Final State Witness in Ku Klux Klan Slaying Trial
Prosecutors call a ballistics expert and witness Marion Williams to link a .38 revolver to Collie Leroy Wilkins in the March 25 killing of Viola Liuzzo. The trial in Hayneville, Alabama, faces a jury of Lowndes County farmers as the state seeks death or life imprisonment.
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Hayneville, Ala
UPI
Collie Leroy Wilkins
Richmond Flowers
Wilkins
Viola Liuzzi
FBI
Arthur Hanes
Birmingham
al Lingo
Ralph Roton
Klan Bureau of Investigation
KBI
Lowndes County
Marion Williams
Liuzzo
Eugene Thomas
Haskins residents present petition on road opening
Residents gathered petitions with about a hundred signatures urging the immediate reopening of County Road H from Highway 218 into Haskins. They allege the alternate route is narrow and poor, not graded or marked, and that no public notice or signage was provided after the September 1964 closure noted as a dangerous intersection.
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Haskins
County Board of Supervisors
State Highway Commission
Ames
Washington County
Highway Commission
Hughes speaks out on Viet Nam war
Iowa Governor Harold E. Hughes criticizes Michigan Governor George Romney's Viet Nam policy remark during a nine governor goodwill visit to Japan. Hughes, a Democrat, says he totally disagrees with Romney, though his stance was not heard by many reporters present.
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Tokyo
Insurance Plan Savings And Loan Association v Whiting's Inc
Legal notice summarizes a dispute between Insurance Plan Savings And Loan Association and Whiting's Incorporated. Case details indicate a civil action filed seeking remedies or relief, with filings listed on page six in the public notices. The notice outlines parties, court, and basic action type.
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Insurance Plan Savings and Loan Association
Whiting’s Incorporated
Annual Farm Bureau Meeting in Washington County
Washington County Farm Bureau members hear J Merrill Anderson Iowa Farm Bureau Federation president at the annual meeting in St James school gym. A smorgasbord at 6 p m precedes a 7 30 p m business session including election of county officers and adoption of resolutions. Robert E Jones presides. Anderson, a Stanton native who runs a 400 acre farm near Newton, has led Iowa and national Farm Bureau activity and serves on the national livestock and meat board.
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Washington County Farm Bureau
J. Merrill Anderson
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
St. James School
Robert E. Jones
Farm Bureau
Anderson
Iowa
National Farm Bureau
American Farm Bureau Federation
National Livestock and Meat Board
Stanton
Newton
LeMay urges intensified air power in Vietnam
General Curtis LeMay, former Air Force Chief of Staff, says the U S is using air power too slowly in Vietnam and that restraining targets in North Vietnam costs American lives. He argues to unleash air strikes that would hurt Hanoi more directly. Separately, Rev Charles Smith Jr announces a Holy Land Trip Program at First Baptist Church with slides, lectures, and special music on October 24 to 26. Public invited.
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Washington
UPI
Air Force
Curtis E. LeMay
America
U.S
Viet Nam
Hanoi
Charles Smith Jr
Staunton
Ilinois
Holy Land
First Baptist Church
Smith
Central Baptist Theological Seminary
Kansas City
Kansas
Experimental Auto Draws Curious Crowd
A salesman stopped for lunch in Washington as crowds gathered to inspect an experimental Chrysler turbine powered car. The high pitched turbine drew attention as the engine was shown. In Key West Florida the Cuban refugee flotilla continued across the Florida Straits with Castro defending his open door policy on radio. More than 300 Cubans reached Florida that day.
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Washington
Key West
Fla
Freedom Flotilla
Florida Straits
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Castro
Havana
Florida
Smith addresses SDS at Iowa City protest forum
SDS member Dee Gordon urged violent protest against a disliked society at the University of Iowa rally where Steve Smith, 20, burned his draft card. Smith, not an SDS member, may face FBI arrest as an investigation begins. an FBI agent was present as Gordon’s remarks drew applause.
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Iowa City
U.S
SDS
Viet Nam
Smith
Gordon
Marks
Chicago
U. S
American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
Kennedy Wavers Morrissey's dream of judge seat
Washington UPI report says Francis Xavier Morrissey’s bid for a U.S. district judgeship collapsed amid Senate pressure. Senator Kennedy urged sending the nomination back to the Judiciary Committee and the Senate shelved the issue, raising doubts about Morrissey’s return. Johnson could resubmit later. the GOP and ABA praised standards while Democrats face political fallout.
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Washington
UPI
Francis Xavier Morrissey
Senate
Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Morrissey
U.S
Johnson
Judiciary Committee
Boston
Charlestown
Joseph P. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
Ill
American Bar Association
ABA
Golden Kennedy
Carnival nets $100 for World Service
The YMCA World Service Carnival held Saturday October 16 drew over 300 participants in 14 booths with more than 100 Y volunteers. Proceeds will exceed $100 toward Washington YMCA's $850 World Service goal, aiding YMCA operations in 46 countries. Thirty one Washington businesses donated time, cooperation, and merchandise to the event.
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Herb Osincup
Washington
YMCA
Rites Pending for Mrs Guila Oakes in Columbus Junction
Rites are pending for 72 year old Mrs Guila Oakes who died Friday morning at Restopia in Columbus Junction. Stacy Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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Columbus Junction
Guila Oakes
Restopia
Stacy Funeral Home
YMCA Building Program contracts signed for 1965 project
Washington YMCA officials Richard McCleery and Robert Reed announced that contracts for the YMCA Building Program were signed on October 21 and construction will begin November 1, 1965. Grants, Carson, and Mt. Pleasant Electric secured general, plumbing, and electrical work. Ground-breaking set for front steps removal with YMCA operations continued during construction and relocations planned to 110 West Main.
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Richard McCleery
The
Washington Ymca
Robert Reed
YMCA
Grantz Construction
Iowa City
Carson Plumbing and Heating
Washington
Mt. Pleasant Electric
Mt. Pleasant
Ing
West Main
Ben Franklin
Lincoln School
Washington Community Schools
University President Bowen Warns On Size Of Iowa Campus
University of Iowa president Howard Bowen argues against further growth beyond manageable size and advocates expanding junior colleges while raising admissions standards. He notes graduate programs may expand and stresses a cohesive, quality-focused environment with selective recruitment and retention policies.
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University of Iowa
Howard Bowen
Bowen
Iowa
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