Weather and community notes from Washington and beyond
The official weather observer in Washington reported .71 inches of rain this morning with a steady fall during late afternoon and early evening. Skies were overcast and temperatures remained cool. About 200 people attended Washington High School Education Week open house touring the building and meeting teachers, with refreshments in the remodeled home economics department. Corn harvest in Washington sits at about 90 percent complete, ahead of some regions. statewide harvest is just over half done. Yields are down from last year but prices rose about 20 cents per bushel, offsetting lower production. In Iowa City a planned draft card burning rally drew over 100 people but no one burned cards despite appeals to male students. In Harlan voters approved a $2.2 million bond for a new high school but rejected plans for an indoor swimming pool. In Durango film producer Sandy Howard aims for realism in A Man Called Horse, even importing 100 pounds of buffalo manure for Sioux life props. In Maidstone Parks Supt Gordon Dykes would consider alternative plants for spring flower beds after Cyril Sage, 30, pleaded guilty to uprooting plants for salad leaves.
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Regents pick Atlantic as western Iowa college site
Iowa Board of Regents approved Atlantic as the proposed site for a four year college in western Iowa on a 7-1 vote while noting it should not be built now. The decision serves as a guideline for legislators if funds are appropriated, with Atlantic asked to present a firm one year option on 700 acres by Feb 1, 1969.
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Steamroller damages England antique shop china section
In Studley England police reported a ten ton steamroller ran out of control Thursday crashing into the china section of an antique shop. It smashed dishes vases and porcelain valued at about 2400 dollars.
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Studley
England
UPI
Bishops approve pastoral letter on contraception and draft draft
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops approved an 11,000 word pastoral letter allowing circumstances where contraception may be practiced without sin. The draft urged amending draft law to grant military exemptions for selective conscientious objectors and called for a reassessment of U S policy in Vietnam.
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New RNA medicineMay fight viruses and cancer
NIH scientists with New York Medical College announce a synthetic RNA medicine that stimulates interferon to boost the body's virus fighting system. It could prevent and cure many diseases, with potential cancer benefits, and may reach general use in about five years. Merck Sharp & Dohme in Rahway, New Jersey, produces experimental quantities.
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UPI
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New York Medical College
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Rahway
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Faith Baptist to Build New Church in Washington County
Ground breaking set for 3 p.m. Sunday November 17 on a three and a half acre site west of the city limits at highways 1 and 92. Sanctuary cost 73000 with 250 seats and future educational and parsonage expansions. Contemp orary Mansard design, electric building, and local firms listed. Construction to begin immediately with spring completion hoped.
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Church of the Faith Baptist Church
Iowa Court Ruling Advances Breathalyzer Use in Drunk Driving
Iowa officials welcomed a Supreme Court ruling authorizing rapid breath testing for drunken driving. Commissioner Jack Fulton said the decision allows officers to use breath analyzers with no medical specialist required at the scene, expanding testing possibilities nationwide. The ruling limits medical staff to blood draws, not breath or urine tests, marking a shift in enforcement policy.
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School Boards Reject Great Plains Study in Iowa
DES MOINES Iowa delegates reject the Great Plains school study finding the premise that small schools are inferior unproven. They also propose electing the State Board of Public Instruction members and oppose central control over local school bonding and building.
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Denies he doubts witness to plot
Acting Brooklyn District Attorney Elliott Golden rejected a New York Times report that he doubted the credibility of a key witness in the plot to assassinate President elect Richard M. Nixon. Golden said the paper misinterpreted his remarks and stressed there were no such doubts.
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Times
Intercepted Memo In Iowa Breathing Exercise
A brief Iowa report notes an intercepted memo referencing a breathing exercise phrase as a coded message. The item identifies possible cryptic language and mentions a jail context, with authorities examining the communication for insight into a potential security matter.
Wacky Ohio signs expose quirky ad puns across state
A string of humorous and odd storefront and roadside signs highlights Ohio’s playful advertising. Examples include a maternity shop offering “accessories after the fact,” a Dayton meat market billed as a “friendly used cow dealer,” and a Columbus cemetery warning about grave flowers. Other clever lines appear at a Sandusky bar, a Coshocton garage, an Akron restaurant, and in Burr Oak and Aberdeen areas, showcasing local color and wit.
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Chinatown Dragon Slain Yields New Silk Dragon
United Press International reports in Chinatown San Francisco the old dragon was slain after a decade of New Year parade gyrations. A new cloth dragon arose with pedigreed papers to ease past customs trouble. The old dragon was detained in 1957 on silk origin suspicions.
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Chinatown
U.S. Customs Service
Reed City
Mich
Norman Rautiola
Iowa Forecast Mixed Clouds and Cooler Temperatures
Partly cloudy and cool tonight with a low of 25 to 30 degrees. Saturday will be fairly cloudy with a high in the 40s. The outlook for Sunday calls for mostly cloudy skies with rain or snow likely.
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