County plan near completion
Washington County advances its Comprehensive Planning Program with nine reports reviewed by the Planning and Zoning Commission. Public meetings planned in Wellman Riverside Crawfordsville Brighton and Washington before final changes and hearings. Commissioners include Westermark Miller Johnson Kirchner Steinbeck Wiley Willits and Huber as secretary.
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Washington County
County Planning and Zoning Commission
Powers and Associates
Board of Supervisors
County Conservation Board
Washington
Crawfordsville
Riverside
Kalona
Wellman
Brighton
Harkness eligible for bail in murder case
Judge Van Allen ruled that the abolition of the death penalty in Iowa makes all crimes bailable under the state constitution. He set a bond hearing for Earl E. Harkness, 68, held on a murder charge after a fatal farm shooting near Mount Pleasant. The ruling follows the 1965 law linking murder and kidnapping with no bail to capital status.
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Mount Pleasant
Iowa
UPI
George van Allen
van Allen
Earl E. Harkness
Harkness
Henry County
Dale S. Edgington
West Point
Edgington
Here
Thomas Ball
Harlan Bainter
Gemini 9 Ready for Three Day Earth Orbit Test
Cape Kennedy reports Gemini 9 is ready for a three day voyage around Earth to advance Apollo moon missions. Lt. Col. Thomas Stafford and Lt. Cmdr. Eugene Cernan completed a second major test in two days with no trouble found. Aiming for a four hour rendezvous with an Agena satellite and a 2 hour 25 minute spacewalk, the mission promises to widen the U.S. lead in manned spaceflight.
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Cape Kennedy
UPI
Earth
Moon
Air Force
Thomas Stafford
Navy
Eugene Cernan
Space Agency
America
U.S
Russia
Stafford
Cernan
Agena
Rain Dampens Outdoor Plans At Lincoln School
Children press their foreheads to a rain smeared window in the Lincoln School breeze way as steady showers drench Washington. Farmers welcome the moisture after planting corn while kids like Keni Keating and Shirley Wellington endure the soggy day indoors.
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Lincoln School
Washington
Keni Keating
Shirley Wellington
Tom Kuncl
SIX DIE ON HIGHWAYS IN IOWA CRASH TOLL RISES
United Press International reports six deaths on Iowa roads as a two car crash near Paullina claims two young brothers, 3 and 11 months, and injures their mother. The day’s toll includes a fatality near Ames from a tire blowout, and two more deaths on U S 218 61 near Keokuk.
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Iowa
Paullina
Dean Bergert
David
Robert Bergert
Cleghorn
U.S. 59
Iowa 10
Marian Bergert
Dean
Bergert
Sylvia Fiddelke
Sutherland
Cherokee
Fiddelke
Ogden
U.S. 30
Ames
Raymond Murphy
Murphy
Kenneth Garvey
James E. Dahl
Oper
Weather Iowa Partly Cloudy Cold Tonight
Partly cloudy and colder tonight with frost likely. Friday brings a partly cloudy sky with lows near 30 in the north and lower 30s in the south. Highs Friday in the 40s. Saturday outlook calls for partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer.
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United Press International
Iowa
Resolution for destruction of noxious weeds
Public notice announces a resolution for the destruction of noxious weeds as required by local ordinances. The document directs officials to take action on specified parcels and outlines compliance steps and deadlines for affected property owners. The notice appears in a public notices section and is intended to inform residents and stakeholders.
Search for 17 year old girl and masked kidnapper in Pennsylvania
About 200 volunteers and state police search Shade Gap for Peggy Ann Brodnick believed kidnapped by a rifle armed man in a two year sniper spree. Peggy’s family and neighbors describe the kidnapper, late 30s, rough voice, dark glasses and a mask under a tense two year manhunt with more than 500 questioned.
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Shade Gap
UPI
Peggy Ann Brodnick
Peggy
Woods
Pennsylvania
James
Mary
Don
Deborah
Carol
Eugene Brodnick
Hollidaysburg Barracks
New York taxi strike shuts streets citywide
New York City saw most of its 12,000 cabs idle in a sudden strike. Mayor Lindsay summoned state mediation chief to a midmorning meeting to seek a quick end, as police logged only 131 of 6,900 fleet cabs operating and independents joined the walkout demanding higher commissions for fleet drivers.
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New York
UPI
New York City
John V. Lindsay
State
Vincent McDonnel
Taxi Drivers’ Organizing Committee
Hughes May Propose Laws to Curb Obscene Calls
Des Moines governor Harold E. Hughes indicates a possible state bill to curb obscene telephone calls amid nationwide estimates of up to five million yearly. He notes advances in pinpointing call origins and says intrastate calls require separate state action while federal measures are debated. In Dexter Missouri, Geneva Massey notes letters from women praising her kindness to their husbands after years of volunteer work at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Poplar Bluff.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Congressional
United States
Senate
Commerce Communications Subcommittee
Dexter, Mo
Geneva Massey
Washington Board approves staff contracts and awards Shields scholarships
Washington Community School district board approved driver education and transportation director Glen Williams, high school vocal music director Jesse Knight, and vocational agriculture teacher Ron Anderson contracts. Wanda White was named third grade teacher, while LaVera Westphal, Austin Emry, and Lois Phelps resigned. The meeting included graduation lists, an adult education report, and Shields scholarships set at 450 and 400 dollars.
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Washington Community School
Voc
Glen Williams
Mid-Prairie
Williams
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa State University
Vocational Ag
Ron Anderson
University of South Dakota
University of Iowa
State College of Iowa
Wanda White
Crawfordsville
Stewart School
LaVera Westphal
Lincoln
Austin Emry
Brighton
Lois Phelps
Russell Bannister
Shields
Open campaign today Chamber seeks new members
The Washington Chamber of Commerce launches a New Membership drive led by Richard Paul as president. Harold Jarvis and Norman Schoonover chair the effort urging broader membership to support 1966 activities, with board members to contact local businessmen and stress the chamber as a link and information hub for community promotions.
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Chamber of Commerce
Richard Paul
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Harold Jarvis
Norman Schoonover
Washington
Students Blockade of University of Chicago Building
About 400 students blocked the University of Chicago administration building in protest of Selective Service policies. First year student Milos Mogulescu said the first floor was jammed, with offices closed except for a few essential workers. Most had stayed since Wednesday afternoon, sleeping on the floor with bags and supplies.
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Chicago
UPI
University of Chicago
Milos Mogulescu
New York City
University
Mogulescu
U.S. raids hit Haiphong area missile sites in Vietnam action
U S planes conducted a second day of large air strikes against North Vietnam hitting two missile sites near Haiphong and a nearby base, with shells and bombs destroying SAM facilities 10 miles from the port. Navy and Air Force pilots reported multiple targets hit as casualties rose on both sides.
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UPS
U.S
North Viet Nam
Haiphong
Red Skyhawks
Enterprise
Navy
Kitty Hawk
Air Force
Mu_ Gia
Ho Chi Minh
South Viet Nam
Hanoi
Ha Tou
Thai Binh
Dong Hoi
Mu Guia
Viet Nam
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