Memphis Riots Raise Warlike Police Siege on Beale Street
In Memphis Tennessee police and the National Guard sealed off Beale Street as looters clashed with officers. A 16 year old Negro looter was killed and about 62 people were injured, 300 arrested. Dozens of fires were set as King era protests over sanitation workers’ strike continued with military aid.
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Ellington
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National Guard
Larry Payne
Safety Commissioner Reports Misused Training Funds
Des Moines reports that federal on the job training funds allocated to the State Public Safety Department were used for 33 employees, not all of whom were qualified. Auditor Lloyd Smith said 10 received OJT though not covered by contracts, and funds were mishandled with improper banking and incomplete records. The program has ended. remaining funds may revert to the federal government.
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Public Safety
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Fulton
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State Public Safety
Roger K. Scholes
Scholes
University of Iowa
Lloyd Smith
Manpower Development Council
Smith
Executive Council
Fires in state claim one life
A Waterloo farmer died of a heart attack while fighting a grass fire on his farm near Waterloo. A home rented 30 miles northeast of Manchester was destroyed with no occupants harmed. Sparks from a railroad diesel were blamed for a blaze along 12 miles of tracks between Oskaloosa and New Sharon. The Merrick home in Tama caught fire from a trash burner, with two children and a babysitter escaping injury.
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Iowa
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Martin Renner
Manchester
Harold Wall
Roy Hatfield
Chicago & North Western Railroad
Oskaloosa
New Sharon
Mark Merrick
Tama
Merrick
New Fight Breaks Out as Israeli Jets Hit Jordanian Positions
UPI reports a fresh round of Middle East fighting with Israeli planes and Jordanian artillery exchanging fire across the Jordan River valley. Jordan says three Israeli jets were shot down and tanks and artillery positions were knocked out, while Tel Aviv says the strikes followed Jordanian shelling of Israeli settlements near the Sea of Galilee. The clash followed an earlier week of heavy fighting and a deadly mine incident near Shaar-Hagolan that killed four Israelis and wounded an American worker. The UN Security Council had censured Israel for prior violence.
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Ghor
Weather Iowa Partly Cloudy Tonight and Saturday
Partly cloudy in Iowa with cooler air moving in tonight. Lows range from 30 to 35 in the northeast and 40 to 45 in the southwest. Saturday brings highs in the mid 70s to lower 80s across the state.
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Iowa
Chicago Store Fire Damages Carson Pirie Scott Co
Fire gutted sections of the six through seven floors of Carson Pirie Scott & Co on State Street Chicago drawing hundreds of shoppers and workers from the store. Firefighters lifted ladders six stories high and forced entry to control the blaze with no immediate injuries reported though damage was extensive on the fifth to seventh floors of the Loop department store built in 1890.
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UPI
Carson Pirie Scott & Co
State Street
State and
Madison Streets
Loop
Seamen Freed In Secret Talks Between U S and Hanoi
The United States released three North Vietnamese seamen at Vientiane airport after secret negotiations with North Vietnamese officials. The move follows Hanoi freeing three American airmen on February 16 and aims to pave the way for broader prisoner exchanges and potential talks. US officials say Hanoi has resisted broader talks, especially before the November U S presidential election.
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Laos
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Hong Phui
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Ho Chi Minh
Vieniane
Binh Mon
New F111A jets resume action amid Vietnam war
In Saigon, UPI reports the Air Force’s F111A fighters returned to combat after a loss claimed by Hanoi. Five remaining F111As proceed with bombing North Vietnam despite one craft overdue. U.S. diplomats reportedly met in Vientiane to discuss prisoner releases as peace talks remain elusive.
France Holds Out In World Money Reform Debate
United States and Britain press for rapid adoption of special drawing rights to ease global gold shortage and reduce dollar dominance. France, led by Charles de Gaulle, opposes the plan unless the U.S. economy improves and the dollar loses reserve status, signaling a showdown at the Group of Ten talks in Stockholm. Spain note follows with a terse line about universities.
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Holland
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Japan
International Money Fund
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Henry H. Fowler
U.S
Jenkins
Michel Debre
Debre
International Monetary Fund
Curious Savage opens at Washington High tonight
Washington High School drama presents the comedy Curious Savage in the school auditorium with curtain at 8 p.m. Advance ticket sales began earlier and tickets will be available at the door until curtain. The play is an all school production and repeats Saturday at the same time.
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Public Notices Today Probate and City Meeting
Probate of will and appointment of executor for Elmer C Bain. Appointment of administrator for Leo C Zook. Special meeting of Washington city council to discuss disposition of city owned real estate.
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Leo C. Zook
Washington City Council
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