Mantle’s five for five lights Memorial Day rout
Mickey Mantle erupts for five hits five runs batted in and two home runs as the Yankees rout the Washington with a 13-4 victory in the Memorial Day opener. He adds a double and two singles while boosting his batting average to .254 before resting in the second game as New York loses 6-2. Stan Bahnsen improves to 5-1 benefiting from an eight hitter.
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Iowa group protests reporter use of Negro term
The Afro-American Student Association at the University of Iowa vows to influence Negro athletes and coaches to refuse interviews with a Des Moines newspaper reporter. Spokesman Jerry Stevens cites distortions and unfair implications in a prior story using the term Negro, insisting the move targets the reporter personally while not barring others who use the term. He calls the word repugnant to Black athletes on campus and says the reporter has shown he cannot identify with them.
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Registration Learn to Swim Program Washington County
Permission granted for swimming and water safety lessons at Washington Municipal Pool from June 17 to July 26, 1968. Participant options range from Beginner to Advanced Beginner with no known physical disabilities. Red Cross encourages donations but participation is not contingent on giving. transportation arrangements noted.
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Washington Municipal Swimming Pool
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Turbines Faster Bobby Unser Wins Indy 500 Race
Bobby Unser won the 500 mile Indianapolis race at a record 152.882 mph in a piston powered car, edging Dan Gurney and others as turbine rivals again faced controversy over propulsion. Leonard led early but crashed with 9 laps remaining. Fourteen of 33 starters finished. only five completed all 500 miles.
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Indianapolis
Ind
UPI
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Unser
Joe Leonard
Parnelli Jones
A. J. Foyt
Foyt
Dan Gurney
Jones
Leonard
Graham Hill
Art Pollard
Lloyd Ruby
Ruby
Gurney
Mel Kenyon
Denis Hulme
Dance Meeting Sparks Romantic Misreadings
A playful exchange reveals a joke about romance and coexisting family life. One partner recalls meeting at a dance while the other quips about assumed domestic duties and children at home. The banter highlights differing memories of a shared moment.
Norway repeats as state champ in 18-6 victory
Norway High School, with just over 100 students, captured its second straight spring state baseball title by beating Decorah 18 to 6. The win capped Norway’s fifth state crown in six tournaments, aided by a 5-0 start and an eight-run seventh inning as Decorah made eight errors. Regis Butz earned the win with a three-run homer contributing to the large championship margin.
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Mason City
Iowa
UPI
Norway High School
Decorah
Norway
Regis Butz
Davenport West
Dubuque Wahlert
Frank Sanders Earns Wesleyan Golf Letter at Spring Banquet
Frank Sanders of Washington, son of Mr and Mrs Keith Sanders, earned a Wesleyan golf letter at Iowa Wesleyan College during the annual Spring Sports Banquet. A sophomore on the team, he contributed to the squad winning the Prairie Conference meet.
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Keith Sanders
Iowa Wesleyan College
Frank
Ainsworth Highland teams win games
Ainsworth baseball players defeated Riverside 14 to 4 with Tim Carson the winning pitcher and Dennis Carr behind the plate. The Highland Pony all stars defeated Lone Tree 15 to 1 with Tim Carson again the winning pitcher and Jim Flynn the catcher. The team is made up of Riverside and Ainsworth boys.
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Major League Standings and Scores Roundup
American League standings show Detroit leading with 27 wins and Baltimore 26. Dodgers, Giants, and Mets feature in the National League with tight race positioning. multiple evening games and pitchers scheduled including Lolich, Tiant, Seaver, and Drysdale.
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Johnson raises bond rates on Savings Bonds and Freedom Shares
President Johnson announced higher interest rates for government series E and H savings bonds from 4.15 to 4.25 percent and for Freedom Shares from 4.74 to 5 percent. Rates apply to new purchases and outstanding bonds until their next maturity date, effective Saturday June 1.
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Austin, Tex
UPI
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Texas
City Swim Team Opens Practice This June 6
Washington's municipal pool hosts summer swim practice for boys and girls starting June 6 at 11 a.m. Coaches Milo and Maxine Steele and Elsie Huber invite any child seven or older who can swim. Sessions vary by day with a rain contingency.
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Washington City
Milo
Maxine Steele
Elsie Huber
Memorial Day Toll Edges Up in 4 Day Weekend
The National Safety Council reports the holiday period shows a traffic death count near 150, behind last year's record 608 for the four days. An across the nation tally by United Press International lists 117 dead in traffic, 43 drownings, 2 plane deaths, and 14 miscellaneous, totaling 176. California and Pennsylvania tied for most with 16 deaths each, followed by New York 14 and Michigan 9.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Michigan
Three Die In Iowa Roadways During Memorial Weekend
Three people were killed in Iowa traffic incidents early today. Motorcyclists Robert Morley and Marie Gross died when crushed between two cars on U.S. 71 near Arnolds Park. Edward Gutting, 25, of Keokuk, died in a one car crash on U.S. 218 outside Keokuk after the vehicle left the road and rolled, the sheriff's office said.
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U.S. 71
Arnolds Park
Robert Lynn Morley
Angola
Ind
Marie Linda Gross
Minneapolis
Morley
Spirit Lake
Sheriff’s Office
Johnson backs six billion spending cut for tax hike price
President Johnson signaled he will accept a six billion dollar spending cut if Congress demands it for an income tax increase to fight inflation. House Republicans back the cut but balk at the ten percent surcharge. The bill, worked by House Senate conferees, faces Senate and House votes amid liberal opposition. Johnson spent Memorial Day weekend at the LBJ Ranch where he discussed Vietnam strategy with General Westmoreland and Australian PM Gorton.
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UPI
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John Gorton
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Saigon
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Saigon Battles Push Viet Cong From Western Edge
South Vietnamese troops pressed into a western Saigon sector held by Viet Cong for six days and killed about 200. At least 50 guerrillas escaped to resume fighting near Bing Loi bridge toward Bien Hoa air base. A defected Viet Cong lieutenant colonel foresaw continued capital attacks tied to Paris talks. Government marines counted 200 Viet Cong corpses with U S helicopter gunships providing support.
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