Washington water well nears 1800 foot depth
Workmen report good progress on Washingtons new city water well reaching 1200 ft with an 18 inch hole and aiming for the Jordan stream at about 1800 ft Meanwhile most Washington stores plan to open all day Monday November 11 with some closures for Veterans Day The post office courthouse banks and offices will be closed and The Evening Journal will print at noon Also reported: a Bridgeport man faced a zoning case over 56 autos valued at 180000, a police chief fired in Triadelphia West Virginia leaving one part time officer, and in Manchester England a man got stuck hanging upside down while attempting a burglary. Additional notes include a sauna fire in Helsinki and a college president resigning to lead Grand Valley State College.
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Five Russian soldiers defect to Sweden over invasion
STOCKHOLM (UPI) Five Russian soldiers from Warsaw Pact troops in Czechoslovakia have defected to Sweden in protest against the invasion. The group, a corporal and four privates all 21, hid in an apartment and could seek political asylum. Swedish officials urged belief in the report and said they would not be expelled, while fears persisted they might be turned over to Soviet authorities if they surrendered.
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UPI
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Curt Domander
Expressen
United States
Last of train robbers captured in England
TORQUAY England UPI Scotland Yard arrested the last member of the 1963 great train robbery gang Bruce Richard Renolds aged 37. He was seized at dawn in Baba Combe suburb and taken to London as detectives pursued all participants. The other 11 gang members had been arrested and convicted. Ronald Biggs was free after escaping prison on July 8 1965.
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UPI
Scotland Yard
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Renolds
Babacombe
London
Ronald Biggs
Prague Flag Message From Soviet Commander Reported
Intercepted memo purports to show a Soviet commander congratulating Prague on a Czech flag victory. The note, attributed to WEJ by the intercepting agency, suggests political signaling or propaganda objectives amid tensions in Czechoslovakia.
Southern lawmaking power shifts in post election Congress
Southerners cast the Humphrey vote moving into a Congress where only two Western states hold chairmanships while Magnuson Jackson and Bible head Senate committees. In the House, Colmer of Mississippi leads the Rules Committee and Mills of Arkansas heads Ways and Means, shaping which bills advance.
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D-Miss
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Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Arkansas
Elementary Open Houses Mark American Education Week
Washington Community District elementary schools plan open houses Tuesday evening during American Education Week November 11 to 15. Lincoln 7 to 9 p.m., Stewart 7:30 to 9 p.m., Brighton hosts same evening. Parents invited to tour classrooms and talk with teachers. Displays by Lincoln students in Connelly Hardware and Sport Shop windows. Stewart students plan audio displays at Payne's TV and Radio with demonstrations each morning 9:45 to 10:15 a.m. next week.
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Iowa Teachers See Average Pay Above Eight Thousand
Iowa teachers average salaries rose to 8 167 in 1968 69 from 7333 in 1967 68 according to a survey by the Iowa Education Association covering 323 districts or 71 percent. Local superintendents average over 15400 a year.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Iowa Education Association
ISEA
Application for renewal of television license WMT
Public notice indicates a renewal application for the television license WMT. The notice appears in the public notices section and directs interest or objections to be filed with the issuing authority by the stated deadline.
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WMT
Thieu rejection blocks progress in Paris talks
North Vietnam dismissed Thieu's bid to force a two way confrontation as absurd. He proposed Saigon lead the allied side with the Viet Cong as part of Hanoi's delegation, risking exclusion of the United States. Allies and U.S. officials cautious, talks halted awaiting Saigon's full dress negotiating team.
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Transition hurdles for Defense Department in new era
The Defense Department faces complex post election transition issues, notably personnel shifts and budgeting. About 29 presidential appointees may depart, with figures such as McNamara and Gates cited as precedents. Briefing books and policy implications will shape early decisions as Johnson prepares the January budget to be reviewed by Congress. Franklin B. Lincoln Jr. coordinates transition for Nixon.
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Electoral College Faces Challenges Plan to switch to direct voting
Washington UPI reports opponents push a Birch Bayh plan to end the 179 year old Electoral College. The proposal would require a 40 percent national vote winner with a runoff if no candidate reaches that threshold. Nixon leads Humphrey narrowly as 69.5 million votes counted. Wallace's third party run raised questions of a potential constitutional crisis.
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UPI
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D-Ind
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Greeks hijack Onassis plane to spread anti-regime tract
In Paris two members of the International Commandos for Greece used a pistol and a hand grenade to hijack an Olympic Airways flight with 130 aboard. They forced the Paris to Athens flight to return to Paris after 15 minutes. The plane landed safely and the hijackers were arrested. The Italian group later claimed responsibility naming Umberto Giovine and Maurizio Panichi of Florence as the men.
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UPI
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Greece
Aristotle Onassis
Olympic Airways
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Rome
Umberto Giovine
Maurizio Panichi
Florence
Thousands of Czechs rip down Red flags in Prague and Bratislava
Thousands of youths and workers pull down Soviet banners marking the Bolshevik anniversary in Prague and Bratislava. Police use nonlethal force as clashes erupt. flags are ripped, stomped, and burned while authorities restrain protesters with rubber clubs and tear gas. Dozens detained, no serious injuries reported.
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Prague
UPI
Bratislava
Robert San Pierre
County 4-H to elect council members in Washington
Washington County 4-H members meet Saturday evening at the Junior High School to elect 1969 County Council members. Five girls and five boys will be chosen from a field of candidates, with votes counted individually. Candidates will give 2 minute talks and answer questions, and new officers will be installed.
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Wellman
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Sue Foster
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Diana Green
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Jean Wolf
Bob Brophy
Highlanders
Tom Dawson
Charles Miksch
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Steve Schroeder
Lime Creek Livewires
Tim Temple
Dutch Creek Flyers
Bill Wagner
Washington Hustlers
Weather Iowa: Cloudy, cold through Saturday
United Press International reports considerable cloudiness and continued cold in Iowa through Saturday. Tonight lows range from 20 to 30 degrees, with highs Saturday from 35 to 45 degrees.
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