Progress on city well in Washington shows satisfactory drill
The Washington well project reports drilling past 600 feet and on track today. Meanwhile farmers warned to monitor combines in fields during harvest as officers log thefts of tools from parked equipment with losses around 125 dollars. Community Chest contributions rise to 14,700.95 toward a 35,650 goal. Congressman Schwengel plans visits and a Rotary Club talk in Washington after adjournment. District teachers will skip the state convention but attend district sessions next spring, with several administrators set to attend statewide meetings. A large sewer cave near Washington Street prompts repairs after a broken line eroded dirt beneath the pavement. Cedar Rapids voters approve a 5.9 million bond for a 7.9 million school program. Air Force officers hunt for falcon Elphonso after he goes AWOL during a game event. Centerville abolishes police chief post, creates director of public safety. Ruby Quick, age 44, notes she has attended around 4,000 weddings. Argentina’s petroleum potential remains mostly untapped.
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Washington County
Apollo crew host floating space room TV show
Space Center Houston reports Apollo astronauts continue the Apollo Room broadcast aboard the moon rocket. Schirra Eisele and Cunningham float through the ship showing panels and a pencil in zero gravity. Ground control banter and jokes about turtles accompany the tour as illness lingers.
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Donn Eisele
Apollo
Earth
Eisele
Walter Schirra
Walter Cunningham
Schirra
United States
Cunningham
The
Space Center
Cape Kennedy
Apollo Room
Deke Slayton
Paul Haney
Slayton
Haney
Apollo Control
Spacemen
Wally
Houston Control Center
Harriet
Control Center
Agnew Accepts Conservative Endorsement In New York
Spiro Agnew accepted the Conservative Party endorsement in New York with a 25 minute remarks on law and order. He was cheered by about 9 800 members including James L. Buckley, amid questions about Javits endorsement. Agnew then flew to Indianapolis for further campaigning.
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New York
UPI
Spiro Agnew
Agnew
James L. Buckley
Jacob Javits
Javits
Indianapolis
Intercepted Memo From Chuck Hotse on Timely Suggestion
Intercepted memo from Chuck Hotse thanks recipient for a timely suggestion. The note, signed WEJ, references appreciation and a courteous close. No further context is provided about the suggestion or the relationship between the parties.
Sockum Ridge Park Showcases Marion Township Autumn Beauty
Nature lovers are invited to Marion Township to enjoy Sockum Ridge and Fern Cliff parks with vivid fall colors along winding roads and scenic overlooks. The area features oak and hickory trees, wild cherries, and picnic spots, with farmsteads dotting the hills as Washington County residents celebrate the landscape.
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Sockum Ridge
Fern Cliff
Marion Township
Washington County
Appointment of administrator for John J Aller estate
Public notice states the appointment of an administrator for the estate of John J Aller. It also notes probate of the will and appointment of an executor for the estate of Joseph Havel.
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John J. Aller
Joseph Havel
May Bring Changes At St James School
St James parochial school in Washington is part of a broader Sisters of Charity BVM evaluation to guide how to serve the contemporary world most effectively. The process involves school self assessments, a Diocesan study committee, and final decisions by November on BVM involvement and staffing across 34 dioceses.
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St. James Parochial School of
Washington
Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
BVM
M. Thomastin
Archdiocese of Dubuque
St. James Home
Battleship New Jersey Bombards Hon Matt Island Fort
The New Jersey sailed to the Tonkin area and blasted a major portion of Hon Matt Island with 16 inch guns. U S spokesmen and a spotter reported the island was heavily damaged and a large chunk washed into the Gulf of Tonkin.
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Saigon
UPS
New Jersey
North Vietnam
Gulf of Tonkin
U.S
Planes to carry mail in state from Des Moines
UPI reports Sedalia Marshall Booneville Stage Line Inc plans air mail service across 12 Iowa cities from Des Moines. Arnold Fletcher Jr says routes were bid and approved, first air taxi run on Sept 5, 1967. Cities include Burlington Waterloo Spencer Shenandoah Sioux City Decorah Carroll Dubuque Ottumwa Sheldon Fort Dodge Mason City.
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DES Moines
UPI
Sedalia - Marshall Booneville Stage Line, Inc
Iowa
Arnold Fletcher Jr
Burlington
Waterloo
Spencer
Shenandoah
Sioux City
Decorah
Carrol
Dubuque
Ottumwa
Sheldon
Fort Dodge
Mason City
Fletcher
NTC
Guards fire on prisoners at Cummins Prison Farm Ark
At Cummins Prison Farm Arkansas guards fired two shotgun blasts into a crowd of about 100 inmates who refused to work in the cucumber fields. Two prisoners were injured and another possibly blinded. Superintendent Victor Urban defended the action saying it was proper in a near open facility. The incident follows a sit-down strike over medical services and comes amid prior prison scandals.
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Cummins Prison Farm
Ark
UPI
Victor C. Urban
Urban
Winthrop Rockefeller
Marion H. Crank
Cummins
Thomas O. Murton
Murton
Rockefeller
Gary Haydis
Haydis
Des Moines Robber Targets Sorority Women in Meet Hall
A Des Moines man robbed 14 Eta Sigma Phi members in a meeting hall, taking about 12 dollars after threatening with a gun. He ordered the women to stay put for 30 minutes while three accomplices waited outside to guard the building.
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Des Moines
UPI
Business Womens
Eta Sigma Phi
William McGrath
West Des Moines
Wallace Rally in San Diego Sparks Cheer Tactics
George C. Wallace faced hecklers at a San Diego rally with about 8,000 attendees in a 14,000-seat sports arena. Amid rain and chants, Wallace called critics anarchists while his supporters cheered louder, altering the usual booing dynamic.
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Los Angeles
UPI
George C. Wallace
United States
Wallace
San Diego
Weather Update for Iowa From United Press International
Iowa forecasts show clouds and a chance of rain or showers into Wednesday with cooler air moving in. Tonight's lows near 59 to 60s, turning cooler Wednesday with highs in the 60s north to 70s south. Thursday looks partly cloudy and cooler with showers ending in the southeast.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Washington Community Chest
Schwengel
Fred Schwengel
Davenport
Advance Ross
Washington Manufacturing
Rotary Club
Kelly Schlapkohl
Iowa Association of School Administrators
Russell Bannister
Iowa Association of Geography Teachers
Bernice Wilcke
Iowa Librarians Association
Washington Street
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Chicago
Air Force
Elphonso
Prairie Falcon
Air Force Academy
Navy
Centerville
Lyme Regis
England
Ruby Quick
Argentina
Ktvo-Tv
Channel 3
Glenda Shaffer
Robert Shaffer
Lori Roth
Rex Roth
Nancy Schlapkohl
Waco
Mount Pleasant
Joan Thompson
Iowa Wesleyan College
Charles Morris
Chuck Hotse Washington
Wej
Sockum Beautiful
By Chuck Hotle
Switzerland
Wayland Road
Sockum Ridge Park
Sockum Ridge Road
Pleasant Ridge
Wayland
Marion
ST. James
Bvm’s
Buffalo
New York State
Rochester
Matt Island
Ocean
Geo. Wallace
American Legion
Kenneth Rhea
Crawfordsville
Legion Hall
Rhea
Charles Wells
Richard Lease
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