France braces for revolt as De Gaulle mobilizes reserves
Paris reports De Gaulle invoking dictatorial powers to block an Algerian insurgency from seizing mainland France. Reserves and volunteers are mobilized while communication and finance ties with Algeria are cut. Algiers holds three key centers as insurgent leadership expands its grip.
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Constantine
Oran
Alain Raymond
Stewart School Pupils Stage Voices Near and Far Program
Stewart School presented a two night musical program Voices Near and Far featuring songs and dances from America Europe and the mountains and plains. The show highlighted Beverly Davisson Kim Steele Barbara Humston Linda Bolton Ene Hammer Peggy Crull and student narrators with Mary Ellen McNeill directing assisted by Jacqueline Pattison and Nancy McCleery.
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Nixon urges legal US steps to counter Red subversion
Former Vice President Richard Nixon told President Kennedy the United States must use legal devices to employ its own military force against Communist subversion in Cuba Laos and Latin America. He urged separation of intelligence and operations in CIA and argued multilateral action and economic aid would not stop Soviet influence. Nixon praised Kennedy for aiding the failed Cuban invasion and favored developing paramilitary guerrilla forces for anti red aggression.
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UPI
Richard M. Nixon
United States
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Laos
Latin America
Kennedy
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Nixon
Korea
Eisenhower
Nine Killed in Iowa Weekend Mishaps Across Fires Drownings Traffic
A weekend in Iowa saw at least nine deaths from fire traffic drownings and a tornado related incident. Victims include George Dennis 17 Hilda Beatty 65 Sophia McKittrick 55 Lewis Blevins 24 John Ray Butrick 16 months James Conley 32 Georgia Tiemann 7 Edith Squibbs 3 Leland Fry 51 plus two drowning victims in Des Moines River and Mississippi River incidents. Police report two two car crashes and a hit and run death.
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Iowa
George Dennis
Atlantic
Hilda Lillan Beatty
Davenport
Sophia McKittrick
West Burlington
Lewis Blevins
Dennis
U.S. 6
Atlanti
Beatty
Linwood
Boyd C Brinley
McKittrick
Donnellson
John
Johnn Ann
Lawis Blevins
Macomb
Mississippi River
Keokuk
Robert Johnson
Firefighters Respond To Smoke At Gardner Home
Washington firemen answered a call to the Cloud Gardner residence at 1020 East Second Street this morning. The house filled with heavy smoke but no fire was found. investigators said a floor type oil furnace caused the smoke after a vent pipe became clogged.
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Cloud Gardner
East Second Street
Local Iowa DECA students win at national conference
Lynn Blanchard Wilmar Herd licka and Mary Ann Green were among 28 Iowa DE students returning from the 15th Annual Distributive Education National Leadership Conference in Chicago. The Washington High School DECA Chapter earned top ten status for a study on community attitudes toward current and future industry in Washington Iowa. Blanchard was a finalist in the sales demonstration. Wayne A. Paper of Davenport was elected National President. The Iowa delegation joined 800 students from 43 states and 22 000 DECA members at the event.
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Lynn Blanchard
Wilmar Herdlicka
Mary Ann Green
Iowa DE
Chicago
Washington High School
DECA
United States
Washington
Iowa
Blanchard
Wayne A. Paper
Davenport
Wilma Herdlicka
Freeman warns on farm bill risks to family farms
Agriculture Secretary Orville Freeman told the House Agriculture Committee that a handful of corporate farms could seize control of food supply unless Congress approves a strong farm bill. He urged rapid passage to boost farmer income, cut surpluses, and prevent widespread farm losses while noting farm per capita income lag and looming surplus stock.
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UPI
Orville L. Freeman
Congress
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House Agriculture Committee
Farmer Commodity Advisory Committees
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House
Local Coupon Days Winners Announced Here Saturday Night
About 35 people from Washington County and nearby areas won prizes at the annual Coupon Days drawing sponsored by the local Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Agnes Beliel of near Keota won the $50 grand prize, present at the drawing. Other winners from 34 participating stores include Della Humphreys, Mrs. James Murphy, Mrs. Marvin Siese, George Miles, Darlene Cook, Mrs. Ralph Reschly, W. F. Wilson, Mrs. Ralph Charpening, Glen Gisel, and more. bonus silver dollars were given to those present.
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Keota
The
Evening Journal
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Della Humphreys
Duncan's Tot & Teen
James Murphy
Duncan’s Store
Marvin Siese
Nicola
Eldon Brake
Oren Jarvis
Nine Burn to Death In Eastern Blaze
A nine member family including six children died in an early morning fire at a waterfront home in North Beach Park Maryland. Victims tentatively identified as William Bowden 37 wife Marisa 35 mother Xenia Farr 60 and children Erica 13 Barbara 11 Cynthia 9 Martha Roger 5 and Christina 1. Police cite a possible spark from a fireplace or an oil burner explosion with some bodies showing smoke inhalation. Bowden was a former Navy lieutenant commander and an engineer for Page Communications Engineers Inc in Washington DC.
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Navy
Page Communications Engineers, Inc
Washington, D.C
Sheep Lead 500 Flock Across Berlin Border
A East German herder guided about 500 sheep into West Berlin despite border police efforts to stop them. The flock crossed first with the bellwether, then the rest followed, and the shepherd was granted asylum in a refugee camp while the sheep were given to a West Berlin farmer for safekeeping.
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UPI
West Berlin
Tornadoes Rake Iowa Leaving One Dead and Many Injured
Severe Sunday storms in Iowa killed Leland Fry of Garrison and injured six others as tornadic winds toppled church chimneys and damaged property across Waterloo Dysart La Porte City and nearby towns. Marshalltown airport suffered $500000 in damage with up to 100 mph gusts.
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la Porte City
Vinton
Center Point
Mount Ayr
Leon
Allerton
Centerville
Jerry James
Iowa 14
First Congregational Church
Green Mountain
Boy Injured Arm In Farm Accident Near Crawfordsville
Four year old Sidney Graber, son of Dennis and wife, suffered a mangled arm in a farm accident near the Graber home two miles south west of Crawfordsville. He was treated locally then transported to Mercy Hospital Iowa City where doctors report the arm is broken in three places and may be saved. His older brother Jerry, who was operating the tractor, shut off the motor after hearing the boy cry.
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Crawfordsville
Sidney Graber
Dennis Graber
Mercy
Iowa City
Graber
Sidney
Jerry
Cease-Fire In Laos Agreed On in London
In London, the British government announced a Laos cease-fire agreement with the Soviet Union. Foreign Secretary Lord Home, via J B Godber, said preliminary cease-fire arrangements and a conference plan were agreed upon after weeks of Britain Soviet discussions as Geneva co chairs. Three communications will be published Tuesday.
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UPI
Soviet Union
Laos
House of Commons
J.B. Godber
Godber
Lord Home
Britain
Indochina
Perdock Elected State Reserve Officers Vice President
Bill Perdock of Washington was named state vice president for the army at the Reserve Officers Association convention in Des Moines. Senator Jack Miller spoke at the annual meeting of the reservists on Saturday.
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Bill Perdock
Washington
Reserve Officers Association
Des Moines
Jack Miller
Iowa Weather Sketches Cool Week With Showers
Considerable cloudiness through Tuesday with scattered thunder showers mainly southeast and extreme east. Colder south with lows near 40 to 50s and highs 40s to near 60 Tuesday. Outlook shows a cool week with showers possible Wednesday and again Saturday, temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal.
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