Killer captured in Illinois identified two victims
Police said the suspect Gill killed and wounded two youths at a Morrissey shop and then shot an off duty deputy, Hosea Gines, at the Hondo Lounge. He later wounded a driving attendant, Albert Reid, at a filling station before being captured northeast of Springfield near Williamsville.
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Thomas Morrissey
Terry
Morrissey
Gill
Hondo
Hosea Gines
Gines
St. Mary’s Hospital
East St. Louis
Albert Reid
St. Marys Hospital
St. Chester
Clair County Sheriff's Department
Prosise
Springfield
Williamsville
Iowa Moves to Declare Marijuana a Noxious Weed
Iowa Agriculture Secretary L. B. Liddy plans to declare marijuana a noxious weed and order county weed commissioners to destroy wild plants. Maps found on eastern college campuses show wild patches in central Iowa, with instructions to harvest and evade detection. Gov Hughes proposes education for farmers and officials to recognize marijuana plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Liddy
Iowa
Liddy
Harold E. Hughes
Hughes
Fifth Negro on draft board named in Polk County
Des Moines UPI Albert L. Garrison, 39, sworn in as Polk County Selective Service Board member, the fifth Black in Iowa draft post. He replaces Fred Nesbit and awaits governor’s submission for presidential approval. Garrison holds a Purple Heart and a Presidential Unit Citation. Other Black officials noted include John Collins in Cedar Rapids, Henry Philman in Davenport, Ralph Beal in Davenport, and Julius Conner in Des Moines on medical duties.
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Des Moines
UPI
Albert L. Garrison
Iowa
Garrison
Polk County
Selective Service Board
Glenn R. Bowles
Selective Service
Bowles
Cedar Rapids
Davenport
Waterloo
Massey - Ferguson
Harold E. Hughes
Johnson
Fred Nesbit
Polk
South Pacific
John Collins
U.S. District Court
Linn
Henry Philman
Ralph D. Beal
Scott County Selective Service
Julius S. Conner
Des Moines - Polk County
Selective Service Appeal
Tax hike effort falters as Ford withholds support
Washington UPI reports President Johnson fails to secure Congress for a 10 percent income tax surcharge. House Republican leader Gerald Ford declines to back the proposal, signaling possible GOP opposition even with promised spending cuts. Byrnes supports some tax rise, Mills seeks dollar-for-dollar spending cuts. GOP seeks at least five billion in reductions.
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Washington
UPI
Johnson
Congress
House
Gerald R. Ford
GOP
Ford
John W. Byrnes
Wis
Ways & Means Committee
Byrnes
Wilbur D. Mills
Michigan seeks one man grand jury in highway funds probe
Governor Romney and Attorney General Kelley plan to seek a one man grand jury through the Michigan Court of Appeals to investigate alleged corruption in the state highway department. The move targets millions in highway funds amid accusations of favored road builder payments and political overtones surrounding former highway chief Mackie.
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Lansing
Mich
UPI
George Romney
Frank J. Kelley
Romney
Kelley
State Highway Department
Michigan Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Highway Department
John C. Mackie
Department
Illa Mae Earnest Reports on Sitka Alaska Project
Illa Mae Earnest reports on the Sitka summer service project by Coe College students. Earnest, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jacob S Earnest, was among volunteers in Sitka sponsored by the Coe Christian Council, an all student group funding worship services and discussion groups. The council has supported service projects in Indian reservations Puerto Rico Mexico and British Columbia building a church in BC.
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Cedar Rapids
Coe College
Sitka
Alaska
Illa Mae Earnest
Jacob S. Earnest
R. R
Coe
Coe Christian Council
British Columbia
Iowa governor urges community action to fight crime
Governor Harold E. Hughes proposes local community action organizations in Iowa to bolster law enforcement support and public involvement. He backs police public relations programs and emphasizes education and crime reporting, while denying vigilante groups. Weather outlook: generally fair tonight and Saturday with cooler temps and highs near 80.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Des Moines Kiwanis Club
The
Kiwanis
United Press International
First Time Bombing Haiphong Yards By U S Navy
U S Navy warplanes bombed two Haiphong shipyards for the first time as part of intensified raids on the port area. Targets included a military complex housing Soviet helicopter production and the Cat Bi MIG base. The Yong Bi thermal power plant also faced strikes.
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Saigon
UPS
North Vietnam
Haiphong
U.S
7Th Fleet
Gulf of Tonkin
Yong Bi
Rusk
Pentagon
Washington
Dean Rusk
Hanoi
Johnson
Employment center slated for city
Vernon F Clark of the Washington County Head Start Center in Washington attended a four day Employment Service training at Iowa Tech Ottumwa. The South Iowa Manpower Center will provide an employment specialist to Washington one day a week to interview and refer workers to jobs and training.
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Vernon F. Clark
Washington County
Washington
Iowa Tech
Ottumwa
South Iowa Manpower Center
Clark
South Iowa
Fairfield Employment Service
Fairfield State Employment Service
School building plan to be discussed at Mid-Prairie meetings
Public meetings set by the Steering Committee to discuss proposed school construction and bond issue. Sessions at Washington Township School gymnasium October 17 at 8 p m West Chester October 23 at 8 p m Wellman area October 26 at 8 p m high school gym Kalona October 30 at 8 p m Junior High gymnasium Citizens invited to learn details from the Board of Education Superintendents of Schools and Architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Township
West Chester
Wellman
Kalona
Board of Education
Exporter Elevator Co Incorporation Notice
Public notice informs of the incorporation of Exporter Elevator Co. and records minutes from a board of supervisors meeting. The notice appears in the public notices section on page 6, summarizing corporate action and local government discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Supervisors
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Don McClure
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Arthur Long
Mary Jane Troyer
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Mildred Lee
Lorraine Suter
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