Weather and police brief from Washington and Iowa reports
Washington received a quarter inch of rain and wind subsided. harvests slowed briefly. Police warned drivers to stop for school signs, with license numbers recorded for violators. Iowa City asked for dismissal of Johnson County draft board. Cedar Rapids men charged with narcotics. New York judge ordered reinstatement of students who refused the pledge.
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Washington
Glenn Murphy
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
UPI
Cedar Rapids
Harry Lekin Jr
Thomas Huggins
Glen Forristall Jr
New York
Mary Frain
Susan Keller
Queens
American Civil Liberties Union
Howell loses director's job in Iowa merit system case
Des Moines Iowa Merit Employment Commission voted to accept the resignation of Gerald Howell at Gov Robert D Rays urging replacement The decision was supported by Republicans and opposed by two Democrats Al Meacham Emma Jo Urban Meacham argued against a hasty move saying it would stigmatize the merit system while Urban termed the issue political and urged delay until a replacement is found She noted Ray had injected politics into the commission and Howell offered resignation about a month ago in verbal form
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa Merit Employment Commission
Gerald Howell
Robert D. Ray
al Meacham
Grinnell
Emma Jorban
Waterloo
Howells
William Hubbard
Iowa City
James Morris
Kenneth Wolfe
Marshalltown
Meacham
Howell
Hubbard
Uban
Ray
Intercepted Memo from Des Moines Raises Hard Head Clash
Richard Turner reports an intercepted note from Des Moines hinting that a "hard hat" team may meet its match if it faces a group of "hard heads" in upcoming play. The memo suggests a tense test ahead for the squad and rival.
No pay raise for county officers in Iowa
Des Moines IA Turner announces that a Woodbury County judge ruled county attorneys and sheriffs cannot receive across the board pay raises until 1970. He expects a January legislature session to pass a bill retroactive to July 1, 1969, with 32 lawmakers backing. Partly cloudy weather follows with rain in southeast counties.
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Turner
Woodbury
Lawrence W. McCormick
McCormick
Sher
Iffs
Senate
House
Three Burlington Women Hurt In Intersection Crash
Three Burlington women were injured when their car failed to stop at a stop sign at highways 92 and 1 north of Washington. The car rolled after collision with a grain truck driven by Adolph Guenther. All three were transported to Washington County Hospital.
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Burlington
Washington County Hospital
Washington
Journal
Cal Dorset
Phyllis Louise Dunshee
Max M. White
Dunshee
Lela Heyer
Myrle Maxine Sickels
Peace envoy Xuan Thuy returns to Paris from Hanoi
North Vietnam reported its chief negotiator Xuan Thuy was back in Paris after five weeks of talks in Hanoi. The United States said it hoped he carried instructions to begin serious negotiations. Lodge departed Washington for consultations as Thuy arrived following President Ho Chi Minh's death. A South Vietnamese delegate noted no political significance in recent battlefield lull, citing multiple contributing factors.
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Paris
UPI
North Vietnam
Xuan Thuy
Hanoi
United States
Thuy
U.S
Henry Cabot Lodge
Washington
Nixon
Four cars damaged in Journal office area pileup
A traffic mix-up in front of the Evening Journal office damaged four vehicles, including cars owned by three Journal employees and one driven by Steve Roth. Eileen Hill, making a U turn on Marion Avenue, collided with Roth's car and then struck parked cars driven by Diane Redlinger and Mrs. Kenneth Pringle, sending one into the sidewalk against the building.
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Evening Journal
Steve Roth
Eileen Hill
Marion Avenue
Journal
Roth
Miss Hill
Diane Redlinger
Kenneth Pringle
Students Active in Vietnam Moratorium Movement
Moratorium day fixtures grow as college students push for total U S troop withdrawal. John Laird of Eau Claire State University plans to march, while Woody Allen plans to speak at a rally and calls for citizen action. Yale President Brewster backs a ceasefire with a 12 month troop drawdown. many university leaders endorse the protest. Senate leaders and congressmen consider an all night session. critics warn against university involvement.
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Melvin Laird
Woody Allen
Yale University
Kingman Brewster Jr
U.S
John Laird
Eau Claire State University
Wisconsin
Young Laird
Nixon
Allen
Sam
Benjamin Rosenthal
Dn.y
Yale
Brewster
Denver University
Maurice Mitchell
Washington
Senate
Hugh Scott
Regents Reject 320 Million University Plan in Iowa
The Iowa Board of Regents rejected a 320 million dollar ten year construction program for Iowa State, Iowa, and Northern Iowa, urging a reexamination of needs. Regents urged trimming the proposal, arguing five years may suffice and questioning the expansion scope while stressing to present justifiable needs to the legislature.
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Council Bluffs
Iowa
UPI
Iowa Board of Regents
Ray Bailey
Clarion
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
University of Northern Iowa
Wallace
Donald Shaw
Davenport
W. Robert Parks
Iowa State
Regents
Appointment of administrator for Anna B Houseal estate
Notice announces the appointment of an administrator for the estate of Anna B Houseal. It records the filing and granting of letters of administration under probate procedure and provides official court details and dates for further action.
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Anna B. Houseal
Joe E. Chihak
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Miss Mawson
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Henry Ford II
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Jabu
Richard Turner
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Nori Viet
Ralph Wallace
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William Quarton
Canada
William Wooldridge
Narvaez Hatcher
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