Rescue Efforts Continue For Buried Coal Miners In Pa
Drilling to reach miners David Fellin and Henry Throne 58 and 28 years old 308 feet underground faced delays as crews widen a 12 inch shaft to 20 inches. Officials weigh sending a volunteer down and anticipate surface lift by late day or night amid dust and safety measures. Third miner Louis Bova remains missing with hopes dim.
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Sheppton
UPI
David Fellin
Henry Throne
Louis Bova
Bova
Fellin
Throne
Gordon Smith
Mines
Clyde Macalire
Retary of Mines
Clyde Machamer
The
Independent Miners Association
Peter Hine
John Glenn
Hank
George Gallagher
Junior High Orientation Set for Tuesday Morning
Seventh graders and new students are reminded of the annual orientation at the junior high school building in Washington on Tuesday at 9 30 a m. Principal Jesse Linch announces talks by Supt John V Phieger David Lynch guidance counselor and Miss Kleinhesselink the school librarian. Tours of the building follow led by student council members.
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Washington
Jesse Linch
Supt
John V. Phieger
David Lynch
Tall Corn King Shows Best Corn
Washington’s Don Radda, famed tall corn champion, won first in state for best ten ears and longest ear at the Iowa State Fair. His 15.5 inch long champion ear and display are at Schoonover’s Drug Store in Washington amid hail damage that cut his stalks to 14.5 feet.
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Washington
Don Radda
Washington County
Radda
Iowa
Schoonover’s
Don
Marine Corps League to Elect Officers in City Hall Meeting
Members of the Harry Barker Detachment of the Marine Corps League will elect officers at a Tuesday meeting in the city hall. The adjutant Keith Sanders said the session opens at 7 p.m. Lunch will be served after the business portion.
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Harry Barker
Marine Corps League
Keith Sanders
Humphrey Defends Nuclear Ban Treaty in Des Moines
Senator Hubert Humphrey told about 1,200 at a Democratic fundraiser in Des Moines that risks of the nuclear test ban treaty are smaller than continuing the arms race. He predicted Senate ratification by a wide margin soon after Labor Day and called failure a signal of hopelessness. The event featured Gov. Harold Hughes and Rep. Neal Smith among attendees.
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UPI
Hubert Humphrey
D-Minn
Senate
Humphrey
Minnesota
Iowa
Harold E. Hughes
Neal Smith
Washington
Ramona Meylor
le Mars
New Swim Lessons At YMCA Begin Week Of September
The Washington YMCA will offer a semi private swim lesson series starting the week of September 16 with Monday and Wednesday sessions. Targeted at boys aged 6 to 8, the eight lesson program runs Mondays 5 to 6 pm and Wednesdays 4 to 5 pm, with a total cost of $5 and enrollment encouraged soon.
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YMCA
Washington Ymca
Red Cross Swim Certificates Ready for Washington Participants
Mrs. Clinton Boshart, director of the summer learn-to-swim program, says certificates for Washington and rural Washington participants are ready and can be picked up at the local Red Cross office. Out of town participants will receive certificates through their schools.
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Clinton Boshart
The
Red Cross
Washington
Hopeful Turnout Described for Liquor Question Vote
Washington County Iowa voters prepare to decide whether liquor by the drink will be legal in a reverse option ballot on Tuesday with Story and Boone Counties voting the same day. A Wellman straw vote showed strong interest and high turnout may indicate the countywide result.
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Washington County
Iowa
Story
Boone
Wellman
Demonstration Teams Compete at Iowa Fair
Washington County 4-H teams competed at the Iowa State Fair with blue ribbons in boys agriculture. Tim Patterson Wellman and Steve Whisler Washington earned blue. Mike Farrier and Willard Hawkins Louisa County also blue. Girls division Jean Sojka Riverside Barbara Strum Kalona red ribbons. Kath el Addelman Columbus Junction Diane Estle Letts Louisa red for food and nutrition. Gretchen Miksch Washington earned blue in related demonstration.
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Washington County
Tim Patterson
Wellman
Steve Whisler
Washington
Mike Farrier
Willard Hawkins
Louisa County
Jean Sojka
Riverside
Barbara Strum
Kalona
Kathel] Addelman
Columbus Junction
Diane Estle
Letts
Gretchen Miksch
Rail strike avert bill clears House panel amid deadline
The House Commerce Committee approved a measure to avert a nationwide rail strike by creating a seven member arbitration board to decide firemen’s jobs and train crew makeup. The bill moves to House Rules for a Wednesday vote as Senate debates similar provisions. Javits urged presidential seizure powers if arbitration fails. Washington County 4 H team at Iowa State Fair tied for 27th. member Gene McCracken placed fifth.
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UPI
House Commerce Committee
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Senate
House
Oren Harris
D-Ark
House Rules Committee
Jacob K. Javits
R-N.y
Javits
Washington County
Gene McCracken
Ainsworth
Joe Jones
Gary Shebeck
Tim Trotman
Arabella Crone Lewis Dies in Des Moines
Mrs Howard C Lewis died Sunday at her Des Moines home. Born to Harry Crone family, she leaves husband Tom, Sharon and sisters Mrs Harry Drake and Mrs Arthur Edmonson of Washington. Funeral plans are undecided.
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Arabella Crone
Lewis
Des Moines
Howard C. Lewis
Harry Crone
Arabella Crone Lewis
Tom
Sharon
Harry Drake
Arthur Edmonson
Washington
Mrs Fannie Littrel of Columbus City Dies
Mrs Fannie Littrel of Columbus City died Friday evening at Washington County Hospital. Funeral will be held at Stacy Funeral Home Tuesday at 1 30 p m. She was born in Kansas, daughter of Leonard and Martha Wagner George. Survived by three sons Ray Roy Roe three grandchildren two great grandchildren one sister Maude Blankenhorn Columbus Junction and two brothers Frank Marshalltown Roy Colorado.
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Fannie Littrel
Columbus City
Washington County Hospital
Stacy Funeral Home
Littrel
Kansas
Leonard
Martha Wagner George
Charles Littrel
Ray
Roy
Conesville
Roe
Eureka
Calif
Maude Blankenhorn
Frank
Marshalltown
Colorado
US threatens aid cuts over Diem crackdown in Saigon
In Saigon tensions rise as the United States warns of sharp aid reductions to South Vietnam if Diem's government persists in harsh crackdowns on dissidents. Troops quell student protests, with reports of killings and mass arrests as Ambassador Lodge arrives for talks amid anti-American sentiment.
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South Viet Nam
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Diem
VOA
United States
Lodge
Kennedy
Newsmen
Funeral Wednesday for Viola Kasowsky 75
Funeral services for Viola Mae Kasowsky will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Josephs Church East Pleasant Plain with Rev Mannhardt officiating. Rosary is Tuesday at 8 p.m. in Gould Funeral Home Brighton. She died Saturday in a Clinton nursing home. She was born August 22 1888 in Germanville daughter of Frank and Dora Thompson. She married January 23 1917 to Paul Kasowsky. he died January 31 1949. Survivors include sister Rosamond Harper of Palos Verdes Estates California.
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Viola Mae Kasowsky
St. Joseph’s Catholic Church
East Pleasant Plain
Co. D. Mannhardt
Gould
Kasowsky
Clinton
Germanville
Frank
Dora Schmadaka Thompson
Pleasant Plain
Paul A. Kasowsky
Rosamond Harper
Palos Verdes Estates
Calif
Rites in Des Moines for Thomas V. Evans
Thomas V. Evans age 86 of Des Moines died Friday at Washington County Hospital. A retired Rock Island brakeman and former Washington resident, he is survived by three daughters Abbie Moore Los Angeles Dorothy Clarke Fullerton and Mrs Charles Longer Washington. Funeral held at Hamilton's Des Moines.
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Thomas V. Evans
Des Moines
Washington County
Evans
Rock Island
Washington
Abbie Moore
Los Angeles
Dorothy Clarke
Fullerton
California
Charles Longer
Hamilton’s
Weather forecast for Iowa from United Press International
Partly cloudy through Tuesday with widely scattered showers or thunderstorms tonight and Tuesday. Warmer tonight, lows 60 to 65. Tuesday highs near 80. Wednesday outlook mostly sunny and warmer. Five day temperatures near normal, minor variations. Normal highs range from the upper 70s to mid 80s, and lows from the upper 50s to lower 60s. Average weekly rainfall 4 to inch amid scattered showers.
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Weekend Iowa Fatalities Reach Eight Amid Multicar Crashes
Iowa reported eight weekend deaths from traffic and related accidents. Dale Harriman of Waterloo died in a high speed crash deemed death by own action. An ambulance collision in Waterloo killed a passenger and injured five, including two boys and an adult. Additional fatalities occurred near Bellevue, Urbana, Interstate 29, and Lake Okoboji, with victims ranging from a 2 year old to adults, and a separate car truck crash near Corwith adding one more death.
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United Press International
Iowa
Dale Robert Harriman
Waterloo
Eugene Smith
Black Hawk County
Harriman
Smith
Ray Gardner
Melvin Gardner
Gerald
Dennis
Gary Clark
James MacDonald
U. S
Bellevue
Victor B. Lorenzen
Dubuque
Richard Otten
St. Mark’s Lutheran Church
Glenn P. Steines
Maquoketa
Jacob George Truax
Brandon
Urbana
Missouri Valley
Barbara Rettig
Fairmount
N. D
Helene Gereszek
Omaha
Corwith
Gene G. Stoddard
Hardy
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