Long-time Fortnightly member honored in yearbook dedication
Miss Anna Dawson, a longtime Washington Fortnightly Club member and twice president, is honored in this year’s Fortnightly Club Yearbook. Her service spans the Art and Literature Departments, district and state roles, and national conventions in Texas and Chicago.
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Anna Dawson
Paul Horak
Tom English
Miss Dawson
Time Board
Fortnightly
Washington Fortnightly Club
Jones Heads GOP County Committee
J H Jones of Washington was elected Washington County chairman of the Washington County Republican Central Committee at a special meeting held Friday evening. He succeeds Robert Everetts who resigned, ending his term and declining re election. E Kelly Schlapkohl of Washington was named secretary.
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J. H. Jones
Washington
Washington County
Kennedy seeks Senate reversal of foreign aid cuts
President Kennedy aims to restore nearly 1 billion dollars slashed by the House in the foreign aid bill. The House approved a 585 million cut with around 400 million in authorization slashes, lowering the total to 3.5 billion for the current fiscal year. Kennedy called the cuts short sighted and partisan, warning they aid Communist interests as 66 Democrats joined 156 Republicans in passing the measure 222 to 188.
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Washington
UPI
Kennedy
Senate
House
March on Washington health forecast for marchers
DC health director Dr. Murray Grant said a crowd of 150000 could produce 230 hospitalizations under usual conditions but heat and travel may push that higher. March leaders planned meetings in New York and with President Kennedy at the White House, with further discussions with congressional leaders.
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Washington
UPI
Murray Grant
District of Columbia
New York
Kennedy
White House
Lincoln Memorial
Watermelon Feed Ends Washington Summer Baseball Season
All boys in the summer baseball program in Washington are invited to a free watermelon feed and games at Green Field on Tuesday August 27. Teams compete in events from 6 to 7 30 p m with an awards program from 7 30 to 7 45 p m. Steve Davison and Matt Ross win awards for selling the most Little League tickets and volunteers are recognized. Marion McAvoy and crew will slice and serve watermelon at 7 45 p m.
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Washington
Green Field
Steve Davison
Matt Ross
Marion McAvoy
Retired Naval Head Endorses Ban Treaty
Adm. George W. Anderson, former chief of naval operations, backs the nuclear test ban and urges safeguards. Senate committees seek details on security provisions as ratification nears, while Strauss presses reservations and four guardrails to maintain U.S. advantage.
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George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Senate Preparedness Subcommittee
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Anderson
Joint Chiefs
Portugal
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Henry M. Jackson
D-Wash
Defense Department
U.S
Atomic Energy Commission
Lewis L. Strauss
Strauss
Hughes Secrecy in Government Draws Iowa Campaign Plea
Gov Harold Hughes denounces secrecy in state and legislative bodies and urges Iowa voters to demand open government in the 1964 election. He cites closed door meetings in the Senate and calls for end to secrecy as essential to democracy.
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Des Moines
UPI
Harold E. Hughes
Iowa
Hughes
State Commerce Commission
Highway Commission
Senate
State of
Three East Berliners Escape Over Wall Under Gunfire
Three East Berliners aged 20, 28, and 31 crawled over the Berlin Wall after luring guards away at a construction site near Neukoelln. They wore boiler suits, carried tools, and escaped after exchanging words with the guards. West Berlin police said two required hospital care for barbed wire wounds, while bullets missed all three.
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Neukoelln
West Berlin
Saigon shuts Saigon University as protests mount
Martial law closes all schools in Saigon after 1,000 pro Buddhist students rally at Saigon University. Demonstrators denounce Diem regime and call for religious freedom, with Mau resigning in protest and a larger student opposition forming. Security roughed up protesters but no major clashes reported.
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Saigon
UPS
Saigon University
Ton That Dinh
Law School
Vu van Mau
Diem
Mau
India
Truong Cong Chu
U. S
Henry Cabot Lodge
May
Faculty of
United States
Khrushchev Vows Bury Capitalism With World Labor
In Split Yugoslavia Premier Khrushchev declared the working classes of both East and West will bury capitalism not with a shovel but on factory assembly lines. He told about 1000 shipyard workers that their own class will do it.
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Split
Yugoslavia
WUPI
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Adriatic
Khrushchev
Weather forecast for Iowa by United Press International
Cloudy conditions continue tonight with occasional drizzle east. Cooler temperatures develop southeast tonight. Sunday brings morning clouds with afternoon clearing and cooler readings. Tonight lows range from the upper 50s to mid 60s and Sunday highs reach the 70s to low 80s across the state.
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Iowa
Rescue Effort Widens Escape Shaft For Miners In Pennsylvania
cautious drilling progresses in widening a 308-foot shaft at Keppler mine to reach David Fellin 58 and Henry Throne 28 while Louis Bova 42 remains 18 feet away. officials aim to finish by Sunday evening as a capsule rescue system is prepared and safety measures are intensified.
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Sheppton
UPS
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Fellin
Throne
James Thompson
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GOP County Committee
Wall
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Nikita
United Press International
Hope
H. Beecher Charmbury
State Secretary of Mines
Anna
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