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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1963
Page
6
Hog and cattle lots listed with weights from 900 to 2600 pounds. Hogs 6 000 mostly 25 class, price around 18.50 per hundredweight. Cattle 2 500 with calves 100, slaughter steers steady to higher, heifers in short supply. Slaughter lambs steady with some prime and choice futures, prices 20.50 to 21.00 for spring lambs.
Heavy rains drenched central Iowa for a second night with two to three inches statewide and higher in places. Des Moines area streams including four mile Walnut and Beaver creeks were forecast to flood, with larger rivers cresting below danger levels. Bayard Guthrie county recorded 5.25 inches in three hours, Mount Carmel 5.10 inches, and Melcher 4.70 inches as the storm persisted.
A small U S Army plane with six Americans aboard has been missing since Sunday on a flight from the eastern Korean coast to Seoul. UNC said ground and air search have found nothing. the aircraft, from Daepo Ri to Pyongtaek, carried one officer and five enlisted men.
The article outlines exploratory discussions by Rusk and Home on easing Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union. Khrushchev pushes for a NATO Warsaw pact idea, while the West fears recognition of East Germany and Berlin security issues. It notes limits on nuclear test inspections and the uneven path to broader disarmament.
UPI Chicago grain briefing shows mixed futures with wheat, corn, oats, rye, soybeans and other grains quoted across Sep Dec Jul and Mar contracts. Notable shifts include down moves for some wheat and corn positions and varied gains for soybeans, with paralleled activity in oats rye and barley futures across multiple months.
Public sales and auctions listed for August across Iowa towns including Columbus Junction Richland Smylie Tow Kalona Wayland Ollie and Wapello. Items cover household goods tools livestock hogs sheep cattle with sale times from morning to evening and estate notices.
Fragmented OCR lists varied schedule items and show titles with times from a night page, mentioning programs such as Picture This News Weather and Captain Kangaroo, plus names like Walter Cronkite and Sheriff Steve. The readable bits hint at channel sequencing and program blocks without a coherent storyline.
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