Iowa flood disaster area designated for federal aid
Iowa flood regions were designated as a federal disaster area enabling disaster loans from the Small Business Administration. Towns along the Mississippi brace for high rises, with Dubuque sandbagging, dikes under construction, and evacuees, while Red Cross feeds thousands of meals and news of field offices spreads across the state.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
Federal
Small Business Administration
Pilot Chuck Peterson Escapes Injury After Crash
Chuck Peterson a 24 year old commercial airplane pilot and instructor at Midwest Airport Ottumwa escaped serious injuries after his car struck a bridge abutment on Highway 78 west of Richland at 3 30 am Monday He crawled through the windshield and walked 10 miles to his grandparents home He credits his safety belt for his survival A physician found only minor bruises and no serious injuries Detective Sheriff J Bud Wallerich investigated The event occurred as Peterson fell asleep at the wheel
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Richland
Charles
Chuck) Peterson
Midwest
Ottumwa
Cedar Falls
Highway 78
J. Bud Wallerich
Sigourney
Peterson
Charles Widmer
Ainsworth choirs to sing cantata Friday
United Presbyterian and Methodist choirs in Ainsworth present Du Bois The Seven Last Words of Christ on Good Friday at 8 p.m. in the Methodist church. Mrs Dale Brehmer directs with soloists Mrs Larry Trotter John Elliott George Colthurst Ed Koehler and Rev Dale E Brehmer. Organist is Mrs Dale Roberts.
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Ainsworth
United Presbyterian and Methodist Churches
du Bois
Christ
Dale Brehmer
Larry Trotter
John Elliott
George Colthurst
Ed Koehler
Dale E. Brehmer
Dale Roberts
Dianne Brehmer
Sandra Brehmer
Jorjean Colthurst
Charles Jenkins
Carl Roberts
Bill Trotter
Stanley Mc Creedy
Stephen Root
Geo. Trotter
Mac Wallace
Ted Woods
Highland pre school roundup planned in district
Riverside roundup set for April 22 at Riverside with 1 30 p m sessions. Highland sessions at Ainsworth on April 21. Eligible children must turn five by Sept 30 1965 and bring birth certificates. No kindergarten class sessions on roundup day.
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Riverside
Highland
Ainsworth
Crawfordsville Lions Back Easter Egg Hunt Apr 17
The Crawfordsville Lions sponsor the annual Easter egg hunt for children through the sixth grade on Saturday April 17. All participants meet at the fire station at 1 30 p m and will be directed to age appropriate areas.
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Crawfordsville
Crawfordsville Lions
American aid official executed by Viet Cong in Saigon
The UPI report states Communist guerrillas executed American aid official Joseph W. Grainger after kidnapping him last August near Phu Yen Province. The incident follows a Viet Cong mortar attack on Quang Tri city wounding 10 Vietnamese troops and 3 American soldiers, as air force and fighter-bombers attacked targets in North Vietnam. Grainger’s death heightens concern for other captives, including Gustav Hertz, while the embassy identifies further details of Grainger’s mission and background.
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Saigon
UPI
North
Viet Nam
Quang Tri
U.S
Ha Tinh
Dong Hoi
Joseph W. Grainger
Sumter
S.C
South
Grainger
Gustav Hertz
Leesburg
Hertz
Nguyen van Hai
Cution
Phu Yen
Elizabeth
Bangkok
Thailand
Yale University
South Viet Nam
Quang Tri City
Gordon Walker to press Asia peace mission despite protests
Former Foreign Secretary Gordon Walker announced he will press ahead with his Asia peace mission despite rebuffs from Communist China and North Vietnam. He plans visits to Peking and Hanoi if they relent, leaves Wednesday for Kuala Lumpur, and aims to pave way for a Viet Nam cease fire amid regional talks.
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London
UPI
Patrick Gorjon Walker
Red China
Viet Nam
Gordon Walker
Peking
Hanoi
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Harold Wilson
Southeast Asia
China
Britain
Foreign Office
Svert
Singapore
Thailand
Burma
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
Japan
India
North Viet Nam
Berlin wall opens for Easter visitors
Berlin reports show thousands of West Berliners crossing five gaps in the Communist wall on the second day of Faster visits to East Berlin. A 23 year old East Berliner crawled through the barrier into West Berlin just before midnight Monday as West Berliners left the East. The Communists warned that passes after Pentecost in early June will depend on new negotiations with West Berlin officials.
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West Berlin
Senators clash over progress and steering committees
Senate Democrats and Republicans argued about how much the 91st day of the Iowa legislature has advanced. The dispute centered on counts of bills passed and the need for steering or sitting committees to push key measures, including a school bus bill set for April 21 debate.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate
Andrew Frommelt
General Assembly
Frommelt
David Shaff
Clinton
Harold E. Hughes
Shaff
Frommell
Ing
Robert Rigler
New Hampton
Eader
Iowa Senate panel backs up to 20 area colleges and vocations
The Senate Education Committee approved a bill allowing up to 20 area community colleges or vocational schools in Iowa with potential up to 2 mill property tax for construction and operation. The measure, part of Gov. Hughes plan, would need floor amendments and faces opposition from some legislators.
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Des Moines
UPI
Senate Education Committee
Iowa
Senate
Harold E. Hughes
Education Committee
Mrs Sarah Knox Celebrates 100th Birthday
On April 13 1865 a girl was born to Franklin and Nancy Lams Singmaster in Dutch Creek Two near Valley Today April 13 1965 Mrs Sarah Knox 921 East Madison Washington celebrates her 100th birthday She lived in Washington County most of her life married William Knox on March 12 1885 and farmed there until his death February 9 1929 Now living with her daughter and son in law Mrs Will Kendrick she still reads sews enjoys visitors.
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Abraham Lincoln
Franklin
Nancy Lams Singmaster
Dutch Creek
Valley
Sarah Knox
East
Madison
Washington
Knox
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Washington County
William
Willi Kendrick
Kendrick
Mrs Cloyd Augustine of Harper Dies at Mercy Hospital
Mrs Cloyd N Augustine 81 of Harper died Monday night at Mercy Hospital Town City after being brought there Sunday Funeral set for Friday 2 p m at Powell Frnes Home Keota Rev W H Cross Sigourney in charge burial Indianapolis Cemetery near What Cheer Survivors include husband four sons James Holly Calo Ronald Rose Hill John B Eddyville William Keswick 11 grandchildren 14 great grandchildren Kate L Beatty born April 12 1884 Sigourney daughter of James A and Lydia M Shafer Beatty graduate Iowa Wesleyan 1903 married Cloyd Augustine October 10 1906 lived in Indianapolis neighborhood 40 years and Harper 20 years taught private music for 60 years member of Methodist Church Pi Beta Phi and Federated Women's Club of Harper
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Xeota
Cloyd N. Augustine
Harper
Mercy Hospital
Town City
Powell Frnes
Keota
W.H. Cross
Sigourney
Surial
Indianapolis
What Cheer
Kate L. Beatty
James A
Lydia M. Shafer Beatty
Iowa Wesleyan College
Cloyd Augustine
Indianpolis
Methodist Church
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Federated Women's Club
James
Holly
Calo
Ronald
Rose Hill
John B
Eddyville
William
Keswick
Illegal liquor seized in two Clinton raids
In Clinton Iowa UPI report authorities confiscated 31 bottles of out of state liquor and 25 bottles with Iowa marks that allegedly had been refilled during raids on two Clinton liquor establishments Monday night. The contraband liquor was seized from Bill's Pizza House and Ruth's Tavern, both owned by Mr and Mrs William Barnstores police said.
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Clinton
Iowa
UPI
City
Bill
Ruth
William Barnstores
Midwest Tornado Toll Tops 239 in Sunday Onslaught
Debris strewn towns across six Midwest states struggle to recover as the death toll reaches 239 with Indiana counting 132 and Ohio 53. Power and water remain out in hard hit areas while hospitals operate at capacity. Emergency crews from across the nation converge to aid the injured and feed the hungry as officials estimate property damage near 100 million and SBA loans loom.
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Chicago
UPI
Midwest
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Hoosier
Illinois
Wisconsin
James A. Rhodes
New York
U. S. Weather Bureau
Weather forecast for the region
Variable cloudiness and warmer this afternoon. Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with showers and thunderstorms affecting about 40 percent of the area. Warmer tonight. Low tonight in the 30s northeast to the 40s southwest. High Wednesday in the 60s. Outlook for Thursday partly cloudy and cooler.
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United Press International
TOWA
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L. A. Holland
Don Darbyshire
Ruth Luers
IDF
Winie Belter
Robert Lowe
Euclid Ave
Chuck Peterson
Mrs. Fenn
Writer's Digest
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Bloomfield
P. L. Fenn
Mexico
Berlin Wall
Cloyd Augustine of
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Russiaville
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Monroe
Wisc
Washington Rilington Coffee Club
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