Washington Halloween events draw families to YMCA
Halloween festivities in Washington include parade entries at the YMCA registration 5:30 to 6 p.m. parade around the square 6 to 6:30 p.m. elementary program 6:30 to 7 p.m. junior high parties at 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. hay ride 7 to 10 p.m. starting at the high school and a county candidates caravan planning meeting at Democratic headquarters at 7 p.m. Local injuries from a nonfatal Sunday crash on highway 1 and 92 were not yet known.
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Washington
Y M CA
YMCA
David Kleese
Washington County Hospital
Wilbur Wright
West Chester
Democratic
Washington County
Two Iowans killed by high voltage grain auger accident
In Oskaloosa Iowa two men died and two others were injured when a 60 foot grain auger struck a 690000 volt power line as they moved it from a bin at R C Wright Grain Storage Co. Glen W. Snyder 69 University Park and Dennis Richards 20 Truax died. Beryl Snyder and Don Groet were injured. Beryl in good condition. Groet in serious condition.
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Oskaloosa, Iowa
UPI
Glen W. Snyder
University Park
Dennis Richards
Truax
Snyder
Beryl
Don Groet
Eddyville
Beryl Snyder
Mahaska County
Groet
University Hospitals
Iowa City
R. C. Wright Grain Storage Co
Raymond Randall
Greet
Richards
Rockets hit Saigon during National Day holiday attack
Communist troops fired at least 12 rockets on Thursday night and Friday in the Saigon area as South Vietnam marked National Day. At least two people were killed and four wounded in the bombardment, the first rocket attack in over a month, despite plans for a quiet celebration marking the overthrow of Ngo Dinh Diem five years ago.
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Saigon
UPS
South Vietnam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Weather and Vietnam Ceasefire Talks Contested
Partly cloudy and cooler tonight with showers northwest and east slight risk Friday. Lows 40s north to 50 south, highs Friday in the 60s to 70s. The air war against North Vietnam continued with planes and the battleship New Jersey pounding the southern panhandle for a third day as targets dwindled and pilots reported undropped bombs.
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United Press Internationnal
Iowa
North Vietnam
New Jersey
Southern
Panhandle
Intercepted Memo From PAINTERS County Courthouse
Intercepted memo notes that a PAINTERS County Courthouse stay may extend, indicating ongoing delays or extended occupancy. The writer signs as WEJ and mentions lingering arrangements and anticipated duration.
Iowa sues cemetery owners over prepaid sale fraud
Iowa Attorney General sues Webster County defendants in a Consumer Fraud Act case regarding two cemeteries Fort Dodge Memorial Park and Eastlawn Memorial Garden. The suit alleges funds for perpetual care were diverted to day-to-day expenses, and that vaults and markers were financed by customer trust funds or life insurance premiums instead of being set aside. Carlson notes records are poor and many customers are affected.
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Des Moines
UPI
Iowa
Carlson
Weathervane counties tilt toward Nixon with tightening race
Five U S counties long seen as political weather vanes show mixed signals. Coos NH and Strafford NH hint at Nixon leads narrowing under Humphrey surge. Palo Alto IA and Laramie WY forecast close contests with slippage and gains. Crook OR suggests Nixon stronger but not landslide. Humphrey-making inroads feared.
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America
Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Coos
Strafford
New Hampshire
Palo Alto
Iowa
Laramie
Wyoming
Crook County
Oregon
UPI
Coos County
Richard M. Nixon
Manchester Union
Humphrey
William Craig
Strafford County
Wayne
Chick
Foster
Daily Democrat
Dover
N.H
Rochester
Palo Alto County
Eugene J. McCarthy
Emmetsburg
Democrat-Reporter
George C. Wallace
John Doran
Doran
Laramie County
Ed Morrison
Larry Schieck
Schieck
Ron Bessonette
Central Oregonian
Nixon backs popular vote idea to shake up race
New York UPI reports President Nixon endorses a plan to pursue a nationwide popular vote for president. He argues the issue could pressure Humphrey, energize his faltering bid, and potentially secure the presidency.
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New York
UPI
Richard Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Humphrey
Nixon
United States
Madison Square Garden
George C. Wallace
House of Representatives
Need for Capital Grows as Iowa Drains Dollars
Oliver Hansen, outgoing president of the Iowa Bankers Association, warns of a rising capital need in agriculture and a dollar drain from Iowa to metropolitan areas. He cites bankers’ concerns over funds leaving communities and urges legislative action on interest rates while calling for stronger local deposits and national resistance to outside lending.
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DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Bankers Association
Iowa
Oliver Hansen
Durant
Hansen
Probate of wills and executors named in two estates
Probate of wills and appointment of executors for the estates of Guy J. Deal and Sam Turkington. Also notice of appointment of administrator for the estate of Frank Lemley.
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Guy J. Deal
Sam Turkington
Frank Lemley
Talks in critical stage watch for new peace signs
Diplomats in Paris and Tokyo monitor signs that President Johnson may halt bombing in North Vietnam before the U S general elections to open full peace talks. Xuan Thuy asserts U S action could trigger a peaceful settlement. Thieu cites insufficient goodwill from Hanoi.
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Paris
UPI
Washington
Johnson
North Vietnam
U.S
United States
Vietnam
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
Thuy
Tokyo
Naraichi Fujiyama
Japanese Foreign Ministry
Public Information Bureau
Nguyen van Thieu
South Vietnam
Saigon
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Journal
Helen Gilbert
Painters County
Wej
Walt Whitman
Louis Cassels
Wendell Smith
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Smith
Washington Jaycees
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