Washington Junior High elects student council leaders
Geoff Hardy is elected president of the Student Council at Washington Junior High School with Steve Goff as vice president Chris Mineart as treasurer and Patty Sojka as secretary. Fourteen St James students go to Chicago for a racial awareness visit sponsored by the Sisters Council. Eighteen Riv erside students also travel to Chicago returning this evening. Mondale to address Iowa Democratic State Convention backing Humphrey. Nomination papers filed for U.S. Senate seat against Gov Hughes. Scots lung transplant offers hope for cancer victim. Iowa Air National Guard units arrive in Vietnam, Phu Cat Air Base hosts 350 personnel.
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Geoff Hardy
Washington Junior High School
Steve Goff
Chris Mineart
Patty Sojka
St. James School
Chicago
Presentation School
Sisters Council of the
Catholic Church
Riverside
Des Moines
UPI
U. S
Walter Mondale
D-Minn
Iowa
Hubert Humphrey
Mondale
U.S. Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Robert Nereim
Secretary of State’s
Nereim
Sioux City, Iowa
Iowa Air National Guard
Vietnam
174Th Tactical
185Th Consolidated
Phu Cat
Saigon
South China Seacoast
Sioux City
Senator Stanley to Speak in Washington County May 23
Washington State Senator David Stanley Republican candidate for U S Senator will address the Washington County Council of Republican Women meeting at the Captain's Table in Washington on Thursday May 23 1968. Stanley leads GOP delegate polls with 65.5 percent and carried 32 of 35 counties in recent surveys. He has served three Iowa House terms and two Iowa Senate terms, noted as a hard working campaigner.
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Washington
David Stanley
United States
Washington County
Stanley
Iowa House of Representatives
Iowa Senate
Iowa
Intercepted memo urges lenders to cap interest
A Chicago memo warns that lending agencies should ensure they have more principal than interest. It stresses prudent lending practices and cautions against excessive charges. The document frames responsible financing for average citizens in straightforward terms.
Hershey Opposes Lawyers for Draft Draftees
Selective Service Director Lewis B Hershey urged against allowing draftees to be represented by counsel before local draft boards arguing it would invite delays and misuse of judicial procedures in wartime. He contrasted with Sen Edward Long and Sen Edward Kennedy over ethics and duties of appeal agents.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Edward Long
Dmo
Long
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Kennedy
Hughes seeks disaster aid for northern Iowa tornadoes
Gov. Harold E. Hughes urged President Johnson to grant all possible federal aid after inspecting Charles City and Oelwein. At least 17 dead and about 500 injured as twisters ripped through the region. Estimated damage exceeds 15 million in Charles City with 20 million by conservative city figures. hundreds of homes destroyed and numerous cars ruined.
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Harold E. Hughes
Johnson
Charles City
Oelwein
Iowa
Hughes
Maynard
Floyd County
L.L. Lane
Lane
John Sebern
American Red Cross
James E. Johnson
Floyd County Memorial Hospital
Sebern
Harry L. Brenton
Loan Shark Victim's Wife Describes Suicide and Extortion
Dorothy Franchina recounted to the Senate Small Business committee how loan sharks charged 10 percent weekly on a $300 debt, driving her husband Tony to hospital visits, threats, and ultimately his suicide after extortion. She said she faced offers of prostitution to cover payments and blamed the criminals for the tragedy. The testimony follows a note on cloudy, cooler weekend weather with possible showers and near freezing temperatures tonight.
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Washington
UPI
Tony Franchina
Chicago
Juiceman
Franchina
Vic Damone Pizzeria
Tony
United Press International
TOWA
Poor People March Faces Halt in Resurrection City Housing
Officials of the Poor People's March in Washington warn construction of hundreds of micro homes at Resurrection City may stop without immediate boost in donations. Leaders including Ralph Abernathy and Bernard Lafayette press for funds as thousands arrive and supply keeps pace with demand amid showers and security checks.
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Washington
UPI
March On
Resurrection City
USA
Lincoln Memorial
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
SCLC
Ralph David Abernathy
Bernard Lafayette
Chicago
Midwest
Pittsburgh
Jim Dunston family safe after Iowa tornado
News from Charles City Iowa reports Jim Dunston and his children escaped unharmed during Wednesday’s tornado strike. The family, former Washington residents now living in Charles City, found Mrs Dunston at work and shelter when debris blocked roads. Aerial damage was minimal and the Country Club area housed many storm victims for shelter and meals. Mr Dunston previously worked nine years with the Soil Conservation Service before moving to Charles City in 1961.
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Jim Dunston
Washington
Charles City
Jim
Nashua
Iowa Tornado Toll Names The Dead In Maynard Oelwein Charles City
A list of the deceased from the Iowa tornadoes at Charles City Oelwein and Maynard includes Marie Greenleess Ray Chambers Arthur Jacobs Leland Leech Carl Wolff Murray Loomer Harry Hall August Mertin James Gault John Kneisel Tom Brown and Glenda Kelly Nora Panzer Grace Damon Albert Heaton among others with tentative identifications and injuries noted.
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Marie Greenleess
Ray Chambers
Arthur Jacobs
Leland Leech
Carl Wolff Murray Loomer
Harry Hall
August Mertin
James Gault
John Kneisel
Tom Brown
Maynard Glenda Kelly
Nora Panzer
Marines attack Communist command post south of Da Nang
U S Marines fought through jungled terrain 15 miles south of Da Nang against entrenched Communist forces. Reports say 400 enemies and 50 Americans were killed in the broader area as Operation Allan Brooke continued. A MIG13 was sighted near Vinh as B52 bombers struck Viet Cong build ups near Saigon.
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Saigon
UPS
U.S
Song Thu Don
da Nang
Sahau
Hue
U.S. Navy
Vinh
South Vietnam
UPI
Raymond Wilkinson
United States
Leathernecks
Allan Brook
Hanoi signals readiness for talks if bombing ends
North Vietnam offered to open a political settlement discussion in Paris if the United States halts all bombing and acts of war. Nguyen Van Sao told United Press International the Communists would be ready for full dress peace talks only after an unconditional bombing halt, rejecting a DMZ linkage.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
Vietnam
United States
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Sao
United Press International
North
Cubs help with poppy sale in Washington event
Cub Scout Pack 243 and Webelos Den will assist the American Legion Auxiliary in selling poppies on May 24 and May 25 in Washington. Contributions on Poppy Day aid up to 12,000 disabled veterans by funding rehabilitation and child welfare programs.
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Webero den
Cub Scout Pack
Washington
Steve Gault
Ricky Wood
Dennis Bond
Bill Tucker
Terry Hopperath
Greg Thomas
Cloud Willits
Wayne Brock
Charles Morvis
Webelos den
American Legion Auxiliary
Auxiliary of the
Americana Lexion
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Lnef
Jr. High
Humphrey
Edinburgh
Scotland
Alex Smith
Harold Hughes
Averell Harriman
France
Harriman
Red Cross
Dorothy
Senate
Small Business Committee
Michael
ASK
Maryland
Baltimore
Greenbelt
Norfolk
Hubert H. Humphrey
Atlanta
New York
John V. Lindsay
Ivan Allen Jr
Walter E. Washington
District of Columbia
Jim Dunstons
Oelwein and
Grace Damon Albert Heaton
Dmz
Cubs
Poppy
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