Atom bomb blast rocks Yucca FlatNevada eyewitness accounts
Thousands watched as a vapor trail marked a nuclear test at Yucca Flat Nevada at 9 30 am The blast produced an orchid pink cloud then gray dust a heat wave thunderous roar and a moving cloud six minutes after detonation Army trucks carried troops to the foxholes and paratroopers boarded aircraft as radiological safety teams assessed the area.
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Yucca Flat
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Nevada
CPST
Bikini
Foxhole
Clarence Hill to Speak at Washington High Auditorium
Clarence Hill of Minburn, a pioneer in surface silos, will address farmers Friday evening at the Washington high school auditorium. The program also features the election of a new Washington district soil commissioner to succeed Howard Anderson, with candidates Herbert Campbell Burke McCreedy and Frank Kleese. Sponsored by local farm organizations including the soil district extension service Farm Bureau Soil Conservation Service Production Marketing Administration and the vocational agriculture department.
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Clarence Hill
Minburn
Washington High School
Hill
Washington District
Howard Anderson
Herbert Campbell
Burke McCreedy
Frank Kleese
The
Soil District, Extension Service
Farm Bureau, Soil Conservation Service
Production Marketing Administration
Vocational Ag Department
Scouts Sell Tickets To Circus Saturday
Washington Boy Scouts are selling tickets to the Lowa Rilver Valley Council Circus at the State University of Iowa field house on Saturday April 26 at 7 p.m. Adult admission is 30 cents and children under 12 are admitted free with a paying adult. The program includes troops from Washington county and Town River Valley Council with gymnastics rope spinning a pet parade first aid and pioneer engineering.
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Washington Boy Scouts
State University of Iowa
Washington County
Town
River Valley Council
First Aid
Pioneer Engineering
Guardsmen Patrol Oakville Levee Duties Amid Flood Watch
Local National Guard unit reports from Oakville patrol levees around five miles of the Iowa River flood defenses. They are housed in an old American Legion building with kitchen and sleeping quarters and operate a 24 hour watch for weak points and necessary repairs. Crested rise expected next Monday will intensify duties and equipment needs.
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National Guard
Oakville
The
Journal
American Legion
Momedas
Oakvill
Young Republicans to Hold Meeting Tonight
The Young Republican club will meet at the courthouse in Spain. Jouieliet will host a panel discussion and the adoption of the new constitution and its laws is planned for the evening.
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Young Republican Club
Spain
Jouieliet
To Organize for Softball Season
All persons interested in softball are urged to attend an organizational meeting of the Washington Softball association on Wednesday evening at the VIEW hall. Election of officers will be held and plans for the coming season will be made, with emphasis on younger players. The meeting starts at 7 30 p m and a later meeting will cover girls' softball plans.
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Washington Softball Association
View Hall
Cured Cancer Patients Meet in Cedar Rapids
General William Wild and Billy Donovan led a tribute to the American Cancer Society as Cedar Rapids hosted the largest gathering of cured cancer patients in a national symbol project. About 150 patients were to attend the four day event and celebration.
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Cedar
Cedar Rapids
Local Pastor Active In Church Convention
Pastor T. C. Polk of the Christian church in Washington will serve on the convention nominating committee for the Iowa Christian churches annual meeting in Des Moines. Registrar Loren Lir reports about 208 delegates registered with other churches yet to report. The theme We Labor today guides programs for youth men women and education workers. A divorce petition by Robert D. Moody against Evelyn L. Moody was filed seeking a decree. they were married May 15 1948.
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Stern
Iowa
Christian Churehes
Des Moines
Mayarog
We Labor
Ted
R. R. Noonan
Clerk of District Court
Robert D. Moody
Evelyn L. Moody
A W Yard 75 Dies After Lingering Illness
A W Yard a former Washington business leader and county native died at one o clock this morning after a two year illness. Funeral services set for 2 pm April 24 at Jones funeral home with Rev. tard OC Long officiating. Burial in Ainsworth cemetery with Masonic graveside rites. Yard born Oct 1 in Washington county attended Central college at Pella and joined several businesses including Lemley Yard Yard & McFarlane. Survived by wife two brothers a sister and numerous nieces and nephews. He was a former city council member and active in local civic and religious groups.
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Lloyd “Penny" DE Harper
Crawfordsville
Mack
Wen DeLong
A. W. Yard
Washington
Om Churseau
Jones Funeral
Tard OC
Long
Ainsworth
Masonic Lodge
Arthur Wilmot Yared
Washington County
Milton
Irene Rowood Yard
Central Collec
Pella
Boon
Thanele Nielabear
A. F
A. M
Cyrus
Zeredetha Cotuneil
Bethlehem
Commandery
Lie
Eastern Star
White Shrine
Knights of Pythias
Pythian
Tw Brothers
C. Bo Yard
Revo Wor. Yard
Low Falls
Iowa
Wood Huxford
Rochester
Minn
Ile
Red Brick Band Will Perform at Brighton
The Red Brick School rhythm band will present a program in the new gymnasium at Brighton on Friday evening. The Band Mothers of Brighton, Group One, sponsor the program on April 25 with a small fee for admission.
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Red Brick
Brighton
Brichton
Mother's of
Prighton
Nebraska divorce filing seeks custody of two minors
A Nebraska plaintiff files for divorce and requests custody of two minor children, outlining the breakdown of the marriage and seeking a court determination of parental rights and residence.
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Nebraska
Iowa Braces as Floods From Mississippi Missouri Hit Borders
Iowa faces flood danger on two borders as the Mississippi crest moves south along the eastern edge and the Missouri River recedes, prompting levee work, evacuations of hundreds in Davenport and Council Bluffs, emergency inoculations in Dubuque, and National Guard deployment to guard towns and levees.
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Iowa
Lansing
Lowa
la Crosse
Wis
Weel
Dubuque
Iowa National Guardsmen
Mississippi
Missouri
St. Louis
Davenport
Subula
Hostages Reported Safe After Michigan Prison Riots
Eleven hostages held by rioting inmates at Knite- PONE in southern Michigan were reported safe as state police evacuated family members. A guard was injured. notes from leader Marl Ward indicated demands for better treatment. Prison block endured extensive destruction including plumbing and library damage.
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Knite- Pone
Nor Torn
Southern Michigan
Ecelibrock
Marl Ward
Ward
Julian bPrishte
Impeachment Resolution Proposed for President Truman
Rep. Robert Hale introduced a House resolution calling for impeachment proceedings against President Truman for alleged misconduct. If approved, the Judiciary Committee would investigate crimes or misdemeanors and report findings with a recommendation to the House, then Truman could be tried in the Senate with a two-thirds vote needed for removal.
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Robert Hale
House
Truman
Theo Use
Marty S.truman
Vr. ‘Krauman
Senate
Authorities Clash Over Value of Higher Tax Rates
Washington reports debate centers on tax rate effects rather than revenue. Sen Taft argues a 5 to 20 percent cut could come in a second term, reflecting conservatives who say very high rates curb revenue by dampening enterprise and that moderate cuts may sustain or boost revenue through greater private activity.
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Washington
Sen
Robert A. Taft
R-O
Ashtabula
Roosevelt
Truman
Congress
Treasury
Taxpayers' Association Study on Rate Changes and Revenue
A study by the American Taxpayers Association compares income tax yields at 46 percent in 1924 with 25 percent in 1827. Revenue rose by 126000 during 4927, driven entirely by households earning over 25000 annually. The treasury and taxpayers had more funds to spend under the lower rates.
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American Taxpayyers Association, Inc
Treasury
Washington City Names Orville Long Street Commissioner
The city council accepted Earl Little’s restoration as street commissioner and appointed Orville Long to fill the vacancy. Long has served the city in water and street departments, with a discussion of street improvement plans and routine bill approvals also on the agenda.
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Washington City
Earl Little
Orville Long
Tornadoes Kill Two as Damage Hits Three States
Two people died as tornadoes and violent winds struck Texas Oklahoma and Missouri. A 72-year-old Texas farmer was struck by lightning while seeking shelter and a 40-year-old Oklahoma woman died when her car overturned in a ditch. Victims named A A Doss Jr of Rockdale Texas and Mrs Horace Jones of Blair Oklahoma. The Dallas weather bureau warned of continuing danger with at least seven tornadoes or windstorms reported across the region. Isolated flash floods closed streets and stranded motorists in Dallas as waters rose four to six feet low areas.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
Missouri
A. A. Doss, Jr
Rockdale
Horace Jones
Blair
Okla
U. S. Weather Bureau
Alaska Purchase and Johnson Impeachment Acquittal
The United States acquired Alaska from Russia in 1867 in a land deal known as the Alaska Purchase. Andrew Johnson faced impeachment, but was acquitted in the lone presidential case.
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Alaska
Russia
Andrew Johnson
Weather summary for Des Moines Iowa with mixed showers
Cloudy in Des Moines with showers in the south and east this afternoon. Highs near 55 northwest and 60 southeast with thunderstorms in the southeast corner. Tonight rain and cooler in the east and south with lows around 50 southeast and 40 northwest. Wednesday partly to mostly cloudy with rain in the southeast and highs about 50. Generally fair and warmer north and east for the next five days with temperatures above normal.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fire devastates Ernie Triska farm chick brood and house
Two hundred baby chicks and a brooder house burned on the Ernie Triska farm south of Washington Monday night. The Farmers Mutual insurance fire truck answered the call at 10:48 o'clock last night.
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Ernie Triska
Washington
Farmers Mutual Insurance
Pallbearers Named for Mrs William H Brown Funeral
Pallbearers at the funeral last Saturday were six nephews Dave Armstrong Delmar Steninger Daryl Pearson Donald Pearson Paul Campbell and Robert White. Burial followed in Ainsworth Cemetery.
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William H. Brown
Dave Armstrong
Delmar Steninger
Daryl Pearson
Donald Pearson
Paul Campbell
Robert White
Ainsworth Cemetary
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