Senators clash over Nike missile contractor profits
A southern Democrat and a midwestern Republican sparred over Senate figures on Western Electric profits from Nike missile work. Investigator Dunne cited 31.3 percent earnings on total project costs and 7.9 percent on total orders, while Western Electric denied profiting from others' work and defended its role in designing and producing the system.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Robert E. Dunne
Senate Permanent Investigations
Western Electric Company
Subcommittee
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Carl T. Curtis
R-Neb
Dunne
Western Electric
Smith
Curtis
McClellan
Coed Opts for Apes Over Men After Jungle Sojourn
London reports Jane Morris-Goodall a 27 year old Cambridge undergraduate spent 15 months alone in Africa and now prefers jungle life to civilization. She says apes interest her more than men and describes chimpanzee behavior including meat eating and tool use. Her expedition was funded by the Willkie Foundation and the National Geographic Society.
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API
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Daily Sketch
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Cambridge University
Tanganyika
Willkfe Foundation
National Geographic Societies of America
Erbe Frees Two Life Sentences in Iowa Clemency
Gov. Norman A. Erbe commuted the life terms of Carrol L. Berres of Milwaukee and Jessie Hopkins of Guthrie Center. Berres, convict in a 1940 Postville night marshal killing, and Hopkins, convicted in 1934 for poisoning her mentally deficient daughter, now face 90 years each and potential parole eligibility. Berres served at Fort Madison. Hopkins at Rockwell City.
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UPI
Norman A. Erbe
Jessie Hopkins
Guthrie Center
Elma
Carrol L. Berres
Milwaukee
Allamakee County
Postville
Berres
State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Kice
Schedule For Good Friday Service In Washington
The Washington Council of Churches plans the annual union Good Friday service from noon to 3 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church with seven speakers presenting the Seven Last Words from the Cross and special music. Local stores and banks will close noon to 2 p.m. with brief interludes between segments. attendance is urged.
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Washington Council of Churches
First Presbyterian Church
Carlyle Smith
Daniel S Horst 77 Dies in Kalona Mercy Hospital
Daniel S Horst aged 77 died Monday afternoon at Mercy Hospital Iowa City after being taken there Sunday. Funeral at 2 p.m. Thursday at Upper Deer Creek Mennonite Church with Rev. Morris Swartzendruber. Burial in nearby cemetery. Born July 1 1884 near Hagerstown Maryland. Survived by three sisters and one brother with many nieces and nephews.
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Daniel S. Horst
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Upper Deer Creek
Anna Brenneman
Iowa County
Iowa
Pleasantview
Mennonite
M_ D_ Allison
Kansas City
Kan
Mary Kuhns
Wichita
Margaret Horst
Harper
Paul
South Gate
Calif
County Art Show Draws Over 1000 Visitors
Officials of the Washington County Art Show sponsored by the Applied Arts Department of Fortnightly Club called this year's event a big success. Over 1000 persons visited the exhibit at the Washington Public Library last week to view paintings and other artwork by county residents.
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Washington County
Applied Arts Department of Fortnightly Club
Washington Public Library
Moore Takes Post on High Court Councilmen Grapple With Sewer Problem
Washington city councilmen spent much of their meeting with an engineer discussing repairs to the main sewer that collapsed near the old city dump in the southwest part of town. Work began to assess damage while a definite remedy waits approval.
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Washington City
Old City
Bonn reviews Berlin proposals amid U S plan delays
West Germany’s Foreign Ministry confirms Bonn has stated its position on U S Berlin proposals to Moscow. Bonn opposes any move to give East Germany formal status or signaling on Berlin routes and rejects increased recognition of the East German regime. Officials deny leaks origin from official Bonn sources.
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Bonn
East Germany
Berlin
United States
Washington
Washington-Bonn
Student council leaders named for 1962 63 at Washington Junior High
Dick Anderson is named president of the Washington Junior High School student council for 1962 63. Phil McConnell is vice president and Sue Berdo serves as secretary.
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Jerry Stalder
Washington Community High School
Jerry
Ray Stalder
Washington
Journal
Bob Elliott
Dick Anderson
Washington Junior High School
Phil McConnell
Sue Berdo
Damage in Millions Shatters Doe Run Plant in Kentucky
An explosion at the Doe Run plant of Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp in Brandenburg Kentucky caused multi million dollars in damage and injured at least 30 workers. Fourteen were admitted to a hospital in Elizabethtown and several more treated locally. The blast began at 5 10 am in a storage tank of ethylene oxide with subsequent smaller blasts and fires lasting until after 8 am.
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Elizabethtown
Joe Street
Brandenburg
Louisville
Meade
Life Guard Try-Outs At YMCA For Washington Pool
Competitive try-outs for six lifeguard positions to operate the Washington Municipal Swimming Pool this summer will be at the YMCA on Wednesday night, April 25. Written tests start at 7 PM with swimming tests to follow. applicants must be over 16 and hold a current Red Cross senior lifesaving certificate. Tom Brown, a local high school senior, will serve as head lifeguard this summer.
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James Richart
Washington
Commission
Red Cross
Tom Brown
Archbishops Excommunicates Segregationists in New Orleans
Archbishop Rummel excommunicates three segregation leaders Leander Perez Sr B J Gaillot and Jackson Ricau for opposing desegregation of 153 parochial schools in the 10 parish New Orleans archdiocese. They deny the charge and vow to appeal while remaining defiant.
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New Orleans
UPI
Joseph Francis Rummel
Leander H. Perez
B. J. Gaillot
Jackson G. Ricau
Perez
Louisiana
Hell
Vitandus
Gaillot
Ricau
Rummel
South Louisiana
Washington DECA Delegates to National Leadership Conference
DECA delegates from the Washington Association will attend the 16th annual DECA National Leadership Conference in Chicago April 26 to 28. Representing Washington are Gary Lewis, Sheila Chabal, and Judy Te Boekhorst among about 650 selected leaders from 44 states and Puerto Rico. The program promotes marketing careers and leadership development within a competitive enterprise system with national awards for top DECA students.
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DECA
Chicago
Illinois
Washington
Gary Lewis
Sheila Chabal
Judy Te Boekhorst
States
Puerto Rico
Burglars Take Coin Machine at Brighton Laundromat
Sheriff's officers investigate a burglary at the Brighton Laundromat between 8 30 p m and midnight Monday. Intruders tore the coin machine from its fastenings and removed it, containing about 25 to 30 dollars in change.
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Brighton
Brighton Laundromat
Moore Named to Iowa Supreme Court by Gov Erbe
District Court Judge C Edwin Moore of Des Moines was named to the Iowa Supreme Court by Gov Norman A Erbe and sworn in within an hour. The 59 year old Polk County judge replaces William L Bliss who resigned for age and health.
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UPI
C. Edwin Moore
Iowa Supreme Court
Norman A. Erbe
Moore
Polk County
William L. Bliss
Mason City
Bliss
Erbe
Supreme Court
George van Allen
Mount Pleasant
Clay le Grand
Davenport
Scott County
Drake University Law School
Statehouse
Drake's
District Court
Attorney General's Office
Evan Hultman
van Allen
Keokuk
Ronald Stump
Michael Daly
State Supreme Court
Justice Bliss
Kennedy plan may create steel price inquiry panel
The Kennedy administration debated a special presidential commission to study steel prices and profits. Officials signaled a move away from punitive action, with discussions among President Kennedy, Attorney General Robert Kennedy, and congressional leaders. Kefauver and Gore planned hearings in six weeks, while Gore pressed for pricing restrictions. Public reaction reportedly favored Kennedy's stance. The St Paul United Church of Christ invites members to Maundy Thursday services at 7:30 pm with Holy Communion.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Robert F. Kennedy
White House
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
John McCormack
Congress
Estes Kefauver
D-Tenn
Kefauver
Albert Gore
Gore
St. Paul
Plan for Free Red Cross Learn to Swim Program
Washington officials outline a summer learn to swim program at the municipal pool. A planning meeting of 18 instructors and eight aides is set for April 23 at 1 30 p m in the Red Cross office. The county-wide program runs June 18 to July 27 on weekdays. New leadership roles include Mrs Richard Schiebel as water safety chairman and Mrs Donald L Smith as summer program director with Mrs Clint on Boshart as assistant.
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Red Cross
Washington Municipal
Washington County
American Red Cross
Richard Schiebel
Donald L. Smith
Clinton Boshart
Woman Killed Two Injured in Collision Near Ogden hill
A head on crash on U S 30 three miles west of Boone left Frances Holderness 52 of Ogden dead and two Ames men James Handley 22 and William Bowen 22 critically injured. Bowen's car ignited and bystander Lee Zesch pulled the men from the burning wreck with help from a Marshalltown truck driver.
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BOONE
UPI
U.S. 30
Here
Ogden Hill
Frances Holderness
Ogden
James W. Handley
William Bowen
Ames
Bowen
Lee Zesch
Marshalltown
Employed Women's Luncheon Wednesday at YWCA
All employed women are reminded of the regular monthly luncheon Wednesday at noon in the YWCA room. Anne Courtney, a foreign exchange student from England, will speak. A Lenten menu will be served. No reservations necessary.
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Ywca Room
Anne Courtney
England
Iowa Weather Outlook Shows Mild Week Ahead
Generally fair tonight and Wednesday with a cooler night and frost likely. Lows near 30 tonight, highs about 60 on the east and near 70 west on Wednesday, followed by fair and mild conditions Thursday.
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