Taxes due and road work planned in region
The brief notes a October 1 deadline for second half 1968 taxes set by County Treasurer Wally Fagen, a paving project on highway 92 West of West Chester starting September 19 by Quad City Construction Co. and expected completion in November, and the Washington County 4-H annual convention on October 2 at Washington High School with candidate selection underway.
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Wally Fagen
West Chester
Washington - Keokuk County
Quad City Construction Co
Rock Island
Inl
Washington County
Washington High School
Steve Schroeder
Wellman
More Gi s to Leave Vietnam via New Withdrawals
Vice President Nguyen Cao Ky announced that 40,500 American troops will be withdrawn from South Vietnam by the end of November with as many as 200,000 to go by year end 1970. He said a joint communique would disclose the plan on Tuesday, as Abrams Thieu and Nixon advisers pushed for broader reductions and renewed Paris peace talks stall.
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Vietnam
United States
U.S
Washington
Nixon
Creighton W. Abrams
Abrams
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
National Security Council
Saigon
Midway Island
Paris
Hanoi
Allott Withdraws From Senate Leadership Race
UPI reports Senator Gordon Allott of Colorado will not seek the post of Senate Republican Leader, leaving a three way contest among Senators Howard Baker Roman Hruska and Hugh Scott. Allott pledged unity for the party and said he would not commit votes before leaders are chosen. Alabama farmers forecast 1969 spending around 515 million dollars for inputs.
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Senate Republicans
Everett M. Dirksen
Senate
Allott
Baker
Hruska
Scott
Howell to lose Merit post in Des Moines
Gov. Robert D. Ray said serious problems with the State Merit Employment System require replacing director Gerald Howell. He indicated the Merit Employment Commission would decide, while noting legislative changes aimed to strengthen the panel.
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Des Moines
UPI
Robert D. Ray
Gerald Howell
Ray
Commission
Howell
Merit Employment Commission
Iowa
GOP
Hughes noncommittal on 1972 bid amid Iowa speculation
Des Moines reports Democratic Senator Harold Hughes of Iowa, popular figure and former three term governor, faces widespread talk as a presidential candidate for 1972. He stayed noncommittal, saying he is not a candidate now but left open the possibility, while Iowa Democrats pressed his potential as a national ticket leader at a New Frontier Club dinner.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold Hughes
Hughes
Iowa
Iowa Democrats
Iowa New Frontier Club
Frontier Club
John Culver
Marion
Washington
Culver
Georgia
Julian Bond
Bond
Grinnell
Edward Kennedy
D - Mass
Kennedy - Hughes
Illinois
Increased draft evasion prompts tougher sentences
UPI reports a rapid rise in draft dodging with the call tripling over four years and defendants mounting about tenfold. Justice figures show 3,455 draft cases filed in the past year, double the prior year, as judges grow stricter amid a shifting profile of violators.
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Washington
UPI
Selective Service
Justice Department
Department
Intercepted Memo from GERALD HOWELL in Des Moines
A brief intercepted note from Gerald Howell in Des Moines questions claims of merit, addressed to WEJ. The memo hints at internal doubts and a skeptical stance on the merit of recent criticisms.
Tanker completes Arctic passage
New York based Manhattan becomes first commercial ship to traverse the Northwest Passage. Sponsored by Humble Oil for a 39 million research voyage, the 1002-foot tanker arrived Sachs Harbor on Banks Island, refueled and picked up mail before pressing toward Barter Island.
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New York
API
Manhattan
Humble Oil Refining Co
Sachs Harbor
Canada
Beaufort Sea
Alaska
Barter Island
Banks Island
Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International
Variable cloudiness to night and Tuesday with a chance of showers or thunderstorms. Locally heavy rains possible in the south tonight. Cooler conditions northwest tonight and across the state Tuesday. Lows tonight 50s north to 60s southeast. Highs Tuesday in the 70s. Wednesday outlook partly cloudy and cool.
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United Press International
Iowa
Two Chicago aldermen targeted in urban renewal clash
Molotovs hit the offices of 43rd Ward Ald. George Barr McCutcheon and 44th Ward Ald. William Singer on the Near North Side. Both blamed racial and minority tensions and suspected groups in the violence, with McCutcheon pointing to the Young Lords over a festival dispute. Damage was slight but danger cited as residents feared further violence in Lincoln Park.
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Marion, Iowa
UPI
Marion
Milvern Hoss
Iowa City
Margie Hoss
University
Chicago
43Rd Ward
George Barr McCutcheon
44Th Ward
William Singer
Near North Side
McCutcheon
Singer
Richard J. Daley
Democratic
Young Lords
Lincoln Park
Special election in Pekin Community School District
Pekin Community School District schedules a special election concerning tax measures. The notice specifies the real estate tax sale expiration date and outlines voting details for district residents. End date and exact ballot questions are expected to be clarified in the official notice.
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Pekin Community
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Council Bluffs
Stephen Huge
Harry Foote
Huge
London
Kenneth Bromfield
Bromfield
Wolverhampton
England
Rudy Jasiczek
Paul Szpeck
Paul
Rudy
Jasiczek
Ky Tells Plans
Alabama
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Adlai Stevenson, II
Everett
Dirksen
Stevenson
Pittsburgh
Pittsburth
Freedom Corner
James Cortese
James W. Slusser
Black Construction Coalition
Hill District
George J. Reed
U.S. Board of Parole
Yours
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Arctic
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