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Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1963

Page

1

Japanese leaders visit small Midwestern farm on US tour

Masaki Shiga and interpreter Aki Matsumoto visited the Hammen farm north of Washington with host Robert Day so Shiga, chief editor of a Tokyo magazine, could see an American farm. Matsumoto works for the State Department. Shiga is on a foreign leaders exchange tour visiting mostly metropolitan stops.

Masaki Shiga Aki Matsumoto Paul Hammen Washington Robert Day Sant Japan Tokyo Matsumoto U. S. Department of State Shinga United States Hammen America Journal Charles Morris

Hultman Delivers Remarks At Advance Ross Plant Opening

Iowa Attorney General Evan Hultman spoke at the grand opening of the Advance Ross Electronics Corporation plant in Washington. The event featured a morning program, noon luncheon at Captain's Table, and an afternoon open house for the public. Richard Higgins noted growth from six years ago to over 70 employees this year. Higgins, Tricebeck, Mayor Willits and local officials attended as Hultman urged residents to support the new plant and community.

Iowa Evan Hultman Advance Ross Electronics Corporation Here Richard Higgins Advance Ross Hultman Higgins Donald J. Tricebeck Burlington Cloid Willits City Council County Board of Supervisors Chamber of Commerce Industrial Board Washington

Kefauver to be buried near family farm in Tennessee

Sen Estes Kefauver will be buried Tuesday in a cemetery near his family farm in Madisonville Tennessee after a heart attack death Saturday. His body will fly from Washington to Madisonville for services and interment, with family, delegation from the Senate and nine Tennessee House members traveling via presidential jet.

Washington UPI Senistes Kefauver Madisonville Tenn First Baptist Kefauver Senate House Tennessee Knoxville Senate Paid Their Respects Sunday At & Washington Memphis

Kennedy Revises Tax Cut Plan To Broader, Slower Rollout

Washington reports the Kennedy administration unveiled a revised income tax cut plan slated to start next January. Net reductions total 106 billion dollars over two years, with individual rates set 14 to 70 percent and corporate rate at 48 percent, altering timing and scale from the original proposal.

Washington UPI Kennedy Treasury Douglas Dillon House Ways & Means Committee

Retail Merchants to Meet Tuesday Morning

Members of the Retail Merchants Bureau of the Chamber of Commerce will meet Tuesday at 9 30 am in the basement room of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co building. Charles Goodell, chairman, today urged all members to attend this regular meeting. Veteran's Day closing and the annual Christmas opening will be among business matters discussed tomorrow morning.

Retail Merchants Bureau The Chamber of Commerce Iowa Southern Utilities Co Charles Goodell

Moline teen paralyzed by polio case tops year's tally

Mark Adamson a 16 year old from Moline was in poor condition at Moline Lutheran Hospital today. He is Illinois fifth paralytic polio case this year and Rock Island County's first since 1959. He reportedly had 110 polio vaccines.

Moline, MI UPI Mark Adamson Moline Moline Lutheran Hospital Rock Island County Mark

Rusk urges Senate to approve test ban pact

Secretary of State Dean Rusk urged Senate approval of the nuclear test ban treaty and warned the United States would act instantly to terminate the pact if the Soviets violated it. He testified before three committees after returning from Moscow and said unlimited testing would create a technical standoff and threaten global security. He emphasized U S strength, warned against trust in Russia, and cited lessons from the Cuban crisis while pledging ongoing oversight of potential cheating by the Soviets.

Washington UPI Scretary Dean Rusk Senate Kennedy Rusia Rusk Soviet Union Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Service Committees House-Senate Atomic Energy Committee Russia United States U. S Congress Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper Lowa Senate Foreign Relations Committee Nikita Khrushchev East Germany West Germany White House Foreign Relations, Armed Services and Joint Atomic Committee Bernard Baruch United Allons Baruch Defense Robert S. McNamara Joint Chiefs of Staff Atomic Energy Commission Central Intelligence Agency McNami Rusk Cuba

State air conditioners move sparks Iowa council clash

Des Moines Iowa Executive Council refused to reimburse more than 20000 for air conditioners in council offices citing comptroller guidance. The panel deferred ICC space needs and rejected remodeling the Amos Hiatt School Building for ICC. They approved a Capitol repairs bid and denied trip expenses for E E Speaker while approving 25 other travel requests.

Des Moines UPI Iowa Executive Council State Building and Grounds Rex McMahill State Buildings and Grounds Marvin Selden Jr McMahin Iowa Commerce Commission ICC Amos Hiatt Statehouse Iowa Employment Security Commission Commission Employment Security Commission RL. Cotton & Associates St Paul State Capitol

Gould Dies at Conesville in Ohio River Town

Joseph William Gould 89 died at 5 30 a m in his Conesville home He was born Feb 10 1874 near Cairo to George and Sarah Gould He lived on a Conesville farm 45 years and married Ora Murdock in 1902 She died in 1944 He married Mary Sagen on May 20 1947 who survives Also surviving are two sons Charles of Ottumwa and George Washington three daughters Maudie Boyd Stella Jacha Thelma Shull 11 grandchildren two sisters Henny Springmeir and Maude Luse The body is at Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction with funeral arrangements undetermined.

Columbus Junction Joseph William Gould Conesville Stacy Funeral Home Mr. Gould Cairo George Sarah Kramer Gould Ora Murdock Mary Sagen Charles Ottumwa George Washington Maudie Boyd Stella Jacha Washington Thelma Shull Henny Springmeir Oregon Maude Luse Iowa City

Price Fix Charge: 4 Drug Firms Indicted by FTC

Five leading U S drug manufacturers face FTC charges of conspiring to fix tetracycline prices. Orders require new price lists based on costs and margins within 60 days. Firms deny wrongdoing and will appeal. Names include Pfizer Bristol-Myers Upjohn American Cyanamid Squibb Olin Mathieson.

Washington APL U.S Federal Trade Commission FTC Chas. Pfizer and Co., Inc American Cyanamid ‘Co Patent Office Bristol-Myers Co Bristol Laboratories, Inc Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp Squibb Upjohn Co Supreme Court Federal ‘Trade Commission Tims Commission Pfizer Philip I. Bowman Bristol Laboratories W. G. Malcolm Amercan Cyanamid Co Cyanamid

Dr Yard to Speak At 3 4 Century Club Dinner

Dr W R Yard retired Baptist minister will speak at the Evening Journal’s Three Quarter Century Club dinner meeting. The noon meal will be served Saturday August 31 at Washington Methodist Church. Membership open to residents of Washington County aged 75 or older with past residence in the county. Nearly 200 attended last year. Reservations and applications available at the Evening Journal office. Members are guests of the Journal at the dinner.

W. R. Yard Evening Journal Washington Methodist Church Washington County Journal

Iowa Conservatives Rename to The American Independence Party

Des Moines conservatives adopt The American Independence Party as the official name. About 50 party members met at Grandview Park to finalize the name and charter anchored in the Bible the Declaration of Independence and the U S Constitution. Robert Dilley Des Moines serves as state chairman noting the former name was only a working title.

Des Moines UPI Iowa American Independence Party U. S Grandview Park Robert Dilley Dilley

Young Democrats Meet in Courthouse Here Wednesday

The organization of Washington County's Young Democrats will be completed at a Wednesday meeting in the courthouse court room. The session starts at 8 p.m. with election of officers as a highlight. All interested persons are urged to attend. The group was organized recently with temporary officers elected.

Washington County

Red Cross leadership center attendees named

Delegates at the Iowa high school Red Cross leadership center at the 4H Camp near Boone include Barbara Mc Fadden, Robert Gallagher, and Douglas Hayes. Mr and Mrs Verle Gallagher drove the trio to the camp Sunday. The group will train with delegates from other chapters across the state to develop Red Cross leadership skills.

Red Cross Leadership Center Iowa Boone Barbara McFadden Robert Gallagher Douglas Hayes Verle Gallagher Red Cross

Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International

Iowa forecast clouds and showers with thunderstorms, southeast storms bringing 1 to 2 inches of rain, cloudy east and partly cloudy west tonight, showers east. Fair Tuesday, highs in the 80s, lows in the 60s. Wednesday fair and mild with cooler trend around midweek. five day temperatures 2 to 4 degrees below normal, normal highs north in 80s to south upper 80s, normal lows mid 60s to 60. Precipitation near beginning and after midweek.

Iowa

Iowa Weekend Traffic Toll Rises With 10 Dead

United Press International reports Iowa roads and out of state routes claimed ten lives over the weekend. Victims include Daniel Kernan 30 of Ridgeway Terrill Edwards 18 of Afton and six others in Kansas Wisconsin and Illinois crashes. Also fatal tractor accidents claim two more, and burns killed 81 year old Mrs George Brandt.

United Press Iowa Daniel F. Kernan Ridgeway Iowa 139 Protivia Cresco Terrill Edwards Afton Creston Edwards Lois Edwards Kinely Iowa City Ryan Kamaus Williamstown Charles City Kansas Wisconsin Lyle Tapper Carl Osage Kansas Turnpike Wichita William Muench Alberta Erhardt Elkader Galesville Wis William Gappa Joseph Gappa Immetsburg Joseph Jr Gappa Edward Hannay Grinnell University Hospitals George C. Brandt Mitchell County Memorial Hospital

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