Police Fire On Rioting Black People in Los Angeles
In front of Muhammad's Mask temple a clash between a Black Muslim sect group and police left one dead and eleven injured including five officers. Thirty two Black individuals were jailed on assault charges as a riot ended after police opened fire during the sidewalk brawl near the temple in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Ronald Williamson
Robert Stokes
Frank Tomlinson
Central Receiving Hospital
CST
Asault
Muhammad
Elijah Muhammad
United States
Los Angeles General Hospital
Army Major appeals decision after removal over speech
Maj Arch E Roberts says army had no right to pull him from active duty for remarks about Los Angeles Mayor Yorty and G Mennen Williams. Army cites improper statements. no formal appeal procedure. Roberts seeks court martial or inquiry, while remaining on reserve.
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Army
Ft. Lee
Roberts
Daughters of the American Revolution
Berlin
Los Angeles
Yorty
Robert
Walkers
Funeral service for George Francis set in Keota and Rockwell
George Francis 45 dies suddenly at his Keota home. A rosary is set for 8 45 p m at Powell Funeral Home Keota followed by a rosary at 7 30 p m Sunday at Patterson James Funeral Home Rockwell. Funeral services are Monday at 10 a m at Sacred Heart Church Rockwell with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery.
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Keota
George Francis
Powell
Patterson James
Rockwell
Sacred Heart Church
Sacred Heart
Mr. Francis
Cancer Crusade mobilizes 94 workers in Washington drive
Ninety four women from the Women of the Moose VFW Auxiliary and American Legion Auxiliary plus others join the 1962 Cancer Crusade in Washington Co. Co chairs are Mrs. Robert Dunbar and Mrs. Robert Grubb. Ward captains lead four wards with many volunteers contacting homes and businesses to distribute folders on cancer danger signals and progress in research. The drive ends about May 10 with gifts accepted at the county extension office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women of the Moose
VFW Auxiliary
American Legion Auxiliary
Washington
Robert Dunbar
Robert Grubb
Neal Burton
Legion Auxiliary
Ward
Grubb
Dunbar
Dwight Hayes
Crusaders
Chamber of Commerce
John Whittaker
Robert Nicola
George Masson
Ira Miksch
Edna Witting
T.H. Brookhart
Walter Sheets
Paul Boettcher
Marion Magdefran
Walter Johnson
Bob Carson
Don Mitchell
Richard
Callistus Kern
Howard Curl
Olin Harris
James Edwards
Melo Horak
Bill McDole
Fred Kimmel
Fred Franklin
Ron Armstrong
Bill Ward
Lloyd Moothart
Eli Cook
Charles Crone
Harold Brock
Wilbur Hysell
Joe Bennett
Dick Harvey
Dick Linns
Bill Lloyd
Wilford Dawson
Meryl Steele
Ralph Borman
Melvin Jaspering
Richard S. Dawson
Thomas Randall
Maynard Goff
Delbert Earll
John Custer
Roland Underwood
William L. Little
Howard Bailey
Willard G. Gray
George B. Miller
George Birney
Charles Walker
Glen Widmer
Ray Glover
Harold Haifley
Walter Lance
Bill Perdock
Don Bealer
Eugene Chalupa
Tuman Hysell
Roy Steele
Rudy Tanner
Harry Ramseyer
Fred Downing
Golia Miller
Ray Minick
Bob Hansen
Leo Stone
James Harris
Maynard Brown
Aletha White
Carol McMillian
Dorothy Currie
Helen Harvey
Ruth Shaffer
Jim Frier
Washington County Extension
Michigan 4-H Host Applications Due Early
4 H members must apply by May 1 to host Michigan Exchangees and to join the State 4 H Conference at Iowa State University June 12 to 15 and Health and Conservation Camps the same week. Michigan guests arrive July 21 to 28. Extension Associate Merritt Canady notes blanks and details are available from 4 H leaders.
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4-H
Michigan
Merritt Canady
Washington County
Iowa State University
Mattes Tax Office Moves to New Location May First
John Mattes announces the income tax office will move from 213 West Main Street to 209 West Washington on Tuesday May 1. The new location was recently vacated by Watsons Studio Nu Cleaners and the interior has been redecorated.
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John Mattes
West Main Street
West Wash
Watson's
Sta Nu Cleaners
Art Students Attend State Conference At Iowa
Washington High School art students join the 32nd Annual Art Education Conference at the State University of Iowa. Key speakers include Joe Cos and Harold A. Shultz. The event features exhibits from Iowa High School Art and University programs with no contest.
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Washington High School
State University of
Iowa
William L. M. Burke
Iowa Memorial Union
State University of Iowa
SUI Art
Joe Cos
North Carolina State College
Harold A. Shultz
University of Illinois
Schultz
Carlton Bump
Barbara Lins
Joyce Long
Theo Simmering
Janet Osincup
Carol Ray
Jim Koehler
Beth Wells
Ruth McDole
Garda McKune
Mary Gilpin
Reita Arduser
Joyce Carey
Rita Bruty
Kay Berkhoff
Betty Knecht
Willard Friese
Dale Sampleson
Charlene Johnson
Sandra Hayes
Jim Bonebright
Paul Evans
Robbie Porter
Erbe Urges Tax Cuts For 65 Plus In Iowa
Gov. Norman A. Erbe urged reducing Iowa's state income tax for residents 65 and over with fixed incomes from Social Security pensions or annuities. He proposed two options, a $15 credit or a dependency deduction, to ease tax burden and offset property tax inequities while stressing budget balance.
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Keosauqua
UPI
Norman A. Erbe
Erbe
Iowa
Kross
Girls 4-H Leaders To Meet Here on Monday
Washington County 4 H leaders gather April 30 for the Spring Organization meeting at 1 p m in the Farm Bureau Hall. Plans for summer events and program evaluation will be discussed as clubs review clothing studies and grooming contests slated for May and June. The senior county winner advances to the State 4 H Conference in Ames June 12 15.
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Washington County
Marilyn Thatcher
County Extension Home
Washington County Farm Bureau
Ames
Violent Winds and Record Heat Hit Wide Regions
Violent thunderstorms and tornado like winds slam Louisiana with five inches of rain in six hours while parts of New England and the Midwest endure a spring heat wave. Damaging winds strike Louisiana and Texas with injuries and structural damage, and on the East Coast and Midwest temperatures reach or exceed historic highs.
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United Press International
Louisianna
New England
Midwest
Pacific
Gulf Coasts
Baton Rouge
Mississippi Valley
Plains
Louisiana
Lake Charles
Texas
Lufkin
Brenham
Forrest City
Ark
Oregon
Newport
Tillamook
Mercury
New Jersey
Governors Rally To Protect National Guard Units Across States
Governors from Hawaii to California and beyond join in protest against President Kennedy's Guard cuts. Iowa Gov. Norman Erbe leads the revolt, arguing the plan would eliminate Guard strength and jobs. Protest spreads to at least 25 states, with leaders warning of safety and economic impacts and demanding governors' approval before changes take effect.
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DIXIE
Sen
Russell
Kennedy
Hawai
South Carolina
Union
Norman A. Erbe
Iowa
Erbe
Edmund G. Brown
California
Brown
Ernest F. Hellings
Denver
Stephen Wme- Nichols
United States
Washington
Albert T. Rosellini
Defense Department
F. Ray Keyser
Vermont
Rosellini
Georgia
Ernest Vandiver
Alabama
Arizona
New Hampshire
Wyoming
West Virginia
North Carolina
Kentucky
Oregon
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Nebraska
Illinois
Missouri
Hawaii
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Arkansas
New Mexico
Ohio
Utah
Montana
Honolulu
William F. Quinn
Second Negro Family Is Sent from South
A young couple, the Shelby Williams, left New Orleans on a segregationist sponsored freedom bus north trip en route to New York, with arrival due Sunday. Earlier a 10-person family from Louisiana reached New York, drawing criticism from Mayor Wagner who called the campaign a raw publicity stunt and a disregard for human life and dignity.
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New Orleans
UPI
New York
Shelby Williams
Citizens Council of
Greater New Orleans
Williams
Trailways
Lewis Boyd
Louisiana
Citizens Council
Boyd
New York Area
Robert F. Wagner
Two Men Win Vigortone Trip Award to Chippewa Lodge
Donkins of Washington and William Duesenberg of West Chester are the two county men awarded expense paid trips to Chippewa Lodge on Kabetogama Lake Minnesota. Vigortone Products Inc selected 2 winners from 71 qualifiers based on sales increases from Oct 3 to Mar 19 versus the previous year. They depart May 31.
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Donkins
Washington
William Duesenberg
West Chester
Chippewa Lodge
Kabetogama Lake
Minn
Vigortone Products, Inc
Keota Farmer Dies After Tractor Accident
Raymond John Peiffer 50 died when a tractor hit a hole in a field and threw him into the plow as it circled about a half mile. Neighbor searchers found his body about 3:30 am near his stalled tractor in a field north of 76 Center northeast of Keota. He was born May 29, 1911 at Harper and survived by his wife Maurine and several children, with funeral plans pending.
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Keota
Raymond John Peiffer
Peiffer
Powell
G. E. Montgomery
Washington
Montgomery
Harper
Michael and
Barbara Berg Peiffer
St. Elizabeth School
Maurine Levien
St. Elizabeth Catholic
76 Center
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Knights of Columbus
Marlin
Gary
Sigourney
Gene Hagist
Phillip
Alphonse
Will Peiffer
New London
John Wittetoe
Ralph
Barbara Peiffer
Des Moines
Norbert
Seattle
Wash
Kennedy Macmillan Hold Talks on Market Entry and War Plans
President Kennedy and British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan met to coordinate cold war strategy and Britain's bid to join the European Common Market. They discussed Berlin, nuclear testing, Southeast Asia pressures, and possible summit plans while the United States urged Britain to abandon Commonwealth preferences to enable market entry.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Harold Macmillan
Britain
White House
Macmillan
Berlin
Southeast Asia
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
U.S
Fire at Dillon Quarry Destroys Storage Buildings
Columbus Junction firemen fought a blaze at the Dillon Stone Co. quarry southwest of Columbus City at 5 30 pm Friday destroying two storage buildings filled with tools. Cause not determined.
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Columbus Junction
Dillon Stone Co
Columbus City
Sift Results Of Nuclear Testing
Washington reports two nuclear tests within hours in a Pacific air burst and a Nevada underground shot. Task Force 8 dropped a plane bomb near Christmas Island with an intermediate yield about 100 000 tons for the Pacific blast while the Nevada device was a low yield under 20 000 tons. President Kennedy had urged boosting warhead yield for missiles. The next Pacific test in Operation Dominic may occur over the weekend.
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Washington
UPI
Pacific
Nevada Desert
Task Force 8
Christmas Island
Nevada
Kennedy
Russia
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
French Crack Down On Algerian Rebels
In Oran French authorities imposed tight controls with center city car bans and mandatory removals from apartments used to target French forces. A right wing underground group was blamed as gunfire and bomb attacks increased casualties including a French army officer. Total terror toll for the year reached 4,007 killed and 8,332 wounded.
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Algiers
UPI
Oran
Iowa Weather Outlook Partly Cloudy Then Showers Likely
Partly cloudy tonight with cooler southeast and warmer northwest. Sunday brings partly cloudy skies and warmer conditions, with showers likely in the extreme west afternoon. Lows tonight range from the lower 40s in the northwest to around 50 in the southeast. Sunday highs reach the 60s in the east to near 70 in the west. Outlook Monday calls for partly cloudy skies with showers and cooler west.
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Iowa
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GOV
Price Daniel
Vigortone
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