Wisconsin hunt narrows on final gunman near Dells
Wisconsin authorities closed in on the last of three gunmen after a deputy sheriff was killed and a police chief wounded in Lake Delton. A 300 man posse drilled the area around the Wisconsin Dells as tourists filled the resorts, while the captured suspects were identified as Nutley and Nicks.
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Wisconsin
Pines
Bluffs
Wisconsin River Dells
FBI
William Joseph Welfer
Chicago
Weller
Lake Delton
Cook County
Lawrence Joseph Nutley
Richard Nicks
Prospect Heights
Ill
Nutley
Sauk County
James Jantz
Robert Kohl
Jantz
Kohl
Delis
Milwaukee
Space Capsule Ready For Orbital Flight
CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. America the 4000 pound Mercury space capsule was pronounced in near perfect working condition by scientists who hope to send it on an unmanned orbital flight this week. The capsule will be launched atop an Atlas booster to checkout the vehicle and its ability to leave orbit and hit a pre determined Atlantic landing. U.S. space plans call for a three orbital trips in the manned mission later this year or early 1962.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
UPI
America
Atlantic Ocean
U.S. Space
4 H Livestock Judging Team Heads to Des Moines Fair
Merritt Canada extension associate in Washington County leads a 4H livestock judging team to Des Moines. Members Joe Jones Jr of Ainsworth Jim McNeil of Crawfordsville John McNeil of Crawfordsville and Don Patterson of Washington will judge hogs beef and sheep and present oral reasons for placings.
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Merritt Canada
Washington County
Des Moines
Joe Jones Jr
Ainsworth
Jim and
John McNeil
Crawfordsville
Don Patterson
Washington
Former Washington Man Drowned in Mississippi River Mishap
Arthur Birney of Cedar Rapids, a former Washington resident, is named among two businessmen who died when their small boat collided with a runaway barge on the Mississippi near Davenport. Surviving passengers Farus and Millstead were rescued and hospitalized. Noland is identified as the boat owner.
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Arthur Birney
Cedar Rapids
Mississippi
Davenport
Washington
James Birney
Lindsay Park Harbor
Hoffa Opposition Grows Within St Louis Area Unions
In Sikeston Missouri Scott County Milling Co workers voted 66 to 9 to withdraw from Hoffa led Teamsters. In St Louis an AFL CIO spokesman signaled interest in absorbing dissident taxicab drivers from the Teamsters.
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ST. Louis
UPI
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Sikeston
Scott County Milling Co
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
Afl-Cio Federation of Grain Millers
J.J. Mooney
Grain Millers
Millers Federation
Mooney
Taxicab Drivers Independent
Allied Troops Mobilize as Berlin Border Tightens
Western Allies denounce new Communist travel limits in Berlin and move troops to the East West border. American battle group of about 1,500 men positions along the border near Friedrichstrasse as crossing points drop from 12 to seven. British patrols and French observers reinforce border areas while West German police and Western forces back them up.
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Berlin
UPI
US. Army
Garison
East Berlin
Friedrichstrasse
East
West Berlin
U.S. 6Th Infantry
Fast
Brandenburg Gate
West
Baseball Family Potluck Thursday
Washington baseball families from Little League Babe Ruth and high school levels are invited to a Thursday 6:30 p.m. potluck at the Methodist Church. Attendees bring their own service and a dish by last name: A-F meat, G-L salad, M-R vegetables, S-Z dessert. Bob Brooks of KCRG-TV will host the program with Vern Hoscheit, Three-I League president. All Little Leaguers should wear team T-shirts.
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Washington
Bob Brooks
Kcrg-Tv
Cedar Rapids
Vern Hoscheit
Charges filed in church camp access dispute booby trap case
Fairfield UPI The fight over the Lockridge Corridor drew police attention when Rev Paul Dieterich 33 and Charles Parks were charged with assault to inflict great bodily injury for allegedly digging three trenches across a road near the Golden Valley Youth Camp The action stems from a dispute between the church camp and Herb Smithburg a Lockridge garage owner whose family was injured when their car hit a trench as they headed to their summer home The dispute has been called the battle of the Lockridge Corridor with plans of an airlift cited to bypass blocked access.
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Herb Smithburg
Lockridge
Smithburg
Karen
Laockridge
High School Lunch Tickets On Sale Friday
Principal B E Kelly Schlapkohl announced high school lunch tickets will be available Friday August 25. Students may pick up tickets at the high school office between 8:30 am and 4:30 pm. Hot lunches begin on Monday August 28 at the first day of school.
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BE. Kelly Schlapkohl
Ranger 1 launch arcs into near earth orbit in partial success
The Ranger 1 satellite launched from Cape Canaveral with the Atlas Agena rocket but failed to follow its planned deep space trajectory, entering a near earth orbit. NASA officials said the mission yielded partial data via telemetry while the instrument package did not reach the intended lunar path.
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Cape Canaveral
United States
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Ranger
Space Agency
Elm Grove May Be City Owned
The city of Washington will assume ownership and management of Elm Grove Cemetery. A three member board will oversee Elm Grove and Woodlawn Cemeteries, with a temporary commission planned for January. Revenue from lot sales is expected to cover operations without a tax levy.
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Elm Grove
City of
Washington
Elm Grove Cemetery
Woodlawn
Retail Sales Taxes Rise Slightly in First Quarter
Washington state tax figures show retail sales tax receipts through March 31, 1961 at 63 780.01 up from 60 805.16 a year earlier. Comparisons with nearby communities include Mt Pleasant Fairfield Keota Wellman and Columbus Junction with mixed quarterly gains and declines.
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Washington
State Tax Commission
Des Moines
Mt. Pleasant
Swimming Pool to Close After August Season
Washington municipal swimming pool will shut for the summer after Sunday August 27. Manager Harold Stevens reported attendance this summer at 14 855 and receipts to date of 4055 75, noting slight improvement over last year and thanking the public for cooperation.
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Washington
Harold Stevens
Stevens
Washington County 4-Hers to Exhibit at Iowa State Fair
Twenty eight county 4-H members from Washington County will join about two thousand 4-Hers at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines from August 25 to September 3. Ardell Gerot and Vaughn Rinner lead livestock entries with top class calves, while fourteen girls compete in 4-H home economics exhibits. Demonstrations by Dutch Creek Flyers and Riverside Ramblers teams are scheduled for August 29 and August 34 respectively.
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Washington County
Des Moines
Merritt Canady
Canady
Agricultural Project
Ardell Gerot
Riverside
Vaughn Rinner
Washington
David Walker
Gary Vincent
Dutch Creek Flyers
Eddie Gerot
The
Riverside Ramblers
Linda Huber
Wellman
Carol Wilson
Marilyn Timmins
Shirley Times
Susan Huber
Martha Meyer
Judy Mayer
Keota
Donna Stout
Crawfordsville
Washington to Return to Standard Time This Sunday
Washington will switch from daylight saving time to Central Standard Time at 2 a.m. Sunday August 27. Residents should set clocks back one hour before bed Saturday night as daylight time started May 28.
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Washington
Freshmen Orientation At Washington High School
Washington Community High School held its freshman orientation Tuesday for about 165 new students. Principal E Kelly Schlapkohl and staff outlined daily life, with welcome remarks from student body president Gerald Donaldson and guidance directors George Cordes and William Hutchinson.
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Washington Community High School
E. Kelly Schlapkohl
Washington High School
Gerald Donaldson
Schlapkohl
George Chambers
George Cordes
William Hutchinson
Milford Bell Rites Set at Columbus Junction Thursday
Funeral services for Milford Bell, 75, will be held Thursday at 11 am at Stacy Funeral Home in Columbus Junction. Bell died Tuesday at his home. The Rev. James Rila will officiate and burial will be in Columbus City Cemetery.
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Columbus Junction
Milford Bell
Stacy
Bell
James Rila
Columbus City
Iowa Weather: Partly Cloudy Skies With Scattered Thunderstorms
The forecast shows partly cloudy weather in Iowa through Thursday with widely scattered afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms. Low tonight in the 50s to 60s, high Thursday in the mid to upper 70s to 80s, and a five day outlook near normal temperatures with variable rainfall roughly 0.3 to 1 inch and heavier totals in the north.
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Charles Morris
Wisconsin Dells, Wis
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Linda Chorpening
Linda
W. HS
Agena
Fairfield
Robert Wilcox
Sara Knupp
Logan Heilman
Judy Scranton
John Beranek
Sharon Lowry
Donnie Miller
Joe McGraw
Ann Stewart
Lynn Neuhart
Vanya Trotman
Milford Bell Rites
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