Washington stores open Wednesday evening for Memorial Day
Washington stores will open Wednesday evening instead of the usual Thursday night due to Memorial Day. In Washington High School news students, including incoming sophomores, should report to the vocal music room for chorus and choir tryouts on May 29 31 and June 3 4 5 from 9 am to 4 pm. Commencement tonight at 8 pm features four seniors as speakers and scholarship presentations.
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Washington
Washington High School
Jesse Knight
Richard Koehler
Jean Bode
Diane Worley
Michael Levy
School Committee Names Advisory Panel for District Needs
A Washington Community School District advisory committee will study area school needs using the North Central Association report as a basis. Members include E Kelly Schliapkohl, Allen Kinzler, Burge Hammond, plus high school teachers W Carlton Bump Katharine Waddell Roger Harrington and directors from districts 1 through 5 and their spouses.
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Washington Community
North Central Association
E. Kelly Schliapkohl
Allen Kinzler
Burge Hammond
W. Carlton Bump
Katharine Waddell
Roger Harrington
Robert Carter
Harvey Holden
Louis Larsen
T. J. Berdo
Esther Birney
Gilbert Wood
Leo Mullikin
Walter Pacha
Lyle Wilson
Dale Caldwell
Leonard Llewellyn
Calvin Wolf
Robert Bates
Calvin Larsen
Paul Vaughn
Vietnam War Talks: Hanoi Standfast on War Aims
U S officials vow to press Hanoi to admit North Vietnamese troops in South Vietnam while North Vietnamese sources reject US coercion. Hanoi says it will sit out Paris talks until the United States agrees to end all bombing and acts of war. Xuan Thuy is cited, but US observers say his remarks show no real shift.
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UPI
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Hanoi
South Vietnam
United States
Xuan Thuy
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Thuy
North Vietnam
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Navy hunts for overdue Scorpion amid 2100 mile Atlantic search
An armada of Navy hunter planes, warships, and submarines scours a 2100 mile Atlantic stretch from the Azores to Virginia for the nuclear powered Scorpion and its 99 crew. Vice Adm. Schade leads the 37 ship task force aboard Pargo as other submarines probe depths amid very bad weather. Admiral Moorer declares the Scorpion overdue not missing while officials press for contact, citing Thresher’s 1963 loss as a cautionary parallel.
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Washington
UPI
Atlantic
Scorpion
Azores
Virginia Capes
Adm
A.F. Schade
Virginia
Pargo
Norfolk
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Thomas H. Moorer
Naval Operations
Navy
Francis A. Glattery
Virginia Beach
Continental
David M. Cooney
Atlantic Fleet Headquarters
Thresher
New England
Turner irked by Hughes criticism
DES MOINES UPI Attorney General Richard Turner wrote Gov. Harold Hughes that his legal opinions are sometimes sought to shift blame rather than out of doubt. He cited reports Hughes criticized an opinion limiting $75,000 for art at the Grimes State Office Building and noted funds were diverted to partitions. Turner said the council acted on legal grounds and his role was misrepresented.
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Des Moines
UPI
Lester EF. Ray
Hoover High School
Gregory Phillips
Harold E. Hughes
Richard Turner
Turner
Hughes
Grimes State
State Executive Council
Village under siege by North Vietnamese near Tam Ky
North Vietnamese troops attacked Hau Duc 18 miles from Tam Ky, shelling the village with 200 8mm mortars and burning homes. Civilian toll reported at least 50 killed or wounded as U S helicopter gunships aided local South Vietnamese defenders. Communications were cut, and the assault signaled a broader fearsome pattern in the Paris talks era.
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Vps
North Vietnam
South Vietnam
Hau Duc
Wauke
U.S
Tam Ky
Summer Reading Program Opens at Washington Library
Youth from kindergarten through fifth grade are invited to join the Washington Public Library summer reading program from June 10 to July 5. Sessions run Monday through Friday 9 to 11 a.m. Parents should pick up children at noon. Led by Mrs. Billy Byrd, the program features helpers Barb Reisener Vicki Tucker Cathi Carter Pat Lechner Mary Morrison Cheryl Pfeifer with the theme Vacation Readers Go Everywhere.
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Washington Public Library
Billy Byrd
South
Iowa Avenue
Byrd
Omaha
Nebraska
University of Omaha
The
Baptist Church
Barb Reisener
Vicki Tucker
Cathi Carter
Pat Lechner
Mary Morrison
Cheryl Pfeifer
Beck Attacks High Taxes in Iowa Governor Bid
Centerville publisher Robert Beck told Cedar Rapids Optimists Club that Iowa’s high tax structure and hostile business climate drive out residents. He cited rise in tax ranking from 20th to 12th (1963-66) and warned continued spend tax policies will push away job producers and taxpayers. He urged action from chambers and leaders to curb outmigration.
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Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Centerville
Robert Beck
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Beck
Restore order in Louisville today
National Guardsmen and state and local police restored order early today in Louisville's West End after roving bands looted, burned cars, and hurled rocks at officers. Mayor Schmied called the disturbance well planned and attributed it to outsiders.
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Louisville, Ky
UPI
West End
Kenneth Schmied
French Leader Out As Peyrefitte Resigns In Crisis
Education Minister Alain Peyrefitte quits amid student unrest that sparked nationwide strikes. Police crackdowns across France arrest dozens and seize arms as de Gaulle, Mitterrand, and others warn of civil war and call for elections.
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Paris
UPI
Alain Peyrefitte
Charles de Gaulle
Mitterrand
De _ Gaulle
France
de Gaulle
Bomb damages Meridian temple in string of anti Jewish blasts
A dynamite charge destroyed the education wing of Temple Beth Israel in Meridian Mississippi in a predawn blast that shattered windows and damaged walls and roof. No injuries were reported. FBI agents opened an investigation as a taunting phone call warned the Baptist minister leading a conscience committee that the bomber was coming next. A reward of 10000 dollars was offered for information.
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Meridian
Miss
UPI
Temple Beth Israel
Milton Schlager
Harold O’chester
Meridian Committee of Conscience
Rabbi Schlager
Committee of Conscience
Lauderdale County
Mississippi
Jackson
Here
Perry E. Nussbaum
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Partly cloudy tonight with lows in the 40s. Wednesday will be clear to partly cloudy with highs in the 70s east and north and around 80 in the southwest. Thursday looks sunny with seasonable temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
Appointment of administrators and probate notices
Public notices report the appointment of administrators for the estates of Dale C. Novy and Linda Lee Simon and the probate of the will with appointment of an executor for Mary H. Smith. An application for a liquid transport carrier permit is also listed.
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Dale C. Novy
Linda Lee Simon
Mary H. Smith
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