Farmer injured in field near Richland after tractor incident
Clarence Greiner a about 60 year old farmer was seriously injured when his clothing tangled in a tractor power take off while working in a field five miles northwest of Richland. He was rushed to Jefferson County Hospital. Washington's community flower garden at Highway 92 and 1 north of town was planted by Monroe Howell of Northrup King with most flowers from last year and some arrangement changes. County supervisors will accept bids at 10 a.m. Friday for two prestressed concrete bridges east of Richland south of Gracehill, 80 by 28 feet and 55 by 28 feet.
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Richland
Clarence Greiner
Jefferson County Hospital
Washington
Monroe
Bud) Howell
Northrup King
Washington County Supervisors
Gracehill
Bank robber caught within 45 minutes
In Sioux City Iowa a walkup office of the Toy National Bank was robbed Monday afternoon of about 5000 dollars. Police chief James O Keefe said a suspect was captured at a hotel about 45 minutes later. The man, Bernard Walton 51, said he came from California to Sioux City a week ago and he was charged with bank robbery.
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Sioux City, Iowa
UPI
Toy National Bank
Sioux City
James O'Keefe
Bernard Walton
Walton
California
Intercepted memo urges shade from trees in Washington Iowa
Local citizens in Washington Iowa consider planting more trees to beat the long hot summer. The memo suggests tree planting as a remedy and discusses community efforts to increase shade and cooling.
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Washington, Iowa
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International
United Press International reports fair east and partly cloudy warm weather in Iowa. West tonight shows considerable cloudiness with lows in the 40s and Wednesday highs in the 60s. Thursday outlook: partly cloudy with little temperature change and a chance of showers and thunderstorms.
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United Press International
Iowa
Fair East
Busy council meeting schedules city projects and hires
Washington city council approved a special building permit for the new city well site on Avenue D, voted $900 from recreation funds to Sunset Park tree removal, and authorized paying off 1962 street improvement bonds. Ted Brown named city building inspector. Mace Motor Co bid for a new fire truck, and $200 funds set for girls softball. Diamond Inn beer permit renewed.
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Washington
Sunset Park
Park Board
Mace
Diamond Inn
Stiffer penalties to driving law violators
Iowa moves to curb highway deaths with doubled license suspensions and new penalties. A 120 day minimum for fatal-contributing violations, 60 day minimum for serious moving violations, 60 days to one year for speeding 16 to 41 mph over limit, and lowering the mandatory speed-violation threshold from 21 to 16 mph. State patrols on Memorial Day weekend will use all means to enforce rules as a $42,000 federal grant seeks 50 new electronic speed detectors.
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Des Moines
UPI
Jack Fulton
Iowa
Fulton
Ing
Public Safety Department
Harold E. Hughes
Captured airmen not blamed in Hanoi stance
North Vietnam pledged humanitarian treatment for captured U.S. pilots while resisting any halt to bombing. Spokesman Nguyen Thanh Le accused the United States of aggression for 20 years and branded U.S. peace plans as deceitful. He cited a white book on American aggression published in 1965.
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Paris
UPI
Hanoi
United States
W. Averell Harriman
U.S
Charles de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Xuan Thuy
Vietnam
Johnson seeks additional 3.9 billion for Vietnam war funding
President Johnson asked Congress for an extra 3.9 billion dollars to finance Vietnam War operations for the rest of the year. The call increases support mainly for Vietnam, with details tied to prior defense savings and shifts, and follows heightened combat activity since the Tet offensive and U.S. support for South Korea after the Pueblo incident.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
Vietnam
Defense Department
Defense
Paul Nitze
U.S
South Korea
Pueblo
House
John W. McCormack
Far East
First Delegation Opens Poor People's March Hearings
A delegation of about 100 poor people marched to Capitol Hill to attend House and Senate hearings as part of the Poor People's March. Rev. Jesse Jackson urged nonviolence and dignity, urging the crowd that the land and city belong to God and the poor deserve income and food. A ban on alcohol in Resurrection City was announced, and plans to march to Kennedy’s grave were cancelled for the time being.
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Washington
UPI
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Jesse K. Jackson
Chicago
Lincoln Memorial
Capitol
Martin Luther King
Resurrection City
Jackson
Memorial Bridge
Kennedy
Ralph David Abernathy
De Gaulle grants amnesty as Paris strike broadens
President Charles de Gaulle ordered amnesty for student rioters while labor strikes surged to 8 million, crippling France. banks closed amid panic, the Paris Bourse halted all stock issues, and two million more workers walked off. Communists called for regime change as cabinet and assembly debated censure.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
Communist Party
de Gaulle
Amnes
France-Soir
National Assembly
Democratic Union
Popular Front
Crash on Highway 1 near Kalona Cheese Factory injures two autos
A grinding head on collision on Highway 1 near the Kalona Cheese Factory Monday evening around 7 p.m. involved several vehicles and a Washington family. Wesley Widmer and his children Lisa and Bryan, along with Willis Gingerich and Tim Greg Steve and Mike Harland were listed in the report. The crash began when Ronnie Troyer stopped to let a passing Gingerich car turn left, causing a chain of evasive maneuvers and a nearly head on impact between the Gingerich and Widmer autos.
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Highway 1
Kalona
Washington
Wesley Widmer
Route 2
Lisa
Bryan
Willis W. Gingerich
Gingerich
Tim
Greg
Steve
Mike Harland
Ron Harland
Ronnie Troyer
Cheese Factory
Gingerich Auto
Troy
Helen Gilbert
Gingerich and Troyer
Troyer
Journal
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Nietzel
Hershey Avenue
Clinton
Clinton City
Anamosa Men’s Reformatory
Heinrich Dreser
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Mary H. Smith
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