Bridge bids awarded in Washington County project
At the Washington County Courthouse Calvert Builders of Sigourney won the contract with a low bid of 135 098.91 for five bridges. Hanson Construction of Washington and Cunningham and Reese of Des Moines submitted higher bids, while Laurisen Construction of Des Moines and Fox Construction of Muscatine were the top two bidders. The five-bridge project has a deadline set for December 1969. Burnham England UPIs scouts dropped their third straight soccer game in the 12 year old division, echoing a 0 41, 0 36 and 0 46 scoreline across the three matches.
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Washington County
Calvert Builders
Sigourney
Hanson Construction
Washington
Cunningham and Reese
Des Moines
Laurisen Construction of
Fox Construction
Muscatine
Burnham
England
UPI
Brian Cook
Moving to Washington Clearance Sale at Republican Boutique
A Chicago window sign proclaims Moving to Washington Clearance Sale at the Republican Boutique on Michigan Avenue. The notice hints at a store closing or relocation with a emphasis on liquidation and discounted merchandise.
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Chicago
UPI
Washington
Michigan Avenue
West Burlington farmer dies in tractor overturn on road
John Wischmeier a 71 year old rural West Burlington man was killed when his tractor with an end loader loaded with six foot fence posts overturned on a Des Moines County road. The Iowa Highway Patrol said the right wheel dropped off the shoulder causing the rollover about one mile north of the county road and U.S. 34 junction.
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West Burlington
Delay in Iowa highway plans triggers funding concerns
Iowa State Highway Commission director Joseph Coupal Jr. told a legislative committee that $22 million in proposed contract settings will be delayed this year and may not be let until next year due to three federal highway-assistance cuts. He warned that by the mid-1970s the commission’s programs will outgrow resources, risking a $100 million overrun in the 1974 fiscal year. He urged new revenue or revised spending, and called for legal-counsel reforms to stabilize project work.
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Ames, Iowa
UPI
Iowa State Highway Commission
Joseph Coupal Jr
Coupal
Legislative Budget and Financial Control Committee
Commission
Highway Commission
Nixon blasts Demos choice in Humprhey nomination clash
Richard Nixon denounced the Democratic pick after Hubert Humphrey was nominated, accusing the party of choosing “a man of old politics” over “a man of new leadership.” The remark followed Sen. Eugene McCarthy’s support for Humphrey as McCarthy and Humphrey had competed for the Democratic banner in Michigan.
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Lavonia
Mich
UPI
Richard M. Nixon
Eugene McCarthy
Democratic Party
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
McCarthy
Nixon assails Democrats as old politics in final week
In a Detroit suburb banquet hall Nixon accused Democratic leaders of pulling every trick in the last week of the campaign. He said they focus on personalities, not issues, and cited the Chicago convention as proof of disorganization. He framed Democrats as a risk to govern.
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Detroit
Nixon
GOP
Democratic Party
Chicago
Michigan
Prague candles flicker amid anti Soviet unrest protest
Czechoslovakia marked the 50th anniversary with anti Soviet protests in Prague during a day of candlelight demonstrations. Students and residents shouted anti invasion slogans as leaders Dubcek Svoboda and Smrkovsky traveled to Bratislava for federation celebrations. Russian forces offered no retaliation.
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Prague
UPI
Czechoslovakia
Bratislava
Union of Composers
Socialist Party
Svobodne Slova
Wenceslas Square
Mlada Fronta
Communist Party
Alexander Dubcek
Ludvik Svoboda
Josef Smrkovsky
Slovakia
Adolf
Hitler
Czechoslovak Communist Party Reform
Dubcek
IRS chief says tax reform faces taxpayer opposition
Des Moines reports that IRS Commissioner Sheldon Cohen said efforts to simplify the tax system are opposed by special interest groups representing taxpayers who benefit from deductions. He noted 97 percent of collections rely on voluntary compliance, praised recent public relations and form revisions, and stressed integrity from both taxpayers and collectors.
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Des Moines
UPI
Internal Revenue Service
U.S
IRS
Sheldon S. Cohen
Cohen
Iowa Bankers Association
United States
Beregovoi Faces Uncertain Soyuz 3 Mission Ahead
Russian cosmonaut Col Georgy Beregovoi marks his fourth orbit day aboard Soyuz 3 with no return date given as Tass reports he is healthy and systems function normally. The crew continues amid questions about mission purpose following Soyuz 1 disaster 18 months prior.
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Moscow
UPI
Georgy Beregovoi
Earth
Tass
Beregovoi
Vladimir Konarov
Weather summary for Iowa from United Press International
Variable cloudiness through Wednesday with night lows in the 30s northeast to low 40s southwest. Wednesday highs reach 60s northeast to low 70s southwest. Thursday outlook is partly cloudy and mild.
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United Press International
Iowa
Probate of will and executor appointment for Louis Pruess
Public notice records probate of Louis Pruess will and the appointment of the executor. The official notice outlines estate administration steps, request for claims, and deadlines for interested parties to come forward.
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Louis Pruess
Hickenlooper calls for financial retrenchment in US
Retiring United States Senator Bourke Hickenlooper urged a new Nixon administration to cut spending and end the debt crisis. He spoke in Des Moines urging voters to back Republican candidates, especially David Stanley, for the congressional seat he is leaving. Personal reasons limited active campaigning, but he supported the GOP ticket.
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Des Moines
UPI
U.S
Bourke Hickenlooper
Richard Nixon
Guerrilla assault repulsed near Da Nang as 200 communists trapped
U.S. paratroopers trapped about 200 Communist guerrillas on a rocky Saigon peninsula near Thuong Duc after dawn attacks. No American casualties reported. U.S. B52s bombed North Vietnam in heavy raids amid ongoing operations from Da Nang to the panhandle. Viet Cong terror actions killed 23 South Vietnamese in three days with several bombings and a minibus explosion near the capital.
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Saigon
UPI
Thuong Duc
U.S
Nat Gibson
Raymond Wilkinson
da Nang
North Vietnam
Panhandle
South Vietnam
Beret
Gibson
Wilkinson
U.S. Navy
Army 101St Airborne Division
Airborne
Humphrey Wins Backing From McCarthy and Abernathy
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey welcomed endorsements from former Democratic rival Eugene McCarthy and from Dr. Ralph D. Abernathy leader of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He praised the cross country get out the vote drive and outlined policy calling for a conference with the Soviet Union to curb nuclear weapons and halt antiballistic missiles. He criticized Nixon for hardline military claims and proposed an emergency public sector employment act to fund unskilled jobs with government support.
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Pittsburgh
UPI
Hubert H. Humphrey
Eugene McCarthy
Ralph D. Abernathy
Martin Luther King Jr
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Senate
Humphrey
McCarthy
Abernathy
Baltimore
Moravian College
Bethlehem
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Richard Nixon-Spiro Agnew
McKeesport
Allentown
Philadelphia
Nixon
U.S
U.S.S.R
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Works Progress Administration
Halloween Memo Sparks Washington Excitement
An intercepted memo mentions Halloween sprouts and a Thursday night mood in Washington. The note is signed WEI and reflects anticipation for an upcoming event or activity.
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Demos
Charlie Brown
Lucy
Journal
Helen Gilbert
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Hickenlooper
McCarthy and
Wei
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