Albia mother fights school attendance ruling
A rural Albia couple faces charges for refusing to send their child to Grant elementary. Mrs. Don Newman says the school is condemned and will not allow Peggy to attend. The Board of Directors says Grant serves the area and notes fire and safety upgrades. The case proceeds after papers were served by the Monroe County Sheriff amid district bonding debates.
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Iowa
UPI
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Don Newman
Monroe County News
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Albia Community
Justice Court of
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Newman
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Grant School
Tendance
Dana Roseberry
Harold Mick
Monroe County
William F. Bagley
Roseberry
Jefferson
Senate votes $71.9 billion for Vietnam War and defense
The Senate approved a $71.9 billion Pentagon bill to fund the Vietnam War and national defense for the coming year, including deployment of a limited anti ballistic missile system. The measure faces conference with the House's $72.2 billion version. 55 to 2 vote, with two opposed. Bert Miller crowned 1968 Homecoming Queen at local high school. she will reign during tonight’s football game between Demons and Fairfield Trojans.
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China
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Alaska
Stephen Young
Ohio
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Vietnam
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Bert) Miller
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Marion Miller
Portraits for Johnson daughters head to White House
Elizabeth Shoumatoff, famed for painting the president and Mrs Johnson, has been commissioned to paint portraits of their daughters Lynda Robb and Luci Nugent. Meanwhile, a deadly mine explosion in Essen Germany killed seven miners and injured four as a repair crew worked. In Denver Iowa, Senator Stanley urged using U S aid to push Saigon to oust corrupt officials. Cape Kennedy saw the first of eight tracking aircraft lift off to support Apollo 7, with seven more planes en route to Australia for the 11 day orbital flight starting Oct 11.
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White House
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API
Australia
Shropshire siege ends as police capture gunman
In Shrewsbury England police ended a 17 day siege at a secluded farmhouse where shotgun wielding farmer John James and his wife and four children had been holed up since Sept 18. An ambulance answered a report of a shot. four children were escorted out. There was no clear indication of injuries. The siege drew wide attention as James disobediently refused to surrender. Police moved in to arrest him after repeating threats to an unarmed officer, while relatives delivered food and water. The article notes Americans established the first Navy yard at Portsmouth New Hampshire in 1833.
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England
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Britain
Washington Hosts Southeast Six Conference Choral Festival
Students from six Southeast Conference high schools gather in Washington Monday evening October 7 for a public 7 30 pm concert in the high school gym. Coe College conductor Al Kellar leads with Washington accompanist Greg Hillmann. Featuring festival chorus, chamber singers, Girls Ensemble, boys double quartet, Varsity Madrigal, mixed ensemble and HiFi.
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Peterson youth dies at Cherokee plant weeks after Army discharge
Wayne T. McGuire aged 19 of Peterson collapsed and died Thursday while working at Lundell Manufacturing Co. in Cherokee. He had recently been discharged from the Army after being wounded in Vietnam and had spent months at Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center before returning to Peterson in September.
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Fitzsimmons Army Medical Hospital
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Intercepted Memo to Roberta Miller in Washington
A brief intercepted note from Washington shows Roberta Miller addressed as Bert with a casual greeting and a trailing beacon of congratulations from an entity labeled WEJ. The fragment suggests informal correspondence and a personal sign-off.
Extension Dinner to Celebrate 50 Years in Washington County
Dennis Berger, chair of the Washington County Extension Council, urges ticket buyers to secure seats by Monday noon for the October 12 50th anniversary banquet marking the start of Extension and 4-H work. The day includes a 2 to 4 pm reception at the Washington County Farm Bureau Building, a tour of Extension facilities, and a 6:30 pm banquet at the KC Hall in Washington. Notable former staff and leaders are expected, with over 250 attendees anticipated. Tickets available at the Extension Office.
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Winthrop
Eloise Brown Raffety
Grinnell
Muriel Collier Bivans
Columbus
Ruth Foster Viggers
Washington
Merritt Canady
Hiawatha
Ken Cuhel
Swisher
M. W. Alsip
Washington County
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Rolland Benson
Burnett Smith
Delbert Lewis
William Walker
Marland Shetler
Edwin Augustine
G.W. McCracken
Russell Yoder
Bob Carter
Wayne Gamon
Robert Greene
Gary Peiffer
William Jones
Jim Frier
Frier
Agnew heckled in Portland as Muskie backs draft lottery
In Portland crowds shouted Stop the war as Spiro Agnew spoke. He urged listening rights and study of Southeast Asia. In Boulder, Muskie favored a random 19 year old draft lottery and nonmilitary options for youth, outlining Peace Corps and VISTA as alternatives.
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Maine
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Eisenhower Improves Looks 'Wonderful' After Visit
President Johnson toured Walter Reed Hospital to see Dwight D. Eisenhower who is recovering from his seventh heart attack. Eisenhower, turning 78 in October, was smiling and talking in bed as Johnson reported on Paris Vietnam talks and shared a brief, upbeat assessment of the general’s condition. Doctors say his recovery appears satisfactory after May hospitalization.
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