Opinions Split Over NFC Hog Price Action locally
Local NFC leaders report mixed views on the test holding action to lift hog prices. Buyers in Washington and surrounding areas say receipts and total hog sales show little effect, citing better roads and steady prices as the main factors.
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National Farmers Organization
Lyle Gerot
Riverside
Washington County Organization
NFC
Oscar Mayer Packing
Davenport
Washington Area
Washington County
Oren Lee Staley
Corning
Washington
Ray van Zile
Armour and Company
Oscar Mayer and Company
Ainsworth
Dick Hotle
Hotle
Wayne A. Limerman
Youthful Legislators Vote Reapportionment
Des Moines UPI Youthful Iowa model legislature closes two day session with the youth house approving a reapportionment plan and voting to abolish capital punishment. Gov. Loveless addressed the assembly as about 150 teen lawmakers participated in the sixth model session with state officials supervising.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Gerald Hunt
Marshalltown
Iowa Senate
Allen Rutgers
Wayne Poulson
Fstherville
Poulson
Stephen Howard
Shenandoah
John Wilson
Washington
Jon Cook
Corning
Maynard Potter
New Market
Herschel C. Loveless
YMCA
Real
Capacity Crowd Enjoys Gidget at Washington High
A near full Washington High School auditorium witnessed a junior class presentation of Gidget. Rita Moothart led as Gidget with warmth, while Nic Walker and Jan Knutson complemented the cast in key scenes. Scenic backdrops by Carlton Bump’s art class and strong lighting enhanced the fun beach mood.
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Gidget
Washington High School
Daryl Schultz
Rita Moothart
Jan Knutson
Nic Walker
Walker
Knutson
California
Carlton Bump
Verwoerd Shot During Speech in Johannesburg
South African Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd was wounded after a white assailant fired at him at the Rand Industrial Exhibition in Johannesburg. Verwoerd’s wife was unharmed, and the attacker was identified as farmer David Pratt from Transvaal. Verwoerd underwent emergency surgery at Johannesburg General Hospital as authorities reported a tense security climate amid ongoing apartheid protests.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
UPI
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Verwoerd
Johannesburg General
Rand
Union of South Africa
Milner Park Show Grounds
David Pratt
Transvaal
Pratt
Bennett Youth Named Star Iowa Farmer of 1960
Evans H. Wilter of Bennett has run his family’s 240 acre Iowa farm since high school. He oversees 350 hogs 58 sheep 530 stock cows 210 acres of crops plus 60 acres of pasture and 100 acres of corn oats and hay. He earned a 200 cash award from the National FFA Foundation after selection from 197 candidates for outstanding supervised farming and school program activities.
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Cedar Rapids
UPI
Evans H. Wilter
Bennett
Iowa
Iowa Future Farmers of America
Young Waller
National Future Farmers of America, Foundation
Waller
John Waller
FFA
Evans
Suspect Cleared In Triple Slaying In Arizona
In SHOW LOW Arizona a 21 year old man was cleared of suspicion in the murder of three Illinois women at Starved Rock State Park. Sheriff Butsey of La Salle County said the man is not the killer though he gave no motive or details of the questioning. The victims were Frances Murphy Mildred Lindquist and Lillian Oetting.
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Show Low
Ariz
UPI
Illinois
Richard Anthony Bunnell
Ray Butsey
la Salle County
Chicago
Starved Rock State Park
Butsey
Bunnell
Pavis
Ill
Bloomington
Flagstaff
Frances Murphy
Borg-Warner Corp
Mildred Lindquist
Harris Trust and Savings Bank
Lillian Oetting
Illinois Bell Telephone Co
The Spiritual Body Theme of Monday's Holy Week Service
The Monday night Holy Week service at the First Presbyterian Church Iowa City centers on "The Spiritual Body." Rev P Hewison Pollock will deliver the message with Rev Vernon G Elgin presiding. The Marion Avenue United Presbyterian Choir led by Robert Steele will sing "Calvary" by Tallman.
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First Presbyterian Church
P. Hewison Pollock
D.D
Iowa City
Vernon G. Elgin
Marion Avenue United
Bradley President Slain in Hotel Room Mystery
Richard Vanover 21, a former circus worker, faces first degree murder charges for strangling Da vid B. Owen 51 former Bradley University president and Santa Cruz Chamber of Commerce head. Owen was found nude and beaten in a downtown Alton Hotel room after a struggle heard by a clerk. Police say Vanover admitted beating and robbing Owen. Vanover appeared unconcerned in court as his wife Darline was held as a witness. Owen led Bradley University from 1946 to 1952 before resigning amid a basketball scandal.
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Washington
UPI
Richard Vanover
David B. Owen
Santa Cruz
Calif
Chamber of Commerce
Bradley University
Peoria
Ill
Owen
Congressional
Alton
Robbery Vanover
Milton Kronheim Jr
Tampa
Fla
Kronheim
Darline Vanover
Helen
California
Thero
Eten
E. E. Scott
Vanover
Restaurent
Joel Fodiman
Bradley
Quiet Brink's Driver Steals 30000 Then Drifts to Bar
William Johnson a 57 year old Brink's driver with 27 years of clean service took 30000 from his armoured truck after leaving his keys and badge in the cab. He was later found two hours later at a tavern having spent most of the money on drinks. Johnson said he was fed up and did not need the money, a move Brink's called a tragedy.
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Chicago
UPI
William Johnson
Brink's Inc
Brink's
Johnson
Estelle
Sam Browne
Brink
Parker Jones
Frank Pape
Senate approves civil rights measure aimed at Negro voting rights
The Senate passed a civil rights bill 71 to 18 to guarantee Negro voting rights in the South. The House plans to send the bill to the White House for signature after Easter. The legislation authorizes federal referees to register voters where discrimination exists and tightens penalties for opponents of school integration.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
White House
South
Howard W. Smith
D-Va
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Smith
Republican Committee
Bellevue Man Killed As Truck Hits Bridge
Vincent Specht aged 41 of Bellevue died Friday when the pickup he rode in struck a bridge railing on U S Route 2 67 about four miles south of Bellevue. Driver Gregry Herrig 41 and another passenger Harold Seiler 42 were hospitalized. Herrig could face charges. Specht was seated between the other two occupants. It was the county's second traffic fatality this year.
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Belevue
UPI
Vincent Specht
Here
Gregry Herrig
Herrig
Harold Seiler
Bellevue
Specht
Jackson County
Satellite Could Warn of Storms
Weather experts say Tiros I proves hurricane warning satellites are feasible. While NASA withheld weather usefulness comments, forecasters argue satellites could save lives by providing advance storm warnings and help reduce property losses during the 1960 hurricane season.
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Washington
UPS
Tiros I
United Press International
National Aeronautics & Space Administration
NASA
Tiros
Tiros II
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
Refugee Heiress Inherits Million Dollar Estate
Joannah Felicity Toacher Clapton, a WWII refugee from London, inherits Pleasant Valley Mills estate near Mendham New Jersey from Mrs. Arthur Whitney. The 115 acre property includes a 20 room mansion seven servants and four cottages with a $250 000 emergency fund. Trust holds funds until age 25 with annual income estimated at 40 000 to 50 000.
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Morristown
UPI
Joannah Clapton
United States
Germany
London
Joannah
Joannah Felicity Toacher Clapton
Sarah Lawrence College
Bronxville
N.Y
Arthur Whitney
Mendham
Frelinghuysen
Whitney
Florence Dillon Wyckoff
Iowa Weather Outlook From United Press International
Mostly fair tonight and Sunday with cooler east and warmer west. Lows range from the 20s in the east to the lower 30s in the far west. Sunday highs reach the 40s in the northeast to the lower 50s in the south and west. Monday shows considerable cloudiness and mild temperatures.
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United Press International
Iowa
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Farmington
NFO
West Chester
Miles Daley
New
Washington County Farm Bureau
Fred Anderson
Oscar Mayer
Dwight Baker
John Morrell and Company
Leo Marie
Duand Redlinger
Jim Redlinger
John Jeffries
Columbus Junction
Joe Pollock
Meredith Mills
Pollock
Mills
Arrest Canadian
National Guard
Norman Phillips
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Otto Pritchard
Pittsburgh
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Boston
Victor Kaunitz
Buffalo
N. Y
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Bennett Youth Is
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Iowa Farmer
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