Kalona Youth Killed in Farm Tractor Crash
Paul D. Gingerich Jr. of Kalona, 19, died when his late model tractor was struck by a semi and flipped into a ditch on Highway 1 north of Kalona. John Fell 30 of Tipton and Donald Janson 42 of Overland Park were involved. Janson said he sounded his horn as he pulled out. Funeral services are set for Saturday at Sunnyside Mennonite Church.
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Kalona
Paul D. Gingerich Jr
Highway 1
Paul D. Gingerich
John Fell
Tipton
Donald Janson
Overland Park
Kan
Janson
Fell
Sunnyside
Congress approves bricks and mortar college aid bill
The House passes a 1.2 billion bricks and mortar education bill with 287 votes to 113, sending it to the Senate where it will join another vocational aid measure. Senate action remains undecided as lawmakers weigh breaking up Kennedy's omnibus education plan.
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Washington
UPI
House
Senate
Senate Education Subcommittee
Kennedy
Taylor Says Joint Chiefs Free Of Pressure On Test Ban
Gen. Maxwell D. Taylor testified that the Joint Chiefs were kept informed and faced no administration pressures to approve the nuclear test ban treaty. Wheeler backed Taylor, affirming support for ratification and noting safeguards. The JCS argued the pact does not rely on atmospheric tests and would not significantly affect U S Soviet balance.
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Senate
Wheeler
Taylor
Glen Seaborg
Atomic Energy Commission
Secretaries of
Defense and
State
Seaborg
Edward A. Teller
Teller
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Joint Chiefs
United States
Soviet Union
Busy Planning Session At Local School Board Meeting
The board of education held a busy regular meeting with ten residents asking questions during budget hearings. The Sinclair Company won a gasoline bid at 5.76 cents per gallon under the regular price and several letters and notices were discussed including teacher workshops, fall dinner invites, and school opening plans.
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Board of Education
Sinclair Company
Harold Stevens
Washington Teachers Association
YMCA
Demonstrators Picket Mayors Home Amid Racial Unrest
United Press International reports Wednesday demonstrations across the nation highlight the ongoing racial tensions. In Chicago five white and black pickets protested mayor Richard J. Daley and the board of education over de facto segregation in schools while other cities saw integration actions and clashes, with court cases and new desegregation moves planned.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
South
Middle West
East
Daley
Clair M. Roddewig
City Board of Education
Elizabeth
N.J
Goldsboro
N.C
Sparta
Tenn
White County High School
East St. Louis
Peoria
Ill
Columbus
Macon
Bibb
Should Check Before Construction Starts
City urges residents planning any construction to first consult officials to avoid conflicts with the zoning ordinance. City zoning inspector William Tweeten warns that checking before beginning a project like a garage or new home prevents complications and ensures compliance with current rules.
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William Tweeten
Blaze Damages Fort Dodge Bowling Alley
Fire sparked by spontaneous combustion of laquer and wood dust gutted a Fort Dodge bowling alley during remodeling. Workers fled as flames spread through the brick steel structure. no injuries. Damages estimated in the hundreds of thousands with $35,000 of new automatic bowling equipment lost. Nearby Fort Dodge National Bank sustained only slight damage.
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Fort Dodge
UPS
Fort Dodge National Bank
Scotland Yard cracks Great Train Robbery case
Police arrest three men and two women near Bournemouth and London in the week after the Glasgow to London mail train heist. About 280000 pounds reportedly recovered from two cars, with further loot and suspects detained in raids as investigators track 10 to 15 gang members.
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London
UPI
Scotland Yard
Bournemouth
Buckinghamshire
Royal Mail
Flying Squad
The
Evening Standard
Surrey
East Molesey
Cheddington
Oakley
Malcolm Fewtrell
California Navy wife loses race in car
Mrs Leslie Marshel 24 and her 27 year old husband were in a race on Wednesday when the couple’s car spree ended at Paradise Valley Hospital where both mother and child were reported in good condition. The Marshel family has five children with Leslie as the only winner in races so far.
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San Diego
Calif
UPI
Leslie Marshel
Navy
Paradise Valley Hospital
Marshel
Leslie
Corpus Christi
Tex
Yvonne
Norwalk
Timothy
Oakland
Robert
Marek Heads Washington County Young Democrats
Larry Marek 23 of near Riverside is elected president of the newly formed Washington County Young Democrats. Offi cers include Jan Heck as vice president Tracy Anderson secretary and Jim Wilson treasurer. The group plans monthly meetings on the third Thursday at 8 with next gathering Sept 19 in the court room.
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Larry Marek
Near Riverside
Washington County
Young Democrats
Jan Heck
Washington
Tracy Anderson
Kalona
Jim Wilson
Ford Marie
Paul Shearer
Democratic Party
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John F. Kennedy
Young Democrats Organization
Greenes Show Champ Hog And Carcass At All-Iowa Fair
Cedar Rapids reports the 219 pound cross bred Hampshire named top carcass in the All-Iowa Fair quality park contest. Bob and Connie Greene of Ainsworth own the winning hog which also claimed champion in the on-foot judging. A. G. Mitchell of Packwood led with six firsts, Don Radda of Washington tallied a 14 ft 6 in stalk and 14 1/2 inch ear. Attendance tops 65,000 as fairs shift between dairy cattle beef sheep 4-H and FFA shows.
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Cedar Rapids
Bob
Connie Greene
Ainsworth
A. G. Mitchell
Packwood
Don Radda
Washington
Ainsworth Youths To Register On Aug 20
Ainsworth youths enrolling for Highland Community High and Junior High classes will register Tuesday August 20 according to Supt F M Miles. Junior high students from Ainsworth attending Riverside will also register at Ainsworth on August 20. The Highland Community football team will report for the first meeting August 19 at the Ainsworth schoolhouse. Football gear will be distributed then and players are urged to attend.
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Ainsworth
Highland Community
F. M. Miles
Miles
Riverside
Congo Army Seizes Power as Youlou Resigns
President Fulbert Youlou resigns amid a mob siege of the palace. The Congolese army proclaims takeover with 700 soldiers and 500 gendarmes to back it. Rioters burned a jail, freed prisoners, looted ministers’ homes, and opposed one party rule and nepotism.
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Brazzaville
Congo
UPI
Fulbert Youlou
Youlou
Washington
Two Chiefs Address Local Kiwanis Meeting
Washington Kiwanis Club members heard from City Police Chief Lee and Fire Chief Brown at a noon gathering. Lee noted six uniformed officers and two radio operators on 24 hour protection with regional contact capability, while Brown described a 30 firefighter force with two drivers and on duty staffing. Guests included Ken Warbaugh of Cedar Rapids and Horace J. Dole of Mattoon.
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Washington Kiwanis Club
Mike Lee
M. L. Brown
Lee
Brown
Washington
Ken Warbaugh
Cedar Rapids
Horace J. Dole
Mattoon, Ill
Swedesburg Girl Crowned Regional Queen of Conservation
Suzanne Hult of Swedesburg was selected as the regional Queen of Conservation at a Fairfield contest. The 18 year old Henry County resident was among eight district contestants and will advance to the state contest in Des Moines on September 8. The state winner will reign at the Field Day and contour plowing match in Benton County on September 17.
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Suzanne Hult
Swedesburg
Queen of Conservation
Fairfield
Henry County
Miss Hult
Des Moines
Conference of Soil District Commissioners
Iowa
Benton County
Buddhist nun burns self in Vietnam protest
In Ninh Hoa a Buddhist nun set herself on fire in a protest against government policies. The death marks the fourth in weeks as monks and nuns protest religious and political discrimination alleged against President Ngo Dinh Diem's regime.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
UPI
Ninh Hoa
Hue City
Ngo Dinh Diem
Dieu Quang
Hue
Tu Dam
Thich Thanh Tue
Phuc Duyen
Tue
Iowa Weather Averages Warmth Through Friday
Fair and warmer conditions continue tonight with higher readings. Friday brings fair skies east and south with a high near 85 to 90 while the northwest sees partly cloudy skies and a few showers. Saturday trends partly cloudy with slight cooling and a few showers in the north.
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United Press International
Iowa
Hoodlum Priest dies in St Louis in sleep at 62
Father C Dismas Clark S J known as the hoodlum priest died in his sleep at St Louis St hospital at age 62. He founded Dismas House in 1959 to rehabilitate ex convicts and helped place hundreds in jobs before his death from heart disease. He opposed capital punishment and worked with criminals since 1936. Born December 23 1901 in Decatur Illinois he studied at St Louis University and St Marys Seminary.
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ST. Louis
UPI
C. Dismas Clark
S.J
Father Clark
St. Dismas
Christ
St. Mary’s Hospital
Exconvicts
Dismas House
Dismas
David Fitzgibbon
Decatur
Ill
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Joe J. Miller Sr
Hubert Redlinger
David Sellers
Merle Allison
Gerald Kephart
Edward Hutchcroft
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White House
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Verle Gallagher
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