Local men involved in Civil Defense radiological drill
In Washington County Iowa 16 Iowa State Highway Commission workers were alerted at 7 45 am for a Civil Defense radiological monitoring exercise. Moyer Patterson and other monitors used Geiger counters to measure radioactivity while reporting through district and state headquarters. The drill tested statewide procedures and equipment for potential nuclear emergencies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Patterson
Raymond Moyer
Washington
Iowa State Highway Commission
Civil Defense Monitoring
Washington County
Geiger
Moyers
Journal
Dallas Kinney
Highway Commission
Tors
State Highway Commission
Moyer
Patterson
Fred Pfaff
Iowa Highway Commission
Keokuk
Des Moines
Fairfield
Ames
Iowa
Civil Defense Department
Bill
Ray
Funeral rites planned for Mrs Hawkins at Ainsworth church
Funeral services for Mrs Ronald Hawkins 59 of Ainsworth will be held Saturday at 10 30 a m in the Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church with Rev Dale Brehmer in charge Burial will be in Ainsworth cemetery Friends may call at Jones Funeral Home until 9 p m Friday Mrs Hawkins died Wednesday Sept 29 1965 at Muscatine hospital Survivors include her husband one daughter three sons two sisters and nine grandchildren
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Hawkins
Ainsworth
Ainsworth United Presbyterian Church
Dale Brehmer
Ainsworth Cemetery
Jones Funeral Home
James E
Eunice Hamilton Brown
Keokuk County
Francis F. Lins
Ronald G. Hawkins
Presbyterian Church
American Legion Auxiliary
Earl Miller
Tucson
Ariz
Everette Lins
Marshalltown
Lee County jury convicts inmate in prison murder
A Lee County District Court jury found Edward Clark, 26, guilty of second degree murder for the death of a fellow inmate at the State Penitentiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Madison
Iowa
UPI
Lee County
Edward Clark
State Penitentiary
Air Attacks Near Saigon Target Viet Cong HQ
U S Air Force B52 bombers from Guam hit a jungle area 50 miles northwest of Saigon near the Cambodian border, aimed at the Viet Cong high command. U S Marines launched a new offensive near Qui Nhon as more American troops are requested by Premier Ky. A UPI report cites a deadly UHIB helicopter crash near An Khe, marking the unit’s first loss. Smoke generators were used near Da Nang to reveal Viet Cong tunnel openings.
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Saigon
APS
Guam
High Command
Siagon
Qui Nhon
UPI
An Khe
U.S. Army
1St Cavalry Division
Nguyen Cao Ky
U.S
Viet Nam
Ft. Riley
Kans
da Nang
South Viet Nam
Three land tracts expire in Washington County notice
Public notices report expiration of three tracts of land in Washington County and probate of the will of Wilbur B. Day plus the appointment of the estate's executor. An application for a franchise to erect electric transmission lines in Washington County is also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
Wilbur B. Day
Area Students Benefit ISU Scholarships
Iowa Southern Utilities Company announces a two tier college scholarship program. Three four year awards up to 2000 dollars for high school seniors and three two year awards up to 1500 dollars for junior college sophomores. Eligible students must be in the upper quartile and be children of Iowa Southern customers. Winners announced in March 1966.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Ted Johnson Dist. Mgr
Burlington
Centerville
Creston
Washington
Iowa
Grinnell College
Grinnell
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa State University
Ames
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Iowa Southern
County Offices Set Saturday Hours at Washington County
County offices at the Washington County courthouse will open 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturdays starting this week. County officials announced the change, except the county board of supervisors who will operate 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington County
County Board of Supervisors
2000 May Have Perished Taal Island Death Toll
United Press International reports on Taal Island after Mt. Taal eruption. The official death toll is 145, with possibly many more buried under ash and mud. Desolate Kaygabok Barrio on the volcanic rim shows scorched land, with ash covering citrus, corn, and rice fields. A boat attempt to reach the island faced danger and higher prices as locals fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taal
Island
The
Philippines
UPI
Mt. Taal
Kaggabok
Kaygabok
Taal Island
Volcanic Island
Manila
Talisay
Lake Taal
Volcano Island
Acquitted in slaying in Alabama case
An all white Lowndes County jury acquitted Thomas Coleman of the shotgun slaying of white civil rights worker Joanathan Daniels after deliberating 1 hour 43 minutes. Coleman had faced first degree manslaughter and assault charges in the Aug. 20 incident in Hayneville. The trial followed a grand jury ruling that kept murder charges off the docket. Coleman showed little emotion upon the verdict as spectators wept and his wife embraced him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayneville, Ala
UPI
Lowndes County
Thomas Coleman
Joanathan Daniels
Coleman
Daniels
Keene, N.H
Richard Morrisree
Chicago
Ter
Hayneville
Kelly ‘Coleman
State Highway Department
Carlton Perdue
GOP Denounces Birchers Deny John Birch Society in GOP
Washington UPI Morton demands Birchers expelled from GOP claiming infiltration. Dirksen Ford and Saltonstall condemn the society as secret and extremist while reiterating dedication to a moderate 1964 platform and rejecting any party association with the group. Morton leads Senate Campaign. Kentucky pickup noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Birch Society
GOP
Senate Gop
Everett M. Dirksen
House
Gerald Ford
Morton
Dirksen
UPI
Birch
House-Senate
Ford
Republican Party
Senate
John Birch Society
Leverett Saltonstall
Rmass
Pickup
Kentucky
Safety glasses required in Washington Community Schools
A new law effective July 4, 1965 mandates eye safety protection for junior and senior high students and teachers in industrial arts chemistry and physics classes. The bill, backed by the Iowa Society for the Prevention of Blindness and the Iowa State Education Association, requires boards of education to provide devices or sell at cost. Teachers must enforce the rule and may suspend or remove noncompliant students from class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Community School
Iowa Society For the Prevention of
Iowa State Education Association
Boards of Education
Leroy Zook dies at 67 in local obit
Leroy Zook 67 of 603 North Avenue C died here Wednesday September 29 1965 Funeral services were pending at Jones Funeral Home Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery He was a lifelong resident born December 21 1897 son of Leo C and Minnie Mound Zook Survivors include his father L C Zook and two sons John of Hayward California and Leroy of Baldwin Park California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Zook
North Avenue C
Jones Funeral Home
Elm Grove Cemetery
Mr. Zook
Leo C
Minnie Mound Zook
L.C. Zook
John
Hayward
Calif
Leroy
Baldwin Park
Iowa Friday Weather Outlook By United Press International
Iowa weather forecast notes generally fair conditions on Friday with colder air tonight and warmer Saturday. Low temperatures range from the 30s in the west to the lower 40s in the east, while Friday afternoon highs reach the lower 60s. The outlook calls for a fair and warmer Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Iowa
Holland Named Kentucky Colonel Kiwanis Leader
Lee Holland, a Kiwanis member and Lt. Gov. of the Iowa Nebraska District, was commissioned a Kentucky Colonel at a Kiwanis meeting. George Dane presented the proclamation from Gov. Edward Breathitt. The official note urged Holland to share his wealth and charm across Kentucky.
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Lee Holland
Kiwanis
Iowa- Nebraska
George Dane
Iowa State Bank and Trust Co
Iowa City
Edward T. Breathitt
Kentucky
Kentucky-Tennessee
Holland
Journal
Dallas Kinney
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Civil Defense Monitor Team
Civil Defense Alerted
Mrs. Hawkins
Cong Headquarters
Alabama
ISU
Island of
Charles R. Smith
United Press _ International
Birchers
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