Regents Approve Year Round College Plan in Iowa
The Iowa Board of Regents approved a plan to let students at the University of Iowa Iowa State University and the State College of Iowa complete degrees in three calendar years. A 12 week summer session would begin in 1963 with phased expansion through 1965 to year round education and possible trimester conversion.
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State College of Iowa
Norman A. Erbe
University of Iowa and
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Iowa State
Mrs. Anna McAtee Dies at 75 in Washington County
Anna B McAtee 75 died at Washington County Hospital on Thursday December 14 1961 She was a resident of United Presbyterian Home Funeral services Monday 10 30 a m Sher man Eden Funeral Home Rev Vernon Elgin in charge Burial Elm Grove Cemetery A memorial fund is set up at United Presbyterian Home Survivors include daughter Mrs Robert D Lowe Baton Rouge two grandsons two great grandchildren three brothers A W Barnes Albuquerque M E Barnes Iowa City A Barnes Waukegan Ill and sister Miss Wilda Barnes Washington Anna Barnes born August 23 1886 Burlington was married to William McAtee May 13 1913 and lived here 10 years
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Anna B. McAtee
Washington County Hospital
United Presbyteran Home
Sherman-Eden
Vernon Elgin
Elm Grove
McAfee
United Presbyterian Home
Anna Barnes
Burlington
James A
Mary Sharpe Barnes
Monmouth College
William McAtee
A. Barnes
Waukegan, Ill
Wilda Barnes
Washington
Mother and four children dead in Ely area house fire
A mother Mrs. John Larkin 22 and her four children John 6 David 4 Lorri Ann 2 and Susan were found dead in the burned ruins of their home on Moose Lake road between Babbitt and Ely six miles south of Ely. The father, 3% returned from Reserve Mining Co in Babbitt and notified authorities. The fire’s time and cause remained undetermined.
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Babbitt
St. Louis County
Arnold Riikola
J. P. Gra Hek
Moose Lake Road
Babbitt and
Ely
Eichmann Told He Must Hang by the Neck
In Jerusalem three Israeli judges condemn Adolf Eichmann for masterminding the Navi slaughter of six million Jews. The ruling requires possible four month delay for final execution due to appeals and mercy options. Defense lawyer vows appeal to the Supreme Court. the case raises questions of retroactive law.
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Eichmann
Robert Servatius
Supreme Court
Dieter Wechtenbruch
United Press International
Kneset
Immanuel Lutheran Services Move to YMCA Room
Beginning this Sunday December 17 Immanuel Lutheran Congregation will hold Sunday School and Worship at the Community Room of the Washington YMCA. The services continue until the new church is completed later this winter. Immanuel is affiliated with The American Lutheran Church and is served by Reverend Dennis A Stutrud.
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Immanuel Lutheran
Washington Ymca
Immanuel
American Lutheran Church
Dennis A Stutrud
Jaycees Continue Toy Collection in Washington
Washington residents are urged to donate repairable toys to marked barrels around the square as part of the Toys for Toys program led by Harold Stevens of the local Jaycees. Toys will be repaired and distributed to needy children before Christmas, with a final deposit deadline of December 21 at three locations on the square.
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Washington Junior Chamber of Commerce
Jaycee
Harold Stevens
Stevens
Schoonover Drug Store
Gamble
ISU Employees Are Honored at Dinner and Service Pins
Washington District employees of the Iowa Southern Utilities Co attended a Christmas dinner in the Iowa Southern Building basement. The highlight was a five yearly service pin presentation for employees with long tenure led by Hazel Moore 45 years with the company. Recipients included Roy Crossett Elia Link Daryl Burham Shrum Lewis Lloyd Anderson Bill Crossett Roy Crossett Wellman Washington Jack Cecil Columbus Junction Hal Williams and Gordon Secrest. Esther Sears Martha Rotenberg Mrs Paul Ryan and Mrs Ted Johnson prepared and served the meal. Ted Johnson district manager spoke and presented awards and introduced remarks about a film on southern Iowa shown at the close.
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Iowa Southern Utilities Co
Iowa Southern
Hazel Moore
Roy Crossett
Wellman
Elia Link
Washington
Iowa Southern Utilities
Daryl Burham
Shrum Lewis
Lloyd Anderson
Bill Crossen
Jack Cecil
Columbus Junction
Hal Williams
Gordon Secrest
Esther Sears
Centerville
Martha Rotenberger
Paul Ryan
Ted Johnson
Southern
Iowa
Army Plans Two New Divisions
The Defense Department moves to form two new regular Army divisions at Ft. Hood Texas and Ft. Carson Colorado as reserve calls wind down The plan aims to reach combat readiness by late spring or early summer expanding the standing Army to 16 divisions and about 960000 men, with the 6th Infantry and 1st Armored divisions reactivated from existing units.
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UPI
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Wisconsin
Texas
Berlin
S2nd
Ft. Lewis
Wash
Ft. Polk
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Sth
Ft. Devens
Mass
Armored Combat Command
Peggy Washingtons peg leg reindeer lights up Christmas spirit
Peggy the peg leg reindeer becomes a symbol of community Christmas spirit in Washington as Chamber of Commerce secretary Woody Woods leads the revival of Santa and sleigh decorations in Central Park. He restores the damaged sleigh and reindeer, paints features, and builds a tree of tinsel, saving money against catalog prices.
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Santa
Central Park
Washington
Claude Woods
Chamber of Commerce
Journal
Bob Elliott
Peggy Washington
Rudolph
Peg Lew
Woody
Santa Claus
Chamber of Commerce Committee
YMCA
German exchange student Inge Flagmann recalls Washington visit
Inge Flagmann, the first foreign student at Washington Community High School under the American Field Service, returns to Germany and sends Christmas greetings. She thanks the Peterson family, teachers, and classmates, recalls learning to understand Washington life, and hopes readers view Germany with its complexities in peace.
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Inge Flagmann
Washington Community High School
Germany
Evening Journal
Inge
Washington
America
Peterson
Bad Godesberg
Flagmann
Mrs. Stewart Dies This Afternoon
Mrs. Howard E F Stewart of 205 South Avenue D died this afternoon at Washington County Hospital. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Sunday at Jones Funeral Home with Reverends William L. Andre and Lloyd Bauer officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery.
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Howard EF. Stewart
South Avenue
Washington County Hospital
Stewart
West Chester
Jones Funeral Home
William L. Andre
Lloyd Bauer
Elm Grove Cemetery
UN Forces Press Katanga Offensive In Elisabethville
UN troops backed by jets mortars and armor struck deep into Elisabethville as phase one of a planned assault on Katanga forces proceeded with no reported casualties. Jets pounded southern installations while infantry and armor advanced from the north in the capital’s first response to a potential cease fire.
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Katanga
the Congo
UPI
United Nations
U.N
New York
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Cyrille Adoula
U.N. Canberra
Camp Tshombe
Leopold II
Saab
Kenia
Albia Man On Shooting Spree Targets Family Then Subdued
An ex convict Harry Frink 29 Chicago faced an arraignment after a Thursday shooting spree in Albia using his baby as a shield. He wounded Curtis Green 47 assistant Centerville police chief and was stopped by ten officers in the town square. None of the four children were hurt but all were treated for shock. Frink had been released from Anamosa Iowa reformatory in 1956 after a breaking and entering conviction and had several other past convictions.
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UPS
Harry Frink
Chicago
Curtis Green
Centerville
Frink
Washington
D.C
Joe Hirehak
Green
Thei
Des Moines
Iowa Men's Reformatory
Anamosa
More Snow Heads For Iowa Today
Forecasters say additional light snow will begin Friday night and intensify through Saturday before tapering Sunday. The system brings southerly winds that will lift temperatures from late Friday into Saturday. Friday lows range from 10 above to 5 below, with Spencer at 17 below and Burlington at 4 above. Saturday highs reach the teens to the low 20s, with little change Sunday.
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United Press International
Iowa
Wero
Spencer
Burlington
Allies Warned Of Red Threats
Dean Rusk warned NATO allies that Communist expansion in the Middle East Asia and Latin America could threaten the West as Berlin does. He spoke amid a three day NATO review, noting tensions over Berlin Congo and a potential shift in NATO military strategy. The conference showed deep alliance divisions on Berlin and nuclear policy.
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Katanga
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Washington
Weather Iowa Cloudy Tonight and Snowy Saturday Outlook
Cloudy tonight with occasional snow possible. Snow continues Saturday, turning lighter Sunday. Temperatures linger near five to ten degrees above and below normal with a five day forecast showing normal highs 28 to 38 and lows 12 to 20. Snow may be moderate to locally heavy Sunday and Monday with potential again Wednesday.
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