Poor marchers evacuate Resurrection City as rains drench camp
In Washington DC, about 2000 poor peoples marchers began moving from Resurrection City as steady rain turned the site into a muddy encampment. They planned a temporary evacuation to churches while authorities pledge inoculations and pave roads before returning. Leaders vowed continued demonstrations despite the weather. Pat Brown and Jesse Jackson urged broader action as Sen Brooke formed a bipartisan group to push realistic aid measures.
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Lincoln Memorial
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
California
Edmund G
Pat) Brown
Brown
Capitol Hill
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New York
Bayard Rustin
Austin
Poor People’s Crusade
Norman Hill
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Orville L. Spe
Edward W. Brooke
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House to take up tougher crime curbs in new push
Washington hopes rise as House members prepare to back a Senate heavy anti crime package. The Senate approved a 400 million local law enforcement boost and widened powers including wiretapping and gun sale controls. House leaders may seek a conference to merge versions despite opposition from Emanuel Celler.
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Supreme Court
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Rotary honors include Lensch and Hilfman at awards night
Hugo Lensch retired Cargill manager in Washington received this year’s Distinguished Service Award for outstanding community service. Randy Hilman, a senior at Washington High School, also received the Distinguished Service Award for school and community activities. Lensch was praised for guiding Cargill through early years and his park board work, while Randy’s recognition cited his numerous youth achievements. The event featured Vern Schield of Waverly on Self-Help, Inc. and music by Mrs. T. R. Phillips.
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Cargill
Washington
Randy Hilfman
Washington High School
Rotary Club
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Leon Hillman
City Park Board
Sunset Park
Joe Falk
Floyd Woods Jr
Vern Schield
Waverly
Iowa
Self - Help, Inc
Shield
Africa
T. R. Phillips
Rotary
L. A. Jones
Stan Kiesey
Forer
John Mansur
Ira Morrisons
John Logan
George Cruzat
Blanca Slemenson
Lillian Maristany
Cliff Conklin
Keota High School
Vernon Schields
Shields
Journal
Charles Morris
Mobile homes offered for Charles City tornado victims
Charles City Mayor Harry Brenton announced more than 200 mobile homes will be made available to about 5,000 residents left homeless by last week’s tornadoes. The homes, from a Minneapolis firm, will be leased or purchased for nine months and placed on a 10 acre tract in southeast Charles City. The council had previously repealed a city ordinance prohibiting mobile homes within the city.
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Iowa
UPI
Harry Brenton
Brenton
Minneapolis, Minn
May name favorite son
More than 6,000 Iowa Democrats converge on Des Moines to name 52 delegates to the Democratic National Convention. Backers of Kennedy, McCarthy, and Humphrey push influence. a favorite son resolution for Gov. Harold Hughes is expected. Hughes shuns a clear preference as he runs for Senate amid potential party wrangle.
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UPI
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Resolutions Committee
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New York
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Kennedy
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Edward Kennedy
U.S
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Humphrey
Hughes
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D-West
McCarthy
Clark Rasmussen
Didate
U.S. Senate
De Gaulle speech plans amid Paris violence crisis
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in central Paris to protest Gaullist rule as President De Gaulle prepared to speak. Police mobilized 30,000 officers and gendarmes to contain potential violence, with warnings about armed extremists planning to provoke clashes. Union leaders and the CGT pressed ahead with roundtable talks while striking workers showed no signs of ending the strike.
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Paris
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Elysee Palace
Christian Fouchet
Labor Confederation
CGT
Maurice Grimaud
Fouchet
France
Forbach
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Weather forecast for Iowa: fair tonight to Saturday
United Press International reports Iowa will see mostly fair conditions tonight with a Saturday of partly cloudy skies. A chance of showers remains southward. Temperatures stay roughly unchanged with lows in the 40s tonight.
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United Press International
Iowa
Undecided Voters Stir Kennedy Campaign in Oregon
In Portland Oregon UPI reports near 30 percent of Oregon Democrats remain undecided four days before the presidential primary. Kennedy has won two recent primaries but faces Eugene McCarthy again in Oregon while Johnson’s name remains on the ballot.
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UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Oregon
Kennedy
Eugene J. McCarthy
Johnson
City Council Minutes Reflect May 20 Meeting Actions
The city council convened on May 20 to discuss budget allocations, approved a street resurfacing plan, and set a public hearing date for a zoning amendment. Members reviewed permits, debated utility upgrades, and scheduled follow up to finalize the hiring policy.
Distributors Committee Posts Given to Dallmeyer
Carl Dallmeyer of McCleery-Cumming Co. in Washington named chairman of the Distributors Committee and the Statistical & Methods Committee and also joins the Nominating Committee of the Specialty Advertising Association. He will serve one year.
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Carl Dallmeyer
McCleery - Cumming Co., Inc
Washington
Distributors
Statistical & Methods Committee
Specialty Advertising Association
Dalimeyer
North Vietnam rejects Johnson call for scaling down
North Vietnam rejected President Johnsons latest demand for mutual scaling down of the Vietnam war. Nguyen Than Le, spokesman for the Hanoi delegation, said only an immediate end to U S bombing of the North is acceptable and accused the move of reviving an absurd claim rejected by Hanoi and world opinion.
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UPI
Vietnam
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U.S
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Hanoi
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