. A GI mail clerk provided a list of soldiers who had no letters and was added.
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Effingham
Ill
UPI
Illinois
Vietnam
Zona B. Davis
WCRA
Davis
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Wej
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