Americas Declare War on Poverty at Punta Del Este
Twenty Western Hemisphere nations launched a $20 billion bid to combat poverty and illiteracy in Latin America without Cuba. Fidel Castro’s Cuba and Ernesto Guevara condemned the Alliance for Progress while U.S. Treasury Secretary Dillon defended the plan as conference crowds cheered in Punta del Este, Uruguay.
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UPI
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Latin America
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Ernesto
Che) Guevara
Kennedy
Alliance For Progress
Guevara
United States
Latin American
Dillon
Juan Eduardo Azzini
Second Berlin to Moscow Protest Raises Western Dilemma
Western diplomats fretted over the next move after two Berlin protests directed at Moscow. The notes blamed the Warsaw Pact for subversive actions and refugees, accusing Russia and its allies of intervening in East Germany while denying involvement.
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UPI
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State Department
Lincoln White
United States
Moscow
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Soviet Union
U.S
East Germany
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Pact
Residents Urged To Check on Salesmen
City officials warn transient salesmen must hold a valid license to operate in Washington. Residents should verify licenses to help curb unfulfilled commitments and protect neighbors from unsatisfied customers.
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Washington
Blue Scout Jr Launched From Cape Canaveral
The US Air Force launched a four stage solid fuel test vehicle named Blue Scout Jr from Cape Canaveral at 9:29 am. The mission aims to study proton and neutron distribution above the Van Allen belts on a 140000 mile, 114 hour non orbital flight. The capsule weights 27 pounds and the project cost about 0.5 million dollars.
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Three Vehicles Damaged in Separate County Accidents
Two crashes in the county left three vehicles damaged with no injuries. Jim Richart of the highway patrol investigated both scenes. A car and house trailer on highway 218 near Ainsworth overturned after a truck passed it, damaging the trailer valued at 2500 and the car at 300. A farm tractor driven by 12 year old Steve Wolfer pulled from a driveway on Coppock road and collided with a bread truck driven by David Linberg of Washington, with damage totaling 700. Wolfer faced charges for failure to stop.
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Ainsworth
Philip A. Meador
Mt. Vernon
Meadors
Michigan
Steve Wolfer
Washington
Coppock
David Lloyd Linberg
Young Wolfer
Arrested at Cherokee Admits Slaying Man
Wisconsin college graduate Bruce Backes surrendered to Chippewa Falls authorities and admitted shooting Robert McPhee in self defense after an argument. He walked into the sheriff’s office Wednesday night, later confessing to the shotgun slaying and abandoning a stolen car in Cherokee. The weapon was recovered.
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API
Wisconsin
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Carl Schleef
Schleef
Bruce Backes
Robert Mc Phee
Backes
Mc Phee
Cherokee
Water Carnival Planned at Washington Pool Friday
Plans for the fourth annual water carnival at Washington Municipal swimming pool are set. The event begins with a 4 p.m. swimming meet against Sigourney, then a program at 8:30 p.m. featuring a diving exhibition by Michael LeVoir, synchronized swimming, comedy events, boating safety demos, and evening refreshments.
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Washington
Sigourney
Michael LeVoir
Mrs. Mildred Starr Jackson Dies in Marion at 48
Mildred Starr Jackson 48 died in Marion on August 16 1961. She had lived in Iowa City recently and worked as a hostess at the Jefferson Hotel. Survived by two sons Larry Brownwood Texas and Richard Mason City her mother Mrs Mary Starr of Washington sisters Pearl Hines Center Point brothers Walter Starr Washington and Donald Starr Kirkland Washington. Funeral set for 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Jones Funeral Home with Rev Richard Peterson. Burial Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Wilbur Jackson
Marion
Iowa City
Jones Funeral Home
Richard Peterson
Elm Grove
Mildred Starr
Washington
William and
Mary Schauf Starr
Jefferson Hotel
Brownwood
Texas
Richard
Mason City
Mary Starr
Pearl Hines
Center Point
Walter
Twink) Starr
Donald Starr
Kirkland
Wash
Riverside Girl Falls From Window While Sleepwalking
Peggy Fox ten year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Lyle Fox lives on a Riverside farm and was injured Monday night when she walked in her sleep opened a second story window and fell to the ground. She suffered a broken arm bruises and shock after treatment she rests at home with grandmother Mrs Elsie Fox of Washington.
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Riverside
Peggy Fox
Lyle Fox
Peggy
Letts Man Dies In Muscatine Wednesday
Harry Mundy 8 of Letts dies in a Muscatine nursing home. Funeral services set for Saturday at 2 p.m. in Stacy Funeral Home Columbus Junction. Burial in Letts Cemetery. Mundy, a retired farmer, born July 6 1881 in Muscatine County, married Effie Blake in 1906. she died 1957. Survived by daughter Letha Holliday of Letts.
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Muscatine
Stacy Funeral Home
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Muscatine County
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Eliza Crist Mundy
Effie Blake
Letha Holliday
Let
Sabin polio oral vaccine approved for manufacture
The U S Public Health Service licensed Pfizer to commercially produce the Sabin Type I oral polio vaccine in cherry flavored syrup. It will be distributed by Pfizer in New York with 50 million doses planned before the 1962 polio season. Type II license may follow later. Salk vaccine remains essential for full protection.
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UPI
Sabin
U.S. Public Health Service
Albert Sabin
Luther L. Terry
Pfizer, Ltd
Sandwich
England
Chas. Pfizer & Co., Inc
New York
Typepolio
United States
Terry
Public Health Service
Pfizer
Army and Air Force Reservists Called Up in U S Build Up
The United States moves to a major military buildup with 57,000 reservists alerted for potential active duty across Army and Air Force. Plans include extending tours, recalling ROTC graduates, and expanding Navy and Army strength toward the early 1960s targets amid uncertainty about a crisis in Berlin.
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UPI
Berlin
Army
Air Force
Sam
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H O
Stalr
National Guard
Berlin Border Defections Rise as Guards Slip West
Nine East German police and militia members defected to West Berlin during the night amid border chaos. West Berlin tightened currency exchanges for workers in East Berlin and a British patrol was briefly arrested near the border before release. Demonstrations rose as barbed wire barriers went up around memorials and clashes with border guards continued.
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Christopher Steel
East Berlin
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Otto Dibelius
Evangelical
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Brandenburg Gate
Loveless Sees 50-50 Chance Of Returning To Iowa Politics
Former Iowa governor Herschel C. Loveless, now on the Federal Renegotiation Board, said there is about a 50 50 chance he will run again in Iowa. If he does, it would likely be for governor. he plans to decide after December and will attend his daughter Sandi's wedding in September. He cited a depleted treasury and the need for new revenue as reasons the state faces fiscal health challenges, though he remains opposed to raising Iowa's 2 percent sales tax.
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DES Moines
UPI
Iowa
Herschel C. Loveless
Loveless
Washington
Sandi
U. S. Senate
Jack Miller
Treasury
Norman A. Erbe Loveless
Soviet Scientist Klotchko Granted Canadian Asylum
Mikhail Antonovich Klotchko, honored Soviet chemist and Stalin Prize laureate, was granted asylum by Canada after defecting to the West. He arrived with eight Russian scientists for the Montreal congress and is in RCMP protective custody while deciding whether to speak to reporters.
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Ottawa
UPI
Mikhail Antonovich Klotchko
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
Krotchko
RCMP
Klotchko
Canada
Montreal
University of Ottawa
National Research Board
Kletchko
W. Harrison
Russia
Moscow
Synod in Session At A P Church Here
Miss Mary MecNeel missionary on leave from Seoni Mission in India will speak at the Associate Presbyterian Synod meeting this evening at the church. She is a daughter of missionary parents born in India and this is her second visit to the Washington congregation. Other reporters include Mr and Mrs Nick Musk Thel Jack McCready and Dick Hemphill from Pennsylvania and Betty McBee of Washington. The Synod has met this week and will continue for the rest of the week.
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Mary MecNeel
Seoni
India
Associate Presbyterian Synod
Miss McNeel
Washington
Nick Musk Thel
Jack McCready
Dick Hemphill
Pennsylvania
Betty McBee
Arkansas
Associate Presbyterian Church
Iowa Wesleyan to Offer Night Religion Course
Iowa Wesleyan plans a September start for a night religion class at the County Superintendent's Office in Washington. The first semester will teach religion with a possible second term if enrollment meets twelve or more. Each semester earns three hours. inquiries should contact the County Superintendent within days.
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Washington
Weselyan
Weather outlook fair to partly cloudy through Friday
Fair to partly cloudy conditions persist through Friday with scattered showers or thunderstorms mainly in extreme northwest late today or tonight and again over northwest and extreme west Friday. Temperatures largely unchanged. Lows near 60s tonight. Highs in the 80s Friday. Saturday outlook calls for considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms and little temperature change.
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