Last Diseased Central Park Tree Removed
The city removed the final diseased tree in Central Park this morning to set a good example for Washington residents. Residents are urged to remove dead trees from their premises to prevent storm hazards and improve appearances. Gordy Gillesby and his father Bob returned from Denver with positive news on Gordy’s kidney transplant progress and lighter medical follow ups. Gov Harold E Hughes proposed a consumer education program to help the disadvantaged stretch dollars within existing or separate state programs. Iowa Air Pollution Control Council moved toward possible statewide anti stink regulation, seeking legal advice on enforceable odor rules.
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Central Park
Washington
Gordy Gillesby
Bob
Denver
Colorado
Gordy
Iowa City
Gordon
Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
API
Iowa Air Pollution Control Council
Debate over tax rise and $6 billion cut in 1969 budget
Washington negotiators proposed a 10 percent personal income tax surcharge from April 1968 to July 1969 with corporations starting earlier. The plan includes a $6 billion reduction in 1969 federal spending, $2 billion more than Johnson would accept, and faces likely House and Senate votes amid GOP backing for the cut but uncertain tax support.
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Washington
House
Senate
Intercepted memo to tabby in Washington County
An intercepted memo reads Dear Tabby and from Washington County, with the closing phrase Happy hunting wherever you are. Yours WEJ.
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Dear
Tabby
Washington County
Iowa Weather Summary Partly Cloudy with Mild Weekend
United Press International reports in Iowa a pattern of partly cloudy conditions in the southeast and fair to cool in the northwest tonight. Friday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer temperatures with lows in the mid 30s to low 40s and highs in the 60s to 70s. Saturday outlook shows continued cool, mostly cloudy weather with a chance of widely scattered showers.
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United Press International
Iowa
Washington Community school board approves nine teaching contracts
The Washington Community school board approved contracts for nine teachers including Sandra Pfeiffer, Eileen Hinnah, Dianna Gray, Michael Kramme, Phillip Speece, Jerry Kikendall, Miriam Oliver, Carmen Olson, and a proposed hire for vocational agriculture. A public hearing May 22 will cover Case Field fence plans.
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Washington Community School Board
Case Field
Eileen Hinnah
Stewart
Dianna Gray
Michael Kramme
Phillip Speece
Jerry Kikendall
Miriam Oliver
Lincoln
Carmen Olson
John Beeler
University of Missouri
North Vietnamese envoy opens Paris talks for bombing halt
Xuan Thuy arrived in Paris for preliminary talks with the United States and said Hanoi will begin formal peace negotiations once U S bombing of the North ends. He joined discussions with Soviet and Chinese officials en route and stressed a cessation of bombing as the prerequisite to broader negotiations, while U S envoys Harriman and Vance expressed cautious hope for progress. The French forecast the talks could widen into a full peace conference, though American officials remained skeptical.
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Paris
UPI
Xuan Thuy
North Vietnam
United States
Hanoi
Thuy
Moscow
le Bourget
Peking
U.S
W. Averell
Washington
Harriman
South Vietnam
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
Saigon Blazes as Communists Press Offensive
Fires rage across Saigon as Viet Cong and North Vietnamese surge toward the city amid a Paris talks backdrop. U S reinforcements, tanks, and helicopters responded while civilians fled and hospitals reported hundreds dead or wounded. Security forces battled in multiple districts as bombs and rockets lit the sky. officials called the offensive a publicity stunt tied to negotiations.
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Saigon
UPI
Paris
United States
North Vietnam
U.S
South Vietnam
Democrats face Kennedy McCarthy clash in Nebraska contest
The 1968 campaign trail centers on a second Kennedy McCarthy face to face showdown as McCarthy races to rebound from Indiana defeat. Kennedy defends strategy while Humphrey sits out Nebraska. Rockefeller Nixon and Wallace also push key proposals and ballot access news across the era.
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Nebraska
Robert F. Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
McCarthy
Kennedy
Indiana
Washington
Minnesota
Abigail
MacCarthy
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Richard Nixon
Lincoln
KOLN
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Nelson Rockefeller
Kansas State College
Manhattan
National Post- Vietnam Committee
Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
University of
Sen. McCarthy
United Auto Workers
Atlantic City
America
George A. Wallace
Oklahoma
John Rogers
Alabama
American Party
Wallace
Water level lowers as 25 miners reach fresh air in WV mine
In Hominy Falls West Virginia rescue teams lowered floodwater to expose air paths, enabling 25 entombed miners to breathe and plan to evacuate 15 by nightfall while 10 feared dead. Pumps keep water from rising, and a third air shaft was drilled to the main tunnel.
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Hominy Falls
W. Va
UPI
H. E. Sundstrom
C.K. Richardson
Maust Coal and Coke Co
Richardson
Tabby the wild-looking cat seeks safe return home
Kathy Fisher Tennessee brought Tabby the long-haired gray brown tiger marked cat from Washington D C to Iowa. Tabby roams near West Chester and the Neuhart barn, protects her kittens, and may be mistaken for a mystery animal. Please call or whistle to lure her instead of shooting.
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John Riley
Tabby
Washington, D. C
Washington County
Iowa
Kathy Fisher
West Chester
University
Kathy
Harlan Neuhart
Neuhart
Myron Burroughs
D, C
Fishers
Neuharts
D. C
Paratroopers Die in Practice Jump Near Ottawa
Twenty six Canadian paratroopers trained for a drop failed to hit the zone and landed in Lake Allumette near the Ottawa River about 100 miles northwest of Ottawa. One body was recovered and six men remained missing and feared dead as search efforts continued.
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Ottawa
UPI
Lake Allumette
Canadian Armed Forces
Ottawa River
Here
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