Washington County honors and local notices
Hubert Lehrer receives Outstanding Speaker of the Year from FBLA. First baby at new Washington County hospital born May 20. a Patterson baby born in old hospital marked the last birth there. Fountain maintenance in Central Park readied for summer. North east Washington fire damages two sheds. cause undetermined. Republican gubernatorial hopeful Donald E. Johnson to speak in Washington Thursday. Iowa City students raise funds for a Martin Luther King scholarship with a 1 per student goal. Europe’s first lung transplant patient 15 year old Alex Smith making good progress per father Finlay Smith in Edinburgh.
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Gary Steele
Winfield
Washington County
William Pattersons
Keota
Iowa City, Iowa
UPI
University of Iowa
Martin Luther King
Edinburgh
Scotland
Europe
Alex Smith
Finlay Smith
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Smith
Harriman Calls for Immediate Serious Vietnam Talks in Paris
U S Ambassador Harriman urged Hanoi to end propaganda and begin substantive negotiations. He spoke after a one hour Saigon–Washington meeting with Bai Diem and Deputy Cyrus Vance, saying there is full agreement to start talks now. Diem called the discussions part of regular consultations.
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Paris
UPI
U.S
W. Averell Harriman
Hanoi
Vietnam
Harriman
Saigon
Washington
Bai
Diem
Thuy
New South Vietna
Tran van Huong
United States
North Vietnam
Chaos as French unions stage nationwide strikes
Paris faced a nationwide walkout as 5 to 6 million workers joined protests led by Communist unions. Public services halted, airports closed, and major ports at Marseilles and Le Havre shut. De Gaulle declared reform but chaos spread with factories seized, transport paralyzed, and troops guarding key sites. He rushed home from Romania to assess the crisis.
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Paris
UPI
France
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
National Assembly
Romania
Marseilles
le Havre
U.S
Curfew Extended as Salisbury Faces Racial Violence
In Salisbury Maryland state police and National Guardsmen patrolled with rifles and teargas arresting about 25 curfew violators after two nights of unrest. A sniper fired on a police car and tear gas was used on rock throwing crowds as damage topped $200000, seven arsons were logged, and 50 people were arrested with 20 injured. Detective Jerry Mason, 26, was charged with murder for the death of a deaf mute burglary suspect.
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Salisbury
UPI
National Guard
Jerry Mason
Kosygin Reassured by Czech Leaders Amid Spa Visit
Soviet Premier Alexei Kosygin moved to the Karlovy Vary spa near Prague after Czech leaders assured him their new style of Communism would stay aligned with Moscow. He arrived on a surprise visit to seek treatment for a gall bladder ailment. Defense Minister Andrei Grechko also met Czech leaders to discuss current problems before leaving for Moscow.
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Prague
UPI
Alexei N. Kosygin
Kremlin
Kosygin
Karlovy Vyary
Andrei Grechko
Moscow
Two Iowa towns toil after killer tornadoes
United Press International reports Charles City and Oelwein endure long cleanup, isolation, and rebuilding after a devastating Wednesday tornado. Officials note 13 dead in Charles City, with 17 statewide, as residents, crews, and officials push to restore power, shelter, and services amid dangerous debris.
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United Press International
Iowa
Charles City
Oelwein
Glen Hovey
Maynard
Elma
Howard County
Floyd County
L.L. Lane
Tom Hall
Paul Waite
Sheriff Lane
Cedar Terrace
Cedar River
Waite
Mills
Pottawattamie
Shelby
Harlan
Camanche
Clinton
Grinnell
Harry Brenton
Brenton
Public Services
Boy Amid Saigon Rubble After Communist Offensive
A tearful Vietnamese boy stands in the rubble of his Saigon home in the Cholon District. His family’s house was destroyed during the recent Communist spring offensive, leaving him and others to face the aftermath.
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Cholon
Saigon
UPI
Big Iowa districts push school mergers plan
Iowa schools could be reorganized into districts of at least 3,500 students each under a study by Great Plains Project members. The plan centers districts in towns of 2,500 to 5,000, adds more high school vocational offerings, and suspends new construction until boundaries are drawn. A legislative commission would study the proposal for two years, targeting implementation by 1972 or 1973 amid rural population decline and a shift toward urbanization.
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Des Moines
UPI
State Board of Public Instruction
Iowa
Great Plains
South Dakota
Nebraska
Missouri
Dave Gilliland
State Department of Public Instruction
Ellis G. Hanson
Hanson
Heavy fighting and losses around DMZ amid Vietnam talks
Reports from Saigon say Communist forces suffered heavy losses in clashes near Khe Sanh Con Thien and 20 miles southwest of Da Nang as U S Marines held the line Camp Evans endured rocket and mortar strikes linked to the A Shau Valley campaign. Pope Paul VI urged press reform warning against violence as universal cure.
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Khe Sanh
Con Thien
da Nang
Camp Evans
A Shau
Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
Intercepted memo from Paris letters warn of Reds
An intercepted message from CHARLES de GAULLE in Paris notes a warning tone about Soviet influence. The memo, signed WEJ, hints at a proverb about rival powers acting when leadership is away, reflecting Cold War era tensions and espionage language.
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Cub) Lehrer
Washington Chamber of Commerce
Future Business Leaders of America Club
Chamber of Commerce
FB LA
Penny Long
Kathy Singer
Central Park
Johnson
Donald E. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Georges Pompidou
Alain Peyrefitte
Maurice Couve de Murville
Maryland
Fayette County
Randy Jeffries
Brighton
Randy
John Jeffries
Highway 92
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Demilitarized Zone
Dmz
Reds
Wej
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