Senate faces delay over TV debates bill
Senate Republicans slow action to block a televised debates bill amid adjournment pressure. Dirksen signals further filibuster tactics while Mansfield warns against delaying the session. Nixon rejects Wallace inclusion. Humphrey supports three way debates as House bill calls for Wallace to participate.
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Hubert H. Humphreys
George C. Wallace
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Red Cross Aims to Protect Beardsley Will in Bayard Find
The Red Cross seeks to recover eleven thousand five hundred dollars found by three boys at Bayard Iowa to honor the decedent Fred Beardsley s will The charity offers the boys half the money and argues the estate should pass to the Red Cross after Beardsley s sister Miss Ella Beardsley died in 1958 The case hinges on a Guthrie Center court ruling that awarded portions to the landowners and to Beardsley s heir and the Red Cross says it was late in joining the action and now seeks to uphold the decedent s wishes
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Iowa Democrats for Stanley Formed in Des Moines
Two Iowa Democrats announce the formation of Iowa Democrats for Stanley in Des Moines. Walter J. Guenther, Fort Madison former mayor and ex Lee County Sheriff, and Peter Steenhusen Sr., former Shelby County state representative and Steenhusen Hardware president, lead the group.
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Americans Arm in Cities and Countryside Amid Gun Boom
President Johnsons violence commission released data linking rising national tension to increased gun sales. For the first half of this year manufacturers produced over 1.2 million handguns and more than 20 bullets per person, with Remington Arms and Colt Industries set to testify in a closed session as Congress moves toward a bill banning most interstate rifle and ammunition sales. Lloyd Cutler notes production figures may be estimates and continue on page 2.
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Apollo 7 Moontest Near Friday Blastoff at Cape Kennedy
The 11 day Apollo 7 mission nears blastoff with a final crew review and Saturn 1B rocket prepared for an 11 a.m. EDT Friday launch. Commander Walter Schirra remains poised for his third space voyage while crewmates Donn Eisele and Walter Cunningham prep for their first flight.
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Weather outlook for Iowa turns warmer this weekend
United Press International reports fair weather tonight with lows near 40 to mid 40s. Friday brings clear to partly cloudy skies and warmer highs from the upper 60s in the northeast to 75 in the southwest. Saturday outlook is partly cloudy and warmer with a chance of showers in the west.
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Paris Talks Stall as Hanoi Demands Bomb Halt
Paris talks progress remains unlikely before the US presidential election as Hanoi presses for an unconditional bombing halt. Xuan Thuy says Johnson could end the war, Harriman cites need for reciprocal de-escalation, but Washington maintains its stance. The 25th session continues with deadlock dating from May 13.
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Kremlin abandons bid to oust Czech leader Dubcek
Soviet diplomats said Moscow will not press for Alexander Dubcek’s removal and will instead extend its stay in Czechoslovakia to tighten control over key institutions. Moscow seeks firm bloc alignment, a friendly press, and synchronized foreign and economic policy before withdrawing troops.
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Intercepted Memo Questions Iowa City Pediatrician
An intercepted memo references a pediatrician in Iowa City and poses a question about foot and mouth disease in the context of an election year. The fragment hints at health concerns intersecting with political timing.
Appointment of executor for Margaret M. Jarrard
Public notice records show the appointment of an executor for Margaret M. Jarrard. Also listed is a Board of Supervisors report dated October 1, detailing local governance actions and decisions for publication.
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Margaret M. Jarrard
Board of Supervisors
Johnson County reports Iowa first hand foot mouth cases
Dr. Arnold Reeve, chief of Iowa preventive medicine, said several hand, foot and mouth disease cases have been reported in Iowa with about 100 cases statewide. The Johnson County pediatrician first detected the illness and samples were isolated by the state hygienic laboratory. Cases have appeared in other areas as the department warns physicians of the disease’s characteristics. Symptoms include small blisters on hands, feet, lower back, and inside the mouth with a low fever and a typical duration of about a week. The disease mainly affects children ages one to seven but has appeared in adults. The Johnson County findings are not related to cattle foot and mouth disease.
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Gifts from Journal readers reach Tan Thanh Vietnam
A letter from Lt. Col. Robert D. Jones U S Marine Corps reports gifts from Evening Journal readers have arrived in Tan Thanh Vietnam for Lance Corporal Robert Harvey. After Harvey’s death gifts were delayed but were re sent and arrived October 4. Jones will distribute them with Marines who served with Harvey.
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Marines Repel Viet Cong Attacks At Thuong Duc
U S Marines beat back two North Vietnamese ground assaults and fought an artillery duel near Thuong Duc military HQ. Reports say 64 enemy soldiers killed, with 1 Marine killed and 13 wounded. The siege at Thuong Duc waned as 8,000 guerrillas moved into mountains while U S casualties were reported light. In Saigon, officials noted the seventh day tolls were the lowest in two months with 190 Americans killed and 1,326 wounded last week.
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